Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)



Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the written language of Arabic. In its classical form it is the language of the Holy Qur’an. In its everyday use it is the language of newspapers and the media. MSA is a living language used by educated people and intellectuals. The objective of our MSA course is to enable you to read and write at an acceptable academic level so that you can follow current affairs in the Middle East or begin to read classical Arabic literature.

Course duration:
Classes are from Monday to Thursday for 3 hours each.

MSA Course Dates:
Programs will begin on the following dates:

1 June 2010
6 July 2010
10 August 2010
14 September 2010
19 October 2010
16 November 2010
Special December 2010
10 January 2010
5 February 2010
1 March 2010
15 April 2010

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Literary Arabic (اللغة العربية الفصحى al-luġatu l-ʿarabiyyatu l-fuṣḥā "the Eloquent Arabic language") or Standard Arabic is the literary and standard register of Classical Arabic used in writing. It is part of the Arabic macrolanguage.

Many western scholars distinguish two common fuṣḥā varieties: the Classical Arabic of the Qur'an and early Islamic (7th to 9th centuries) literature, and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the standard language in use today. The modern Standard language is closely based on the Classical language, and most Arabs consider the two varieties to be two registers of one and the same language.

Modern Standard Arabic is ideally suited for students of the Social Sciences considering research anywhere in the Arab world (including North Africa); students of the humanities such as History, Art, Music, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Religion; or students of Applied Sciences and Business who may be considering work or research in an Arabic speaking country. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is a modernized form of Classical Arabic, the language of the Qur'an. MSA is the universal language of the Arabic-speaking world that is understood, if not spoken, by most speakers of Arabic.

It is estimated that there are 246 million first-language speakers of all Arabic varieties worldwide. Of these, 206 million speak Modern Standard Arabic as a second dialect.


The main textbooks used

Al-Kitaab fi Ta’allum Al Arabiya with DVDs A Textbook for Beginning Arabic : Part one, Second Edition. By, Kristin Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi.

Al-Kitaab fi Ta’allum Al Arabiya with DVDs Part two, Second Edition. By, Kristin Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi.

Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionaries by, N.S. DONIACH.

Different audio-visual materials, texts from Arabic newspapers and magasines, etc.
Alif Baa Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds. By, Kristin Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi.

Various interactive Computer Programs for Modern Srandard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic.

Study Guide for Arabic, by university of nisconsin- Extension, Independent Learning, USA.


And much more !!
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