Introduction and discussion of language used in the media. It is designed to meet the language needs of learners of Arabic in both the academic and professional fields. The course provides extensive training in language to enable learners to develop their proficiency and competence levels. Social and family structures, cultural, literary and religious institutions are examined. The nature of personal, social and political identity, the role of women and the questions of dissent are also investigated in depth.
All readings are in Arabic, and the writers are drawn from different periods in Arabic literature.
Knowledge of Arabic beyond Arabic 202. Advanced readings in modern Standard Arabic. This course provides students with an overview of Sociolinguistics in general and to Arabic Sociolinguistics in particular. Both theories and techniques developed outside Arabic will be examined and their applicability to Arabic will be tested. Moreover, new models that can address the problems of the Arabic language will be discussed.