Department of Modern Languages: Language Programs
Arabic Minor / Major*
Why is it important to learn Arabic?
- Arabic is the 5th most spoken language in the world; the language of over 300 million people
- Arabic is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations and 21 countries.
- Career Opportunities: Arabic is one of the most urgently needed languages for business and the U.S. Government, which has designated Arabic a "Critical Language" for recruiting and hiring.
*An Arabic major and minor are currently in development.
Courses offered at WKU
ARBC 101/102 Elementary Arabic I and II
ARBC 201/202 Intermediate Arabic I and II
ARBC Advanced Arabic I and II
ARBC Advanced Media Arabic
ARBC Arabic Literature
ARBC Topics in Arabic Media
ARBC Arabic Civilization I and II
ARBC Colloquial Arabic
ARBC Arabic Translation Studies
ARBC Topics in Arabic Literature and Culture
Arabic Faculty:
Dr. David DiMeo. Assistant Professor of Arabic.
Dr. DiMeoworked as an Arabic and Middle East specialist for the U.S. government for
over 20 years. He has taught Arabic for over 12 years from beginning to advanced level.
He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard and M.A. from Princeton, but like most of you, started
learning Arabic after high school, with no prior background in the language. (david.dimeo@wku.edu)
Khaldoun Almousily. Instructor of Arabic, Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant.
Mr. Almousily, a native speaker of Arabic from Jordan, is an award winning teacher
who has taught from elementary school to university level. In addition to teaching
at WKU, he works for the Commonwealth of Kentucky as the first officially certified
Arabic translator. He earned his M.A. degree from the University of Jordan and is
a specialist in Arabic-English translation. (Khaldoun.almousily@wku.edu)
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