The Spring term I Total Immersion Program starts 8 January! The program is an intensive Arabic program designed for study abroad students and those serious to master Arabic and enjoy a total cultural immersion experience. It offers 140 contact class hours over a period of seven weeks. You may combine two or more terms in […]
As part of our commitment to academic and teaching excellence, Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies announces its upcoming Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language training workshop for qualified teachers who want to develop their teaching skills and knowledge in the field. The training will be delivered by highly qualified instructors and professors in TAFL. The […]
The Hedayet evening Arabic term is finally here. Developed by the same certified TAFL instructors and experts, the program brings Arabic learning experience to the expatriate community and working students living in Cairo. The non-intensive program of Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic takes places on Mondays and Wednesdays (4 hours/week) Please check our […]
Our end of summer term lecture was delivered by maestro and vocalist Dr. Mustafa Ahmed who gave an overview of Arabic music on Oud and percussion. Students were introduced to the principles of Arabic maqam, its origins and development, Arabic percussion and to the main differences between western and Arabic musical systems. Led by the […]
The Hedayet Institute total immersion program students took their Arabic language skills to the streets of Alexandria during their visit of the city last weekend. The students visited the Roman Theater, the catacombs of Qum Al-Shokafa and Alexandria library before they finally enjoyed the fabulous views of Montaza Palace. The palace was built in by […]
Last weekend, the Hedayet institute total immersion program students visited the fabulous sites of old Fatimid Cairo. Guided by a local tour guide, the students enjoyed the views from the palace of Saladin, discovered the history of mosque of Ibn Tulun before they had Arabic tea at Al-Fishawi cafe. Weekly trips are part of the […]
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies is pleased to announce the upcoming of this Spring 2017 TAFL Training Workshop for instructors who have some experience in language teaching with good command of the Arabic language. The training includes 30 hours on the state of the art in TAFL field with hands on materials, group activities and practical […]
This week Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies hosted a lecture by Egyptian author Dr. Reda Attia رضا عطية on creative and innovative contemporary young Arab authors, with focus on Iraqi works written in exile. “This was a very interesting and well explained view on how these authors describe their sentiments of being in exile and […]
Hedayet Lecturer Discusses New Book at the Fair: Arabic Language students of our Hedayet school attended a seminar on Arabic literary critique, which took place at the 48th Cairo International Book Fair. The seminar, given by Dr. Etidal Osman – Hedayet school’s Arabic Literature lecturer – discussed Dr. Reda Attia’s new book – titled ‘Al’aa’sh […]
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies Spring Semester 2017. Hedayet school students took their Arabic language skills to the street in a visit to the ancient city of Memphis (Mit Rahina), where the great colossus of Ramses II rests, together with other ancient Egyptian monuments from the 19th dynasty. “The touristic school trip is part […]
