ARABIC LANGUAGE FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (FTNA) FORMAT

ARABIC LANGUAGE FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (FTNA) FORMAT

025 ARABIC LANGUAGE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Arabic Format is a revised version of a format issued by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) in 2017.

This format has been revised to accommodate changes in the new Arabic Language Syllabus for Ordinary Level Secondary Education issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2019.

Some changes in this format include the addition of some topics, the omission of some topics, shifting some topics from one level to another and the inclusion of a table of specifications.

Therefore, the format’s emphasis is placed on a competency-based approach.

2.0 GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The assessment will test the extent to which the students are able to:

2.1 understand the Arabic conversations, articles and short stories;

2.2 express himself or herself in different contexts in a simple Arabic language;

2.3 read short stories and summarise them in short and simple words; and

2.4 write short Arabic articles.

3.0 GENERAL COMPETENCIES

The assessment will measure the students’ ability to:

3.1 read and understand short Arabic articles;

3.2 write Arabic words, articles, essays and short stories;

3.3 articulate learning needs and describe the environment around him or her; and

3.4 express ideas and situations by using the simple Arabic language.

4.0 ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

The assessment will consist of one (1) paper, which will take 1 2 2 hours. The paper will consist of three sections, namely A, B and C, with a total of 10 questions.

Students will be required to answer all questions in each section. The paper will weigh a total of 100 marks.

Section A will comprise two (2) objective questions. Question 1 will consist of 10 multiple-choice items. Each item will carry one (1) mark, making a total of 10 marks.

Question 2 will be a matching items question with five (5) items. Each item will carry one (1) mark, making a total of five (5) marks. Therefore, this section will weigh a total of 15 marks.

Section B will have seven (7) short answers questions. Each question will carry 10 marks, making a total of 70 marks.

Section C will comprise one (1) question on composition with a weight of 15 marks.

5.0 ASSESSMENT CONTENTS

The students will be tested on the following topics:

5.1 Dialogue

5.2 Verbs, their types and the five verbs

5.3 Nouns, their types, the five nouns, definite and indefinite and “Almamnu’minassarf”

5.4 Preposition and interrogative particles

5.5 Object

5.6 Meaningful sentences (nominal sentences and verbal sentences)

5.7 Pronouns

5.8 Reading for comprehension

5.9 Composition

5.10 Inflected and uninflected words, the signs of inflection and the states of uninflected and inflection

5.11 Invalidating nouns and defective verbs