General Objective of the Module:

General Objective of the Module: To enable learners to recognize and accurately distinguish between Arabic sounds that are phonetically similar in articulation or auditory quality, in order to improve pronunciation, comprehension, and oral communication.

Specific Objectives (Sub-skills):

Dear learner, by the end of this module, you should be able to:

• 1. Differentiate between Arabic sounds that have similar places of articulation.

• 2. Distinguish between Arabic sounds that share similar phonetic features.

• 3. Recognize the difference between emphatic (heavy) and non-emphatic (light) sounds.