Courses of Study 2022-2023 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ARAB 2201 - Arabic for Heritage Speakers

(crosslisted) ASRC 2105  
(GB) (ALC-AS, CA-AS, GLC-AS) Satisfies Option 1. (CU-ITL)     
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

M. Younes.

This course is designed for students who can speak and understand a spoken Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, etc.) but have little or no knowledge of written Arabic, known as Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, or Fusha. The focus of the course will be on developing the reading and writing skills through the use of graded, but challenging and interesting materials. As they develop their reading and writing skills, students will be learning about Arab history, society, and culture. Classroom activities will be conducted totally in Arabic. Students will not be expected or pressured to speak in Classical Arabic, but will use their own dialects for speaking purposes. However, one of the main goals of the course will be to help the development of the skills to communicate and understand Educated Spoken Arabic, a form of Arabic that is based on the spoken dialects but uses the educated vocabulary and structures of Fusha.



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