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Arabic courses in the Middle East

   

Egypt | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Morocco | Palestine 
Saudi Arabia | Syria | Tunisia | Yemen

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Egypt

Fajr Center for Arabic Language
24 Mohamed El-Nady Street,
6th Zone, Nasr City
P.C. 11471 Cairo, Egypt

Tel: +202 275-0066/0067
Fax: +202 590-7412
email: fajr@infinity.com.eg

Classical Arabic - various courses


International Language Institute
3 Mahmoud Azmy St.
Madinet el-Sahafeyeen, Cairo, Egypt

Tel: 3463087/3468597 (Saturday-Thursday, 9 am to 8:30 pm)
Fax: 3035624
email: ili@starnet.com.eg

Summer and full-year courses. Modern Standard and Egyptian colloquial.


Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo [Cairo]
Office of Admissions
The American University in Cairo
866 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 421-6320; Fax: (212) 688-5341

Summer and full-year intensives. Modern Standard and Egyptian colloquial at all levels.


Jordan

University of Jordan Language Centre

Director, Language Center
University of Jordan
Amman 11942-Jordan

Tel. 962-6-5355000 ext. 3436, 3439, 3427
Fax : 962-6-5355522
email : lancen@ju.edu.jo

A six-level intensive programme in Modern Standard for speakers of other languages: beginners (two levels), pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced.


Kuwait

Arabic Language Unit [Kuwait]
PO Box 2575 - Safat
Kuwait University
Kuwait 13026

Year-long programme in Modern Standard. Number of places is limited.


Lebanon

Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies 
American University of Beirut
PO Box 11-0236 
Beirut, Lebanon 

Tel: (961-1) 374374 ext. 3845. Fax: (961-1) 744461. 
email: cames@aub.edu.lb

Summer programme at four levels; language laboratory and individualised tutoring sessions.  


Morocco

The Arabic Language Institute in Fez  
B.P. 2136
Fez 30000
Morocco

Tel: (212/55) 62 48 50      Fax: (212/55) 93 16 08
email: alifez@iam.net.ma 

Three and six-week courses in all levels of Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic throughout the year.


Qalam wa Lawh 
31 Rue Qadi Ben Hamadi Essenhaji
Souissi 
Rabat 
Morocco

Tel: (703) 349-1458; +212 (037)-75-57-90; +44 (020)-8090-4378

"We teach Classical Arabic in a beautiful and traditional setting.  Our intensive curriculum gives our students the opportunity to rapidly acquire Arabic through immersion."


Intensive Arabic Studies Program [Tangier]
King Fahd Advanced School of Translation
Abdelmalek Essadi University

Modern Standard (at intermediate level), with elementary and intermediate Moroccan colloquial.


Palestine

Palestine and Arabic Studies Programme
Birzeit University
Continuing Education Department
PO Box 14
Birzeit, West Bank, via Israel

Tel: +972 2 298 2153
email: pas-isp@admin.birzeit.edu

Six-week summer intensive. Modern Standard and Palestinian Colloquial (no beginners).


Saudi Arabia

Special Arabic Sessions [Jeddah]
Dean of Admissions
Department of Islamic Studies
King Abdul Aziz University
PO Box 1540
Jeddah 21441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  


Arabic Program [Riyadh]
Dean of Admissions
King Saud University
PO Box 2454
Riyadh II 45 1, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


Syria

Arabic Teaching Institute for Foreigners [Damascus]
Villat Sharqiyah, al-Mazza
Damascus, Syria

Tel: 963-11-221-538

Beginning and intermediate classes in Modern Standard.


Arabic Program
Institut Francais d'Etudes Arabes Damas (IFEAD)
PO Box 344, Damascus, Syria

Tel: 412272; Fax: 247887

Modern Standard and Syrian colloquial.


Tunisia

Bourguiba Institute of Modern Languages [Tunis]
University of Tunis
47 Avenue de la Liberte
Tunis 1002, Tunisia

Tel: 282-418; 281-923

Six-week intensive summer program in Modern Standard, all levels.


Yemen

Badr Language Institute 
PO Box 58049
Tarim, Hadramaut, Yemen
Tel: 967 5 418 370
Fax: 967 5 425 520

Classical Arabic in a traditional Islamic environment


British Yemeni Arabic Institute 
PO Box 16204 
24 Hadda Street, Sana'a, Yemen
Phone/fax: 967 1 417 527
email: allardyce@y.net.ye


Center for Arabic Language and Eastern Studies
Mahmood Basha Street  
PO Box 15201  
Sana’a, Yemen  

Tel/fax: (967) 1-222275  
email: cales@y.net.ye or atcales@usa.net  


Modern American Language Institute (MALI)
PO Box 11727
Sana'a, Yemen

Tel/fax: (967) 1 241 561
email: mali1.edu@y.net.ye


Sana'a Institute for the Arabic Language 

Standard Arabic, Yemeni colloquial, specialist courses (e.g. medical, political Arabic), Arabic for Muslims, summer courses, calligraphy.


Yemen Institute for Arabic Language 
PO Box 23026, 
60 Street, 
Sana'a, Yemen
 

Tel: 00967-1-403204
Fax: 00967𢴒03208
Mobile:00967 777 499 474

email: info@yialarabic.com; abbood1983@gmail.com

Nine levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Written work from textbooks make up 50% of the programme, while lectures, other materials, and periodic activities account for the rest.


Yemen Language Center
PO Box 3671
Sana'a, Republic of Yemen

Phone: 967 1 270-200
Phone: 967 1 276-069
Fax: 967 1 270-127
email: language@y.net.ye

All levels of Modern Standard and Yemeni colloquial.

     

In the Arabic language section

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How to learn Arabic

Where to learn Arabic 

Arabic words in English 

Arabic words and the Roman alphabet 

Computer translation

Arabic proverbs 

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Books

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201 Arabic Verbs
Raymond P. Scheindlin. Paperback, 1981

A Grammar of Classical Arabic
Wolfdietrich Fischer, Jonathan Rodgers (Translator).

A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language
J.A. Haywood, H.M. Nahmad. Paperback,

Ahlan Wa Sahlan
Mahdi Alosh. Hardcover, 2000

Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
Mahmoud Al-Batal, et al . Paperback, 1995. Plus cassette

An Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic
Wheeler M. Thackston. Paperback, 1994

Arabic (Teach Yourself)
J. R. Smart, James Robert Smart. Paperback and cassette, 1992 

Arabic Audio and Phrase Book
Berlitz. Book and cassette, 1998

Arabic for Beginners
Syed Ali. Paperback, 1992

Arabic Grammar of the Written Language
G.W. Thatcher. Hardcover, 1996

Arabic Grammar of the Written Language
Daniel Wojcik. Paperback, 1993

Arabic Grammar
John Mace. Paperback, 1998

Arabic in Three Months: Cassettes
Prentice Hall & IBD. Audio cassette, 1990

Arabic Through the Qur'an
Alan Jones. Paperback, 2000. Also hardcover edition.

Arabic Today
John Mace. Paperback, 1996

Arabic Verbs and Essentials of Grammar
J. Wightwick, M. Gaffar. Paperback, 1997

Arabic Writing for Beginners: Part Two
Z. H. Qureshi. Paperback, 1991

Arabic: Learn Before You Land
Suzanne E. McGrew (Editor.

Arabic
Language 30. Audio cassette,

Breakthrough Language Series: Arabic
Nadira Auty, et al . Audio cassette, 1992

Conversational Arabic in Seven Days
Samy Abu-Taleb. Book and  cassette, 1994

Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (Vol 1)
Peter Abboud, Ernest McCavus (Eds). Also Vol 2

Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book: Arabic
Mohammad Asfour (Editor), Lexus. Paperback,

Formal Spoken Arabic
Karin C. Ryding. Paperback, 1990. Plus cassette

Getting by in Arabic
Salah Ghobashy. Audio cassette, 1985

Grammar of Classical Arabic
M.S. Howell. Hardcover, 1996

Hugo Language Course: Arabic In Three Months
Mohammad Asfour. Paperback and cassettes.

Just Listen 'N Learn Arabic
Rachael Harris (Editor), et al . Audio cassette, 1993

Linguaphone Standard Arabic Course
With six cassettes

Linguaphone PDQ Arabic
Audio cassette, 2001. Also CD version. 

Mastering Arabic
Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar. Hardcover book and cassettes, 1990

Media Arabic
Julia Ashtiany. Paperback, 1993

Modern Written Arabic: Basic Course, Volume 1
David Abdo, et al. Paperback, 2000

Now You're Talking Arabic 
Barron's educational. Paperback and cassette, 2001

Programmed Arabic-Islamic Reader 1
R. Rammuny. Paperback, 1987

Reading Modern Written Arabic (Vol 1)  
Audio-Forum. Book and cassettes. Also Vol 2

Simple Arabic
Yousif Haddad, Jack Ingle. Paperback, 2001

Spoken Arabic Step-by-step
John Kirkbright. Audio cassette, 1993

Standard Arabic
Eckehard Schulz, et al. Paperback, 2000. Plus cassettes

Standard Arabic: an advanced course
James Dickens, Janet Watson. Paperback, 1999. Plus cassettes

Teach Yourself Arabic Verbs and Essential Grammar
John Mace. Paperback, 1999

Teach Yourself Arabic
Jack Smart, Frances Altorfer. Paperback, 2001. Plus cassette

Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script
John Mace. Paperback, 2000

The Arabic Alphabet
Nicholas Awde, Putros Samano. Paperback, 1987

Travel Wise Arabic
Paperback, 1998. Plus cassette

Vocabulearn Learn Arabic (Level 1)
Audio cassette. Also Level 2

Writing Arabic
T. F. Mitchell. Paperback, 1979 

 

 

 
 
 
 


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