Private Arabic Courses

Center Sidi Bou Said for Languages offers the following private language courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Tunisian Dialect, Arabic for Specific Purposes year-round.  The intermediate level is designed for students who have already taken 2 semesters of Modern Standard Arabic.  The exact level will be determined by a preliminary Student Preferences Survey and Placement Test administered before the beginning of the course.  Elective courses in Arabic Culture and Society are offered on a rotating basis.

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)

  • Beginning-level Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Elementary-level Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Intermediate-level Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Advanced-level Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
Tunisian Dialect
  • Beginning-level Tunisian Dialect
  • Elementary-level Tunisian Dialect
  • Intermediate-level Tunisian Dialect
  • Advanced-level Tunisian Dialect

Arabic for Specific Purposes

  • Media Arabic (Intermediate-Advanced levels)
  • Arabic for Diplomatic Purposes  (Intermediate-Advanced levels)
  • Arabic for Economic Purposes  (Intermediate-Advanced levels)
  • Business Arabic for Professionals (Intermediate-Advanced levels)
  • Arabic for Medical Purposes (Beginning-Advanced levels)
  • Quranic Arabic (Beginning-Advanced levels)
In addition to the courses currently offered by the center there are courses opening in the various dialects of North Africa and the Middle East including:
  • North African Dialects (Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian)
  • Levantine Dialects (Syrian, Lebanese)
  • Gulf Arabic