Arabic Students Reflections

The Egyptian Culture on Film course has immensely cultivated my Arabic language and revived it in ways that I did not expect. The methods used by Dr. Ola Hashad made me enjoy learning the language even more that basically happened through her versatile techniques and methods; and for that I am beyond grateful.

Before entering this class I was very scared because I’m really bad at reading Arabic let alone writing , but I assure you that this has been an amazing experience for me. Not only did I enrich my Arabic, in a fun way, but I also got to know and understand our culture just by watching movies. I’m 100% sure you won’t regret taking this class and just by speaking to Dr. Ola I know you’ll love to join, she’s very understanding and she will always want you to improve and become better.

The Egyptian Culture on Film course really helped me develop my Arabic skills specially writing. We also had a lot of presentations with the help of Dr. Ola. The tools she gave us, completely improved my Arabic writing and speaking skills. In general the course is really informative, but in a very interesting way which is watching movies and reflecting on them. This is one of my favorite courses ever at AUC.

Egyptian Culture on Film course with Dr. Ola Hashad is the type of course in which one gets exposed to various ideas and perceptions on film industry across different ruling periods in Egypt. The course is instructed in a very interesting & fruitful way to make sure that students by the end of it not only can they understand Arabic language more thoroughly, but also have a greater picture of the dynamics of Egyptian Cinema as a reflection tool of the society’s reality. Taking the Course with Dr. Ola has been a pleasure as she really worked on enriching our Arabic and made sure that the material is intriguing which made me eager to indulge more with the subject at hand. Nonetheless, her continuous support encouraged us to test our potential for the course. For me as a graduating senior, I would highly recommend the course as it was very enjoyable experience from all aspects.

For me, the course was super interesting. I loved the idea of that debate and discussion we do after we see each movie which is like a reflection on the movie about our opinions plus that the movies were too interesting.

I took this course knowing absolutely nothing about it, but I fell in love with it instantly. This course allows the puzzle pieces to fit together. At first, I watched movies just for entertainment, but after this course, I started realizing that nothing is by coincidence. I started understanding the hidden meanings and symbols in movies and it just made me realize how artistic and influential movies actually are. I was also able to enhance my Arabic during the course, especially since we were taught Arabic in a way that makes it seem so simple and makes you love Arabic even more. The course wouldn't have been that way if it wasn't for Dr. Ola. Never have I ever met a more understanding and caring professor. Somehow, she manages to bring out the best in you and is there for you as a friend before anything else. She was very understanding of the fact that not everyone is good when it comes to Arabic, yet we all ended up loving the course because of her. If you're looking for an interesting course and an amazing professor, then this course is the one for you!