OUR ARABIC COURSES
Egyptian Arabic Courses and Modern Standard Arabic Courses in Cairo
At Anchor Institute, we provide a range of Egyptian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic courses in Cairo, Egypt that are designed to help students meet their individual Arabic goals. Our Egyptian Arabic Course (also called ‘Amiya) is designed to enable students, expats, and foreigners living in Egypt to engage in and experience daily Egyptian life to the full amongst the Egyptian people. In addition to our Egyptian Arabic course, we also offer courses in Modern Standard Arabic (FusHA) to help those who are working in formal, academic contexts such as media, literature, higher educational learning, embassies etc.
Our Curriculum
Tailoring lessons to student’s needs
Language learning is a complex process and differs from student to student. Because of this, our teachers aim to tailor their lessons to each student’s individual needs, language goals and style of learning.
Teaching from an eclectic curriculum
Our curriculum uses a blend of methods drawn from widely known and used language teaching approaches, including GPA, to provide a solid and comprehensive language experience. We want our students not to memorize and repeat but to know and understand the language in such a way that they can use it with both fluency and accuracy in all the different contexts they find themselves.
Interacting with a wide range of authentic materials
Alongside our in-house curriculum based on decades of Egyptian Arabic teaching experience, we use a wide variety of authentic language materials ranging from simple pictures, games and talk shows to more difficult texts such as news programs, novels, poems and academic texts.
Illuminating the culture interwoven with the language
Our lessons are rich with learning that highlight the culture within which the language is spoken. This give our students the necessary insight for living, working and enjoying their time in Egypt.
Anchoring into community
We aim always to build a positive and welcoming community for students to feel at home as they begin to anchor themselves in their local communities and workplaces.
Our Courses:
Morning - Evening Classes
1:1 and Group Class
Full Time/Part Time
Online
Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Course
12 Levels
Our Egyptian Arabic course (‘Amiya) is the best course for individuals in Cairo who want to build meaningful relationships with Egyptians, adjust to living in Egypt, and understand the rich beauty and culture of the country. Egyptian Arabic is one of the most widely spoken and understood dialects of Arabic and can be used throughout the Middle East and North Africa to travel, explore, and make friends. Our Egyptian Arabic course was built on decades of study and research and helps students go from zero Arabic knowledge to skillfully speaking and understanding Egyptian Arabic.
Beginner | Levels 1-3
- Begin to live and move in Egypt with confidence from day one
- Lay a strong foundation for learning necessary basic grammar and vocabulary
- Learn to function in daily tasks such as going to the local market, getting around on public transport, meeting and getting to know local Egyptians, and what to do in an emergency
- Begin to read and write the alphabet in the Egyptian way
Elementary Arabic Levels | Levels 4 – 6
- Grow more confident in your Arabic and know how to express yourself with more depth
- Begin to communicate with a bit more complexity and clarity
- Learn some higher-order grammatical structures and commonly used cultural expressions
- Gain important cultural insights that are interwoven into the Arabic language
- Learn some common mistakes foreigners make and how to avoid them
Intermediate Arabic Levels | Levels 7 – 9
Having learned the foundational language skills in the previous levels to help you communicate accurately, you can now:
- Grow your repertoire of vocabulary and cultural expressions
- Dig deeper into the Egyptian culture and how it influences everyday Egyptian life
- Continue to develop in your fluency
- Engage in higher level communication such as problem-solving and giving advice in a way that is culturally appropriate
Advanced Arabic Levels | Levels 10 – 12
In these final levels of our Egyptian Arabic course, we provide thematic lessons for you to become more and more fluent by increasing your subject-specific vocabulary and expressions and covering many cultural topics to help you grow deeper roots within the local community.
Modern Standard Arabic Course
Our Modern Standard Arabic course (al-fuSha) was developed to help those working in more official roles in Egypt or students simply wanting to learn and progress in the formal Arabic dialect. Modern Standard Arabic is most useful for those wanting to understand formal media and literature, like the news, or work in a more academic setting.
English Courses
We offer more than Arabic courses at Anchor. Our English courses are taught by native English speakers and passionate professionals who are eager to see you understand and use the English language. Whether you’re a local in Egypt or a visitor from elsewhere in the world looking for an opportunity to learn and improve your English, we’d love to help!
Advanced Conversation
Egyptian & MSA
Learning a language is a life-long journey. And so, for those who have completed our Egyptian Arabic course, we provide conversation classes for intermediate and advanced students wanting to continue to grow in their Arabic language skills.
Custom Courses
Specialized Interests
Working in a specialized occupation that needs specific Arabic instruction? We can tailor our courses for those working in medical, embassy, university, and other fields.
Kids Courses
Arabic for Any Age!
Survival Courses
A Quick Course for Everyday Life
New to Egypt or simply visiting and need to be able to buy groceries, order taxis, and navigate the everyday exchanges of life? We offer survival Egyptian Arabic courses to help individuals quickly learn what they need to survive everyday life in Arabic.
Commonly Spoken Languages
We occasionally offer courses in most other popular languages such as French, Spanish, and German. If you are interested in any of these or other languages, please contact us.
