Arabic Beginning

Description

Designed for beginners, this course focuses on speaking and writing skills, and on teaching the mechanics of writing in the Arabic script. Students practice and learn Arabic sounds, paying particular attention to the differences between Modern Standard Arabic and other Arabic varieties (Moroccan Arabic, in particular). By the end of the course, students are able to communicate in writing and in speech on personal topics and topics of everyday life. This course is designed exclusively for degree-seeking students who hold international high school degrees with no prior Arabic instruction, and they are enrolled in it based on placement test results.