Description

Aldiwan Center provides total immersion programs (using Arabic as the only language of instruction and communication in and out of class). Curriculum and instruction complies with ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) standards and guidelines. Aldiwan Center has been approved by many leading universities and by U.S. Fulbright Program as a certificate-granting institute of Arabic for its Critical Language Enhancement Award recipients and study abroad grantees. Student services include: Free Pre-Arrival Hotel Room Reservation, Free Apartment Search Assistance (we do not charge for assistance work, but local agents charge their own fees), and Paid Cairo Airport Pick-up service. Along with the mentioned summer main tracks, students can also apply for a wide range of Arabic for Special Purpose programs, including but not limited to Arabic for Professionals in: diplomatic, media, medical, and banking fields; and Arabic for Executive Managers and Directors with a specially designed curriculum for each program.

Description of the volunteer position:
We arrange with a network of Egyptian well-established charities and NGOs to provide volunteer work positions for our students who wish to volunteer during their study period. Successful past volunteering opportunities have been offered to students of Duke University (USA) and other universities.

Highlights

Summer Intensive immersion Program in Aldiwan Center Garden City

Date and Location of Summer Programs:
2 May-30 May
1 June-30 June
1 July-5 August
7 August-5 September

Garden City campus, Downtown Cairo

Subject Matters:
1- Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fuss'ha):
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced stages in 18 levels covering all aspects of conversation,- ,grammar,- ,writing,- ,and literature of the Arabic language in its modern standard usage.
2- Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA, Ammiyya):
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced stages in 6 levels, covering all aspects of conversation,- ,grammar,- ,writing,- ,and literature of the Egyptian dialect of Cairo.
3- Combined MSA and ECA Program:
Combines both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic in one summer intensive course.

Qualifications

- [If applied to also volunteer] Be an adult of age
- [If applied to also volunteer] Be a student at Aldiwan Center
- [If applied to also volunteer] Send a description of his/her past and/or sought volunteer experience.
- [If applied to also volunteer] Send any specific fields/preferences to volunteer for, if any.

Languages

• Arabic

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• Arabic

Cost in US$:

769 - 1,158

Cost Includes:

• In-country orientation/Training
• Language instruction
• Registration fees
• Written materials abroad

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Adult Education
• Aids
• Orphans
• Refugee Relief

Typical Volunteer

Most of them were US college students with interest in community and international cultural understanding and cooperation.

Age Range

any

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Independent living

Scholarships are Available

One scholarship for every early-registration. It is a tuition-waiver scholarship course for studying 1-level of Arabic Calligraphy art.

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

72 hours

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Al Diwan Center's Mission Statement

To introduce Arabic to non-native speakers of all ages and cultural groups. To achieve this goal, we emphasize training, method, and curricula development facilitated through the use of instructional aids. To train Arabic teachers, assisting them in becoming specialists in the field of teaching Arabic as a foreign language To facilitate dialogue and cooperation between existing institutes of language learning, working towards the improvement of teaching Arabic as a foreign language. To apply our research to the important project of producing and authoring valuable texts, designed specifically for teaching non-native speakers Arabic.

Year Founded

1997