Residential Excursion

“This course stands out to me because of the immersion experience, the community of students and teachers and the excursion - being able to remove yourself from rigorous day-to-day activities for two weeks to travel to a place where you learn and use Arabic is really great. Ustadh Jubril goes to extra lengths to carry everyone along; Appreciate the enthusiasm and energy brought to class.”

“Our teacher, Ustadh Jubril Alao brought his A-game to the table. Many times during the course I felt like I couldn't go on but seeing him show up daily (and on time) ready to pour into us was enough motivation to keep going even when I felt overwhelmed. Having a teacher that is passionate about teaching and the progress of his students is a game-changer and I thank our teacher for this.”

“The curriculum of this course is structured in a way that every week you get to see the progress that you have made and the team is always ready to help and this is very important to me as a working professional to be able to get that level of support. This experience has been very exciting even with the challenges I faced because it took some personal efforts to get to where I wanted to be too.”

“The whole course approach + excursion is great value for money. The institute is always ready to help even when you lag; they do constant check-ins, they ensure that you study and do your assignments. This course is perfect for busy professionals who want to learn Arabic."

“This is a truly remarkable course MaashaAllah and a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can't think of any Arabic course that is combined with this type of travel experience and to learn with an amazing group of people. Finally, the course materials and the teachers were excellent. I can't speak highly enough of it.”

“The course with Ustadh Jubril has enabled me to gain a lot of knowledge of the Arabic language in a short amount of time, and also gave me insight to how vast and rich the language is. This has further increased my drive to learn more about it and put myself in a position to benefit others through teaching.”

“I found the course really intensive; it was the kind of course where you can clearly see that you have made a lot of progress; It was very clear to me how far I had come and how much I had grown at the end of it. Also, our instructor's style of teaching greatly improved my listening which helped me to be able to translate better and answer questions quickly ... You have the full immersion and intensive classes, the holiday experience you get during the excursions ... It's the full package in a lot of ways.”

“Arabic By Application is a unique course. For someone who’s not done any Arabic courses, you really learn a lot. Within 10 months, it’s really an accelerated course, and everything that you’ve used from the start of day one till now to this two-week excursion, you really apply it and use it with locals to really enhance your Arabic skills, and build a solid foundation.”

“The setting is fantastic. The people I got to meet and interact with have been great, and the teacher’s approach to teaching the course is very good as well; very patient, very helpful and very insightful. If you want to learn Arabic, I highly recommend you do it with Arabic By Application.”

“For me, the most unique thing about the course is the syllabus structure. It is set up in a way that every week, you get to see progress in yourself; you get to see that there is a difference between how you were last week and how you are this week. That for me is very very important, because I like measureable success; I like things I can see, and it indicates that I am making progress. That was unique for me, as well as the fact that Ustadh is always ready and available to answer my questions at any point in time.” (Hamdalah Adetunji – Software Engineer, UK)

“There is something that comes with being in a very encouraging environment that eggs you on to want to speak as much as you can speak, even if you don’t think you can speak a lot. Everybody around you speaks Arabic. Everybody around you is very helpful, and everybody around you helps you want to be the best you, so it’s a very positive and very encouraging environment.”

“The highlight for me is that most of us want to take holidays because of our busy schedules, so the fact that the course is intertwined with excursions and so many different activities, it’s a good way to network with people and to break away from the rigorous routine of learning Arabic. Doing it with a group of people who are all here for the same reason; to learn, to have fun, it’s great."

“I would recommend this course to anybody who wants to study Arabic. It’s a very good course, particularly for professionals or people who are busy, who can’t find time to learn Arabic on a full-time basis.

“What I do really like about Arabic By Application, is the energy and enthusiasm they bring to every student. They try to meet you wherever you are, encourage you along the way and motivate and check up on you. They try to find ways to bring you along and up to speed, so you don’t feel left behind. That is unmatched and that is unparalleled."

“It’s been quite intensive and at the same time it has been very relaxed and fun. It’s more or less a ‘work hard, play hard’ model, and that does it for me.”