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Arabic Placement Test
3050 Frieze
Friday, Sept. 4th
9:00-12:30 pm
100(GNE 100)/ACABS 100/HJCS 100/Hist.
132. Peoples of the Middle East. (4). (HU).
This course will survey Middle Eastern political, social, and cultural history
from Sumer (3000 BC) to Khomeini's Iran (1979-89). The lectures, the readings,
the visuals (web, movies, slides) are all geared towards providing the student
with a sense of the nature of authority, political and cultural styles,
the fabric of society, attitudes and behaviors, heroes and villains, that
are and were part of the heritage of those peoples who lived in the lands
between the Nile and Oxus rivers, generally referred to as the Middle East.
Throughout the term you will have 4 quizzes (10%), a midterm (25%), and
an accumulative final exam (40%). A one page synopsis of your readings will
be due weekly for your discussion section. Cost:2
WL:3 (Babayan)
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101(Arabic 101). Elementary Modern Standard
Arabic, I. (4). (LR). Laboratory fee ($12) required.
This is the first course of a two-term sequence in elementary Arabic. It
is designed for non-concentrators and those who need Arabic to meet the
language requirement. It provides an introduction to the phonology and script
of Modern Standard Arabic and its basic vocabulary and fundamental structures.
It offers combined training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
There will be a focus on simple interactive communicative tasks involving
teacher-student, student-student, and group interactions. Reading and cultural
skills are developed through simple short texts and situational dialogues.
There will be daily written assignments involving supplying answers to certain
drills and questions on reading comprehension passages, filling out forms,
and writing short messages and paragraphs. Evaluation will be based on class
participation, weekly achievement tests, monthly comprehensive tests, and
a final. Regular use of the language laboratory or recorded tapes for home
use is required to reinforce classwork and also to do the recorded assignments.
Textbooks: (1) Programmed Course in Modern Standard Arabic Phonology
and Script by McCarus-Rammuny, (2) Elementary Modern Standard Arabic
Part One by Abboud et al. (Lessons 1-10), (3) Supplementary Enrichment
Vocabulary to accompany EMSA by R. Rammuny, and (4) Standard Achievement
Tests to accompany EMSA by R. Rammuny. Cost:2
WL:3 (Rammuny,
Staff)
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103(Arabic 221). Intensive Elementary
Modern Standard Arabic, I. (6). (LR). Laboratory fee ($16) required.
The sequence of Arabic 103 and 104 is designed for students concentrating
in Arabic or those who expect to use Arabic at an accelerated rate. It is
primarily intended for highly-motivated students who want to study Arabic
for academic purposes. Arabic 103 starts with an intensive introduction
to Arabic phonology and script combined with basic oral communication practice.
This is followed by short reading selections and situational dialogues including
basic vocabulary and fundamental grammatical structures. The course offers
combined training in the four language skills, plus practice in using the
Arabic dictionary. Course requirements include daily preparation of the
basic texts and grammatical explanations, extensive oral and written practice
utilizing newly learned vocabulary and structures, and written assignments.
These assignments involve answers to certain drills and reading comprehension
questions, filling out short forms, and supplying short messages and biographical
information. Course evaluation is based on class participation, daily written
assignments, weekly achievement tests, monthly comprehensive tests, and
a final examination. Textbooks: (1) Programmed Course in Modern Standard
Arabic Phonology and Script by McCarus-Rammuny, (2) Elementary Modern
Standard Arabic, Part One by Abboud et al. (Lessons 1-15), (3)
Supplementary Enrichment Vocabulary to Accompany EMSA, and (4) Standard
Achievement Tests to Accompany EMSA. Cost:2
WL:3 (Bardenstein/Farghaly)
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141(Iranian 201). Elementary Persian,
I. (4). (LR).
Persian has been called the French of the Near/Middle East. Certainly, Persia/Iran
has been in the news. Persian is an Indo-European language, related to English,
etc. Its literature, like other arts, is a major part of Near/Middle
Eastern and Muslim tradition. Persian 141 is the first term of a four-term
sequence. It takes the student through to the basic mastery of the skills
of reading and writing, and of comprehension and speaking. Cultural as well
as communicative skills are emphasized. By the end of the term the student
should be well versed in these skills. Individual students work with the
instructor to polish and improve the student's Persian language skills.
The objective is language use. Students who have special needs, such as
those acquiring the knowledge of Persian for reading purposes, only, or
for communicative skills, only, will be given special attention and special
sessions. Similarly, students of Iranian heritage, who may know some Persian
in its colloquial form, will find the linguistic and cultural content of
this course stimulating.
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151(Turkish 201). Elementary Turkish,
I. (4). (LR).
Part of the departmental sequence in modern Turkish language, this course
aims at introducing and providing the opportunity to practice the basic
structures of Turkish. Although it specifically focuses on enhancing spoken
proficiency, reading and writing skills are taught and practiced through
special readings and written assignments. Students are evaluated in accordance
with the provisional Proficiency Guidelines prepared by the American Association
of Teachers of Turkic Languages, class participation, achievements in weekly
quizzes, a midterm, and a final examination. The required texts are named
by the person who happens to be teaching the course in a given year.
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200(Arabic 200)/Rel. 201/ACABS 200/HJCS
200. Introduction to World Religions: Near Eastern. (4). (HU).
See Religion 201. (Williams, Jackson,
Schramm)
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274(Slavic 221)/Armenian 274. Armenia:
Culture and Ethnicity. (3). (HU).
See Armenian Studies 274. (Bardakjian)
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