A new study shows Arabic has exploded in popularity on college campuses, shooting up to the tenth-most popular language studied. And 13 percent more college students are learning foreign languages — ...

As violence in the Middle East continues to escalate, and student interest in the region increases, the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department and colleges across the country are ...

Sure, the Arabic script might seem exotic and at first glance undecipherable, “but I think it’s a myth that Arabic is a hard language to learn,” said Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, welcoming a visitor to ...

After the 36 spots for Arabic 101 were filled at Bellevue Community College in Washington state this past quarter, there was still a waiting list of 14 students. An additional 21 students were signed ...

For two years, Denver Public School's North High School has offered Arabic as an elective. At first, there was only one session offered. Now there are three, and it continues to grow yearly. Learning ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Arabic language class that upset some parents at Daphne High School is one of a few, but growing number, of Arabic programs offered at U.S. high schools, according to a ...

Many of Yale’s language programs offer opportunities for students to practice their language skills with others over lunch at designated “language tables.” But for the first time, the Arabic program ...

The Northern Nevada International Center will be offering Arabic classes from Jan. 26 through April 24. Held on the University campus, the Arabic courses offered this spring are Arabic levels 1, 2 and ...

Nour Jandali writes in Arabic from right to left on a chalkboard in `a classroom at Cholla High Magnet School and loudly repeats phrases with a guttural tone. The 40-year-old, a native of Syria, goes ...

Responding to pressures from parents and a federal government call to better understand the Arab world, Consolidated High School District 230 in southwest Cook County is considering adding Arabic ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is desperately seeking Arabic translators to help sift through evidence related to the recent terrorist attacks. But if the number of students taking Arabic is any ...