Schools that teach Arabic to speakers of other languages are categorized based on the following:
Size and levels provided Some schools are large enough to provide graduate-like course curriculum and teaching quality, while others are starting out and provide middle-to-high school level of Arabic teaching.
Profitability • Business and for-profit Arabic language schools • Most Arabic language schools fall under this category • Charitable non-profit Arabic language schools • Mostly Islamic religious organizations
Specialty •
MSA only. • Dialect only. • Mix of
MSA and Dialect. Many schools provide side courses on related subjects like: Islamic religious courses related to language like
Quranic recitation, and Arabic
calligraphy. ==Arabic language schools==