Our Intensive Jordanian Arabic Program is designed to accelerate your language learning through full cultural and linguistic immersion. We offer year-round courses in Jordanian and Levantine Colloquial Arabic (Ammiyya), as well as Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Online lessons are also available for those seeking more flexibility. For a more customized experience, we provide personalized courses tailored to your specific learning goals.
Our courses offer flexibility in both duration and timing, running from one to thirteen weeks and available year-round—spring, summer, fall, and winter. Whether you’re looking for a short, intensive Arabic program in Amman or elsewhere in the Middle East, or prefer a longer stay to immerse yourself in the language and culture, we’re here to help you find the experience that fits your goals.
You can start the Intensive Jordanian Arabic Program at any time, and it will be tailored to reflect language ability, learning goals, and learning preferences. The classes you take will enable you to enhance your Arabic skills through a range of study options. Daily interaction with local Jordanians and fellow students will also give you valuable opportunities to practice and reinforce what you learn in class.
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Program Location
Our intensive Arabic courses are held in Amman, the capital of Jordan, where you’ll experience the richness of Jordanian culture, daily life, and political context. As part of the program, you’ll also gain insight into the human rights situation of Palestinian refugees through visits to local refugee camps and nearby Jordanian villages. To further enhance your experience and provide you with deeper engagement and cultural understanding, we organize visits to Jordanian universities, factories, and with local families.
Intensive Arabic Language Courses for 2025/2026
Study Levantine Arabic School is now accepting applications for its 2025/2026 Intensive Arabic Language Courses. Programs include winter and summer intensive courses, online Arabic lessons, and Arabic for kids online. Each offers a unique opportunity to accelerate your Arabic learning through full language immersion, whether in Jordan or from the comfort of your home.
Students have the chance to study 20 hours of instruction per week. With this format, students can quickly acquire Arabic skills and complete a full 80-hour course in just four weeks.
List Of Arabic Immersion Programs
The Intensive Arabic programs at Study Levantine Arabic School cover a variety of dialects and intensity levels, as outlined below:
The Best Way To Learn Arabic Rapidly
For students looking to fast-track their Arabic language acquisition, intensive courses and our summer Arabic immersion programs provide the best option. With 4 to 6 hours of Arabic instruction each day, students benefit from consistent, focused engagement that significantly enhances language proficiency. These programs cover the equivalent of one semester of Arabic language study in just 4 weeks, promoting higher language retention rates and accelerated fluency.
A complete Arabic Immersion Experience
Study Levantine Arabic School’s intensive Arabic courses seek to strengthen your relationship with the Arabic language through total immersion in Jordanian life and culture. For this reason, the program is conducted entirely in Arabic, and students are encouraged to participate in the cultural activities and site visits organized by the school. This approach allows you to practice your language skills in authentic settings while simultaneously building connections with the local community in Amman.
Learn With A Dedicated Team Of Arabic Language Experts
Our teaching team includes over 10 full-time instructors, all highly trained professionals with advanced degrees in linguistics, Arabic studies, education, or related fields. Each teacher has specialized training in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and brings a deep passion for helping students develop their Arabic skills.
Study Levantine Arabic School has been offering Arabic language courses to non-native speakers from all over the world since 2011, and has hosted more than one thousand international visitors.
Enjoy Small Class Sizes
Participation in lively class conversations is essential to all intensive Arabic language courses. With a strong communicative approach and small class sizes limited to five students, our classes provide ample opportunity for discussion, inclusive participation, and individual attention from our Arabic teachers.
Guaranteed Availability
Our intensive courses are available at all levels on a year-round basis, meaning that you are guaranteed a place on a course at the time of your choosing. Upon joining a class, you will also be able to progress from one level to the next without gaps or interruptions.
Why Should I Join The Intensive Arabic Immersion Program?
Here are a few reasons for joining the Intensive Arabic Immersion Program in Jordan:
- Diverse Arabic courses to choose from, such as Modern Standard Arabic, Levantine (Shami) dialects, Ammiya, Classical, and Jordanian Arabic—all of which use up-to-date teaching techniques in an intensive learning environment.
- Tuition from well-qualified, attentive Arabic teachers with excellent educational backgrounds
- Breakfast with other participants (6 times a week)
- Support before your departure and during your time in Jordan
- Visits to various sites in the city of Amman, including refugee camps, the old city and various factories
- Engagement in educational, social, and community activities with members of the Amman community and local organizations.
- Jordanian hospitality and a pleasant climate
- The chance to live in one of the most politically divisive and ambivalent regions of the Middle East
- “The opportunity to visit unique tourist attractions from a native perspective, including Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, Aqaba, Madaba, Irbid, and the Dead Sea near the Jordan Valley.”
- A certificate upon completion
Where Do Our Arabic Students Come From?
Everywhere! Here at Study Levantine Arabic School, we are proud to host people of all nations, religions and cultures. For us there is no such thing as a ‘foreigner’, only those with unique cultural perspectives with whom we are delighted to share our time and experiences.
We have welcomed many Arabic students from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Canada, France, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland to Jordan. Our students have also hailed from Brazil, Mexico, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, Ireland, China and New Zealand.
Is your country missing from the list? Now is your chance to become the first representative of your nation to join our ever-expanding international community.
Is The Arabic Immersion Program Suitable For You?
Still unsure if this course is for you? Here are some examples of groups who would greatly benefit from our Arabic lessons Amman:
- Those who want to improve their theoretical language skills by practicing in real-life situations
- University Students who want to spend a semester studying abroad for a University Credit
- People who are interested in a Summer Arabic program
- Those who want to learn about their Jordanian family heritage
- Those who are interested in reading the Quran
- Political science students who would like to work in Arabic-speaking countries
- Social workers who are working directly with Arabic speakers
- People who are conducting fieldwork in the Middle East or an Arabic-speaking country
- Students who are planning to live or work in an Arabic-speaking country
- Students of Middle Eastern studies, refugee law or human rights
- People who are interested in studying a language overseas
Intensive Jordanian Arabic Language Courses in Jordan
Study Levantine Arabic School’s intensive Arabic courses are open to any student who wants to learn or progress their Arabic skills rapidly. Whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student, or simply an avid language lover, these classes will help improve your Arabic through classroom immersion.
Please find more information below.
1. Modern Standard Arabic Intensive Courses
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Classical Arabic are largely considered the same dialect, with only minor differences in phrasing and diction. Since they share an identical vocabulary, students enrolled in our intensive Modern Standard Arabic programs will also be well-prepared to understand and engage with Classical Arabic.
At Study Levantine Arabic School, Modern Standard Arabic is taught at eight different levels, from complete beginner to highly advanced.
Modern Standard Arabic Course Details: >>
2. Jordan Colloquial Arabic Courses
The Study Levantine Arabic intensive program is perfect for those who want to immerse themselves in the diverse culture of Jordan and the Levant or wish to connect with the wider Jordanian diaspora. Traveling to Amman and acquiring the spoken Jordanian dialect will connect you with the region’s rich history and will better help you to understand its contemporary role in the Arab world and internationally.
At Study Levantine Arabic School, the Jordanian Colloquial Arabic courses are available at six different levels ranging from beginners to intermediate and advanced levels. Jordanian Colloquial Arabic: Course details: >>
3. Levantine Colloquial Arabic
The Study Levantine Arabic intensive program is an ideal opportunity to expand your spoken Arabic to include the Levantine dialect.
Fortunately for participants of this program, our center is located in the heart of the Levant in the vibrant city of Amman. As one of the most widely spoken Arabic dialects, the acquisition of Levantine Arabic is the ultimate passport to connect you with the Arabic-speaking world. Levantine Colloquial Arabic Course details: >>
4. Individual Arabic Courses
Study Levantine Arabic School offers intensive and non-intensive private Arabic lessons in various dialects, all taught one-on-one by a Study Levantine Arabic School Arabic teacher. As an Arabic student, you will have the opportunity to customize your Arabic course according to your needs and wishes. Our Jordanian teachers will prepare a curriculum to meet your needs.
Our wide range of immersive Arabic courses covers both standardized Arabic classes and specific colloquial dialects from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Jordan, and other regions of the Levant. As such, our Arabic lessons are suitable for a wide range of learners, from international businesspeople, diplomats, and travelers to people wishing to read the Quran. Our flexible private lessons can specialize your curriculum to suit your needs and requirements.
5. Online Arabic Courses
In addition to the Arabic programs offered in Amman, we provide online Arabic lessons in Levantine, Palestinian, Jordanian, and Lebanese dialects, taught by qualified Jordanian teachers and instructors. For more details about these programs, please visit this link: Levantine and Jordanian Arabic Online Lessons. : Levantine and Jordanian Arabic online lessons.
Non-Intensive, Intensive And Super-Intensive Arabic Courses
All Arabic courses are available at different intensities, with flexible class frequencies, as well as varying levels of immersion and out-of-classroom coursework.
- Non-Intensive Arabic lessons are taught for a total of 12 hours per week, with three hours of study a day for three days each week. Learning progresses through in-class immersion as well as through your day-to-day interactions with people in the city of Amman. We recommend students interested in a long-term program (between 1 – 3 months) enroll in a non-intensive Arabic course.
- The Intensive Arabic course is designed to enhance any previous immersion in Arabic language and culture. These courses are held for 20 hours each week, with approximately four hours of Arabic language instruction per day, five days a week. Intensive Arabic courses include additional homework and out-of-classroom assignments.
- The third and final course intensity, the Super-Intensive Arabic program, is for those who want a completely immersive, high-intensity classroom-oriented experience. These courses offer 30 hours of instruction per week, with five hours of language instruction per day, five days a week. We generally recommend super intensive courses for those enrolling in shorter programs (1 – 4 weeks) due to the larger study load.
Intensive Jordanian Arabic Program – Overview
Intensive Arabic Programs and Study Options in Jordan
You can enroll in an Arabic language course independently or as part of one of our Intensive Arabic Study Abroad Programs in Jordan:
1. Flexible Year-Round Intensive Arabic Courses
Intensive Arabic programs can be taken on a year-round basis. Each course has a duration of four weeks and students can continue on to the next level after passing a final exam and giving an oral presentation.
2. Intensive Study Abroad Programs
The Study Abroad Arabic immersion programs include intensive courses, cultural activities, and trips, making them ideal for students seeking an accredited academic program to improve their Arabic and gain insight into Arabic culture and society. Study Levantine Arabic School offers the following intensive Arabic Study Abroad programs:
a. Summer Intensive Arabic Programs
Our Summer Intensive Arabic Study Abroad Program offers a fully immersive language experience. Students participate in intensive Arabic courses complemented by non-intensive Arabic classes and area studies, providing a well-rounded understanding of both the language and regional context.
b. Winter Intensive Arabic Programs
Although summer programs are typically more popular, our Winter Intensive Arabic Programs provide the same immersive and accredited experience. Students can join four-week sessions held in December and January to improve their Arabic skills during the winter break.
c. Intensive Arabic Semester Or Year Programs
Designed for university students seeking a deeper, long-term immersion, our Semester and Year-Long Intensive Arabic Programs combine intensive language instruction with specialized courses in Arabic and regional studies. These programs are ideal for those looking to make significant progress in both language proficiency and cultural understanding.
Assessment And Placement
With the exception of complete beginners, all students take a written and oral language proficiency assessment on the first day of classes. Teachers will then determine their placement by examining their performance as well as taking prior language study into account.
Getting to Jordan
Flying is the easiest and most common way to reach Jordan. Most international travelers arrive at Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) near Amman, which is well-connected to major cities worldwide via airlines such as Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Emirates. There’s also a smaller airport in Aqaba (King Hussein International Airport) for some regional and budget flights.
Many nationalities can get a visa on arrival, or you can use the Jordan Pass, which waives the visa fee if you stay at least three nights and includes entry to major sites like Petra.
Accomodations
Study Levantine Arabic School offers international Arabic students a chance to stay with a Jordanian host family with whom they can practice their Arabic skills, learn more about Jordanian culture and experience daily Jordanian life.
Homestays are only guaranteed for female students and are subject to availability for male students. If a host family placement isn’t available, or if you prefer another arrangement, you can stay in a shared apartment with fellow students. Because homestay spots are limited, we recommend applying as early as possible to secure your preferred housing option.
Queen Alia Airport Pickups
Study Levantine Arabic School staff can organize a taxi to pick you up at Queen Alia International Airport and take you directly to Amman and the Center. This is the easiest and most convenient way to reach us (about 30–45 minutes, depending on traffic).
An additional fee applies for this service, typically around 50 euros in total. Please let us know if you would like to arrange an airport pickup.
How to Apply?
Please send an email application request to Info@studyarabic.org with Intensive Jordanian Arabic Program in the subject line. Once we receive your email, we will send you the application form.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I want to study Arabic for a semester or a year. Are there any other long-term study options?
For those interested in a traditional academic semester-style study program, the Academic Study Abroad Program will suit your needs. You can also choose to combine intensive and semester-style Arabic courses during your time with Study Levantine Arabic School.
What is the minimum duration of the Intensive Courses?
The minimum study duration is 1 week. One intensive courses take 4 weeks to complete (around 80 hours of class time), however, so most students register for a period of from 4 to 13 weeks.
What if there aren’t any students at my proficiency level?
Study Levantine Arabic School hosts roughly 50 students every year. Occasionally we receive students who are the only ones at their proficiency level. When this happens, the student can continue taking the group courses they originally chose at a reduced number of class hours until more students join the class.