38 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 1010Elementary Arabic4
Effective Date 06/01/2013 Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice.
Effective Date 02/01/2010 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Effective Date 06/01/2013 Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice.
Effective Date 02/01/2010 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Effective Date 03/26/2024 This course is intended for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with little or no reading and writing ability in Standard Arabic (MSA). The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic and aim to help students to: (a) achieve control of the Arabic sounds, (b) be able to write and speak in MSA, (c) and express themselves clearly in written form on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary.
Effective Date 05/01/2012 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Effective Date 05/01/2012 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Effective Date 06/01/2013 Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning.
for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 4
ARAB 2016Intensive Intermediate Arabic4
Effective Date 10/08/2024 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Prerequistes: ARAB 1016 & 1026 or equivalent.
Effective Date 11/20/2024 The primary goal of the course is to teach the student to communicate clearly and to give a good base for continued learning. Foreign languages are not acquired only in class; foreign languages are acquired through the students own efforts during and outside of class. For this reason, great emphasis is placed on learning through listeningnot only to other speakers, but to ones own voice repeating the language structures and vocabulary. Requisites Student must have completed ARAB 1020 or ARAB 1026.
Effective Date 06/01/2013 Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning.
for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 4
ARAB 2026Intensive Intermediate Arabic4
Effective Date 10/08/2024 This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills.
Effective Date 11/20/2024 The primary goal of the course is to teach the student to communicate clearly and to give a good base for continued learning through real-world resources, completion of the Al-Kitaab exercises, and other activities, students are exposed to a wide range topics, texts and exercises that build vocabulary, grammar, general communicative skills, and cultural knowledge. Participants will complete debates, writingexercises, and conversations. Requisites Student must have completed ARAB 2010 or ARAB 2016
Effective Date 01/01/2025 This course is for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to ARAB 1020. The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve a basic level of reading competency with rich vocabulary; (b) express themselves clearly in written Arabic on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. This course fulfills the college language requirement.
Effective Date 05/01/2012 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 3
ARAB 2256Introduction to Colloquial Arabic I0.5
Effective Date 05/01/2019 This course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
ARAB 1010 and ARAB 1020, or instructor’s permission. Credits: 0.5
ARAB 226Intensive Intermediate Arabic0
Effective Date 05/01/2012 This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Effective Date 05/01/2019 This course is a continuation of ARAB 2256. The course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on the vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
ARAB 1010, ARAB 1020, and ARAB 2256. or instructor’s permission Credits: 0.5
ARAB 256Introduction to Levantine Arabic-I0
Effective Date 05/01/2014 This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan
Effective Date 05/01/2014 This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan
Effective Date 01/01/2010 The goal of this course is to increase the student’s knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context.
Effective Date 01/01/2010 The goal of this course is to increase the student’s knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context.
ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 3
ARAB 3230Arabic Conversation and Composition3
Effective Date 08/01/2018 Using a communicatively oriented, proficiency-based approach the course will focus on the communicative prodution skills (speaking and writing) in the language through a combination of interactive classroom activities, take-home assignments and group work. Emphasis will be on the development of these two skills. Students will also be introduced to aspects of the Arab culture to build cultural awareness and communicative competence. Requisites Must have completed ARAB 2020
Effective Date 10/22/2021 The course aims to provide advanced training in developing linguistic and communicative skills in business Arabic. The business topics cover data & communication, finance, insurance, law & contract, research & production, marketing, transport, travel, meetings, and conferences. Instructor permission. Requisites Must have completed ARAB 2020
Effective Date 01/27/2025 This course aims to introduce students of third-year and fourth-year Arabic to Arabic poetry and culture through classical and contemporary songs. Many Arabic songs are taken from poems and they reflect different literary trends: romantic, religious, patriotic, Sufi, and contemplative poems. We will explore these poems, their impact on the Arabic collective unconscious, and cultural influence when turned into songs.
Effective Date 01/01/2020 In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 3
ARAB 4010Advanced Arabic III3
Effective Date 08/01/2009 The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context.
ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Credits: 3
ARAB 4020Advanced Arabic IV3
Effective Date 01/01/2010 The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context.
Effective Date 10/18/2010 This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers’ period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor’s permission. Credits: 3
ARAB 4245Readings in Classical Arabic Prose3
Effective Date 05/05/2017 Students will gain insight and learn to appreciate some of the most influential “Arab” literary figures and some of the most celebrated classical Arabic prose masterpieces. Students will also broaden their critical and comparative perspectives with regard to some of the most important literary and cultural issues related to the overall poetics and politics of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. Prereq: ARAB 3020 or Instructor Permission. Requisites Must have completed ARAB 3020
Effective Date 10/03/2016 This course explores the unduly studied corpus of Arabic writings that describes the encounters with and perception of the Other. Much effort will be devoted to investigate medieval and early modern Arab-Muslim views of the Other in a cross-generic selection of non-religious Arabic prose such as travelogues, diplomatic memoirs, captivity reports, marvels, folktales, literary debates/boasting, and poetry.
