ARAB

Arabic Through Literary Essays: This course aims to elevate students’ proficiency across the four core language skills—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—through an in-depth exploration of Arabic literary essays. By engaging with a curated selection of texts, students will expand their vocabulary, grasp complex idiomatic expressions, and refine their understanding of advanced sentence structures. The course emphasizes interpretive and analytical skills as students read, discuss, and critique diverse works. Students will also write reflective essays in response to readings and view related Arabic documentary videos to enrich their understanding of the topics discussed. By the course’s conclusion, students will demonstrate increased fluency, sharper comprehension, and the ability to articulate nuanced ideas in Arabic, positioning them firmly within the advanced levels of the ACTFL proficiency standards.

Second quarter of Classical High Intermediate Arabic

This course is an introduction to Arabic linguistics, the scientific study of language and its structure.

The second quarter of Intermediate Arabic

Colloquial Levantine Arabic is a proficiency-based course designed to develop the linguistic skills necessary for personal day-to-day life. The course focuses on spoken rather than Standard written Arabic, and will therefore target primarily the oral/aural skills. Through the knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic and the introduction of colloquial vocabulary, expressions, and grammar, the course will build the students’ competence in spoken Arabic. Students will also be introduced to the Levantine culture.

Colloquial Egyptian Arabic Language and Culture

This sequence concentrates on the acquisition of speaking, reading, and aural skills in modern formal Arabic.