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  • MEAR 60004: Second Year Arabic II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course is geared to consolidating skills gained in the previous three semesters while enhancing the ability to converse and conduct oneself in Arabic. Reading skills are enhanced by exposure to more sophisticated examples of literature. Original written expression is encouraged through the composition of short essays.
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  • MEAR 60005: Third Year Arabic I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This third-year Arabic course emphasis is on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in interactive settings. Vocabulary building will be the focus of drills; we will cover basic vocabulary in various authentic uses of the language. Special attention will also be given to media Arabic. Basic Arabic grammar should be completed by the end of the year. We will continue with part 2 of the Kitaab sequence. Supplementary materials, mainly from Arabic media (BBC Arabic News, newspapers, magazines), will be provided. Tests, both oral and written, will cover the textbook materials, in addition to the basic grammar and the cumulative vocabulary.
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  • MEAR 60006: Third Year Arabic II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This third-year Arabic course emphasis is on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in interactive settings. Vocabulary building will be the focus of drills; we will cover basic vocabulary in various authentic uses of the language. Special attention will also be given to media Arabic. Basic Arabic grammar should be completed by the end of the year. We will continue with Part 2 of the Kitaab sequence. Supplementary materials, mainly from Arabic media (BBC Arabic News, newspapers, magazines), will be provided. Tests, both oral and written, will cover the textbook material, in addition to the basic grammar and the cumulative vocabulary.
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  • MEAR 60007: Media Arabic/Arabic Media

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The goal of this course is two-fold: it consists of an overview of contemporary Arabic media and an introduction to media Arabic. Simply put: It's a survey course on Arabic media with a language component. In addition to printed texts (newspapers, magazines, journals), a substantial portion of the material of written, audio, and visual texts' is drawn from major Arabic Internet sites (al-Jazeera, al-Arabiyya, BBC Arabic, etc.) and TV programs. Texts vary according to interests of students. Some suggested topics: the social, political and institutional context of media production, the role media plays in the present debates in the Arab world of problems like cultural identity, the position of Islam in society, secularism, Nationalism, development, illiteracy, women and gender, sexuality, pop culture. . . etc. Taught in English, with extensive readings, and some discussion, in Arabic. The course fulfills the third year Arabic requirement for Arabic majors.
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  • MEAR 60008: Fourth Year Arabic II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The focus of this course is the integration of formal and spoken Arabic. This is accomplished through a series of readings students prepare in advance of class. Class time is spent conversing in idiomatic Arabic about the text. Arabic media (movies, on-line resources) are intended to supplement the readings and expand contexts and vocabulary for further interaction in Arabic.
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  • MEAR 60026: Advanced Arabic Composition and Conversation II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course deals with the advanced level of Modern Standard Arabic. It is the continuation of Advanced Composition and Conversation I (MEAR 40025). The course deals with all aspects of reading, writing, listening and conversation following the method of proficiency. There will be carefully selected texts for reading comprehension and grammatical analysis of the topics of which are among the most heated subjects in the social, political and intellectual lives in the Middle East. Additionally, the students will be exposed to colloquial Arabic (Syrian and Lebanese) through programs in Computer, as well as handouts to be shared by professor. The course will enable the students to write relatively long Arabic essays, develop efficient reading skills, listen to and discuss topics of general and professional interest, be knowledgeable of Arabic culture, be able to express themselves fluently and conduct conversations dealing with issues presented in the course material. Fourth Year Arabic or its equivalent is prerequisite for admission to this course.
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  • MEAR 60028: Arabic Scholastic Writing

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    "Recommended for students with 3 years of college Arabic or equivalent." The goal of this course is to develop an advanced knowledge of the literary/classical Arabic, with emphasis on a comprehensive overview of grammar and syntax, vocabulary acquisition, and serial readings of Arabic scholarly writings by medieval and modern authors. We read selections from a wide range of genres: religious (Qur'an exegeses, hadith commentaries, Sufism), intellectual (philosophy, political thought), legal (treatise, manual, fatwa collection), historical (chronicle, biographical dictionary), and literary (criticism, essay).
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  • MEAR 60107: Fourth Year Arabic I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    MEAR 40007 is designed as a continuation of third year Arabic for those students who have requested to continue beyond what is required for the major. The syllabus will combine lessons from the textbook Al-Kitaab as well as texts from print and electronic "Media Arabic." The course will lay equal stress on Formal (fusha) as well as contemporary Middle East colloquial dialect Arabic (`amiyya).
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  • MEAR 60801: Intro Modern Standard Arabic

    4.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This intensive summer course is a basic introduction to all aspects of the Arabic language through a comprehensive and integrated method. The focus is on language proficiency in all areas of the language including speaking, reading, and writing. The course also introduces students to aspects of Arabic culture and everyday life in the Middle East. No prerequisite. Graduate students who wish to receive credit should register under this number.
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  • MEAR 60901: Intro Modern Standard Arabic

    0.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This intensive summer course is a basic introduction to all aspects of the Arabic language through a comprehensive and integrated method. The focus is on language proficiency in all areas of the language including speaking, reading, and writing. The course also introduces students to aspects of Arabic culture and everyday life in the Middle East. No prerequisite. This is a no credit course.
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