MEI has offered courses in Middle Eastern languages since 1953. Today the Institute's language program offers multiple levels of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish, providing skills-oriented, affordable, and challenging language training for Washington-area professionals employed in government agencies, foreign embassies, international consulting organizations, and corporations, as well as for students enrolled in area graduate and undergraduate programs. Heritage speakers and those who would like to learn a new language for personal growth or travel are also among those who regularly benefit from the program.

MEI is nationally accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) and credits for courses successfully completed here are eligible for transfer to other institutions of higher education worldwide. Classes meet in the evenings and on weekends at MEI year-round.

MEI teachers are experienced and come from a variety of countries. Instruction places balanced emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking. Standard university texts and tapes are supplemented by other materials to enhance listening comprehension and conversation skills. Students who successfully complete courses are issued certificates of completion or transcripts upon request.

MEI has offered courses in Middle Eastern languages since 1953. Today the Institute's language program offers multiple levels of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish, providing skills-oriented, affordable, and challenging language training for Washington-area professionals employed in government agencies, foreign embassies, international consulting organizations, and corporations, as well as for students enrolled in area graduate and undergraduate programs. Heritage speakers and those who would like to learn a new language for personal growth or travel are also among those who regularly benefit from the program.

MEI is nationally accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) and credits for courses successfully completed here are eligible for transfer to other institutions of higher education worldwide. Classes meet in the evenings and on weekends at MEI year-round.

MEI teachers are experienced and come from a variety of countries. Instruction places balanced emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking. Standard university texts and tapes are supplemented by other materials to enhance listening comprehension and conversation skills. Students who successfully complete courses are issued certificates of completion or transcripts upon request.