University Bulletin (2012-2013)

ARBC 10a Beginning Literary Arabic
Six class hours per week.
A first course in literary Arabic, covering essentials of grammar, reading, pronunciation, translation, and composition. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 10a is required to take ARBC 20b. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 20b Continuing Literary Arabic
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 10a or the equivalent. Six class hours per week.
Continuation of ARBC 10a. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 20b is required to take a 30-level ARBC course.Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 30a Intermediate Literary Arabic
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Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 20B or the equivalent. Six class hours per week.
Continuation of ARBC 10a and 20b. Study of more advanced grammatical and syntactical forms, reading, speaking, composition and translation. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 30a is required to take any higher-level course. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 40b Advanced Intermediate Literary Arabic
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Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 30a or the equivalent. Six class hours per week.
Continuation of ARBC 30a. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 40b is required to take ARBC 103a. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 98a Independent Study
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ARBC 103a Advanced Literary Arabic I
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Prerequisite: ARBC 40b or the equivalent. Four class-hours per week.
Designed to help the student attain advanced proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding. The syllabus includes selections from modern texts representing a variety of styles and genres, advanced composition, and sustained development of oral-aural proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 103a is required to take ARBC 103b. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 103b Advanced Literary Arabic II
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Prerequisite: ARBC 103a or the equivalent. Four class-hours per week.
Continuation of ARBC 103a. Course materials draw heavily on modern literary and non-fiction texts in addition to continued intensive development of oral-aural skills in MSA on the basis of contemporary media and television series and the like. A grade of C- or higher in ARBC 103b is required to take ARBC 106a. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 106a Fourth Level Advanced Arabic I
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Prerequisite: ARBC 103b or the equivalent. Four class-hours per week.
Develops advanced competence in reading, writing, speaking and understanding Standard Arabic, in addition to a thorough mastery of advanced grammar. Reading materials include both classical and contemporary texts on various topics ranging from classical Arabic literature, history and culture to contemporary Arab politics and society. Continued honing of oral-aural skills in MSA will be complemented by a systematic introduction to the spoken Levantine variety of colloquial Arabic. Usually offered every year.
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ARBC 106b Fourth Level Advanced Arabic II
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Prerequisite: ARBC 106a or the equivalent. Four class-hours per week.
Continuation of ARBC 106a. Usually offered every year.
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NEJS 193a Societies in Conflict: Exploring the Middle East through Authentic Materials
[ hum nw ]
Prerequisites: A 30-level Hebrew and 30-level Arabic course.
An upper-level language course to help advanced learners of Hebrew and Arabic to deepen their understanding of the relationship between conflicting societies, Arab and Israeli, through implementation of their knowledge of the languages. Materials include excerpts from literature, film, and other media. Usually offered every year.
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