Arabic

This is part two of a two-semester sequence covering elementary Egyptian colloquial Arabic. This course introduces the spoken Arabic of Cairo (Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, ECA). It concentrates on enabling students to communicate effectively in daily life using high-frequency vocabulary, basic sentence patterns, and pronunciation-focused practice. The course emphasizes listening and speaking skills, supported by guided reading and writing tasks. Intercultural learning is integrated throughout the course through guided noticing, comparison, and reflection. Students complete structured mini-tasks that connect classroom language to real-life interaction in Cairo and document what they observe, hear, and say in everyday contexts. 
 

This course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of Arabic. It introduces students to the Arabic alphabet, vowels and tones and to construct simple sentences using basic vocabulary and expressions related to everyday communicative situations. Through theme-based classroom activities, students develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. By the end of the course, students are able to read, write and talk in Arabic about simple topics related to their daily lives.

This course provides an introduction to the basics of Modern Standard Arabic. Students learn to how to read, write and speak the language.