Arabic programmes for non-native speakers

Established programmes at universities, institutes, national bodies and online platforms, for anyone learning Arabic as a foreign language. Filter by type of provider, by what the programme awards, by country, and by online study.

A descriptive directory: it describes each programme and links to its provider; this site has no tie to them. Fees and admission dates change every year — take them from the official page. «Accredited» means a university degree or diploma, or a certificate a recognised body accredits; «Certificate of completion» is the provider's own certificate.

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Online platform

Digital Diploma in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University — 'Bu'd' platform (Afaq initiative)

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Accredited Online
Institute

Arabic for Non-Native Speakers — Enjaz Institute for Languages

Enjaz Institute for Languages (private)

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Accredited In person and online
University

Non-Intensive Arabic Programme for Non-Native Speakers (General and Specific Purposes)

King Saud University — Department of Language Preparation for Non-Arabic Speakers, with the Training and Community Service Centre

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Certificate of completion In person and online
Online platform

Arabic Online

Saudi Electronic University — Arabic Language Institute for Non-Native Speakers

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Distance Learning Language Proficiency Programme

King Khalid University — Unit for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers

Saudi Arabia · Abha

Certificate of completion Online
Institute

Arabic Courses for Non-Native Speakers — Learn Arabic Academy

Learn Arabic Academy (run by Al-Saqifah Business Development Company, Islamic University of Madinah)

Saudi Arabia · Madinah

Certificate of completion In person and online
Online platform

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Arabic Learning Platform

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Certificate of completion Online
University

Arabic Program for Speakers of Other Languages (APSOL)

Yarmouk University — Language Center

Jordan · Irbid

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Ali Baba International Center (International House Amman)

Ali Baba International Center (private)

Jordan · Amman

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Qasid Arabic Institute

Qasid Arabic Institute (private)

Jordan · Amman

Certificate of completion In person and online
University

Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers Courses — Language Institute

University of Sharjah — Language Institute

United Arab Emirates · Sharjah

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Mubeen Arabic Learning Platform

Al Qasimia University — Language Center

United Arab Emirates · Sharjah

Certificate of completion Online
Institute

Moroccan Center for Arabic Studies (MCAS)

Moroccan Center for Arabic Studies (private)

Morocco · Rabat

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Qalam wa Lawh Center for Arabic Studies

Qalam wa Lawh Center (private)

Morocco · Rabat

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

ALIF — Arabic Language Institute in Fez

ALIF (American Language Center, Fez)

Morocco · Fes

Certificate of completion In person and online
National body

Sultan Qaboos Institute for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers

Government of the Sultanate of Oman

Oman · Manah

Certificate of completion In person and online Scholarships
University

Learn Arabic — Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Programmes

An-Najah National University — Institute for Arabic for Non-Native Speakers

Palestine · Nablus

Accredited In person and online
University

Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)

Birzeit University — Palestine and Arabic Studies (PAS)

Palestine · Birzeit

Accredited In person and online
University

Brother Vincent Malham Center — Arabic School

Bethlehem University

Palestine · Bethlehem

Accredited In person and online
University

Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Center (ANNS)

Qatar University — College of Arts and Sciences

Qatar · Doha

Accredited In person and online
Online platform

Takalam Arabic Learning Platform

Qatar Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Islamweb)

Qatar · Doha

Teaching only Online
University

Summer Institute for Intensive Arabic Language and Culture (SINARC)

Lebanese American University

Lebanon · Beirut

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Saifi Institute for Arabic Language

Saifi Institute (private)

Lebanon · Beirut

Certificate of completion In person and online
University

Arabic Language and Translation Program for Non-Native Speakers

Ain Shams University — Faculty of Al-Alsun (Languages)

Egypt · Cairo

Accredited In person and online
National body

Arabic for Non-Native Speakers — Al-Azhar Centre for the Development of International Students' Education

Al-Azhar

Egypt · Cairo

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Arabic Courses — International Language Institute (IH Cairo)

International Language Institute (ILI), International House member

Egypt · Giza

Certificate of completion In person and online
Institute

Fajr Center for the Arabic Language

Fajr Center (private)

Egypt · Cairo

Certificate of completion In person and online
National body

Arabic courses — Landesspracheninstitut NRW (LSI Bochum)

Landesspracheninstitut NRW at Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Germany · Bochum

Certificate of completion In person and online
University

SOAS Language Centre — Arabic Short Courses

SOAS University of London

United Kingdom · London

Certificate of completion In person and online
University

Intensive Arabic Language Program (Summer) — The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University — Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

United States · Columbus

Accredited Online
University

Master in Arabic — Middlebury Language Schools

Middlebury College — Language Schools

United States · Vermont

Accredited In person and online Scholarships
University

Arabic Summer Institute (ASI) — University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin — Department of Middle Eastern Studies

United States · Austin

Accredited Online Scholarships
University

Arabic Summer Language Institute — University of Maryland

University of Maryland — School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

United States · College Park

Accredited In person and online
University

Summer Language Institute: Arabic — University of Virginia

University of Virginia

United States · Charlottesville

Accredited Online
University

Summer Arabic Language Institute — American Islamic College

American Islamic College

United States · Chicago

Accredited Online
National body

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) — Arabic

U.S. Department of State

United States

Accredited In person and online Scholarships
Institute

Centre de langue et de civilisation arabes (CLCA) — Institut du monde arabe

Institut du monde arabe

France · Paris

Accredited In person and online
University

Arabic courses — Leiden University Academic Language Centre

Leiden University — Academic Language Centre

Netherlands · Leiden

Certificate of completion In person and online
Online platform

Arab Academy

Arab Academy (Cairo)

Online

Certificate of completion In person and online
Online platform

ArabicOnline.eu

Pendragon Education (developed with EU Lifelong Learning Programme support)

Online

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Arabic for non-Arabic Speakers I–III — Qatar University (edX)

Qatar University (QUx) via edX

Online

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Arabic for Beginners Specialization — Khalifa University (Coursera)

Khalifa University via Coursera

Online

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Arabic Language Fundamentals — Al-Dhad E-Training Institute

Al-Dhad E-Training Institute

Online

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Introduction to Arabic — OpenLearn

The Open University

Online

Certificate of completion Online
National body

Ahlan wa Sahlan platform — King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language

Online

Certificate of completion Online
Online platform

Madinah Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Online

Teaching only Online
Online platform

Dream Arabic — Bayyinah TV

Bayyinah Institute

Online

Teaching only Online
Online platform

Duolingo — Arabic (app)

Duolingo

Online

Teaching only Online
Online platform

Qasid Online

Qasid Arabic Institute (Amman)

Online

Teaching only Online
Online platform

NaTakallam

NaTakallam (social enterprise)

Online

Teaching only Online
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