Arabic

This course is designed for students to communicate effectively in the Jordanian dialect. The course introduces students to words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life. It also introduces students to the Jordanian culture and how to communicate with locals. The course develops skills to distinguish the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; express themselves on all aspects of daily life in colloquial dialect, and understand native speakers themselves on these same subjects; recognize different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; demonstrate appropriate cultural inferences. The course emphasizes a communication-based method of instruction. Students are expected to be active learners, coming to class prepared to activate vocabulary and grammar through group activities. Instead of lecturing, instructors primarily facilitate these communication-based activities and guide student learning.

This intermediate Egyptian Colloquial Arabic course develops listening and speaking skills in daily life situations through activities and presentations as well as introducing cultural connotations. It introduces students to the spoken Arabic of Cairo and concentrates on enabling students to communicate effectively in daily life. It targets high-frequency vocabulary and social situations and emphasizes pronunciation.
 

This elementary course develops the fundamentals of modern standard Arabic through reading, writing, and oral connection within a framework of the essentials of syntax, morphology, and a working vocabulary. This course is the first part of a three-semester sequence of elementary Modern Standard Arabic.

This course offers a study of selected topics in advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. It introduces students to the spoken Arabic of Cairo and concentrates on enabling students to communicate effectively in daily life. It targets high-frequency vocabulary and social situations and emphasizes pronunciation.

This intermediate Arabic course increases the command of grammatical and syntactical structure of modern standard Arabic through reading materials, and develops reading and writing skills and comprehension. It offers a critical examination of social and cultural dimensions of reading materials. This is the first course in a three-semester sequence of Intermediate Arabic. 

This course offers a study of selected topics in high intermediate modern standard Arabic. It emphasizes vocabulary acquisition and increases the command of grammatical and syntactical structures. It further enhances the four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) through the use of authentic materials that enhance Arabic language competence. The course provides an opportunity to expand the vocabulary and grammar pool and develop both oral and written production through different tasks like presentations based on readings).

This course is for students at the Intermediate II level or above with prior knowledge of vocabulary, terms, and compositions of press and media related subjects such as politics, economy, diplomacy and international relations, wars and conflicts, political parties, and regimes. It discusses the most recent and important events both regionally and internationally by referring to various media sources either written or visual. In addition, news materials are discussed by referring to multiple news outlets and resources for the purposes of comparison. The course also heavily focuses on media-related vocabulary.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies. Local material components are included in the curriculum. Attention is paid to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, in addition to an analysis of the novel. During the course, students become familiar with major aspects of the Jordan culture and many traditions related to Jordan in general.