Contact Page - Modern Standard Arabic Course in Lebanon

Saifi Institute for Arabic Language:
Saifi Institute specializes in teaching the Lebanese Arabic Dialect, and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) to non-native speakers working, studying, visiting or just enjoying Beirut, Lebanon.


Modern Standard Arabic - Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program:
Saifi offers Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), mostly to students who wish to do research of authentic materials in their original language. Our courses are based on the widely used "Al-Kitaab" curriculum.

The program is designed for college-level use over four years. The program begins with Alif Baa with DVDs: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, which introduces the basic skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cultural understanding and provides the first 20 to 25 contact hours of instruction.

Students then proceed onto Al-Kitaab fii TacAllum AlcArabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One. This volume covers approximately 130-150 contact hours of instruction in which students should achieve an intermediate-mid to intermediate-high level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The book provides vocabulary activities, introduces students to grammar using spiraling and inference, and exposes students to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through a number of short video clips. The accompanying three DVDs present dialogs, vocabulary, and cultural situations for learning.

We offer four different levels:
-Beginner
-Intermediate
-Advanced
-Special courses on Arab Media (politics & news)