University of Louisville Arabic Language Program

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Welcome to Arabic Language at UofL! This site is intended for students & friends of the Arabic language to interact, share and discuss!

Why is it important to learn Arabic? Arabic is the 5th most spoken language in the world; one of the six official languages of the United Nations; the official language of 24 countries, spoken by over 400 million people. Arabic is a Critical Language as designated by the U.S. Government, and one of the priority languages for recruiting by the Dept. of Defense, National Security Agency, FBI, CIA, a

nd many other agencies. Arabic is one of the fastest growing business languages in the world. Economic growth in the Arabian Gulf area alone is projected to be double the world average. Arabic is the liturgical language of Islam. Therefore, over a billion Muslims in the world have a basic knowledge of Arabic, even if they have a different native language. Arabic has one of the richest and longest cultural traditions. Arabic was the language of science and philosophy long before English came into existence. Arabic has had a great influence on other languages. Urdu and Persian, for example, use the Arabic alphabet and approximately 10% of Spanish words come from Arabic.

The countdown is ON! Our Arabic Debate Club is charging full speed ahead toward the National Championship in NYC! 🗽💥
09/09/2025

The countdown is ON! Our Arabic Debate Club is charging full speed ahead toward the National Championship in NYC! 🗽💥

08/31/2025
Agadir street food 🥘😋
03/08/2025

Agadir street food 🥘😋

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$10,000 for studying Arabic language!! 🤑Qatar Foundation InternationalFirst-Year University AwardsThe First-Year Univers...
01/14/2025

$10,000 for studying Arabic language!! 🤑

Qatar Foundation International
First-Year University Awards

The First-Year University Awards are designed to support high school/secondary school students who plan to continue studying Arabic at the university level.

High school seniors attending public or state-funded schools, who have studied Arabic and plan to enroll in Arabic courses during their first semester of college/university, are eligible to apply for this $10,000 award.

Applications are encouraged for students planning to start university in Fall 2025.

Apply here: https://qfi.smapply.org/

Application Opens: January 29, 2025
Application Closes: March 11, 2025

Qatar Foundation International (QFI) is an educational organization committed to advancing Arabic language teaching and learning. QFI supports innovative, research-based Arabic language programs in state funded primary and secondary schools and works to increase access to Arabic instruction for educ...

Critical Language Scholarship is now open!
10/10/2024

Critical Language Scholarship is now open!

The CLS Program is pleased to announce another cycle of CLS Refresh, a funded language learning opportunity for CLS alumni.

منح دراسية للطلاب الدوليين. Scholarships from Qatar
09/03/2024

منح دراسية للطلاب الدوليين. Scholarships from Qatar

The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) was founded in Qatar in 2015 as a Doha-based independent institution of higher education.

Our debate team was honored as the most active Arabic debate team in the U.S. We traveled to New York City to share our ...
04/30/2024

Our debate team was honored as the most active Arabic debate team in the U.S. We traveled to New York City to share our journey of success. Thank you, , for your unwavering support and encouragement! 🥇🏆

12/29/2023
In-person and virtual study abroad programs, fully funded by The State Department! Spend your summer in Jordan, Morocco,...
10/03/2023

In-person and virtual study abroad programs, fully funded by The State Department! Spend your summer in Jordan, Morocco, or Oman!

Just launched 🚀— 2024 CLS Program application! Learn a critical language next summer on an intensive funded language and cultural program. Apply for a language offered abroad or virtually through CLS Spark! CLS offers language learning opportunities at all levels. Start your application at clscholarship.org/apply

Want to learn more? Register for an upcoming information session on the CLS Program at clscholarship.org/events

Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State
Department of State U.S. Study Abroad

Student Champions! 🏆
07/20/2023

Student Champions! 🏆

Sending a shout out to our 2022-23 CML Student Champions!!

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