Arabic Study Abroad Programs in Jordan

Put your learning of Arabic on fast-forward in the heart of Amman. It doesn't matter how much you know. This intensive program covers all language levels in a city where spectacular Roman ruins share the landscape with Westernized districts dotted with cafés and galleries. Build upon your language skills by conversing in homes, workplaces, and among new friends to increase your understanding of Jordanian society day by day. From Amman's maze-like downtown to the exotic souks, minarets, mosques, and coffeehouses, you'll explore within its city limits during cultural activities and excursions. You'll experience the Middle East firsthand in this unforgettable summer intensive Arabic program.

Develop and expand Arabic language competency in speaking, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic and Jordanian colloquial Arabic. Appropriate for all skill levels, this program offers intensive immersion through classroom instruction, field exercises, and homestays in an Arabic-only environment. Rapidly improve your speaking and comprehension while engaging with Jordanian and Arab culture. Educational excursions outside Amman reveal Jordan’s cultural heritage and natural beauty, including a five-day journey to Wadi Rum, Ajloun, Jerash, and Petra. MONEY MATTERS SIT has given an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in recent years and is committed to ensuring you have the information necessary to apply for such funding. Our program costs include academics, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Meal arrangements vary by program. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.

Ahlan wa sahlan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan! Fortify your Arabic language skills or begin your Arabic learning journey with the Amideast Education Abroad program in Amman! Students may take a blended, Modern Standard Arabic plus Colloquial Arabic course, or just Colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Organized excursions span exciting locations from the ancient city of Petra to the northern sites of Jerash and Ajloun. Yalla! All students enroll in Arabic and two or three other courses from offerings in Middle East and North African studies in a variety of disciplines taught in English. In addition to academics, our students benefit from an on-site orientation, the opportunity to live with a Jordanian family, structured ways to meet local students, and organized excursions to exciting locations around Jordan. Amideast prioritizes top-quality instruction of both recommended Modern Standard Arabic and required Jordanian colloquial Arabic.

Amman, founded in 7000 B.C., the capital and largest city in Jordan, is situated in a rolling area of northwest Jordan, just twenty-five miles from the Dead Sea. Seven surrounding hills, known as "jabals," helped shape the city. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, having been home to various civilizations over the years – the Ammonites, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Nabateans, Romans, Byzantines, and Umayyad Arabs. Today, Amman is a prospering modern metropolis filled with ancient ruins, art galleries, and museums. It serves as a hub for commerce and trade in the Middle East. It is a multicultural and multi-denominational city with a tradition of welcoming refugees and immigrants from nearby countries. The program is based at the University of Jordan, established in 1962, the country's oldest public four-year institution of higher education. Through coursework, extracurricular activities with local peers, internships, or volunteer work, students are expected to "live the language" in the capital of Jordan.

The Qasid Program is an intensive, multi-term course tailored for non-native speakers and heritage learners who wish to excel in Arabic. It is designed for busy professionals and students. For our winter, spring, and fall quarters, we aim to teach the equivalent of a year’s worth of university-level Arabic in under three months and in just nine weeks for our Summer Intensive. Five core levels of instruction — as well as supplementary and advanced studies modules — are offered, focusing on the specific needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The "Classic Four" skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking are taught systematically in classrooms that rarely exceed eight students, giving each individual considerable attention. Our instructors are regarded as exceptional, and the curriculum blends a tried-and-true program with innovative techniques to ensure an optimal learning experience for each student.

Immerse yourself in a new language, intern abroad, or explore a different part of the world. CET’s gap programs offer the opportunity to join college-level courses overseas or online. Whether you're mastering Chinese in Beijing, volunteering while living with a host family in Siena, or creating art in a studio in Osaka, CET blends academics with real-world experience. Designed around experiential learning, deep cultural engagement, and academic rigor, CET programs turn education into something more than just earning college credit.