Fourth Semester Arabic
Fourth semester Arabic focusing on intermediate proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic within cultural contexts.
Summary
Historical reviews of Mustafa Mustafa: The Arabic grammar content is reported as tough, though the instructor provides extensive feedback to help students manage the difficulty.
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Prerequisites
Course mapAFRICAN 323 or 341
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Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
No current instructor is listed for this term. Historical reviews praise Saddam Issa and Mustafa Mustafa for their brilliance, humor, and kindness. Both instructors are noted for being highly knowledgeable and supportive, though the grammar content is considered tough.
MUSTAFA MUSTAFA is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SADAM ISSA is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Mustafa Mustafa, Saddam Issa: Reviewers describe instructors Saddam Issa and Mustafa Mustafa as brilliant, highly knowledgeable, and humorous Arabic teachers who provide kind support and feedback.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.35 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Mustafa Mustafa: The Arabic grammar content is reported as tough, though the instructor provides extensive feedback to help students manage the difficulty.
Historical reviews of Mustafa Mustafa, Saddam Issa: Students value the instructors' sense of humor and their willingness to help, finding the teaching style engaging and supportive despite the challenging material.
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