An outline description of 3-month term college courses is given below:

Number of Hours: A total of 240 contact hours are offered in 12 weeks. The daily schedule consists of 4 hours of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).

Levels: Three language levels of each group course are offered: the beginners level, the intermediate level, and the advanced level. The three levels may get subdivided into sub-levels depending on number of enrolled students. Students are assigned to small groups based on their scores from an online placement test and an interview conducted prior to the start of the course.

Text Books: Different international and local textbooks are used. Main textbooks are ‘Al-Kitaab Series’ (Alif Baa, Al-Kitaab I,II,III). The textbooks are supplemented by other materials and activities.

Course Topics/Content: Listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and activities. Course content will be decided by the instructor based on the language needs of the student.

Language skills covered: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Course Dates: Four 3-month college term courses are offered each year as shown in the downloadable dates file .