Microlesson Development

LDT400x

Week 4: Course Outline

Activities and projects that allow learners active engagement with identified course content.

Introduction to the course

(Text + youtube icebreaker video)

Welcome to your first "Bab" course. This short course is the first in a series of courses that tackle Arabic language and culture from a unique and interesting perspective. Whether you're already in love with Arabic language and culture, or you're just a curious learner, I assure you that you'll find this experience interesting, fun and engaging.

This course is designed to take place over the course of three weeks. In this course,you'll be introduced to interesting facts and figures about Arabic language, culture, art and science. This exciting experience will focus on what's interesting and unique about this language, while you'll also be introduced to some tools, resources and information that will help you find your way when you start using Arabic language.

During the course, you will be asked to actively contribute and share experiences with fellow learners and with the instructors, so make sure that you positively participate and join the fun!

You don't write or read Arabic well yet? Don't worry! this course is designed for English speakers.

Spoiler alert! If you think you'll be learning Arabic language in this course, this is not what you will be doing here. So just put your pen down, sit back, take a deep breath, and get ready to enjoy and explore the beauty and richness of a unique language and culture.

Course outline

Week 1 - Hello you! Hello Arabic!

Overview and objectives:

Introduce this week's content
What is expected by the end of the week (bulleted list of outcomes of the 3 modules covered during the week)
Introductory short video introducing the week.

Module 1: Let's meet (Introductions), who are the instructors and how to navigate the course

Objectives: Learners complete their profiles, introduce themselves, get to know the instructors and are introduced to how to use the instructional platform.
Outline:

How to complete your learner profile (screencast)
Introducing the instructor(s) (Text + animation)
A brief online tutorial on how to use the platform for newcomers8 a microlearning video that guides them through the login and eLearning navigation process).

Activities:

Complete your learner profile
Use the discussion forum to introduce yourself to your colleagues and to the instructors.

Module 2: Did you know? facts and figures / Arabic in history and modernism

Objectives: Learners are introduced to numerical Arabic facts and modern important Arabic figures and others from history.
Outline:

Facts and numbers about the Arabic language (Infographic)
Inventions and facts from Muslim Arabic civilization (Interactive Articulate Rise module)
Modern Arabs who are still changing the world (Interactive H5P module)

Activity: Do some research then use the discussion forum to introduce us to an interesting fact about Arabs or Arabic language or share with us an invention or innovation that goes back to Arabic origins. Also this can be a modern invention or achievement.

Module 3: Arabic and Art

Objectives: Learners are encouraged to explore and watch modern Arabic related art.
Outline:

Videos from international singing competitions where contestants mixed Arabic with their second languages (Videos)
Instruments for music and art (Interactive presentation)

Activity: N/A

Week 2 - My Arabic helpers

Overview and objectives:

Introduce this week's content
What is expected by the end of the week (bulleted list of outcomes of the 4 modules covered during the week)
Introductory short video introducing the week.

Module 4: People are your best resource

Objectives: Introduce and tell stories of real people who are in the same situation of the learners.
Outline:

Interact with others - evidence on how to learn a language by using it to communicate with others (Text + testimonial)
People like you(Interview podcast)

Activity: Use the discussion forum to provide your own answers to the same questions that have been asked in the interview.

Module 5: Dictionaries

Objectives: Show learners tips on how to use Arabic dictionaries.
Outline:

How Arabic dictionaries work
Examples of online dictionaries

Activity: Use the discussion forum to look up a word of your choice and share its meaning with your colleagues.

Module 6: Language inspirations

Objectives: Learners are introduced to a few Arabic words that other languages are using or sharing.
Outline:

Arabic and Spanish similarities (Youtube Video)
Arabic and Italian (H5p module)
More (Algebra, alphabet, Arabic numbers)

Activity: Find an Arabic word that is being used in another language. Mention the word and its meaning in both languages. It would be great if you can add some historical background.

Module 7: Online tools and resources

Objectives: Learners are introduced to some few examples of tools and resources supporting Arabic language.
Outline:

Online tools (text)
Installing Arabic language and using the Arabic keyboard on computers and handheld devices (Articulate rise module)

Activity: N/A

Week 3 - Let's wrap it up!

Module 8: Summative assessment

Objectives: Wrapping-up the course with a fun project that involves practicing some of the acquired knowledge and encourage the learner to confidently practice a little bit of Arabic language with peers, friends or family. in addition to using this opportunity to learn more information from an external individual.

Module 9: Feedback survey

Objectives: Assessing the level of engagement and to what extent the learner is willing to proceed to more profound courses on the topic.

Inspiring video

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