3 courses with the subject LA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LA 111Elementary Arabic I
4 class hours 4 credits Prerequisite: Placement by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures This is an introduction to Arabic language and culture for students who wish to develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Arabic, and explore aspects of culture in Arabic- speaking countries. The alphabet, sound system and Arabic orthography will be covered, as well as elementary greetings and expressions. Students learn Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), with some exposure to colloquial Arabic forms. Weekly listening, speaking and viewing activities online or in the language laboratory are part of the course.
4 class hours 4 credits by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures This course is the second half of a first-year course in Modern Standard Arabic. Emphasis is on the progressive development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and learning basic grammatical constructs. Students continue to learn about cultural and social contexts of the Arabic-speaking world. Weekly listening, speaking and viewing activities online or in the language laboratory are part of the course.
3 class hours 3 credits Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Intermediate Arabic I continues to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and to foster acquaintance with colloquial variants of Arabic. New vocabulary, idiomatic phrases and grammatical structures will be introduced within the context of assignments that familiarize students with everyday activities in the Arabic-speaking world. Weekly individual listening, speaking and viewing activities in the language laboratory or online are part of the course. Course qualifies as Pathways Common Core 2A–World Cult IGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES COURSES
