Arabic

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.

Using popular media such as television and radio, students build their vocabulary and conversation skills by discussing current events relevant to contemporary Jordanian society in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. The course also involves field visits and focus-group style sessions with Jordanians to expand students' ability to converse in the local dialect.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies of Arabic and focuses on the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It practices translating selected passages that discuss media, day of celebration, university, literature, and story as well as predicting the meaning of new word; reading aloud and discussing texts; distinguishing the root, pattern system, and complex sentence structure as well as differentiating and producing the Awzzan; creating an article (200- 400 words) in Arabic about social and political issues in Jordan and/or the Middle East; and concluding the main ideas from an audio text (3-5 minutes) about social problems in Jordan and political issues in the Middle East.

This course is designed to improve students' Arabic writing, research, and argumentative skills through mentored completion of a final paper in Modern Standard Arabic that is presented in class. Goals include improving fluency in reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic, enhancing accuracy of morphology and syntax, practicing oral presentation skills, and successfully writing papers according to standards expected for introductory courses at Jordanian universities. The course also demonstrates student's successful attainment of advanced levels of proficiency in writing. This course is a program requirement.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices separating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; managing daily life in Jordan in colloquial dialect; distinguishing different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and developing appropriate cultural inferences.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies. This course covers chapters 15 to 20 of AL-KITAAB FII TA'ALLUM AL-ARABIYYA: PART ONE, which forms the basis of instruction in all four Modern Standard Arabic skill areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It practices reading and writing paragraphs and applying new words in conversation; describing and analyzing events, such as describing an excursion or cultural event; engaging in a conversation and discussions; applying Arabic grammatical rules in writing and conversations; and discussing listening passages.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices differentiating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; developing conversations with native speakers on any topic including all aspects of daily life in the local dialect; differentiating the different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and making appropriate cultural inferences.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices differentiating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; discussing all aspects of daily life with native speakers in the local dialect; distinguishing different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and illustrating appropriate cultural inferences. 

This course is for students with no or minimal knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic. The course begins with an introduction to the sounds and script of the language using the text ALIF-BAA. Following the introduction to sounds and script, the course uses AL-KITAAB PART ONE 3RD EDITION up to chapter 5 as its major textbook. Students are exposed to authentic reading materials, learn to speak at the survival level, give oral presentations, and prepare short written assignments.

This course is designed for students to learn to communicate effectively in Jordanian colloquial Arabic. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as various aspects of Jordanian culture and society through the study of the language. The course practices recall of simple simple Arabic words for basic communication; expressing oneself using basic conjugations of Arabic colloquial verbs; completing basic daily interactions using Jordanian colloquial Arabic such as taking a taxi; and discussing the weather, food, clothing, and cultural customs and traditions in Jordan.