SI 101RIntroduction to Arabic 1
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- Spring 2020
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2020 and last ran in Spring 2020. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W20
- S20
Ran in 2 terms, Winter 2020 to Spring 2020.
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Arabic. It focuses on recognizing the Arabic alphabet and cursive writing. Students will build up basic vocabulary and construct simple sentences. Students will exchange basic conversations in Modern Standard Arabic and be exposed to Egyptian and Levantine colloquial Arabic. [Note: Not open to students with native, near-native, or similar advanced ability. Completion of student assessment required]
Requirements, as last listed
Antireq: SI 120R
In today’s calendar
- ARABIC 101R lists it as an antirequisite
- ARABIC 102R lists it in its requisites
- ARABIC 120R lists it as an antirequisite
Reviewed on UW Flow
94% liked it80% easy94% useful
From 17 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Really easy, just ask for help when you need it. I recommend taking this online you will for sure pass with a 90+. Asma is also a great professor and super enthusiastic
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أعرف كيف أقرأ و أكتب العربية
Jul 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
If you're looking to touch up on your Arabic language, learn the basics, or require a language credit I highly recommend taking this course. I took the online version of this course, everything was relatively straight forward. However, it did require some time each week to do the weekly drills and quizzes and the textbook is absolutely mandatory. As long as you keep up with the readings, and drills you will do very well in the course as 58% of your grade is just dictated from those alone. Everything else such as the oral exams and final exam is the content directly from the drills and quizzes.
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Such an easy course if you keep up with the stuff. Very fun with kanan
Dec 2014 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Good for people looking for introductory arabic!
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
10 posts and comments in 8 threads mention SI 101R, May 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2019
SI 101R Exam Help Plz 3 points, 1 comment
u/s4rust: “Hey everyone, I have a SI 101R exam in a few days and was wondering if I can get any help for the final, maybe some practice questions. Any help would be appreciated. Also, if anyone remembers how the exam went previous terms please share your experience. Thank you”
u/drowninginplath: “Hi! I don't have any help to offer but I'm taking SI 101R too this term!”
Spring 2018
Good language courses? 2 points, 10 comments
u/uwgrill99: “I wanted to take a language course next term and am deciding between JAPAN 101R, KOREA 101R or SI 101R(arabic seems cool). How have your experiences been with these classes? …”
What level of knowledge do you need to be able to enroll in a 101 level language class 3 points, 10 comments
“I want to take SI101r intro to arabic. My parents native language is arabic and are pretty good at it since theyre first gen immigrants. …”
u/wp212231d: “you can't read Arabic? just curious because that's strange (unless you're not Muslim lol) but even tho SI101R is a bird course, they'll probably let you take it if you actually can't read Arabic”
u/wp212231d: “… SI101R seems to focus on recognizing letters and shit and then eventually simple vocabulary and sentences so it's entirely possible that they won't let you in LOL. …”
SI 101R online? 6 points, 0 comments
u/uwatthrowaway0: “Anyone have experience with this? Is this a good idea, a bad idea? Will it be sufficient preparation for SI 102R after? The in-class section conflicts with my schedule.”
Winter 2018
How to eat Lazeez and not regret it afterwords 22 points, 24 comments
“1. Get on the rocks only The chicken is salty af already, so I recommend rocks. The only reason you may like sticks is because you can't taste how salty everything really is under the mountain of …”
u/ZeGoldenLlama: “Or at that point you can just not go to Lazeez and go to Pita Factory or Shwarma Plus, or anywhere else.”
u/PhilsGrandson: “SI101R?”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… SE 302 SE 380 SE 390 SE 463 SE 464 SE 490 SE 499 SEQ 1 SEQ 2 SEQ 3 SEQ 4 SEQ 5DD SEQ 6CA SI 101R SI 120R SI 121R SI 131R SI 201R SI 221R SI 231R SI 250R SI 301R SMF 101 SMF 204 SMF 208 SMF 213 SMF 220 SMF 301 SMF 306 SMF 310 SMF 460 SMF 490 SMF 494 SMF 499A SOC 101 SOC 101R SOC …”
Anyone taken SI 101R (Introduction to Arabic 1) Online? 1 point, 6 comments
u/WhatANewServerForLol: “Wanted to take it as an elective before but didn't fit my schedule. I see it recently became available online so I might check that out for my CSE next term. Anyone taken the online version? Thoughts? Also open to opinions on the in class version!”
Spring 2017
What's up with SI 101R (Intro to Arabic)? 1 point, 43 comments
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