Faculty Profile
Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Senior Lecturer in Middle East Studies (2012)
Contact Information
Denny Hall Room 10B
717-254-8141
Bio
Before coming to Dickinson as a Visiting International Scholar in Middle East Studies in 2012, Mohammad Abu Shuleh worked as an administrator and instructor at Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan since 2004. As the Director of Academic Development at Qasid, Abu Shuleh played a pivotal role in the development of the institute's teaching materials and training programs. At Dickinson, in addition to teaching beginner and intermediate levels, ِAbu Shuleh has been developing and been teaching various courses in the advanced level such as Arabic short stories, Arabic poetry, current issues in Arab media, religion, culture, and art in the middle east. His research and teaching interests focus on Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Education
- B.A., The University of Jordan, 2000
- M.A., Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, 2005
- Ph.D., Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2016
2024-2025 Academic Year
Fall 2024
ARBI 201 Intermediate Arabic
Introduction to conversation and composition building on the skills developed in 101 and 102.
Prerequisite: 102.
ARBI 301 Advanced Arabic
Advanced Arabic 301 builds on the linguistic and communication skills developed in Intermediate Arabic 202. Students will work on Arabic grammar, syntax, and style in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course will continue with Al-Kitaab series and introduce supplemental authentic texts as appropriate. Prerequisite: 202.
ARBI 360 Current Issues in Arab Media
This course will focus on the development of Arabic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Modern Standard Arabic. The course objective is to acquire greater proficiency and overall communication skills in accordance with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Students will broaden their vocabulary, enhance their grammatical knowledge and enrich their cultural understanding through study of authentic language materials about current issues in Arab media. Topics include politics, economics, business, and sports. The class will include both written reports and oral presentations in Arabic.
Spring 2025
ARBI 202 Intermediate Arabic
Continued development of conversation and composition skills using current political and social events, stories, essays, and other materials as the topics for discussion and writing assignments.
Prerequisite: 201. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
ARBI 302 Advanced Arabic
Advanced Arabic 302 builds on the linguistic and communication skills developed in Intermediate Arabic 202. Students will work on Arabic grammar, syntax, and style in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course will continue with Al-Kitaab series and introduce supplemental authentic texts as appropriate. Prerequisite: 202.
ARBI 360 Arts of the Islamic World
This course aims to present the genres of art of the Islamic world, including architecture, calligraphy, and decoration. During the course we will read and watch selected articles and reports to learn about the major aesthetic, cultural, social, and political themes related to the arts of the Islamic world. The readings and audiovisual materials will introduce students to a large number of new vocabulary words, as well as new grammatical rules, sentence structures, and phrases, thereby improving the linguistic level of each students. The course overall will emphasize the four main linguistic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking through in-class activities and written and oral assignments.