This course provides the student with one year of intensive in-country language learning, cultural and historical studies, as well as the opportunity to focus, in-country, on a research topic of their choosing.

By the end of the course the student will be approaching the level of (ACTFL-OPI) Advanced-High in speaking Arabic and an equivalent level in reading Arabic. The student will be able to explain and narrate, provide structured arguments to support opinions, and construct hypotheses. The student will be able to discuss abstractly topics of interest and in their field, and will be able to compensate for limitations in vocabulary through the judicious use of strategies such as paraphrasing and illustration.

The student will be able to write accurately (culturally and linguistically) in informal genres, and will be able to do so moderately well in academic genres.

Satisfactory progress at their host university (50%)

Submission of a research essay written in Arabic, followed by an oral examination of the essay and related readings (50%)

Failure in any item will result in failure in the course.

Students are required to enrol in 2 semesters totalling 48 units.

Teaching comprises at least 15 hours per week which are divided into eleven hours of group sessions and four hours of individual tutorials.

A high credit average (65-69%) result in all of the previous 7 (seven)  Arabic courses undertaken, including Advanced Arabic B (ARAB3003) or Applied Arabic (ARAB2010) is needed along with a recommendation by the Arabic Convenor and approval by the Faculty of Asian Studies.