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Intensive Arabic | For Beginners | Standard Arabic | Arabic Dialects | Amharic | Culture and History
This course is for
- complete beginners, or
- those with limited exposure to Arabic who are unable to read and write the language
Students will learn
- practical skills: entire alphabet: reading and writing / basic greetings and conversation
- word structures: "sun" letters / definite vs. indefinite / jadhr (root letters) / awzaan (word patterns): nouns and adjectives
- awzaan: fa3iil / faa3il
- phrase / sentence structures: noun-adjective phrases / equational sentences / "there is," "there are"
- vocabulary / conversation topics: numbers: 1-10 / subject pronouns / basic greetings and questions / discussing names and where people are from / Cairo landmarks
Texts: (not included in tuition)
Our Arabic 1 class taught intensively (the full 8-week Arabic 1 curriculum being presented in 4 weeks with more frequent class meetings).
Prerequisites: None
This eight-week course covers all the material of our Arabic 1-6 courses. The material covered in this program is equivalent to a year of academic study at a typical university's Arabic program. Class involves a lot of speaking and drilling, and 45 minutes each day of pure conversational practice ensure that students will feel competent using their Arabic in the real world. Class meets 3 1/2 hours per day, Monday through Friday. You'll find details about this program here.
Prerequisites: None
This four-week course covers all the material of our Arabic 1-3 courses. The material covered in this program is roughly equivalent to a semester of academic study. Class meets two hours per day, Monday through Friday.
Prerequisites: None
Elementary reading and writing form the core of this four-week proficiency workshop. Graduates of Arabic 1 and students in Arabic 2 alike will develop the basic reading and writing skills necessary to advance through our first-year curriculum. All materials are provided; weekly homework assignments augment the drills and exercises done in class.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1
This course is for
- those who have completed Arabic 1 (or Introduction to Arabic or MSA Level 1) at PAR, or
- those who have completed the textbook Alif Baa at another school**, or
- those who have studied Al Kitaab vol. 1 through chapter 5 at another school**
Students will learn
- practical skills: proper pronunciation of all letters / further development of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills
- word structures: definiteness / nisba adjective / possessive pronoun suffixes / masdar (verbal noun)
- awzaan: maf3uul / maf3al / fu3uul / fi3aala
- phrase / sentence structures: gender agreement / gender of place names / female categories / nonhuman plurals / "this" and "that" (demonstratives) in phrases and sentences / idaafa (possessive phrase) / idaafa with adjectives and demonstratives / masdar vs. 'an / impersonal statements ("it is [necessary] to.")
- verbs: present tense: "to speak" (singular conjugation)
- vocabulary / conversation topics: numbers: 11-100 / telling time / days of the week / counting things / discussing price / discussing nationality / speaking languages / professions / family members / introducing people / places around town / asking for and giving directions / describing ownership
Texts: (not included in tuition)
This course is for
- those who have completed Arabic 2 (or MSA Level 2) at PAR, or
- those who have studied Al Kitaab vol. 1 through chapter 10 at another school**
Students will learn
- practical skills: pronunciation: using elision correctly / increased emphasis on learning through memorization
- word structures: dual forms (pronouns, nouns and adjectives) / plurals of nouns and adjectives ("sound," "broken" and irregular masculine forms) / object pronoun suffixes
- awzaan: tafaa3ul / fa33aal / mufa33il
- phrase / sentence structures: jumla ismiyya / jumla fi3liyya / four sentence types / mansuub case (nouns and adjectives) / particles inna and anna / "these" and "those" (human plural)
- verbs: past tense conjugation / kaana, laysa and asbaha / "had done" something (pluperfect)
- vocabulary / conversation topics: discussing what happened in the past / means of transport / storytelling / looking for a job / looking for accommodation
- reading / listening: Arabian Nights excerpts / classified advertisements
Texts: (not included in tuition)
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Arabic 3, or equivalent experience.
This course is for
- those who have completed Arabic 3 (or MSA Level 3) at PAR, or
- those who have studied Al Kitaab vol. 1 through chapter 15 at another school**
Students will learn
- practical skills: using an Arabic dictionary / increased emphasis on oral communication
- word structures: all verbal awzaan (forms I-VIII, X)
- awzaan: fu3alaa' / fa3aa'il / taf3iil
- phrase / sentence structures: prepositions and prepositional phrases / fronted predicate / thematic sentences
- verbs: present tense: marfuu3, mansuub, and majzuum / expressing future action / negation: past, present and future / verbal expression maa zaala / all verbal awzaan
- vocabulary / conversation topics: ordinal numbers: 1-20 / compass directions / months (Eastern, Western and Islamic) / question words / answering the question "why?" / expressing "to have" / discussing daily activities and hobbies / holiday greetings / Islamic festivals / women in the Arab world
- reading / listening: article on shopping festival in Dubai / conversation about Islamic festivals / interview with Lebanese model
Texts: (not included in tuition)
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Arabic 4, or equivalent experience.
This course is for
- those who have completed Arabic 4 (or MSA Level 4) at PAR, or
- those who have studied Al Kitaab vol. 1 through chapter 20 at another school** but have not mastered all the grammar covered in this level 5 course
Students will learn
- practical skills: using verbal awzaan / increased emphasis on written communication
- word structures: comparative/superlative form
- awzaan: mafaa3il / istif3aal / fa3aaliil
- phrase / sentence structures: relative clauses: indefinite (jumlat as-sifa) and definite (forms of alladhi) / idaafa with dual and masculine plural / comparative and superlative phrases / adverbial accusative ("[greatest] in terms of [beauty]") / conjunctions li, 'an, 'anna, li'anna and laakinna
- verbs: passive verb forms / imperative: verb forms and requests in signage
- vocabulary / conversation topics: discussing places in terms of geography, culture, commercial activity, etc. / food and cooking terms / supermarket advertisements / Arabs in Hollywood
- reading / listening: tourist brochures from the Gulf / recipe for koshari / article on Salma Hayek
Texts: (not included in tuition)
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Arabic 5, or equivalent experience.
This course is for
- those who have completed Arabic 5 at PAR, or
- those who have studied Al Kitaab vol. 1 through chapter 20 at another school** but have not mastered all the grammar covered in this level 6 course
Students will learn
- practical skills: increased emphasis on reading and discussing texts
- word structures: adverbs: three types / color patterns / i3raab (declension): marfuu3, mansuub and majruur / irregular nouns (abuu, akhuu) / "defective" nouns and adjectives (qaadin, al-qaadii)
- awzaan: fa3lala / if3aal
- phrase / sentence structures: conditional sentences / using quantifiers
- verbs: quadriliteral verbs / dual verb forms
- vocabulary / conversation topics: sports and sporting club terms / colors and human attributes / clothing items / restaurant menus / hotel brochures / MSA in the Arab world
- reading / listening: report on Morocco vs. Tunisia soccer match / interview with Egyptian professor: teaching MSA to Arabs / world news articles / additional texts from other sources as needed
Texts: (not included in tuition)
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Arabic 5, or equivalent experience.
This workshop presents aspects of Arabic phonology that can be troublesome for the Anglophone student. Students work with native speakers to perfect their pronunciation of Arabic and are given audio CDs and homework assignments to work on at home. Students at all levels of Arabic can benefit from this course.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
A follow-up to our Pronunciation I Workshop. Full description coming soon.
Prerequisites: TBA
Full description coming soon.
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Intermediate Arabic 1, or equivalent experience.
Full description coming soon.
Full description coming soon.
Full description coming soon.
This conversation class lets students break free from the written page and immerse themselves in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating entirely in Arabic in a structured, social environment. Guided discussions bring MSA grammar and vocabulary to life, while impromptu drills reinforce verb conjugations and sentence structure. This is a perfect companion course to our regular Standard Arabic classes.
Prerequisites: Previously or currently enrolled in Intermediate Arabic 4, or equivalent experience.
Full description coming soon.
Full description coming soon.
Full description coming soon.
Intermediate Summer Intensive is for students who have completed the equivalent of one year of college-level Arabic. The course begins with a thorough treatment of Arabic verbs, along with real-life listening comprehension drills. After this initial "boot camp," the course will cover the first six units of Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two, Second Edition (Part 2) . You'll find details about this program here.
All Arabic dialects share certain features not found in MSA. This course presents these divergences from the standard without delving into regional differences in vocabulary or pronunciation. The result will be a "generic dialect"-precisely the sort of "semi-standard" Arabic spoken among Arabs of different regions or by educated people in semi-formal situations. This will also provide the student of MSA with a significant head start on learning any particular dialect.
Prerequisites: MSA 3 or equivalent
Full description coming soon.
Full description coming soon.
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Full description coming soon.
Covers the basic phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary of every-day Egyptian dialect, as which is widely understood outside of Egypt thanks to the prevalence of Egyptian movies and music. Handouts are given each week in class, and the instructor leads spoken exercises and drills.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Arabic or equivalent
Continuation of Egyptian 1.
Prerequisites: Egyptian 1 or equivalent
Continuation of Egyptian 2.
Prerequisites: Egyptian 2 or equivalent
Continuation of Egyptian 3.
Prerequisites: Egyptian 3 or equivalent
Continuation of Egyptian 4.
Prerequisites: Egyptian 4 or equivalent
Presents the spoken Arabic of Lebanon, understandable throughout the Levant, including Syria, the Palestinian territories, and parts of Jordan. Our highly practical text guides you through the journey of Rima, an American in Beirut, as she eats, shops at the market, takes a bus, and more. Class time is spent primarily on drills and conversation. Tuition includes textbook and audio CD.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
A continuation of Levantine 1, the textbook for this class consists of units 6-10, in which we follow Rima from Beirut to Palmyra and back, practicing dialogues centered around family and social events and learning more vocabulary for food, transportation, dates and times, and other practical day-to-day subjects. Tuition includes textbook and audio CD.
Prerequisites: Levantine 1 or equivalent
Continuation of Levantine 2.
Prerequisites: Levantine 2 or equivalent
Continuation of Levantine 3.
Prerequisites: Levantine 3 or equivalent
Presents Darja, the spoken Arabic of Tunisia. Our text follows the adventures of Rashida, an American newly arrived in Tunis, in her daily adventures eating, shopping, and going from place to place. Class time will focus on verbal drills and conversational exercises. Tuition includes textbook and audio CD.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
A continuation of Tunisian 1, the textbook for this class consists of units 6-10. In these episodes we follow Rashida on vacation and learn more practical every-day vocabulary. Tuition includes textbook and audio CD.
Prerequisites: Tunisian 1 or equivalent
Teaches Darija, the spoken Arabic of Morocco, through in-class exercises and excellent accompanying materials. The text is structured around real every-day stories told by real people, Said and Fatima. Their voices, recorded in Morocco, are featured on the CD. Tuition includes textbook and audio CD.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
An intensive continuation of Moroccan 1. In book 2, consisting of lessons 8-15, we hear more from Said and Fatima about their routines, their values, and special occasions. Tuition includes text and audio CD. Class meets twice per week to provide ample conversational practice.
Prerequisites: Moroccan 1 or equivalent
An introduction to the dialect of Arabic spoken throughout the Gulf states-Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the U.A.E., Oman, and Yemen.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
An introduction to the Iraqi dialect of Arabic, similar to that of the Gulf states but not always inter-intelligible.
Prerequisites: Arabic 1 or equivalent
Our introductory Amharic course covers the basics of Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. Students learn the writing system, basic vocabulary and grammar. Dialog work and conversation practice feature prominently in the curriculum. Students must purchase textbook separately.
Prerequisites: None
Continuation of Amharic 1.
Prerequisites: Amharic 1 or equivalent
This course is for
- complete beginners, or
- those with limited exposure to Persian who are unable to read and write the language
Students will learn
- practical skills: entire alphabet: reading and writing / basic greetings and conversation
- vocabulary / conversation topics: numbers: 1-10 / subject pronouns / basic greetings and questions / discussing names and where people are from
Our Persian 1 class taught intensively (the full 8-week Persian 1 curriculum being presented in four three-hour class meetings).
Prerequisites: None
This course, taught in English, covers the history of the Arabs from the Nabateans through the Abbasids. Intended to present a historical and cultural overview to students of Arabic, this course is also open to individuals not engaged in language study.
Prerequisites: None
This course, taught in English, covers the history of the Arabs from the end of the Ottoman empire through the current day. Arab nationalism and pan-Arabism are covered in depth. Intended to present a historical and cultural overview to students of Arabic, this course is also open to individuals not engaged in language study.
Prerequisites: None
An introduction to Arabic calligraphy, surveying the history of different styles in Islamic art and introducing students to several styles while focusing primarily on Riq'a, the most common style of Arabic calligraphy. Perfect for students who wish to read ornate calligraphy, to create beautiful works of their own or just to improve their Arabic handwriting.
Prerequisites: Must know the Arabic alphabet
Having learned to identify various calligraphic styles, students are challenged to push beyond Riq'a to produce calligraphic works of artistic merit.
Prerequisites: Arabic Calligraphy 1 or permission of school director.
* $1200 All You Can Eat Arabic entitles student to register for additional classes per term for no additional tuition.
** Students who have studied Al Kitaab (Georgetown University Press) through the indicated chapter will feel comfortable in this course. However, Al Kitaab does not present material in the same order as the text we use. Therefore, students new to PAR are encouraged to purchase the text early and review the topics presented in previous courses before their first class meeting. Feel free to contact us if you need help determining which class to take.
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