<p>Hey All,</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore at a school which does not offer any courses in Arabic. While I don't need the credits at all, I'm really, really interested in learning the language.</p>
<p>I was searching the internet for intensive language schools in the summer, and a bunch came up. However, I have no way of judging how effective these are, or how well they will fit my needs, so I thought I'd ask CC.</p>
<p>I've got no preference as to whether it is in the US or not, but Study Abroad felt like the right place to search. </p>
<p>I'm looking for a school/program that is highly effective, affordable (or with great scholarships), not anti-Israel (pro-Israel is probably too much to hope for) and does not have classes on Saturday. </p>
<p>Any thoughts? Any testimonials?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey, </p>
<p>I’ve just recently been accepted to an abroad program, and did an insane amount of research before settling on this one so I totally understand how difficult it is to sift through all the programs. Studying abroad can be really expensive and in all my research I found two solid organizations that don’t cost an excessive amount of money (like most do) that might fit what you’re looking for. The one I’m going through is Rotary International, but the other one that I think would fit you better is NSLI for Youth, which is a government run merit-based scholarship program for American high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in overseas immersion programs. They basically cover all the costs except for your passport, pocket money, and any required immunizations. Their Arabic program is available in the summer and is based in Egypt and a couple other countries, I think. The scholarship program itself is run by the American government, which is obviously pro-Israel. You have to apply for the scholarship, and it seems to be a rather intense application so I would get started on it the fall of the year BEFORE you want to go abroad. But I’d imagine the work put into the application is worth it considering it’s almost free.</p>
<p>Here’s the website for NSLI for Youth:
[NSLI</a> for Youth](<a href=“http://www.nsliforyouth.org/nslicms-0.2/content/index]NSLI”>http://www.nsliforyouth.org/nslicms-0.2/content/index)</p>
<p>Hope this helps! Good luck on your search… :)</p>
<p>Immersion camps at Concordia Language Villages are very effective. They offer Arabic. Although they probably do all the usual camp activities on Saturday (but I would not be surprised if they would accomodate an altered schedule for religious reasons).</p>
<p>Thanks for your help guys!</p>
<p>I suppose I should have clarified: college student ;)</p>
<p>That being said, I’ve dug through stacks and talked to friends and found a school overseas that seems perfect. I’ll be sure and let everyone know how it goes when I get back so that other people can learn from my experience.</p>
<p>Wish me luck!</p>
<p>Delayed response-</p>
<p>[Critical</a> Language Scholarship Program](<a href=“http://www.clscholarship.org/index.html]Critical”>Critical Language Scholarship Program)</p>
<p>After completing the equivalence of one year of college Arabic you could apply to this. 
Not sure exactly how relevant it is but definitely worth looking through the site a bit.</p>