Study Arabic Hebron Review

Most of my time at the Excellence Centre was spent studying Arabic, as I was on the intensive course: after studying in the mornings, I would practice the topics covered into the evening in a cafe, or at my apartment.

I found the intensive Arabic course very useful, and I am grateful to my two teachers, Haya and Daliah, who taught me for my first four weeks and last two weeks. I spoke no Arabic when I arrived, and now I am able to get by in shops and have short discussions with people. I found Haya’s immersive teaching strategy extremely useful in jumping straight into the language. She introduced me into conversational Arabic quickly, and taught me useful expressions and vocabulary. Combined with Daliah’s focused approach—which was more technical and allowed to build on that foundation and hone those skills—I definitely feel like I now have the skills to learn Arabic independently, and build my proficiency going forward.

The environment at the centre was very friendly and relaxed, and I appreciated that a lot: the mix of people was great and everyone was very friendly! I didn’t travel outside of Hebron much: I visited Jerusalem and Ramallah, and found Hebron a very interesting and welcoming city. In Hebron, you need to be ready for people to ask you a lot of questions, but it’s an overwhelmingly friendly place—in fact the thing I liked most about Palestine is the people, almost all of whom are exceptionally welcoming and generous, something that I have always appreciated and will continue to do so.