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Free Trial Lessons offered at London Arabic Language School

By Anonymous

London, United Kingdom September 7, 2004 -- Arabic language learning has just become easier. With London Arabic School free trial lessons, prospective students, business men and women, and travellers have great oppurtunity to learn how to read, write and speak Arabic language, after trying the unique Arabic teaching methodology used at London Arabic School.

Why Take a Trial Lesson?
You may observe a class before you apply for admission. It is completely free and there is no obligation.

Which Language Centre?
There are many Arabic Language centres in London and it can be difficult to decide which is the best. Even though you may have already decided that London Arabic School is the best school for you, you may have fears about the difficulty of the Arabic language. A free lesson will give you confidence that Arabic is not impossible, before you begin. Our teachers will make learning a difficult language, easy!

Conditions:
Trial lessons are offered subject to availability.
To be sure of arranging a convenient time, it is best to request a free lesson 3 weeks in advance.

How to Apply for a Trial Lesson?
Just contact London Arabic School to request an appointment. You will be sent information about how to book your free taster Arabic lesson.

Importance of the Arabic Language:
Arabic is spoken in more than 20 countries, from Iraq in the east to Morroco in the west and throughout the middle east, the Arabian Peninsula and north Africa. It is the native language of more than 200 million people, and as a second language, it is spoken by more than 30 million people, most of them are Muslims. Modern Standard Arabic, or MSA for short, is the official language throughout the Arab world. Furthermore, written Arabic is mainly consistent across political borders and even throughout centuries.

Arabic script is the most widely used script in the world after Latin. Arabic has 28 letters, with no capital letters but letters do change in shape depending on proceeding and following letters. Arabic alphabet has 28 letters, as well as short-vowel signs. All letters, except for six, do join following letters and as such Arabic script is similar to cursive English where letters get connected.

Recently, the demand for Arabic language speakers and translators has risen considerably, and according to many foreign-language colleges and universities, students of Arabic are now at record numbers.

For additional information, please contact School as per website

Contact Details:
Sean Smith
Formatic PR
http://www.formatic.co.uk/
On behalf of
http://www.arabic-school.co.uk/
London Arabic Language School
Arabic Language Made Easy!



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MYTH: ONLY LANGUAGE MAJORS STUDY ABROAD

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MYTH: ONLY LANGUAGE MAJORS STUDY ABROAD
    Many college students believe they must be fluent in a language to study abroad. However, a recent study indicates that most students who study abroad are not language majors and many do not have any foreign language skills.
    According to the Institute of International Education’s most recent survey, 20.3% of US students studying abroad are social sciences students and 18.1% are business management majors. Language majors ranked fifth on this list at only 8.2% of the total 154,168 students surveyed.
    Students are choosing to study abroad to fulfill both general education and degree-related courses.
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA), a study abroad provider for U.S. and Canadian college students, sends more than 1,500 students of all majors and language levels on study abroad programs to Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica, England, Australia and Ireland.
According to Ann Halpin, Academic Relations Manager at CEA, “study abroad programs have diversified so much over the past twenty years. Foreign universities recognize the importance of offering courses taught in English to satisfy study abroad students. This provides many more options for students wanting to study in a non-English speaking country.”
CEA emphasizes that while previous language experience is recommended, it is not required. They offer programs ideal for all students, from beginners to the most highly advanced speakers in Spain, France, Italy, Mexico and Costa Rica.
To determine a student’s language level, the host university provides a language exam to place students in classrooms with peers with the same speaking abilities.
CEA also provides English-speaking programs in England, Australia and Ireland offering a wide selection of disciplines.

For more information on Cultural Experiences Abroad, visit:

http://www.GoWithCEA.com

For more information on the Institute of International Education, visit:

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

If you publish this story, please contact Erin Enriquez at 480-557-7900 or Erin.Enriquez@GoWithCEA.com




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SCOLA Featured In Language

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For Immediate Release
July 26, 2002
MCCLELLAND, Iowa— The SCOLA Television Network will be featured in the August edition of the prestigious and definitive foreign language publication “Language Magazine.”

A major article detailing the history and up-to-date overview of the world’s largest foreign language broadcasting network will be written by Steven Donahue, features Editor for Language Magazine. Language Magazine gained national prominence shortly after the events of Sept. 11, 2001 when Donahue developed a software-based method for teaching the Pashto language to U.S. military forces serving in Afghanistan.

Donahue’s instructional video is being featured on SCOLA to help those studying Pashto.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Build It & They Will Come
“During hot Midwest summers, in Iowa, they say, “Corn’s knee high on the Fourth of July.” But surprisingly, sprouting out of acres of yellow-tasseled corn is the world’s largest educational language broadcasting system—SCOLA (Satellite Communications For Learning). Giant satellite dishes rise like a crop of massive single-eyed Cyclops. Mechanical objects reminiscent of sculptor Jean Tinguelay, whose art inspired SCOLA’s founder, Jesuit priest Father Lee Lubbers, S.J. to sculpt satellites dedicated to language and cultural learning. Two decades ago, SCOLA started as a small experiment in America’s heartland to seed a language bank that has now blossomed into a venue for broadcasting 52 of the world’s languages with an educational format. Lee Lubbers sums up the SCOLA language crusade,” It would be a tragedy for the world to become monolingual.”

SCOLA is an international, educational, not-for-profit organization based in McClelland, Iowa. It transmits news, documentary, cultural and educational programming from over 70 countries in 52 languages via satellite and over the Internet via live video streaming.

All programs are shown unedited and in the original language and are broadcast to hundreds of universities, 6,000 elementary and high school classrooms and to language schools of the U.S. government.

In operation for nearly 20 years, SCOLA’s mission is SCOLA’s mission is to help the people of the world learn more about one another; their cultures, their languages and their ideologies. SCOLA emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of modern information technology as a tool in overcoming barriers to global understanding and will remain at the forefront of its application

          SCOLA programming has proven instrumental in numerous educational fields including foreign language study journalism, international business commerce and education.

          SCOLA was the first TV network in the nation to offer 24 hour programming per day, seven days per week of news in foreign languages. A few commercial, for profit firms have followed SCOLA’s lead but none have yet come close to SCOLA’s offerings.

          The full article will be available at the magazine’s website at: http://www.languagemagazine.com.’

For further information contact John Millar at 712-566-2202



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