Course Levels and Listings
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Course Levels for the ALNG Program
The ALNG unit offers a variety of courses for elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.
Arabic for Natives
These courses cover Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic of the news media and courses for selected topics.
In addition, the program offers elective courses to thanawiya amma holders or students who demonstrate equivalent Arabic-language proficiency to enhance their career prospects. Courses that would be especially useful for these students include From Reading to Writing ALWT 3271, Cairo, the City of the Thousand and One Faces ALNG 3333, Arabic in the Workplace ALNG 3993, Exploring Egyptian Cinema: Portraits of a Changing Nation ALNG 3994 and loading.. ALWT 3919.
Arabic for Non-Natives
These courses cover Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, Arabic of the news media and courses for selected topics.
Modern Standard Arabic is offered through normal and accelerated tracks. Regular track courses are three credits each. Courses for this track may include ALNG 1101 and ALNG 1102, which are taught in two consecutive semesters. \ \ Accelerated track courses are six credits each, thereby combining two semesters in one. For example, ALNG 1501 covers topics in ALNG 1101 and ALNG 1102.
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The schedule of classes is posted online here for students. The following acronyms are used: 'U' for Sunday, 'M' for Monday, 'W' for Wednesday and 'R' for Thursday. In the fall and spring semesters, all ALNG classes meet four times a week (MR and SW), except for Arabic of the news media courses, which meet MR or SW.