Alsharq

What should you expect?

Learning Arabic was never easier! Online access to our digital classes through Alsharq REISE allows learning your favorite language from the comfort of your home. We meet once a week to take a closer look at Arabic together, learn about the language's history, alphabet, and guide you smoothly to reading, writing, and speaking one of the most poetic languages known. 

This series of Arabic courses will be dedicated to teaching the daily-spoken Levantine dialect. We will surely come across words from the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) language, or as officially known as “Fos-ha”, however, we elected to teach you a language you can use with your friends, not the one required to do your PhD!

In this course, we will be covering the whole spectrum of linguistic skills you require to set up a solid base for a smooth Arabic learning journey. With the help of the Arabic booklet - designed by your teacher, we will jump between saying hi and introducing ourselves, asking for directions, to learning about the Arabic Alphabet, glimpsing into the beautiful art of Arabic calligraphy, and writing simple vocabs. We will learn, throughout our course, how to form useful sentences using basic grammar skills to talk about your daily routine. We’ll have fun learning using in-class activities, videos, and songs (learning love vocabs through songs is a heartwarming addition!)

What are the learning objectives?

At the end of this ten-class course, you will be able to carry out a short conversation, discussing your daily routine, asking questions about other people, read simple Arabic text, and enjoy writing with delightful calligraphy. To be more specific, you will:

• Read and write the Arabic Alphabet;
• Pronounce Arabic words using Levantine dialect;
• Express yourself with useful, grammatically-correct, sentences and question;
• Greet, farewell and introduce yourself
• Ask for directions and prices;
• Develop effective listening skills to Arabic content;