Media Arabic 1 (MA1) Upper Intermediate Level


In this course you will study and practice

* Essential newspaper vocabulary and expressions and use them in meaningful context
* Connectors & special grammatical and morphological rules that are used in newspaper language

* Reading comprehension for authentic short & long articles
* Listening comprehension
* Translation of short articles from Arabic to English & vice versa

Topics:
Media 1 will focus mainly on these areas:
* Formal visits & meetings
* Conferences & negotiations

Who should take this course?
A student who is
* Interested in reading Arabic newspapers & listening to Arabic news
* An intermediate MSA student, which means that you
- studied most of the basic grammar ;
- know the essential morphological rules and are aware of
sentence formation in compound & complex sentences ;
- have a range of basic vocabulary and are able to use it in comprehensive reading & writing .

Course duration:
Classes are from Monday to Thursday for 2 hours each.

Media Arabic 1 Course Dates:
Programs will begin on the following dates:

1 June 2010
6 July 2010
10 August 2010v

14 September 2010
19 October 2010
16 November 2010