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<p>Charlestown High School’s Arabic program uses the <a href="http://www.marhabaproject.org">Marhaba! high school Arabic curriculum</a> to provide students with an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic and Arab culture. It is designed for students who have never studied Arabic before and begins with an introduction to Arabic sounds and letters. The teaching and learning emphasizes the functional use of Arabic and communication in context by means of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students acquire enough familiarity with the Arabic language and culture to interact with Arabic-speakers at a basic level. Students end the course with greater curiosity and cultural sensitivity towards the Arabic-speaking world, from coursework and co-curricular activities, including an outing to Arabic restaurant, guest speakers, and subtitled movies.
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<br><i>Marhaba!</i> First-Year High School Curriculum
<br> Cheng & Tsui, 2011
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<p><strong><a href="wcvb.htm">Who Studies Arabic?</a></strong> <br />
<a class="nav"> · Local television station WCVB ran a story about our Arabic 2 students</a><br />
<a class="nav"> · You can met them here!</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="greater_boston.htm">What Do We Learn?</a></strong> <br />
<a class="nav"> · We talked with Emily Rooney from WGBH's Greater Boston about what we study in our classes</a><br />
<a class="nav"> · Listen in on the conversation!</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="../30sec.htm">Thirty Second Challenge</a></strong> <br />
<a class="nav"> · We challenged our first-year students to talk about themselves in Arabic for thirty seconds</a><br />
<a class="nav"> · Watch how much they've learned after only a few months of studying Arabic!</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="../whystudyarabic.htm">Why Study Arabic?</a></strong> <br />
<a class="nav"> · We asked our second-year Arabic students to talk about how learning Arabic is more than just learning a language.
<a class="nav"> · Here are three responses!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6543690" target="_new">NPR Story</a></strong> <br />
<a class="nav"> · Our classes were featured on National Public Radio!</a><br />
<a class="nav"> · Listen to an overview of our program and interviews with a teacher and a student<br />
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<a class="nav"> · On April 15, 2008 we went live from CHS and broadcast to students around the world</a><br /><p>
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<a class="nav"> · Want to learn Arabic this summer, and earn a $500 college scholarship at the same time?</a><br />
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