ARAB 1001. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM STAND ARB I.
Fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, reading, composition, and conversation of standard (including classical) Arabic.
Offered fall semester every year.
ARAB 1002. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM STND ARB II.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1001.
A continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I, including review and introduction of new content.
Offered spring semester every year.
ARAB 2003. Intermediate Standard Arabic I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMDTE ARB I.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1002.
Intermediate grammar, reading, conversation, and composition in standard (including classical) Arabic. Particular attention will be given to readings in Islamic literature.
Offered fall semester every year.
ARAB 2004. Intermediate Standard Arabic II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMDTE ARB II.
Prerequisite: ARAB 2003.
A continuation of Intermediate Standard Arabic I, including review and introduction of new content.
Offered spring semester every year.
ARAB(LING) 3005. Advanced Standard Arabic I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED ARB I.
Prerequisite: ARAB 2004 or permission of department.
Advanced grammar, reading, conversation, and composition in standard (including classical) Arabic. Particular attention will be given to readings in Islamic literature.
ARAB 3006. Advanced Standard Arabic II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED ARB II.
Prerequisite: ARAB(LING) 3005 or permission of department.
A continuation of Advanced Standard Arabic I.
ARAB 4000/6000. Moroccan Dialectical Arabic. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: MOROCCAN ARABIC.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Third-year student standing or permission of department.
Provides a basic capacity for "survival" Moroccan Arabic through the study of essential vocabulary and communication skills. Emphasizes the use of day to day language necessary for student researchers of Moroccan culture by utilizing classroom training, "homestays" with Moroccan families, and interactions with Moroccans.
Non-traditional format: This is a maymester summer abroad program and will thus entail extensive travel throughout Morocco and homestays with Moroccan families, where the student will learn to use the skills acquired in class in real-life situations. The educational experience of this course will be of an on-going "linguistic immersion" type. The course will meet six days a week for two hours over four weeks of the Maymester with an additional twelve hours of contact through language instruction and practice with Moroccans.
ARAB 4100/6100. Reading and Research in Arabic and Islamic Literature. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: READ AND RSCH ARB.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ARAB 2004 or permission of department.
Arabic and Islamic texts with emphasis upon extensive reading and individual and/or group research projects. Qualified students may study Persian and/or Turkish texts.
Not offered on a regular basis.
ARAB 4107/6107. Islamic Arabic I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ISLAMIC ARABIC I.
Prerequisite: ARAB 2004.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ARAB(LING) 3005.
In-depth review of Arabic grammar towards attaining fluency in reading Islamic texts using all previously learned structures, vocabulary, and the verbs. Emphasis on gaining proficiency in speaking in Arabic about Islamic concepts and the Islamic textual heritage, specifically the Qur’an, Hadith, and the commentary literature.
Offered fall semester every year.
ARAB 4108/6108. Islamic Arabic II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ISLAMIC ARABIC II.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ARAB 2004.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ARAB 4107/6107 and ARAB 3006.
Continuation of Arabic grammar begun in Islamic Arabic I, towards attaining fluency in reading Islamic texts and gaining proficiency in speaking in Arabic about Islamic concepts and textual heritage, based on the Qur'an, Hadith, the commentary literature, and later Islamic texts, including Islamic poetry.
Offered spring semester every year.
ARAB 4201/6201. Advanced Conversation and Composition in Standard Arabic I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV CON COMP ARAB I.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ARAB 2004.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: ARAB(LING) 3005.
Advanced language study, combining instruction in grammar, reading comprehension, and composition with practice in spoken modern standard Arabic.
Offered fall semester every year.
ARAB 4202/6202. Advanced Conversation and Composition in Standard Arabic II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV CNV CMP ARAB II.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ARAB 2004 and ARAB 4201/6201.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: ARAB 3006.
A continuation of Advanced Conversation and Composition in Standard Arabic I, including instruction in grammar, reading comprehension, and composition. Emphasis on practice in spoken modern standard Arabic at the level of an educated speaker, stressing both the ability to narrate events and express ideas orally and in writing.
Offered spring semester every year.
ARAB 4300/6300. Media Arabic. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MEDIA ARAB.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ARAB 2004.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: ARAB 3006.
Advanced course designed to enable students to be proficient in the language used in Arabic newspapers, news broadcasts (video and audio), and the internet. Consists of intensive reading, listening to, comprehending, and speaking with the vocabulary and expressions characteristic of Arabic media on a variety of contemporary topics.
Offered spring semester every year.
ARAB 4960H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED READ/PRJCT.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.
ARAB 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED READ/PRJCT.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.
ARAB 4980H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED READ/PRJCT.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.
ARAB 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual research in the field of his/her major or in a closely related field.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.