ARAB 3811 is also offered in Summer 2023
ARAB 3811 is also offered in Summer 2022
Spring 2021 | ARAB 3811 Section 001: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I (66553)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Mode
Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Arab 1102
- Meets With:
ARAB 4811 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 12:30PM - 02:15PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 17 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is designed for students of Arabic who have taken a minimum of two semesters of Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB 1101 and 1102), or the equivalent thereof as determined by a placement test. The course provides training in the fundamentals of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, one of the most widely-spoken and widely-understood Arabic vernaculars. Students practice the expression and comprehension of communicative needs in a variety of daily-life, informal situations. In addition, they are acquainted with a range of authentic cultural materials (film, TV broadcasts, songs) in Egyptian Arabic. The course relies heavily on oral practice and class periods are designed to be interactive. This course is open to non-native speakers and non-heritage learners of Arabic only. It cannot be taken in lieu of ARAB 3101 or ARAB 3102 to fulfill the CLA second language requirement; it can, however, be taken concurrently with these classes. Credit will not be granted if student has already taken ARAB 3900 Fall 2015, Summer 2016
- Class Description:
- This course is designed for students of Arabic who have completed a minimum of two semesters of Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB 1101 & 1102), or the equivalent thereof, as determined by a placement test. The course provides training in the fundamentals of Egyptian spoken Arabic, one of the most widely spoken and understood colloquial varieties of Arabic, thereby greatly improving students' conversational skills by building on their current knowledge in MSA, increasing students' ability to successfully navigate the spectrum of Arabic language registers and heightening students' cultural competence.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- This course is open to non-native speakers and non-heritage learners of Arabic only. As a 3-credit course, it cannot be taken in lieu of ARAB-3101 or ARAB-3102 to fulfill the CLA second language requirement. It can, however, be taken concurrently with these classes.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66553/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 November 2020
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