Arabic Centers in Egypt:-
Markaz Furqaan
Al Furqaan institute specialises in teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers. It was opened in 2004 and is now a flourishing centre in the heart of Nasr City in Cairo. We have taught many students from the UK, Europe, the US, Central Asia, the Far East and Eastern Europe. We have therefore built up a wealth of experience in teaching foreign students and developing their Arabic language skills. The directors of Markaz Furqaan have over 10 years experience each in the field of teaching and running Arabic programmes and has made effort to make sure that its teaching staff are the best equipped and capable of delivering its aims. Markaz furqaan is dedicated in helping its students to achieve the highest possible results by providing the greatest level of support it can.
http://markazfurqaan.weebly.com
Markaz Ibaanah
Al-Ibaanah Arabic Center, located in the heart of bustling Nasr City, (Cairo) Egypt, has quickly become a forerunner in Arabic Language education for non-native speakers. Founded in 2003, Al-Ibaanah is fully accredited and licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Education. Al-Ibaanah, with its unique mixture of dedicated, highly educated and well trained teaching staff, and committed, professional management, provides not only top-notch education but sincere, enthusiastic assistance aiding students to progress in their mastery of the Arabic Language. Al-Ibaanah has a comprehensive one of a kind curriculum that provides the medium for students to advance quickly in their understanding and usage of the Arabic Language. The Al-Ibaanah team goes to great measures to bring professional and quality service and education to students…
http://www.ibaanah.com
Markaz Fajr
Fajr Center for the Arabic Language was founded in Cairo in 1995, and affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Education with the sole purpose of teaching Classical Arabic to non-Arabic speakers .
Our Goals
Our goals are to train non-Arabic speakers to become proficient in speaking, writing, and reading the Arabic language.
Thus, enabling them to obtain entry into Arabic Universities, to teach Arabic as a second language, to obtain employment in translation services and to obtain employment in Arab countries...
http://www.fajr.com
Markaz Diwan
Started in 1997 by a group of professional Arabic instructors with a strong experience in teaching non-Arabic speakers in western countries such as Russia and Albania. Graduated from the most respected famed college of Arabic linguistics and literature in the Arab world Dar Al-Oloum at Cairo University, and College of Education at Al-Azhar University, the oldest Islamic University in the world, Islam Aly, Waleed El-Sayed, and other teachers have established Aldiwan Center in the heart of Nasr City, where most Arabic learners are heading for Arabic Study Abroad programs. Students from 50 different nationalities, cultures, ages, professions and goals have taken courses at the center since establishment.
Mission
Teaching Arabic for non speakers of Arabic regardless of their aims, ages or races; and also we aim at cooperating with research foundations in order to develop the teaching methodology and meet the needs of Arabic learners.
http://www.aldiwancenter.com
Markaz Sibawayh
We are a group of teachers that have experience in the field of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers that reaches 7 years. *Our instructors have qualifying certificates in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, in addition to be graduates of Al-Azhar. Our interest in the field stems from the need that we see in introducing people to the culture, literature and people of the Arab world especially after the events of September 2001. We cherish the work we do and we understand the burden placed on our shoulders as pioneers in the field and as the connection between East and West...
http://www.sibawayhcenter.com
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Some info about staying in Egypt
Living in Egypt:
Over years we have found that foreigners have come to stay in Egypt and study Arabic with many different objectives in mind.
· Individuals have come to spend between 3 months and a year or so with the sole intention of learning or improving their Arabic before returning to the native land. This could include students in the gap year or those who have managed to found a period of time for travel and study away from work and other commitments.
· Other individuals, mainly students prefer to study intensive courses in the summer holiday period maximising their free-time in the pursuit of learning Arabic.
· It is also common for young married couples to visit for the same reasons as above. Instead of spending lots of money on typical honeymoon holidays some have chosen to spend their money on the learning the Arabic language.
· We have also seen many migrate to Egypt for much longer periods of time with their families. Although the parents embark on studying Arabic their main intention is to immerse the whole family in study. Some have intentions to stay for 2-3 years so that they and their children can study Arabic, memorise from the Quran and learn the rules of recitation whilst others have moved on a longer term basis wishing their children to be raised in other than their native lands.
· There are also people who come to study Arabic for business or purely educational reasons but they are rare in our experience compared to the above categories.
To accommodate the above Egypt provides the following to prospective students and families:
Housing:
Housing costs can vary between 800-4000 L.E. (Egyptian pounds) per month. It is possible to rent a spacious 3 bedroom apartment for around 2000-2500 L.E. about £250. Most foreign students live within the district of the learning centres and the neighbouring districts. Many students also live in some of the self contained modern towns like Rihaab City which are not too far from the learning centres.
Food and bills:
Egypt really contains both the modern and traditional. Anyone used to the big supermarkets and varieties of food stuffs found in their native lands will find everything like that in Egypt in most areas. There are also many mini markets that contain most day to day goods and fruit and vegetable stalls on every corner. Egypt also has many restaurants varying from all the well known western brands to up market Egyptian and cheap small fast food Egyptian food.
Generally the more you live like a westerner on holiday in Egypt the more expensive it will be. Fruits, vegetables, Egyptian pasta, rice and bread are relatively cheap whereas Coco Pops and Flora Margarine can be relatively expensive for example.
Water bills are sometimes included in the rent, electricity can vary between 80-350 L.E. per month depending on usage and time of year due to air conditioning and fan usage and gas is extremely cheap in Egypt compared to Europe or the US.
Overall a family could expect to pay between 2000 – 6000 L.E per month depending on their lifestyles.
Activities:
Egypt has many obvious landmarks that can be visited such as the Pyramids, the Museum, Al-Azhar Mosque, the Citadel and the Nile amongst others.
Egypt also has many sporting clubs some of which accept temporary memberships. Those who live in Rihaab city can benefit from a sports club at a reasonable price during their stay.
There are also places that offer swimming for children, adults and women within travelling distance and male and female segregated gyms.
Cairo also has many parks which can be visited and playgrounds.
Schooling:
Children can find schooling options for all ages. There are many nurseries for young children and many established Quran schools which accept children from about three years. These Quran schools are popular amongst those who are staying for two years or so and although they focus on the Quran most of these centres also teach the Arabic language and other subjects.
Children can also study within the Egyptian private school system which offers various different paths. There are international schools which are identical to those found in the UK, France, Germany and the US. There are language schools which teach Science, Maths and English in the English language or in French etc... These schools run the Egyptian curriculum but generally add to the teaching of English/French to raise its standard. There are also special language Azhari Schools that incorporate the Azhari methodology within the language school environment.
Over years we have found that foreigners have come to stay in Egypt and study Arabic with many different objectives in mind.
· Individuals have come to spend between 3 months and a year or so with the sole intention of learning or improving their Arabic before returning to the native land. This could include students in the gap year or those who have managed to found a period of time for travel and study away from work and other commitments.
· Other individuals, mainly students prefer to study intensive courses in the summer holiday period maximising their free-time in the pursuit of learning Arabic.
· It is also common for young married couples to visit for the same reasons as above. Instead of spending lots of money on typical honeymoon holidays some have chosen to spend their money on the learning the Arabic language.
· We have also seen many migrate to Egypt for much longer periods of time with their families. Although the parents embark on studying Arabic their main intention is to immerse the whole family in study. Some have intentions to stay for 2-3 years so that they and their children can study Arabic, memorise from the Quran and learn the rules of recitation whilst others have moved on a longer term basis wishing their children to be raised in other than their native lands.
· There are also people who come to study Arabic for business or purely educational reasons but they are rare in our experience compared to the above categories.
To accommodate the above Egypt provides the following to prospective students and families:
Housing:
Housing costs can vary between 800-4000 L.E. (Egyptian pounds) per month. It is possible to rent a spacious 3 bedroom apartment for around 2000-2500 L.E. about £250. Most foreign students live within the district of the learning centres and the neighbouring districts. Many students also live in some of the self contained modern towns like Rihaab City which are not too far from the learning centres.
Food and bills:
Egypt really contains both the modern and traditional. Anyone used to the big supermarkets and varieties of food stuffs found in their native lands will find everything like that in Egypt in most areas. There are also many mini markets that contain most day to day goods and fruit and vegetable stalls on every corner. Egypt also has many restaurants varying from all the well known western brands to up market Egyptian and cheap small fast food Egyptian food.
Generally the more you live like a westerner on holiday in Egypt the more expensive it will be. Fruits, vegetables, Egyptian pasta, rice and bread are relatively cheap whereas Coco Pops and Flora Margarine can be relatively expensive for example.
Water bills are sometimes included in the rent, electricity can vary between 80-350 L.E. per month depending on usage and time of year due to air conditioning and fan usage and gas is extremely cheap in Egypt compared to Europe or the US.
Overall a family could expect to pay between 2000 – 6000 L.E per month depending on their lifestyles.
Activities:
Egypt has many obvious landmarks that can be visited such as the Pyramids, the Museum, Al-Azhar Mosque, the Citadel and the Nile amongst others.
Egypt also has many sporting clubs some of which accept temporary memberships. Those who live in Rihaab city can benefit from a sports club at a reasonable price during their stay.
There are also places that offer swimming for children, adults and women within travelling distance and male and female segregated gyms.
Cairo also has many parks which can be visited and playgrounds.
Schooling:
Children can find schooling options for all ages. There are many nurseries for young children and many established Quran schools which accept children from about three years. These Quran schools are popular amongst those who are staying for two years or so and although they focus on the Quran most of these centres also teach the Arabic language and other subjects.
Children can also study within the Egyptian private school system which offers various different paths. There are international schools which are identical to those found in the UK, France, Germany and the US. There are language schools which teach Science, Maths and English in the English language or in French etc... These schools run the Egyptian curriculum but generally add to the teaching of English/French to raise its standard. There are also special language Azhari Schools that incorporate the Azhari methodology within the language school environment.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Markaz Furqaan Arabic Center
My first post will introduce Markaz Furqaan which is home to my favourite Arabic teacher Ustaadh Majdi Saeed. The center is based in Madinat Nasr which is about 15 minutes away from Cairo International Airport. Madinat Nasr is the location for over 20 Arabic centers and hopefully I will be able to provide information for a lot of them on this blog inshaAllah.
Markaz Furqaan has been running for approximately 5 years and I began my study there after finding out that my favourite teacher from Markaz Fajr had left to become head of the language programme at Markaz Furqaan.
I am yet to find a teacher as good as Ustaadh Majdi and have studied with many over the years so this is a strong advantage of the center. The center is also very competitively priced for both group and individual classes and I have found the teachers and staff to be friendly and accommodating leading to a healthy learning environment.
For more information on this center please check out their web page or e-mail them. http://markaz.furqaan.weebly.com
markazfurqaan@hotmail.co.uk
Markaz Furqaan has been running for approximately 5 years and I began my study there after finding out that my favourite teacher from Markaz Fajr had left to become head of the language programme at Markaz Furqaan.
I am yet to find a teacher as good as Ustaadh Majdi and have studied with many over the years so this is a strong advantage of the center. The center is also very competitively priced for both group and individual classes and I have found the teachers and staff to be friendly and accommodating leading to a healthy learning environment.
For more information on this center please check out their web page or e-mail them. http://markaz.furqaan.weebly.com
markazfurqaan@hotmail.co.uk
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