Arabic
All students in the Primary Years Programme are required to learn Arabic.
Students receive high quality Arabic instruction that aims to develop their fluency in Arabic reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Additional coursework in Qur’anic Studies are also delivered through Arabic speaking staff who also further support Arabic language learning. Teachers teach and assess MSA through the modes of communication defined in the National Standards for 21st Century Language Learning, which is organized in the following categories:
- Interpersonal (Person-to-Person) Communication
- Presentational Speaking (Spoken Production)
- Presentational Writing (Written Production)
- Interpretive Listening
- Interpretive Reading
