Academic Bulletin 2025-2026 
    
    Aug 02, 2025  
Academic Bulletin 2025-2026

ARAB 150 - Levantine Conversational Arabic


Credits: 4
An introductory course to a specific variety of Arabic i.e. Levantine Arabic. By focusing on the three overreaching groups of dialectical variations- Jordanian, Palestinian Urban, and Palestinian/Jordanian Rural dialects, students develop listening/speaking and conversational skills in spoken Arabic at a beginning-level proficiency. Throughout the semester, students develop their speaking skills. Moreover, students acquire basic conversational skills in certain social occasions such as: exchanging pleasantries – asking for, offering, accepting, and rejecting things.

Prerequisite: ARAB 110  

Distribution Requirements: IP, ME.