Asian Studies 332 - Third Year Arabic I

The goal of this course is to help students achieve an advanced to superior level of proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic with an exposure to one Arabic colloquial variety using the four-skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) approach. Students will read within a normal range of speed, listen to, discuss and respond in writing to authentic texts by writers from across the Arab world. Text types address a range of political, social, religious, and literary themes and represent a range of genres, styles, and periods. All of these texts may include hypothesis, argumentation and supported opinions that will cover both linguistic and cultural knowledge. This course covers Al-Kitaab, Book 3, Units 1-5 in addition to extra instructional materials.

Prereq: Asian Studies 232