Qatari Arabic
Qatari Arabic Course
Qatar is an Arab member of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its inhabitants speak Arabic in a local Gulf dialect similar to the dialects of other Gulf states, but MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) is used in the media, education and official and governmental transactions.
Qatar has two dialects, the urban dialect of the coastal population and the tone of their dialect resembles the Bahraini and the dialect of the Bedouin which resembles the dialect of the Bedouin of Saudi Arabia.
About the Qatari dialect course:
This course will introduce you to Qatari Arabic. The aim of the course is to build your vocabulary and introduce you to common greetings and expressions. To this end, the course book features full-length situational conversations pertaining to daily life in Qatar, which you will be able to practice aloud in class. This method was chosen in order for you to learn vocabulary and expressions in context. This course is suitable for those who have already studied Arabic to at least lower-intermediate level. You must be familiar with basic grammar and vocabulary, as well as with the Arabic alphabet. (If you study Arabic using the al-Kitaab textbook, you should have finished studying al-Kitaab, Part One.)
Days/Time:
TBD
Duration:
Five consecutive live online sessions per term. Lessons take place once a week and last two hours each. This gives a total of 10 hours tuition.
Course tuition:
$500
Textbook:
Qatari Arabic
Instructor: A Ph.D instructor, TBD.
Quorum Requirement:
One student.