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Advanced Arabic

  • Class length30 minutes
  • Frequency3 to 5 classes per week
  • Age group16+
  • LevelAdvanced

Reading classical texts without translation: tafseer, hadith commentary and scholarly prose, with attention to rhetoric and the style of the older writers.

Who is this course for?

Students sixteen and above with solid grammar and a wide vocabulary.

What you will learn

  • Read classical prose at a reasonable pace
  • Follow scholarly argument in the original
  • Recognise rhetorical devices and what they add
  • Write clear Arabic of your own

Course curriculum

  1. Assessment through an unseen classical passage
  2. Advanced grammar and the harder constructions
  3. Balaghah: metaphor, emphasis and word order
  4. Reading from tafseer and hadith commentary
  5. Composition and correction

What you get at the end

A written progress report each month, shared with the parent or student.

Questions about this course

What level do I need to start?
Comfortable with case endings and verb forms, and able to read modern Arabic with only occasional help.
Which texts are read?
Agreed with you at the start, based on what you want to be able to read independently.

Available teachers

We will match a teacher to the student when you request enrollment.