Spoken Arabic Courses
Our Arabic courses are available in a wide range of regional
dialects, these include:
- Levantine
- Egyptian
- Iraqi
- Gulf
- Moroccan
If you are unsure which dialect is for you or you just have
general questions about our courses, please get in touch and we
will be happy to discuss your requirements.
All of our course materials you can see on our publications page.
We use books and materials that have been published and created by various
respectable authors, including our Director, Omar Nassra.
Beginners Spoken Arabic Course
This course is designed for complete beginners. You will
learn a wide range of basics within the Arabic Language, including the
following:
- The Arabic alphabet
- Simple Arabic conversations for use in everyday situations. This includes:
- Levantine
- Egyptian
- Gulf
- Moroccan
You will also learn:
- Basic reading and writing skills
- Basic Arabic grammar
- A deeper understanding of the Arabic culture
This course will bring you up to a basic level quickly, with
a beginner course lasting around 12 hours.
Intermediate Spoken Arabic Courses
The intermediate course is for students who have either:
- Completed the beginner spoken Arabic course
Or
- Students that have some prior knowledge of Arabic.
To qualify for this course, students should be able to do
the following:
- Understand the Arabic alphabet
- Read and write basic Arabic
- Hold a simple conversation in Arabic
The intermediate course focuses on developing students in
the following areas:
- Speaking and listening (more sophisticated conversation)
- Learning idiomatic expressions and phrases
- Storytelling
- Advanced Arabic grammar
- More advanced reading and writing skills
- A focus on accent, pronunciation and intonation
The intermediate course will last around 20 hours and helps
to develop a more advanced understanding of the Arabic language and your chosen
dialect.
Upper-Intermediate Spoken Arabic Courses
The upper intermediate course is for students who have
completed the intermediate Arabic course. This course is also for those who
understand Arabic to a similar standard.
This course focuses on developing the student in all areas
of the Arabic language.
This course also introduces similarities and differences
between your chosen dialect and other Arabic dialects. This teaches the student
to recognize other regional dialects.
Our main focus with this course includes:
- Fluency when speaking
- Developing listening skills by watching Arabic TV shows and
films
- Improve accent, pronunciation, and intonation
- More complex topics include politics, history, religion
- Advanced reading and writing
The upper intermediate course lasts around 30 50 hours,
this ensures that the student has reached a truly upper intermediate of
understanding.
Advanced Spoken Arabic Courses
The advanced spoken Arabic course is suitable for students
who have completed the upper-intermediate course.
It is also suitable for those with a high level of Arabic,
perhaps students who have studied Arabic at an undergraduate level, for
example.
The main focus of this course is to master speaking and
listening skills within your chosen dialect.
The course focuses the student on developing the following
areas:
- Guaranteed fluency in speaking
- Develop advanced listening skills by watching films and TV
Arabic programs
- Converse confidently in different situations, on a range of
complex topics
- Awareness of regional dialects within the country
Our advanced spoken Arabic course is around 30 أ¯آ؟آ½ 50 hours.
This time ensures that the student has reached an advanced level of
understanding.
Special Arabic course
Recommended for all students wishing to speak Arabic
fluently. This course will help students to read an Arabic newspaper and listen
to Arabic news.
The course combines an Arabic dialect and Modern Standard
Arabic and guarantees that the student will:
- Speak colloquial Arabic confidently in everyday situations
- Understand the Arabic media
- Speak and write Modern Standard Arabic accurately
- Develop an awareness of regional dialects
within the country
The course is structured around a series of complex, topical
articles from the Arabic media which deal with a range of issues affecting the
Middle East today.