Twelfth graders learn a defining feature of Arabic: two registers side by side. الفصحى (Modern Standard Arabic) is the formal, written language of news, books, and speeches; العامية (colloquial) is the everyday spoken dialect. They sort where each register belongs.
Students will be able to…
الفصحى or العامية — when do you use formal vs everyday Arabic?
Project this and sort each situation into Formal MSA (الفصحى) or Everyday colloquial (العامية).
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Why does Arabic have a formal AND an everyday form?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Explore diglossia & register.
Compare formal/informal varieties.
Interpretive: match register to context.
Presentational: choose the right register.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name one setting for الفصحى and one for العامية. A printable Arabic register sheet is in the World Languages library.
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