Topics in Arabic Media
Course Number: 82-411
Given the development and spread of new and multi-literacies around us today, the course focuses on reading and analyzing Arabic media sources to engage in discussions about current topics in our modern world. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): culture, politics, economy, environment, education and linguistic diversity. While reading and writing will be mainly in Modern Standard Arabic, class discussions will be of a multidialectal and multilingual nature to encourage questioning, analyzing and conceptualizing topics in various contexts.
Degree: Undergraduate
Concentration: Arabic Studies
Semester(s): Fall
Units: 9
Prerequisite(s): 82-312