Media / Mahfouz

Media Arabic Course 

This course is for Intermediate students who have completed the Pre-Intermediate level course or its equivalent. 
This is a practical, introductory course that gives a fast-paced overview of a broad range of topics related to contemporary Arabic media, we will discuss old-fashioned Arabic media, which includes America-based Arabic TV and radio broadcasting as well as Arab TV and radio broadcasting and the most widely-read Arabic newspaper. We will also cover the social media sphere, which is overwhelmingly used by Arabs, in particular the youth. If you are an Arab and you do not have a Facebook page, you do not exist. Twitter will also be covered. The most important topic we will discuss is the difference between how Americans expect Facebook to be used and how Arabs use it. For instance, Arabs enjoy tagging all of their friends in Eid or Ramadan Mubarak photos during holidays and they are comfortable publicly discussing religion, politics, and other sensitive topics. Whether you are simply a devout Muslim or a Libyan arms dealer, it will be clear from looking at your Facebook page.
Days/Time: TBD
Duration: Five consecutive classes per term. Lessons take place once a week and last two hours each. This gives a total of 10 hours tuition.
Course tuition: $500
Textbook: Media Arabic
Instructor: T. Mahfouz. Ph.D
Quorum Requirement: One student. 
​​Meeting place: ​Online
English/Arabic Legal Glossary for legal interpreting course

Reading Arabic Novels: 
Naguib Mahfouz

Course Overview:

This is an opportunity to be taught about this great Nobel Prize-winning author by his nephew, who also worked with him on his novels. This course is for individuals with a mastery of Arabic language. If you are working with the al-Kitaab series, you must have finished at least Book 2. The format of this book as follows: Arabic text on one page; its English translation on the opposite page; on the page that follows is comprehensive questions that is test your grammar, comprehension and vocabulary of the page that you just read. This novel, "The Day the Leader Was Killed," is a succinct but significant work set in contemporary Egypt. Through his sober and lyrical prose, Mahfouz has skillfully woven one of the darkest political backdrops in Egyptian history into his novel, sealing off the seventies and reaching the threshold of a new decade. Tuition for this course is $350 for 10 hours of instruction. 
Days/Time: TBD
Duration: Five consecutive classes per term. Lessons take place once a week and last two hours each. This gives a total of 10 hours tuition.
Course tuition: $350 for ten hours
Textbook: The Day the Leader was Killed
Prerequisite: Student must be able to read and write Arabic 
Instructor: T. Mahfouz. Ph.D
Quorum Requirement: One student. 
​​Meeting place: ​Online
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