English I, II, III & IV Books

Hi everyone! Here I come again with the books we've used in English I, II, III & IV. Like I have said before maybe you will not use the same books on the following years. This is just to give you an idea of the materials we used.

English I & II (1st year)

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English III & IV (2nd year)

Though the teachers give extra material, this is essentially what we used to strengthen B2 level on the first year and C1 level on the second. I have used some extra material, if you want me to talk about it please let a comment below! Bye bee~

Bye bye Arabic!

Right now I have finished the four subjects of Arabic and I feel very proud of myself for learning such a difficult language. I want to share with you the materials we have used in class and the webs that I have used to solve doubts. This may change from year to year so checking the guidelines is a good idea. I am not saying that you will use the same things in the following years. Moreover, I know that the teacher of this subject is currently working on new material to include more Moroccan Arabic.

As I told you before when you choose Arabic you study both Arabic (fosha) and Moroccan Arabic (dariya). Since dariya is not a written language is very difficult to learn. We have books of dariya but they are just a little help, they are used to explain basic concepts like conjugations or vocabulary. We have 4 hours per week of Arabic, 1 of them is used to give Moroccan Arabic.

Here you have the materials we used for the subject which are written by the own teacher, Victoria Aguilar (Alatul & Mabruk).

1. Arabic I & II - Alatul

 In this book we learn how to write and read Arabic letters. We also have listening. This one has both Spanish and Arabic.

1.2. Moroccan I & II - Labas

We used this as extra material because the Moroccan Arabic is told orally.


2. Arabic III & IV - Mabruk

This book is used to achieve an A2.1 level so the book is fully written in Arabic. At this point we are supposed to write and read well so it focuses on vocabulary, reading and grammar.

2.1. Moroccan III & IV - An introduction to Moroccan Arabic and Culture

We used this as extra material because the Moroccan Arabic is told orally.

Finally, I will tell you which websites or books I have used as an extra help:

1. Online Arabic Dictionary Al-Qatra (Univerisity of Murcia)
http://www.um.es/alqatra/

2. Arabic Language (Blog)
http://lenguarabe.blogspot.com.es/

3. Moroccan Arabic
http://www.arabemarroqui.es/Dialogos.html

4. 200 Moroccan Arabic Verbs
https://es.scribd.com/doc/294569930/200-Verbos-Mas-Usuales-Del-Arabe-Marroqui

5. Moroccan Arabic book. Chuiya A1 

I hope this information would be helpful for you and I hope you like it. Please let a comment below and let me know what you think about this language. There are many things I want to tell you in detail so please keep coming!

Choosing a second language

I want to tell you today that you will have to choose a second language which is 4 semesters long. In the UM the options are: French, Arabic, Italian, German and modern Greek. As you can see there's not much variety. This is a matter of taste but you also should bear in mind the difficulty of each language. It is briefly explained in the guidelines of each course, you should pay attention! French is the only one which doesn't start from scratch. You are supposed to have a Bachillerato level.

All the languages are difficult in some aspects. They all have oral exams, presentations, a lot of homework... You will have to work hard. I just wanted to tell you this few things, I will try to comment more things about the degree as soon as I have time.

I hope this information would be helpful. Should you have any question please let a comment below. Bye bee~