Program Overview

The Total Immersion 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, in the Summer, Fall and Spring semesters every year. You may combine two or more terms in the summer, winter, or fall semesters, by indicating this in your application form. The intensive Arabic program consists of 20 hours of language instruction every week, including:

- 10 hours of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or/and Classical Arabic,
- 6 hours of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA),
- 4 hours of one elective course (Arabic Literature, Media Arabic, Selected topics in Islam, Introduction to Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Architecture, Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy, Introduction to Oriental Music).

The Total Immersion Program is now also offered online. Please send info@hedayetinstitute.com for more details.

Keynote lectures on different cultural areas are regular weekly events of the total immersion program. There are also several Cairo tours every two weeks, where students are accompanied by an Arabic tour guide. Several other cultural activities are regularly announced to students during the intensive program so that those who have the time can go and further enhance their cultural experience.

Program Dates

Application Deadline

The Total Immersion Program runs in the Summer, Fall and Spring semesters each year. The deadline for applications for Summer is April 30, for Fall is August 30, and for Spring is December 30, of every year.