Arabic for Arabic Speaker I

Catalog description

Fundamentals of spoken and written Arabic for the bilingual speaker. This course is designed to help Arabic-speaking students further improve their oral and written communication skills. Emphasis on writing, translation, reading comprehension, and vocabulary building at the intermediate level in a cultural and linguistic context. Exposure to the diversity within the cultures of the Arabic-speaking world. The students will also gain skills which will help them translate sentences accurately while preserving their integrity and their meaning. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, CSU-C2, IGETC-6A)