ABSTRACT
This is a reflection and field trip report about the scene of teaching and learning Arabic as a foreign language in Oman, as part of a project to write about the same topic in different Arabic speaking countries, hoping It may be useful for foreign learners of Arabic. The visit was between 19th to 25th of February 2018 and financed by the research money allocated by Osaka University to the writer. The traditional places to study Arabic as a foreign language were usually -related with Cairo-Egypt, Damascus- Syria, Amman-Jordan, and Tunis- Tunisia. Oman is joining the race to attract learners for two reasons+ the possibility to learn the dialect of a Gulf country; and after the Arab spring it became difficult to visit some countries for safety reasons.