Overview

SINARC welcomes students from across the world who wish to study all levels of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Lebanese dialect in Lebanon, LAUNY, and online. The program is a top choice for Arabic language learners who want to improve their language skills and gain a true understanding of the MENA region.

Students benefit from language immersion that combines pedagogy with practice. The curriculum also includes off-site trips and lectures that allow students to understand the cultural and political contexts within the Arab world.

SINARC offers private tutorials for students with diverse personal and professional goals. Tutorials allow students to meet one-on-one with an experienced faculty member for personalized instruction tailored to help them meet their objectives.

The SINARC program offers Arabic as a foreign language course at the LAU New York Campus in Manhattan, New York. Classes are taught by native speakers with many years of teaching experience, specializing in reading, writing, and verbal communication.

Placement

Short placement tests will be e-mailed to students upon receiving their applications to help determine the classes they will join. This student placement is however preliminary and may be adjusted after students meet with their instructors on their first day of classes.

Formal instruction in the language is enriched by immersion in an authentic cultural context. Cultural activities include lectures on topics related to Arab and Lebanese politics, history, society, and culture, as well as documentaries on certain historical sites and events in Lebanon.

For the program offered in Beirut, placement tests will be administered on the first day of classes.

Transfer of Credits

On the basis of student performance, LAU provides letter grades, which can be transferred to the student’s home institution for credit evaluation.

Once successfully completed, the SINARC credits will be transferrable to most institutions of higher education across the globe as per the following:

Courses

Program Offered in Beirut

Fall/ Spring Semester

• SIN101   Elementary Arabic (6 cr.)
• SIN105   Lebanese Dialect, Level I (3 cr.)
• SIN106   Lebanese Dialect, Level II (3 cr.)
• SIN201   Intermediate Arabic I (6 cr.)
• SIN301   Advanced Arabic (6 cr.)
• SIN311   Arabic Language Writing Skills (3 cr.)
• SIN320  Media Arabic (3 cr.)
• A culture course cross listed with LAU offerings in fields such as Arabic or Lebanese literature, history, social studies, gender studies, theater, arts and architecture

Summer Term

• SIN101   Elementary Arabic (6 cr.)
• SIN105   Lebanese Dialect, Level I (2 cr.)
• SIN106   Lebanese Dialect, Level II (2 cr.)
• SIN107   Lebanese Dialect, Level III (2 cr.)
• SIN111   Upper Elementary Arabic (6 cr.)
• SIN201   Intermediate Arabic I (6 cr.)
• SIN202   Intermediate Arabic II (6 cr.)
• SIN211   Intensive Lebanese Dialect (6 cr.) (Requires sufficient enrollment)
• SIN301   Advanced Arabic I (6 cr.)
• SIN302   Advanced Arabic II (6 cr.)