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Course Info for ARAB - 401 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2538 Title: Advanced Arabic (Conv & Comp) Department: Language and Culture Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 9 Current enrollment: 3 Available seats: 6
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - T408 Instructor(s): Azzimani, Azzedine
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Arabic 302 or equivalent.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
This course builds on grammatical concepts acquired in elementary and intermediate courses (101-302). It introduces alternative stylistic tools for oral, aural, and writing skills with a vigorous expansion of vocabulary related to contemporary Arab culture and daily events in the Middle East. We will focus on two key areas of Arabic grammar: the root and pattern system, and complex sentence structure. Students will gain knowledge of grammatical aspects such as active and passive participles, geminate verbs, passive voice, circumstantial clauses, and nouns of place and time (to name a few) and learn more on idafas, broken plurals and superlatives and comparative forms. We will read and discuss authentic texts (short stories, newspapers, and magazine articles) and view films and various news clips in Arabic.