This course is intended for students who have no previous experience with Jordanian dialect and possess a high-intermediate to advanced proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. Students who have studied Modern Standard Arabic for several terms are introduced to a wide variety of vocabulary, expressions, and grammar structures used frequently in the local environment. This course aims to help students reach a level where they can successfully navigate several more complicated communicative tasks in colloquial Arabic in social situations. Conversation in this course focuses on real life exchanges with host country nationals on topics key to communicating in the target language and culture. By the end of the course, students can ask questions and understand the responses, express facts and opinions in simple sentences, and engage in conversations in colloquial Arabic with native speakers. This course builds on vocabulary and concepts studied in previous Arabic courses, which allows for quicker progression with the colloquial dialect.
