Arab-American Club
Arabic course taught
The equivalent of a three hour course in Arabic is being offered to KU students next semester, sponsored by the Arab-American Club.
The course, taught by Abdul Said, Saudi Arabia senior; George Tannous, Lebanon graduate student, and Ali Halabi, Lebanon sophomore, will be held in the Kansas Union on days and times decided upon by students wishing to attend.
THE COURSE IS on a trial basis, Said said, and may become accredited in a year if the response is sufficient.
Those interested are asked to call Said at VI 2-0093 or Tannous at VI 2-2297. Posters will be put up, and they are hoping for a booth at enrollment.
Said, president-elect of the club, said, "Since the course is non-credit, students will not be required to do so much work; each will be given as much work as he desires. Extra lessons and free tutoring will be furnished to those who wish to advance quickly."
The oral method of teaching will be used.
"AT FIRST, the students will just hear Arabic to get used to the sounds, tone and rhythm of the language." Tannous said. "Tapes at the language laboratory will be available. Then they will be taught conventional conversation."
"After that, they will be familiarized with the alphabet and with how letters are connected. There won't be much emphasis on grammar at the beginning. The purpose is to learn to speak and understand.
"Arabic is a simple language," Tannous said, "but it's different. Many of the sounds are not in other languages and the script is
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different. When you first start studying, you panic for the first three or four lessons. Then the language becomes clearer."
TEN TEXTBOOKS have been obtained from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
"The program is in response to the hopes many American students expressed to attain firsthand knowledge of the Arabic language." Said said.
"I appreciate the moral encouragement and cooperation we have received from such people as Robert Cobb, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Dale Kinkade, assistant professor of anthropology and linguistics. I am hopeful of more support.
"THE UNITED STATES deals with 13 independent Arab states with a population in excess of 80 million people," Said said. "To this is added the American interests in the wealth of the area. Moreover, there are sheikdoms and semi-sheikdoms in which the U.S. has vital interests.
"The course is a step on the
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road toward building better Arab-American relations," he said.
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