Arabic for Non-Native Language Learners

Fluency in spoken and written Modern Standard Arabic

The Hiwaraat Program

The vision of the ISS Arabic language for non-native speakers (L2) curriculum is to equip students with language skills and tools that enable them to function and be able to communicate with Arabic speakers and to promote mutual understanding of and respect for the Arab culture. The ISS Arabic for non-native speakers’ curriculum seeks to engage our diverse community of students, in learning and understanding the basic notions and concepts of the Arabic language and culture following a communicative approach. It is targeted at the beginner intermediate and advanced stages of Arabic as a foreign language.

Program features:

  • Scenarios and dialogues from Arab daily life
  • Children’s Arabic music and art
  • Cultural notes
  • Basic grammar and etymology

The Hiwaraat Program is offered to educators and their students through a comprehensive framework of components designed to support and sustain critical shifts towards best practices in Arabic language learning.

Click here to download more information about the Hiwaraat Non-Native Arabic program, and read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

“I now know and am relieved that I am not the only one who faces difficulties with teaching students of different levels in the same class. I used to give all my students the same activities in spite of my knowledge that some of them have difficulty in understanding the task. I now try to use differentiation in the activities and I try to use modeling and mini-lessons.”
WLI Arabic Pilot Program Participant