Online School

Arabic Level 2 (GCSE YR1) 

Arabic Level 2 (GCSE YR1) 

GCSE Arabic Year 1 (Higher Tier) is designed to build a strong foundation in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) while preparing students for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Arabic exams. This course focuses on developing core language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through structured lessons and interactive activities.

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Arabic

GCSE

Home Education Support

IGCSE

Department

  • Online School

TimeLine

Sep 3, 2025 - Jul 10, 2026

Duration

10 Months

Sessions

139

Language

English

Location

Online

Time

12:00 am

Rating

4.5 (110 ratings)

Price

£110.00 per month

Total Cost

£1100

Key Objectives

  • Develop foundational proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic.
  • Gain a strong understanding of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), including essential grammar and vocabulary.
  • Build confidence in structured and spontaneous speaking, preparing for the GCSE oral exam.
  • Improve reading comprehension through engagement with authentic Arabic texts.
  • Develop writing skills, including sentence structuring, paragraph development, and translation exercises.
  • Master key grammar concepts, such as noun-adjective agreement, verb conjugation, and sentence construction.
  • Strengthen listening skills through exposure to different spoken Arabic contexts.
  • Familiarise themselves with exam-style questions to ensure readiness for formal Pearson Edexcel assessments.
  • Gain cultural awareness by exploring Arabic-speaking communities, traditions, and contemporary issues.
  • The Course Includes

  • Interactive Lessons.
  • Grammar and Vocabulary Workshops.
  • Speaking and Listening Exercises.
  • Text Analysis and Writing Practice.
  • Exam Preparation and Mock Assessments.
  • Course Schedule

    Schedule UTC+001
    Monday1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
    Tuesday1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
    Wednesday1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
    Thursday2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

    Description

    GCSE Arabic Year 1 (Higher Tier) is designed to build a strong foundation in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) while preparing students for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Arabic exams. This course focuses on developing core language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through structured lessons and interactive activities.

    Students will master essential grammar, sentence structures, and vocabulary, enabling them to communicate effectively in Arabic. Lessons incorporate real-world texts, cultural discussions, and speaking practice, ensuring students gain confidence in both structured and spontaneous conversations. With a clear emphasis on exam preparation, students engage in practice tasks that mirror Pearson Edexcel’s question formats, giving them the skills and experience needed for success in Year 2 and beyond.

    The two-year GCSE course is divided into 12 lessons, each lasting approximately 3 weeks. Topics covered include:

    • Arabic letters and pronunciation, short vowels, and the alphabet.
    • Articles, gender, personal and demonstrative pronouns, nominal sentences, and gender agreement.
    • Roots and patterns, numbers, adjectives, and the Nisba ending.
    • Declension, tanwīn, relative pronouns, prepositions, adverbs, and stress.
    • Verbs, verbal sentences, object sentences, and reception at the airport.
    • Imperfect verbs, future tense, genitive construction, pronominal suffixes, and cardinal numbers.
    • Subjunctive and jussive moods, imperative, negation, and prohibition.
    • Cardinal numbers from 11 to 20, reflexive pronouns, and names of the months.
    • Past tense of weak verbs, cardinal numbers after 20, and Islamic history.
    • Imperfect tense of weak verbs, ordinal numbers, and telling the time.
    • Derived forms of verbs, use of كَانَ and its sisters, and environmental topics.
    • Infinitives, plurals of infinitives, and Arab and Muslim history of medicine.

    This course follows a structured yet interactive format that integrates multiple teaching methodologies, including:

    • Interactive Lessons: Engaging classroom activities that incorporate listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
    • Grammar and Vocabulary Workshops: Deep dives into complex grammatical structures and advanced vocabulary acquisition.
    • Speaking and Listening Exercises: Role-plays, debates, and listening comprehension exercises to enhance fluency.
    • Text Analysis and Writing Practice: Critical reading of Arabic texts and structured writing assignments.
    • Dialectal Exposure: Familiarisation with regional dialects to improve listening comprehension and real-world application.
    • Exam Preparation and Mock Assessments: Timed practice tests and review sessions to ensure readiness for the final GCSE exams.

    Cost: £1100 per year, payable in 10 monthly instalments of £110.00.

    Should you require further information on this course, please click on the chat widget at the bottom right corner of the screen to leave a message, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

    Requirements

    Course Prerequisite: None

    Course Materials

    Main Text:

    • Modern Standard Arabic Textbook Integrating Main Arabic Dialects (Edition Hamouda)

     

    Supplementary Texts:

    • Standard Arabic – An Elementary-Intermediate Course (Cambridge)
    • Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Part 1 (Cambridge)
    • Yalla Part One – A Beginners Textbook of Modern Standard Arabic (Cambridge)

    Instructor(s)

    Khalid Tetuani

    Khalid Tetuani

    4.5 (110 ratings)

    30 Courses • 525,181 students

    Khalid Tetuani is an English lecturer, academic coordinator, and Arabist whose interests include formal semantics, syntax, and Arabic grammar. He has over ten years’ teaching experience. He currently resides in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, where he has lived since 2016. An alumni of University College London, Abu Nayef is also a freelance translator specialising in Arabic – English translation.

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