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Arabic at the YCMES:
The Yemen Language Center
With almost twenty years of experience, the Yemen Language Center has developed an excellent curriculum of Arabic courses. Classroom instruction is designed to develop the student’s speaking and listening skills, as reading and writing can be covered both in non-Arabic environments and from homework drills. The YLC offers Arabic language instruction from survival lessons to post-advanced independent study. Though many supplementary materials are utilized, the primary textbook for the YLC program is Al-Kitaab fi Tacallum al-cArabiyya from Georgetown Press.
Equipped with the latest in language learning technologies and privileged with a qualified and experienced teaching staff, the YLC will continue to provide quality language learning, serving as the Arabic language department of the YCMES.
The Arabic Program was founded and developed by Mr. Sabri Saleem and is overseen by Dr. Hamoud Al Hobaishi who is in charge of the curriculum, the teaching staff and class instruction. The YLC is proud of the collective experience of its staff, ranging from 5 to 23 years, in teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Classes in the center are designed to create an intimate environment between staff and the student body. Outside of class, all the Arabic language teachers maintain office hours during which students may visit for additional help.
A comprehensive placement examination evaluating each student’s speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills is administered prior to the start of each term. Classes are organized on the basis of examination results in consultation with the teaching staff. For students whose proficiency level does not allow placement in a regular class, the YLC provides two hours of private tutoring in lieu of the four hours of group instruction.