DC Internationals MESALI

I signed up for an Arabic I course last summer while I was interning in DC. The course was in the evenings after work, though it did go a little late, I always found the time when by very quick. The course I signed up for was actually two nights per week but because of my work schedule I could only come one night per week. The Director was very accommodating and I was still able to get a lot out of the class, and mostly keep up.
My biggest regret though it that I could not go both nights. The small class size focused more on speaking than any language instruction I have had before. At first, of course, it is a little uncomfortable because you do not know anything and you mess up a lot. Eventually you realize that everyone in the class is on that level as well, and that you are actually getting a little better as you go, so you get used to it.
However, even better than the emphasis on speaking was the instructors approach to learning the Arabic language. I took a year of Arabic in college about 5 years before this course and we used the same textbook. We covered about half the material we cover in my year in college in about 10 weeks, and I understood it better after my course at MESALI. I also gained some helpful insight into how to keep my Arabic studies going after the course ended, which is great since, unfortunately, I am not in DC this summer so I cannot take another MESALI course.
The course is excellent and affordable. The price compared to a University or other programs in DC cost is lower, and the class size is smaller. I highly recommend.

I’ve taken Turkish I w/​MESALI and loved it. The instructor is organized and genuinely committed to help you advance in the language. Classes are not massive so individual attention is pretty much a guarantee. The staff will also work w/​you if you have financial concerns, which I find incredible in a city like DC. I will start Turkish II in a few weeks & I can’t wait to be back.