Course Category: Arabic

Course Code: ARA 203

Instructor: Anse Fida Chamseddine

Duration: 14 weeks

Course Dates: Sept. 19 - Dec. 19, 2021

Day: Sundays

Time: 10:30 - 11:30 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: 

  1. Students should be women above the age of 17.
  2. Arabic Conversation Level 1B or equivalent knowledge.
  3. Arabic Grammar Level 2A or equivalent knowledge. The two courses may also be taken simultaneously.

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: In Level 2, students advance to more complex conversational skills and gain the ability to make simple sentences based on the texts studied in class. Students will gain knowledge of Arabic phrases and new vocabulary words through the lessons and class activities.

Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend the online lectures, complete one or more weekly assignments, complete a term paper, 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)
  • Auditing is not available for this course
Text: Al-ʿArabiyya li-l-Nāshiʾīn - Student Book 2 العربية للناشئ ني – كتاب التلميذ

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

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