Arabic Language Courses in Rabat, Morocco

Qalam Center, Rabat:
Immerse yourself in the exquisite Arabic language... Located in Rabat, Morocco, Qalam Center for Arabic Studies is an institution with a reputation for excellence in providing a comprehensive program for the study of Arabic as a foreign language to students from around the world. Specializing in both Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (CMA), Qalam Center's intensive courses give students the opportunity to learn the Arabic language through immersion.

Arabic Courses in Rabat:

- Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the standardized literary Arabic understood throughout the Arab speaking world.  It is a modernized version of Classical Arabic, which is the language from which all Arab dialects get their roots.  Classical Arabic is also the language of the Qur’an as well as the language of all Arab historic and religious texts. MSA courses at Qalam wa Lawh Center are taught according to an immersive methodology. The primary texts used are from the renowned “Al Kitaab Fi Ta’allum Al Arabiya” by Georgetown University Press and other proven sources.  Each of our Arabic courses, taught in 4 week blocks, provides a minimum of 80 contact hours.

All nine levels of Modern Standard Arabic are offered continuously. Students join the course at their level and then continue studying as long as they wish.

Semi-Intensive: Students taking semi-intensive courses take standard MSA core courses with 20 hours per week of in class instruction time.

Intensive: Students taking intensive courses take both a standard MSA core course and Formal spoken Arabic course concurrently for a total of 30 hours per week of classroom instruction time.

-Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (CMA), also known as "darija," is the spoken dialect of Morocco. CMA is grammatically simpler and has a less voluminous vocabulary than Modern Standard Arabic. While most CMA words find their root in MSA, many CMA words are borrowed from Spanish, French, and Berber.  

CMA courses at Qalam wa Lawh Center are taught according to an immersive methodology. CMA courses can be taken in conjunction with MSA courses at Qalam wa Lawh, but it is important for students to approach the two courses as two separate languages, so as not to interfere with the correct understanding of either language. Each CMA Level can be completed in 4 weeks, and has a minimum of 80 contact hours.

As with MSA courses, students may choose to study CMA for any length of time (minimum two weeks), beginning a course at their level and then continuing as long as they wish.

- Calligraphy: Introduction to Arabic calligraphy courses are offered twice-weekly to all students enrolled in our standard Arabic program.