How much money should I pay per hour to a private teacher for Arabic language lessons?

Marames
By Marames

I will be taught arabic language soon by an arab teacher, and I would like to know the standard of charges for arabic lessons to be paid to private teacher.

By Vee• 22 Jul 2008 13:25
Rating: 4/5
Vee

I actually know of a guy who is at University and will accommodate you with lessons. He is fluent in English and charges QR50 a 1 hour lesson. I made enquiries a while back to start lessons. Also he does 1 on 1 classes but will also do group sessions. If you're interested let me know and I will forward you his details.

Best of luck

By Marames• 22 Jul 2008 12:23
Marames

Thank you so much citygirl for your so helpful answer. I would realy have a thorough look on the whole matter before start the lessons (after your advice). THANKS

By citygirl• 22 Jul 2008 10:05
citygirl

Depends on lots of things ranging from their experience to their approaches to teaching. Be wary of native speakers who claim they can teach based on their own knowledge of the language. It goes beyond that. Ask them questions like:

-How many years experience do you have?

-What materials do you use for teaching? Do you design your own?

-How different is to teach native speakers of Arabic compared to Arabic as a foreign language?

-Will you be teaching solely Classical Arabic or Colloquial Arabic?

I would say for a good experienced teacher between 150-200 an hour sounds reasonable. But you can tell from the first lesson, if they are the 'real deal' or not. As with anything, it's good to 'try before you buy', spend around 45 minutes with them and see how they shape up. Don't rush into having any teacher. Arabic is a difficult yet beautiful language, make sure the person who teaches you has experience and really knows what they are doing.

Hope this helps

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