How Lisanova teaches Arabic

1. Step 1

   Assess

   In the free trial, your Moroccan teacher talks with you to find out what you already know and why you are learning.

2. Step 2

   Place

   Your level is placed on the CEFR scale (A1–C2). The online level test gives an estimate; your teacher confirms it.

3. Step 3

   Build a roadmap

   You choose Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Darija or both, and your teacher plans the topics and skills to cover in your package.

4. Step 4

   Learn vocabulary

   Words are taught in useful phrases and grouped by root, so each lesson gives you language you can use straight away.

5. Step 5

   Practise grammar in context

   Grammar is introduced through real sentences and situations, then practised until it becomes natural, rather than taught as lists of rules.

6. Step 6

   Develop pronunciation

   Your teacher listens and corrects the sounds non-native speakers find hard, like ع, ح, ق and the emphatic letters.

7. Step 7

   Speak

   Every lesson includes speaking time. In private lessons, the whole 60 minutes is focused on you.

8. Step 8

   Listen

   You hear natural Moroccan or standard Arabic from your teacher and practise understanding it at real speed.

9. Step 9

   Read

   Reading starts with the alphabet and vowelled texts and grows towards real texts. Darija learners can start with transliteration.

10. Step 10

    Write

    Writing practice moves from letters and words to messages and short texts, with corrections from your teacher.

11. Step 11

    Receive feedback

    Your teacher points out what is going well and what to fix, during and after lessons.

12. Step 12

    Measure progress

    Staff log each lesson's date and topic, which students can see in their own account, and your teacher reviews your progress with you.

Meet the people who teach this way on our teachers page, or estimate your level with the free level test.

Between lessons, use our weekly Arabic study routine to organise MSA or Darija practice around your available time.