Intensive Arabic Language Programs at the World Learning Oman Center
The World Learning Oman Center (“WorLOC”) has many years of experience teaching Intensive Arabic Language Programs to students from around the world. The non-profit language programs are supported by tuitions and grants, as well as by the U.S. Department of State and the Diwan (administrative court) of Sultan Qaboos. WorLOC is known for the quality of their teaching and the quick speaking abilities of students, most of whom also live with Omani families while they study on the campus.
WorLOC is an American organization that fosters cross-cultural understanding by bringing together young leaders to engage in joint learning and inquiry, cultural exchange and understanding of the common aspirations and shared interests of peoples of the world. WLOC fosters such engagement by providing high-quality educational programs and experiential learning for students in Oman. WorLOC's programs also enable young people to better understand the region through Arabic language and culture programs.
WLOC is located in Muscat, with a direct view of the Arabian Sea only 100 meters away. Within the campus are faculty offices, classrooms, a library and kitchen where some 200 students and professionals come each year to learn, travel, and immerse in Gulf and Omani culture.
World Learning in Brattleboro, Vermont, is the parent campus which has been operating study abroad programs since 1932. Their programs are fully-accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. WLOC is directed by Dr. J. Larry Brown, a long-time educator who served on the faculty of Harvard University, as well as with the Peace Corps and also Oxfam America.
All non-language classes are taught in English by experienced faculty, most with Ph.D degrees from U.S. and British, and other internationally recognized institutions. Classes may be taken for-credit or non-credit. All Arabic language classes are taught by a highly skilled and experienced team of Omanis. All teachers are Omani native speakers with a formal professional education as language teachers and experience in teaching Arabic to foreign students. Class sizes are between three and ten students.
Arabic Language Immersion in Muscat (ALIM)
January and February Term
- January term for American students; February term for EU and other students
- Intensive 24-day course
- Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels
- Immersion in Omani culture; Omani family home stay optional
- Mountain excursion and wadi trip
- Cost: $2,970
Fall or Spring Semesters
- Intensive semester courses: 15 weeks, beginning late September and late January
- Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels
- Modern Standard Arabic as well as Omani Dialect (90 contact hours)
- Class on political culture and economic development
- Immersion in Omani culture; Omani family home-stay optional
- Excursions to ancient cultural sites, desert camping, mountain and wadi trip
- Cost: $7,140
“Oman is an amazing culture, nothing like I expected… it is tolerant, open and welcoming. People here want to co-exist just like we do.”
“My plans have changed. I now intend to study international relations and diplomacy.”
“I changed Omanis as much as they changed me. I have made new friends forever, and they now see my country in a totally different light.”
Contact:
Megan Geissler
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
1730 M St. NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20036
Email:
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Phone: 202-293-6466
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