NES 3201 - Advanced Arabic I

(crosslisted) ASRC 3100
(GB) (CA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: NES 2200 or permission of instructor.

M. Younes, staff.

Introduces students to authentic, unedited Arabic language materials ranging from poems, short stories, and plays to newspaper articles dealing with social, political, and cultural issues. Emphasis is on developing fluency in oral expression through discussion of issues presented in the reading selections. There is more focus on the development of native-like pronunciation and accurate use of grammatical structures than on elementary and intermediate Arabic. A primary objective of the course is the development of writing skill through free composition exercises in topics of interest to individual students.