FIRST SEMESTER SUMMER ARABIC

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 1st semester language Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Master the Arabic alphabet and sound system, recognize and pronounce correctly all Arabic sounds and write accurately from dictation. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Initiate social interactions, ask for basic information, and comprehend basic cultural aspects of social interaction in the Arab world. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Talk about yourself, your education, and your family with native speakers of Arabic accustomed to interacting with learners. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Comprehend simple print texts on familiar topics. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Comprehend simple audio/video texts on familiar topics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Compose simple paragraphs about yourself and your family and friends. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify the differences between formal and spoken Arabic, recognize both registers, and use basic expressions in at least one dialect. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Develop an active vocabulary of about 300 Arabic words. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Master the Arabic alphabet and sound system, recognize and pronounce correctly all Arabic sounds and write accurately from dictation. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Initiate social interactions, ask for basic information, and comprehend basic cultural aspects of social interaction in the Arab world. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Talk about yourself, your education, and your family with native speakers of Arabic accustomed to interacting with learners. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Comprehend simple print texts on familiar topics. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Comprehend simple audio/video texts on familiar topics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Compose simple paragraphs about yourself and your family and friends. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify the differences between formal and spoken Arabic, recognize both registers, and use basic expressions in at least one dialect. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Develop an active vocabulary of about 300 Arabic words. Audience: Undergraduate