Class Format
Each core program class meets for
four teaching-hours per day (one teaching hour being 50 minutes), five days per
week, over a period of nine weeks during the summer quarter, and three teaching-hours
per day, five days per week over the course of twelve weeks during the winter,
spring, and fall quarters. English is the predominant language of instruction
for both MSA and Classical Level 1 lessons and in mid level, Classical grammar
courses.
The Language Lab:
In order to practice Arabic Language the center provides teaching
aids such as video taps. Educational films and cassettes to help students to
develop their listening and oral skills.