On Saturday 8 September, the Arabic Program hosted around 100 secondary school students of Arabic and their teachers for the annual Opening the Door into the Arab World event, a half-day program whose aim is to showcase the wide range of career opportunities available to university graduates with effective Arabic language skills.
Dr Christina Mayer and program convenor Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah gathered an enthusiastic group of student volunteers, staff, and current and former Arabic students for an interesting and varied program of short seminars, small-group discussions and a dance performance to encourage the visiting students to incorporate Arabic into their study plan when enrolling at university.
We interviewed Dr Abdullah who said it is rewarding to study Arabic in terms of future opportunities.
