Arabic Language Programs in Jordan

  Jordan

Amman

Dates: Arabic language courses are offered throughout the Year. Summer programs are offered in June, July, August, and September.

Description: Ali Baba International Center is an international organization established exclusively to give people, of different ages and nationalities, the opportunity to learn and live the Arabic language and culture in a relatively short period of time. We organize three types of programs: intensive summer programs, regular semester programs, and special programs.

A. Intensive Summer Programs

An intensive summer program is a package consisting of the followings: a 1-month long intensive Arabic language course, a comfortable accommodation, and a weekly tour to a touristic site in Jordan. Four 1-month sessions are offered every year: in June, in July, in August and in September. This is in addition to a 2-month regular summer session lasting from mid-June to mid-August. Ali Baba International Center will organize in the summer of 2007 a total of five Arabic language summer sessions: four intensive 1-month long sessions,and one regular 2-month long sessions.

A1. Four Intensive 1-Month Sessions
Ali Baba International Center will organize four 1-month intensive sessions in the summer of 2007: one session in June, one in July, one in August and one in September. In each session, elementary, intermediate and advanced classes can be opened to meet the
demands of people having different backgrounds in Arabic. A placement test will be given to the registered students before the start of the course to determine the level and accordingly the appropriate class they should enroll in. Please note that a class of any level will be opened provided that the enrollment in that class reaches at least six students. Finally, a typical 1-month intensive summer class meets four hours and a half per day, five days per week, for a total of 90 contact hours.

A2. One Regular 2-Month Session
In addition to the four 1-month sessions mentioned above, Ali Baba International Center offers one regular 2-month summer session during the period June 12, 2007 to August 5, 2007. All levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced will be offered. A placement    test will be given to the registered students before the start of the course to determine the level and accordingly the appropriate class they should enroll in. In principle, and due to the high expected enrollment, classes of all levels will be opened. However, the average
number of students in one class will be much higher than the average student enrollment in the 1-month intensive classes. Classes may have 15 or more students in average. Finally, a typical 2-month regular summer class meets three hours per day, five days per week, for a total of 120 contact hours.

B. Regular Programs
A regular program is a package consisting of the followings: a 4-month long Arabic language course, a comfortable accommodation, and a weekly tour to a tourist site in Jordan. All levels are offered: elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. In principle, the courses are offered twice a year: in the fall semester ( October to January) and the spring semester (February to May). Students may also apply for the Arabic courses given during the two-month summer semester ( June to August). Students wishing to study for one whole year can cover three consecutive levels of Arabic.

C. Special Programs
A special program is a package consisting of the followings: a specialized course in Arabic or a middle eastern or Islamic field; a hotel accommodation and meals, and tours around Jordan if desired. The specialized courses are tailored to meet the needs of individuals or groups working in fields like diplomacy, business, culture and others, and therefore may vary in their contents, durations, time of offering, and cost.

All courses are taught at the University of Jordan; the oldest and most prestigious university in Jordan. Experienced multilingual Jordanian teachers with solid teaching experience and training will be responsible for teaching the Arabic courses for non-native speakers. The language courses are supplemented by cultural and social activities, and weekly guided-tours to the major tourist attractions of Jordan. Participants in the programs will also be encouraged to meet and interact with people everywhere, immersing them in the every fabric of the Jordanian society , gaining for themselves an insider's view of Jordanians lives.

Aside from the academic language programs described above, the Ali Baba International Center offers the following two services; tourists programs and Arabic translation services:

D. Tourists Programs
Tourists programs are a wide variety of package tours arranged especially for individuals or groups who are interested in coming to Jordan for tourism and not for learning Arabic Language.

E. Arabic Translation
Ali Baba International Center offers professional Arabic language translation services. The Translation services include translating between Arabic and major languages such as English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and others.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Ali Baba International Center's Mission Statement: Ali Baba International Center has been established in the heart of Amman; the beautiful capital of Jordan. The center has a cooperation agreement with the University of Jordan, to meet the demands of the recent worldwide renewed call to learn Arabic, which has resulted from the increased global importance of Arabic in the social and professional spheres. Ali Baba International Center takes pride to be the only center in Jordan exclusively devoted to promote Arabic as a foreign language to students from all around the world. We hereby invite you to come to Jordan to learn Arabic at the prestigious University of Jordan, and to discover and enjoy the long and amazing history of Jordan and to become acquainted with the people of Jordan.

Year Founded: 2005