This is a research course for students who have completed Advanced Arabic A or equivalent. The Resarch essay should be completed in line with the guidelines provided to the student.  Focus will be on a research essay on a topic related to Arabic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies or Islamic Studies.

• Demonstrate knowledge of some aspects of advanced Arabic writing styles.
• Demonstrate proficiency in more complex written syntactic and discourse structures and extend their capacity to use such structures appropriately to undertake a small-scale research on a topic related to Arabic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies or Islamic Studies.
• Demonstrate their ability to present their findings in a scholarly manner in Arabic.
• Demonstrate advanced linguistic skills and functional understanding of Arabic Language.

2,500 word essay in Arabic due at the end of semester (50%)

30-minute oral presentation on essay topic (50%)

Two hours of language classes per week or regular meeting with the Supervisor

ARAB3001 Advanced Arabic A

The lecturer will provide material selected from Arabic printed media, short stories, poems, novels and other sources.