This program is offered in multiple terms:
Register now for LARC summer intensive language courses!
Enhance your resume, and expand your horizons. Learn another language in six weeks!
Immerse yourself in one of today’s most critical languages – Arabic, Persian, or Russian. With SDSU’s Intensive Critical Language Courses, you can earn 4-20 units of foreign language credit this summer. Each intensive language and culture studies class meets for four to six hours of interactive instruction daily. Our expert instructors will guide you in achieving practical language skills and cultural awareness through conversations, games, writing, multimedia, and other activities based on today’s latest language learning theories and practice.
Why SDSU’s Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC)?
SDSU is the only local university offering Arabic, Persian and Russian courses with LARC’s highly successful intensive summer format. Our expert instructors will guide you in achieving practical language skills and cultural awareness through conversations, games, writing, multimedia, and other activities based on today’s latest language learning theories and practice.
"I had the pleasure of taking Ghassan Zakaria's Arabic 101/102 class. Arabic is the fourth language that I have taken upon myself to study formally ... I find Ghassan to be an outstanding instructor. His class exceeded my greatest expectations."
~ Keren Chansky Suberri, Ph.D., ABPP
NJ Licensed Psychologist SIO2914
Who should enroll?
- Students who want to complete their foreign language requirements in a fast, intensive format
- Heritage speakers who want to improve their formal language skills
- Highly-educated professionals interested in a challenging academic pursuit, and business, legal, and healthcare professionals who want to expand their marketability within their field by adding linguistic knowledge and capacity to their repertoire
Session 1: May 29-July 3
Arabic 101/102, 201/202, 9 am-2 pm
Persian 101/102, 9 am-2 pm
Russian 100A/100B, 9 am-3 pm
Session 2: July 10-August 14
Arabic 201/202, 301/302 , 9 am-2 pm
Persian 201/202, 9 am-2 pm
Russian 200A/200B, 9 am-3 pm
About the Classes
Arabic and Persian courses are 4 units each. Russian courses are 5 units each. Tuition is $219 per unit.
Take a two-course sequence (e.g., Persian 101/102, Persian 201/202) to earn eight units of Arabic or Persian or ten units of Russian in under six weeks, or take an individual course to earn four to five units in under three weeks.
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Arabic Course Descriptions
Introduction to Arabic, with emphasis on language of everyday conversation. Focus on vocabulary and structures needed for elementary speaking, listening, and reading.
Continuation of Arabic 101. Develops vocabulary and structures needed for elementary speaking, listening, and reading, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
Further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
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Arabic 102.
Further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
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Arabic 102.
Further development of speaking, listening, and reading skills, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
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Arabic 201.
Further development of speaking, listening, and reading skills, with emphasis on the language of everyday conversation.
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Arabic 201.
Advanced facility in oral expression and writing for practical purposes; exposure to various dialects through newspaper and media Arabic; elements of literary and classical language.
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Arabic 202; and completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.C., Humanities.
Continuation of Arabic 301. More advanced writing and longer expository texts. Reading modern and classical texts.
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Arabic 301; and completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.C., Humanities.
Persian Course Descriptions
Introduction to modern Persian and Persian writing system. Development of speaking, listening, and reading skills using multimedia materials. Vocabulary for everyday topics and develop culturally appropriate discourse strategies for everyday situations. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Persian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago. Not open to students with credit in Persian 102.
Continuation of Persian 101. Development of speaking, listening, and reading skills using multimedia materials. Vocabulary for everyday topics and develop culturally appropriate discourse strategies for everyday situations. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Persian unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.
Prerequisite Information
Persian 101 or two years of high school Persian
Further development of speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills, with emphasis on language of everyday conversation. Integrated approach to learning Persian to include awareness and appreciation of Persian culture. Not open to students who have completed five years of high school Persian unless the fifth course was completed five or more years ago.
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Persian 102.
Intermediate level students achieve further proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing; produce language needed for daily routines and work related discourse.
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Persian 201.
Russian Course Descriptions
Pronunciation, oral practice, reading, essentials of grammar. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Russian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.
Continuation of Russian 100A. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Russian unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.
Prerequisite Information
Russian 100A or two years of high school Russian
Practical application and review of the basic principles of Russian. Oral practice, reading of cultural material in Russian. Not open to students who have completed five years of high school Russian unless the fifth course was completed five or more years ago. (Formerly numbered Russian 201.)
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Russian 100B or three years of high school Russian
Continuation of Russian 200A
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Prerequisite: Russian 200A