Colloquial Arabic: Levantine Dialect 2

Catalog description

This course complements the student’s knowledge gained in Levantine 1. A prerequisite for this class is thus Levantine 1 or an equivalent proficiency level as determined through a placement test. This is a conversation-based course during which students focus on the communicative skills, and develop automated production skills necessary to function in an Arabic speaking environment. Class discussions are relevant to Shami culture, encouraging engagement and exploration of the themes through folklore, song, films, etc. It is designed to build student’s abilities in listening and speaking. At the end of the semester students should be able to use the Shami dialect to participate actively in conversations by using linguistic and cultural expressions to make requests, compare, express, narrate and describe preferences. Assignments required for this course include daily homework, periodic quizzes, weekly oral entries, presentation skits, oral film summary. This course includes oral interviews, a homestay, guest speakers, and an oral final exam.