First semester of intensive Arabic language instruction.

The basics of the Arabic language.

First semester of Arabic language instruction.

Continuation of Arabic 506.

Designed to provide students with basic competence in Modern Standard Arabic, targeting the skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening.

Continuation of Arabic 508.

Continuation of Arabic 512K.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework counted in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Introduction to Arabic as spoken throughout the Arab world.

Introduction to the Egyptian dialect of Arabic.

Development of the specialized vocabulary and skills needed in the media or public policy sectors of the Arab-speaking world.

Development of the specialized vocabulary and skills needed in the media or public policy sectors of the Arab-speaking world.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Students read and discuss Arabic language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course.

Sixth semester of intensive Arabic language instruction.

Explore the challenges of Arab youth, most notably in the economy, nationalism, and environmental issues. Taught in Arabic.

Close textual study of prose or poetry in Arabic. Some topics may focus on the cultural impact of literature and language.

Focuses on contemporary poetry, specifically examining popular poetry, graphic poetry, rap, slam, hip-hop, and Twitter as a poetic genre. Investigates crossings between contemporary and classical forms, as well as Arabic and non-Arabic genres. Analyzes new poetic forms expressed in a variety of dialectics and cultural contexts, addressing the role of music, digital technology, and political developments in shaping new poetry. Explores various texts in Modern Standard Arabic and dialects from across the Arab world.

Examine how Arabs have contributed to the global scientific movement in the past and in the present.

Explore the role of arts and literature and how it influences Arab societies and politics.

Supervised individual study of selected problems in Arabic language or literature.

Examine writings on the aesthetics of the Arabic language.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the beginning level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the low-intermediate level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the intermediate level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the high-intermediate level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the advanced level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Arabic at the advanced level in preparation for research in the Arab world or with Arabic sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test.

The historical and linguistic development of Arabic varieties and registers, past and present.

Introduction to the major areas of research in Arabic linguistics. Includes formal linguistics and sociolinguistics, and code-switching and dialectology.

A detailed examination of the syntax of Palestinian Arabic.

Theory and practice of foreign or second language acquisition, applied to Arabic instruction.

Examines three curricular models that are widely used in teaching foreign languages: proficiency-based instruction, task-based instruction, and content-based instruction.

Investigates the representation of the West in Arabic literature from the nineteenth century onward by examining travel narratives, novels, essays, and visual texts.

Examines classical Arabic prose from the perspective of the individual khabar or story, which was the basic unit for all humanities works, and works in history, geography, zoology, cosmology, and anthropology.

Development of the specialized vocabulary and skills needed in the media and public policy sectors of the Arab-speaking world.

Development of the specialized vocabulary and skills needed in the media and public policy sectors of the Arab-speaking world.

Arabic classical and modern sources on a variety of subjects, as well as modern scholarship in Arabic studies both in the West and in the Arab world.

Supervised individual study of selected problems in Arabic studies.

Apply language skills to particular areas of focus.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.