Specialty Arabic courses

Our Arabic for Language and Culture course combines language learning with cultural immersion. You can explore historical and cultural sites while practicing Arabic in real-life contexts, gaining both linguistic skills and a deep understanding of the culture that brings the language to life.

Our Arabic for Language and Culture course combines language learning with cultural immersion. You can explore historical and cultural sites while practicing Arabic in real-life contexts, gaining both linguistic skills and a deep understanding of the culture that brings the language to life.

Our Arabic for Language and Culture course combines language learning with cultural immersion. You can explore historical and cultural sites while practicing Arabic in real-life contexts, gaining both linguistic skills and a deep understanding of the culture that brings the language to life.

This anthropological course offers an introduction to the peoples, cultures, and traditions of the Arab world, with a particular focus on Jordan. Through teaching students about Jordanian customs and traditions – and the contemporary debates that surround them – this course allows students to deepen their knowledge of the Arabic language from the entry point of culture.

Do you wish to conduct visa interviews in Arabic? Does your work require you to conduct field visits where knowledge of Arabic would help you build trust with local communities, communicate that you are interested in their lives, or just know what they are saying when the translator is not in the room? If so, then the Diplomats Program is the course for you. This course is available to diplomats who are proficient in basic Arabic grammar and sentence structure.

Students interested in this course need to already have an upper intermediate level of Arabic to follow the classes. Classes combine reading and listening, and they will write a newspaper about Amman and cultural events with a journalist.

The higher-level media course builds upon the Media Taster course by increasing students’ insights. It provides an excellent opportunity to experience what it is like to be a journalist.

The Prophet Mohammed is believed to be the messenger of God and the interpreter of His laws. For this reason Muslims have taken particular care to preserve and memorize his sayings and practices, known in Arabic as Sunnah.

Tajwid, which means beautifying in Arabic, are the rules of pronunciation during the recitation of the Quran. This practice uses rhythmic, tonal, and vocal changes to manipulate the sound of the verses and give them their characteristic musical quality.

“The Quran” is the holy book of Islam. For Muslims, it is the literal word of God, delivered to the Prophet Mohammed by the angel Gabriel.

“The Quran” is the holy book of Islam. For Muslims, it is the literal word of God, delivered to the Prophet Mohammed by the angel Gabriel.

“The Quran” is the holy book of Islam. For Muslims, it is the literal word of God, delivered to the Prophet Mohammed by the angel Gabriel.

The Prophet Mohammed is believed to be the messenger of God and the interpreter of His laws. For this reason Muslims have taken particular care to preserve and memorize his sayings and practices, known in Arabic as Sunnah.

The Prophet Mohammed is believed to be the messenger of God and the interpreter of His laws. For this reason Muslims have taken particular care to preserve and memorize his sayings and practices, known in Arabic as Sunnah.

Tajwid, which means beautifying in Arabic, are the rules of pronunciation during the recitation of the Quran. This practice uses rhythmic, tonal, and vocal changes to manipulate the sound of the verses and give them their characteristic musical quality.