Arabic Reading Level 1

Course Category: Arabic

Course Code: ARA 105

 Instructor: Anse Nishat Lal

Duration: 6 weeks

Course Dates: May 23 - June 27, 2022

Day: Mondays & Fridays

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.

Prerequisites: 

  1. Students should be women above the age of 17.
  2. Successful completion of ARA100 or equivalent knowledge.
  3. 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. New students will be able to join the Arabic Program in the Fall Term, starting September 2022. The placement test will be available for Fall Registration, August 15, 2022.

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 weekly assignmnets, 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 September 11th, 2022.

  • $125.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
  • $20.00 late registration fee after May 20th (if seats are available)
  • Auditing is not available for this course

Text: There is no textbook for this course.

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.

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