ARBC015 CM - Spoken Colloquial Arabic I

This spoken colloquial course provides students with the knowledge to speak colloquial dialects, which is essentially very different from the standard Arabic used in books, newspapers, and the media. The students will learn how to shop, make hotel reservations, and speak to people in the streets. It concentrates on the colloquial vocabulary and expressions, and on the particular and peculiar morphology and syntax of the colloquial language of the every day life communications as spoken in informal gatherings and meetings. High-Pass/Pass/No-Pass grading only.

Offered: Every fall

Credit: 0.25

Course Number: ARBC015 CM