Saudi Arabic Curriculum (الكفايات اللغوية) — Grade 10, Semester 1 — Page 6

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Line-by-line translation · المعاني

٧ الِاخْتِبَارُ الْبَعْدِيُّ؛ يَقِيسُ تَمَكُّنَ الطَّالِبِ مِنَ الْعَنَاصِرِ الْأَسَاسِيَّةِ لِلْوَحْدَةِ.

7. The post-test: Measures the student's mastery of the unit's core elements.

٨ نِهَايَةُ الْوَحْدَةِ، تَذْكِيرٌ بِأَهْدَافِهَا، وَإِرْشَادَاتٌ لِغَيْرِ الْمُتْقِنِينَ.

8. The end of the unit: A reminder of its objectives and guidance for those who have not yet mastered the material.

التَّقْوِيمُ الْمُسْتَمِرُّ: إِنَّ مِنْ عُيُوبِ الِاخْتِبَارَاتِ أَنَّهَا تُعْطِي حُكْمًا نِهَائِيًّا بِنَجَاحِ الطَّالِبِ أَوْ رُسُوبِهِ، دُونَ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ أَيَّ إِجْرَاءٍ يَحُولُ دُونَ رُسُوبِ الطَّالِبِ، أَوْ يَزِيدُ مِنْ دَرَجَةِ نَجَاحِهِ وَهَذَا الْعَيْبُ يَتَلَافَاهُ التَّقْوِيمُ الْمُسْتَمِرُّ؛ حَيْثُ يَعْرِفُ الطَّالِبُ دَرَجَةَ تَقَدُّمِهِ أَوَّلًا بِأَوَّلٍ، وَتُتَاحُ لَهُ فُرَصٌ كَافِيَةٌ فِي وَقْتٍ طَوِيلٍ لِتَحْسِينِ مُسْتَوَاهُ وَرَفْعِ دَرَجَةِ إِتْقَانِهِ.

Continuous assessment: A flaw of standard testing is that it provides a final judgment on success or failure without taking steps to prevent failure or improve performance. Continuous assessment avoids this by allowing students to track their progress step by step, providing ample time and opportunity to improve their level and mastery.

الْمُتَعَلِّمُ النَّشِيطُ الْقَاعِدَةُ الْأَسَاسِيَّةُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِإِمْكَانِ أَحَدٍ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ نِيَابَةً عَنْ أَحَدٍ، وَمَا جَاءَ بِغَيْرِ جُهْدٍ يَذْهَبُ غَيْرَ مَأْسُوفٍ عَلَيْهِ.

The active learner: The basic rule is that no one can learn for someone else; knowledge gained without effort is easily lost.

لَقَدْ صُمِّمَ هَذَا الْمَنْهَجُ لِتَتَعَلَّمَهُ بِنَفْسِكَ، وَيَبْقَى دَوْرُ الْمُعَلِّمِ فِي عَمَلِيَّاتِ التَّنْظِيمِ، وَمُرَاقَبَةِ التَّعَلُّمِ وَتَقْوِيمِهِ.

This curriculum is designed for self-study, with the teacher's role focused on organization, monitoring, and evaluation.

عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الطَّالِبُ أَنْ: تَقْتَنِيَ الْمَرَاجِعَ الْمَنْصُوحَ بِهَا فِي كُلِّ وَحْدَةٍ تَدْرِيبِيَّةٍ أَوْ تِلْكَ الَّتِي يَنْصَحُكَ بِهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ أَوْ مَنْ تَثِقُ بِنَصِيحَتِهِ، أَوْ تِلْكَ الَّتِي تَكْتَشِفُ نَفْعَهَا بِنَفْسِكَ.

You, the student, must: Acquire the references recommended in each training unit, whether suggested by your teacher, someone whose advice you trust, or those you find useful yourself.

الْعِلْمُ بِالتَّعَلُّمِ.

Learning about learning.

يَجِبُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِهَذِهِ الْحَقِيقَةِ، وَتَتَصَرَّفَ بِنَاءً عَلَيْهَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُؤَدِّيَ جَمِيعَ النَّشَاطَاتِ التَّدْرِيبِيَّةِ الصَّفِّيَّةِ وَالْمَنْزِلِيَّةِ وَالذَّاتِيَّةِ الْكِتَابِيَّةِ وَالشَّفَهِيَّةِ، وَجَمِيعَ الِاخْتِبَارَاتِ الَّتِي تَحْتَوِيهَا الْوَحْدَةُ أَوْ يَصْنَعُهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ.

You must believe this and act accordingly: complete all training activities—classroom, homework, and self-study, both written and oral—as well as all tests contained within the unit or created by your teacher.

اعْتَمِدْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فِي الْبَحْثِ وَالتَّعَلُّمِ وَأَدَاءِ النَّشَاطَاتِ.

Rely on yourself for research, learning, and completing activities.

وَلَيْسَ مَعْنَى الِاعْتِمَادِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ أَلَّا تَسْتَعِينَ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ زَمِيلٍ أَوْ قَرِيبٍ وَلَكِنْ مَعْنَاهُ أَنْ تَتَأَكَّدَ مِنَ الْفَهْمِ وَالِاسْتِيعَابِ وَالْقُدْرَةِ عَلَى التَّطْبِيقِ.

Relying on yourself does not mean you cannot seek help from a colleague or relative; it means you must ensure you truly understand, comprehend, and can apply what you have learned.

يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَنْجَحَ نَجَاحًا مُخَادِعًا، وَلَكِنْ تَذَكَّرْ أَنَّكَ حِينَ تُخَادِعُ لَا تَخْدَعُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ.

You might achieve a deceptive success, but remember that when you deceive, you only deceive yourself.

عِنْدَمَا يُشْعِرُكَ الْمُعَلِّمُ بِالدَّرَجَةِ الَّتِي حَصَلْتَ عَلَيْهَا، فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ نِهَايَةَ الْمَطَافِ؛ بِإِمْكَانِكَ أَنْ تُعِيدَ التَّعَلُّمَ، وَتُحَسِّنَ مُسْتَوَى أَدَائِكَ، ثُمَّ تَرْفَعَ مِقْدَارَ دَرَجَتِكَ.

When the teacher gives you your grade, know that it is not the end of the road; you can re-learn, improve your performance, and raise your score.

اطْلُبْ مِنَ الْمُعَلِّمِ أَنْ يُسَاعِدَكَ: يُقَدِّمُ لَكَ أَنْشِطَةً إِضَافِيَّةً، أَوْ يُكَلِّفُكَ بِعَمَلٍ يُسَاعِدُكَ عَلَى تَحْسِينِ مُسْتَوَاكَ، ثُمَّ اطْلُبْ مِنْهُ إِعَادَةَ تَقْوِيمِكَ.

Ask your teacher for help: have them provide additional activities or assign work to help you improve, then ask them to re-evaluate you.

تَذَكَّرْ أَنَّكَ لَا تَتَعَلَّمُ اللُّغَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ تُؤَدِّيَ اخْتِبَارًا فِي اللُّغَةِ، أَنْتَ تَتَعَلَّمُ اللُّغَةَ؛ لِتَسْتَخْدِمَهَا طِبْقَ الْمَهَارَاتِ الَّتِي تَكْتَسِبُهَا فِي كُلِّ مَا تَقْرَأُ أَوْ تَكْتُبُ أَوْ تَتَعَلَّمُ.

Remember that you are not learning the language just to pass a test; you are learning it to use the skills you acquire in everything you read, write, or study.

Vocabulary · المفردات (45 verbs · 62 nouns)

• قَاسَ — to measure
• أَعْطَى — to give
• اتَّخَذَ — to take
• حَالَ — to prevent
• زَادَ — to increase
• تَلَافَى — to avoid
• عَرَفَ — to know
• أَتَاحَ — to make available
• حَسَّنَ — to improve
• رَفَعَ — to raise
• تَعَلَّمَ — to learn
• جَاءَ — to come
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• صَمَّمَ — to design
• بَقِيَ — to remain
• اقْتَنَى — to acquire
• نَصَحَ — to advise
• وَثَقَ — to trust
• اكْتَشَفَ — to discover
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• آمَنَ — to believe
• تَصَرَّفَ — to act
• أَدَّى — to perform
• احْتَوَى — to contain
• صَنَعَ — to make
• اعْتَمَدَ — to rely
• اسْتَعَانَ — to seek help
• تَأَكَّدَ — to ensure
• أَمْكَنَ — to be possible
• نَجَحَ — to succeed
• تَذَكَّرَ — to remember
• خَادَعَ — to deceive
• خَدَعَ — to deceive
• أَشْعَرَ — to make feel
• حَصَلَ — to obtain
• عَلِمَ — to know
• أَعَادَ — to repeat
• طَلَبَ — to request
• سَاعَدَ — to help
• قَدَّمَ — to present
• كَلَّفَ — to assign
• اسْتَخْدَمَ — to use
• اكْتَسَبَ — to acquire
• قَرَأَ — to read
• كَتَبَ — to write
• اخْتِبَار — test
• طَالِب — student
• عُنْصُر — element
• وَحْدَة — unit
• نِهَايَة — end
• هَدَف — goal
• إِرْشَاد — guidance
• مُتْقِن — masterer
• تَقْوِيم — evaluation
• عَيْب — flaw
• حُكْم — judgment
• نَجَاح — success
• رُسُوب — failure
• إِجْرَاء — procedure
• دَرَجَة — degree
• تَقَدُّم — progress
• فُرْصَة — opportunity
• وَقْت — time
• تَحْسِين — improvement
• مُسْتَوَى — level
• رَفْع — raising
• إِتْقَان — mastery
• مُتَعَلِّم — learner
• قَاعِدَة — rule
• إِمْكَان — possibility
• أَحَد — someone
• نِيَابَة — proxy
• جُهْد — effort
• مَنْهَج — curriculum
• دَوْر — role
• مُعَلِّم — teacher
• عَمَلِيَّة — process
• تَنْظِيم — organization
• مُرَاقَبَة — monitoring
• مَرْجِع — reference
• نَصِيحَة — advice
• نَفْع — benefit
• عِلْم — knowledge
• حَقِيقَة — truth
• بِنَاء — basis
• نَشَاط — activity
• بَحْث — research
• أَدَاء — performance
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• زَمِيل — colleague
• قَرِيب — relative
• فَهْم — understanding
• اسْتِيعَاب — the comprehension of a thing, its eradication
• قُدْرَة — ability
• تَطْبِيق — application
• مَطَاف — end
• مِقْدَار — amount
• عَمَل — work
• لُغَة — language
• مَهَارَة — skill
• إِضَافِيَّة — additional
• تَمَكُّن — ability
• مَأْسُوف — regretted
• كَافِيَة — enough
• مَنْزِلِيَّة — domestic
• مُخَادِع — cunning/deceitful
• أَسَاسِيَّة — basic/fundamental