Overview
- Arabic is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world with over 300 million speakers.
- Arabic is the official language in 22 countries.
- Arabic is one of the ten most significant languages for international education.
- Arabic script is used in languages such as Farsi, Urdu and Pashto.
- Arabic is an official language of a number of international organisations including the United Nations, International Criminal Court and the World Health Organization, as well as regional organisations such as the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League.
Career Progression
Experienced tutors and learning support mentors
Time
Our 90 minute classes take place on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings
- Evening 6pm-7:30pm
- Saturday morning 10am-11:30am
- Two classes a week
- 90 minutes
Location
With maximum class sizes of 16 students, you will be able to gain confidence in a new language in a fun and relaxed environment where teaching can be tailored to meet your individual needs and interests.
Each language course runs for 30 weeks and costs (tbc) for the full course. The profits from this social business will be used to cross subsidize our other basic and essential skills courses targeted for people on low incomes. For more information on our basic and essential skills courses and how your fees can support our learners, please visit us here
Individuals who speak languages other than English, who speak patois as well as standard
English, find it a necessary aspect of self-affirmation not to feel compelled to chose one voice
over another, not to claim one as more authentic but rather to construct social realities that
celebrate, acknowledge and affirm differences, variety. – bell hooks, ‘thinking feminist,
thinking back.
London is one of the most diverse cities on Earth formed of multilingual communities speaking over
200 languages. Learning an additional language will support your community networks and widen
your social life with both practical communication and an increased cultural understanding.
Learning an additional language is a great CV boost for many career paths including social and care work, the tourism sector and international business, journalism and politics.
- Multilinguals show greater creative and cognitive abilities than monolinguals.
- Multilingualism is related to the reduction and delay of the onset of dementia.
- Multilinguals are better at multitasking
- Multilinguals and those who learn another language are better and faster at learning new things
- Foreign language learners and multilinguals are more tolerant and accepting of difference and ambiguity thus making integration less of a challenge
- Multilinguals have more foreign friends and participate more in cultural activities.