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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate This course introduces elements in the more advanced grammatical structures of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) using a functional approach, and helps students develop skills in literary genres necessary for understanding authentic readings and discourse. Promotes the active use of MSA by using literary and culturally authentic selections of texts. Emphasis is on the development of effective application of thematic contexts from readings, and developing accuracy in written and oral communication. The course reviews and reinforces previously acquired grammatical structures, and expands vocabulary through extensive practice and analysis of MSA style from literary, political, social, and economic aspects of Arab culture and language. Prerequisite: ARAB-203 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Continuation of ARAB-302. Prerequisite: ARAB-302 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Offered as part of the AU Abroad program in Rabat, Morocco, this course develops advanced mastery of Arabic, control of vocabulary and grammar in Modern Standard Arabic, and cultural concepts embedded in the language. Focus is on all five linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). The course also incorporates authentic reading passages that address a range of topics including politics, society, religion, and literature, to enable students to strength their reading skills and increase vocabulary acquisition, refine and expand knowledge of sentence structure and the Arabic verb system, as well as exposing students to writers from across the Arab world. Usually offered every term.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Offered as part of the AU Abroad program in Rabat, Morocco. Continuation of ARAB-326. This course develops advanced mastery of Arabic, control of vocabulary and grammar in Modern Standard Arabic, and cultural concepts embedded in the language. Focus is on all five linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). The course also incorporates authentic reading passages that address a range of topics including politics, society, religion, and literature, to enable students to strength their reading skills and increase vocabulary acquisition, refine and expand knowledge of sentence structure and the Arabic verb system, as well as exposing students to writers from across the Arab world. Usually offered every term.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate This course explores the historical, cultural, political, and intellectual developments within the twelve centuries of Arab and Ottoman civilizations, beginning with the seventh century Umayyad Empire to the nineteenth century renaissance of Arabism, and assesses and analyses the underlying factors influencing the Arab social and literary revival. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: ARAB-303.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Topics taught in Arabic include media Arabic; Levantine Arabic; and reading and translation of sociopolitical texts. Emphasis is on vocabulary expansion through study of idioms and vernaculars, usage of thematic expressions, and patterns of regional discourse. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: ARAB-303.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Study Abroad
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate An introduction to works of art in historical context. Western art from prehistory to the present with in-depth study of such major architectural monuments as the Parthenon, Chartres Cathedral, St. Peter's in Rome, and such artists as Michelangelo, Raphael, El Greco, Gentileschi, Rembrandt, the French Impressionists, and Picasso. Usually offered every term.
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