Arabic Language

Arabic Language
BA
Hours35 - 51 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

This program is a 2nd-major program only. Students should be enrolled in a primary major program before beginning this program.
requirement 1 Complete 4 courses
requirement 2 Complete 1 course
requirement 3 Complete 5 courses
Complete as part of a BYU Semester Abroad program:
requirement 4 Complete 2 courses
Complete after consultation with a faculty advisor:
ARAB 421R - Fourth-Year Arabic Writing Tutorial 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 422R - Advanced Spoken Arabic 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 423R - Current Events in Arabic 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 424R - Modern Arabic Literature 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 425R - Classical Arabic Texts 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 426R - Advanced Arabic Grammar 2.0
You may take this course up to 2 times.
requirement 5 Complete 4 courses
Take each course twice (once in Winter Semester and once in Spring/Summer terms):
ARAB 411R - Advanced Formal Arabic Conversation and Rhetorical Skills 3.0v
You may take this course up to 2 times.
ARAB 495R - Directed Studies in Arabic 3.0v
You may take this course up to 2 times.
Take the ACTFL Speaking and Reading test during the last registration of Arab 495R and achieve a minimum score of ADVANCED-MID.
Program Outcomes

Advanced High Level Fluency

Speak, read, and write Arabic at the Advanced High Level (demonstrating an ability to support opinions, hypothesize, and deal with abstract topics in depth).

Integration

Students will develop expertise in an area of specialization and deliver a major oral presentation and a written paper (both in Arabic) on a topic in that area of specialization.