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Arabic Language Classes

Algarabía Language Co-op is offering new Arabic courses at The People’s Forum to those who are interested in learning Arabic with a focus on topics of social justice, cinema, media, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Arabic skills, and critically engage with various cultural productions in Arabic, including films, TV series, newsreels, short stories, and songs. 

These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in the U.S. and the Arab world. 

Selected participants will be contacted by our instructors on a rolling basis and until a week before classes start. Late applications will be considered if spots are made available. If you have any questions, you can write to us at [email protected].

For more information about our language services, visit www.algarabialanguage.com and follow us on Instagram!

A1.1: True Beginner (in-person only)

• This course is designed for students who have no prior experience in learning Arabic. It introduces students to the Arabic alphabet and covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; it will focus on pronunciation, oral fluency, intro to colloquial Arabic and differences among varieties, in relation to formal Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
• In-person: Wednesdays, starting February 5th – 6:30PM – 9:00PM EST (10 weeks)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

A1.2: High Beginner (virtual and in-person)

• Reviews topics covered in True Beginner Arabic course. Expands on grammar, conjugation in different tenses, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions; Focuses on basic colloquial Arabic and their varieties vis-à-vis formal Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
• In-person: Tuesdays, starting February 4th – 6:30PM – 9:00PM EST (10 weeks)
• Virtual: Thursdays, starting February 6th – 7:00PM – 9:30PM EST (10 weeks)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials.

A1.3: Palestine Film Club (virtual only)

• Review first year Arabic grammar and learn conversational Arabic through films about Palestine. This class requires at least one year of Arabic-learning experience.
• Homework includes watching films, translating transcripts of colloquial film dialogues, reading social media posts about Palestinian history and politics, writing film and scene descriptions, etc.
• Our class sessions will include a political education component and will discuss films that portray different moments in Palestinian history and resistance.
• Virtual: Sundays, starting January 19th – 11:30AM – 2:30PM EST (8 weeks)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials.

A1.3: Palestine Film Club – Heritage Speakers (virtual only)

• More advanced version of the Palestine Film Club, designed for heritage speakers of Arabic. 
• Homework includes watching films, translating transcripts of colloquial film dialogues, reading social media posts about Palestinian history and politics, writing film and scene descriptions, etc.
• Our class sessions will include a political education component and will discuss films that portray different moments in Palestinian history and resistance.
• Virtual: Sundays, starting January 19th – 1:30PM – 3:30PM EST (11 weeks)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course material

NOTE: This program prioritizes working class, queer, BIPOC, and heritage speakers of Arabic. As part of Algarabía’s mission to make our courses accessible, we have sliding-scale rate options and payment plans available. Once you complete the application and are selected, you will be given the opportunity to apply to these discounted rates individually.

ABOUT US:

At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative and transformative process, reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish- and Arabic-speaking worlds.