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COURSE

DESCRIPTIONS

COLLEGE OF ARTS, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
General Education Courses

ARL 101 (A) - Communication life situations. The language of ENG 102 (R) - English 1
Skills in Arabic Language communication in the class is the (Remedial)
simple and contemporary Arabic that
Credit Hours: 3 is used in mass media, every day and Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: No Prerequisite official conversations, school and Prerequisite: None
college instruction, etc. This course provides instruction and
بلاطلا تاراهم ريوطت لىإ قاسملا اذه فدهي practice in university level academic
ةيبرعلا ةغللا يف مهتءافك زيزعتو ةيوغللا ENG 100(AA) - English 1 for writing skills. It enhances the
ةيمنتل قاسملا اذه ميمصت مت دقو .ةرصاعملا Arabic Language students’ skills in writing standard
ةءارقلا يف ةمدقتملاو ةيساسلأا بلاطلا تاراهم academic paragraphs with clear
نم ةيبرعلا ةغللاب عامتسلااو ثدحتلاو ةباتكلاو Credit Hours: 3 topic sentences, supporting ideas,
ةعماجلا يف ةيميداكلأا مهتاجايتحا ةيبلت لجأ Prerequisite: None and details. It also develops their
ثيح ؛لمعلا ناكم يف ةينهملا تابلطتملاو ability to write essays with clear
نيتم يوغل ساسأ ريوطت لىإ قاسملا اذه ىعسي The course offers instruction and
طامنلأاب ةقيقد ةفرعم مهباسكإو ،بلاطلا ىدل practice in general English for thesis statements, supporting/body
قاروأو ريراقتلاو تلااقملا ةباتكل ةيفيظولا freshmen students whose majors paragraphs, and conclusions. The
ةلاعفلاو ةدقانلا ةكراشملا للاخ نم كلذو ،ثحبلا are using Arabic as a medium of course not only strengthens and
ةعونتم ةينورتكلإو ةيقرو ةيبيردت داوم مادختسابو instruction. The students acquire highlights the students’ proficiency in
تاصصخت يطغتل ةيانعب ةراتخمو ،ةطسبمو and develop intermediate grammar grammar and sentence structure but
.ةددعتم and vocabulary skills needed for also builds on their ability to present
effective communication with an information orally. Students are
ARL 101 (E) - Communication emphasis on critical reading and encouraged to become independent
Skills in Arabic Language-Basic thinking conducive to writing. This learners, capable of exploring the
Credit Hours: 3 course provides explicit instruction reading and writing processes.
and practice in academic reading
Prerequisite: Arabic as second and writing strategies to not only ENG 200 - English 2
language in high school or Non- enable students to develop a deeper
Native Arabic Speaker understanding of thee language Credit Hours: 3
This course is an upper intermediate but also to consider how purpose, Prerequisite: IELTS average score
6 or EMSAT average score of below
skill-based course designed to offer audience, and situation interact 1400 or passing grade in ENG 102
students whose native language to shape different communication (R)
is not Arabic the opportunity to formats.
enhance the learning process in Co-requisite: (FWS 100 (E)/USS001
a systematic manner; since they as co-req if placed in ENG 200
are certified in Arabic as second
language in high school/ Non-Native The course focuses on writing for
Arabic Speaker and/or those having academic purposes. It teaches
one Arab parent. This course will also expository writing using a process-
help them overcome communication oriented approach. The structure
difficulties in work place and everyday of paragraphs and essays and their

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