AlNoure Academy Arabic Language School (ALNAAS) (ALNAAS) أكاديمية النور – المدرسة العربية
AlNoure Curriculum
GCSE Pathway
We have two main routes of learning the Arabic Language. We offer classes at a wide range of levels and adhere to meet the needs, background and experience of different ages and abilities.
Every new student is assessed and placed in the level according to the result of the assessment.
At the end of each year, the students participate in set exams to identify if they are ready to move on to a higher level.
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Route 1: Developing Language from age 3
For route 1 we use books from the renouned MMBOOKS, which are publishers for Arabic language teaching, based on the schools curriculum in the United Kingdom.
Estabilshed since 2001, their titles are written in the UK for the UK-based students and for those following the same specification/syllabus abroad, whether in British schools, international schools or otherwise.
Nursery
age 3
♦ An introduction to the Arabic letter-shapes and the direction of Arabic writing, with colouring exercises
♦ The Arabic alphabet, with the first picture-vocabulary list
♦ An alphabet table with a list of Arabic letters and their English equivalents
♦ Grammar mind-maps in full-colour, using English translation when necessary
Reception
age 4
♦ First encounters with the Arabic alphabet
♦ Reading the alphabet and some simple words
♦ Reading and responding by drawing lines, circles, squares or colouring etc
♦ Listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
♦ Practising writing the alphabet
Year 1
age 5-6
♦ Recognising and reading the alphabet and some related simple words including some numbers and colours
♦ Reading and responding by drawing lines, circles, squares or colouring etc
♦ Listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
♦ Practising writing the alphabet
♦ Practising writing the taught words in textbook.
Year 2
age 6-7
♦ Recognising and reading the alphabet and some related simple words including some numbers and colours
♦ Listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
♦ Practising writing the remaining fifteen letters of the Arabic alphabet (i.e from S’aad to Ya’a)
♦ Identifying new words taught in the textbook.
Year 3
age 7-8
♦ Using an alphabet-topic framework to cover different topics in students’ life
♦ Introducing narrative and conversation text, with progressively more complex structure
♦ Reading and recognising more words and formulating simple short sentences
♦ Reading and responding by drawing lines, circles, squares or matching and writing some tasks
♦ Practising writing the taught words and sentence
Year 4
age 8-9
♦ Different topics in students’ life
♦ Introducing narrative and conversation text, with progressively more complex structure
♦ Reading and recognising more words and formulating simple short sentences
♦ Elementary grammar topics that support the text book 4
♦ Presenting each topic with simple definitions along with simple teaching approaches
♦ Using clipart, colour and other teaching aids to make grammar easy and fun to learn
Year 5
age 9-10
♦ Basic Arabic grammar topics that assist the students in learning sentences and enable them to use them correctly
♦ Writing exercises that assist students in understanding Arabic grammar
♦ Utilising topics and vocabulary from the textbook.
♦ Further narrative and conversation text, with progressively more complex structures
♦ Reading and learning more words and formulating simple, short sentences
Year 6
age 10-11
♦ Coverage of different topics in the student’s life
♦ Introducing narrative and conversation text, with progressively more complex structures
♦ Learning the basic Arabic grammar topics that assist the students in learning sentences and enable them to use them correctly
♦ Writing exercise that assist students in understanding the Arabic grammar, at the same time enhancing their understanding of the vocabulary used taught in Kitabi 5
Pre-GCSE
age 10
Our pre-GCSE students cover topics relevant to Edexel’s GCSE syllabus, which they will go on to study in the GCSE class.
We use a range of resources including textbooks, activity books and audio books to provide a variety of activities. These include:
♦ Short passages, dialogues and stories
♦ Grammar mind maps
♦ Vocabulary exercises
♦ Conversation exercises
♦ GCSE style examination exercises with answers
GCSE
age 12-adult
GCSE classes are managed by dedicated qualified teachers with years of experience in preparing students to undertake such exams. Our curricula are built based on Edexcel syllabus and specifications, which you can view here.
We use resources covering:
♦ Reading, listening, conversation and writing
♦ Usage of all the words of the Minimum Core Vocabulary list and much more
♦ All types of teaching methods: descriptive texts, dialogues, tables, lists, short stories and plenty of pictures
♦ Examination style tests with answers
♦ Revision skills
If you have any queries about regsitering your child for the GCSE Qualification, please contact the admin for further information.
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Route 2: Older beginners from age 10
Level 1 Level 2
We use the renouned ‘Mastering Arabic’ books by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar. The series teaches Modern Standard Arabic which is the universal language of the Arab world.
Children who start learning Arabic for the first time aged 10 or over will attend a fast track class, developing the language skills needed to begin the GCSE curriculum at a pace better suited to children of this age.
Once they have completed Level 1 and Level 2, they will go on to join the GCSE curriculum classes.
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Islamic Education
Islamic Studies
all ages
We use “The Right Path” curriculum which engages young students’ attention through large illustrations, simple text and activities as they learn the very basic knowledge of Islam.
♦ Pillars of Islam
♦ Short suras from Qur’an
♦ Haddith
♦ Dua’/Good manners and morals
♦ Islamic history
You are able to download the PDF file with the curriculum details from the button on the right.
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Adult Classes
We offer our parents and other mature students the chance to learn Arabic up to elementary level. This is a great chance for non speaking Arabic households to support their children in their Arabic learning. We use the same books as the older beginners.
Please contact the school for further information.