Last week we did a deep dive into learning and memorizing the past tense and present verb forms of Arabic with the verb fa’a’la (meaning is to do). I also learned how the point of views and pronouns are embedded in the verb and the last letter is the indicator. One example I forgot to include last week is the following: http://<img src=”blob:chrome-untrusted://media-app/394d7fb5-a7f7-41cf-8b1f-1b52c23dbc1b” alt=”Screenshot 2024-10-08 10.25.16 PM.png”/>

The colored letters/word which are paired for each verb are the translations. The last letter of the Arabic is the determining factor for the pronoun.

This week I decided to continue on with the next stage of learning Arabic verbs. I learned the verb conjugations for the present and past tense verbs along with learning the active and passive forms of the verbs. This online resource was very helpful in this regard. If you were to read through the sections of active and passive, then this would give an idea of what I have learned.

Nevertheless I still would like to provide an example of my learning.

Active past tense verb:

كَتَبَ – He wrote 

Passive past tense verb:

كُتِبَ – he/it was written

Hence, I learned and memorized the entire verb conjugation for both sections.

This week for my learning project, I decided to begin by learning basic verb forms and memorizing them. I had spoken with an experienced Arabic teacher and he referred me to memorizing the “mudari” (present tense) and Madhi (past tense) verb forms for the verb fa’a’la “to do”. I had also memorized the first person/ second person/ and third person point of views. In Arabic, I learned that this is embedded in the verbs of Arabic.  In addition, I learned that the pronouns are embedded in the last letters of the verbs. All of this Weill be seen in the online resource below:

https://www.madinaharabic.com/arabic-language-course/lessons/L028_001.html

This learning project forced me to really take a deep dive into who I am and my identity. I really struggled with finding a topic for this learning project and found myself taking long walks and drives to figure myself out. The question of what is it that I want to learn makes me think about what values I have and what is important to me. After much thinking, I decided that learning the Arabic language is something worthwhile for me to learn and master.

There are many reasons for me to learn this language but the biggest one is due to religious reasons. As a Muslim, what we believe to be the word of God is known as the “Quran“. The Quran is the Word of God written in Arabic revealed to prophet Mohammed who spoke Arabic. Hence, knowledge of Arabic is a requirement for one to fully gain a personal connection with the Quran. This is the main motivating factor for me and and I see the learning project being a great tool in reaching this goal.

As far as my current level with regard to this project, I am able to read and write Arabic but I cannot understand Arabic. Whenever I need help in understanding Arabic I resort to translations or the Imam. I hope to change this situation and gain a grasp of understanding Arabic.

I plan on beginning my journey of learning Arabic through starting with basics. Through the use of this resource, looking into conversational forms of communications and phraseology is a good beginning step. I then see myself moving onto more complex forms of communication and development of sentences. Throughout this Journey, developing my vocab is tantamount in expanding my reach in the language. Afterwards, memorizing verb forms and conjugations will enable me to understand various verbs in the language. Finally, mastering Arabic grammar and applying it to the Quran is will ensure my deep understanding of the language. Resources such as  YouTube, online dictionary, Quran.com, Sunnah.com and other will help me attain this goal. This is just a rough overview and subject to revisions.

Hello and welcome to my e-portfolio. This e-portfolio will enable you to understand my journey in becoming a teacher. You will be able to understand various interesting facts about me and may even relate to my struggles. Because this is my first year in university and everyone is new to me, I am looking forward to sharing my story with you all.