Children Courses FAQs:
We teach the spoken Arabic used by various Arab nationals combined with a simplified form of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). We focus on the oral communication skills before we gradually introduce Classical Arabic. Our courses enable students to be understood in different parts of the Arab world, whilst helping them to understand and be aware of different regional accents and expressions.
The books we use are developed by the founder Maliha Wehbe in collaboration with the Director of the Arabic for Children’s program, Maha Jayyusi. Depending on the students’levels, we use Lugat al-Arab,na-takalam lugat al-Arab, and other supplementary materials.
We can arrange for an assessment for your child with one of our senior instructors in order to determine the child’s level of Arabic and place him/her in the proper class.
We provide three terms a year following the academic school year: September–December, January–March, and April–June. We also offer the Winter Camp (December holidays), the Summer Camp (June, July & August), and the Spring Camp (April holidays). Please visit the Timetable to see our current term’s classes.
Our Saturday morning classes run from 9.00am to 12.00pm. Private classes can be scheduled at any time during the week, following the student preference and teacher’s availability.
Our Saturday classes, after-school classes, and seasonal camps are held at ALC’s premises. We are located on the Fourth Floor of the Dubai World Trade Centre Tower (also known as Sheikh Rashid Tower). See Contact Us for more details.
We offer Friend Referral, Spousal, Sibling, Parent-Child and Corporate Loyalty Discounts!
ALC teaches both children and adults. For the adults’ programme, please visit Courses for adults.
We teach other language on demand and according to availability.