Preparing for the Flagship
The Flagship experience is shaped by an intense course curriculum. Students focus on both Standard and Colloquial Arabic (Egyptian and Levantine) during their studies with the Flagship. Prospective students may find it helpful to engage in preparatory, self-guided study prior to or even during their Flagship experience by reading and referencing instructional Arabic textbooks, dictionaries and other online resources.
Some of the text that we recommend include the following:”
- Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds by Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi
- The Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya textbook series by Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi
- Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr
The Language of Arabic—Spanning the Globe
Over 300 million Arabic speakers exist in the world today. The countries and regions where the language is spoken continues to expand and includes the following: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara and Yemen.
Help us bridge the gap between the Middle East and the United States with knowledge and understanding. This is a goal of our generation and fluency in Arabic is essential to making this connection.
