2023 Summer Arabic Classes
Integrated Arabic – Levantine/MSA
June 5 – August 4, 2023
16 hours total (8 weeks, 2 hrs/week)
Virtual, via Zoom
Class Days/Times, Levels, Instructors
New students must contact Kinda Hanano, Arabic Language Program Director, to determine their class placement.
- Integrated MSA- 200 – Tuesdays, 7 PM – 9 PM with Hala Mohsen (Off the week of July 4: No class on June 27)
- Integrated MSA- 200 A – Thursdays, 7 PM – 9 PM with Hala Mohsen (Off the week of July 4: No class on June 29)
- Integrated MSA- 201 – Thursdays, 7 PM – 9 PM with Jihan Hasan (Off the week of July 4: No class on June 29)
- Integrated MSA- 300 – Wednesdays, 7 PM – 9 PM with Jihan Hasan (Off the week of July 4: No class on June 28)
- Integrated MSA- 301 – Mondays, 7 PM -9 PM with Jihan Hasan (Off the week of July 4: No class on June 26)
Tuition – $260
Options: One payment of $260 or two automatic installments of $135
Course Format
Live, Virtual Classroom via Zoom. Asynchronous listening and speaking practice via Google Classroom.
Methodology
University-style Arabic language instruction focused on the Communicative Language Approach based on the standards of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages. This course focuses on Levantine Dialect (Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jordanian) and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) integrated to reflect natural usage. It follows the integrated Arabic communicative model focusing on reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills developed at Cornell University.
Textbook
Arabiyyat Al-Nasss (Part 1 & Part 2)9