Qasid Arabic Institute

A Campus in Amman

Qasid Arabic Institute occupies an 8,000-square-foot campus on University Street in the Sport City district of Amman, Jordan. Its classrooms are named after historic centres of Islamic learning and furnished with custom U- and L-shaped wooden tables that encourage discussion, while a bookshop, copy centre and spacious conference hall support daily study and seminars. Founded in 2001, it has served students from nearly two dozen countries.

Instruction and Levels

Teaching runs across five core levels, guiding learners from the proper pronunciation of letters toward advanced mastery. The core programs are intensive: four teaching-hours a day in the summer quarter and three a day during winter, spring and fall, five days a week. Terms last eight to nine weeks in summer and ten to eleven weeks in the other quarters. A written entrance exam and an oral interview determine placement, and classes rarely exceed eight students, keeping participation high.

Courses and Immersion

Learners may study Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic and the Levantine ammiya, alongside diplomat, corporate and supplementary modules. Because the Jordanian dialect sits close to classical fusha, Amman offers constant out-of-class practice, and beginners find English widely understood. The institute also arranges public lectures, tours, excursions and volunteering, drawing university students, researchers, diplomats and professionals from many countries who seek rigorous, immersive Arabic study.