SAMPLE CONTENT

Beginner & Intermediate Level

Below are samples of the curriculum material we offer our students when they join our instructor-led programs, as well as a testimonial compilation from the beginner course. This page includes:

  1. Beginner instructional video from week 1 of the alphabet series.

  2. Beginner instructional video from week 10 of foundations program.

  3. Compilation of testimonials from the beginner program.

  4. Intermediate short-story video.

  5. A written version of that short-story.

1. Beginner Introductory Video

This is the introductory lesson to our "Levantine ABCs & 123s" course for teaching the Arabic alphabet. It is played on the first day of our beginner program, Levantine Arabic Foundations.

2. Beginner Sample Lesson

This is one of the 35 videos in our Levantine Arabic Foundations Series. It appears in week 10 of the program in the sub-series Flawless First Impressions. An accompanying PDF is available below.

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In our beginner program, the above video is presented alongside an accompanying PDF, which is available by clicking on the image (left). The video is specific to Lesson 2, which begins on page 3. Over the course of Levantine Arabic Foundations, there are twelve PDFs like this, one for each week of the program.

3. Testimonial Compilation

Below is a compilations of student testimonials from our beginner program, Levantine Arabic Foundations.

4. Intermediate Short-Story

This is the filmed reading of one of our 25 intermediate-level short stories, "The Orchard Worker." In our intermediate program, it is also available with Arabic-only subtitles, and with no subtitles.

5. Intermediate Short-Story Text

Below is the text of the same short story, "The Orchard Worker", with accompanying audio. The text includes our learner-friendly translation, which has hyperlinked footnotes and a 'no-translation' version of the story at the end.

NOTE: All short-story texts are optimized for computer and are not visible if viewing from mobile. Sample audio is still available below. When viewed from a computer, the text includes our learner-friendly translation, which has hyperlinked footnotes and a 'no-translation' version of the story at the end.

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