Face-to-Face Courses

This course is designed for intermediate students who would like to improve their overall proficiency in Arabic. They will read short articles and listen to short excerpts of UN Arabic radio. Participants in this course will improve their Arabic by reading about the UN and its structure on UN different Arabic websites, improve their  vocabulary through reading and various oral and written activities, improve their writing and syntax through reading and writing short summaries, and improve their conversational and presentational skills through discussions and presentations.

This course is designed for low intermediate students. They will read short articles and listen to short excerpts of UN Arabic radio. Participants in this course will develop their knowledge of the language through reading about the UN and its structure in Arabic, develop their vocabulary through reading, listening and writing, and improve their conversational skills. Enrolment in this course requires approval from coordinator.
The prerequisite to this course is Level 4.

The course covers the very basics of the Egyptian Dialect. The first part is greetings and introducing yourself, nationalities using the Kallimni Arabi Bishweesh book, which focuses on the conversation and pronunciation basics. It also exposes the learner to everyday dialogue you need in Egypt and in some other countries, focusing on today’s dialect in different places and areas.

This course is designed to help students attain proficiency in participating in topics related to duties at the UN. It trains them on how to argue, give presentations, and handle complicated communicative exchange in an Arabic speaking setting. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond on work related issues.
The prerequisite for this course is level 9. 

Contact:
Learning@un.org

This course is designed to help students attain proficiency in participating in topics related to duties at the UN. It trains them on how to argue, give presentations, and handle complicated communicative exchange in an Arabic speaking setting. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond on work related issues.
​The prerequisite for this course is level 5.

 Contact:
Learning@un.org

This course continues to train students to communicate effectively in an Arabic speaking environment and understand the cultural context of Arabic-speaking people. It is designed to help students attain proficiency in participating in topics related to daily activities and personal interests. It trains them on how to initiate, sustain semi-complicated communicative exchange, and to satisfy personal needs and social demands to survive in an Arabic speaking setting.

This course introduces learners to the history and development of Arabic calligraphy. They will learn the rules of the most popular style of Arabic Calligraphy (the Naskh Style (خط النسخ and practice writing in this style. This class will also help students to learn specific strategies for producing their own artistic works. By the end of this course students will be able to organize an exhibition of their artworks. Students who wish to study this course should have at least basic knowledge of the Arabic alphabet.

Media III course is designed to meet the increasing demands of the learners of Arabic to access the Arabic media and to be able to use their language potentials to get the news from the most renowned Arabic sources (like CNN, BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera Arabic) . The syllabus is tailored for Advanced level and students will be exposed to the advanced skills of reading the Arabic media and will be able to analyze the news and demonstrate a deep understanding of the content topic.
The prerequisites for this course is level 8.  

Media II course is designed to meet the increasing demands of the learners of Arabic to access the Arabic media and to be able to use their language potentials to get the news from the most renowned Arabic sources (like CNN, BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera Arabic). The syllabus is tailored for Intermediate level and students will be exposed to the intermediate skills of reading the Arabic media and will familiar with the terms and expressions used in the daily news articles.
Prerequisites: Arabic Level 6

This course continues with the Al-Kitaab II book and covers Lessons 9 and 10. It introduces verbs with vowels in the root. The cultural content of this course includes a glimpse about the revolutions in the Arab Spring along with an overview of the Egyptian higher education system.
The prerequisite for this course is level 9 or an equivalent result in a recent placement test.