Arabic

Why study Arabic?

• Arabic is the official language of the 22 countries that forms the Arab League. It is spoken by nearly one billion people around the world. It is the fourth biggest natively spoken language and the third most-widely spoken language after Chinese and English in terms of population.
• Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
• Most of the people from North Africa and Middle East speak Arabic.
• Many languages, including English, are influenced by Arabic directly or indirectly, and that’s why a good number of vocabularies used in those languages are originated from Arabic.
• The use of the letter “X” to represent something unknown is originated from Arabic.
• The Arabic language is considered to be a language with the richest amount of vocabularies.
• The Arabic alphabets are widely used in the writing of other languages around the world. For example, you can see Arabic writings at the back of Chinese banknotes.
• Arabic speakers enjoy a wide range of professional opportunities all over the world and exiting career choices.
• Learning Arabic can benefit students of different Major subjects, as Arabic language and culture and Islamic culture are linked to different fields.
• Most Arabic-speaking countries are fast-growing markets containing huge financial and economic potentials and opportunities.
• Learning Arabic will open a new horizon to the understanding of the Arabic and Islamic culture, which is beyond people’s normal perspectives and will be an eye-opening experience.