This course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Arabic. The course will offer students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. The course is not exam-based.

This course continues on from Beginners´ Arabic. It uses the latest communicative methodology, giving participants plenty of opportunity to listen and speak the language whilst improving grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation at the same time. Topics include directions around town, transport, talking about food, time, daily routines and family. The students will keep practising the language in an interactive class environment, and at the same time will learn about the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment.

This course continues on from Beginners' Arabic 2, so is designed for beginners who already possess a basic knowledge of classic Arabic (written and spoken) and want to continue their learning. Students will continue to learn more aspects of Arab culture, the present tense with different verb patterns, dual form, infinitive verb forms, object pronouns, adverbs and nominal and verbal sentences, etc. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment and the course is not exam-based.

This course continues on from Beginners’ Arabic 3.  It is designed for students who already possess a basic knowledge of modern standard Arabic (written and spoken) and wish to continue their learning.  Students will continue to learn more aspects of Arab culture, vocabulary related to expressions of feelings, superlatives and comparatives, the past tense with different verb patterns, the ordinal numbers, expression for telling the time, etc.  There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment and the course is not exam-based.

This course continues on from our series Beginners' Arabic 1, 2, 3 and 4 courses. It is designed for students who already possess a basic knowledge of modern standard Arabic (written and spoken) and wish to continue their learning. Students will learn more aspects of Arab culture and will practice the four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. They will study superlatives and comparatives, vocabulary related to the weather and the conditional tense with different verb patterns. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment and the course is not exam-based. 

This course continues on from our series Beginners' Arabic and Intermediate’s Arabic 1.  It is designed for students who already possess a basic knowledge of modern standard Arabic (written and spoken) and wish to continue their learning. Students will learn more aspects of Arab culture and will practice the four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. They will study the future tense and its negation, verb-subject agreement, accusative nouns, sentence complements "Inna" and "Anna", negation in past tense with "Lam", jussive and subjunctive verbs and roots and patterns. In addition, they will have a lot of practice with listening, conversation, and essay-writing. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment and the course is not exam-based.

This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners of Arabic. It offers students a first taste of the language, with a focus on oral communication and basic grammar. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning a little about the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. The course is not exam-based and takes place via Zoom.

Why Arabic?

• A key to the world of over 20 countries in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, and North Africa
• An eye-opener with a language system distinct from English and Chinese
• Expansion of your travel horizons in the Middle East and Africa
• Better career prospects and business opportunities with increasing China-Arab cooperation such as One Belt One Road and China-Arab States Summit
• Gaining insight about the beliefs and traditions of Islam, which is the second largest religion in the world and the first largest religion in the Arab countries

The programme aims to introduce students to the basic elements of Arab culture and role of Islam in Middle East countries and enable students to grasp the very basics of the Arabic language including greetings and self-introduction, yet excluding the writing system. Besides, some core values and ethical concepts of Islam will be clarified, and students can raise their awareness of cultural differences between America/ western countries and Middle East countries in communication patterns.

Students are provided with brief geographical and historical background information of the Arab world, where the cultural varieties and regional differences are also touched upon. Through discussions and case studies, students will explore Islam, not only as a religion, but also as a way of life with reference to background information given at the beginning of the programme. Common misconception and stereotyping will also be highlighted with different perspectives considered. A site visit to the Kowloon Mosque will be organised to consolidate students’ learning.

On completion of the programme, students should be able to:

1. elaborate on at least 5 basic elements of Arab culture;
2. greet and introduce themselves in simple Arabic;
3. identify some core values as well as ethical concepts of Islam;
4. analyse the cultural differences between America/ western countries and Middle East countries.

This programme is geared towards entrepreneurs and employees in the business sector, with a specific focus on practical application of Islamic business etiquette. 
 

The programme aims to introduce students to the basic characteristics of the Islamic economic system and enable students to understand some work- or business-related concepts in Arabic. Besides, students will be familiarised with general Islamic business etiquette. Furthermore, students will also raise their awareness of cultural differences between China and Middle East countries through different case studies.

On completion of the programme, students should be able to:

1. elaborate on at least 5 characteristics of Islamic economic system;
2. explain some Arabic work- or business-related concepts clearly;
3. identify the dos and don’ts in business with Arab countries and apply them in their analysis or even business operation;
4. analyse the cultural differences between China and Middle East countries.