Arabic

Arabic  - Undergraduate Courses

AR 101 Elementary Arabic I (back to previous page)
This course will introduce students to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn Arabic letters and sounds, write and create words and sentences, and be able to hold basic conversation in Arabic. 3 credit hours.

AR 102 Elementary Arabic II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AR 101 or permission of instructor. This course will build upon the language, listening, and writing skills students developed in AR 101. Students will advance their knowledge of Arabic letters and sounds, words and sentences, and basic conversation. 3 credit hours.

AR 201 Intermediate Arabic I (back to previous page)
Prerequisite:  AR 102 or permission of the instructor.  This course builds upon the skills acquired in the first-year course sequence.  Emphasis will be on mastering grammar, speaking skills, listening comprehension, and reading skills.  Students will gain the confidence to converse with native speakers on a variety of topics; will be able to write simple texts on everyday themes; and will acquire the skills to read uncomplicated authentic texts, such as newpaper articles on familiar topics.  3 credit hours.

AR 202 Intermediate Arabic II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite:  AR 201 or permission of the instructor.  This course is a second-year, upper intermediate course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which will continue to focus on the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  In this level, students will gain oral proficiency and should become comfortable to converse on familiar topics with a native speaker, to write short texts on everyday themes, and to read newspaper articles and short stories.  Students will also be introduced to aspects of contemporary life and culture in the Arab world through films and cultural video clips.  3 credit hours.

AR 301 Advanced Arabic (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AR 202 or comparable proficiency level as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor.  This course is intended to develop students' proficiencies in speaking, writing, listening, and reading so that they can be at a level necessary for advanced literature and culture courses.  It will emphasize composition and oral discussion as well as concepts necessary for a sophisticated appraisal of literature and culture in the target language.  This course will be conducted in the target language.  3 credit hours.

AR 401 Arabic Cultures through Literature and the Media (back to previous page)
Prerequisite:  AR 301 or comparable proficiency as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor.  This course is a comprehensive exposure to essential cultural issues and patterns as they have developed historically in the Arabic-speaking world.  It will study how these issues manifest through representative works of literature as well as popular and highbrow cultural media such as music and film.  The course will also provide a unique opportunity to produce in-depth cultural and literary analyses via oral discussion and written essays.  Students will perform select written and oral activities in Arabic.  3 credit hours.

AR 450-459 Special Topics (back to previous page)
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credit hours.

AR 599 Independent Study (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Consent of faculty member and department chair. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credit hours.

Arabic  - Graduate Courses

AR 601 Elementary Arabic I (back to previous page)
The course will introduce students to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn Arabic letters and sounds, write and create words and sentences, and be able to conduct basic conversations in the Arabic languages.

AR 602 Elementary Arabic II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AR 601 or permission of the instructor. This course will build upon the language, listening, and writing skills students developed in AR 601. Students will advance their knowledge of Arabic letters and sounds, words and sentences, and basic conversation skills.

AR 611 Intermediate Arabic I (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AR 602 or permission of the instructor.  This course builds upon the skills acquired in the first-year course sequence.  Emphasis will be on mastering grammar, speaking skills, listening comprehension, and reading skills.  Students will gain the confidence to converse with native speakers on a variety of topics; will be able to write simple texts on everyday themes; and will acquire the skills to read uncomplicated authentic texts, such as newspaper articles on familiar topics.

AR 612 Intermediate Arabic II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite:  AR 602 or permission of the instructor.  This course is a second-year, upper intermediate course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which will continue to focus on the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  In this level, students will gain oral proficiency and should become comfortable to converse on familiar topics with a native speaker, to write short texts on everyday themes, and to read newspaper articles and short stories.  Students will also be introduced to aspects of contemporary life and culture in the Arab world through films and cultural video clips.