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 ...

Spencer Michels reports on America's growing interest to learn Arabic since September 11th. The terrorism attacks and the war in Afghanistan have prompted many Americans to try to learn more about ...

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 ...

June 26, 2019 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Similar to the service’s other language courses, the Arabic course teaches you the language in five-minute lessons ...

Katara Cultural Village has launched 28, a magazine that aims to help non-Arabs to learn Arabic and explore the richness of the language through engaging stories. The name 28 refers to the 28 letters ...

Noa Katzover does not seem like the typical student of spoken Arabic. An organizational consultant, she lives in what she calls the City of David, and most call the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in east ...

Israeli public schools require students to study Arabic, but the instruction is often either poor or doesn’t stick, and most Jews retain none or very little of it. An increasing number, though, are ...

Why does Stanford require its students to study foreign languages? According to the Stanford Language Center, it’s because “Stanford students need to be able to initiate interactions with persons from ...

As I enter the classroom, I have to look twice to make sure I have, indeed, walked into a class. I see relaxed children, sitting on floor cushions, with the teacher passing a brightly coloured ball ...

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 ...