Jefferson Prep opens Arabic Language Center

Jefferson Prep is proud to expand its Arabic language instruction to the New York City area.  Jefferson Prep is a national leader in language instruction, and it is proud to be offering private, small group and classroom instruction in New York City. 

Across the US, a surge of student curiosity about Arabic after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 is evolving into a demand for more courses, especially upper-level classes as novices resolve to master the language. A full 73% of 640 Arabic-language students surveyed at 37 institutions in 2004 said they were interested in learning Arabic at some level. 

Only a minority of students reach proficiency. One in four first-year students in the best programs

To meet the demand, schools that already offer Arabic are expanding old programs, creating new ones and scrambling, sometimes in vain, to find qualified teachers. Purdue relies on six grad students to teach its courses. Vermont’s Middlebury College recruits from Syria and Egypt to staff its summer language program. Yet even with extra efforts, various constraints are making it a challenge for schools to keep up.

Yet with fewer than 10% of U.S. colleges offering any Arabic courses, some fear that higher-learning institutions on the whole aren’t doing enough to adjust.

“Demand is there, but they’re not offering (courses) because of budgetary constraints or whatever,” Belnap says. “These are very curious things in a time when your country is clamoring for more foreign-language expertise.”

Jefferson Prep’s expert Arabic instructors are perfectly suited to provide personally-tailored Arabic services at every academic level. 

As such, Jefferson Prep is offering private, online, small-group and classroom courses throughout New York City.  Jefferson Prep has hired 7 instructors, each of whom has over 5 years of experience and native fluency.  Jefferson Prep is able to teach courses at our New York location for all dialects of Arabic language. 

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