# Arabic for Beginners

**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/summeratauc/college-bound/arabic-for-beginners
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/summeratauc/college-bound

#### Learning the Arabic language is a journey of discovery. Share that journey with AUC this summer!

Learning new languages opens up opportunities in life, giving you a new view of the world and a wide range of learning experiences. Join us in this intensive language immersion course, where you will develop beginning Arabic language skills in an authentic setting. Your learning will extend to the streets of the magical, culturally rich and ancient city of Cairo. This course will teach you the essential skills for daily communication and interactions in Arabic and a brief introduction to the Arabic alphabet. Through hands-on learning and integrated day trips around the city of Cairo, you will practice the Arabic learned in class while experiencing the distinctive sights and flavors of the city.

#### **Learning Outcomes**

**Reading and Listening**

- Interpret familiar words and phrases in familiar contexts such as product labels, inventories and shopping lists
- Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of simple and short texts related to everyday familiar contexts
- Demonstrate understanding of the general meaning of short, simple and clearly articulated spoken Modern Standard Arabic conversation and monologues on topics such as personal information, family and routines
- Identify names of items and simple descriptions when listening to clear Modern Standard Arabic input in familiar and everyday situations, such as airport announcements and weather forecasts
- Demonstrate understanding of the general meaning of simple news in media and express common news in simple expressions

**Speaking and Writing**

- Exchange personal information
- Understand and give simple instructions
- Exchange information about places and events
- Describe places, objects and people
- Write a short and simple description of pictures of persons and things
- Write simple messages
- Demonstrate understanding of the general meaning of simple news in newspapers\

#### **Duration and Location**

- July 26 - August 13, 2026
- Application Deadline: One week before the course starts
- Sessions will run daily from 9 am to 3 pm
- AUC New Cairo campus
- Fridays and Saturdays off\

#### [Apply Now](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfciwQVn_XHr37NXi9mhntIBxfuAkf8frSu4txZbGcE0F6uQ/viewform)

#### **Fees**

- **$1,500** (price including field trips) - This amount is equivalent to half the price of a regular undergraduate course.
- 10% discount offered for siblings, AUC faculty, staff, and alumni.
- Egyptian students can pay the equivalent amount in Egyptian pounds.\

#### **Current AUC Equivalent**

This course is required for students who have not completed Thanawiyya Amma Arabic by the time of their admission to AUC. It also serves international students interested in learning new languages.

***Note: Program requirements may change by the time the student applies to AUC. If this course is no longer a requirement for the major, it will be counted as an elective course.***\

#### **Course Transfer**

- Upon taking this course, you will receive a certificate of completion from AUC.
- The course is equivalent to 3 credit hours. Only students who pass the course will be able to transfer these 3 credits when they enroll at AUC. In case of transferring the course to other universities, their transfer assessments will apply. \

#### **Requirements**

- A copy of your report card for the past two years of school.
- A recommendation letter from a high-school teacher within the past academic year, if available.\

#### **Transportation**

The AUC [**Bus Service**](https://www.aucegypt.edu/campus-life/services/bus) is available for extra fees. Details on the schedule will be shared before the program’s start date.

#### **Accommodation**

Accommodation is offered at the [**University Residences**](https://www.aucegypt.edu/students/residences/overnight-guests-and-visitors) in case needed.

#### **About the Instructor**

**Saeed Alwakeel**

Saeed Alwakeel is an Arabic language and literature professor at the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. He worked as the vice dean for graduate studies and research at the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University (2015-2017). He has been teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language since 1993. Alwakeel has published many books and collections of poems, including *Mastering Arabic through Literature: Vol. 1 Short Stories, Vol. 2 Drama*with the AUC Press in 2014 and 2015, respectively, as well as *Analyzing the Narrative Text. Egyptian Book Organization*in 1998, *The Body in Contemporary Arabic Novels: Critical Writings Series* in 2004 and *What Laila Said to Her Infatuated Lover* in 2000.

#### **AUC Refund Policy**

A **100% refund** of the program fees will be granted if the request is submitted **at least two weeks before** the course start date, or if the request is due to one of the following reasons:

- Course cancellation
- Medical withdrawal
- Visa denial

A **75% refund** will be granted if the request is submitted **within the last two weeks** before the course start date.

**No refund** will be issued if the request is submitted **after the end of the last working day (4 pm) and before classes begin**, including the weekend prior to the course start date, or after the course has begun.\