Seminar Description

This seminar is designed to deepen and advance participants’ comprehension of and composition abilities in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). By the end of the seminar, each participant will be able to read and write full pages in grammatically correct MSA, describing themselves and their hobbies, work, and studies. They will be able to express more complex actions in the past, present, and future using the imperative and different forms of the verb. Lessons will also include reading current news articles and short literary works.

Ten sessions. E – $315, R – $346.5

Laurel Harig teaches classes on the art, history, and culture of the Arab world as well as courses on the Arabic language at several Chicago–area institutions. She holds an MA from the Divinity School at the University of Chicago and a BA in cross–cultural communications from Bard College.

Materials List

Required:

• Mastering Arabic Vol. 2. Mahmoud Gaafar. Hippocrene Books, 2010. ISBN: 978-0781812542
• Mastering Arabic 2 Activity Book. Mahmoud Gaafar. Hippocrene Books, 2016. ISBN: 978-0781813501

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

Registration Information

• Online registration opens at 9 am (CST) on Tuesday, January 7.
• Phone registration opens at 12 pm (CST) on Wednesday, January 8.

Early registration (E) prices are in effect from January 7 at 9 am through January 24 at 4 pm. Regular registration (R) prices are in effect January 24 at 4 pm through the end of the term.

We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.

**This seminar has been canceled.

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