With a nod to Diane Kruger's famous line from Inglorious Bastards — "I know this is stupid question, but can you Americans speak any other languages besides English?”— it is commonly acknowledged that ...
In an age where connectivity is widespread and knowledge is readily available, the landscape of language learning has changed considerably. Gone are the days when we had to trawl through dictionaries ...
The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives has launched Arabic language lessons on the Madrasa e-learning platform, through which 50 million Arab students from kindergarten to grade ...
A recent article posed the question "Who needs the Arabic Language?" (Gulf News, December 23). Is it necessary for Arabs to learn Arabic? Many would be tempted to brush off this question as ...
"I find it respectful that the Irish students are learning my language." These are the words of Mohammad. He is 14 years old and moved from Syria to Northern Ireland in 2019. In school, his Northern ...
In Somaya Sallam’s kindergarten classroom at Bellevue’s Ardmore Elementary, 40 minutes of every day are dedicated to learning Arabic language, music and culture. About 75 students, which includes ...
Not content with speaking a few words of bad Arabic, a Time Out staffer sat through eight weeks of language lessons. But was it worth it? Despite our best intentions, few who make this city their home ...