ARAB 1038 Basic Writing and Reading Skills for Heritage Speakers
3 hours, 1 hour multimedia laboratory; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of the chairperson.
Fundamentals of writing and reading for students whose knowledge of Arabic is limited to spoken communication. Emphasis on spelling, word order, and verb tenses, based on authentic literary and nonliterary texts. Practice in written self-expression. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.
Schedule
Week 1: Introductions: Arabic Linguistics
Week 2: Assignment #1 Due: Linguistic Autobiography (essay) and Oral Presentation
Week 3: Arabic in a Global Context
Week 4: History of the Language; how language came to be
Week 5: Politics of the Arabic Language; prestige, attitudes, standard, race
Week 6: Linguistic Variation and Contact
Week 7: The Brooklyn College Listening Project: The Oral History Interview
Week 8: Culture and Lifestyle
Week 9: Language and Education
Week 10: Arabic in the United States
Week 11: Arabic in New York; Arabic in Brooklyn
Week 12: Oral History Interview Due: The Podcast
Week 13: Revision
Week 14: The Cookbook
Moustafa Bayoumi “How Does It Feel To Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America”
