ARB4610 Arabic II: Culture, Cuisine and Communication
4 Advanced Liberal Arts Credits
Get ready for a culinary journey around the Arab world!
Arabic 4610 is designed to learn Arabic language and culture through food. It will help you enhance your linguistic and communicative skills by exploring food, traditions and cultural values. It will incorporate hands-on cooking projects and discussions about the significance of food in Arab culture. These projects aim to introduce you to the diverse dialects and rich cultures of the Arab World. They will also help you develop vocabulary, reading and writing, and enhance the spoken skills necessary for a variety of daily life activities such as sharing meals, talking about ethnic foods and favorite cuisines, buying grocery, inviting family and friends for a meal, and ordering at a restaurant. By exploring practices around food, you will observe Arab society and culture while using your senses and curiosity.
Projects might include: cooking at the Foundry, learning recipes, visit a local market, visit local Arab restaurants and/or cafés, learning about the history of Arab cuisine, researching the link between food and festivals, and much more.
Prerequisite: you may sign-up for this class if you have successfully completed ARB2200 or its equivalent, or you are a heritage speaker who can understand Arabic minimally.
Prerequisites: ARB2200