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1)<br>Date: 15 Aug 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Gretchen Jones <<a href="mailto:gretchen.jones@umuc.edu" target="_blank">gretchen.jones@umuc.edu</a>></span><br>
Subject:UMUC Online Beginning Arabic program<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">University of Maryland University College (UMUC) offers three levels of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Beginning Arabic in a completely online, asynchronous format. ARAB 111,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">ARAB 112, and ARAB 114 are offered in the Fall 2013 session, beginning on</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">October 21. The courses focus on basic communication skills in both spoken</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">and written Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). All classes are taught by highly</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">qualified instructors and are also staffed by native speaker mentors who</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">provide ample time each week for one-on-one speaking practice via web-based</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">technology. Contact </span><a href="mailto:languages@umuc.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px" target="_blank">languages@umuc.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> for additional information about</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">specific course content or placement. See </span><a href="http://www.umuc.edu/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px" target="_blank">www.umuc.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> regarding admission</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">and tuition.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Gretchen I. Jones, PhD</span><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Academic Director, Foreign Languages and Asian Studies</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">University of Maryland University College (UMUC)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">3501 University Blvd., East, Largo Bldg.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Adelphi, MD 20783</span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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