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Accelerated Arabic (Modern Standard) Stage 1

A one-year course in Modern Standard Arabic for beginner and lower intermediate learners, a total of 120 hours over three terms

Mode of Attendance: Part Time

Description

This course is aimed at completing the beginner and lower intermediate levels within three terms and is reasonably fast paced. It is designed to enable learners to communicate in Modern Standard Arabic within a range of everyday situations using the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. It will develop communicative skills in a wide range of contexts enabling the student to effectively interact in formal situations where Modern Standard Arabic would be spoken. Modern Standard Arabic is the recognised means of formal spoken and written communication. It is used throughout the Arabic speaking world on official occasions, in education and the media.

Having completed the course students should be able to:

  • Express themselves in Arabic a wide range of sentence structures and phrases;
  • Understand a range of spoken Arabic beyond common courtesy and survival requirements;
  • Use a greater variety of vocabulary.

Over three terms, students can expect to complete the beginners and lower intermediate levels according to the following schedule:

Term 1 = Beginners Term 1 and 2

Term 2 = Beginners Term 3 and Lower Intermediate Term 1

Term 3 = Lower Intermediate Terms 2 and 3

Fee for this course

The fee for each ten-week term is as follows:

Term 1: £590 payable in advance.

Term 2: £640 payable in advance.

Term 3: £690 payable in advance.

Terms and Conditions

See our terms and conditions of payment before enrolling on the course.

How to Apply for this Course

You can apply and pay online or by post.

Classes may fill up quickly. In some cases, additional classes are set up. It is best to apply early in order to avoid disappointment.

Materials

Our course materials page shows you what you need to buy for this course. Course materials are not included in the course fee and can be purchased from the SOAS bookshop bookshop@soas.ac.uk

Timetable

Classes will be held at the Bloomsbury or Kings Cross Campus of SOAS in central London on two evenings a week OR Saturday daytimes. On either course, participants receive 40 hours of language tuition over each ten-week term (with additional weeks where public holidays displace a class session). See our timetable pages.