NELC 2121 Intermediate Arabic I

Conducted mostly in Arabic. Continuation of coursework in reading and writing literary Arabic. This course continues in the second semester as NELC2122.

Course overview

Department
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NELC1122 or equivalent

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Requirements fulfilled

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.53 / 5 · Excellent
28 responses
Instructor rating
4.57 / 5 · Excellent
28 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Atef Ghobrial4.44.34.34.44.64.84.64.74–6 hrs/week11 of 11
Fall 2024Abdelkrim Mouhib4.44.64.64.64.24.84.85.0—5 of 6
Fall 2023Abdelkrim Mouhib—————————2 of 3
Fall 2022Abdelkrim Mouhib5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.04–6 hrs/week5 of 6
Fall 2021Abdelkrim Mouhib4.64.64.44.84.84.64.84.84–6 hrs/week5 of 9

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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