Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

ARB 102 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

4 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
4 lecture periods 0 lab periods
Continuation of ARB 101 . Includes additional uses of Modern Standard Arabic alphabet, grammatical structures interpersonal transactions and protocols, and cultural contexts. Also includes additional speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Arabic.

Prerequisite(s): ARB 101  
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - Options; Meets CTE - A&H.



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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Read and write additional characters and sentences in the modern standard Arabic alphabet and pronounce additional modern standard Arabic sounds, consonants, words, and sentences.
  2. Apply additional simple grammatical structures to daily communication.
  3. Describe common interpersonal transactions and protocols.
  4. Identify and discuss additional customs of the Arabic culture and countries.

Outline:
  1. Additional Uses of Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet
    1. Identify and read additional vocabulary
    2. Write sentences and paragraphs using Arabic characters
    3. Additional pronunciation of consonants and sentences
    4. Additional oral communication from in-person sources, video, audiotapes (CD’s)
  2. Additional Grammatical Structures
    1. Additional basic sentence structure
    2. Additional present tense structures
    3. Past tense structures
    4. Negatives
    5. Adverbs
    6. Noun-adjective phrases
    7. Pronouns
    8. Fronted predicate
    9. Gerund and participle
    10. Superlative
    11. Roots and patterns of verbs
    12. Demonstrative pronouns
  3. Additional Interpersonal Transactions and Protocols
    1. Additional questions
    2. Descriptions of people, places, and things
    3. Clothing and food purchasing
    4. Simple recipes and meal traditions
    5. Hobbies and sports
    6. Weather conditions seasons
  4. Additional Cultural Contexts
    1. Historical contexts
    2. Geographical contexts
    3. Social interactions
    4. Customs of different Arab countries


Effective Term:
Full Academic Year 2018/19