Arabic Evening Course - REGISTRATION for Beginners NOW OPEN
There are more than 300 million Arabic speakers across the world, predominantly living in the Middle East and North Africa. The language has been used to produce literature, music, and art of immense beauty, but it also has deep significance in our world today in both current events and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, offers Beginners Arabic language and culture courses. This course is developed in accordance with the provisions of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Please contact shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie if you have any questions.
Time and Place
All the classes will take place on College campus in Dublin city centre. Learners will receive venue information closer to the course commencement dates.
Duration
Each course runs for 22 weeks (2 hours once a week) spread over two terms – autumn (starting late September) and winter/ spring (starting January).
Day/time: Tuesdays or Wednesdays (depending on capacity), 6:30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Course Fee
€660 for 22-week course. This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced.
If minimum enrolment is not met for a course to run or if a course is already at maximum capacity, a refund will be organised for any payment made.
Course Dates
Class dates/times are subject to minor changes in rare circumstances and students will be given the maximum notice possible if this unlikely situation arises.
The day of the week of your classes will depend on which specific course you join.
Scheduled classes will take place during weeks beginning on the following dates:
[1] 29 September 2025, [2] 6 October, [3] 13 October, [4] 20 October,
{NO Class week of 27 October},
[5] 3 November, [6] 10 November, [7] 17 November, [8] 24 November, [9] 1 December.
{NO Class week of 8 December - week of 5 January 2026},
[10] 12 January, [11] 19 January, [12] 26 January, [13] 2 February, [14] 9 February, [15] 16 February, [16] 23 February,
{NO Class week of 2 March},
[17] 9 March, [18] 16th March, [19] 23 March, [20] 30 March, [21] 6 April, [22] 13 April.
How to register and pay for the course:
You must be 18 years of age or older to enrol in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies evening courses.
Please note, a new intake of students will not be available in January unless interested applicants have necessary language levels to join a continuing group. In this case, permission must be confirmed by the instructor and the evening course administrator.
All courses are offered subject to minimum and maximum registration numbers.
Please note that participation in the evening course does not include access to the Trinity Library or other student services.
For further information or if you have any payment queries please email: shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.
Please pay via the link below. Once payment is received, you will receive an email shortly afterwards with instructions and the full application form to finalise your registration.
Please note: Owing to staff annual leave, you may experience some delay in receiving the full application form if you pay the course fee between late July and mid-August. Please be assured payments will be processed and course places allocated as they become available in the order payments are received.
You can pay securely via PayPal:
Email: shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie