Tips for Learning Levantine Arabic

In a comprehension based Arabic program, it's natural for our understanding to outpace our speaking. What are some activities you can do to make sure your Arabic speaking ability is improving as well? Listen to this week's tip from Jenn for more. 

As participants progress through Shababeek's Five Phase Levantine Arabic Program, they often want to know when they will be moving into the next phase. While counting hours spent in sessions is indeed an indicator, it's not the only consideration. Check out this tip from Jenn about moving up in the phases. 

As always, if you have any questions about your Arabic program, or if you are wondering if Shababeek's Levantine Arabic program is right for you, don't hesitate to contact us: https://shababeekcenter.com/contact-us/

Many Arabic learners want to know how many audio recordings they should be listening to with their tutor, teacher, or, as we call them, nurturer, in a given Arabic class or session. As with many areas in life, this comes down to quality over quantity. In this episode, Jenn offers helpful advice for Levantine Arabic learners on how to best handle audio recordings in their sessions. 

To learn more about Shababeek's approach to learning Levantine Arabic, the Arabic dialect spoken in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, check out our website here: https://shababeekcenter.com.

Some words just don't seem to stick. That can be incredibly frustrating for beginning Arabic learners. In this episode, Jenn offers some helpful coaching advice on how to help get those words to stick, and take the pressure off language learners as well. 

To learn more about Shababeek's Levantine Arabic program, visit us at shababeekcenter.com.

This is our (overdue) introduction in which you'll hear from Jenn about what is offered each week in the Tips for Learning Levantine Arabic podcast. 

To learn more about the Levantine Arabic program offered at Shababeek, visit us at shababeekcenter.com.

We all know that Arabic is a challenging language to learn. But sometimes knowing the difficulty of learning the language can cause Arabic learners to impose limitations on themselves. Not only do these self-imposed limitations act as additional hurdles to overcome, they can also manifest as self-fulfilling prophecies. 

In this episode, Jenn discusses the limitations Arabic learners put on themselves, and offers helpful advice on how to overcome them. 

(Here's a couple links to the work of Jim Kwik and Jay Shetty.)

In those early levels of learning Arabic, it's easy to see progress. After all, you're probably starting from zero. Progressing from zero is very apparent. However, once Arabic learners get to those later phases of language study, they can start to feel like they aren't making the progress that they were in the beginning. This can be discouraging for many who want to understand and speak Levantine Arabic.

In this language coaching tip, Jenn gives Arabic learners some practical advice on how to stay encouraged with the progress they're making, as well as broadening their definition of progress to include gaining new insights into culture as well.

It can be hard to be exposed to Arabic while you are a beginner. Watching videos online or listening to Arabic podcasts is too advanced for early learners. It can leave you frustrated and discouraged. In this quick tip, Jenn gives some advice on how to increase your exposure to spoken Levantine Arabic that is appropriate for your level. 

Learning another language is challenging. However, one of the biggest mistakes Arabic language learners consistently make is also one of the easiest to avoid. Listen to and implement this short coaching tip by Jenn. 

"As someone learning Levantine Arabic, how much time should I spend with my tutor or teacher compared to time spent with Arabic speaking friends?"

It all depends on what phase of learning you are in. In this tip for Arabic learners, Jenn gives a break down of where most of your time should be spent; during the beginning of your Arabic study, the vast majority of your time should be spent with a trained tutor (or, as we call them at Shababeek, "nurturer"). As you progress, your time spent with local people should increase. Learn some of the "whys" in this episode.