Arabic at USD teaches Modern Standard Arabic, which introduces students to the form of the language that is most often used in formal settings and widely understood throughout the Middle East. Modern Standard Arabic is a foundation that will enable advanced students to learn one or more of the dialects that comprise colloquial Arabic (Levantine, Iraqi, Arabian, Egyptian and North African).
Students will learn the literatures as well as with the political systems, cultures and religious heterogeneity (Muslim, Christian and Jewish) of the Arab world. Special attention will be given to the 22 Arab countries which are members of the Arab League of Nations.
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