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Our Total Beginner classes are designed for students with little or no background in the language. To get a base in the language, we recommend starting with 12 weeks. 6- and 8-week enrollment options are ideal for students who want to get a taste of the language, are preparing for a trip or just want to pick up some basics and have a limited time...

This class is for you if you have completed: Intermediate Arabic 3 at Pacific Arabic, or unit 1 of Al Kitaab, volume 2 at another institution In this course you'll continue your study of Al Kitaab volume 2. You'll proceed through the second unit of the text while studying additional materials including video. Your verbal...

This course is for you if you have completed: Levantine 6 at Pacific Arabic, or The equivalent at another school This class engages students in lively discussions and verbal drills. Heritage speakers and intermediate-level students of the dialect will have the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary, discuss increasingly sophisticated topics...

This class is for you if you have completed: Intermediate Arabic 6 at Pacific Arabic, or unit 4 of Al Kitaab, volume 2 at another institution In this course you'll continue your study of Al Kitaab volume 2. You'll proceed through the fifth unit of the text while studying additional materials including video. Your verbal...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 1 at Pacific Arabic, or the text Alif Baa at another school The Egyptian dialect is widely understood outside of Egypt, due partly to the prevalence of Egyptian movies and music. Class time is spent primarily on conversation. You'll learn: STRUCTURES "sun" and "moon" consonants...

This course is for you if you have completed: Levantine 1 at Pacific Arabic, or Have some basic knowledge of the dialect and are able to read and write Arabic script While focusing on the dialect of Syria, the dialect taught here is useful throughout the Levant, including Lebanon, Palestine and parts of Jordan. Class time is spent primarily...

This class is for you if you have completed: Advanced Arabic 6 at Pacific Arabic, or Al Kitaab, volume 2 at another institution You'll Learn: In this course you'll explore the literature of the Arab world. Students decide on the text they'd like to explore. Past courses have focused on Naguib Mahfouz, Al-Tayyib Hussein, Alf Layla...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 1-7 at Pacific Arabic, or one year of college-level Arabic at another institution This conversation class lets you break free from the written page and immerse yourself in Arabic through lively interaction. Reading, writing and English are not allowed; the goal is to gain confidence communicating...

This course is for complete beginners, or those with limited exposure to Arabic who are unable to read and write the language. What You'll Learn: PRACTICAL SKILLS Arabic alphabet: four of six sets (20 of 28 letters) Reading and writing Basic conversation WORD STRUCTURES Long vowels, short vowels, shadda and sukuun Taa' marbuuta and...

This class is for you if you have completed: Advanced Arabic 6 at Pacific Arabic, or Al Kitaab, volume 2 at another institution In this course you'll read news reports from the Arab world, and explore other news media such as television and radio. This class is conducted entirely in Arabic. TEXTBOOK: Any questions regarding materials...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 3 at Pacific Arabic, or Al Kitaab, vol. 1 through chapter 15 at another school You'll learn: WORD / PHRASE / SENTENCE STRUCTURES Verbs: past tense (perfect) plural conjugations Verbs: present tense (imperfect) conjugations Verbs: introduction to weak forms Verbs: kaana (to...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 6 at PAR, or Al-Kitaab, vol. 1 through chapter 20 at another school You'll learn: Practical skills: increased emphasis on reading and discussing texts Word structures: adverbs: three types / color patterns / i3raab (declension): marfuu3, mansuub and majruur / irregular nouns (abuu,...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 1 at Pacific Arabic, or The text Alif Baa at another school*, or The text Al-Kitaab, vol. 1 through Chapter 5 at another school. You'll learn: PRACTICAL SKILLS Arabic alphabet: eight final letters Reading and writing Basic conversation WORD STRUCTURES Definite article...

This course is for you if you have completed Arabic 2 at Pacific Arabic, or Al-Kitaab, vol. 1 through chapter 10 at another school You'll learn:  PRACTICAL SKILLS Reading and writing: more practice Basic conversation Counting Using an Arabic dictionary WORD STRUCTURES Verbs: past tense (perfect) singular conjugations Root letters...

This course is for you if you have completed: Arabic 4 at Pacific Arabic, or Al-Kitaab, vol. 1 through chapter 18 at another school You'll learn: Practical skills: increased emphasis on oral and written communication and conjugating verbs Word structures: verbal awzaan (forms V-VIII, X) / ordinal numbers Awzaan (word shapes): فَعائل...