This is a self-paced introductory course for beginning students of modern formal Arabic language. The course aims at developing all four skills: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. The students learn the alphabet and begin to read and write simple sentences. They will also learn to respond to greetings and simple commands. In addition, students will gain understanding and respect of a different culture.

Spring 2009 Schedule

After students have acquired the sound and writing systems of Modern Standard Arabic in the first level, this course attempts to enable them to perform more advanced language functions using the linguistic components learned. Thus, there is a substantial amount of lexical and grammatical practice within this course, Students will also continue to discover more of the value of th Arabic language as the repository of a tremendously rich and fruitful civilization which has had a great impact on human civilizations through the centuries.

Prerequisite: LAN 181 or permission of instructor.

Spring 2009 Schedule

Intermediate Arabic I is a continuation of Beginning Arabic II, in which students will be expressing opinion and supporting it describing events in the present, past and future, forms of the Arabic verb, and the passive.


Spring 2009 Schedule