Study Abroad: Arabic Summer Intensive Immersion Program

Al Diwan Center

12 Naguib Mahfooz St. off Abbas Al Akaad St. Nasr City, Cairo 11371 Egypt

Description

Al Diwan Center provides total immersion programs (using Arabic as the only language of instruction and communication in and out of class). Curriculum and instruction complies with ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) standards and guidelines. Al Diwan Center has been approved by many leading universities and by U.S. Fulbright Program as a certificate-granting institute of Arabic for its Critical Language Enhancement Award recipients and study abroad grantees. Student services include: Free Pre-Arrival Hotel Room Reservation, Free Apartment Search Assistance (we do not charge for assistance work, but local agents charge their own fees), and Paid Cairo Airport Pick-up service. Along with the mentioned summer main tracks, students can also apply for a wide range of Arabic for Special Purpose programs, including but not limited to Arabic for Professionals in: diplomatic, media, medical, and banking fields; and Arabic for Executive Managers and Directors with a specially designed curriculum for each program.

Highlights

Summer Intensive immersion Program in Nasr City campus.
Dates and Location:
* 2 May - 27 May
* 1 June - 24 June
* 27 June - 10 August
Nasr City campus, Northern Cairo

1. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fuss'ha):
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced stages in 18 levels covering all aspects of conversation, grammar, writing, and literature of the Arabic language in its modern standard usage.

2. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA, Ammiyya):
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced stages in 6 levels, covering all aspects of conversation, grammar, writing, and literature of the Egyptian dialect of Cairo.

Scholarships:
One scholarship for every early-registration. It is a tuition-waiver scholarship course for studying 1-level of Arabic Calligraphy art.

Languages

Arabic

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

Arabic

Cost in US$:

345 - 1,345

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

yes

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Application Process Involves

Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

72 hours

Post Services Include

Exit Debriefing Abroad

Al Diwan Center's Mission Statement

To introduce Arabic to non-native speakers of all ages and cultural groups. To achieve this goal, we emphasize training, method, and curricula development facilitated through the use of instructional aids. To train Arabic teachers, assisting them in becoming specialists in the field of teaching Arabic as a foreign language To facilitate dialogue and cooperation between existing institutes of language learning, working towards the improvement of teaching Arabic as a foreign language. To apply our research to the important project of producing and authoring valuable texts, designed specifically for teaching non-native speakers Arabic.

Year Founded

1997

Arabic Summer Intensive Immersion Program