Classes in ARAB
| ARAB104 | Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I-II (6 credits) | ||||||
| Not open to fluent/native speakers of Arabic. An intensive course focusing on developing functional proficiency in the standard Arabic language, both written and formal spoken. Begins with script and phonology, and develops into a limited range of situation-based texts and topics that build vocabulary, grammar, general communicative competence and cultural awareness. | |||||||
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| ARAB106 | Elementary Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I (3 credits) | ||||||
| Not open to fluent/native speakers of Arabic. Basic knowledge of Arabic script required. Introduction to the widely spread spoken variety of Egyptian Arabic, covering the basic range of communicative and cultural situations where Modern Standard Arabic is not used. {Can be taken concurrently with an MSA course}. Emphasis is on developing the learners' listening and speaking skills in Egyptian Arabic, since colloquial Arabic dialects are mainly used in speech. | |||||||
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| ARAB204 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I (6 credits) | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ARAB105. Covers topics related to contemporary Arabic society, literature and culture in standard written and formal spoken Arabic. Acquisition of more complex grammatical structures, expanding vocabulary, and reading, to develop a better understanding of the formal aspects of using MSA. | |||||||
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| ARAB206 | Elementary Egyptian Colloquial Arabic III (3 credits) | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ARAB107 or permission of department. Develops listening and speaking skills in Egyptian Arabic. Covers family, school, shopping, and social interaction. Some reading in Arabic. | |||||||
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| ARAB304 | Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I (3 credits) | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ARAB205 or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ARAB301. Formerly ARAB 301. Advanced grammar, reading, writing, speaking in Arabic; study of contemporary Arabic society, politics, and culture. | |||||||
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