Intermediate Arabic 1

Catalog description

This course builds on the knowledge and skills that students acquire in Elementary Arabic 2 This course builds on the knowledge and skills that students acquire in Elementary Arabic 2 ( ARABL-UH 1120 ) which is a prerequisite course for this class. Students joining the course from outside NYU Abu Dhabi are required to take a placement test. This is a full semester (or equivalent session) course during which students continue learning the modern standard form of the language, with limited exposure to phrases and expressions in colloquial. It is a student-centered course where the four language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) are integrated along with culture to simulate real life situations. By the end of this course, students should be able to narrate in all verb tenses, describe their daily life, personal relations, and report information. Types of tasks and assignments required include daily homework assignments, periodic quizzes, presentations, essays, and a final exam.