BYU High School Arabic Courses

05/03/2024

"We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love."
- Tennessee Williams

Very timely quote from today's 1440 Digest.

I deeply admire people willing to sacrifice for the cause of peace, but sometimes we become so taken with a cause that we lose perspective. All too often I have seen myself in James and John, who thought they were serving God with the confrontational solution they proposed, but Jesus rebuked them with: “Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of” (Luke 9:55).

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matt. 5:9). We pray every day for peacemakers. If you are wondering what you can do, please consider the suggestions here. Thanks, Lori Belnap Pehrson, for sharing!

Please do share other non-violent, bridge-building suggestions.

This letter was cowritten by Starts With Us Founding Partner Daniel Lubetzky and our Honorary Board Member Lonnie Ali, Co-Founder of the Muhammad Ali Center. Over the past two months, people of all races, ethnicities, and religions have experienced enormous pain and suffering. Acts of terror, war, a...

08/20/2022

A male high school student from Gaza very much needs a host family. Let’s make sure that boy gets to the U.S.!

If you’re ready to open your heart and share your home, chances are you’ve got what it takes to host an international student.

05/14/2022

BYU doesn't offer high school Arabic courses anymore, but we're going to try to maintain a high school presence. The BYU Arabic Flagship Program will offer a day camp for jr. high and high school students on June 13 from 2-5 pm. More details to follow. Spread the word, please.

04/07/2022

We are sorry to announce that we will no longer be offering online Arabic courses. Too few students and too much work needed to update the courses. We wish you all the best in your quest to find other options.

11/26/2021

Great opportunity! Dec. 8 deadline.

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad) Program provides scholarships for secondary school students from the United States to study in select countries up to one academic year.

06/02/2020

We are sad not to host an Arabic camp this year, BUT we are pleased to announce that, thanks again to funding from Qatar Foundation International, we are accepting applications for scholarships for our online courses, available to high school students (and mature almost high school) students.

You can apply for the scholarship at this link, once you apply for an Independent Study course: https://forms.gle/hLT6hsz39UkziHoM7

Our Independent Study Arabic courses--which include live tutor support--can be found at the following links:

https://is.byu.edu/catalog/ARAB-101-201 (101 is the first semester of college, the first year of high school)

https://is.byu.edu/catalog/ARAB-102-M001 (102 is the second semester of college, the second year of high school)

Once accepted, you will have one year to complete the Independent Study course, but we recommend completing much of the course over the summer.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

12/19/2019

We will not be doing a summer camp this year and probably not thereafter. We are looking to put something together for distance learning for students who were planning on a 2019 camp. Stay tuned for more details. Sorry not to have better news!

04/17/2019

Here are the details and we do have generous scholarships thanks to Qatar Foundation International. Please sign up ASAP if you plan to participate, preferably by the 18th.

March 15 - Application period opens April 19 - Application deadline April 22 - Applicants will be notified if accepted or denied May 24 - Registration & program fee deadline June 24 - First day of camp "The Arabic camp was the best thing our daughter has done. Thank you for exposing her to such a li...

03/25/2019

GOOD NEWS!!! Qatar Foundation International has made generous funding available for families challenged by the cost of our camp, so don't let money hold you back.

March 15 - Application period opens April 19 - Application deadline April 22 - Applicants will be notified if accepted or denied May 24 - Registraion & program fee deadline June 24 - First day of camp ---Housing check in begins at 8:30 am at the Heritage Halls Central Building. Camp check-in is at 1...

02/20/2019

2019 BYU Arabic Language Camp

Dates: June 24th - July 13th
Location: BYU Campus
Housing: On-campus residence

The BYU Arabic Language Camp draws students from across the nation and beyond to spend three weeks learning and living Arabic language and culture. Under the tutelage of expert instructors, students will learn to communicate confidently in Arabic face-to-face as well as diving into the world of Facebook, Twitter, and Whatsapp as used by Arabs.

Students participate according to their ability in one of four levels:

Level 1
No previous Arabic
Level 2
Mastery of the script; will begin with Al-Kitaab Lesson 2
Level 3
Will begin with Al-Kitaab Lesson 6
Level 4
Will begin with Al-Kitaab Lesson 14

BYU was not awarded a STARTALK grant this year, due to the fact that overall funding was cut by 17% and they are now pushing a model that disfavors larger residential programs like ours. Cost is therefore estimated to be $1750. We are working on funding for students from families for whom this would constitute a burden. If you are a member of the QFI Arabic Honor Society (have studied for two years in high school and done well), please apply at:

Learning a second language requires consistent work to keep it sharp in your mind. When school breaks for the summer, many students are looking for a means to keep up with their Arabic, and some even to push it to the next level.

03/14/2018

Just got news from Addie that she was awarded a NSLI-Y scholarship. She will be studying Arabic and enjoying tagine this summer in Rabat, Morocco. Congrats, Addie!