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Courses - Fall 2025
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03/29/2025 at 07:30 AM
ARAB208E
Colloquial Arabic and Popular Culture; Egypt
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prereq - ARAB102; or must have appropriate World Language Placement Test score. Offers an immersive introduction to spoken Arabic thr ough popular culture, including film, music, television, and social media. Students will develop practical communication skills in a regional colloquial variety of Arabic while engaging with everyday language use. In additionto language acquisition, the course explores cultural traditions, daily life, holidays and celebrations, as well as broader cultural and social issues reflected in popular media. Emphasis is placed on authentic materials and culturally embedded speech practices, including idiomatic expressions, proverbs, register shifts, gestures and nonverbal communication, and socially appropriate language and behaviors. Regional focus varies by semester.