Please view the class description for Arabic I, II, III and IV below

Arabic I- Beginner
Modern Standard Arabic

DC Internationals is proud to offer Arabic I- a ten week intensive, non-credit course designed to teach Beginning Modern Standard Arabic through immersion, fun and humor. 

Times and location

There are two times Arabic I will be taught for the Fall semester. Each course is identical to the other and students are encouraged to choose the best time that fits their schedule.

Arabic IA- Beginners meets once per week on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30 PM

Arabic IB- Beginners meets once per week on Tuesdays from 7:30-9:00 PM

First day of Class: September 14, 2010

Location: United Methodist Church Classrooms at 1920 G Street, NW, Washington DC.

No previous foreign language experience is required. By the end of the semester, you can expect to have basic reading, writing, and speaking skills. 

Academic Goals

Arabic IA and IB students will be taught the alphabet within two classes to facilitate full-language learning within the 10 week class. Students will practice writing the Arabic letters within the textbook called Alif Baa which students may purchase through DC Internationals tax free for $40. Learning the alphabet immediately is essential to keeping up with the course and learning the language. By week three we will learn how to write basic vocabulary and the pronouns, to quickly facilitate basic conversation.

In the same lesson, we will learn the possessive pronouns and the difference between masculine and feminine nouns. These skills will enable students to speak and write non-verbal sentences, also known as equational sentences.Students will begin learning verbs like "to have" at week 4-5. We will learn the present tense that week, hence you will be able to conjugate the three kinds of present tense verbs, differentiated by the vowel patterns.The class will take a Mid-Term at week 6-7, depending upon the material covered thus-far. The week after the Mid-Term we will learn the past tense.

While augmenting our lexicon all the while, we will be able to read, write and speak basic sentences in both the present and past tenses. Handouts will facilitate all of the above mentioned. We will have a Final on the last class.You may contact Ross Kaplan with questions, concerns, or information leading to the where abouts of Bin Laden at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Arabic II- Advanced Beginner

Modern Standard Arabic

Adjunct Professor of Arabic: Ross Kaplan

DC Internationals is proud to offer Arabic II- Advanced Beginner - a ten week intensive non-credit course is designed to teach intermediate Arabic through immersion, fun and humor.

Times and location

Arabic II- Advanced Beginner— Meets once per week on Wednesday from 7:30-9:00 PM

First day of Class: September 15, 2010

Location: United Methodist Church Classrooms at 1920 G Street, NW, Washington DC.

Academic Goals

Advanced Beginner Arabic II is the continuation of Elementary Arabic I. The class builds upon the basic skills studied during the previous semester by focusing more on verb conjugations, prepositions, adjectives, and direct and indirect object pronouns and the future tense. Upon completion of Arabic II, students should be able to engage in more sophisticated conversations on a range of everyday topics. The students should also expect to advance their reading and writing skills.

This class is available to individuals who have a basic knowledge of Arabic and are familiar with its alphabet, basic grammar and sentence structure. In addition to the material covered in the lessons, which will be passed out at each class meeting, there will be classroom conversation. The students will be expected to purchase the course materials.The class will take a Mid-Term at week 6-7, depending upon the material covered thus-far.  The week after the Mid-Term we will learn the past tense.

While augmenting our lexicon all the while, we will be able to read, write and speak basic sentences in both the present and past tenses. Handouts will facilitate all of the above mentioned. We will have a Final on the last class.You may contact Ross Kaplan with questions, concerns, or information leading to the where abouts of Bin Laden at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Arabic III- Beginner/Intermediate

Modern Standard Arabic

Adjunct Professor of Arabic: Ross Kaplan

DC Internationals is proud to offer Arabic III- Beginner/Intermediate- a ten week intensive non-credit course is designed to teach beginner/intermediate Arabic through immersion, fun and humor. 

Times and location

Arabic III- Beginner/Intermediate— Meets once per week on Wednesday from 6:00-7:30 PM

First day of Class: September 15, 2010

Location: United Methodist Church Classrooms at 1920 G Street, NW, Washington DC.

Academic Goals

Beginner/Intermediate Arabic III is the continuation of Arabic II. The class builds upon the basic skills studied during the previous semester by focusing on the infamous awzan chart. Lessons will focus on learning how to identify ajthar, learning which wazan to use, and how to conjugate correctly in the correct wazan. This class will elevate students’ ability to express themselves orally and in writing.

Upon completion of Arabic III, students should be able to engage in more sophisticated conversations on a range of everyday topics and express themselves with greater sophistication, confidence, and thorough understanding. Many “ah ha!” moments occur in this course, and you could be next! Students will be encouraged to listen to Arabic radio and television stations available on the internet. Each week, one student will make a presentation to the class, either a website or some other item of his/her own choosing.

The class will take a Mid-Term around week six or seven, depending upon our progress. Handouts will facilitate all of the above mentioned. We will have a Final on the last class. You may contact Ross Kaplan with questions, concerns, or information leading to the where abouts of Bin Laden at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Arabic Media IV- Advanced

Modern Standard Arabic

DC Internationals is proud to offer Arabic Media IV- a ten week intensive non-credit course is designed to teach Advanced Arabic by using Arabic newspapers, television, the internet and beyond. This course will use Arabic media produced in the Middle East and North Africa that effect these regions,, the United States and beyond. Arabic media has indubitably grown in importance since September 11, 2001. We also intend to introduce fun and humor throughout the course.

Times and location

Arabic Media IV- Advanced- Meets once per week on Thursday from 7:30-9:00 PM

First day of Class: September 16, 2010

Location: United Methodist Church Classrooms at 1920 G Street, NW, Washington DC.

Background Requirements

Students must have near proficiency or higher to take this course.  

Academic Goals

This course will consist of conversation and reading in Arabic. The rudiments of Arabic grammar will be taught only as needed. Each lesson will include discussion of a timely topic and a reading passage, with vocabulary and grammatical explanations. The students will be encouraged to suggest topics for conversation and reading. 

Students will be encouraged to watch television and listen to radio available on the internet. Each week, one student will make a presentation to the class, either a website or some other item of his/her own choosing. The class will take a Mid-Term around week six or seven, depending upon our progress. While augmenting our lexicon all the while, we will be able to express ourselves in grammatically correct Arabic. We will have a Final on the last class.