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arabic 101 Elementary Arabic I +
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Arabic 101 is designed for students with no previous knowledge, or very limited knowledge of the Arabic language. The first part of this course focuses on learning the script, sound and writing systems in Arabic. Building upon these skills, in the second part of the course, we will focus on the four communication skills (reading, speaking, listening and writing) of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). We will also immerse ourselves in Arabic language and culture through various activities designed around the audio-visually enhanced Maha and Khalid, and their family storyline. More Info
Offered in:arabic 102 Elementary Arabic II +
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Arabic 102 picks up where Arabic 101 left off. Our central tasks will be building vocabulary and mastering basic grammatical structures. We'll also stress training in reading and writing Arabic sentences and in enhancing spoken skills necessary for a variety of daily activities. As the course progresses, more emphasis will fall on assimilating the language for more complex communicative purposes related to describing self, family members, career plans, and abstract matters like personal feelings and decisions. More Info
Offered in:arabic 201 Intermediate Arabic I +
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This course is an intermediate course, typically undertaken after completion of two university semesters of Arabic. Central tasks will be building vocabulary, mastering grammatical structures, training in reading comprehension, writing Arabic sentences, and enhancing spoken skills necessary for a variety of daily activities. By the end of this semester, you should master intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) More Info
Offered in:arabic 202 Intermediate Arabic II +
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This course is a continuation of Intermediate Arabic I. It is generally appropriate for students who have completed three semesters of the study of Arabic. Central tasks will be building vocabulary, mastering grammatical structures, improving reading comprehension, writing Arabic sentences, and enhancing the spoken skills necessary for a variety of daily activities. By the end of the semester, the successful student should reach intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). More Info
Offered in:arabic 252L Global Refugee Narratives +
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Across political, cultural, and literary narratives, problematic representations of Muslim refugees are often fueled by distorted imaginations of their cultural and religious identities. In this course, students will explore literary texts and films that examine the contemporary global refugee crisis. Supplementary readings will provide critical context for studying the different constructions and realities of refugee lives. Students will emerge from this class with the ability to critically examine the cultural spaces refugees occupy in western discourse. They will further be able to articulate how refugee identities are constructed across a range of literary narratives that represent them. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
arabic 260L Imagining the Modern Middle East +
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This course constitutes an interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary novels, picture books, graphic novels, and films that represent Middle Eastern people(s) and settings. It investigates identify formation and cultural construction, as well as politics and ideology in literature. The course examines how texts construct and perpetuate on often problematic version of cultural identify. Students will explore how unique histories, traditions, and politics are significant factors in reading and analyzing literature and will investigate how literature addressed to the western reader often perpetuates a stereotypical version of the Middle East that homogenizes its populations and fails to account for its complexity. The course can cover a variety of topics and genres including adolescent literature, comic books, the graphic novel, and contemporary fiction about the Middle East. Possible themes for the course include political socialization, religious ideology, indoctrination and dissidence across a range of literary and cultural texts. Taught in English. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
arabic 290 Special Topics +
arabic 320 Modern Arabic Literature +
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This course considers a variety of work by Arab authors, all written or translated into English. Students will explore key trends, movement, and transformations that have shaped the modern Arabic literary tradition. They will examine narratives in various genres- including the novel, short story and film, which consider a range of political, social, and literary topics. Supplementary readings will provide critical context for analysis and interpretation. Themes may include postcolonial legacies, political struggle, Arab encounters with the West, and the quest for identity. More Info
Offered in:arabic 352L Middle Eastern and North African Cinema +
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This course focuses on how Middle Eastern and North African films have reflected, perpetuated, and criticized national ideologies, as well as how themes of individual and collective identity, memory, and trauma have been represented by filmmakers. By exploring how films have told stories about socio-cultural conflicts, we will open further questions about the place of cinema in nation building and in the formation of historical narratives. The course's specific theme varies from semester to semester, depending on the national contexts being studied. Taught in English. CINE 352L and MLLC 352Land ARABIC 352L are the same course. More Info
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arabic 378 Independent Study +
arabic 379 Independent Study +
arabic 478 Readings and Research +
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Primarily for seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 in their major who wish to pursue a research topic in depth,one ordinarily not available in standard course offering. a written prospectus detailing the plan of study must be submitted to supervising instructor and department. More Info
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arabic 479 Readings and Research +
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Primarily for seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 in their major who wish to pursue a research topic in depth, one ordinarily not available in standard course offerings. A written prospectus detailing the plan of study must be submitted to supervising instructor and department. More Info
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