New Online Registration for All New Courses

 

Dear Students & Friends

If you wish to REGISTER for any of the current ARABIC courses, please follow this link:

Online Registration for New Arabic Courses

The Courses currently on offer, are the following:

1.  Read Arabic & Al-Qurãn (from Lesson One). This FREE new Video course will be available to everyone from 5 June 2023, Insha-Allah!

2.  Beginners - Intermediate Understand Al-Quran -  Books One-Three of this course will be offered this year, starting in July 2023.  From Books Four onward will be offered from February 2024, In-Sha-Allah!;

3.  Speak Arabic Today  -  This course will start from September 2023, In-Sha-Allah!  

All courses will be available on line or via WhatsApp. 

All new courses will contain audio & video support lessons. 

Further details about these courses will be posted before their commencement.

Earlier this year the following course was offered:

Read & Understand Selected Short Surahs of Al-Quran (with Tajwid)  -  a 6-week course (6 February - 13 March 2023)  For more information: Click HERE;

Thank you/ Shukran.

Arabic during 2017 - New Beginners Courses!

The New Beginners Arabic Courses 2017

New Beginners Arabic Courses will be offered from February to November 2017.  These courses will be offered on Sunday Mornings at the Masjidul Quds Mosque in Gatesville from 08.30 – 09.30 am.  Classes will start on Sunday 29 January 2017.  A final introductory session will be offered on this day, prior to the start of the classes, to inform students about the course structure for the year.

These two courses will be offered during 2017, viz.  Speak Arabic (from February - June 2017) and Understand Al-Qurãn (from July - November 2017).  Both courses will include Grammar, Reading and Arabic Writing.  The courses will therefore cover all the skills needed to fully use the Arabic language, viz. reading, writing, listening, speaking and understanding. 

Registration For Arabic Classes in 2017 - Extended!

Salaam Students and Interested Parties

We have decided to extend registrations for the 2017 Arabic Classes until the end of December 2016.  Late Registrations will be allowed in January if there is still space!  Those who register by 25 December 2016 will be granted an automatic discount.  They will therefore only pay R100 to register, instead of the R150 (Registration Fee).  The course fees are R120 per month for students taking the beginner and intermediate courses.  Those who take the advanced courses will pay R150 per month.  They may also attend the other courses at no extra charge.

The duration of the courses have also been changed.  Two semesters will be offered during 2017.  Students who register now will be registered for the First Semester Courses, i.e. from February to June 2017.  Students will have the option to re-register in July 2017 (at no extra cost) to continue with the rest of the courses.

They Courses on offer include:
1.  Understand the Noble Quran;
2.  Speak Arabic.

The Arabic Gammar Rules will be covered during both courses.  The Understand Al-Quran course will incorporate Quran reading with tajweed.

In order to be considered for registration, please send me an email or WhatsApp Message.  Please include your full name, email address and WhatsApp Number.  Also send a recent photo of yourself.

Shukran

Read Arabic Today

Salaam to all Students and Visitors

The New Revised Book: Read Arabic Today is available for downloading for the benefit of all students.  This revised version includes sentences and short surahs.

To download this book, simply go to the Read Arabic Today: FREE LESSONS page to the right and follow the links provided.

Those students who still want to join the Sunday Morning Classes (08.30 - 10.45) at Masjidul Quds (Gatesville) are welcome to do so.  The Read Arabic Today and Basic Arabic Understanding Courses are currently offered FREE of charge.

The following courses will be offered from April 2014 during the same time slot:
   1.  Understand the Noble Quran;
   2.  Speak Arabic Today.

For more information, please email me at:

ustaadhattayyibah@gmail.com

Speak Arabic in 2013

Assalaamu Alaykum Everyone

Initially I intended not to start a new Conversational Arabic Course this year (2013), since I had intended to rather concentrate on the existing students and improve their skills.  I must say: Al-hamdullilaah the students who started the Speak Arabic Today course last year, did very well.  They've managed to complete 6 lessons, covering 600 sentences in Arabic.

Speak Arabic Today - Lesson Two

The long awaited Lesson Two is finally available:

To download the full Lesson Two, please follow the link below:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByGu70Uta4BxR1IzZmJpMnBfdlU/edit

About: Speak Arabic Today

Speak Arabic Today

تكلّم العربية اليوم

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

This Programme proposes to teach English speaking foreigners to speak the Arabic language.  The aim is to empower the student to start speaking Arabic from day one, hence the title: Speak Arabic Today.

The programme will mainly focus on the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) which is spoken all over the Arabic world.  From time to time a few colloquial words and phrases will be introduced to assist those who are planning to visit an Arab country or interact with the many Arabs in our midst.  Although visitors to Arab countries will mostly hear the natives speak the colloquial Arabic (Al'Amiya - العامية), MSA is taught in schools.  MSA is also spoken in schools, on radio and TV.  This is also the language written in text books, story books, magazines and newspapers. Arabs all over the world therefore do speak, read and understand MSA.

The vocabulary and sentences which will be introduced throughout this course will help students who are studying Arabic and or Islamic studies at various schools and institutions. 

In addition to my own knowledge, I've consulted more than twenty Arabic books (used to teach foreigners in Arab countries as well as at institutions across the world), such as: العربية بين يديك , العربية للناشئين , احبّ العربية , طريقة جديدة في تعليم العربية, دروس في العربية, دروس اللغة العربية  as well as  the Enjoy Arabic Series (العربية للإستمتاع), which I have written a few years ago.  I am also in consultation with Arab speakers, mainly from Egypt and Morocco for advice regarding colloquial Arabic.

The themes which will be covered, should include everyday phrases, greetings and introductions, conversing in class, at home, at the office; travelling (including Hajj) and visiting places such as the restaurant, beach, etc.  Conversations about Quran and the Hadith will also be introduced. To assist students audio and video materials will be made available from time to time.

A unique feature of this course is that input from students as well as teachers would be welcome throughout: the course is therefore flexible - in order to cater for the specific needs of the students. 

Key vocabulary and phrases will be posted on this blog from time to time to help students to prepare.   Remember there is only one way to speak Arabic: That is To Speak Arabic - So whoever wants to speak, should join a class or group where spoken Arabic can be practised.  Speaking any new language requires lots of drilling, so start by reading and repeating the words and phrases over and over. 

Students and teachers or speakers are welcome to send their comments and suggestions to me at: idreeskamish@gmail.com

For the first 100 words and sentences to kickstart your Arabic conversations, go to:
http://schoolofarabic.blogspot.com/p/lesson-one-speak-arabic-today.html