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A - Aldiwan Center
- Q1: Where do your students come from?
- A1: Our students come from more
than 50 countries, including: Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
Canada, Comoros, China, Daghistan, England, France, Greece, Holland,
Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia, Senegal,
Somalia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkestan, The
United States, and other countries. Most of our students come from the
USA, Britain, and Canada.
- Q2: What distinguishes Al Diwan
Center from other centers that teach Arabic?
- Q3: What services does the Center
offer for international students coming to Egypt regarding lodging and
accommodation?
- A3: Al Diwan Center is pleased to
offer its international students the following special services:
a. Receiving students at the airport and lodging them in a hotel near
the Center
b. Hotel room reservations
c. Assistance in finding a suitable apartment
- Q4: Which language is used for
teaching at Al Diwan Center?
- A4: The only language spoken at
Al Diwan is Modern Standard Arabic (Fus'ha). If you are interested in
learning the local colloquial dialect of Cairo, we offer courses in the
Egyptian dialect.
- Q5: What teaching aids are utilized
at Al Diwan?
- A5: Our teachers use reading
selections from various genres, pictures, comic strips, posters, memory
cards, audio tapes, CDs, video tapes, local and international Arabic
magazines, and newspapers.
- Q6: Which is better: group classes or
private classes?
- A6: Each type has its advantages
and disadvantages. Group learning enhances the students' understanding
of the Arabic language in that it offers them the opportunity to listen
to other students speak the language. In addition, students build
friendships with people from various cultures and backgrounds.
Moreover, group classes are more economical than private lessons.
Regarding personal tutoring, the student receives greater personal
attention from the teacher as opposed to group classes, where the
teacher's attention is divided among all the students. Additionally, if
the student completes a given number of levels quickly, then he will
save more financially, as tuition expenses are based per hour and not
per level. Hence, if the student is diligent and is able to complete a
given level in 45 hours, for instance, he would subsequently advance to
the next level using his remaining hours.
- Q7: Will I be able to attend
sessions, free-of-charge, in order to make certain the Center is right
for me?
- A7: We have no objections to your
attending sessions, free-of-charge, as we want you to feel comfortable
before making your decision to study with us. Sometimes, registered
students do not welcome this. The best way to know about whether the
Center is suitable for you or not is by asking other former or current
students, who share your culture and way of thinking.
- Q8: Which is better: The General
Arabic or Arabic Conversation Program?
- A8: Our general program sets
aside a portion of class time for conversation and group dialogue, but
we encourage conversational sessions after Level 3, Level 6, and Level
9. However, if the student is well grounded in the principles of
grammar and possesses a sound vocabulary, we advise that they enroll in
conversational sessions only. They will be provided with a review of
the principles of grammar.
- Q9: How does the student become
proficient in the Arabic language?
- A9: To attain proficiency in the
Arabic language, like any other language, requires practice and
diligence on the part of the student. Accordingly, one must read books,
selections from Arabic literature, magazines, all the while engaging
with Arabic speakers who are proficient in the classical Arabic
language.
- Q10: What method of instruction does
the Center utilize in its instruction?
- A10: We use the Audio-Lingual
method. Decades old, this method is based on using the target language
in classroom instruction, with no intermediate language.
- Q11: Can you arrange a Tajweed
(Qur’anic Recitation) class for me too? and who is teaching?
- A11: Yes, we can Insha Allah.
However, you will need to let us know two weeks in advance of your
arrival, giving us ample time to hire a special teacher of you. Tajweed
is taught by professional teachers of Quranic Recitation. There are
female teachers for female students.
- Q12: Do you have a residence system
where an Egyptian family can host my children and I will pay for their
accommodations, room, and board during the study period?
- A12: At the moment, no we do not.
- Q13: Do you have a “Guest Family”
system, where my family and I can be hosted during the duration of my
stay?
- A13: Unfortunately, no. Egypt is
a conservative, Eastern society, which does not readily accept
long-term guests to live in their home.
- Q14: Do you have a female teacher on
staff for female students?
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