Observation in Form One Arif Classroom | Description |
Teacher mentions the topic التعارففيعيدالميلاد and asks the students to repeat the phrase. All students repeat the phrase in unison: التعارففيعيدالميلاد | Criteria for vocabulary selection: i) Based on students’ real lives ii) New, essential vocabulary related to topic iii) Related to Malay word: تعارف (taa’ruf) |
Teacher asks a student to read the lined words on a blue paper; يعلّم - الأم - عائلتي - خيرزميلي- and asks the rest to pronounce the words displayed and repeat them while she herself says; مرةأخرى. | Vocabulary selection is based on: i) Frequency and repetition as in the learning text ii) The ease in explaining its meaning: الأم - عائلتي - زميلي iii) Abstract words: يعلّم - خير |
The teacher asks the student to point to a chocolate cake and pronounce the Arabic phrase; ماهذا؟ - هذاالكعك - ماذلك؟ - ذلكالكعك | Word selected is based on: i) A situation closely related to students’ lives but rarely used; الكعك |
Teacher then asks the students to repeat words they have learnt that day without referring to the book. For example words related to a birthday card and suitable expressions for birthday celebration; بطاقة - عيدالميلادسعيد - بطاقةعيدالميلاد - سنةحلوة - كلعاموأنتمبالخير. | Word selection covers: i) New words; بطاقةعيدالميلاد - سنةحلوة - كلعاموأنتمبالخير ii) Words for general situation like birthday greeting; عيدالميلادسعيد - سنةحلوة |