ARB 300 — Advanced Arabic
This course is intended for upper intermediate and /or advanced students who have completed Arabic 210 or have had equivalent exposure to Modern Standard Arabic and are approved by the department to attend the course. The goal of this course is to extend students' growth in all communication skills by building up prior knowledge gained throughout the Arabic curriculum. The main activities of this course enhance reading, writing, conversation, translation, pronunciation, listening, and understanding Arabic. Students are exposed to advanced grammar and syntax, a wide range of cultural and social issues in Arabic-speaking countries, and different activities such as reading articles, magazines, newspapers, writing compositions, and having conversations/presentations in the target language. This course aims to strengthen the learners’ four basic linguistic skills of speaking, writing, listening, and reading to reach the advanced proficiency level.