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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA
Arabic Language Course for Diploma in Diplomacy Say It Right: A Course on Pronunciation
2021 For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, CLCD
took the initiative to conduct its courses online. The ‘Say
The course was designed to equip the officers with It Right: A Course on Pronunciation’ was a three-day
basic knowledge of Arabic language and culture to course held from 9 to 11 February 2021. Spanning four
cope with the requirements of traveling and working hours per day, the course aims to aid the participants
in Arabic-speaking countries. It also provided the to be intelligible in what they wish to convey in oral
participants with a useful foundation to develop their communication. The objectives of the course are to
communication skills in Arabic. raise the participants’ awareness of the English sound
system, elements influencing effective speech such as
The course was conducted in 2 cohorts, with a total intonation, word and sentence stress, and rhythm which
of 100 hours each. The first cohort was held from 5 then combined, illustrate better communicative skills.
January to 7 May 2021 and the second one was held The participants will demonstrate confidence through
from 2 June to 21 October 2021. All 6 participants practice as they improve their pronunciation at the end
participated in the activities and tasks given to them of the course.
and successfully completed the course.
The course was attended by 18 participants from
various ministries. Among them were from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Women, Family and
Community Development, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Culture, Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation,
and IDFR. The course was well-received by the
participants as it encouraged them to speak in English
intelligibly. It helped them to focus on the problem
areas Malaysian speakers of English might encounter
in pronouncing certain sounds not found in their native
language. The interlocutors also evaluated the stress,
rhythm, and intonation patterns of the English language.
Arabic Language Course
Instructor and participants of Arabic Language Course Instructor and participants of Say It Right Course
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2021 ANNUAL REPORT 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
