Beginning Arabic I
Beginning Arabic I The goal of this course is to begin developing reading, speaking, listening, writing, and cultural skills in Arabic. This course stresses written and oral communication, using both formal Arabic and some Egyptian dialect. Emphasis is also placed on reading authentic texts from Arabic media sources, listening to and watching audio and video materials, and developing students' understanding of Arab culture. 6 hrs lect/disc.
Ustaadh Sam is amazing in teaching beginner Arabic, he's very accommodating and very relaxed in terms of allowing late homework, he's very enthusiastic about teaching and explains the reasoning behind difficult grammatical structures/writing systems/etc very well in comparison to other languages. The class environment is incredibly encouraging in terms of speaking even if you make mistakes, and I feel very comfortable presenting in the class. Sometimes he focuses a little bit too much on a US lens, but that's understandable.
Ustaadh Sam is amazing in teaching beginner Arabic, he's very accommodating and very relaxed in terms of allowing late homework, he's very enthusiastic about teaching and explains the reasoning behind difficult grammatical structures/writing systems/etc very well in comparison to other languages. The class environment is incredibly e …Read more
Greeley makes it exciting. He is a lot of energy (jumps on furniture) and inspired me to learn. There are moments when it is a lot, just in every direction, and it is difficult to connect the language concepts, but it all works out. He accommodated and identified my learning difficulties and was always supportive. Overall, a great introduction to the language.
Amazing professor, I'm sure everyone in the class would agree that he made learning Arabic fun, and having him as a professor convinced me to continue Arabic. I almost dropped the class because of how tough Arabic is but now I look forward to learning Arabic and feel good about completing the assignments. It is a tough class in terms of the work you have to put in outside of lecture hours, but I'm sure that's the case with every language class and the language learning process.
Amazing professor, I'm sure everyone in the class would agree that he made learning Arabic fun, and having him as a professor convinced me to continue Arabic. I almost dropped the class because of how tough Arabic is but now I look forward to learning Arabic and feel good about completing the assignments. It is a tough class in terms …Read more
Professor Greeley is one of the most amazing teachers. He made learning a hard language like Arabic all the more fun and exciting. His teaching style might not be for everyone as you have to constantly study outside of class to keep up with the class, but I would highly recommend taking any class with him.
Sam was a great teacher but can be a bit annoying at times when it came to accommodations. He is there for your success though and will give you opportunities to catch up, redo quizzes you did very poorly on, and more. Just make sure you know the material well this semester as the Arabic semester is tough!
I really enjoyed this class with professor Greeley. I liked the fast paced teaching style, although at times felt it was disorganized, and genuinely had fun taking the class. Easy to get an A in the class as long as you participate and stay on top of the homework/tests.