Standard Arabic

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Language name: Standard Arabical-lugha al-'arabiyya al-fusha
Language family: Afro-Asiatic, South Semitic.
Region: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Chad, Eritrea, Libia, Mali, Morocco, Mauretania, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Bahrein, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, West Bank-Gaza, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Syria, UAE


Department: Arabic, Persian and Turkish Languages and Cultures
URL Department: http://www.tcmo.leidenuniv.nl
Lecturers: Variable


Course description: In the first phase of the course, the emphasis will be on the written form of the language. This is followed by practical exercises to increase the student's fluency in spoken Arabic. In the 4th semester, the language training courses continue in Cairo, as part of a 20 ECTS study programme.
Total duration: 4 semesters.
Course frequency: The courses are taught every year.


Speaking/Reading/Writing Year 1Year 2
Credit (in ECTS): 204+?
Course hours per week: 10/52/?
Highest course level: 200


Class types: Tutorials
Examination types: Some exams during the course, and final examination.
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