• Does your child take Arabic classes but still can’t understand or speak?

• Does your child know how to read and write in Arabic but can’t understand (hardly) anything?

• Have you tried various online and classroom methods, yet the long-awaited results still aren’t satisfactory?

• Do you have to force your child to go to their Arabic lessons?

• Are you not a fluent Arabic speaker but would like your child to be?

• Would you like your child to finally enjoy taking effective Arabic lessons?

• Are you convinced of the efficiency of immersion learning but don’t know where to start?

• If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, know that 90% of parents who were asked these questions are in the same situation.

• Boring classes

• Lessons essentially focused on grammar in order to learn reading and writing.

• Classes that are very theoretical and unrealistic.

• Writing-only classes.

• Classes given in English or even in Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian or other dialects but never in literary Arabic.

• The time spent being exposed to Arabic is practically zero.

• Mechanical translations

• Memorisation of vocabulary out of context!

• No interaction in Arabic between students

At Arabic Immersion, we told ourselves it was time to revolutionise the Arabic language learning process and to finally propose a programme that uses the ONLY efficient method of all-time for any culture: learning through immersion!

1. Oral comprehension as a stepping stone.
2. Interaction
3. Exposure to regularly listening to Arabic in order to be able to establish a phonetical repertoire.
4. Start with realistic expectations and meet them by practicing through real and authentic situations.

It’s quite simply the natural way of learning any language, including Arabic, and Arabic Immersion does just that!

My name is Abdelkarim. I was born in Avignon, located in the south of France. Passionate about education and the Arabic language, I’ve committed myself professionally and personally to this field for more than 15 years.

As a native Arabic speaker, I spent the majority of my life developing the best ways of teaching and learning the Arabic language. I’ve always believed in total immersion instead of the traditional teaching methods of the Arabic language that unfortunately do not yield any results.

In order to learn Arabic, you must listen, listen listen... then speak, speak, speak! I myself have learnt Arabic thanks to listening and interacting.

In 2006, Mouadh, my oldest child, came into the world. Then in 2007 Safiya joined him. As a parent who is passionate about the Arabic language, I whole-heartedly wanted them to learn Modern Standard Arabic but I didn’t know how to go about it. Besides speaking to them in an Arabic dialect and putting on cartoons for them in Modern Standard Arabic, I didn’t know of any other way to enhance their level of Arabic! Additionally, I didn’t want them to take the traditional classes that were given by the associations in my city.

I had understood that the method of teaching them to read and write without comprehending wasn’t effective and would lead nowhere. Not to mention the fact that the desire to learn Arabic was not aroused at all in the children.

Everything changed in 2009, the day I participated in an Arabic language teacher training course in Marseille provided by Arabic For All, a Saudi institute based in Riyad specialising in the teaching of the Arabic language, one of whose speakers was one of the authors of the famous programme “Alarabiya Bayna Yadayk”.

It is a training that will completely consolidate me in my vision of teaching the Arabic language and that will make me discover a revolutionary method that will change my professional and personal projects.

It is a method of acquiring the Arabic language through immersion and interaction from the famous Palestinian linguist Professor Abdellah Dannan, to whom, in 2015, was awarded the prize for the best teaching method of the Arabic language in a school setting. It’s a method that is based on communicative approach to the Arabic language based on listening and interaction.

Thanks to this method, my 5 children are completely Arabic speaking in addition to being French-speaking and fluent in the Moroccan dialect. Today, I communicate with them exclusively in Modern Standard Arabic from an early age.

Today, I am the pedagogical manager of the Shatibi Atfal centre in Garges-lès-Gonesse which hosts Arabic immersion sessions for children in the Paris region. (Find out more) The Arabic Immersion method is also based on my 10 years of experience as a language trainer as well as my Master’s degree in Didactics of Teaching the Arabic language.

Linguist, novelist and poet, Professor Abdellah Dannan has devoted more than sixty years of his life to education as a teacher and professor, including at the university level.

He’s published over sixty articles and books on Arabic language teaching to children. In 2015 at the International Conference in Dubai, he received the award for the best teaching method of the Arabic language in a school setting.

The "I learn Arabic through immersion" revolves around short dialogues taken from daily life. Animated videos for educational purposes are designed entirely by the Arabic Immersion team which promote understanding.

Among the strengths of the programme, you should know that all didactic content is accompanied by a “vocabulary” section. The objective is to explain the lexicon of the session through audio-visual images without having to translate them.

In order for a child to have fun learning, they need feedback that will allow them to evaluate their progress. Each session has its own quiz, in complete immersion. No translation. Pas de traduction. The quizzes are a real source of motivation for children.

• Introduce oneself, their family and friends
• Ask how someone is doing and respond
• Talk about family members and friends
• Talk about one’s home (names of rooms, description…)
• Talk about one’s activities and hobbies
• Talk about one’s emotions, feelings and likes
• Describe oneself physically; describe the physical aspects and personality of someone (a real person or a fictional character)
• Talk about one’s school and town: say who are their professors, say what building they are located in…
• Talk about one’s school life: talk about their schedule, subjects, timetables, etc.
• Talk about the weather
• Ask questions about what someone likes and say what they like.
• Ask questions and respond to questions about prices/checks/receipts.
• Talk about an itinerary or a journey (directions, landmarks, signs, vocabulary about towns…)
• Justify a choice, a preference, a like… using causal expressions (because…)
• Talk about one’s routine (habits, daily activities…)
• Briefly describe object (name, size, colour, characteristics…)
• Talk about animals (name, size, colour, characteristics…)
• Many other skills (non-exhaustive list)

We’re recommended

Actually, I wanted to tell you about this programme.  As someone who loves the Arabic language, I’ve been looking for a good course, good audio, video ...  And now, finally I found it at Arabic Immersion!  Really, I take my hat off to them!!!!   And on the positive side the lockdown allowed us to immerse ourselves in it everyday😍. The children are highly motivated and now it’s they who insist on doing the Arabic workshop.  Even the older ones who have a better level and who I didn’t ask to participate, decided to join their brothers and sisters because it is active and fun. The forum that allows them to talk and be corrected makes us laugh a lot 🤣. Everything is in Arabic and can be understood thanks to the images, the well-chosen quizzes...  it’s incredible !!!!  And the fact of having offered films and episodes of Mawgli in Arabic during the lockdown added to the children’s motivation!!!!  Just one word: BRAVO 👍

"My first impression: very satisfied with the programme after one week. I’ve acquired vocabulary thanks to the videos which allow me to repeat the questions to my children. I am like a child in front of the programme ; I’m enthousiastic to do it with my kids Regarding my daughter, these are her words: it is very, very, very, very good and I prefer the large quiz."

"It’s a fun programme, the child has a pleasant approach to the Arabic language. So far,  this is the first time that one of my kids enjoys Arabic lessons and loves this magnificent language so for me the objective of this method was to reconnect with Arabic...sincerely Jazakom o Allah o kheiran"

"We found this immersion programme interesting as learning is done in a fun way using an innovative method."

"The children are very happy with the programme. They learned a lot of vocabulary words and expressions naturally while having fun."

"My children sing this rhyme ‘machallah’ over and over, they know it perfectly now. They are looking forward to the next class."

• 10-month online immersion program + unlimited access

• Fun and interactive digital media

• Online self-correction exercises

• Total immersions in Arabic (no translations)

• A pedagogy in accordance with the Dannan method

• A digital space compatible with all media

• DOWNLOADABLE MP3 audio versions of all media

• Explanatory animated videos in Arabic

• UNLIMITED 24/7 access

• Access for the whole family

*This programme is to be used strictly in a private and family setting. Any use in an association or school setting is strictly prohibited. For a partnership request, please fill out this form by Clicking Here.

Bonus 1

30 HADITHS THAT NO CHILD SHOULD DO WITHOUT

BONUS 4

ACCESS TO A HUNDRED BOARD GAMES IN ARABIC 5TO BE PRINTED° TO REVIEW THE PROGRAMME WITH THE FAMILY (GAMES FOR 7 FAMILIES, GOOSE GAMES, LOTO...).

You have no more excuses to start now...

We have complete confidence in you and our programme. For 15 days, we’ll leave you the keys to the programme. You can watch, test: make yourself at home!

If the programme suits you, great!

If you are not completely satisfied with the programme, simply send an email to [email protected] within 15 days of your registration date and we will return your investment to you without ANY condition.

There is no risk to you by registering today; your child will be able to use the entire programme provided during these 15 days and will even be able to participate in the first audio forums.

Why such a guarantee? Quite simply because this programme is based on a didactic approach proven scientifically but also from an empirical point of view with more than 3000 families who benefit from this method.