Designed to develop students proficiency and communication in Modern Standard Arabic which is the one language that is written, read and spoken in the Arab world in the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. At this beginning level, students will be exposed to authentic reading and listening material.

Designed to develop students proficiency and communication in Modern Standard Arabic which is the one language that is written, read and spoken in the Arab world in the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will continue to be exposed to authentic reading and listening material.

ARA-201 is an intermediate-level integrated skills language course that will expand on the language skills mastered in ARA-101 and ARA-102. The course begins with a quick review of the salient points of beginner Arabic before it introduces you to the intermediate level material. This course will enhance your proficiency in the Arabic language and acquire an intermediate-level foundation in the Arabic language. There will be extensive practice of the four fundamental skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as extensive instruction on culture. Through a communicative approach and the exclusive use of Arabic, students will learn more complex grammatical structures of the Arabic language and apply their knowledge of such concepts in both spoken and written exercises. Integrated throughout the course, are lessons and readings linked to the daily activities and basic aspects of the Arabic-speaking culture, which vary from country to country.

ARA-202 is an intermediate-level integrated skills language course and continuation of ARA-201. This course furthers a student's proficiency in the Arabic language and acquisition of an intermediate-level foundation in the language. There will be extensive practice of the four fundamental skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as extensive instruction on culture. Through a communicative approach and the exclusive use of Arabic, students will learn increasingly more complex grammatical structures of the Arabic language and apply their knowledge of such concepts in both spoken and written exercises. Integrated throughout the course, are lessons and readings linked to the daily activities and basic aspects of the Arabic-speaking culture, which vary from country to country.