Spoken Arabic (Advanced)

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The Arabic course for American / international students is designed for English-speaking students with a background in Literary Arabic (MSA) who can read and write in Arabic, have mastered the basic rules of grammar and syntax, and can comprehend Arabic texts at the level of simple news reports and articles. The course will be taught in English and Arabic. It will focus on learning the rules of Spoken Arabic (Palestinian dialect) and developing the ability to conduct conversations based on the students' existing knowledge of MSA. The learning process will also place significant emphasis on Arab culture and will offer students a wider view of Arab society in the Middle East and throughout the Arab world.