Course Category: Arabic
Course Code: ARA 105
Instructor: Anse Nishat Lal
Duration: 14 weeks
Course Dates: Sept. 15 - Dec. 15, 2021
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 am CST
Live attendance is recommended whenever possible for the best learning experience. Recordings of the sessions will be made available for registered students who cannot attend live.
Daylight savings time will end in the United States on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Depending on where you live, this may or may not affect your class timing. In countries where DST is not applied at all, class will be one hour later starting November 7.
Prerequisites:
- Students should be women above the age of 17.
- Successful completion of ARA100 or equivalent knowledge.
- Students enrolling in this course should have a cursory knowledge of the names, shapes and sounds of Arabic letters, as well as the ability to read and write the Arabic script. An understanding of grammar or any vocabulary is not a prerequisite for this stage.
Placement:
New students in the Arabic program are required to submit a placement test to be placed at the correct level. Once you have submitted and tests have been assessed, you will receive a recommendation for the appropriate course for your level.
Click here to Download Arabic Placement Test.
Course Description: This course will provide students with the opportunity to consolidate their Arabic reading and writing skills by practicing their pronunciation and transliteration, as well as Arabic writing. As they move through the course, students will begin to build vocabulary and recognize words in a variety of texts. Students will leave this course feeling much more confident in their reading and writing abilities, ready to power on with full steam in their grammar journey.
Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend the online lectures, complete one or more weekly assignments, complete a term project, submit a midterm and a final exam.
This is an online course so students will need:
- Access to internet with an internet speed of at least 2 Mbps recommended for best performance.
- Headphones, camera and microphone may be required for in-class participation.
- To access the live class and recordings, students will need a computer, smartphone, or tablet/iPad with the Zoom app.
Registration Fee: Non-refundable, non-transferable
Students will have access to course forums, recordings, and files until January 12th, 2022.
- $100.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
- $20.00 late registration fee after September 10th (if seats are available)
- Additional $5.00 auditing fee.
Text: No textbook required.
Students are responsible for ordering their textbooks before the start of class. Ribaat textbooks are available to enrolled students at a discounted rate through Daybreak Press Global Bookshop. Once enrolled, students will have access to the discount code through the course forum.
Contact: For inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org
Registration Options: Before enrolling, please read the Registration Fees & Policies. Then choose one of the registration options below.