Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture The Open University UK

Overview

Through three to four study hours per unit you’ll learn the essentials of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Arabic through a variety of online activities. You’ll also learn fascinating facts and stories about the history and culture of the Arab world. By the end of the Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture course from The Open University UK, you’ll have developed the skills needed to speak and understand simple Arabic and simplified characters in everyday contexts which makes this online short course the perfect starting point. 

After successfully completing this short course, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.

You will learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• communicate with speakers of Arabic in a limited range of predictable and simple contexts relating to everyday situations

• write and connect all the letters of the Arabic alphabet and write basic sentences using three different tenses

• understand spoken Arabic on simple everyday topics

• have a basic understanding of differences in history and language in different regions of the Arab world

• be familiar with common customs, values and interests of people who live or have roots in the Arab world

This course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level A1 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).