Mehnaz Elyas, also in Grade 12, said: "I do not mean to hurt anyone's feelings, but I think it would be better if the rule was introduced gradually from Grade 9. Now the ministry has introduced Arabic up to Grade 12."
We used to cram all our revision just for the examination. The other problem we have is a lack of good Arabic teachers who are well versed in English."Īnother student in Grade 12, who did not want to be named, said: "I have learnt Arabic up to Grade 8. I have nothing against the language, but I think the ministry should introduce this rule gradually from Grade 9 onwards. Jai Madhok, a Grade 12 student, said: "I am obliged to learn Arabic again after a gap of three years. If students do not appear for the examination, they will not get their high school certificate and transfer certificate attested by the ministry," he said. "If a student fails to clear the examination, he will have to appear for a retest.
Yesterday, we received a reply from the ministry that there will be no exemptions and students must appear for the exam. "We have asked the ministry to exempt grades 10 to 12 from the unified Arabic examination.
Madhav Rao, principal of Our Own English High School in Dubai, said the school had sent a request to the ministry to reconsider the decision, but this had failed to yield a positive response. "As it is, the children are quite stressed out coping with the enormous syllabus they need to cover while preparing for their board examination," he said. I don't have anything against learning Arabic, but let's be practical. "In other words, they will not bring the Arabic language into use. The majority of non Arabic speaking students go aboard for higher studies. Sudarshan, whose child will be subject to the new rules, said the ministry should review its decision. While the students have asked their schools and the ministry to reconsider, principals have said they are left with no choice but to follow the rules. The new decision has been issued to all non Arabic schools and follows a decision that made it compulsory for children to learn Arabic up to Grade 8. The Ministry of Education and Youth said failure to do so will mean the students cannot have their high school and transfer certificates attested by the ministry. Non Arabic speaking students are compelled to sit for a unified Arabic language examination alongside their Arabic speaking classmates as of the current academic year. The parents said it is likely they will leave after just a couple of years so their children do not have to learn Arabic. Our instructors are native speakers who have several years of experience teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages.A government decision that forces students to sit for Arabic language exams in grades 11 and 12 has caused great concern among non-Arab parents and students.įor many students, it has been three years since they studied the subject, while others have not had any lessons in Arabic because they are the children of expatriates who only recently arrived in the UAE. Transliteration of Arabic words & phrases enables the student to learn the pronunciation in a natural way.īy the end of the course you will be able to communicate using everyday phrases ( Greetings, farewells, gratitude), give basic instructions, use numbers and dates, use question words and build basic conversation, use the present tense and basic verbs, apply prepositions, share your biography, speak about your job, use important vocabulary for the office, state polite requests and basic business dialogues This does not reply on writing or on reading the new language. “Listen & Speak” method of Arabic training has proven to be fast, simple and effective for those who want a quick grasp of modern spoken Arabic language. This course is based on most commonly used Arabic words from all dialects and will help you converse with Arabs regardless of your origin and country that you are visiting in this region. The aim of this unique course is to help non-native speakers build up “Conversational Arabic” skills. This does not reply on writing or on readin.
0 kommentar(er)
