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DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Unlike general Language Schools that provide Arabic classes and certificates along with other Live Languages ' classes as well, Arabic language schools are those that specialize in Arabic language instruction only, or mainly. Al Diwan Center is an example, whose focus is on Arabic only. Examples of those schools that cannot be referred to as an "Arabic language school" are the British Council , the CFCC Centre Français de Culture et de Coopération Mounira, Cairo, Egypt. {Link without Title} , the AMIDEAST Programs for Americans: Study Abroad Services for Institutions (Include: Arabic language instruction)
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While not very big in number, those specialized schools with this focus made them very effective in teaching this subject matter that are regarded by many as difficult compared to other live languages of today. Provided that most of them are located where Arabic is the native mother tongue, they make it ideal for those who want to practice what they learn in a daily life experienceSyria is the Best for Arabic Studies, Jeremy Palmer, Learning and Teaching Arabic blog, Friday, May 27, 2005. Retrieved 9/1/2007 {Link without Title}
A new 'Mecca of Arabic studies'?, Tom Spender, The Christian Science Monitor, May 10, 2005
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CATEGORIES

Schools that teach Arabic to speakers of other languages are categorized based on the following:


Size and levels provided

Some schools are large enough to provide graduate-like course curriculum and teaching quality, while others are starting out and provide middle-to-high school level of Arabic teachingMuslim Students Go Abroad to Study Arabic. Southern California InFocus, April 2006. {Link without Title} .


Profitability


  • Business and for-profit Arabic language schools

  • --- Most Arabic language schools fall under this category

  • Charitable non-profit Arabic language schools

  • --- Mostly Islamic religious organizations



Specialty


  • MSA only.

  • Dialect only.

  • Mix of MSA and Dialect.


Many schools provide side courses on related subjects like: Islamic religious courses related to language like Quranic recitation, and Arabic Calligraphy .


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Arabic language study



Foreign language study



Language terminology



General language teaching and learning



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