Arabic Language Classes & Film Club - Spring 2021

Algarabía Language Co-op is offering new Arabic courses at The People’s Forum to those who are interested in learning Arabic with a focus on topics of social justice, cinema, media, and culture. Through weekly social justice themes, and using a communicative and popular education approach, participants will improve their Arabic skills, and critically engage with various cultural productions in Arabic, including films, TV series, newsreels, and short stories. These courses are designed for folks at different levels of fluency in their productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening and reading) skills. Special focus will be given to learning vocabulary and community organizing terminology relevant to contemporary social movements in the U.S. and the Arab world. 

To apply, please fill this registration form: https://forms.gle/kwAWsC7E8CXbLTG59 

Selected participants will be contacted by our instructors on a rolling basis and until a week before classes start. Late applications will be considered if spots are made available. If you have any questions, you can write to us at [email protected] 

For more information about our language services, go to www.algarabialanguage.com 

Arabic Language • Spring 2021 COURSES

A1.1: True Beginner - Arabic Language Course 

• This course is designed for students who have no prior experience in learning Arabic. It introduces students to the Arabic alphabet and covers the basics of reading, writing and grammar; it will focus on pronunciation, oral fluency, intro to colloquial Arabic and differences among varieties, in relation to formal Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
• Class meets virtually on Zoom
• Mondays, February 22nd - May 31st - 6:00-9:00pm EST (15 weeks; 45 hrs)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

A1.2: High Beginner - Arabic Language Course 

• Reviews topics covered in Beginner Arabic course. Expands on grammar, conjugation in different tenses, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions; it will focus on basic colloquial Arabic and their varieties vis-à-vis formal Modern Standard Arabic (MSA);
• Class meets virtually on Zoom
• Wednesdays, February 24th - June 2nd - 6:00-9:00pm EST (15 weeks; 45 hrs)
• Cost of class $300-$400 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

A1.3: Conversational Beginner - Arabic Language Course & Culture Club   

• Reviews topics covered in year 1. Covers grammar review, vocabulary building, and text editing; it will focus on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various colloquial Arabic cultural productions. 
• Class meets virtually on Zoom
• Sundays, February 21st - April 25th - 3:00-6:00pm EST (10 weeks; 30 hrs)
• Cost of class $200-$300 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

A2.3: Conversational Intermediate - Arabic Film Club   

• Reviews topics covered in year 1 & 2 Arabic. Covers grammar review, vocabulary building, and text editing; it will focus on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various colloquial Arabic cultural productions.
• Class meets virtually on Zoom
• Mondays, February 22nd - May 31st - 6:00-8:00pm EST (15 weeks; 30 hrs)
• Cost of class $200-$300 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

Conversational Arabic Film Club for Heritage Speakers

• Through weekly discussions of films, op-eds, excerpts from novels and short stories, this course covers grammar review and vocabulary building; while focusing on developing conversational skills, as well as analyzing and critically engaging with various colloquial Arabic cultural productions. This immersive course is open for Heritage speakers only; those who grew up speaking Arabic but were denied access to formally learning it (Arab-Americans and/or Arab immigrants)
• Class meets virtually on Zoom
• Sundays, February 21st - May 30th- 12:00-2:00pm EST (15 weeks; 30 hrs) 
• Suggested Donation $150-$200 sliding scale. This includes all course materials. 

NOTE: This program prioritizes working class, queer, BIPOC, and heritage speakers of Arabic. As part of Algarabía's mission to make our courses accessible, we have sliding-scale rate options and payment plans available. Once you complete the application and are selected, you will be given the opportunity to apply to these discounted rates individually.
 
ABOUT US:
At Algarabía Language Co-op, we see language learning as a meaningful, collaborative and transformative process reflected in our training in hands-on communicative and task-based language teaching approaches and our use of popular education in the language classroom. We seek to support the holistic development of all language learners as they become competent multilingual speakers. We devise classroom activities and use textbooks and other original didactic materials that meet our participants’ needs and that represent the linguistic and racial/ethnic diversity of the Spanish- and Arabic-speaking worlds.