Course Description
Spoken Arabic – Level I
Students will learn Colloquial Palestinian Arabic to communicate in daily life. The methodology focuses on short texts that teach the dialect’s basic vocabulary and grammar.
The textbook that is given in this course is perfect for those who want to learn spoken Arabic without being tied down by the complex script. It transliterates with English script, therefore, it makes learning and pronunciation easy.
Teacher: Ibtisam Ajaj
Mrs. Ajaj has taught students Arabic as a second language for the last 28 years. Her passion is simplifying the language as much as possible.
She has a YouTube channel (Arabic with Ibtisam) that offers free short videos teaching Palestinian Arabic dialect to help learners of the Arabic language speak clearly so they can be easily understood by native speakers.
When? Every Monday and Thursday, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Jerusalem Time).
Course dates: December 1, 2025 – February 19, 2026, taking into consideration the Christmas vacation.
Where? From your home through Zoom. (Recordings are available)
Course duration: A total of 30 hours.
Investment: $350 (US Dollar)
By finishing level one, students will know:
- Basic greetings
- Masculine and feminine declensions
- Some adjectives
- Pronouns
- Definite article
- Numbers 0-12
- How to tell the time in Arabic
- Speaking about the weather
- Introducing themselves in Arabic
- Basic conversation
- Learning new vocabulary
- Translating basic sentences
This course is built around a comprehensive methodology integrating three components: a core textbook, educational videos, and weekly flashcard-based exercises. This approach is designed to guide students toward practical language use.
Learning Process and Activities
Students are actively engaged through the following weekly cycle:
Preparation: Students prepare by writing their own sentences in Arabic.
Active Practice: In each lesson, students share their prepared sentences, and their classmates work to translate these original sentences.
Exposure and Correction: This way ensures students hear practical, student-generated Arabic, learn new vocabulary beyond the textbook, and benefit from immediate feedback on their translation attempts.
