Modern Foreign Languages (Arabic) at Doha

College

Arabic is one of the oldest and most charming languages in the world. Arabic is not just about learning a
language but it is also about learning and embracing a rich and fascinating culture. Arabic is fun to learn,
the language, the alphabet, the history, the culture, the people, the food, the music, the festivals, the
literature are all guaranteed to take you on a delightful voyage of exploration, fun and excitement. Arabic
has different forms; Modern Standard Arabic (Fus'haa) and colloquial (A’ameya). Fus’haa is the standard
Arabic used in writing, current media and in most formal speech. It is more prestigious and more
recognized, therefore, it is the form we learn in school. Languages are gateways to new cultures, allowing
us to connect with others from different places around the world in ways more meaningful than before.
Learning a new language has physical health benefits as well as heightened conversational abilities, a
greater mastery of languages in general (including the learner’s native language), better study skills,
greater discipline, and enhanced concentration and focus. Arabic is spoken by 420 million people around
the world, making it the sixth most spoken language worldwide. With 22 Arab countries in the world, it is a
wonderful chance to use the language. Arabic has 28 letters in the alphabet and is written from right to
left. English has many words of Arabic origin. In Arabic we focus on all three aspects starting with speaking
and leading to reading and writing. Children are taught to hold simple conversations in Arabic and to read
and even write simple phrases. We are happy to say children are always engaged, interested and excited
during their lessons.

How can you support your child with (Arabic) over the
holidays?
The curriculum content may appear daunting, but do not panic! You don’t have to be able to speak Arabic
to support your child with their learning at home. Simply talking to your child about what they have been
learning in their language lessons that week and asking them to teach you some key words or phrases is a
fantastic way of helping children recall previous learning. Perhaps they have a younger sibling or other
family members that they might want to teach some key words, for example numbers, to as well?
Kindly find various resources in this document for the holiday.

Here you will find the topics your children are studying with links to songs, games and activities that will
support pupils’ learning for that unit. Perhaps you could sing a song or play a game together?

Search YouTube for songs, clips or short TV shows in Arabic with your son or daughter. Whilst children
may not be able to understand everything that they are hearing, by simply listening to the lyrics of the
songs, their ears are becoming attuned to the sounds and rhythms of Arabic, and they may be able to
eventually pick out familiar words or phrases.

Hunt for bilingual books at the library. Many libraries have a bilingual book section where children might
find simple stories in Arabic. They can have a go at reading the Arabic parts whilst you provide the
translation in English.

Keep your eyes open when out and about or the supermarket. Ask your children to greet in Arabic as you
enter the supermarket. Challenge them to find Arabic products on the supermarket shelves and see if they
can recognise some of the letters on the packaging or say the colours of vegetables and fruits. When you
are walking to the supermarket, children might also try and spot words in Arabic.

Encourage older children to create a resource for younger pupils in the school to use. This could take the
form of a ‘Knowledge Organiser’ (which presents all the vocabulary for a particular unit of work), a game or
a poster with key words on it.

Support and useful websites

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-how-to-
read-arabic-in-24-hours/id1031582475
This application is available on the children’s school
iPads from Year 3-6.
It is a free application with various activities. Your child
can go through the tutorials and complete the quizzes as
a way to consolidate their knowledge of the letters we
learned in class.
For a further challenge they can explore the games
section: Read Words and Write Words

This website provides Arabic Alphabet printables for

https://www.belarabyapps.com/learn-arabic- handwriting practice.
alphabet-letters-free-printable-worksheets/
https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/ar/en/ A great app for keen linguists to spend a few minutes a
Learn-Arabic day learning key words and phrases in Arabic(and many
other languages besides).

La’eeb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxXx7JMw3Q8&t=8s

Family Members
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYTD5h5ZZE

Arabic Numbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZmQ-SnSD8Y

Arabic Greetings Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lom-bCj9Kpk

Colours song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQCja4MBcY

Numbers song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZmQ-SnSD8Y

Quizlet Links Family Members

https://quizlet.com/_cctl4x?x=1qqt&i=ms5k3

Colours
https://quizlet.com/_60jb9p?x=1jqt&i=ms5k3

Classroom instructions

https://quizlet.com/_5ka9sl?x=1jqt&i=ms5k3

Classroom Objects

https://quizlet.com/_5m8jgv?x=1jqt&i=ms5k3
 All about Me

https://quizlet.com/_bumbo1?x=1jqt&i=ms5k3

Emotions in Arabic
https://quizlet.com/_cctmvg?x=1jqt&i=ms5k3

Kahoot Family Members

https://create.kahoot.it/share/my-family-year-3/6efd98fd-
d163-41dc-a5f4-f9d22da7580c

Classroom Instructions

https://create.kahoot.it/share/classroom-instructions/
7d469137-c66d-4dc7-bcea-0d15211e9eae

Colours

https://create.kahoot.it/share/colours/ce9ae3be-6167-
4781-acea-3c029488a794

Wishing you and your family a lovely long Winter Break!

Natamana lakum ijazah saeedah.