Spoken Arabic I · Middle Eastern, South Asian, And African Studies
Covered Shami specific vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. Also discussions of levantine culture.
Differences between MSA and spoken Levantine Arabic, new vocabulary, new grammatical structures, a variety of historical and cultural topics relating to the Levant.
I learned words, grammar structure and songs about the Levantine Dialect
I'd recommend only if you're willing to commit to working for this class. Definitely not a course you can casually stroll into. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Spring 2021 Course: MDESGU4218_001_2021_1-SPOKENARABICI : MDESGU4218_001_2021_1 - SPOKEN ARABIC I Instructor: May Ahmar
This was like learning a whole new language even having experience with Arabic, but I felt like I learned so much in terms of Levantine grammar and vocabulary.
This is an amazing course for anyone wanting to move beyond MSA and particularly with an itnerest in the Levant/Syria specifically