2009 Courses

Courses for January Term 2009

ARAB 320: Arabic Media and Culture [3]

Omima Elaraby, Lecturer

This course takes advantage of the J-term's intensive format and intimate class size to enrich students' command of the four language skills; listening, reading, writing and speaking through an immersion in authentic Arabic-language materials and a simulation of real-life Arab-world situations. Students will undertake linguistic tasks typical of what an educated native speaker of Arabic does on a daily basis, thus building upon their knowledge of grammar and core vocabulary to apply it to the demands of real world use. Such tasks will include reading Arabic newspapers, listening to Arabic television, watching Arabic movies, and studying landmark writings from Arabic literature. This course also connects students with the Charlottesville Arab community by inviting native speakers to lead target-language discussions of course materials. Students will also practice writing for meaningful purposes in essays and daily journals, and they will do presentations - all in the Arabic language.