Dar Loughat Cross-Cultural Language Center - Learn Arabic in Tetouan, Morocco

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Dar Loughat Cross-Cultural Language Center

5/5 (1 review)

Place Moulay Mehdi - 8, Rue M'hammed Benaboud (show map)
Tetouan, Morocco

Dar Loughat is a professional language center in Morocco providing intensive courses in all levels of Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic throughout the year.

Founded in 2004 in the heart of the city of Tetouan in northern Morocco, Dar Loughat has rapidly established a strong and well-respected reputation as a cross-cultural center in the Arab world.

The city of Tetouan, declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, stands out for its strategic location, as it is less than sixty kilometers from Algeciras in Spain to the north and sixty kilometers east of Tangier. The small size of the city allows students to easily become integrated and immersed into the local culture, which is famous for its legendary generosity and tolerance.

While studying Arabic in Tetouan, students can enjoy the city’s excellent beaches, which are undoubtedly among the most beautiful in the entire Mediterranean area, its evergreen Rif Mountains which spread eastwards along a distance of more than 500 kilometres and its five-century-old Medina.

The school is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual material, modern language labs, wireless internet connection and a small library that contains a considerable number of books on a variety of topics.

The flexibility of the starting dates and the program length allows students to attend Arabic classes anytime throughout the year, from just one week to a complete academic year.

At Dar Loughat, students benefit from small-sized classes of between three and eight students (maximum) and a wide range of excursions and social and cultural activities allowing them to get the most out of their international experience.

The school welcomes a diverse and international student body throughout the year. Students from all parts of the world come to Dar Loughat to learn Arabic and discover Morocco’s rich and unique cultural legacy.

Language courses are given by enthusiastic, multilingual, qualified and experienced teachers, exclusively dedicated to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. All classes are given in Arabic, except for complete beginners, where use of the student’s mother tongue is kept to a minimum.

Through various immersion and language exchange activities, Dar Loughat provides its students daily contact with Moroccan life, allowing them to expand their vocabulary, improve their spoken language performance and better understand the local culture.

Courses:			Total: € * Includes registration fee Deposit Payable Now: € Book Now
General Arabic	20 lessons	€105
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 5 students Max Class Size: 5 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) Also known as “al-fus’haa”, MSA is the language used throughout the Arab world for specialized functions, i.e. instruction, the electronic and printed media and formal situations. Although it is not used for interpersonal communication in any of the Arab-speaking countries, learning MSA before any of the several spoken regional and local dialects which vary considerably from area to area provides learners with two advantages. First, a good foundation in MSA facilitates the acquisition of any dialect a learner might wish to learn later. Second, unlike local dialects, MSA is readily understood anywhere in the Arab world. Our MSA program is tailored to meet the needs of all students interested in learning or improving Standard Arabic. It provides them with the necessary knowledge and training to acquire full and clear understanding of the Arabic language system. The MSA program consists of three levels of studies; each level is divided into three successive and progressive sublevels. The system of levels in this program is structured according to the U.S. university system and to the guidelines of our European and international partner institutions. In order to better meet the needs of all our students, our teachers were trained to teach with all the best MSA language textbooks available today, such as “Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya”, which is our main textbook, “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” and “Al-Arabiya al-Mu’asira”.
General Arabic	20 lessons	€105
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 5 students Max Class Size: 5 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (CMA) CMA or “darija” is the most widely spoken dialect in Morocco. While most CMA words find their root in MSA, a part of the lexical is borrowed from Spanish, French and Berber. Depending on students interest, CMA may be taught utilizing either Arabic or Latin script, though the former is highly recommended to make life easier with daily tasks such as reading signs and getting around. Like the MSA program, this program consists of three levels of studies.
General Arabic + Individual	25 lessons	€180
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 5 students Max Class Size: 5 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) This course combines 20 group lessons per week with 5 individual lessons per week. The individual classes provide one-on-one language instruction to students at all levels of Arabic language proficiency. Students benefit from flexible course length and structure. They can choose their preferred timetable and can choose a particular language skill to work on. Also known as “al-fus’haa”, MSA is the language used throughout the Arab world for specialized functions, i.e. instruction, the electronic and printed media and formal situations. Although it is not used for interpersonal communication in any of the Arab-speaking countries, learning MSA before any of the several spoken regional and local dialects which vary considerably from area to area provides learners with two advantages. First, a good foundation in MSA facilitates the acquisition of any dialect a learner might wish to learn later. Second, unlike local dialects, MSA is readily understood anywhere in the Arab world. Our MSA program is tailored to meet the needs of all students interested in learning or improving Standard Arabic. It provides them with the necessary knowledge and training to acquire full and clear understanding of the Arabic language system. The MSA program consists of three levels of studies; each level is divided into three successive and progressive sublevels. The system of levels in this program is structured according to the U.S. university system and to the guidelines of our European and international partner institutions. In order to better meet the needs of all our students, our teachers were trained to teach with all the best MSA language textbooks available today, such as “Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya”, which is our main textbook, “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” and “Al-Arabiya al-Mu’asira”.
General Arabic + Individual	30 lessons	€255
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 5 students Max Class Size: 5 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) This course combines 20 group lessons per week with 10 individual lessons per week. The individual classes provide one-on-one language instruction to students at all levels of Arabic language proficiency. Students benefit from flexible course length and structure. They can choose their preferred timetable and can choose a particular language skill to work on. Also known as “al-fus’haa”, MSA is the language used throughout the Arab world for specialized functions, i.e. instruction, the electronic and printed media and formal situations. Although it is not used for interpersonal communication in any of the Arab-speaking countries, learning MSA before any of the several spoken regional and local dialects which vary considerably from area to area provides learners with two advantages. First, a good foundation in MSA facilitates the acquisition of any dialect a learner might wish to learn later. Second, unlike local dialects, MSA is readily understood anywhere in the Arab world. Our MSA program is tailored to meet the needs of all students interested in learning or improving Standard Arabic. It provides them with the necessary knowledge and training to acquire full and clear understanding of the Arabic language system. The MSA program consists of three levels of studies; each level is divided into three successive and progressive sublevels. The system of levels in this program is structured according to the U.S. university system and to the guidelines of our European and international partner institutions. In order to better meet the needs of all our students, our teachers were trained to teach with all the best MSA language textbooks available today, such as “Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya”, which is our main textbook, “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” and “Al-Arabiya al-Mu’asira”.
Individual Lessons	10 lessons	€150
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 1 students Max Class Size: 1 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) These individual classes provide one-on-one language instruction to students at all levels of Arabic language proficiency. Students benefit from flexible course length and structure. They can choose their preferred timetable and can choose a particular language skill to work on. Also known as “al-fus’haa”, MSA is the language used throughout the Arab world for specialized functions, i.e. instruction, the electronic and printed media and formal situations. Although it is not used for interpersonal communication in any of the Arab-speaking countries, learning MSA before any of the several spoken regional and local dialects which vary considerably from area to area provides learners with two advantages. First, a good foundation in MSA facilitates the acquisition of any dialect a learner might wish to learn later. Second, unlike local dialects, MSA is readily understood anywhere in the Arab world. Our MSA program is tailored to meet the needs of all students interested in learning or improving Standard Arabic. It provides them with the necessary knowledge and training to acquire full and clear understanding of the Arabic language system. The MSA program consists of three levels of studies; each level is divided into three successive and progressive sublevels. The system of levels in this program is structured according to the U.S. university system and to the guidelines of our European and international partner institutions. In order to better meet the needs of all our students, our teachers were trained to teach with all the best MSA language textbooks available today, such as “Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya”, which is our main textbook, “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” and “Al-Arabiya al-Mu’asira”.
Individual Lessons	15 lessons	€225
Registration Fee: €50 Lesson Duration: 55 minutes Course Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Course Times: 9:00 - 13:00 Minimum Age: 17 Average Class Size: 1 students Max Class Size: 1 students Course Materials: Included Course Books: Included Course Certificate: Course Focus: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) These individual classes provide one-on-one language instruction to students at all levels of Arabic language proficiency. Students benefit from flexible course length and structure. They can choose their preferred timetable and can choose a particular language skill to work on. Also known as “al-fus’haa”, MSA is the language used throughout the Arab world for specialized functions, i.e. instruction, the electronic and printed media and formal situations. Although it is not used for interpersonal communication in any of the Arab-speaking countries, learning MSA before any of the several spoken regional and local dialects which vary considerably from area to area provides learners with two advantages. First, a good foundation in MSA facilitates the acquisition of any dialect a learner might wish to learn later. Second, unlike local dialects, MSA is readily understood anywhere in the Arab world. Our MSA program is tailored to meet the needs of all students interested in learning or improving Standard Arabic. It provides them with the necessary knowledge and training to acquire full and clear understanding of the Arabic language system. The MSA program consists of three levels of studies; each level is divided into three successive and progressive sublevels. The system of levels in this program is structured according to the U.S. university system and to the guidelines of our European and international partner institutions. In order to better meet the needs of all our students, our teachers were trained to teach with all the best MSA language textbooks available today, such as “Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya”, which is our main textbook, “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” and “Al-Arabiya al-Mu’asira”.
Accommodation:
Homestay Single	Half Board	€285
Placement Fee: €30 Homestays with Moroccan families provide students with a unique opportunity to fully immerse themselves in Moroccan culture and the rhythms of Muslim life.
Residence Single	Bed & Breakfast	€133
Placement Fee: €30 Students may choose from several hotels in Tetouan. Please ask for our list of hotels.

School Facts:

Number of Classrooms:	6 classrooms
Average Class Size:	4 students
Max Class Size:	8 students
Average Student Age:	25
Min Student Age:	16
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Distance from Airport:	70 km
Nearest Airport:	Tangier’s International Airport
Year School Opened:	2004
School Opening Times:	9:00 - 20:00
School Closed Dates:	view
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Frauke, Germany

Female, 20 - 29 years old
4 weeks Recently Viewed Sep 2007

Dar Loughat is a fantastic place!

I took a four week course in summer 2007. It was my first time in Morocco and my first time in a Muslim country at all. I wanted to start learning Arabic from the very beginning and get to know a new culture. Fair course fees and apparently a private atmosphere had largely influenced my choice for this school compared to others for example in Damascus.

Dar Loughat surpassed my expectations by far! It was a truly magnificent experience!
Dar Loughat does not only provide quality Arabic lessons in small groups, but really immerses you into the Moroccan culture. Staying in a Moroccan host family is the best you can ever do!
Dar Loughat stands out for its open atmosphere and the stuff caring so much about every single student! Various weekend activities and evening events compensate for the effort of learning such a hard language like Arabic.

One year after my first stay at Dar Loughat, I took part in an essay competition and won a week of free private Arabic lessons! It was just perfect after I had spent a semester abroad at Al Akhawayn University in central Morocco.

I'd really like to thank Zayd, Reda, Zineb and all the others who made this happen! I wish them all the best and will certainly come back every time I return to Morocco!

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