Qasid Institute

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22 Queen Rania Street, Next to Mukhtar Mall, Amman
Added by Jopie, at 28 November 2011

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• Hasan A

  13 May 2018

  spent a year at qasid. the teachers are the best out there! and qasid might honestly be the last place to go abroad get get high-quality arabic instruction.

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• Asher Lazarus

  20 October 2017

  Qasid is excellent at teaching you MSA-and that's it. I learned a lot but a study abroad experience is supposed to be so much more. The massive workload actually got in the way of me getting to know Jordanian culture (and dialect). I had done "intensive" Arabic courses before, but at Qasid I regularly had four or five hours of homework every day on top of the four hour class. I believe that after two or three hours a day, you're really just cramming and won't be able to retain anything without putting it to use in the real world. Of course, whether or not Qasid is right for you depends on your learning goals, but I think most students would agree with me that learning colloquial dialect and culture is an important aspect of Arabic. There were actually many times where I simply couldn't participate in cultural activities and practice my Ammiya because of my homework. Qasid "tries" to solve this problem with their extremely expensive supplementary Ammiya classes, but the students I know who took it were disappointed with how much they learned for the cost. After the 40 hours of MSA per week, most people felt burned out and the Ammiya classes were unproductive. Also, I want to note that, despite the waiver you sign saying you won't discuss politically sensitive topics, that's literally all you do in class. It was interesting and I was fine with it, but think about if you're comfortable doing so before you sign up. I'm just not sure why they make such a big point of this on the student terms and conditions if it's not true.
  I was especially disappointed with Qasid housing for a lack of transparency. The glamorous photo you'll find on the housing website is, naturally, a photo of their best apartment. The rest (95%) are small and lack quality furnishing. My bedroom came with a bed, basic desk, dresser and chair, and our common area was just a few chairs. Our kitchen had some plates, cups and utensils but no cutting boards or knives, and most pots and pans were broken or in bad condition. Some Qasid apartments have very nice decorations, others are extremely barren. It doesn't make sense that we should have to pay the same for significantly different apartments.
  The ovens in multiple Qasid buildings have a history of exploding when you turn them on, and one of my friends actually had to go to the hospital for burns. Some of this is definitely up to the fact that most American students aren't used to manually lighting a gas oven, but some is also up to Qasid's poor maintenance. You'd think that they would at least address such a widespread issue at orientation, but I suppose it looks better for them to pretend it doesn't exist.
  After overpaying by about 100 JOD/month compared to other apartments in the area, the end of the term came and I went in to get the remainder of my deposit, minus utilities. The four guys in my apartment were charged 44 JOD each/176 JOD total for electricity over the term. Our friends, in an apartment of eight, were only charged 8 JOD each/64 JOD total. I can't help but feel like we were scammed, especially because the apartment of eight had A/C, and we didn't!
  If your sole purpose for coming to Jordan is to learn MSA, leave, and never look back, then Qasid is a very strong program and probably suits you. But if you also want a memorable cultural experience that doesn't involve burying your nose in a book the whole time, there are many better options in Amman available at a much lower price. Whatever you decide, definitely steer clear of Qasid housing! Finding an apartment here is actually quite easy, so if you have some basic Arabic knowledge or friends already here, it will be worth the hassle to put yourself up in a hotel for a few days to find a cheaper, higher quality apartment!

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• Aheng Azzam

  16 July 2017

  阿拉伯语言学习机构 学费很高。

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• Ahmad Azmi

  27 October 2016

  Ok

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• Malik Al Junaidy

  27 June 2016

  Ok

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• Nezar Sami

  18 August 2012

  Tell us more

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• A Google User

  05 December 2011

  Arapça öğrenmek için bire bir

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