Study Arabic Online at the Arabic Language and Culture Program of Lebanese American University this fall or winter!

SINARC, the Arabic language and culture program at the Lebanese American University (LAU), offers intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Levantine dialect at all levels. The program’s unique success is underpinned by academic rigor, cultural immersion and personalized attention.

Study Arabic Online is a new SINARC program that simulates a classroom setting using all the latest tools for effective virtual language acquisition. The program provides a number of credit-based and non-credit based course options on various levels for students interested in Arabic as a second language only and not toward earning a degree at LAU. All courses are organized and divided according to ACTFL standards and are delivered using various online learning platforms.

Cultural immersion experiences include virtual excursions, tours and films about:

• Jeita Grotto

• Arab and Roman ruins in Baalbek

• Cedars of Lebanon

• Historical palaces in Beiteddine and Deir al-Qamar

• Sidon/Tyre

• Beirut city tour

• Byblos: the oldest inhabited city in the world (UNESCO World Heritage site)

• Cedars of God and Becharre: Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum

• Beirut National Museum

• Qadisha Valley

• Sursock Museum

• Banque du Liban Museum

• Old city of Tripoli

Dates: 5 Oct – 27 Nov 2020, 30 November 2020 – 29 January 2021, 1 February – 29 March 2021

Course offerings:

• Elementary I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Elementary II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Media Arabic

• Lebanese Dialect Beginner

• Lebanese Dialect Intermediate

Please refer to https://sinarc.lau.edu.lb/online/index.php for more detail.  

Delivery:

Non-Credit Courses: 30 Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Credit Courses: 45 Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Tuition: Tuition is payable at Lebanese American University:

US$600 per non-credit course

US$1,200 per credit course         

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca to express interests in the program.