LANGUAGE LEARNING PLAN EGYPT – EGYPTIAN ARABIC

LANGUAGE LEARNING PLAN

EGYPT – EGYPTIAN ARABIC

1. Languages of Egypt

1. Includes: Egyptian Arabic, Sa’idi Arabic, English

   1. Egyptian Arabic: understood by almost all Egyptians

   2. Sa’idi Arabic: most non-urbanized people in southern Egypt

   3. English: most commonly used foreign language

2. Most widely used: Egyptian Arabic, which is the most widely understood first dialect in the Middle East & North Africa regions.

1. Resources to Learning Egyptian Arabic in Six Months

1. Materials

   1. Kallimni ‘Arabi Bishweesh:

      1. A Beginners‘ Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic

      2. An Intermediate Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic

      3. An Upper Intermediate Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic

http://www.amazon.com/Kallimni-Arabi-Bishweesh-Beginners-Egyptian/dp/977416220X/ref=pd_sim_b_1/182-7023591-8070002?ie=UTF8&refRID=0PDB0Q4SWBV1E613C3VH

1. The ETC courses (http://www.etcegypt.org/)

   1. Classes start when courses have 3 enrolled students.

   2. 48-hour courses with an option to select either 4 or 6 hours per week; total commitment of either 8 or 12 weeks.

   3. Classes are offered in Maadi and Zamalek in Cairo

2. Websites

   1. My languages: http://www.mylanguages.org/learn_egyptian.php

   2. Online Education: Pimsleur

      1. Works on any portable MP3 players, iPhone, iPad and most smart phones https://www.pimsleurdigital.com/

   3. Best website for learning Arabic: www.taibauniversity.org

   4. A good website for self-learners: www.lootah.com

   5. Public Lessons: http://v.163.com/special/opencourse/arabic.html

   6. Bibie.is

3. Apps

   1. Google Translate

   2. uTalk

   3. English-Arabic Dictionary: http://www.appchina.com/app/com.dictionary.en_ar/

   4. Translation between Arabic and English: http://www.fpwap.com/soft/35280.html

1. Methods of Learning

1. Finding mentors:

   1. Contacting a few saints in the locality through Rhema.

   2. Making friends with students (native or foreign) on the campuses:

      1. The universities in Cairo possess a large Chinese (Mandarin) department where more than 1,000 Egyptian students are learning Chinese. Especially in one university both the Department Chairwoman and the Dean received their PhDs in Beijing and speak excellent Chinese.

   3. Building relationships with neighbors.

2. Attending classes( in universities) that provide Arabic teaching for foreigners: http://www.etcegypt.org/learn-arabic/

3. Carrying out listening practices as many as possible via conversions, TV, and radio.

4. Getting familiar with all kinds of pronunciation by applying Apps in a consistent way.

5. Speaking words, phrases, and sentences in daily life as much as possible.

6. Regularly attending Christian meetings to learn the spiritual expressions.

1. Stages of Learning