2009 Fall ARABIC 63-002
Bulletin Course Description Reading, composition, and conversation in modern standard Arabic. Readings include selections from the Qur'an, contemporary literature, and the Arabic press. Instructor: Habib
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title INTERMEDIATE ARABIC Department ARABIC Course Number 2009 Fall 63 Section Number 002 Primary Instructor Habib,Muhammad Prerequisites Prerequisite: Arabic 2 or equivalent. Course Homepage www.duke.edu/web/aall/arabic.html
Synopsis of course content
This is an intermediate level course offered during Fall semester only. It is for students who have completed ARB 2 or its equivalent successfully.
The course focuses on enhancing the abilities to:
create with the language and communicate personal meaning effectively;
satisfy personal needs and social demands to survive in an Arabic speaking environment;
read and writing narrative of limited complication.
Textbooks
Kristen Brustad et al,Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al- ’Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning & Intermediate Arabic. Part One & Two (with DVDs).
The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary, Hans Wehr. Ithaca. NY: Stoken Language Services, INC 1994 other newer edition.
Other assigned materials.
Assignments
Daily
Exams
Mid-term, final, and bi-weekly quizzes
Term Papers
None
Grade to be based on
Attendance, participation and progress
Additional Information
A fair and steady amount of homework
