Summer Intensive Arabic Level 1
Course Code
ARAB 10123 91
Course Description
Summer Intensive Arabic Level 1 is an 8-week course designed to introduce complete novices to the fundamentals of Arabic in the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Classes are small and use the Alif Baa' and al-Kitaab textbook (3rd edition), supplemented by authentic materials both to learn the language and to experience the culture. Cultural proficiency is an integral part of the language instruction (forms of address, youth phrases, phrases used among intimate friends, etc.). Cultural exposure will also be supplemented through songs, and films.
You will spend 4-5 hours per day practicing using Arabic in classroom activities, and should plan on studying an additional 3-4 hours most afternoons and evenings. At the conclusion of the course, you can expect to:
Master the sounds and shapes of the Arabic alphabet,
Be able to speak about themselves and their world in Modern Standard Arabic,
Engage in conversations about familiar topics with native speakers,
Comprehend basic texts, and
Use some common phrases in colloquial Egyptian and Shaami.
Course Criteria
All students participating Summer ARAB 10123 will participate in an online four skills proficiency assessment as the final exam for the course. Students will receive University of Chicago certification describing their language skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, based on the results of the proficiency assessment.
This course is primarily comprised of undergraduate students. A select number of places are reserved for advanced high school students.
The cost of this course for pre-college students is $8,225
Instructor(s)
Hala Abdelmonem