Arabic Editing Skills

A survey of the Arabic language stylistic skills required for professional translators and editors; identifying common errors in the composition that cause ambiguity in meaning; producing stylistically-acceptable texts following standards endorsed by the editors of Egyptian cultural magazines.  

*One continuing education Unit equals 10 contact hours.

• Identify the most common stylistic, syntactic and grammatical pitfalls in contemporary standard Arabic
• Analyze the different language levels in written and spoken Arabic and the areas of usage
• Develop a taste for Arabic style genius instead of the “foreign accent,” often resulting from a negative inter-lingual transfer
• Develop self-consciousness of the reader’s attitude when reading any Arabic text, original or translated
• Identify different styles in the Arabic language and the general feature of each of them
• Create a sound and grammatical Arabic texts, taking into account the rhetorical characteristics of the Arabic language
• Read texts correctly in the Arabic language

Applicants must obtain a minimum score of 70 percent on the Arabic Proficiency Test (APT)/online Arabic Admission Test (OAAT) or complete the Arabic Grammar 1 course.