14 courses with the subject ARAB, 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.
ARAB 1001Elementary Arabic I3
This is the beginner level in Arabic. This course covers and emphasizes the development of the basic skills of the Arabic language and includes instruction in basic pronunciation, comprehension, communication, and grammar. Students will also become acquainted with the culture of the Arab world and establish a solid foundation for more advanced courses in Arabic.
Students will acquire additional vocabulary and a greater understanding of more complex grammatical structures. There will be an increased use of Arabic language and culture in instructions and communication. This course will provide the students with a strong foundation at the intermediate level in reading, writing, speaking, & listening.
Intermediate Arabic II is the continuation of Intermediate Arabic I. This course provides additional practice to help students attain a higher level of skill development (e.g.,listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture) and linguistic accuracy.
Advanced Arabic I is the continuation of Intermediate Arabic II. In this course, students will acquire a genuine command of the Arabic language by listening, speaking, reading, writing, and the ability to understand the culture . There is intense practice in conversation, composition, phonetics, and culture.
This course is a continuation of Advanced Arabic I. It is intended to further develop students’ proficiencies in speaking, writing, listening, reading, and culture so that they can be at a level necessary to communicate with flexibility, knowledge and ease in the language. Emphasis will mainly be placed on culture, composition and oral discussion.
Arabic conversation is designed for students who want to acquire a speaking knowledge of the language with a focus on communication, comprehension, and cultural information about Arabic customs. In this course, students will engage in “real-time” discussions, debate, presentations, and cultural reporting activities.
This course will engage students in the study of a variety of artistic and socio-cultural aspects of the Arab world. There will be an emphasis on representative cultural artifacts (from literature and other arts) that have come to define the region, as well as on culturally specific constructions of gender, ethnicity, and race (taught in English).
This course will engage students in the study of the culture of Islam. There will be an emphasis on identifying preconceived notions relating to Islam. This course will compare and contrast the history, essential tenets, and central practices of Islam to Judaism and Christianity. The context in which Islam began and the role of Muhammad (PBUH) on Islam will also be discussed. The Five Pillars of the Islamic faith and the split in Islam into the two major sects, Sunni, and Shi’a, will be explained. Due to the current events in the Middle East and the great number of social media users, this course will help students to understand a culture where secularism, capitalism, and materialism have no value.
This course discusses the influence of Islam on art and architecture from select countries from Spain to Iran. It provides an accessible and appealing examination of the significant artistic, architectural, and cultural dimensions of the Islamic World and their influences on the West.
3 TO 12 This course provides students the opportunity to explore and research Arabic language and culture-related topics of interest that are not available as regular course offerings of the University.
This course will focus on the study of Arabic as a language system in terms of modern linguistic analysis. Students will study the language’s sound system (phonology), word structure (morphology, particularly roots and patterns), phrase and sentence structure (syntax), and meaning at the word and sentential level (semantics). The history of Arabic and the issue of diglossia in Arabic-speaking countries will be discussed. The linguistic features of both Standard Arabic and the modern Arabic dialects of today will also be covered.
This course introduces basic techniques of Arabic-English translation. Students will work on stylistic, syntactic, technical, and cultural problems encountered in the translation process. It focuses on the process and quality of translation with emphasis on cultural differences.
This course is a survey of Arabic literature in translation with a focus on continuity and change, influence, and major trends, themes, and genres. It will provide students with a foundation in Arabic literature. Students will be introduced to short stories, novels, essays, poetry, and plays.
0 TO 12 This course is intended to provide the Spanish/French/Arabic/Chinese student with an opportunity to work in a professional setting to learn about areas that are not available or not practical in an academic environment. The internship will enable the student to apply Spanish/French/Arabic/Chinese language skills in the real work place and will provide an invaluable experience which should make the student more marketable upon graduation.
