Training in Arabic grammar proficiency for journalists

Birzeit University’s Media Development Center, striving to continuously improve the writing skills of journalists, concluded a three-day training workshop on Arabic grammar proficiency.

Forty-two journalists participated in the course that was given by media expert and writer Aref Hijjawi. It consisted of interactive sessions that included a revision of Arabic grammar rules, highlighting common mistakes, and exercise sessions.

The participants finished the workshop on October 16, 2019, with an editing test that was passed by six attendees; they received a certificate that qualifies them to practice editing as a profession