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We get it, you don’t know anything more than “marhabaan” and “shukraan,” or maybe you’ve taken a decade off. Either way, you’re ready for that all to change with Arabic 1. This class is perfect for you if you're completely new to the language and want to get the basics down to start speaking conversational Arabic. Here's what to expect...

This introductory course is perfect for those who have had no previous exposure to Arabic. You will build a foundation by learning the alphabet, colors, days of the week, greetings and gender, and then slowly begin forming connecting words.

A great course for those who have not studied any Arabic or those who would like to start their studies over from scratch. Students will learn the building blocks of Arabic grammar and vocabulary in order to ask and give personal information, express intentions, describe places, and talk about hobbies and personal preferences.

This course is a functional approach to create a bright, innovative class for the study of Egyptian colloquial Arabic—the spoken dialect most frequently studied and most widely understood in the Arab world. Rich in everyday cultural content and real-life functional situations as well as comprehensive grammar, the course is designed according to the...

In Media Arabic 1, students are introduced to mainstream Arab media. To gain familiarity with media vocabulary and text structure, students will look in depth at current events in the Middle East through video reports, articles, and social media. Media Arabic is meant to be an dynamic, ongoing class for upper-level Arabic students and as such, class...

A functional approach to create a bright, innovative class for the study of Levantine colloquial Arabic. This course is rich in everyday cultural content and real-life functional situations as well as comprehensive grammar. This dialect is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine, and is also very well understood in eastern and southeastern...

The goal of the course is to enable students to make practical use of Arabic in mainstream Arabic media. Online and print media are used as the primary means of instruction to familiarize students with current events in the Arab world and build confidence in vocabulary. Class presentations help develop speaking skills and activate new media vocabulary....

An important and relevant language to learn in our global society. Understand and communicate with vital survival expressions including greetings, introductions, time, and directions. Students will learn to recognize and write the Arabic alphabet.

Modern Standard Arabic 101 is an introductory course for students who have not previously studied Arabic. Arabic 101 will introduce you to the letters and sounds of the Arabic alphabet, as well as a number of greetings, common phrases and basic vocabulary. By the end of the course, you will be able to read and write in Modern Standard Arabic (the language...