# ARAB 251A — ARAB 251A (AUB) > ARAB 251A ARAB 251A at American University of Beirut. 4.4/5 from 8 ratings · 8 student reviews. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/8736 Retrieved: 2026-09-15 ## Facts - Course code: ARAB 251A - Title: ARAB 251A - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: ARAB - Professors on record (3): Rula Baalbaki, Samir Malti, Zeina Halabi ## Quick answers ### What is ARAB 251A at AUB? ARAB 251A ARAB 251A is a course at American University of Beirut (AUB). ### Is ARAB 251A hard? Students rate ARAB 251A 4.4 out of 5 overall, from 8 ratings. ### Who teaches ARAB 251A at AUB? Studiety has 3 professors on record for ARAB 251A: Rula Baalbaki, Samir Malti, Zeina Halabi. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ## Student ratings - Overall: 4.4/5 from 8 ratings ## Student reviews 8 of 8 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **4/5 · 2023-11** — ARAB 251AN only requires assignments, with no exams or papers, making it a lighter-workload humanities option. - **3/5 · 2022-11** — ARAB 251AR is also suggested as an easy Arabic communication course. - **4/5 · 2022-04** — ARAB 251AN is recommended as an easy Arabic course with no exams. - **5/5 · 2022-01** — ARAB 251AF is an amazing course with great material, and the exams are very easy, so it's worth keeping rather than trading away. - **5/5 · 2022-08** — Arab 251AF with Dr. Zeina Halabi is recommended — students say any course with her is worth taking. - **4/5 · 2023-01** — ARAB 251AA with Samir is worth taking for students who like Arabic and are ready to put in work, since he favors genuinely passionate students. - **5/5 · 2022-04** — Rula Baalbaki's ARAB 251AN is an easy course where 90s are attainable with dedication, especially if you're good at Arabic and enjoy Arabic poetry; the course covers poetry translation, split between English-Arabic translation work and a paper on translation theory. - **5/5 · 2022-04** — Rula's ARAB 251 AN section is highly recommended: it has high grades, low workload, and students enjoy the course, making it the top pick among the Arabic options discussed. ## See also - [All ARAB courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/arab.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.