The Arabic Program برنامج اللغة العربية
The Arabic Language Program at Stanford teaches Arabic as a living language to a diverse body of students with a wide range of academic and professional needs. Therefore, courses offered adopt the communicative approach in learning and the interactive approach in teaching to develop all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and cultural awareness. Students work with authentic audio, video, and text materials. The program curriculum is designed according to the Standards for Language Learning and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
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Arabic Language Program at Stanford University برنامج اللغة العربية في جامعة ستانفورد
Courses
The Arabic Language Program at Stanford University offers courses in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) at four levels, and courses that focus on media, classical, conversational, and regional registers of Arabic.
Current course offerings in Arabic language can be found in Explore Courses under ARABLANG.
For more information on the Arabic language program, please contact the program coordinator Khalid Obeid.
People
Aweiss, Salem: Lescturer. Building 240 Room 212. siaweiss@stanford.edu
Barhoum, Khalil: Senior Lecturer and AME Coordinator. Building 240 Room 213. khalil@stanfor.edu
Boumehdi, Thoraya: Lesturer. Building 240 Room 210. thorayab@stanford.edu
Hashem-Aramouni, Eva: Lesturer. Building 240 Room 211. evah@stanford.edu
Salti, Ramzi: Lesturer. Building 240 Room 212. rsalti@stanford.edu
Obeid, Khalid: Lectuere and Program Coordinator. Building 240 Room 104. kyobeid@stanford.edu
Related Faculty
Key, Alexander: Assistant Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature. Building 240 Room 109. akey@stanford.edu
Related Links
Organizations
· National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
· National Foreign Language Center
· American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
· Middle East Studies Association
Media and News
· List of Arabic Language Newspapers at ThePaperboy.com
Language Resources
Arab Culture and News
· AME Info – Middle East Business Information
Online free Arabic dictionary
· Arabic to English dictionary at www.alburaq.net
· English to Arabic dictionary at www.alburaq.net
· Arabic vocabulary at www.alburaq.net
Web-based, Online Learning
· NaturalArabic - A collection of topical news stories (updated weekly) from Arabic newspapers, with parallel English translations and recordings by native Arabic speakers. Users can click on any word to hear it read aloud and see the translation highlighted or they can play the whole recording to hear it read at natural speed.
· Maxos
· Almedia
Religious Sites
Online Islamic Store
· "Renaissance" Islamic Journal
· City of Light
