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Before coming here many told us the dialect is very different from Jordan, but people have understood us fine and after some adjustment we are used to their different sayings, although still learning many new tricks of course.

The greatest blessing from Kelsey is being comfortable preaching and teaching in Arabic. We find that here foreigners seem to have either good classical but can't be understood, or good spoken but little experience working with written Arabic like the Bible. We are convinced and try to convince others that Kelsey is a unique preparation for those who desire to communicate well in that regard.

We watch many people struggling to learn [Arabic], and are grateful for having had such a social, encouraging, structured program at Kelsey. – An intercultural married couple living in North Africa

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Welcome to the Kelsey Arabic Program

The Kelsey Arabic Program is an Arabic language program located in Amman, Jordan. Our students come from around the world to learn Arabic for service in a variety of capacities among Arabic-speaking peoples. Come and study Arabic in Jordan with us!

In addition to our facilities in Amman, we also offer classes in the rural town of Madaba, located 40km south of the capitol. For more information about this branch of our program please see Madaba Location.

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Do I need to take the Arabic ACTFL?

Posted by admin on 3 May 2012

First of all, do you really know what the ACTFL is? Well...it's an acronym, right? So, ACTFL stands for "American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages". Basically it's a standardized way to assess your oral or written proficiency in a foreign language. The ACTFL is offered for dozens of languages around the world, and there are certified testers right here in Amman who can assess your proficiency in Arabic. Already getting nervous? I'll bet I know what you're thinking:

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Two Full Years?

Posted by admin on 25 April 2012

"It doesn't really take two full years to learn Arabic, does it? How long did it take you to get fluent?"
"My dad got fluent in French in like 10 months... so is Arabic gonna take longer than that?!?!"
"I only get to study at KAP for 2 or 3 semesters at the most. Is that enough time to learn the language?"
"Somebody told me that the 4th Semester at Kelsey isn't that important...so I'm planning on starting work after the 3rd semester."

Ocassionally we hear comments like these from students. So what do you think? Are two years too much, too little or just enough for this language? Is learning Arabic really more involved and time consuming than French or German?

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MSA or Amiyya?

Posted by Admin on 3 April 2012

So which Arabic is the right Arabic to study? MSA or Amiyya? Today MSA is the most widely taught form of Arabic in the world...yet it is rarely used in real conversations with Arabs. At the same time, Amiyya in its various forms is used primarily in verbal communication...yet is it enough to learn by itself?