Master's Program in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers
Program Objectives
This program aims to achieve the following:
1- To provide students with a high level of knowledge and skills in Arabic language and literature, suitable for a Master's degree.
2- To develop students' four Arabic language skills: speaking, listening, writing, and reading.
3- To equip students with translation techniques and strategies for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.
4- To provide students with a high level of knowledge about Arab and Islamic culture.
5- To develop students' self-learning skills in the field of Arabic.
Target Audience:
Holders of a Higher Diploma in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers.
Admission Requirements:
1- Holding a Higher Diploma in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers.
2- Meeting any other requirements stipulated by the university.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
1- Be proficient in speaking, writing, and reading Arabic at a high level suitable for a Master's degree.
- Continues graduate studies in Arabic and enrolls in a doctoral program in Arabic.
- Teaches Arabic to non-native speakers.
- Translates texts and spoken language from Arabic into their native language and vice versa.
- Proofreads and edits written Arabic texts.
- Promotes knowledge of Arab and Islamic culture.
- Acquires further knowledge of Arabic through self-study.
Study Plan:
- The program consists of three semesters, each lasting ten weeks.
- The total credit hours for the program are 45.
- The third semester is dedicated to writing a research paper.
Teaching Methods and Resources:
Lectures, seminars, discussion groups, oral and written exercises, reading and discussing selected lessons from classical Arabic linguistic, grammatical, and literary texts, in addition to writing research papers and scholarly articles.
Program Certificate:
After completing the program and passing the final exam, the student is awarded a Master's degree certificate in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers, with his specific specialization determined according to his research topic.