Grade 10 International Languages, Level 1, Academic, LBABD to LDYBD

The Ontario Ministry's generic Level 1 Academic course in international languages, taught for many languages, Arabic among them: four strands, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The museum serves only the expectations that ask for knowledge of the cultures and communities where the language is spoken.

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Strand A: Listening

Listening to and about the communities where Arabic is spoken; the museum serves the intercultural expectations A3.1 and A3.2, through a description of the language, the story of a city, and conventions of greeting and thanks.

  1. Where is Arabic spoken? A language Using what you hear to learn about communities where Arabic is spoken: how the language is described. Reflection
  2. Greeting, replying and thanking Listening for conventions of courtesy: how a greeting is returned, and what thanks is. Reflection × 2

Strand B: Speaking

Speaking about the communities where Arabic is spoken; the museum serves B3.1 and B3.2, through a scholar, naming practices, and conventions of greeting and address.

  1. A scholar and how people are named Speaking about a significant individual and about naming practices in a community that speaks Arabic. ScholarReflection
  2. Greeting, leave-taking and address Conventions for greeting on meeting and parting, and for honouring someone by a name that begins with Abu or Umm. Reflection × 2

Strand C: Reading

Reading about the communities where Arabic is spoken; the museum serves C3.1, through a festival and an art of writing, and does not serve C3.2.

  1. A festival and an art of writing Reading about a community's traditions and art: Eid al-Fitr and Islamic calligraphy. ReflectionObject

Strand D: Writing

Writing about the communities where Arabic is spoken; the museum serves D3.1 and D3.2, through what names mean, the origin of the madrasa, and what the record on shukr says.

  1. What names mean, and schools Writing about a community: what people's names mean, and where the madrasa began. ReflectionPlace
  2. A thank-you note Writing with expressions of gratitude and appreciation: what the record on shukr says. Reflection

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