MANAH: The Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers (SQCTANNS) in the Wilayat of Manah in the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah on Monday welcomed a new batch of students from various countries around the world including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Russia, Czech, France, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia and Germany.
The orientation day included an introductory session to familiarise the students and academic and administrative cadres with cultural programme. A tour was organised for the students to familiarise with the College’s facilities and services offered to students. The students also viewed a documentary on the Sultanate and its potentials that make it the first ideal destination for many foreign students to learn the Arabic language.
As many as 26 students are taking part in the SQCTANNS current course. During the eight-week course, the students will be engaged in an integrated cultural programme that contains visiting major archeological, historic and civilised landmarks in the Sultanate, cultural lectures, lessons in the Arabic calligraphy and the linguistic partner programme. — ONA
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