MES 16.22 Arabic as a Cultural System
Examines the historical and cultural factors and forces that have molded and continue to mold colloquial Moroccan Arabic. This course includes an appreciation of the nonverbal aspects-gestures and body language-of communication and identity in the Moroccan setting. It also offers a minimal functional mastery of practical communicative skills-the sound system, basic sentence patterns, and everyday vocabulary of colloquial Moroccan Arabic-as well as a knowledge of the Arabic script, a key element of Islamic civilization and identity.