Manah, The Sultan Qaboos College for
Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers (SQCTANNS) in the Wilayat of
Manah in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah today 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 program. 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 more as 26 students take part in the SQCTANNS current
course. During the 8-week course, the students will be engaged in an
integrated cultural program that contains visiting major archeological,
historic and civilised landmarks in the Sultanate, cultural lectures,
lessons in the Arabic calligraphy and the linguistic partner program.
Source: Oman News Agency