The Arabic elective courses offered by the ITU School of Foreign Languages are open to all faculty students, excluding those in preparatory classes, and consist of elective and credit-bearing courses that progress from a basic beginner level.

 Why Arabic ? 

• The Arabic language belongs to the Semitic language group and is spoken by more than 422 million people around the world, according to United Nations statistics.
• It is considered the first language in the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and North Africa.
• The number of countries that speak it reaches 23 countries.
• Learning Arabic is an essential tool in preparing for career paths in political science, international affairs, Middle Eastern studies, international business, peace studies, and international law.
• The Arabic language has many sounds, such as specific throat sounds that don't exist in any other languages.
• The Arabic language was called the language of the “dhaad” because it is the only letter that does not exist in any other language in the world, and it is also difficult for non-Arabic speaking peoples to pronounce it.

ARB 101: This course is intended for complete beginners. Therefore, we kindly request that students registering for the first time enrol in ARB 101.

ARB 102: This course is not suitable for beginners but requires basic language knowledge. Students who believe they have knowledge of Arabic and that enrolling in ARB 102 would be appropriate should contact the course instructor.

 Course Book

 1- Concise, M.S.A.G.A., 2020: MODERN STANDARD ARABIC GRAMMAR A LEARNERS GUIDE.

2- Habash, N.Y., 2022I : NTRODUCTION TO ARABIC NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING. Springer Nature.

3- AL-RUHBAN, A. N., AL-MUHANNI, R. M., HAMAD, M. M., August 2022: MIFTAH AL-ARABIYYA/BEGINNER (Reading and Writing 1), Audio: Blue Mix Studio, ISBN: 978-605-2385-18-0, Sixth Edition, 9000 Copies, İstanbul.

4- AL-RUHBAN, A. N., AL-MUHANNI, R. M., HAMAD, M. M., July 2023: MIFTAH AL-ARABIYYA / Pre-Intermediate (Speaking and Listening 2), Audio: Blue Mix Studio, ISBN: 978-605-2385-82-1, Fifth Edition, 5000 Copies, İstanbul. .

5- AL-RUHBAN, A. N., AL-MUHANNI, R. M., HAMAD, M. M., July 2023: MIFTAH AL-ARABIYYA/Pre-Intermediate (Reading and Writing 2), Audio: Blue Mix Studio, ISBN: 978-605-2385-79-1, Fifth Edition, 6000 Copies, Istanbul.

6- AL-RUHBAN, A. N., AL-MUHANNI, R. M., HAMAD, M. M., July 2023: MIFTAH AL-ARABIYYA / Starter, Audio: Blue Mix Studio, ISBN: 978-605-7753-75-5, Eighth Edition, 5000 Copies, İstanbul.

7- AL-RUHBAN, A. N., AL-MUHANNI, R. M., HAMAD, M. M.,  May 2024: MIFTAH AL-ARABIYYA / Beginner (Speaking and Listening 1), Audio: Blue Mix Studio, ISBN: 978-605-4535-77-4 Ninth Edition, İstanbul.

Coordinator : Zeynep Arkan

E-Mail : arkanze@itu.edu.tr