From dialect workshops to debate teams, the University’s Arabic Program helps students connect language learning with culture and community.

Arabic is a shockingly popular language. It’s the official language of most Arab countries. That includes approximately 1.8 billion people. It’s also one of the six official languages of the United ...

Language is the container of the historical and Cultural heritage of any nation. At the strength eras of most ancient civilizations, the language was powerful and eloquent. Whereas, at the weaknesses ...

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Arabic is one of those languages that’s considered extremely difficult for English speakers to acquire, right up there with Chinese and Pashto. Any book that promises mastery in months is lying; more ...

Khalli-walli. Yalla. Never Mind. Move it. Some Arabic terms are familiar to non-Arabic speaking expatriates. But for the vast majority, Arabic is all Greek to them. It has been suggested that non-Arab ...

In Somaya Sallam’s kindergarten classroom at Bellevue’s Ardmore Elementary, 40 minutes of every day are dedicated to learning Arabic language, music and culture. About 75 students, which includes ...

Washington, June 29, 2021 – More than half of children in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) experience “learning poverty”―they cannot read and understand an age-appropriate text by ...