New Courses & RelatedPrograms

New Courses

We are pleased to announce the following new Arabic courses for Spring 2012:

Arabic 102- Elementary Four skilled Arabic II (meets Mon-Fri, 11:15am-12:05pm in Herter 110; course number is 23114) This course is a continuation of Arabic 101. Students will complete the study of the Elementary Arabic book sequence. Emphasis will be on the development of all language skills using a communicative-oriented, proficiency-based approach. By the end of the academic year, students will acquire vocabulary and usage for everyday interactions as well as skills that will allow them to communicate in a variety of situations. In addition to the traditional textbook exercises, students will write short essays and participate in role plays, discussions, and conversations throughout the semester.  Prerequisite:  Arabic 101 (LLC 197FA)

In Spire, under the course subject, please look for Arabic.  Enrollment is limited to 25 students.  Please be aware the course meets every weekday.

Arabic  202 -Intermediate Four Skilled Arabic II (meets Mon-Fri, 2:30pm-3:20pm in Herter 110; course number is 24824) Students in this course will continue perfecting their knowledge of Arabic focusing on the four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students should expect text assignments as well as work with DVDs, audio and websites. Exercises include writing, social interactions, role plays, and the interplay of language and culture.  Prerequisite:  Arabic 201

In Spire, under the course subject, please look for Arabic.  Enrollment is limited to 25 students.  Please be aware the course meets every weekday.

Please see below for more information on the Five College Arabic Language Initiative

 

Related Programs

Here are just a few of the many programs that our faculty and students are involved with:

The UMass Translation Center
http://www.umasstranslation.com/

Language Teaching & Research Lab
http://www.umass.edu/ltrlab/index.html

The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
http://www.umass.edu/film/

The International Programs Office
http://www.umass.edu/ipo/

The Five College Arabic Language Initiative

The Five College Arabic Language Initiative now includes four Five College Lecturers in Arabic. Through this arrangement, students may pursue four years of study of Standard Arabic. Each Lecturer is hosted by one of the Five Colleges, and teaches both at the host institution and at another one of the Five Colleges. Such a rotation benefits students by making available different localized versions of Arabic (e.g. Levantine, Moroccan, Lebanese, etc, as spoken by one or another of the Lecturers).

We are very pleased that as of Fall, 2011, Five College Lecturer in Arabic Ms. Nahla Khalil from Egypt will be hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at UMass Amherst. Five College Lecturers in Arabic offer courses that involve reading, writing, verbal expression and verbal comprehension, the four skills needed to communicate in Arabic both orally and in writing. Dr. Khalil's office is located in Herter 428. She may be reached at 413-545-5811 or nkhalil@llc.umass.edu

The Five College Center for the Study of World Languages
http://www.umass.edu/fclang/

Medieval Studies Certificate Program
http://www.umass.edu/medievalstudies/

The Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/