Course Category: Arabic

Course Code: ARA 303

Instructor: Anse Abeer Aborshaed

Duration: 14 weeks

Course Dates: Sept. 14 - Dec. 14, 2021

Day: Tuesdays

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 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: 

This course is offered periodically.

  1. Students should be women above the age of 17.
  2. Arabic Conversation Level 2B or equivalent knowledge.
  3. Arabic Grammar Level 3A 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 3, students advance to more complex conversational skills and more advanced language skills. As in previous levels, students will gain conversation, listening, speaking, and vocabulary skills. This level also focuses on writing as students begin to apply previous knowledge to express themselves in writing on a range of topics.

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)
  • Auditing is not available for this course

Text: Al-ʿArabiyya li-l-Nāshiʾīn - Student Book 3 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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