COURSES
Islamic Languages at Duke
LANGUAGE COURSES AT DUKE: ISLAMIC LANGUAGES:
For the past several years, student interest in Arabic language and cultures and study abroad programs in Arab and Muslim countries has grown steadily. Arabic courses are among the most popular language courses offered at Duke. Other Islamic languages offered at Duke include Turkish and Persian.
Check the schedule of courses often for new fall course listings; for course description see the Course Synopsis Handbook..
LANGUAGE COURSES:
ARABIC:
1: Elementary Arabic
2. Elementary Arabic
35: Conversational Egyptian and Contemporary Culture
63: Intermediate Arabic
64: Intermediate Arabic
101: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Arabic
125: Advanced Arabic
126: Advanced Arabic
183: Topics in Arabic
184: Topics in Arabic
191: Research Independent Study
PERSIAN:
1: Elementary Persian
2: Elementary Persian
63: Intermediate Persian
64: Intermediate Persian
100: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Persian
TURKISH:
1: Elementary Turkish
2: Elementary Turkish
10: Accelerated Turkish Language and Culture I
11: Accelerated Turkish Language and Culture II
63: Intermediate Turkish
100: Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Turkish
101S: Contemporary Turkish Composition and Readings
102S: Contemporary Turkish Composition and Readings
105S: The Middle East through Historical Literature
106S: Tracing Muslim Identities in Eurasia
132: Representing the Middle East
133: The Cognitive Science of Religion & Morality
135: The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union
136: Thinking About God: The Nature of Religious Belief at the Crossroads of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
138S: Russia, Turkey, and the Cultures of Eurasia
SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER COURSE LISTINGS:
Listing of upcoming fall 2008 courses is now available.
Summer Term 2 2008 Courses
| Number | Topic | Instructor | Time & Room |
| ARABIC 2 | Elementary Arabic |
Chergui, Azeddine | MTuWTh 5:15-7:15 Social Sciences 109 |
Other Semesters available:
Language Resources and Links
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: AMES on YouTube
AMES has created the al-lisaan al-Arabi site, a collection of oral interviews conducted in Arabic by Mbaye Bashir Lo of Duke University. The videos expose those interested in Arabic to a variety of assessed samples that reflects the diversity within the uniqueness of the Arabic language, or Al-lisaan Al-Arabi, as it is traditionally called.
FLAS Fellowships (Foreign Language and Area Studies)
support the study of foreign languages andr area studies. Some fellowships awarded for use of the advanced foreign language while carrying out overseas research during the academic year. The languages for which fellowships are offered by each center include Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Urdu. The FLAS competitions are open to graduate and professional school students currently enrolled at Duke.
Duke-Doha Arabic Language Scholarships
Three scholarships to study Arabic at Qatar University are available each year to Duke undergraduate and graduate students.
Dylan parkes, Eric Sliva, and Elissa Lerner are at Qatar University this year. For information or to apply, email Professor miriam cooke
Resources at Center for Instructional Media and Language Technology Services:
Duke CIT has links to many helpful resources for students studying Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.
Language Study in the Islamic World
The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (formerly AALL) maintains an extensive list of study-abroad programs in the Middle East and Islamic world.
Language Courses at UNC-Chapel HIll
UNC-Chapel Hill offeres courswes in Arabic and Persian . They aslo offer instruction in Hindi-Urdu, Swahili, Bengali and other languages. Click here then follow the "Language Courses" links to see the language courses offered at UNC-Chapel Hill this semester.