Throughout this Key Stage 3 course the student will cover the following topics:

• Ordinal Numbers
• Comparative and superlative
• Non-Past Tense Verbs
• Order Verbs
• Counting All
• Introduction to Arabic Grammar – Verbs
• The wonderful world of أنْ
• Affirming & Negating actions
• كان and her sisters
• Sentence analysis – Nominal vs Verbal Sentences
• And much more…

At the end of this course, the student will develop a good understanding of Arabic and have the ability to understand a large part of the Qur’aan and more complex Hadeeth as well as be able to initiate and take part in conversation.

Our curriculum focuses on 4 key skills, in line with the methods of assessment at GCSE Arabic.

At this stage each student is required to develop their writing abilities. This will be achieved by practicing letter writing, writing speeches, short stories, CV’s and more.

For this level, each student is require do read plenty of both classical works and modern writings. Classical material such as select passages of the Qur’an, Hadeeth, Classical poems and short stories. They will also be required to read modern materials such as conversations, public speeches, letters and much more.

It is required at this level to have plenty of exposure to the Arabic language. We have therefore prepared for each student hours of Arabic conversations, poem recitals, and more in order for each student to train their ears to recognise the Arabic language.

A large focus for KS3 is for each student to become fluent in speaking and dialogue. The student needs to be able to respond spontaneously to questions, engage in conversation and ask questions of their own. We will also focus on developing the ability to describe what one seems in imagery or express their feelings about various topics.

During this stage you will learn about the grammar related to the Arabic verb, for example which words change a verb’s state, and how those changes affect the meaning.

Arabic Verbs follow set rules and principles that govern how they change from past tense to other tense. During this term you will study what happens when weak letters are used in the beginning, middle and end of a word.

After completing studies of volumes 1 and 2 of the Madeenah Series and al-Aajuroomiyyah, this level will cover the main elements of Arabic Grammar, briefly covering 90% of the different elements of the Arabic Language. This is a necessary revision before embarking upon the science of Sarf – morphology – which is the main focus of Level 4.

After starting off the term with a brief overview of Arabic Grammar, you will also be introduced to more complex types of sentences and will be required to use the knowledge you’ve learnt to understand the Qur’an and the Sunnah.