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Good Arabic Course for Beginners

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EW GURU
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 11:19
A word of warning on Fanar because I started and dropped out. The style of teaching (pretty much by memorisation with not a lot of explanation of grammer etc) didn't really suit me at all and I felt at a profound disadvantage being a non-urdu speaker i.e. not being able to read before I started. I'm particularly bad as when I feel I'm falling behind others I get very frustrated and get mental blocks up that just makes me worse (yes, very bad quality I know!) but I feel that you have to put in a lot of work at home to keep up with the pace they want to set. It does start from the beginning but moves forwards at a very fast pace in terms of the reading and writing requirements at least in part because the majority of the class I was in found it easy. Still the price can't really be beaten so it's worth a try!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 21:56
Hey Illinois, I'mgoing to do the Monday & Wednesday at Fanar.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 13:42
Hi Ladies, Thanks for all of the wonderful suggestions. I have the Stendon arabic course schedule for Jan-feb if any of you are interested I can email it over. Seems pretty well organized and professional, I'm looking forward to learning :)
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 21:23
Here's the link to Stenden's language class program for fall 2010. It will probably be similar in the winter, and there is a phone number on the document. http://www.stenden.com/en/stenden/Locations/qatar/AboutStendenInstituteQatar/Documents/Stenden%20Arabic.pdf I know a couple of people who went to English classes there and thought it was good.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 21:08
I am interested in going, Sundays maybe... can you go only once a week?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 20:38
I don't really see information about any Arabic courses beginning at Stendon on their website. I think I'm going to try the 5-7pm course at Fanar. It's offered on Sundays and Tuesdays or Mondays and Wednesdays. Is there anyone out there who is interested in these times so I'll hopefully see a friendly face :)
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 14:09
I have friend who did the course at Stendon a few years ago (when it was still the old name - CHS? CSH?) and they liked it a lot.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 11:20
Hi Ladies, Thank you for all of the useful information regarding Arabic courses. I wanted to know which one you think I should go for..I am thinking about Fanar or Stenden. Any of you have experience with either one of these? Any advice/guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 13:36
Here's the info for Fanar http://www.fanar.gov.qa/TrainingCenter.aspx