Arabic Course

Arabic 1

This is a beginner-level modern standard Arabic language course designed for students who have little or no prior Arabic learning experience.

Students are introduced to the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as to the Arab culture. An emphasis on sounds, vocabulary, and sentence patterns will establish strong communicative skills which students will be able to use in authentic contexts and role-playing scenarios.

Students will practice basic conversations as well as read and write sentences using the structures learned.

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

• Write the Arabic alphabet (groups 1-3)

• Greet someone and take leave

• Pronounce vowels and consonants

• Make simple sentences

• Use personal pronouns and the proper gender of nouns

• Discuss Arab culture and practices, and use Arab cultural expressions

• Use demonstrative pronouns

• Introduce yourself and your family

• Talk about where you live and who you live with

Arabic 2

This is a continuation of modern standard Arabic 1 language course. Students will continue to develop the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as learn more about Arab culture.

An emphasis on Arabic language expressions, vocabulary, and sentence patterns will establish strong communicative skills which students will be able to use in authentic contexts and role-playing scenarios.

Students will practice simple conversations as well as read and write sentences using the structures learned. 

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

• Write letters of the Arabic alphabet (groups 4-6)

• Ask about names, yes or no questions and where things are

• Make polite requests

• Make words plural

• Describe things

• Talk about where you work or study

• Talk about jobs and activities

• Use nominative and genitive cases

• Use definite and indefinite articles

• Name everyday objects

• Discuss Arab culture and practices, and use Arab cultural expressions