Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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ALWT 000/3919 - Arabic through Translation: A course in Bilingual Awareness (3 cr.)



Prerequisites
Thanawiyya Amma, or ALNG 2103, or scoring at the advanced level in the ALI placement exam

Description
This is an Arabic language course utilizing the medium of translation to raise students’ bilingual awareness across Arabic and English for the purpose of developing their overall skills in Modern Standard Arabic. It employs translation mainly as a framework for the exploration of various linguistic aspects of Arabic central to acquiring a solid grasp of the language. It trains students to transfer knowledge in their respective fields of study and in areas of general interest back and forth across both languages, while fostering sensitivity to the specificity of each. Emphasis is placed upon Arabic as the target language and English the source language, maintaining Arabic as the primary focus of the productive language skills, writing and speaking. Drawing upon the academic knowledge base and formal language skills students are building through their studies in English, students are instructed in the means of rendering them in sound Arabic. Reference to translation theory is made insofar as it serves the learning objectives of the course.

When Offered
Offered in Spring



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