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"Life-changing experience"
"It was amazing!!! "
WHO ARE WE?
Ahlan World is comprised of Arabic language centers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Italy. Each of the centers shares Ahlan World’s philosophy, which views foreign language not merely as a goal, but also as a tool that enables and encourages greater understanding between cultures. Accordingly, Ahlan courses combine language learning with an introduction to local customs and cultures in order for the student to have a comprehensive experience that goes beyond that of a traditional language class. Outside the classroom, students are offered the opportunity to take part in initiatives with local organizations, attend seminars, and participate in weekly extracurricular activities or trips. Through this multi-faceted approach, students at Ahlan World develop both linguistically and personally during their experience.
WHY STUDY IN CAIRO?
If you decide to learn Arabic in Cairo with Ahlan World, you will have the opportunity to learn Arabic while also getting to know the culture and customs of the city. You will also be able to visit the most famous places as Ahlan World organizes many cultural activities and weekend excursions, which makes it a perfect opportunity to put into practice everything you have learned in your Arabic classes.
Ahlan World, Cairo is a difficult place to leave! It’s impossible to explain the magic of Cairo in a few words. It is a crazy city, which at first seems chaotic, noisy, and very busy. But after a few days, you will be captivated by all that Cairo has to offer, its vitality, its people, its culture, its history, its music, its architecture… There is much more to the city than the Pyramids of Giza. Come and find out for yourself!
OUR COURSES
All year round, Ahlan Cairo offers one-to-one classes and special group courses. Here, students can study both Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA). Intensive courses are also offered.
MSA intensive courses are NOT available for absolute beginners.
We strongly recommend that absolute beginners not take both MSA and ECA classes at the same time.
MSA courses are organized at 8 levels of ability. ECA courses are organized at 8 levels of ability.
Of course, the lessons, both in Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, are organized using several methods of teaching, including grammar, multi-media, literature, poetry, songs, and movies.
The school uses a humanistic communicative approach where each student is encouraged to play a central role in his/her learning process.
Since the teaching methods are based on the principle that languages are learned to enable communication in everyday situations and that it is important to practice what has been taught in the classroom, improvised scene play, role play, group discussions, and games are all part of the teaching and learning process and encourage students' speaking skills and communication.
The team of teachers is composed of professional, fully qualified, and highly experienced Arabic native speakers who graduated in Arabic language and are specialized in teaching Arabic to foreigners.
Each class lasts from 2 to 3 hours, depending on the course, with a break in the middle.
Each student will be assigned an appropriate course according to ability, following written and oral tests taken at the beginning of the course.
Ahlan World’s group courses generally have 2-8 students, to allow for tailored instruction and personal attention.
In case there is only one person in a level, instead of pushing him/her into a lower or higher level, we prefer to organize a private tuition of 1 and a half hours per day for MSA (normal or teacher training program) and 1 hour for ECA.
A certificate is awarded to each student who completes a level.
Apart from lessons with Ahlan's expert teachers, the Institute organizes many evening and weekend cultural activities, such as language and cultural exchanges with Jordanian students (TANDEM), providing opportunities to speak Arabic.
ARRIVAL IN CAIRO
In case students are booking accommodation with us, they are strongly recommended to read carefully the information in the Accommodation section regarding the transfer, check-in and check-out time.
