Learn Arabic in Seattle, WA

Washington Academy of Languages, Seattle:
At Washington Academy of Languages (WAL) based in downtown Seatte, we provide Arabic programs for beginner to advanced levels. We will teach you the basics of Arabic and guide you along your path of mastering your chosen language. The linguistic situation in the Arab world is unique. The spoken and written languages are not only quite different from one another, but the spoken language also varies widely from one region to another. The literary language (Modern Standard Arabic or al-fuSHaa) is uniform across the Arabic speaking world from Morocco in the West to the borders of Iran in the east, and from Lebanon in the North to the Sudan in the South. However, the spoken language changes from country to country, and even from city to city. Our courses are designed to teach a form of Arabic called Formal Spoken Arabic (also known as "Educated Spoken Arabic," "Inter-Arabic," and "Middle Arabic"), which represents a blend of the major urban colloquial forms.

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We teach language as the basic form of human communication; people communicate information, beliefs, emotions and attitudes. People communicate through speech, through listening and through writing. Washington Academy of Languages adopts an active, integrative approach to the teaching of language. Culture learning is part of the instruction.

Class Size:
Classes at Washington Academy of Languages are comprised mostly of university students and adults. While classes at Washington Academy of Languages are generally designed for people of this age range, motivated high school students (juniors and seniors) have successfully completed foreign language group classes. We require that students under the age of 18 first speak with our Director of World Languages prior to enrolling to determine if the class would be appropriate to their needs.

Intensive Arabic programs for beginners to advanced students. Our courses are designed to teach a form of Arabic called Formal Spoken Arabic (also known as "Educated Spoken Arabic," "Inter-Arabic," and "Middle Arabic"), which represents a blend of the major urban colloquial forms. The writing system is also introduced, although in the beginning, the bulk of the written material will be presented in transcription.

While some students prefer learning a language from a native speaker, it is important to understand that being a native speaker is not an essential qualification of a good language instructor. Qualities to look for in a language instructor are experience, patience, appropriate educational background and the ability to foster an atmosphere in the classroom that is comfortable and conducive to learning. Non-native speaking teachers of languages must be native-equivalent in their fluency.