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3.00 Credits
Description: Extensive oral drill with emphasis on the acquisition of facility in normal conversation and comprehension. Graduate-level requirements include the ability to speak with sufficient structural vocabulary to participate in most formal and informal conversations, requiring a mastery of at least 120 additional vocabulary items. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect must have consent of instructor. May be convened with: ARB 424A. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Extensive oral drill with emphasis on the acquisition of facility in normal conversation and comprehension. Graduate-level requirements include the ability to speak with sufficient structural vocabulary to participate in most formal and informal conversations, requiring a mastery of at least 120 additional vocabulary items. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect must have consent of instructor. May be convened with: ARB 424B. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: History and structure of the Arabic language in its various forms. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on any phonological, morphological, or syntactic structure of any variety of Arabic. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: LING 526, SLAT 526. May be convened with: ARB 426. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Moroccan Arabic is a designation used for a continuum of dialects spoken in Morocco. An alternate designation for this dialect cluster is Maghribi Colloquial Arabic. There are 18,800,000 speakers throughout Morocco according to the Ethnologue, and 742,000 elsewhere. Graduate-level requirement includes weekly conversational hours outside of class. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect must have consent of instructor. May be convened with: ARB 427A. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This is a continuation of ARB 427A-527A. The focus is on spoken rather than Standard written Arabic, and will target oral/aural skills, speaking and listening. Knowledge of Arabic orthography is not required, as the text is in phonetic transcription. Graduate-level requirements include a weekly conversational hour outside of class or alternatively lead 15 minute interactive sessions each class. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect must have instructor permission. May be convened with: ARB 427B. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Introduction to the Cairene dialect. Phonology, common greetings, basic vocabulary and grammar. Graduate-level requirements include a picture description, summary of taped dialogues, and short reports on Egyptian movies. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect may not enroll. May be convened with: ARB 439A. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Introduction to the Cairene dialect. Phonology, common greetings, basic vocabulary and grammar. Graduate-level requirements include a picture description, summary of taped dialogues, and short reports on Egyptian movies. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): ARB 539A and one year of Modern Standard Arabic or consent of the instructor . May be convened with: ARB 439B. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Overview of classical Arabic literature; pre-Islamic era to Abbasid periods. Explore artistic poetic characteristics of each of these periods and their most important genres. Examine political, social, intellectual and religious environments in the emergence of these four distinctive literatures. Graduate-level requirements include three major exams, an additional paper and presentation. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. May be convened with: ARB 448. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This situation-based course builds on the proficiency acquired in the second "Conversational Levantine Arabic" course or equivalent, and assists the student in reaching an intermediate-high level of proficiency in oral communication and aural comprehension. Graduate-level requirements include a video project with the assistance of the Multi-media Learning Lab. The project will involve either an interview with a Palestinian writer, artist, musician, etc, or a narrative about a related cultural institution or an event. Each student is expected to schedule a few consultation meetings to ensure a smooth progress and a timely completion of the project. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Native speakers of any Arabic dialect must have consent of instructor. May be convened with: ARB 484A. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Intermediate Levantine Arabic II is the fourth course in the Levantine Arabic sequence begun in "Conversational Levantine Arabic". The course focuses on spoken rather than Standard written Arabic, and will therefore target primarily the oral/aural skills, speaking and listening. Graduate-level requirements include a video project in addition to other course requirements. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): 584A or consent of instructor. Native speakers of another Arabic dialect must have consent of instructor. May be convened with: ARB 484B. Usually offered: Spring.
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