It offers a learner-centered proficiency-oriented sequence of courses at all levels of Arabic instruction and meets the different needs and demands of today’s students coming from a variety of disciplines.

The Arabic language curriculum at U-M is a comprehensive one. The US government currently considers Arabic a critical language and many scholarships and study abroad opportunities are available. The study of Arabic and the Middle East can lead to an interesting career as a foreign correspondent, reporter, translator, international banker, international consultant, political risk analyst, manager of government relations for oil companies, market analyst for export companies, foreign service officer, development program officer, intelligence analyst, government relations specialist, interpreter, contractual and corporative consultant, or as an educator. In addition to informing your academic studies, a good knowledge of Arabic will greatly enhance your travels to the Middle East and your ability to work and interact effectively with Arabic-speaking people. It is the native language of over 300 million people within the Arab world, a region that stretches from Southwest Asia to Northwest Africa.The Middle East is the birthplace of civilization and filled with warm, hospitable people. The United Nations adopted Arabic as one of its six official languages in 1974 the governments of twenty different countries list Arabic as their dominant language.

The study of Arabic is essential to gaining insights into the cultural, religious, and political contexts of the Middle East, which is ever-present in our daily lives.

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