LEVANTINE DIALECT (AMMIYA) PROGRAM
The Levantine Dialect Program is crafted to help students master local, everyday language usage, so that they feel better integrated into their regional surroundings, living and working among native Arab speakers in any setting. Ammiya is a recognized as a necessary facet of any student’s progression towards that coveted, native-like language proficiency.
Courses available in the Jordanian, Syrian and Palestinian Dialect
WHAT IS THE LEVANTINE DIALECT PROGRAM?
Even the most experienced Arabic students will notice something in their first cab ride, or grocery store transaction in Amman: the locals don’t typically use the Fusha. In other words, having a background in the local dialect is one of the best ways for students to maximize their daily interaction and communication whether travelling, studying or working abroad.
Overview:This course focuses on speaking practice while introducing students to commonly-used vocabulary, expressions and structures found in Jordanian Ammiyah or Colloquial Arabic. Classroom activities will engage students in practical application through role playing and dialogue to reinforce concepts and build their confidence with Ammiyah usage in daily situations.
Topics covered include expressing and asking about personal information, navigating daily life, getting around town, shopping, talking about weather, and other customary social greetings.
Prerequisites: Students should know the basic Arabic alphabet, an exposure to basic Arabic grammar and vocabulary.
Course Description:By the end of the course, students should be able to successfully ask and respond to basic questions using Ammiyah structures. Understand basic Ammiyah usage common on billboards, cartoons, and radio . Enhance all of their language skills, especially conversational skills and understand when and how to use basic Ammiyah rather than Fusha (Modern Standard Arabic). Also students will be able to reach a higher level of approximately Beginner A, according to the ranking standards of the ACTFL standards.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 Weeks
By the end of the course, students should be able to successfully to ask and respond to basic questions using Ammiyah structures. Understand basic Ammiyah usage common on billboards, cartoons, and radio and enhance all of their language skills, especially conversational skills. Also they should be able to understand when and how to use basic Ammiyah rather than Fusha (Modern Standard Arabic) and reach a higher level of approximately intermediate B according to the ranking standards of ACTFL.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 Weeks
By the end of the course, students should be able to successfully to ask and respond to basic questions using Ammiyah structures. Understand basic Ammiyah usage common on billboards, cartoons, and radio and enhance all of their language skills, especially conversational skills. Also they should be able to understand when and how to use basic Ammiyah rather than Fusha (Modern Standard Arabic) and reach a higher level of approximately intermediate B according to the ranking standards of ACTFL.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 Weeks
Overview: At this level students have learnt quite bit of formal Arabic and know some simple words in slang so can understand simple conversations containing some slang words. In a normal conversation, the mix between classical and colloquial in the student’s speech the ratio of which the student speak formal Arabic over Colloquial Arabic is larger. Qasid’s colloquial courses focus on all skills, but they give greater attention to conversation and listening, as they are the two most needed skills for the student of Jordanian Arabic. This course covers subjects related to the personal environment of the student, such as: acquaintance with others, ordering food in a restaurant, talking about a trip, household chores, shopping, describing people, cultural occasions, how to talk in a serious real situations in general– all these topics are covered in proportion to the level of students in this course.
Prerequisites: Students must have successfully completed Level 1 online or on-site, or are placed via a placement exam.
Course Description: By the end of this level, the student should enter simple general dialogues related to daily life with the people of the language with confidence. The student can deal with simple life issues using phrases and phrases reserved in colloquial and sentences that he can create himself and can use some words and proverbs during public dialogues in their proper context. The student also can deal with issues that need some description and details in daily life.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
Course Description: By the end of the course the student should enter simple general dialogues related to daily life with the people of the language with confidence. The student can deal with simple life issues using phrases and phrases reserved in colloquial and sentences that he can create himself. He can use some words and proverbs during public dialogues in their proper context. The student can deal with issues that need some description and details in daily life.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
Course Description: By the end of the course the student should enter simple general dialogues related to daily life with the people of the language with confidence. The student can deal with simple life issues using phrases and phrases reserved in colloquial and sentences that he can create himself. He can use some words and proverbs during public dialogues in their proper context. The student can deal with issues that need some description and details in daily life.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Sessions per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
Overview: By now students have a good base of vocabulary and grammar in colloquial language, and can conduct dialogues related to their environment. The focus of the on the skills of conversation and listening as it the two most needed skills for the student of dialect. In this course, the subjects covered are real TV shows or articles from magazines such as preparing for travel, learning a recipes and topics related to health.
Prerequisites: Students must have successfully completed Level 2 online or on-site, or via placement exam.
Course Description: At this course the student discusses community issues in dialect and is able to navigate discussions in dialect on various topics. Student is now able to speak in all tenses with a good amount of accuracy and tell a story in such detail that the listener, even if he is a native speaker, can understand the story. Most importantly, the student can use Arab phrases and proverbs accurately in the most appropriate contexts.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Session per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
Course Description: At this course the student discusses community issues in dialect and is able to navigate discussions in dialect on various topics. Student is now able to speak in all tenses with a good amount of accuracy and tell a story in such detail that the listener, even if he is a native speaker, can understand the story. Most importantly, the student can use Arab phrases and proverbs accurately in the most appropriate contexts.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Session per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
Course Description: At this course the student discusses community issues in dialect and is able to navigate discussions in dialect on various topics. Student is now able to speak in all tenses with a good amount of accuracy and tell a story in such detail that the listener, even if he is a native speaker, can understand the story. Most importantly, the student can use Arab phrases and proverbs accurately in the most appropriate contexts.
Number of Sessions: 10 private 1-on-1 sessions
Session per Week: 1 (50 min each session)
Course Duration: 10 weeks
“When Ammiya is effectively blended with one’s Fusha or Modern Standard Arabic training, there is a real depth and a higher level of Ammiya proficiency, hence complimenting each other”
HOW IS THE AMMIYA PROGRAM STRUCTURED?
The Ammiya program leverages the full power of a solid, academically-designed curriculum of digital resources (worksheets, text, quizzes) and combined with private 1-on-1 live sessions. What you’ll receive:
10 WEEK COURSES
Working at an average pace, students typically can complete the equivalent of 1 university quarter’s worth of Arabic. This means that after 3 (10 week) sessions you’ve completed the equivalent of 1 year of university Arabic.
PRIVATE 1-ON-1 SESSIONS
You get one 50 minute live session (ONE ON ONE) per week with your instructor. Get personalized, one-on-one instruction with Qasid’s faculty without leaving the comfort of home.
DEDICATED LMS
Get access to our Qasid-branded Learning Management System (LMS) during the 10 week enrollment period; the LMS contains the entire Ammiya curriculum (vocabulary, worksheets, homework, etc.)
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
At the end of successfully completing each level get an offical Qasid-branded Certificate. We will send you a digital and hard-copy upon request so you can add to your academic and professional credentials.
“I wanted to finally achieve a certain level of fluency after years of very broken Arabic…With Qasid, there is clear instruction about the difference between ammiya and fusHa. I never had an instructor who explained this. I chose Qasid because the curriculum seemed sound and it could work with my schedule.”
HOW AM I GOING TO LEARN?
Each course is filled with step-by-step training videos, done-for-you worksheets, exercises, and quizzes. You’ll watch and learn from your computer, tablet or mobile device. Our goal is to make your online learning experience as easy and effective as possible.
EASE OF SCHEDULING
You no longer have to worry about trying to fit your schedule into a Qasid-determined once-per-week group time.With 1-1 sessions, your instructor will have multiple times for you to choose from, and you select one that works for you. This radically simplifies timing, and helps to increase the odds that you’ll be able to make each and every live session.
MORE TIME FOR YOU
A session with 10 other students means that you need to “share” the instructor’s attention and time. When it is just you, 100% of that time is yours. The benefits increase exponentially.
FULL ATTENTION & FOCUS ON YOU
One-on-one means that your instructor can zero in on precisely the language issues and challenges that YOU are having, not what 15 others are having.
WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE
Finally, 1-1 allows you to move at a pace that works for you. Move faster or slower as you and your instructor determine is best for where you’re at. Busy week at work? No problem – slow things down. Found extra time this month? Fantastic – move ahead at lightning speed.
“What differentiates the Qasid experience for me is the balance between independent online study and the intensity of a traditional classroom experience. My weekly coaching sessions complement the online curriculum by lending accountability to my studies, which I’m grateful for. Theses sessions also lend very practical applications and allow me to make myself vulnerable with my new language, which I find critical to the learning process. I am happy in my progression and content in the knowledge that I can continue to grow within the Qasid framework for a long time to come…”
“Qasid isn’t just another way of self study…Within less than a year, i could have a basic Arabic conversation with my teacher during the live session. I could read and write Arabic within a few moths!! I am still amazed by this.The flexibility of online learning is fabulous. I can have holidays with the family, be a mother to my children etc. and still learn Arabic.”

100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
You Can Test Drive Two Sessions of the Ammiya Program, 100% Risk Free.
Our mission is to help you achieve a high level of fluency in Arabic and realize your full potential so you can accomplish your academic or professional goals. That’s why we invite you to take the first three weeks of our program risk-free. If you don’t feel we’ve delivered on our promise within those Modules, we’ll happily refund 100% of your money.
GET STARTED WITH THE AMMIYA PROGRAM
Click on the button below to enroll into our online Ammiya program. Courses starts immediately after a placement exam.
Level 1: Foundations
- 3 Core Courses
- Private 1-on-1 Sessions
- Access to Digital Library
- Official Certificate
Level 2: Intermediate
- 3 Core Courses
- Private 1-on-1 Sessions
- Access to Digital Library
- Official Certificate
Level 3: Advanced
- 3 Core Courses
- Private 1-on-1 Sessions
- Access to Digital Library
- Official Certificate