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Dates: August 27th  - December, 8 , 2008

Times: Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm, in addition to Wednesdays from 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

If you are a native speaker of Arabic, before enrolling in this course, please contact the instructor for approval at arabicclass@ttxstate.edu

For more information about the content of this course, contact Mr. Amjad Mohammed at arabicclass@txstate.edu.

abicclass@gmail.cArabic 1420 Objectives:

By the end of Arabic 1420 you will, in-shaa’a-llaah,

have reached intermediate proficiency in Arabic and will

• be able to read texts on familiar topics and understand the main idea without using the dictionary;

• be able to speak about yourself and your environment, and initiate and sustain conversations on a number of topics (e.g., family, friends, study, etc.);

• be able to carry out written transactions connected to daily life and write short letters and essays; and

• be familiar with many aspects of Arabic culture, such as social and religious customs and traditions, family life, and education.

In terms of grammatical structures, you will

• recognize and use verbs in all major tenses;

• learn about the common verb patterns;

• be able to narrate in present, past and future time frames;

• be able to recognize and form complex sentence structures such as dependent clauses and there is / there are sentence structures;

• be able to recognize and use negation patterns;

• learn to use an Arabic dictionary; and

• add approximately 300 words or more to your vocabulary.