Minor in Arabic
Minor requirements
Required semester hours: 20 sh
Course requirements
GE Designates a course that fulfills all or part of Core Curriculum requirements; see the Core Curriculum Program section of the catalog for more information.
ARAB 1010 Conversational Arabic I (4 sh) GE
This course is designed for students with little or no previous experience with the Arabic language and will introduce the basic elements of modern standard colloquial Arabic through written and oral usage. Emphasis will be placed upon sound recognition, keys to listening, writing, and building a basic vocabulary selected from ordinary situations in everyday life. A significant cultural component of the course will introduce students to general concepts of life in the Arab world including field trips to Arab neighborhoods in Chicago. No credit for ARAB 1010 will be granted to students who have completed more than two years of high school Arabic within the last five years.
ARAB 1020 Conversational Arabic II (4 sh) GE
This course is designed for students with little or no previous experience with the Arabic language and will introduce the basic elements of modern standard colloquial Arabic through written and oral usage. Emphasis will be placed upon sound recognition, keys to listening, writing, and building a basic vocabulary selected from ordinary situations in everyday life. A significant cultural component of the course will introduce students to general concepts of life in the Arab world including field trips to Arab neighborhoods in Chicago.
ARAB 2010 Intermediate Arabic I (4 sh)
This course builds upon the basic foundation of Arabic grammar, conversation, and vocabulary through written, oral, and experiential usage. The Arabic vocabulary will be expanded as students are introduced to topics of increasing depth and complexity in a variety of concrete life situations. Reading selections will be provided from literature (including the Arabic Bible and Quran), culture, and the media. Students will thereby be enabled to expand their oral and reading skills. Prerequisite: ARAB 1020.
ARAB 2020 Intermediate Arabic II (4 sh)
Continuation of ARAB 2010 that builds upon the basic foundation of Arabic grammar, conversation, and vocabulary through written, oral, and experiential usage. The Arabic vocabulary will be expanded as students are introduced to topics of increasing depth and complexity in a variety of concrete life situations. Reading selections will be provided from literature (including the Arabic Bible and Quran), culture, and the media. Students will thereby be enabled to expand their oral and reading skills. Prerequisite: ARAB 2010.
ARAB 3910 Topics in Arabic (1-4 sh)
This course allows students to build upon previous studies of Arabic grammar, conversation, and vocabulary through written, oral, and experiential usage.