How to Learn Arabic Online for Children
There are approximately 280 million native Arabic speakers worldwide, and approximately another 250 million second-language speakers of the language. If you are interested in having your children learn Arabic, it is best to start teaching them young, due to the difficulty of the language. Although finding a personal instructor is probably the best way to teach your kids, if you are pressed for time or money, then there are effective ways for them to learn online.
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Join the Arabic Academy (see Resources). This site offers courses for children, teens, adults and business people. Courses start as low as $79 per month, as of 2011. The courses consist of interactive animated lessons, and over 1,000 exercises and vocabulary drills. You child will be given attention by a personal teacher they can interact with and ask questions. There are currently over 23,000 members in this global community.
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Go to Fun with Arabic (see Resources). Because this site uses sound and cartoon-like flash animations, it is ideally suited for children. It has only material for beginners and will help your child learn the basics. It includes topics like learning the alphabet and includes a song, writing, and grammar rules. It also has some basic greetings, along with a quiz.
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Sign up with the Shariah Program (see Resources). This program is for the serious student, offering self-paced and one- and two-year programs that range in price from $25 per month to $100 per month, as of 2011. These classes offer video and audio transcriptions along with quizzes, tests and downloadable content. The program also offers several tutorials a week with a live instructor, and 24-hour forum support. The teachers are native speakers. The program offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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