Standard Arabic Regular Courses Program

SARC 2010

• Program Dates:

The administration may have to modify the dates  without advanced notice. Please email us to inquire for any modifications  to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• Classes:

• Sunday to Thursday
• Classes hours: 09:00 – 13:00 (except for level 7 and level 8: finishing at 14:00 for 10 days).
• Class size: 8-20 students.

• Required Documents:

ü  Two Photo-copies of the Passport (personal data page & visa page)

ü  4 passport photos

ü  A letter from your home embassy in Damascus certifying that the embassy has no objection if you register in the Institute.

ü  Certified Photo-Copy of your AIDS test results from the AIDS Laboratory in Damascus*.

ü  Filling in the application form provided by the Office of Registration & Students' Affairs (ORSA) in the Institute, room nr. B-23, ground floor.

• Instructions for Registration:
  - Registration is done strictly in person. The center has no representatives outside Damascus University. Your only source of information is the ORSA.           
  -Enrollment is completed after arrival to Damascus by presenting ALL the Required Documents to the ORSA and paying the required fees in cash in SYRIAN POUNDS during the registration period. (WE WILL NOT ACCEPT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS).

- The Office of Registration & Students Affairs (ORSA) opens from 09:00 – 14:30 , Sunday to Thursday.

-* The ORSA will provide you with a letter to the AIDS Laboratory which will exempt you from paying the test fee. The AIDS Laboratory “Markaz Fahes Al AIDS” مركز فحص الأيدز,is

located in Zablatany st. near Bab Toma square. Working days of the laboratory: Sunday to Thursday, 08:30 – 14:30.

- Some of the required documents, such as the Letter from the Embassy and the AIDS test, may take at least two labor days to be issued from the relevant authority. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE. We recommend that you contact your embassy in Damascus before your arrival if this helps to arrange obtaining the required letter from the embassy on time.

• Placement Test:

- All new students, except absolute beginners, should take a placement test before the beginning of the course to determine his/her exact level according to ALTD's levels system.  Returning students should take the test only if more than 4 months have passed since their last enrollment.

- The Placement Test fee is 500 SP.

- The date of the placement test is set during the registration.

- Students may take the PT before presenting all registration documents to the ORSA.

• Levels & Fees:

* Tuition fee for each level covers one course

Courses of Advanced Arabic Studies

• Please inquire for any modification on the fees amount before any course you plan to take.
• Each level can be completed in one course.
• You can begin your level in any of the courses of the 2010 schedule (classes are available in every course for levels 1-6.

• Materials:

Staff prepared, chosen very carefully to fulfill the different needs of students and cover all the linguistic skills. Text books will be provided to students on the first day of the course.

Arabic Language Teaching Department – Higher Language Institute – Damascus University

Campus of Humanities, Mazzeh Autostrad (Fayez Mansour st.), Damascus, Syria

Office of Registration & Students' Affairs: Tel: +963 (0)11 33925843 / Fax: +963 (0)11 2120164

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Website: www.arabicindamascus.edu.sy