Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
A guided visit to one of the city’s landmarks. The visit is there to give students something precise to describe later, in French or English, after they have walked through it in Arabic.
Muscat
The year is lived in Muscat, not only read about.
Translation improves when Arabic is heard outside the classroom. The institute places the in-person program in Muscat and keeps housing close to the training centre, in Qurum.
A city used as a classroom
One hundred and fifty hours of instruction are given in person in Muscat. Around those hours, students live in a furnished apartment in Qurum, near the centre, so the day is not spent crossing the city. Round-trip airfare to Muscat is covered by the institute for this stay.
The point of the location is practice. Ordering, asking, listening and reading signs are the same skills a translator uses when a text assumes a reader who already knows the place.
Muttrah Souq
The market is a compact lesson in register: prices, stories, and the difference between a formal explanation and a conversation. Students use it as a place to listen, not only as a postcard.
What you still do at a desk
Immersion does not replace the coursework. Grammar, syntax and translation assignments continue, with the same downloadable materials and instructor comments as the rest of the program. Students who need a quiet hour for those assignments are expected to keep one.
To ask about dates or a room in Qurum, write via the contact page.