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YAP Programme

Section Breakdown:

Module A

  • Learning to read, write and pronounce the Arabic letters.
  • Learning everyday Taizi greetings and useful phrases and practising using them on the street.
  • Grammar Course 1: nominal sentences, everyday conversations, nouns.
  • Practice reading and writing.

Module B

  • Grammar Course 2: Verbal sentences and continued reading and writing practice in dialect.

Module C

  • Grammar Course 3: This course completes the elementary stage for understanding and speaking local spoken Arabic.

Modules D + E

  • Systematic study of written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic. This course continues until the last term and uses two course books from Georgetown University Press.
  • Study of dialect continues with reading, writing + listening, as well as topical discussions and "show and tell" classes.

Modules F + G

  • Study of spoken colloquial Arabic continues along with translation, MSA studies, and the language of media & formal vowelling is introduced.

Modules H + I

  • MSA studies continue and MSA is used practically as the students study news articles and do research projects. Dialect and culture are studied through Yemeni stories.

Modules J + K

  • MSA studies continue along with the practical applications. Dialect and culture continue to be studied through Yemeni folk stories

Module L

  • After revision classes, final exams are held. A successful student will graduate with a low-intermediate capability in MSA and local dialect.

Final Exam

Once a student has completed the two-year programme a final exam will test all four-language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking). Both the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs in Yemen endorse the diploma that will be granted to those who pass the final exam.


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