Arabic Minor

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies
109 Satterfield Hall
Tel: 330-672-2150
E-mail: mcls@kent.edu
Web: http://www.kent.edu/cas/mcls

The Arabic minor is interdisciplinary, providing the foundation in all four language skills. Students become able to have successful conversations and simple debates with natives (mostly in Modern Standard Arabic) on a variety of topics, in addition to growing their aural comprehension skill and writing skills. Moreover, students will be introduced to the history, civilization and culture, with some of its complexity, of the Arab World, including some famous writers, historical figures, poets and singers, and thus, challenge and clarify some of the misconceptions they may have developed. At the completion of the minor, students should have reached an advanced level of oral proficiency.

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in short-term, semester-long or year long study
programs in an Arabic-speaking country. All efforts will be made to grant appropriate credit
for approved courses taken at a university in an Arabic-speaking country.

Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.