ARAB 290 - Topics in Arabic Dialects

Fall or Spring (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ARAB 102.

An introduction to one of the four major Arabic dialects (Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine, Iraqi) focusing on the differences between Standard Arabic and the colloquial in order to develop basic proficiency in that dialect. Conducted entirely in Arabic. Can be repeated for credit when topic (dialect) differs.