Language Courses
Language Courses
Literature Courses
AALL 121
Guidelines for Self-Placement in Language Courses
ACES
Arabic 1
Introduction to reading, writing, speaking and understanding modern standard Arabic. This course is proficiency based. It aims to place the student in the context of the native speaking environment. The primary course materials are:
- Kristen Brustad et al, Aif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (with DVDs ).
- Kristen Brustad et al, Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al- ’Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic. Part One (with DVDs).
- Handout assignments
The course focuses on:
- developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Modern Standard Arabic;
- expressing oneself and participate in simple one-to-one conversations involving basic practical and social situations;
- practicing basic grammatical structures through exploring the drills, exercises and class discussion, students will develop basic communicative skills and learn the fundamental structure of basic sentences;
- understanding Arab culture through class materials, discussion, Internet, film and outside activities.
Arabic 2
This elementary course, offered during Spring semester, is for students who have successfully completed Arabic I or its equivalent, or native or heritage speakers who can understand Arabic minimally and produce simple sentences.
The course focuses on:
- attaining proficiency in participating in topics related daily activities and personal environment;
- initiating and sustaining complicated communicative exchange;
- creating with the language and communicating personal meaning to both sympathetic and non-sympathetic interlocutors.
- satisfying personal needs and social demands to survive in an Arabic speaking setting.
The primary course materials are:
- Kristen Brustad et al, Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al- ’Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic. Part One (with DVDs).
- The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary, Hans Wehr. Ithaca. NY: Stoken Language Services, INC 1994 other newer edition.
- Upgraded pc or laptop for Arabic composition.
Arabic 63
This is an intermediate level course offered during Fall semester only. It is for students who have completed ARB 2 or its equivalent successfully.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- create with the language and communicate personal meaning effectively;
- satisfy personal needs and social demands to survive in an Arabic speaking environment;
- read and writing narrative of limited complication.
The primary course materials are:
- Kristen Brustad et al,Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al- ’Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning & Intermediate Arabic. Part One & Two (with DVDs).
- The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary, Hans Wehr. Ithaca. NY: Stoken Language Services, INC 1994 other newer edition.
- Other assigned materials.
Arabic 64
This is an intermediate level course offered during spring semester. It is for students who have completed ARB 63 or its equivalent successfully. It also offers the opportunity to study and discuss various genres of Arabic texts designed to present new lexical and grammatical materials in a context that is meaningful and suitable for intensive oral work.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- read various expository texts and extended narratives;
- write descriptively using some discourse connectors;
- participate actively and fluently in conversations in most informal and formal topics.
The primary materials are:
- Kristen Brustad et al, Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al- ’Arabiyya: A Textbook for Intermediate Arabic. Part Two (with DVDs).
- The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary, Hans Wehr. Ithaca. NY: Stoken Language Services, INC 1994 other newer edition.
- Other assigned readings.
Arabic 125
This is an advanced level course offered during Fall semester only. It is for students who have completed second year Arabic (ARB 63 and 64) or students who participated in a study abroad program of intermediate level Arabic, who demonstrate an ability to converse well, read texts of some length and write accurate narratives with familiar topics.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- read classical text and write in connected discourse of paragraph length;
- deal with the writings of some of the major literary figures of the Arabic world in the classical as well as the modern periods;
- deal effectively with uncomplicated situation through a variety of communicative devices.
Arabic 126
This advanced level course is for students who have successfully completed ARB 125, or those who can read and write in connected discourse of paragraph length and substance. The course also introduces the student to some of the major literary works of classical as well as modern Arabic.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- demonstrate fluency and accuracy in speaking, reading and writing skills;
- understand the social and religious backgrounds in which Arabic is deployed.
Arabic 183S
Topics in Arabic
This is an upper level course intended for independent learners of advanced Arabic. It exposes students to classical as well as modern language of Arabic literature and culture in the forms of satellite television, short fiction, prose and poetry.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- deal with classical and authentic texts;
- discuss topics concretely and abstractly;
- satisfy linguistic demands of professional or personal needs;
- observe communication styles of contemporary Arab culture.
Arabic 184
Topics in Arabic
This upper level course is a continuation of Arabic 183 in its inquiry into linguistic forms in Arabic culture and society.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
- participate fully in conversations on topics related to practical needs and professional interests;
- practice expository and expressive writing and reading with Arabic;
- understand various communication styles in which Arabic is the principal module of communication.
