Arab Academy Cairo

Arab Academy teaches its in-person Arabic immersion programme at 3 Alif Kamil El-Shinnawi Street in Garden City. The academy describes a campus near the British and American embassies, within walking distance of shops and restaurants. Students may already know the academy from its online teaching. This Cairo offering brings learners into a classroom where they can practise Arabic each day and immediately hear it used in the surrounding neighbourhood.

Choosing the Arabic you want to use

The academy identifies Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic among its options. The former is especially relevant to learners working towards formal reading and communication. Egyptian Arabic gives a visitor a way to concentrate on conversation with people in Cairo. A student interested in both can discuss how their available classroom hours should be distributed before selecting a programme.

The immersion schedule described by the school runs from Sunday to Thursday. Individual parts of the day concentrate on language skills such as listening, vocabulary development, reading comprehension and speaking. Students with previous Arabic complete a placement assessment and meet with a coordinator to identify their needs. The academy describes both extended and shorter stays, making the preferred duration another useful starting point for planning.