Arabic Program for Non-Native Speakers Scholarships

This scholarship is designed to learn Arabic for non-native speakers students from outside Qatar. The admission process to this scholarship is handling by the International Students Section in coordinating with the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program. The student can apply to this program as a personal applicant or the student can be nominated by one of the organizations which have an established agreement with Qatar University and admitted by the President of Qatar University to grant scholarship in annual basis. The program duration is one academic year.

In order to know how to apply to this scholarship please visit the following page: Arabic for Non-native Speakers Program.

Beneficiaries of this scholarship may apply for other grants and scholarship after completing the Arabic for Non-native Speakers Program. Students who benefit from short scholarships may enroll in courses outside the Arabic for Non-native Speakers Program on the basis of a proposal by the Arabic Department and approval by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, with a maximum 9 credit hours in a term.

For more information, please information below: (source: http://www.qu.edu.qa/students/admission/scholarships/scholarship_types.php#islamic  and http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/anns/)

Department of Arabic for Non-Native Speakers

Mission

The program aims to advance the communication skills of its participants in Modern Standard Arabic; listening, reading, writing and speaking. Along with the mutual respect between the Arabic and other cultures.

History, evolution and objectives:
The program was founded as an academic unit within the Arabic Language Department by University regulation 7, enacted by the University President in 1986. The program has since served over 600 students representing more than 50 nationalities. Beginning in the Academic Year 2006-07, the program has operated as its own Department, independent of the Arabic Language Department, and has developed its own mission, vision, and objectives as follows:

• To contribute to the continuing dialogue between nations and world cultures and to foster tolerance and open interaction among them.
• To promote the Arabic language and to provide students with opportunities to learn about the role of Arabic in human history and the development of modern society.

Methodology

In teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the program uses the communicative language approach, which includes the use of multimedia with a focus on the variety of the language used throughout the Arabic speaking world, especially in print and electronic media, and in educational and academic settings, as well as other aspects of daily life. The program offers a number of courses designed to develop all skills; i.e. listening, speaking, reading, writing, media Arabic, modern literature, and classical literature. In addition to formal classes, the program organizes monthly excursions and cultural activities around Doha where Arabic is used. Trips to museums, the Al Jazeera television studios, and recreation sites are an integral part of the program. Student participation in these curricular and extracurricular activities links the language acquired in class to the larger Qatari and Arab contexts.

Faculty

The program employs a number of full-time Qatar University faculty with academic credentials and varied experience in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. Classes are small, with an average of 10-15 students in the Beginning and Intermediate levels, and approximately 10 in the Advanced level.

Students

Students in the Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Program come from extremely diverse backgrounds. Some seek Arabic language skills for the religious reasons, while others maintain a cultural or academic interest in Arabic. The program serves future scholars, teachers of Arabic and the Islamic Sciences, journalists, diplomats, employees of Non-Governmental Organizations or cultural programs, and many others. Each year, number of ANNS students are accepted into other departments at Qatar University upon completion of the program, including Arabic Language, Computer Science, and Business. The program maintains associations and agreements with public and private sector organizations throughout the world to admit a limited number of students nominated by these organizations. including for example Georgetown Univesity, Jakarta Government University, various embassies in Qatar, and the Islamic Foundation of the United Kingdom.


We look forward to hearing from you.
 

Ms. Suhad Abdl Rahman- Program Administrator (E-mail: arabicprogram@qu.edu.qa; Office Tel.: +974 4403 4584)

Ms. Zuzana Pavelkova - Program Coordinator for Student Affairs (E-mail:  zuzana.pavelkova@qu.edu.qa ; Office Tel.: +974 4403-4591)