Arabic 201

Arabic 201 is a 5-credit course offered in the fall semester.

Required Materials
Self Evaluation
Learning Resources

Course Objectives

Course objectives are designed based on the ACTFL/NCSSFL Can-Do statements by proficiency level. For more information, see here.  

By the end of Arabic 201, you are expected to reach at least the Intermediate-Mid1 level of proficiency in Arabic. To reach this goal you will be able to:  

  • use sentences and series of sentences to narrate in the past, present, and future about your life, familiar experiences or events, basic information about familiar persons and places.  
  • describe, both in spoken and written formats, your future plans, people, events, and experiences using practiced material. 
  • initiate and respond, in a culturally appropriate way, to situations that require making simple compliments, well-wishing, etc. 
  • handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering a variety of questions. 
  • understand questions and simple statements on everyday topics when you are part of a conversation. 
  • understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar to you. 
  • develop analytical reading skills and identify familiar words in a wider variety of selected authentic materials. 
  • display knowledge of fundamentals of Arabic morphology (i.e., verb conjugation, noun declension, word derivation, and memorization of the ten verb forms) 
  • use Arabic root and pattern system, especially the ten verb forms, to deduce vocabulary meaning from familiar roots

Course Materials