Arabic: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

• CAS LY 111: Elementary Modern Arabic I
  The essentials of standard Arabic, the idiom used in public communications throughout the Arab world. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• CAS LY 112: Elementary Modern Arabic II
  The essentials of standard Arabic, the idiom used in public communications throughout the Arab world. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• CAS LY 139: Intensive First-year Arabic for Heritage Learners
  Intensive first-year Arabic for students already knowing the Arabic alphabet and possessing some colloquial Arabic conversation skills. Reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension. One semester covers all material taught in CAS LY 111 and LY 112. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS LY 111 or LY 112.
• CAS LY 211: Second-Year Modern Arabic I
  Completes the process of presenting the basic structures of modern formal Arabic, concentrating on weak verb forms, more complicated sentence formation, and more sophisticated expression in speech and writing. Vocabulary expansion and better root-pattern identification skills are also stressed.
• CAS LY 212: Second-Year Modern Arabic II
  Completes the process of presenting the basic structures of modern formal Arabic, concentrating on weak verb forms, more complicated sentence formation, and more sophisticated expression in speech and writing. Vocabulary expansion and better root-pattern identification skills are also stressed.
• CAS LY 214: Levantine Arabic
  To enhance oral communicative ability in colloquial Levantine Arabic. Introduces vocabulary, grammatical features, and cultural skills essential for informal communication with speakers of Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, and Jordanian Arabic.
• CAS LY 303: Third-Year Modern Arabic I
  Advanced reading, composition, grammar review, listening skills, and conversation in Modern Standard Arabic as well as major dialects such as the Cairine or the Gulf dialect.
• CAS LY 304: Third-Year Modern Arabic II
  Continuing advanced reading, advanced composition; grammar review, listening skills, and conversation in Modern Standard Arabic as well as major dialects such as the Cairine or the Gulf dialect.
• CAS LY 350: Introduction to Arabic Literature
  Selection of Arabic poetry, short stories, novels, and drama. Focus on development and refinement of Arabic reading strategies, literary analysis of short passages, and writing and speaking skills. Readings and assignments in Arabic and English. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LY 403: Advanced Arabic 1
  Advanced-level reading and discussion in Modern Standard Arabic of media reports, scholarly articles, modern literary texts, and excerpts from classical writings. Student compositions and presentations in Arabic on topics related to readings.
• CAS LY 404: Advanced Arabic 2
  Advanced conversation and composition course in conjunction with the study of famous literary and cinematographic works of the Arabic-speaking world.
• CAS LY 441: 1001 Nights in the World Literary Imagination
  What is The Thousand and One Nights? How has this ever-expanding collection appealed to its diverse audiences? Focus on Nights structure and themes, notable translations and offshoots in western literature and art, and later appropriations by Arab and Muslim writers.
• CAS LY 470: Topics in Arabic Literature
  May be taken multiple times for credit as topics change. Readings and assignments in English; readings also available in Arabic. Topic for Fall 2011: Travel Writing and the Muslim World. Study the development of the travelogue genre from its premodern to modern form. Readings include works by Muslim writers such as Nasir Khusraw and Ibn Battuta, as well as by western travelers in Muslim lands such as Eliza Fay and Robert Byron. Also offered as CAS XL 470 A1.
• CAS LY 471: Topics in Arab Culture and Arabic Language
  May be taken multiple times for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2012: Arab Culture Through Media and Film (in English translation). Develops understanding of Arab culture across the Middle East and North Africa through focus on popular culture, media, film, and the role of language. Knowledge of Arabic is beneficial but not essential.
• CAS LY 491: Directed Study: Arabic
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LY 572: Arabic Translation and Interpreting
  Training in strategies of written translation between Arabic and English, and introduction to the challenges of oral interpreting. Exercises drawn from various contemporary materials including print and broadcast media as well as literary texts.

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