Modern Standard Arabic (Fus-ha) Program
and Courses 2009
Aldiwan Center Nasr City - Cairo, Egypt
- Levels : 18
- Each level : 50 Hours
NOVICE Stage: ( 5 levels- 50 hours
each level)
This stage aims at training students to
use Arabic in their daily lives, so that they can:
- Introduce themselves and get acquainted
with people.
- Order food in a resturant.
- Tell a taxi driver where they want to go.
- Buy fruits and vegetables.
- Exchange money, tell the time in Arabic.
- Speak about themselves and their daily life.
- Make a phone call.
- Show sympathy with patients.
INTERMEDIATE Stage: (6 levels- 50
hours each level):
The aims of this stage are to enable
students to:
- Use the modern languge so that they can
understand the general idea of a journalistic article or a novel
- Use Arabic to describe historical,geographical, and political fields.
- Know the proverbs used in the Arab world and compare them with
proverbs in their own language.
- Know about various arts in the arab world such as calligraphy and
arabesque.
- Know Arabic poetry and be familiar with famous poets such as Ilia Aby
Mady and famous writers such as Najeeb - Mahfouz.
- Take part in job interviews.
- Describe their experiences
-Dicuss topics of their daily lives (this is a continuation of topics
covered in earlier levels but now the student will be expected to
provide more detail).
- Become more aware of Arab customs for example in marriage, death, and
celebrations.
- Manage a conversation with Arabs in general topics.
After this stage the student can continue to study Advanced Modern
Arabic or customized courses that fit his goals e.g. to study the
languag used in Mass Media ; to study Arabic for the purpose of trading
or any other purpose.
ADVANCED Stage:(7 levels- 50 hours
each level):
the student performs readings from selected
Arabic and Islamic books, dating back to the golden age of Arab
civilization. During these levels, the student studies Arabic Rhetoric,
the History of Arabic Literature, and selections from traditional texts
relating to the Glorious Qur'an, Prophetic traditions, and other
Islamic sciences
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