ARAB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II

(3 hours) Prerequisite: ARAB 201. This will be is an interdisciplinary course which enables students to achieve an intermediate-high proficiency in modern standard Arabic. The course includes interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive language activities that incorporating the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classroom instruction will be supplemented in various ways to enhance students’ linguistic proficiency and their cultural awareness; approaches will include conversational activities in Arabic based on real-world scenarios and exposure to different Arabic cultures through examination of music, movies, radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and calligraphy.