New semester October 2009

New semester has started and we got an arab lecturer teaching us this time round. His name is Dr Abdoun Osman and he is from Sudan.

This semester will be much focused on communication skill as the level implies (kelas komunikasi tahap 1) and so far the first two classes has been good. The conversation/text can be considered to be easy to follow. We have to read and understand the text and then each one of us will have to memorize and read/act out the text. It was kinda fun although it is a little bit hard on the memorizing part but with a little determination, it can be done. Hopefully all the students have the istiqamah to stay on until the end of the semester. On the first class, we have around 15 students but the number increases in the second class to around 25 students.

Well, we see how the thing goes from now on. Salam.

Semester break IFLA Arabic Class

Last night all the test results were given out as well as the transcript. Oh well, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) I passed the test (of course I won't tell the marks). So, we'll be heading for a semester break and the class will resume on 26.10 week. IFLA has come up with a new level i.e. level 4, which suppose to cover the other half of the level 3 syllabus but we are given the option either to continue to level 4 or go on to Communication Arabic (Bahasa Arab Komunikasi). Previously, there were supposed to be only 3 levels before going into Communication Arabic (CB). There was unrest among the students as there were only told last night about it. Oh well, personally I don't mind going through another level as I'm taking this class for the sake of knowledge and self improvement. But it is not fair for those who have been promised that they only have to go through 3 levels before going into CB. At the end, they are allowed to go straight to CB as long as they passed level 3. Ok, case closed.

Final class for Level 3

Last night was the last class before the final exam for the IFLA Level 3 Arabic program. The exam will be on Monday, a day after my 3 days outstation trip. We did a little revision or مراجعة in that 2 hour class. Still have to do it on my own. Hopefully I will manage to squeeze the time for revision. It has been long time since the last time I sat for examination. Let me think, yes... it was 2003... 6 years ago. Hahahahaha.. Better start now.

All the best to myself.