Quick Comparison of our Arabic Offering
It's mostly conversation sessions. You could work on specific content with your language partner though during those sessions too that you together decide to focus on any of the four skills (Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading) during your sessions.
We would recommend it for intermediate and advanced students.
Cost: $25USD per session and as low as $16 for bigger bundles
We would recommend it for any student who want a more structured approach to learning and for all language levels.
When registering for the course, you can choose the free trial session where your assigned language instructor will inform you of your level in comparison to the curriculum through short verbal exercises along with explaining the curriculum in detail and responding to any queries you may have.
You will also be advised which "Arabiyyat al-Naas" book (there are 3, corresponding to 3 different levels- Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 you should purchase. This is a fully flexible course which means that you can begin at your level of comfortability as opposed to starting at the beginning.
This is a fully structured MSA/Levantine curriculum option in partnership with the head of the Arabic department at Cornell University, Professor Munther Younes. Munther, is also the author of the "Arabiyyat al Naas" books which accompany the curriculum.
This integrated approach was developed by Munther as the traditional system of teaching students only MSA leaves many students struggling to communicate verbally, especially when they travel to the region and desire to use the language in everyday settings.
In an effort to solve this common problem and close the gap between Western classrooms and the real world, "Arabiyyat al-Naas" teaches students the living language as it is used by native speakers every day. The curriculum introduces spoken Levantine Arabic (the Arabic used in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine), and uses it for ordinary conversation and discussion throughout the course, while using MSA for reading, writing and formal or scripted speech.
All of the NaTakallam's IC language instructors have been trained by Professor Younes to teach this curriculum & course specifically.
Cost: $750USD/25 hours. So $30 per session
We would recommend it for upper-intermediate and advanced students. It is a unique series of structured, bite-size courses crafted by our most experienced instructors in response to our upper-level students’ needs.
The courses are perfect for journalists, humanitarians, healthcare workers and business professionals who have an upper-intermediate or advanced level of Arabic and are looking for short, structured courses to help them bridge the gap to proficiency.
This one includes access to a Learning Management System (LMS) where the course content is accessible.
Cost: $350USD/10 hours. So $35 per session