ARAB - Arabic

ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I

Development of the basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Special emphasis on aural-oral proficiency.

Credits

4.0

Core

Foundations/Foreign Language

Offered

Fall Semester

ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic II

Prerequisite: ARAB 101 or permission of department chair. Continuation of Elementary Arabic I.

Credits

4.0

Core

Foundations/Foreign Language

Offered

Spring Semester

ARAB 105 Arabic Conversation

Prerequisite: ARAB 102 or exemption by exam or permission of department. A one-credit conversation course conducted in Arabic designed to develop oral skills. Weekly discussions based on readings of cultural or current topics. Final grade based on attendance and participation and on one writing assignment in Arabic. May be repeated.

Credits

1.0

Offered

Both Semesters

ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I

Prerequisite: ARAB 102 Development of intermediate Arabic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Special emphasis on aural-oral proficiency.

Credits

3.0

Core

Foundations/Foreign Language

Offered

Fall Semester

ARAB 202 Intermediate Arabic II

Prerequisite: ARAB 201 Development of intermediate Arabic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Special emphasis on aural-oral proficiency.

Credits

3.0

Core

Foundations/Foreign Language

Offered

Spring Semester

ARAB 203 Arabic Conversation & Composition

Prerequisites: ARAB 202 or permission of the department chair. Concentration on writing, conversation and structural difficulties. Reading and discussion of cultural material of an interdisciplinary nature.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester

ARAB 335 Teaching Assistantship

Prerequisite: Invitation of the department. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits) An opportunity for qualified seniors to conduct practice sessions, tutor students and/or administer examinations in specified 100- and 200-level courses. Students are selected by the department. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Credits

1.0 - 3.0

Offered

Either Semester

ARAB 375 Independent Study in Arabic

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor or department chair. Study of a selected subject. Conferences and reports.

Credits

1.0 - 3.0

Offered

Either Semester

ARAB 397 Special Topics

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Credits

3.0

Offered

As Needed