Arabic

An introduction to speaking, writing and reading Arabic. The emphasis is on speaking and understanding spoken Arabic. It will focus on idiomatic expressions used in daily speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary building. Reading and writing may be done as reinforcement to oral communication skills. The study of culture is embedded throughout the course, and the study of culture is additionally enhanced through the use of weblogs that focus students' attention on many important topical, historical, and useful themes. 

The course is designed to introduce to the non-native speaker of Arabic the four basic skills necessary to developing a working knowledge of Arabic: a)understanding, b)speaking, c) reading, and d) writing.  The emphasis is on speaking and understanding spoken Arabic.  Reading and writing will be done as reinforcement to oral communication skills.  The course will focus on idiomatic expressions used in daily speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary building.