Hello, Could you please help me find a course (Credit or non-credit depending on the cost) that focuses mainly or entirely on learning how to read and write arabic? Thank you very much & Happy new year
Hi Pilot! First thing you will need to decide is which Arabic you wish to learn, Classical / Modern Standard Arabic (literary) or some of the Arabic spoken dialects - Egyptian, Levantine / Eastern (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel), Hijazi / Saudi etc. Namely, situation with Arabic is a clear example of diglossia whereby a population uses two languages / registers, one in literature and formal speech, and another in colloqiual speech. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diglossia#Arabic
Would Rosetta Stone fit your needs? It would be for non-credit of course, but they offer thorough language programs. http://www.rosettastone.com/
Hello I already know how to speak fluently , I just don't know how to read and write. That is why I just want a course that focuses on the reading and writing. Hope this helps
Anyway, whatever you decide, first the non-credit variant, free Modern Standard Arabic: http://www.madinaharabic.com/index.htm http://www.lqtoronto.com/downloads.html Written, Levantine, Saudi http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Arabic Now non-credit, non-free: I've had good experience with Pimsleur language courses. They offer Egyptian Arabic (1 level, total 30 30-minute lectures), and Eastern Arabic (2 levels, total 60 30-minute lectures)
Aha, I understand, In that case I'd recommend the Medina Arabic course you will find above (the first two links), if I remember collectly, I used the very same course in high-school. Ma3a 's-salaam.
Hi Majalac, I am interested in modern arabic, If you have more info please do not hesitate to share. Thank you much for your help Pilot
As you requested, dear sir. Free, university level (Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden), for credit, DL. It's 15 ECTS, that's like two regular semester classes in one. http://www.du.se/en/Education/Courses-A-O/Course-Occasion/?occasionid=11720
