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ARABIC PROGRAM

The Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at James Madison University offers a major and a minor in Arabic. The Arabic minor is a program that began in the academic year 2009-2010. The program has been successful and has resulted in the formation of an Arabic major which has been offered from the academic year 2012-2013. Students completing either of these programs will have a better knowledge of Arabic language and a broad perspective on literature and culture of the Arabic-speaking world.


Why Take Arabic Courses?
- To satisfy the 2-year foreign language requirement.
- To satisfy 3 years of a foreign language requirement.
- To obtain a minor in Arabic.
- To major in Arabic.
- Arabic courses may be counted towards the following programs:
          (1) the International Business major (https://www.jmu.edu/cob/international-business/academics/index.shtml);
          (2) the Middle East track in the International Affairs major (https://www.jmu.edu/polisci/intlaffairs.shtml);
          (3) the minor in Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations (https://www.jmu.edu/mecm/);
          (4) the minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (https://www.jmu.edu/medren/index.shtml);
    and (5) the minor in World Literature (https://www.jmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/world-literature.shtml).


FACULTY

Name E-mail
Shahin, Aram

shahinax@jmu.edu

Alhassani, Israa

alhassix@jmu.edu

Al Saadun, Nasser

alsaadna@jmu.edu

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