15021 |
ARAB
102 Elementary Arabic II |
Dina Ramadan |
M T W Th . |
1:30pm-2:30pm |
OLINLC 208 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Africana Studies, Middle Eastern Studies This course is a
continuation of Arabic 101. Students are further trained through the use of the
most current pedagogical developments of communicative, visual and narrative
methods developed by primarily al-Kitaab fii Ta` allum al- `Arabiyya.
Students will continue to enlarge their speaking, reading, writing and
comprehension skills in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Arabic shared by
all Arab countries. Classroom time is devoted to conversation (skits and
discussions) and grammar exercises (including skim-reading tasks, spiraling and
inference, analogy, problem solving, and educated guessing), stemming from the
DVDs and other materials. The course will continue to introduce students to
some Egyptian colloquial. Consistent emphasis is placed on authentic resources
that derive from the most updated cultural contexts, realities and creative
work of the Arab world. Students are expected to devote adequate time for
homework, meet with a tutor every week to help them with homework and attend a
session of Spoken Arabic. Class size:
22
15022 |
ARAB 202
Intermediate Arabic |
Elizabeth Holt |
M . W . F |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
OLINLC 206 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Africana Studies, Middle Eastern Studies This course is a
continuation of Intermediate Arabic 201.The course focuses on the functional
use of Arabic in a natural communication setting. The four linguistic skills will be dealt with
simultaneously. Vocabulary and
grammatical structures are taught through exposure to a wide range of texts.
Aspects of Arab culture and differences between Modern Standard Arabic and the
spoken language will be highlighted. Students work in the language lab, watch
movies, TV programs and have an additional two-hour session with the Arabic
tutor for conversational practice. Conducted in Modern
Standard Arabic. Class
size: 18
15023 |
ARAB 302
Advanced Arabic |
Dina Ramadan |
. T . Th . |
11:50am-1:10 pm |
OLINLC 120 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Africana Studies, Middle Eastern Studies In this course, we will read selections
from Arabic literary journals, with a particular focus on the history of the
poetry and prose of the 1950s and 1960s.
Students will develop their literary and critical vocabularies in
Arabic, will refine their writing and make it more idiomatic, and will be
expected to present their work at the end of the semester. We will use the textbook The Connectors in Modern Standard Arabic.