Activities in Modern Standard Arabic
Activity 1: MYSTERY GUEST SPEAKER
A visit was arranged for a guest speaker who spoke Modern Standard Arabic. However, the speaker's identity, occupation and background were not revealed to the students.
Before the visit |
During the visit |
After the visit |
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The students worked in pairs to prepare questions to ask the guest speaker. The aim was to elicit as much information from the speaker as possible. Questions were to focus on the speaker's background, marital and family status, how he/she came to learn Modern Standard Arabic, the impact of the language on his/her career and life generally, and so on. |
Individual students took turns to ask the speaker the questions they had prepared. They took notes to summarise the information from the responses. |
The students wrote reports about the speaker based on the information they had compiled during the visit. |
Activity 2: REAL LIFE STORIES
Year 8 students were given an assignment for which they were required to interview a family member or friend who had migrated to Australia, and write a report about his/her experiences back in the country of origin. The report was to be written in Modern Standard Arabic.
Activity 3: DEBATES
Year 9 students were given two topics and were asked to prepare for a debate using Modern Standard Arabic. The students divided themselves into groups and prepared their speeches for and against the particular issues.
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