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Full-Time Arabic Course
In addition to the full-time course (described below) GAP also
offers a one month
Intensive Summer Programme. We are also able to
offer alternative summer programmes
and night or part-time classes
(throughout the year) on request.
The full-time programme is described below,
with a general description followed by class
schedule, term dates, costs and
payment conditions.
Note that the full-time and summer courses are only
offered at our main office in Buraimi. However part-time courses may be
taken in Buraimi or Al-Ain.
General
Description
 The
full-time programme is designed to take-in students who know nothing of the
Arabic language and equip them to become competent communicators able to live,
work and build relationships within the medium of the Arabic language. We can
also receive those who have previously studied Arabic, please contact us for
more details.
The full course consists of four
eighteen-week modules over a period of at least
two years. Classes are held five days a week, (Sunday to
Thursday) with 3.5
hours of class time each morning, making a course module of
315 hours.
In addition to the class time, students are also expected
to spend time divided between ‘community learning’ (spending time with local
people) and private study (practising and preparing for classes), averaging four
hours a day. The proportion of community learning will increase as the course
progresses. This is a programme not merely an institute and one cannot learn
Arabic solely in the classroom.
A student who has completed the full course will be
proficient to the Advanced Level (ACTFL) in the four language skills, for
example he/she will be able to:
Speaking
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Discuss topics of current and personal interest;
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Handle most situations of daily life;
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Narrate and describe in smooth paragraphs;
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Make factual comparisons;
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Handle arrangements regarding study and travel, involving
minor complications, e.g. losing documents, missing an appointment etc. |
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Listening
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Understand topics of current and personal interest when
talking face to face;
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Understand everyday topics, well-known current events, routine
matters etc.;
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When listening to a conversation between two native speakers
will often be able to follow the dialogue. |
Reading
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Read multi-paragraph materials of a factual nature;
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Read articles from popular newspapers on familiar subjects. |
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Writing
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Correspond with Arabic friends;
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Join sentences in simple discourse of at least several
paragraphs on familiar topics;
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Write narratives and descriptions of a factual nature. |
In addition the student who has successfully completed the course will be
able to continually learn in all these areas through normal usage.
For more information on the full-time course curriculum,
please click here.
For those seriously thinking of applying we have produced a
Guide for Applicants containing useful information on the school and the local
area. This can be downloaded from the Downloads Page.
The guide is in PDF format so you will need Adobe Acrobat
(or another PDF reader) to read it.
Click here to download Adobe Acrobat.
The full-time course is offered in two
eighteen-week semesters each year.
Beginners
may join us at the beginning of any semester.
More advanced students may, according to their ability, join at any point in the
semester.
National Holidays are followed as well as
a day off for
Easter. Note: Both GAP offices follow the UAE
weekend which is Friday-Saturday rather than the Omani weekend which is
Thursday-Friday.
The dates for the full-time course in 2008 are:
Sunday 10th February to
Thursday 26th June 2008
(The term is broken up into three six-week
segments with a one-week break in March and a one-week break in May)
Sunday 14th September 2008 to Thursday 22nd January
2009
(With a one-week break for Christmas from 21st to
27th December).
The office is usually only open for business when the
full-time classes are in session.
Classes are held five days a week, (Sunday to
Thursday),
and there are 3.5 hours of formal classes each day, making a course module of
315 hours. The full course will be
four semesters lasting a total of two years.
A typical class schedule might be as follows:
8:00 Students arrive at institute
8:10-9:20 Colloquial
Gulf Arabic
9:20-9:35 Break
9:35-10:45 Modern Standard Arabic
10:45-11:15
Tea Break
11:15-12:25
Colloquial Gulf Arabic
12:25-12:35
Teachers available for questions and clarification
Besides the classes, students will need
to spend another 4 hours a day of private study
(homework and preparing for classes) and spending time with local people
practising their Arabic.
Each eighteen-week module currently costs AED5400(approx.
$1470). This gives a total of AED10800 (approx. $2940) per year for
tuition. Tuition is payable in the first week of the term.
In addition to this, typical costs for materials would be
AED560 during the first semester; AED50 in the second semester and AED270 in the
third semester.
Please note
that these figures are for guidance only and are liable to change at any time.
The Gulf Arabic Programme reserves the right to change the cost of tuition and
course materials without prior notice.
Payment is due in full in the first week of term.
Students have a two week period (from the first day of term) during which they
can opt to leave the class and only pay for those
lessons they have studied. After that period no refunds will be given to those
who choose to leave the class for part or all of the course. Please note that a
student leaving a class and wishing to 'use the remainder of their funds' for
private classes is considered a refund (i.e. you cannot decide to do this after
the first two weeks). If you know that you are going to miss classes or only
study for part of the term then we can arrange at the beginning for you to only
pay for the classes you study, so please talk to us on arrival if there is any
doubt that you might not complete the course.
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