Super-Intensive Arabic at the Excellence Center

I came to the Excellence Center in Hebron to participate in their super-intensive Arabic course for about twelve weeks. I had no familiarity with the language when I arrived but for the script, but after three months of one-on-one instruction with an experienced teacher, I gained a very good beginning acquaintance with it, especially as spoken here in Palestine. Classes touched on all aspects of language-learning—on grammar, vocabulary, translation, and conversation—providing me with a solid foundation for further study. I was also happy to discover that the Center was a lively and welcoming place to undertake this work. It’s staffed by a group of people who are really friendly and genuinely interested in sharing the culture with visitors. It’s also an important institution for the local community, making it a great place for someone like me to make some special acquaintances. It’s a hard thing to capture in a few words, but my experience at the Center was one of the most rewarding of my life.