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LY 111: Elementary Modern Arabic 1
Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Beginner Mid level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities.
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY111 |
A1 |
Mustafa |
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Tue |
11:15 am
11:15 am |
12:05 pm
12:05 pm |
LY111 |
B1 |
Mustafa |
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Tue. |
10:10 am
11:15 am |
11:00 am
12:05 pm |
LY111 |
C1 |
Slimane |
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Tue. |
12:20 pm
12:30 pm |
1:10 pm
1:20 pm |
LY111 |
D1 |
Khoury |
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Tue. |
2:30 pm
2:00 pm |
3:20 pm
2:50 pm |
LY112: Elementary Modern Arabic 2
Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Beginner High level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities.
(Prereq: LY111)
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY112 |
A1 |
Staff |
Mon, Wed, Fri
Tue |
11:15 am
11:15 am |
12:05 pm
12:05 pm |
LY211: Second Year Modern Arabic 1
Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Intermediate Low level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities.
Pre-req: LY112
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY211 |
A1 |
Slimane |
Mon, Wed, Fri
Tue |
10:10 am
9:30 am |
11:00 am
10:20 am |
LY211 |
B1 |
Slimane |
Mon, Wed, Fri
Tue |
11:15 am
11:15 am |
12:05 pm
12:05 pm |
LY212: Second Year Modern Arabic 2
Completes the process of presenting the basic structures of modern formal Arabic, concentrating on weak verb forms, more complicated sentence formation, and more sophisticated expression in speech and writing. Vocabulary expansion and better root-pattern identification skills are also stressed. (Prereq: LY211)
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY212 |
A1 |
Khoury |
Mon, Wed, Fri
Tue |
12:20 pm
12:30 pm |
1:10 pm
1:20 pm |
LY214: Levantine Arabic 1
To enhance oral communicative ability in colloquial Levantine Arabic. Introduces vocabulary, grammatical features, and cultural skills essential for informal communication with speakers of Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, and Jordanian Arabic.
Pre-req: LY 112
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY214 |
A1 |
<Mustafa |
Mon, Wed, Fri |
9:05 am |
9:55 am |
LY303: Third Year Modern Arabic 1
Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Intermediate Mid/High level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities.
Prereq: LY 212
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY303 |
A1 |
Khoury |
Mon, Wed, Fri |
11:15 am |
12:05 pm |
LY 491: Directed Study: Arabic
Application form available in department
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY491 |
A1 |
Staff |
Arranged |
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LY491 |
B1 |
Mustafa |
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LY491 |
C1 |
Khoury |
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LY572: Arabic Translation and Interpreting
Training in strategies of written translation between Arabic and English, and introduction to the challenges of oral interpreting. Exercises drawn from various contemporary materials including print and broadcast media as well as literary texts.
Undergrad pre-req: LY 350 and WR 150
Grad pre-req: 3 years of Arabic or consent of instructor
Class |
Section |
Instructor |
Day |
Start |
Stop |
LY572 |
A1 |
Litvin |
Mon, Wed |
2:30 pm |
4:15 pm |