Spring 2027

Second Semester Arabic

Second Semester Arabic for beginning learners of Modern Standard Arabic, emphasizing proficiency through speaking, listening, reading, and writing in cultural context.

offering recorded5 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Salah Algabli

The class met five days a week, but students found the assigned work reasonable and the time passed quickly. Instructors covered copious material while keeping the pace manageable and fun.

What you’ll be able to do

Understand the main idea and some pieces of information on familiar topics from sentences and series of connected sentences within Arabic texts that are spoken and written.
Participate in spontaneous spoken and written conversations on familiar topics, creating sentences and series of sentences to ask and answer a variety of questions.
Communicate information, make presentations, and express thoughts about familiar topics, using sentences and series of connected sentences through written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic.
Interact at a functional level in some familiar contexts using Modern Standard Arabic.

Source: UW Guide

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JIBRIL GABID is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SALAH ALGABLI is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18	0
LEC 002	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18	0

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Salah Algabli

Students described the course as engaging and energetic, with instructors who made learning Arabic feel effortless and enjoyable. Classes moved quickly, and the supportive atmosphere helped students feel confident speaking.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Salah Algabli

The class met five days a week, but students found the assigned work reasonable and the time passed quickly. Instructors covered copious material while keeping the pace manageable and fun.

Past student reviews · Salah Algabli, Jibril Gabid

Past instructors like Salah Algabli and Jibril Gabid were noted for being encouraging and caring, which reduced anxiety about making mistakes. Students felt supported and valued in the learning environment.

Topics

Modern Standard Arabic language skills including speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Comprehending main ideas and details from spoken and written Arabic texts on familiar topics.
Spontaneous spoken and written conversation on familiar topics.
Functional interaction in familiar contexts using Modern Standard Arabic.

Skills

Speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Modern Standard Arabic with an emphasis on communication in cultural context.
Participating in spontaneous spoken and written conversations on familiar topics by creating sentences to ask and answer questions.
Understanding main ideas and specific information from spoken and written Arabic texts on familiar topics.
Interacting at a functional level in familiar contexts using Modern Standard Arabic.

Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.

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Selected offering source records

AFRICAN 322 · Spring 2027

Second Semester Arabic

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B

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Model & dataset provenance

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Second Semester Arabic

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