Global Arc

This course will focus on a selection of short plays in Modern Standard Arabic with a view to strengthening skills in reading, speaking, listening and writing along with providing a sense of how theater reflects developments in the political, social and intellectual spheres over the last century. The first portion of each class period will consist of close reading and translation of passages from the assigned pages. The remainder of class will be devoted to discussion, dramatic readings of passages, student presentations and listening activities.

This is an introductory course in a widely spoken Arabic dialect in Morocco called Daarijah where Arabic and Indigenous Tamazight, the language of the Indigenous people of North Africa come together, making this language variety very rich and authentic. Students will learn the language of everyday life of conversation, commerce, administration, family, celebration, politics, spirituality, and literature. It is also familiar far beyond the borders of Morocco, given migration patterns from North Africa to Europe and the Americas. For these reasons, Daarijah is one component to achieving more linguistic and cultural competency in Arabic.

This course develops to a more advanced and natural level the linguistic skills of listening, speaking, and reading through the reading and class discussion of lengthy texts, primarily literary ones. Term papers written in Arabic provide the opportunity to improve composition, and aural comprehension is honed through the use of tapes of Arabic broadcasts, and through viewing films from various parts of the Arab world. Prerequisite: 301 or instructor's permission. Two 90-minute classes.

This course will focus on having students learn to liberate themselves from their dictionaries while reading. Attention will also be given to speaking and listening skills, as well as Arabic-English translation.

This course is designed as an advanced, fourth-year course in Arabic language and culture which may be repeated up to two times, provided the topic is different each time. The course is intended to appeal to students who prefer to study in an Arabic immersion environment, and all aspects of the course will be conducted in Arabic.

Introduces the conventions of major genres of history, belles-lettres and religious thought of the Abbasid era (750-1258 CE). Primary emphasis on reading comprehension and developing confidence in approaching classical sources. Conducted in Arabic, apart from translation exercises, and will also develop skills in writing, through projects, and speaking, through discussions and presentations. Course is divided into one or two-week units, focusing on excerpts from major texts. Students to complete major reading/writing project on a text of choosing.

For students who have a working foundation in the Arabic language - a vocabulary set of around 1500 words and a firm grasp of Arabic syntax. The course is structured around passages in the Qur'an and will expose students to the traditional disciplines of the Arabic language of the Qur'an and its ancillary sciences, i.e., exegesis, recitation, orthography, etymology, philology, morphology, and grammar. Supplementary materials will also include scholarly articles in Arabic and in English regarding the recensions of the Qur'an, their collection and standardization, the seven recitations of the Qur'an, and other related topics.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, at Beijing Normal University. Students work on developing a strong foundation for modern spoken and written Chinese. Admission by application. Prerequisite: 101-102, or equivalent. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, at Beijing Normal University. This course is designed for students who are interested in current political and social issues in China. Reading materials will be selected from newspapers of the People's Republic of China. Admission by application. Prerequisite: CHI 103-108, 105-107, or equivalent. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions.

A four-week summer intensive language course taught in Beijing, China, at Beijing Normal University, which is a continuation of 303C. This course is designed to further improve the student's facility in written and oral expression through a close study of newspaper essays and commentaries. Prerequisite: 303C or equivalent. Five two-hour classes, five two-hour drill sessions, plus individual tutorial sessions.