Arabic courses for special purposes

Arabic for journalism:

Course objectives:

This course requires a pre- intermediate level student. It relies on giving the students a comprehensive view of communication in the Arab world. Additionally, it develops an awareness of the importance of understanding the Arab culture to facilitate business communication and to utilize business terminology.

Studying journalism enables the student not only to understand political, economic articles, news, and criticism, but also to analyze and criticize them. In addition to that, it enables you to:

1- Create new methods of writing and immediately strengthening these methods through practice and application.

2- Experiment with varying forms of journalistic expressions

3- Understand the proper format of article writing and when to use appropriate punctuation.

• Learning how to:

1-listen and speak Arabic under pressure in a business meeting and with Arab clients.

2- Write effective letters and memos in Arabic language.

3- Prepare formal reports in Arabic language.

4- Proofread and edit copies of business correspondence in Arabic language, complete an accurate, complete resume and cover letter.

5-Conduct excellent interviews and complete follow up employment correspondence.

6-Plan successfully for and participate in meetings and conduct proper techniques in customer service.

7- Use email effectively.