Literatures and Cultures
425 Kimpel Hall
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479.575.2951
Fax: 479.575.6795
Email the department:
flan01@uark.edu
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
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- Click here to view Arabic syllabi.
- Meet our Arabic faculty.
- See a list of courses offered.
- Find out about programs of study in Arabic, and see a list of program requirements and options.
- Read about some of the study abroad programs available in Arabic.
- Get a PDF of our full brochure.
- See links to related programs, departments, & other activities.
- Click here to see a list of fun and helpful resources for Arabic language & culture studies.
The Arabic Program offers four semesters of Intensive Arabic. Each intensive 6-credit course meets Monday through Friday, six contact hours per week. Daily exposure 
in the classroom coupled with daily homework assignments outside the classroom allow for faster attainment of proficiency in all four language acquisition skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
The intensive approach guards against attrition, which is a perennial problem in non-intensive language courses where students risk losing skills without consistent study. Intensive courses also allow students to satisfy 
University language requirements in two semesters, the minor in five semesters, and to reach a very high level of proficiency in Arabic. Students who begin studying Arabic during the freshman year are able to take three additional upper-level courses even beyond the minor. Several of our students have landed exciting jobs in the government, the military, and financial institutions.
Explore the links on the right to find out more about what the Arabic program and affiliated departments have to offer students in the Department of World Languages!