Near East 421/821

Elementary Modern Standard Arabic

Summer 2000 ( June 5-July 28 )

Syllabus

Yale University

Summer 2000

Professor: Bassam Frangieh

Office: Ezra Stiles College Rm. 2973

Office tel. no. 432-1850; home tel. no. 624-7729

Required Textbooks:

- McCarus, Ernest and Rammuny, Raji, A Programmed Course in Modern Arabic Phonology and Script

- Abboud, Peter, et al., Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (2 volumes)

-Cowan, David, Modern Literary Arabic.

- Arabic-English Dictionary : The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, edited by J. M. Cowan

- English-Arabic Dictionary : al-Mawrid Dictionary by Munir Baalbaki

- Selections of supplementary materials provided by professor

This summer intensive course deals with all aspects of Arabic language training with a comprehensive and integrated method: reading, writing, speaking, morphology and syntax, the use of the dictionary and understanding Arabic grammar thoroughly. All Arabic grammar items included in Elementary Modern

Standard Arabic will be covered during the summer.

Arabic will be the primary medium of communication in class. Students will be exposed to some aspects of Arab culture,

literature, and the Quran. Students are expected to read class assignments in advance and come to class prepared.

Course requirements:

-Daily attendance

-Participation in class sessions

-Daily homework

-Weekly oral presentation in class

-Weekly written composition

-Weekly and Monthly Quizzes.

Syllabus:

Week 1: (June 5-June 9)

Lessons 1-2(EMSA), 1-2(COWAN).

Week 2: ( June 12-June 16 )

Lessons 3-6(EMSA), 3-4(COWAN)

Week 3: ( June 19-23 )

Lessons 7-10(EMSA),5-6(COWAN)

Week 4: ( June 26-29)

Lessons 11-13(EMSA),7-8(COWAN)

Week 5: ( July 3-7 )

Lessons 14-17(EMSA),9-10(COWAN)

Week 6: ( July 10-14)

Lessons 20-25 (EMSA),11-13(COWAN)

Week 7: (July 17-21)

Lessons 26-30(EMSA),14-15(COWAN)

Week 8: ( July 24-28)

Reviews, newspapers, Quran, novel, poetry, final exam.