#35 Learning Arabic whilst living in the West - Interview with my Arabic Tutor Mohamed Hafez

The Optimized Muslim Podcast - Self Development For The Muslim

Can you actually learn Arabic to a good level whilst living and working in the West? If so, how does one go about this journey? Where do you find tutors? Should you focus on Grammar first? How long does it take an average student to become fluent if they apply themselves?

I interview my Arabic tutor with whom I have studied solely for about a year after having had other teachers in the past. Mohammed Hafez is well-suited to answer the above questions, and more, in this wide ranging discussion. He primarily teaches students who are based in the West and cannot study full-time. This allows him to offer more pragmatic advice tailored to us as inevitably the advice of a University professor teaching full-time students in an Islamic University will differ significantly when it comes to practical steps.

Through this interview, and the other content already on or to be featured on this channel, I hope your journey is made easier by the Will of Allah SWT.

00:00 Introducing Podcast and guest

07:30 Best way to Learn Arabic?

12:45 How I began my Arabic Journey

15:25 Focus on speaking or Grammar?

18:50 Language as a cultural Lens

24:40 Isn't paying for lessons expensive?

28:00 Time it takes to attain fluency

35:00 Qualities of the best students

42:40 Benefit of Italki & Learning online

50:00 Closing remarks and Practical Steps

Link to Italki website: https://www.italki.com

Available in video form on the Optimized Muslim YouTube channel

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