The Arabic Language and Culture Program (ALCP)
As part of the AUC Arabic programs, The Arabic Language and Culture Program (ALCP) capitalizes on its 90-year experience in the field. We offer quality and highly structured non-academic Arabic courses to learners who wish to develop their Arabic language communication skills and use Arabic in different social and professional contexts. The ALCP courses cater to a wide range of worldwide students with different needs and backgrounds: Non-Arabs who wish to learn Arabic, Non-Arabs living in Egypt and Arabs living abroad.
Modern Standard Arabic Course Levels
Every destination on the different course levels consists of learning units with clear objectives, interesting real-life communicative activities and integrated language skills that take you closer to achieving your language learning targets.
Courses are available both online and on-campus!
Novice Level
The pre-A1 is an introductory course for the Arabic writing system. At this level, you will learn the Arabic script skills and will be able to read and write essential vocabulary and phrases. Throughout the course, you will develop the ability to communicate in a selected number of essential survival situations that require the use of simple expressions and phrases.
Beginner Level
The elementary A1 level helps learners develop language skills for both oral and written basic survival communications. You will be able to exchange information related to basic everyday life situations and fill out simple registration forms. Furthermore, you will be able to understand, and produce short simple Arabic messages and texts.
Elementary Level
You will further develop your language skills and knowledge of the Arabic grammar system to process a more variety of language content. You will be able to communicate effectively in everyday recurring communication situations and social functions that require direct and easy oral or written information exchange in familiar.
Free Online Self-Paced Course Levels
Within the framework of the AUC’s vision of fostering intercultural understanding and cross-cultural communication, we offer to international students and ex-pats online self-paced online Arabic courses. The courses are offered for free for a limited time. Each course covers 72 hours of self-study paced over 4-12 weeks according to learners’ pace and availability.
Beginners Level
In this course, learners will learn the Arabic writing system through graded and contextualized activities that take them gradually from recognizing and writing letters to reading and writing words and simple phrases. The activities also include systematic revision and consolidation of the learned items.
Intermediate Level
Other Arabic Courses
