ARB - Arabic
ARB 1010 Elementary Arabic I Cr. 4
Vocabulary, forms, syntax, graded readings. Offered Every Term.
Course Material Fees: $5
ARB 1020 Elementary Arabic II Cr. 4
Continuation of ARB 1010. Offered Every Term.
Prerequisites: ARB 1010 with a minimum grade of D-
Course Material Fees: $5
ARB 2010 Intermediate Arabic I Cr. 4
Satisfies General Education Requirement: Foreign Culture, Global Learning Inquiry
Continuation of grammar, readings in classical and modern prose. Offered Every Term.
Prerequisites: ARB 1020 with a minimum grade of D-
Course Material Fees: $5
ARB 2020 Intermediate Arabic II Cr. 4
Continuation of ARB 2010. Offered Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2010 with a minimum grade of D-
Course Material Fees: $5
ARB 3010 Business Arabic Cr. 3
Introduces learners of Arabic to language functions associated with business and travel. Communication for immediate use; emphasis on educated spoken Arabic. Situational dialogues built around units to address topics related to business such as job interview, airplane ticket purchase, and the like. Offered Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2010 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 3110 Advanced Arabic I Cr. 3
Third year Arabic language course: advanced Arabic grammar, complexities of sentence construction in various styles (literary, political, and scientific texts; written media; business correspondence). Offered Fall, Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2020 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 3120 Advanced Arabic II Cr. 3
Completion of ARB 3110; variations between classical Arabic and modern standard Arabic. Offered Fall, Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 3110 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 3210 Spoken Arabic Cr. 3
Introduction to authentic spoken Arabic. Language of everyday life; phonology and script. Communication for immediate use. Offered Fall.
Prerequisites: ARB 1020 with a minimum grade of D-
Repeatable for 9 Credits
ARB 3300 Conversation and Composition Cr. 3
Functional usage of language and communication in context. Critical essays written about topics discussed in class to improve writing skills. Offered Fall, Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2010 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 3990 Directed Study Cr. 3-6
Readings, periodic reports and consultations. Offered Every Term.
Repeatable for 9 Credits
ARB 5010 Medieval Arabic Texts Cr. 3
Reading and translation of Arabic Medieval texts. Literature, language, religion and biography. Offered Yearly.
Prerequisites: ARB 2010 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 5020 Media Arabic Cr. 3
Language pertinent to media communications: written, visual and audio material. Background in origin and development of journalism in the Arab world. Current major newspapers and magazines used as basic reading materials. Offered Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2020 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 5100 Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign/Second Language (TAFL) Cr. 3
Theoretical and conceptual framework of second language learning. Proper training in pedagogy as related to learning Arabic as a foreign/second language. Offered Yearly.
Equivalent: NE 5100
ARB 5130 Classical Arabic Literature in Translation Cr. 3
From pre-Islamic period (Jahiliya) to the downfall of the Umayad dynasty in Andalusia (1492). Offered Every Other Year.
ARB 5140 Modern Arabic Literature in Arabic and English Cr. 3
Literature and culture of Arab Nahda period (Renaissance beginning in nineteenth century), down to the present. Fiction, drama, biography, poetry. Course is offered in both Arabic and English. Offered Yearly.
ARB 5210 Arabic Sociolinguistics Cr. 3
Arabic dialectology; Arabic as a minority language in contact. Theories and techniques developed outside Arabic, and their applicability to Arabic situations. Offered Fall.
ARB 5230 Structure of Arabic Cr. 3
Survey of historical constitution and theoretical structure of Arabic. Offered Yearly.
ARB 5240 Quranic Arabic Cr. 3
Structures and functions of the language of the Quran. It introduces linguistic, textual, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of this language from the perspective of medieval and modern scholars of Arabic. Offered Fall.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Undergraduate level students.
ARB 5300 Arabic Grammar in Practice Cr. 3
This course is a capstone of the language training in the Arabic program. It is an advanced, hands on and in-depth grammatical and textual analysis of Arabic oral and written text production across genres, modes and historical periods. Students will be trained on recognizing and analyzing texts grammatically from the different periods and genres of Arabic and from different written, audio and new media. They will also practice reproducing these structures by means of drills, exercises and sound clips. Offered Every Other Year.
ARB 5700 Arabic for Healthcare Professions Cr. 3
General review of pertinent grammar and specific vocabulary groups relating to specific tasks in the health care professions. Discussions leading to cultural competencies. Exploration of cultural and social factors for communicating with Arabic-speaking patients. Offered Winter.
Prerequisites: ARB 2010 with a minimum grade of D-
ARB 5990 Directed Study Cr. 1-3
Readings; periodic consultations and reports. Offered Every Term.
Repeatable for 9 Credits
ARB 6700 History of Arabic Cr. 3
History of the evolution of Arabic. Data from phonetics/phonology and morpho-syntax will form the basis of study. Offered Fall.
Equivalent: LIN 6700
ARB 7100 Introduction to Translation Studies Cr. 3
Introduction to Translation Studies presents the essential theories as tools to deal with the significant practical problems and issues that may confront the practitioner in specialized translation. The class will focus on the following points: 1) acquisition of the basics of translation theory in order to facilitate the comprehension of translation’s multidisciplinary processes and be aware of the variety of theoretical approaches, 2) the study and evaluation of primary methods of research to enhance future research and practices, 3) the acquisition of necessary metalanguage, which allows the textual analysis of the translation process, the solution driven mind of a translator, the approach to tackle recurring translation problems, and the evaluation of translated texts. Offered Every Other Year.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.