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Arabic Language and North African Studies

Modern Standard Arabic Language Courses

Advanced Arabic 3311
Advanced Arabic 3312

This level is designed for students who have accumulated approximately 4 to 5 standard semesters of instruction in Modern Standard Arabic.
By the end of the program students are expected to:
  1. Strengthen their reading skills and vocabulary
  2. Refine and expand their knowledge of sentence construction
  3. Gain additional cultural knowledge
  4. Attain advanced proficiency in the skills of speaking and listening comprehension of contemporary materials in various fields
  5. Be familiar with the Moroccan colloquial variety of Arabic

This course carries 6 credits and consists of 160 contact hours. Typically, students complete 13 units in Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, parts 2 & 3. Students at the advanced level are required to attend all Arabic lectures and movies, and to participate in parallel activities in Arabic. On average, students should expect to work four to five hours per day outside of class, including reading authentic texts and doing library research.

Required Texts
Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’Arabiyya, part 2, Kristen Brustad et al. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 1997.
Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, part 3, Kristen Brustad et al. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2001.