On DAR LOUGHAT - Cross-Cultural Language Center
Provider description
Dar Loughat is an innovative, cooperative and outreach institution in Morocco providing intensive courses in all levels of Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic throughout the year.
Dar Loughat is ideally located in the center of downtown Tetouan, declared a World Cultural Heritage City by UNESCO. The city of Tetouan is less than an hour by ferry from the Spanish coast and boasts a mild Mediterranean climate.
Dar Loughats teachers are highly qualified native speakers with experience instructing both independent students and study abroad groups from major universities.
Former students include students of the Departments of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Translation Schools, specialized journalists in Middle Eastern and North African areas, NGO volunteers and company representatives in Arab countries.
In addition to language courses, Dar Loughat offers several excursions and cultural activities.
Advantages of studying with DAR LOUGHAT - Cross-Cultural Language Center
While studying Arabic in Tetouan, students can enjoy the citys excellent beaches, which are undoubtedly among the most beautiful in the entire Mediterranean area, its evergreen Rif Mountains which spread eastwards along a distance of more than 500 kilometres and its five century old Medina.
The school is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual material, modern language labs, wireless internet connection and a small library that contains a considerable number of books on a variety of topics.
The flexibility of the starting dates and the program length allows students to attend Arabic classes anytime throughout the year, from a week to a complete academic year.
At Dar Loughat, students benefit from small size classes of between three and eight students (maximum), and a wide range of excursions, social and cultural activities allowing them to get the most out of their international experience.
The school welcomes a diverse and international student body throughout the year. Students from Europe, North America and Asia come to learn Arabic and discover Moroccos rich and unique cultural legacy at Dar Loughat.
Language courses are given by enthusiastic, multilingual, qualified and experienced teachers, exclusively dedicated to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. All classes are given in Arabic, except for complete beginners, where the students mother language is used to the minimum.
Through various immersion and language exchange activities, Dar Loughat provides its students with daily contact with Moroccan life, allowing them to expand their vocabulary, improve their spoken language performance and better understand the local culture.
Course provider history
Founded in 2004 in the heart of the city of Tetouan in northern Morocco, Dar Loughat has rapidly established a strong and well-respected reputation as a cross-cultural center in the Arab world.
The city of Tetouan, declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, stands out for its strategic location, as it is less than sixty kilometers from Algeziras in Spain northwards and sixty kilometers from Tangier in the western direction. The small size of the city allows students to get easily integrated and immersed into the local culture, which is famous for its legendary generosity and tolerance.