{"id":1487,"date":"2024-12-25T18:07:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T02:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/?page_id=1487"},"modified":"2025-08-11T09:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:07:20","slug":"arabic-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/arabic-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Let’s learn Arabic<\/p>\n

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The Arabic Basic Language Program (3 semesters) learning outcomes:
\nUpon successful completion of the Arabic Basic Language Program (3 semesters), 80% of students will be able to:
\nSpeak and write at an ACTFL proficiency level of Intermediate Mid;
\nUse Arabic to communicate about themselves, everyday experiences, work, study using adequate grammatical accuracy;
\nComplete a variety of language functions and tasks (e.g., ask questions, formulate arguments, express preferences, narrate and describe in three tenses);
\nPresent oral and written information in an organized and comprehensive way, using complete sentences and short paragraphs;
\nIdentify main and supporting ideas from short texts and audio-visual materials related to familiar topics.<\/p>\n

D-Clearance and Placement Exam for Arabic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students with prior experience in Arabic \u2014 in both speaking and literacy skills \u2014 are required by USC policy to take a placement exam.<\/p>\n

Students who can speak Arabic (at any level) but do not<\/strong> have reading and writing skills should apply for D-clearance to register for Arabic-I here:
\nhttps:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/languages\/d-clearance\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Arabic placement exam consists of 100 items covering listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary. Based on the results, students are placed into Arabic-I. II or III. Students who test beyond level III of the language may fulfill their foreign language requirement depending on their major and are encouraged to register for higher-level language courses as determined by their language instructor. For more information about the placement exam visit: https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/languages\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are unsure about your proficiency level or have any questions, please contact your language instructor at: walis@usc.edu.<\/p>\n

Arabic Minor Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n