Well, i don’t work at an Arabic institutuion (an American one where we speak English) but yes, sometimes (rarely, like yday) I find myself in an environment wit academics who speak Arabic. Most circumstances allow bilingualism as in speaking a mix, which most ppl understand, where the jargon is in English but the rest is in Arabic. But ur right, the MOOC is a start but more direct conversation f2f is prob better. Reading alone doesn’t cut it, interaction is needed