LANG1661 - 01 - Beginning Arabic I

(LC) Language & Culture

Beginning Arabic I is an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic and culture. This Basic Arabic I is based on a textbook (namely Alif Baa with DVDs Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds) developed by a team of experienced native and non-native Arabic language teachers in the United States. The course presents the basic structure of the formal language which is written and spoken in the contemporary Arab World. It contains an introduction to the pronunciation and writing system, the morphology, and the basic syntactic structures of Modern Arabic. It covers a basic vocabulary of approximately 500 words and is aimed at developing students' essential writing and reading skills along with a basic grammar knowledge. Throughout the course there will be also additional audio and video materials presenting both, the standard language and some of the most popular colloquial dialects used in the Arab world.