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International Destinations |
| Israel | Tunisia | Yemen | India | Turkey | |
| Morocco | China | Palestine | Jordan | Syria | Lebanon |
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International and Domestic (U.S.) Programs - Indexed by Language |
| National Security Education Program (NSEP) | American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) | Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships | Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) |
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Additional Grant and Fellowship information can be found here: Georgia State University, Office of International Affairs, Financing Your Study Abroad http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwoia/StudyAbroad/scholarships.htm NYU's Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies | Resources for Students http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/resources.htm |
Disclaimer: Although much of the information
presented here is taken verbatim from the referenced websites, the
possibility of misrepresentation and misinformation remains. Also, the
following predominately refers to 2005 sessions and many of these institutions offer
additional courses that are not listed here.
Be sure to
contact the respective programs and schools to obtain current information
before making any crucial decisions.
Georgetown
University Summer Arabic & Persian Language Institute
http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/arabic/summer.htm
http://summerschool.georgetown.edu/courses/arabicandpersian.html
June 6-August 12, 2005
The language program is designed to help participants acquire
skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Modern Standard Arabic,
Egyptian Arabic, Iraqi Arabic and Persian. The language program is
proficiency-based; materials are designed to help students develop their
communicative abilities in order to perform tasks that a native speaker carries
out in formal and informal situations.
Turkish Language Studies abroad are
offered by the The McGhee Center, "Georgetown University's villa, located in
Alanya Turkey, and acts as the base for a study abroad program in Eastern
Mediterranean Studies.... The program is open to both Georgetown and
non-Georgetown undergraduate students. The application deadline for GU students
wishing to participate in the Spring 2006 program is OCTOBER 5, 2005. The
application deadline for non-GU students is NOVEMBER 1, 2005."
http://www.georgetown.edu/programs/oip/os/sites/mideast/McGhee/index.html
University of Chicago Summer Language Study
https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/language_institute.cfm
Regular Intensive Study and Residential Immersion Options Available
Earn up to a year's worth of university credit
this summer in our intensive language sequences.
You will learn from distinguished professors and lecturers who have devoted
themselves to language instruction and take advantage of advanced multi-media
resource labs to reinforce your course work.
The Residential Immersion Program is available
as an option for students in Arabic and Chinese only. However, students are not
required to be enrolled as residential immersion students to study these
languages.
This program is open to qualified high school students, visiting students from
other institutions, and current University of Chicago students. Admission to the
Residential Immersion Program is by application only. All prospective students
must submit a special Immersion Program application form, transcript, two
letters of recommendation (at least one of which must be from a foreign language
teacher), a personal essay, and an application fee of $40 ($55 for international
students).
View sample course offerings:
Arabic
Turkish
Hebrew
Egyptian
Greek
Sanskrit
Columbia Arabic,
Greek, and Latin Intensives
http://www.ce.columbia.edu/summer/casp.cfm
http://www.ce.columbia.edu/summer/classics.cfm
Elementary Literary Arabic 1,2, and 3 and Intermediate Arabic 1, 2, and 3. This program will be offered in summer 2006. Courses are offered in two six-week sessions. The first two days of each session are used for placement tests, orientation, and social activities, and the last two days for examinations, evaluations, and conclusions to the program.
Please contact Dr. George
El-Hage for more information:
212-854-1185
ge103@columbia.edu
Middlebury Summer
Total Immersion Program
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/
Middlebury has created a unique linguistic environment, one that provides students with unlimited opportunities to speak their target language. Students in Middlebury’s summer Language Schools use their target language exclusively—Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish—in classes, dining halls, dormitories, and co-curricular activities.
A summer at Middlebury can also prepare students for study abroad, by improving language skills, deepening cultural understanding, and strengthening confidence and learning strategies.
Elementary through Advanced Modern Standard Arabic Program:
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/arabic/program/
Language Schools Summer Sessions 2006
Session
Dates Tuition Board Room
Total
9-week
6/16-8/18 $4,992 $1,944
$764 $7,700
7-week
6/30-8/18 $3,744 $1,512
$594 $5,850
6-week
7/03-8/18* $3,744 $1,404
$552 $5,700
University of Maryland
Summer Intensive Language Institute
http://www.summer.umd.edu/c/ili
You’ll learn Arabic (elementary or
intermediate), Italian, or Spanish in a highly focused, student-centered
environment. Small classes ensure that you’ll receive one-on-one attention from
our nationally and internationally recognized teaching staff. Our instructors
include faculty members and graduate students from University of Maryland’s
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Language study classes are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 9
a.m.-3:30 p.m., and concentrate on grammar, reading, writing, pronunciation,
drills, and conversation. Cultural enrichment class, held on Wednesdays from 9
a.m.-2 p.m, may include film viewings, introduction to foods and the cultural
arts, visits to places of worship, bookstores, museums and cultural centers, and
meetings with faculty, journalists, and Washington-area community leaders.
Arabic
Intensive Language
Institute—Elementary Arabic focuses on developing proficiency in the standard
Arabic language, both written and formal spoken. It begins with learning the
script and phonology, and develops into a limited range of situation-based texts
and topics that build vocabulary, grammar, general communicative competence, and
cultural awareness. The elementary program also includes the widely spread
spoken variety of Egypt and covers the basic range of communicative and cultural
situations where Modern Standard Arabic is not used. 12 credits equivalent to
ARAB 111 Elementary Arabic I (6) and ARAB 112 Elementary Arabic II (6).
http://www.summer.umd.edu/c/admissions/courses/ili/arabic
University of Washington Summer Intensive Language Institute
http://depts.washington.edu/nelc/programs/programs_summer.html
Earn a year's worth of language credit in nine
weeks! In addition to intensive Arabic and Hebrew, the Department of Near
Eastern Languages and Civilization is also offering intensive Advanced Uzbek,
for which fellowships may be available.
For more information about these
fellowships, please contact Prof. Ilse Cirtautas at 206-543-9963 or
icirt@u.washington.edu.
Languages Available:
http://www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Modern Hebrew:
http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/hebrew.html
Turkic:
http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/turkic.html
Persian:
http://depts.washington.edu/nelc/programs/programs_summer.html
Arabic:
http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/arabic.html
Language courses in
Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Sanskrit are regularly offered at the University of
Washington, including summer intensive courses in elementary Hindi.
At present, the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures offers courses of
instruction in the following Asian languages: Bengali (Bangla), Chinese, Hindi,
Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Sanskrit, Pali, and the Prakrits, Thai, Urdu, and
Vietnamese.
University of Washington-Seattle, Department of Asian Languages
and Literatures
http://depts.washington.edu/asianll/
University of Michigan
Summer Language Institute
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/progdescguest05.htm
June 13- August 19, 2005
The University of Michigan
has long been recognized as a center of excellence for the study and teaching of
languages and cultures. In addition to faculty in language and literature, U-M
boasts internationally known area-studies scholars whose research is centered on
the region of the target languages.
Language teaching at the Summer Language Institute is proficiency-oriented and
aims to develop four basic skills: speaking, reading, writing, and aural
comprehension. Each course is designed to teach language within a cultural and
social context, so that students deepen their knowledge of the relevant country
as they develop language skills. Enthusiastic class participation is expected;
placement tests may be required for second year or higher courses and oral
proficiency interviews at the end of each course are highly encouraged.
Language courses will be supplemented by a variety of activities such as
lectures, films, language tables, and excursions to local cultural centers. U-M
area specialists will take part in the extra-curricular activities and are
available for consultation. Of special interest to students will be U-M’s
nationally renowned Language Resource Center, with its extensive video
collection and access to current television programs in the target languages. In
addition, the U-M Library has an outstanding collection of books, journals, and
newspapers in SLI languages.
Elementary Modern Standard Arabic, Levantine Colloquial Arabic,
Business Arabic:
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/Arabic05.htm
Greek:
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/Greek05.htm
Eastern Consortium in
Persian and Turkish
at Ohio State University (2005)
http://nelc.osu.edu/programs/ptcn0406/announce.cfm
June 20 to August 12, 2005
Intensive instruction in both introductory and intermediate Persian and Turkish.
The emphasis in all courses will be on listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. The target proficiency level for the introductory courses will be
Novice High, and for the intermediate courses Intermediate High. Each course
will provide up to 15 quarter hours of graded undergraduate credit. For
additional details, see the program information section at the application link
above.
For further information, contact:
Stafford Noble, Consortium Coordinator
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
The Ohio State University
300 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus , OH 43210-1340
Ohio State University Middle East Studies
Center: http://oia.osu.edu/mesc/
The Center helps to fund or provides other forms of support for Arabic,
Hebrew, Pashto, Persian, Turkish and Urdu instruction. Two major componants of
the MESC teacher training program are the Eastern Consortium of Persian and
Turkish Summer Institute and the Summer Workshop on Middle Eastern Cultures, an
intensive two-week program and course in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Department, worth 6 graduate credit hours. In addition to classroom visits,
lectures, and on-campus activities for teachers, MESC provides other one and
two-day workshops for teachers.
University of California
Santa Barbara Summer Session
http://www.summer.ucsb.edu
Courses: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
Example Arabic course offerings from Summer 2005:
http://www.summer.ucsb.edu/deptcourses/relgstudies.html
University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Summer Arabic & Persian Immersion Program
http://global.wisc.edu/apip/
Elementary Arabic, Intermediate
Arabic, Elementary Persian, and Intermediate Persian. each course is equivalent
to one year of language study in a normal university setting and will offer
eight semester credits. Persons with no previous Arabic/Persian experience are
encouraged to apply for the elementary course. Those who have completed one year
of university level Arabic/Persian or its equivalent are encouraged to apply for
the intermediate level. These programs are open to undergraduate, graduate, and
professional students of Arabic and Persian at both the elementary and
intermediate levels (first and second year). Participants will agree to use
their language of study exclusively throughout the
entire eight-week program.
UCLA
Summer Language Intensives
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/GeneralInfo/language.htm
June 27 - August 5th or 19th
(8 or 10 weeks)
UCLA
Intensive Summer Arabic Program
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Arabic/overview.htm
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Standard (written)
Arabic courses are offered, as well as Egyptian Colloquial (spoken) Arabic.. The
program includes an Arabic film series, a lecture series, concerts, and field
trips to places of cultural interest in the Los Angeles area, including Arab
restaurants and bookstores. Students have the option of participating in the
Residential Program which provides room and board for an additional fee.
Residents will live in UCLA housing and have access to an Arabic-speaking tutor.
Arabic satellite television will also be provided.
Other UCLA Summer Language Intensives
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/LanguageIntensives/overview.htm
Greek Intensive
First-Year Ancient Greek (12 units) (8 weeks)
Hebrew Elementary Hebrew (15 units) (8 weeks)
Iranian Elementary Persian (15 units) (8 weeks)
Latin Intensive First-Year Latin (12 units) (8 weeks)
Brandeis University Hebrew
Language Summer Institute
http://www.brandeis.edu/summer/hebrew/
July 11 - August 5, 2005
The Hebrew Language Summer Institute (HLSI) is presented by the Brandeis Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department and the Rabb School of Summer and Continuing Studies. The nationally acclaimed Brandeis University Hebrew Language Program is one of the largest modern Hebrew programs in the United States.
The special four-week Summer Institute is an unsurpassed opportunity to benefit from the expertise of a well-established program. Admission is open to undergraduate, graduate and commuting high school students, as well as teachers and educators from secondary and post-secondary institutions. The Institute also welcomes adults who wish to become proficient in the modern Hebrew language.
Be aware: visitors will be expected to abide by Mormon social norms.
Summer Cooperative African
Language Institute (SCALI)
http://www.indiana.edu/~afrist/scali/scali05.htm
2005-2006 hosted by Indiana University (June 18 - Aug 5)
http://www.indiana.edu/~afrist/scali/
The Indiana University African Studies Program in cooperation with the Department of Linguistics is pleased to host the national Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) during the second summer session 2005. SCALI offers performance-based instruction in a variety of African languages by mother-tongue speakers. Classes are held four hours per day over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 156 hours. Students will earn credits equivalent to one academic year of language instruction. Any person interested in intensive language study may apply to attend SCALI, whether an enrolled student or not.
The following languages were
offered during SCALI 2005 and will be offered again in 2006 if there is
sufficient enrollment: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic (North African), Akan/Twi,
Hausa, Kiswahili, Luganda, Setswana, Wolof, Yoruba, Xhosa, and Zulu.
Languages other than those listed above may be offered if sufficient interest is
expressed and qualified instructors are available. Such languages may include
(but are not limited to): Bamana / Bambara, Chichewa, Chitonga, Igbo, Kikongo,
Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Pulaar, Shona, Somali, Songhay, and Tigrinya.
Instruction is available at the elementary, intermediate, or advanced level,
depending on enrollment. Please complete our expression of interest form
indicating which language you intend to study and at what level.
Summer Workshop in Slavic,
East European and Central Asian Languages at Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/
June 16-August 11, 2006
A variety of languages, including Anatolian
dialects and "Reading Yiddish for Holocaust Research"
See
http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/languages.shtml
University of Pennsylvania Summer Session
www.upenn.edu/summer/
The Arabic Language Program offers summer intensive
courses through the Office of Summer Sessions. The 6-week courses run from the
middle of May to the end of June (during Summer Session I). Two
proficiency-oriented courses in Modern Standard Arabic are offered: Intensive
Elementary (1st year) Arabic (AMES 030) and Intensive Intermediate (2nd year)
Arabic (AMES 031). The two classes meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Students earn two University of Pennsylvania course units for either
course.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arabic/courseslink.htm
State University of New York
at New Paltz Summer Language Immersion Institute
http://www.newpaltz.edu/lii/summer.html
Phone: (845) 257-3500 Fax: (845) 257-3569
E-mail address: lii@newpaltz.edu
The Language Immersion Institute at the State University of New York at New Paltz allows the adult learner to acquire proficiency in one or more of twenty languages in the shortest possible time. The immediacy with which participants are able to use the language is a hallmark of LII's weekend, two week, overseas and special programs.
2-week Summer session in Elementary and Intermediate
Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, etc.
http://www.newpaltz.edu/lii/summer.html
All levels are offered on the following dates:
July 10-21, 2006
July 24-August 4, 2006
Classes meet Monday through Friday on the New Paltz campus, five hours a day, 9AM to 2 PM, for 2 weeks, providing a total of 50 hours of instruction. Each session starts with an orientation Monday morning. Classes are supplemented by practice in the language laboratory and opportunities to meet the many native-speaking students living on campus for the summer.
RIRI Advanced Persian Summer Course
University Towers, Austin (TX)
10 June -15 July
The 13th Annual RIRI Advanced Persian Course at University Towers in Austin (TX)
meets six hours most class days, offers a totals of 180 hours of instruction,
and places equal emphasis on listening, reading, and speaking. Each class hour
treats a different sort of Persian or skill; e.g, conversations on job-related
subjects, listening to recorded broadcasts, monologues, and (telephone)
conversations, reading newspapers, reading prose fiction, and practicing
dictionary and Persian web site use. Proficiency/performance-based course
materials include RIRI Persian Newspaper Syllabus, RIRI Persian Fiction
Syllabus, RIRI Persian Dictionary Syllabus, Persian Listening: A Self-study and
Classroom Guide (2005), and Persian Grammar: Topics Modules (2006). In addition
to cited materials, course participants receive copies of the most up-to-date
Persian-Persian, Persian-English, and English-Persian dictionaries, and audio CD
and DVD recordings of course texts. The tentative daily class schedule is: (1)
8-8:50 am Study Hall/Review, (2) 9-9:50 Dictionaries, Computers, and Technical
Texts, (3) 10-10:50 Newspapers, (4) 11-11:50 Conversation, (5) 1-1:50 pm Persian
Fiction and Iranian Culture, (6) 2-2:50 Listening, and (7) Persian Language
Topics. Persian is the language of communication in and outside of class, except
for optional use of English in the afternoon Persian Language Topics session. On
six afternoons, course participants watch Iranian feature films for which they
prepare in listening and conversation classes. The course also involves
Persian-only lunch tables, three Persian/Iranian cooking lessons, and a field
trip to Iranian-American businesses in Houston. Upon successful completion of
the course, participants receive a certificate signed by course faculty (all of
whom are experienced language teachers with advanced degrees in relevant fields)
and a letter by Course Director Michael Hillmann, stating that the Course is
equivalent to three, three-credit, third- or fourth-year university Persian
courses. Universities routinely accept that letter as sufficient documentation
for giving a student equivalent credit at his or her university. Participants in
the RIRI Advanced Persian Course have come from Columbia University, The
University of Chicago, Harvard University, Indiana University, The University of
California at Los Angeles, The University of Texas at Austin, and elsewhere.
Summer 2005 RIRI Advanced Persian Course classes take place at University
Towers, a residential and office complex, located in mid-town Austin three
blocks west of the campus of The University of Texas. Course participants also
reside at University Towers and take their meals at the University Towers Food
Court. Each course participant has a private bedroom and bathroom in a
furnished, two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment, with a free wireless connection
to the Interet and the Persepolis Institute Web site.
For more information about the 2005 RIRI Advanced Persian Course, including
course fees, a tentative course calendar, information about Austin, and a
pre-course packet, contact:
Persepolis Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 8016
Austin, TX 78713, USA
512-458-2924 (tel/fax)
PersepInstitute@aol.com
mchllmann@aol.com
(Source: http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/persianatesocieties/main/newsletter.php)
Monterey Institute of
International Studies
Arabic Summer Intensive
Language Program
http://www.miis.edu/lang-ilp-langs-arabic.html
Summer 2006, June 13 - August 9
The Arabic program offers three
levels of language instructions, elementary, intermediate and advanced. Both the
elementary and intermediate programs offer 180 hours of instruction in Modern
Standard Arabic while the advanced course offers 60 hours of intensive
instruction. All programs are designed to first develop and then expand your
knowledge of oral and written Arabic.
In addition to intensive in-class study of the Arabic language you will have
access to a teaching assistant after class. To further reinforce your
understanding and appreciation of Arab culture, the program will also offer a
variety of culturally focused activities after classes in afternoons, evenings
and on some weekends. While participation in these activities is not mandatory,
we strongly encourage your participation as it will allow you to continue using
Arabic outside of the classroom in authentic contexts.
For questions regarding the program, contact Mr. Niniv Ibrahim, coordinator of
the Arabic Program, at (831) 402-5075 or via E-mail at
niniv@comcast.net
A Winter Intensive Language Program in Elementary/Intermediate Arabic is also available.
John Hopkins Summer
Language Institute
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/nondegree/summer//sli.htm
June 6 - July 28
The Summer Language Institute
provides intensive language courses with emphasis on political, economic and
international topics in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Political
Russian. In addition to receiving formal classroom instruction, students have
access to SAIS’s Multimedia Language Center to explore the languages through
interactive technology and software programs.
Offers intensive language
training for students and professionals interested in developing their Arabic
language skills in international relations, political, social and economic
issues and training in business usage. The program aims to develop listening,
speaking, reading and writing skills. Students are expected to study and review
daily in addition to course instruction. Arabic courses are offered for eight
graduate-level credits each.
Course listing:
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/nondegree/summer/slidesc.htm#Arabic
Yale Summer
Intensives in
Arabic,
Greek,
and Latin
http://www.yale.edu/summer/courses/index.html
Arabic:
http://www.yale.edu/summer/popup_class/near_east.html
Classical Languages:
http://www.yale.edu/summer/popup_class/classics.html
10 WEEKS: M-F 9-12 / 3 CREDITS / TUITION: $3,800
Development of a basic knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic
through a comprehensive and integrated method emphasizing reading, writing,
speaking, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary acquisition.
See 2005 Arabic syllabus and course details:
http://www.yale.edu/summer/faculty/syllabi2005/ARBC%20101%20syllabus.pdf
The Hagop
Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University
Summer 2006 Intensive Intermediate Arabic.
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/3_intensive.html
In Summer 2006, New York University will offer intensive instruction in Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic. The class will be taught by a native speaker and will cover speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Classes will be taught Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Students may register for one or both sessions; students registering for Session 2 must be proficient at the lower intermediate level.
Beloit
College Summer Intensive Arabic
http://www.summerlanguages.com/arabic.html
First and second year Arabic, 4.5 week or 9
week courses
9 Week Language Program:
June 10 - August 11
4.5 Week Language Program (1st half):
June 10 - July 12
4.5 Week Language Program (2nd half):
July 12 - August 11
Curriculum info: http://www.summerlanguages.com/curriculum_arabic.html
Hebrew College Summer Language
Institute and Ulpan, Newton, MA
http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/html/coi_summer/hebrew_language_ulpan.htm
Summer Language Institute: June 20–August 19
Ulpan: June 20–July 29
Intensive undergraduate- and graduate-level semester-long courses completed in one month—and beginner through advanced Ulpan courses that feature the language immersion method popularized in Israel.
Hebrew College also offers New England's
most comprehensive modern spoken Hebrew program through its nine-level Ulpan.
Adapting the immersion method developed and popularized in Israel, Ulpan brings
Hebrew to life through discussion of contemporary political, social and cultural
topics, and through readings drawn from current Israeli news and social
commentary. Several intensive Ulpan study options are available during Summer
Institutes, from beginner to advanced levels.
The language of instruction in all Hebrew courses is Hebrew. Students in
beginner courses are encouraged, and advanced students expected, to communicate
in class in Hebrew.
Summer programs in Hebrew education (for teaching) are also available.
The
Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at New York
University
http://nyu.edu/fas/summer/yivo/
June 27-August 5
The Uriel Weinreich Program at New York University offers peerless instruction in Yiddish language, and an in-depth exploration of the literature and culture of East European/American Jewry. The core of the program is an intensive language course daily at one of four levels, designed to develop proficiency in speaking, reading and writing, as well as cultural literacy. As an essential complement to the morning course, students are required to attend afternoon Yiddish conversation classes, workshops and lecture series. In addition, there are related excursions and social events on some evenings and Sundays. Note the intensive nature of the program precludes employment or enrollment in other courses, and allows only limited time for tourism.
Jewish
Theological Seminary (JTS) Intensive Hebrew Language Program (New York)
http://www.jtsa.edu/progs/summer/intensivehl.shtml
May 24 - July 28
Courses, which include beginner through advanced levels, are taught at the graduate level and meet three days every week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). All courses meet from 9:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and consist of a formal class followed by a break and then group and individual tutorial sessions.
San
Diego State University, Center for the Advancement of Distinguished Language
Proficiency (ADLP), Summer Arabic and Persian Programs
http://adlpcenter.sdsu.edu/programs.htm
July 6 to July 29, 2005
The Center for the Advancement
of Distinguished Language Proficiency (ADLP) Center is offering two
professional-level courses in Arabic and Persian. The goal of these courses is
to prepare students to attain ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable) Level 4
language proficiency.
ADPL Summer Arabic Brochure:
http://adlpcenter.sdsu.edu/downloads/adlp_summer_classes043.pdf
ADPL Summer Persian Brochure:
http://adlpcenter.sdsu.edu/downloads/adlp_summer_classes04PERSIAN.pdf
Summer Tibetan Language Institute, University of Virginia
http://www.virginia.edu/summer/SLI/tibetan.html
June 11 - Aug 11
Students are offered two
years (12 U.Va. credit hours) of Tibetan in an intensive, total immersion
atmosphere. The program will focus on modern spoken and written Tibetan
according to the Central Tibetan dialect using Nicolas Tournadre and Sangdak
Dorje's Manual of Standard Tibetan, and oriented towards producing hearing and
speaking proficiency. Students will learn both print as well as cursive script,
a unique aspect of the program. In addition, it will utilize new multimedia
materials being developed by the Tibetan Language Learning Resources from
original film shot in Tibet. The last unit of the summer will offer a bridge to
classical literary Tibetan on the basis of mastery of modern Tibetan. In
addition, the course is part of a four-year curriculum designed for self-study
after the first year and available in large part through the Web (see below),
such that ongoing students will be able to sustain their studies after the
summer wherever they are.
http://www.thdl.org/education/tiblang/index.html
South Asia Summer Language
Institute (SASLI), University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.wisc.edu/sasli/
June 19 to August 11, 2006
The South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) is a formal educational collaboration of the US Department of Education-designated Title VI National Resource Centers for South Asia in partnership with the South Asia Language Resource Center (SALRC).
SASLI offers elementary, intermediate, and
advanced levels in modern south Asian languages. SASLI prepares students for
subsequent training domestically and abroad. SASLI is currently held on the
campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students must register for only one language per summer. This 8-week program
offers the equivalent of two full semesters of academic study.
First and Second year level offerings:
Hindi - Bengali - Gujarati - Malayalam - Marathi - Nepali - Sanskrit - Tamil -
Telugu - Tibetan - Urdu
Third year level offerings:
Nepali - Tibetan
Summer Intensive Hindi-Urdu at the University of California, Berkeley
http://summer.berkeley.edu/
2005 - June 20 - August 12
Twenty hours of lecture and five hours of laboratory per week for eight weeks. A comprehensive introduction to modern standard Hindi. The Hindi (Devanagari) writing system; pronunciation; acquisition of grammar and basic vocabulary through graded exercises and readings; special emphasis on the ability to speak and understand Hindi (and spoken Urdu).
Indian literature is also offered.
Center for Foreign
Languages and Cultures, Bard College
http://inside.bard.edu/blrc/
Spring/Fall
Courses in Arabic, Sanskrit, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew
For more information about Sanskrit courses
contact Richard Davis -
rdavis@bard.edu
Cross-Disciplinary Language Program
The Foreign Languages faculty conduct a
cross-disciplinary language program in Arabic, Chinese, Sanskrit, French,
German, Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. This program's purpose is
to reach out and provide sophisticated upper-level foreign language education to
students from all fields so that they may become literate in a language other
than English.
http://inside.bard.edu/academic/courses/crap2/xross.html
Harvard University Summer Session
http://www.summer.harvard.edu/
Offerings in Hindi,
Tibetan, and Sanskrit
Summer 2005 Courses:
Intensive Intermediate Hindi, Naseem A. Hines
M-Th 9 am-12 noon. Required sections M-Th, 1-2 pm. Tuition $4,250. Limited
enrollment.
Introduction to Classical Tibetan, Leonard van der Kuijp
(4 units) M,W 1-3:30 pm, 1 Bow Street, Room 317. Tuition $2,125. Limited
enrollment.
Online Sanskrit Courses through Florida International University and
Hindu University of America (HUA)
http://cas.fiu.edu/SpiritualityCenter/Sanskritfall05.htm
Florida International University, the State
University in Miami, Florida and Hindu University of America, located in
Orlando, Florida, are offering on-line Sanskrit courses, for credit, this fall
and spring. The four-course sequence is fully accredited by FIU and is available
to students worldwide.
The courses have been developed and will be taught by Dr. B. V. Venkata Krishna
Shastry, a professor at HUA and an adjunct faculty at FIU, and will carry
technical support from FIU.
It is open to anyone; students may simply go to
http:/cas.fiu.edu/outreach/NonDegreeSeeking.pdf
and print out the form, complete it and return it, with all required
documentation, to:
Berlinda Juste, E-Advisor
Online Learning RB 273
Florida International University,
Miami FL 33199, U.S.A.
Tuition is $699 for non-Florida residents.
For those residing in the Sunshine State, the cost is $228.96 plus $299.
Open Registration for Fall courses begins August 15-24.
For assistance with registration or any other questions, go to
http://online.fiu.edu
or call 305-348-3630, toll free 1-866-379-3835
Sanskrit Instruction at the University of
Florida
http://web.religion.ufl.edu/
Beginning and Advanced Sanskrit through the Department of Religion
Intensive Instruction in Religious Studies Languages at the University of
Calgary
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/HUM/RELS/summer_languages/summer_language_courses.htm
These are regular
University of Calgary credit courses offered in an intensive format, 4 mornings
per week (09:00-11:45 Mon-Thurs) for 3 weeks.
Please contact the instructors to ensure that you have sufficient background to
take these courses.
Summer 2005 Courses:
INTERMEDIATE SANSKRIT :
May 12 - June 3
Further readings in Classical Sanskrit for Religious Texts.
Instructor: Dr. T. Reich (treich@ucalgary.ca)
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL CHINESE : June 6-29
Further readings in Classical Chinese for Religious Texts.
Instructor: Dr. A.W. Barber (abarber@ucalgary.ca)
TIBETAN I : June 6-29,
TIBETAN II :July 4-22
Introduction to Classical Tibetan for Religious Texts.
Instructor: Dr. L. Kawamura (kawamura@ucalgary.ca)
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/
Courses in Hindi, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, Malayalam, Persian, Turkish, etc.
International Study
-Sorted by Destination-
| Israel | Tunisia | Yemen | India | Turkey | |
| Morocco | China | Palestine | Jordan | Syria | Lebanon |
Tangier Summer Intensive Arabic Studies Program,
American Institute for Maghrib Studies and the University of Texas
http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/aims/tangier/aimsweb.htm
June and July 2006
The program is in Tangier, Morocco and is offered through the
American Institute for Maghrib Studies at the American School of Tangier. Prior
to entering the program, applicants must have a year of Modern Standard Arabic.
Summer Term: June 15 - July 29, 2005
Levels: Intermediate and Advanced Modern Standard, Moroccan Colloquial Arabic
Deadline: March 1, 2005
Total $3,650 (plus airfare, textbooks and incidentals)
Al-Akhawayn University (Irfane,
Morocco)
http://www.alakhawayn.ma/
School of
Humanities and Social Sciences: Arabic Program
http://www.aui.ma/AcademicResearch/shss/arabichome.htm
The Arabic language program (ARA & ARB) is an undergraduate credit program for
AUI full-time students who need to meet the university Arabic language
requirement for their bachelor degrees. It also caters the needs of
semester-abroad undergraduate students.
The Arabic language program offers its courses during the Fall, Spring, and
summer semesters. In addition, some intensive courses are also offered during
Fall and Spring semesters which correspond to a year's program of Arabic.
AUI offers Colloquial Moroccan
Arabic, Beginning Arabic I & II, Intermediate Arabic I & II, Advanced Arabic
Summer Fees:
4 weeks Arabic Language Only: $2500
8 weeks Arabic Language Only: $3500
2
NAS
classes:
$3000
8 weeks Arabic Language & 1 NAS class: $4000
SUNY Binghamton/Geneseo
Summer Arabic Study Program
Al-Akhawayn University, Morocco
http://oip.binghamton.edu/Moroccopages/academicsum.htm
http://studyabroad,geneseo.edu/program_short/morocco.html
Binghamton University is pleased to sponsor the summer Arabic Language and North African Studies program, which takes place at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), Morocco. The program is designed to immerse students in Moroccan culture, providing options to follow an intensive Arabic language track and/or focus on the study of North African cultures.
The program offers intensive
Arabic Language courses at three levels - beginning, intermediate, and advanced,
allows students to concentrate on Arabic language skills and Colloquial
Moroccan, or a segment of the North African Studies curriculum. The North
African Studies program typically consists of five courses, which vary from year
to year but usually involve Moroccan culture, literature, art and architecture,
history, and economic development.
Arabic Language Institute
in Fez (ALIF), Morocco
http://www.alif-fes.com/
ALIF offers a variety of intensive Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (CMA) courses throughout the year. To ensure that every student gets individual attention, all ALIF courses are kept small, generally no more than eight students per class.
Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic courses
See
http://www.alif-fes.com/programs.htm for information about study abroad
programs affiliated with ALIF, including:
Arabic Language Institute in Fez through the University of Florida - 6 wk
Summer Program
PDF flier available at http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/downloads/sas/sponsored/Fez.pdf
Arabic Language Institute in Fez through Dartmouth College
American Language Institute in Fez
through Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and the
National Council on US-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) Offers 7-week and
4-week summer programs
Intensive
Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture
School for International Training (in Rabat, Morocco)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/africa/morocco_sum.html
7 weeks (mid June
to late July)
This program offers intensive Modern Standard Arabic (Fus’ha) and an
introduction to Moroccan culture and Moroccan Arabic (Darija) through cultural
and linguistic immersion. SIT is uniquely situated to offer this fusion of
Fus’ha and Darija, as it has offered a similar course in the semester-long
program since 1988 and in the summer program since 2004. In this program, even
beginning students are able to understand a few lectures in Arabic by the end of
the summer.
Click here for
informational PDF:
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/africa/docs/morocco.pdf
Rothberg International School of
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel and New York)
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/summer.php, E-mail:
hebrewu@hebrewu.com
For over thirty years, the Rothberg International School has offered a broad selection of summer courses and special academic programs for undergraduates, graduates, and adult learners.
VIP (Very
Intensive Program) Hebrew
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/vip_hebrew.php
The new VIP Hebrew is specially designed for
discriminating adults interested in combining a two-week summer vacation in
Jerusalem with the opportunity to learn Hebrew from some of our finest
instructors at the Hebrew University.
2005 Summer Language Courses
Biblical Hebrew • June 27– July 28 -Beginners, Intermediate
(160 hours, 10 credits, tuition: US$1,160)
Biblical Hebrew Poetry • July 4 – July 27 -Intermediate and Advanced
(60 hours, 4 credits, tuition: US$880)
Yiddish • June 27– July 28-
Beginners
(110 hours, 7 credits, tuition: US$895)
Akkadian • July 4-27 -
A tutorial in the ancient language Akkadian.
Literary Arabic • June 27– July 28 -Beginners, Intermediate
(160 hours, 10 credits, tuition: US$1,180)
Spoken Arabic • June 27– July 28 -Beginners (120 hours, 8 credit, tuition US $1080)
Arabic Courses:
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/sum_course_lang_arabic.php
Summer Ulpan in New York City
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/ulpan_ny.php
July 11-August 5, 2005
at the Kraft Center - Columbia/Barnard Hillel, 606 West 115th Street, New York
City
Scholarships are available, see
http://overseas.huji.ac.il/financial_aid.php
University of Haifa/Department of Overseas Studies (Israel)
http://overseas.haifa.ac.il/
The University of Haifa, the only liberal arts university in northern Israel,
sits atop Mount Carmel and serves a student body--the most pluralistic in the
country--of almost 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Intensive Hebrew Summer Ulpan: http://www.uhaifa.org/page.asp?id=72&a=a3&b=b4
The Intensive Hebrew Summer Ulpan brings
students from over 30 countries to the University of Haifa to study Hebrew in
one of the most effective language learning programs in Israel. The Ulpan is
designed for those who want to immerse themselves in an intensive language
acquisition experience that is personally enriching as well as academically
demanding. Instruction is offered on all levels from beginning to advanced.
The Summer Ulpan is divided into two independent four-week sessions, each
offering all levels of proficiency. Students may register for either or both
sessions.
Deadline for the
Intensive Hebrew Summer Ulpan:
July Session: June 1
August Session: July 1
Tel Aviv University
(Israel)
The Lowy School for Overseas Students
http://www.tau.ac.il/overseas/frameset.html
The Overseas Student Program
provides students who cannot leave their home universities for the full year
with the option of spending a single semester at Tel Aviv University.
One-semester students may choose to enroll in either the fall or spring
semester. Length of each Semester is 11 weeks, and courses meet for 4 hours per
week. Students should consult their home university's calendar when making that
choice, no early departure is permitted. In
addition to the Overseas Student Program courses, students may attend some
regular departmental courses at Tel Aviv University.
2005 Summer Program Overview
PDF: http://www.tau.ac.il/overseas/summer2005.pdf
Intensive Hebrew Language
Program (Ulpan)
http://www.telavivuniv.org/programs/ulpan.htm
Participation in a pre-semester Intensive Hebrew Language Program (Ulpan) is
mandatory for all students in the one-year or one-semester program. Students who
demonstrate proficiency in the Hebrew language, based upon the results of an
exam administered by the Office of Academic Affairs in the United States or
Canada, may be exempt from participation. The Ulpan offers transfer credit and
is conducted prior to the beginning of each semester.
http://www.tau.ac.il/overseas/academicPrograms.html#intensive_hebrew
Students enroll in a special 4
week Intensive Hebrew course for a total of 3 academic credits.
The course offers a variety of proficiency levels and is intended to help
students gain or improve Hebrew language skills.
Further Summer Program info:
http://www.tau.ac.il/overseas/scheduleOfCoursesNew.html
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Intensive
Hebrew Ulpan (Israel / New Jersey)
http://www.bgu.ac.il/osp/
Students are invited to enjoy
all of the wonders of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev during the summer
session. Students who are interested in spending time in Israel at BGU may
register for the intensive Hebrew courses and lecture series and/or for an
academic course for three credits. Students will have the opportunity to learn
the language, meet fascinating people (both Israelis and other international
students), while participating in some of the elements that make the
International Summer University program at BGU so unique.
See
http://www.bgu.ac.il/osp/pages/PRG_ulpan.php
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Fairleigh Dickinson University invite you to participate in their INTENSIVE SUMMER EVENING LANGUAGE PROGRAM this summer at FDU's Teaneck campus in New Jersey. Earn 3 credits in 3 weeks for only $800, with an option to extend your ulpan in Israel for 3 additional weeks. JULY 14th - JULY 31st check out: www.fdu.edu/jewish for more information.
Palestine and Arabic Studies Program, Birzeit
University
http://home.birzeit.edu/pas/courses.html
Birzeit University has offered
courses in Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) to non-native speakers for over
ten years. The University’s highly qualified professors of AFL have drawn upon
their extensive local and international experience to formulate two streams of
language courses for the PAS Program: one in Modern Standard Arabic and one in
Colloquial Arabic (Jerusalem dialect - Either transliteration or Arabic script
is used depending on the knowledge of the majority of students enrolled in a
course).
Language placement tests are given at the beginning of the program to ensure
that each student is placed at the appropriate level. The levels on offer are
according to demand.. Students
must have completed one year of study at an accredited college or university.
Intensive course- $300. Housing available in dormitories, rented apartments and
with families in Birzeit and Ramallah.
Palestine Summer Encounter
http://travel.holylandtrust.org/,
http://travel.holylandtrust.org/temp.pse1.html
Full two-month session: June 18-August 14th 2005
Half Session: June 18th-July 17th -or- July 16th-August 14th
Holy Land Trust, in partnership with Middle East Fellowship, invites you to participate in Palestine Summer Encounter, an Arabic-training and volunteer program, starting on June 18th, 2005. The purpose of the program is to create a dialogue between members of the global community and Palestinians. During these two months, participants will learn Arabic with an intensive and competitive language-training program, partner with Palestinian non-profit organizations as a volunteer and have the opportunity to participate in 8 separate weekend excursions to visit Hebron, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Haifa and Jericho, the Dead Sea and other important sites throughout the region.
View promotional flier (PDF): http://travel.holylandtrust.org/pse_promo_flyer.pdf
Bethlehem University
http://www.bethlehem.edu/
International student info:
http://www.bethlehem.edu/int_student.shtml
At the present time, no graduate programs are offered, and no
degree programs are available for non-Arabic speaking students. The university
offers a number of courses every semester that are taught in the English
language. These courses are open to International students either for credit, or
on an audit basis. Local students sign up for these courses as part of their
regular programs. There is usually a mixture of local and international students
in these courses. Additionally, Arabic courses are offered to non-Arabic
speakers.
The list of courses offered during the Summer session will be released by
February 28
The historic town of Bethlehem and Bethlehem University are located 8 miles
south of Jerusalem in area "A" of the Palestinian National Authority. The campus
is within walking distance of all market places and historical sites in
Bethlehem, and is easily accessible by buses or shared taxis.
Jordan University (in Amman)
http://www.ju.edu.jo/lancen/index.html
Arabic for Non-native Speakers
The Arabic language program for speakers of other languages has been growing
steadily with respect to both the number of students who enroll in it each
semester and the quality of its teaching / learning environment. Since its
inception in 1979, LC has been offering courses in standard Arabic of various
levels. Presently, LC offers six levels of intensive study: Arabic for
beginners, remedial, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate, and
advanced. All six levels are offered regularly and concurrently during the fall,
spring, and summer semesters. Registration in the advanced level is dependent
upon the enrollment of a sufficient number of students.
As regards the Arabic program, LC prides itself on three strengths in
particular, among others: its central, privileged location on the beautiful UJ
campus and in the capital Amman; the excellent qualifications and renowned
experience of its instructors; and the rich, diverse backgrounds of its
students.
The Language Center has an unwavering commitment to providing the best possible
support for its international students, both academically and in terms of the
services provided to ensure valuable education and a memorable stay at LC. LC
welcomes applications from any interested candidates and its package provides a
wide range of benefits.
Language Center info:
http://www.ju.edu.jo/lancen/aboutus_lc.html
Course offerings:
http://www.ju.edu.jo/lancen/asol.html
Brigham Young University
Arabic Language Study in Amman, Jordan
http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/studyjordan.php
Spring/summer 2006 (Approximately 26 April–11 August)
This program is designed to assist students in acquiring advanced-level proficiency in speaking and reading Arabic. It will be based in Amman, Jordan, with classes held at the University of Jordan. The goal of the program is to bring students to fluency in both speaking Levantine Colloquial Arabic and reading Modern Standard Arabic. There will be many opportunities to speak with native speakers and become acquainted with the local culture. Field trips to important historical sites will be taken within Jordan and Egypt and possibly elsewhere in the region.
The following courses will be offered:
ARAB 211R Second-Year Conversation (2 credit hours)
ARAB 311R Third-Year Conversation (2 credit hours)
ARAB 331 Advanced Levantine Colloquial (4 credit hours)
ARAB 451 Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (4 credit hours)
ARAB 452 Newspaper Arabic (4 credit hours)
For more information, please contact: Dr. Belnap, (801) 422-7192, or nmelrc@byu.edu; or International Study Programs, 280 HRCB, (801) 422-3686, or isp@byu.edu.
University of Oklahoma Summer Intensive Arabic
Program,
at
The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
http://modlang.ou.edu/index.php?page=archive/arabicsummerstudyabroad.htm
http://www.hu.edu.jo/Conferences/Intensive_Prog/def.htm
6 weeks, July through mid-August
The Summer Arabic
program at the Hashemite University (HU) is part of an exchange
agreement between The University of Oklahoma and The Hashemite
University. The program provides intensive Arabic language instruction
of 150 hours: 125 of Modern Standard Arabic and 25 hours in survival
colloquial Jordanian.
Small classrooms with individual attention (maximum of 12 students in each
class) to develop their Arabic language skills at the Intermediate and advanced
levels and beyond. The Summer 2005 program will be limited to instruction at the
Intermediate (equivalent to 2nd year Arabic at OU) and advanced (equivalent to
3rd year Arabic at OU) levels.
University of Virginia at Yarmouk University (Jordan)
http://www.virginia.edu/arabic/yarmuk_program.htm
Summer Term: June 14 - August 13, 2005
Deadline: April 4, 2005
The University of Virginia-Yarmouk University Summer Arabic Program has been in operation since 1984, and is an intensive, eight-week Program in Modern Standard Arabic, designed for undergraduate and graduate students currently pursuing a degree program. The Program focuses on all language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In addition to the course in Modern Standard Arabic, all students will take a course in the Jordanian dialect. All courses will be taught in Arabic. Course instructors will be members of the Yarmouk University faculty. Four levels of skill-based instruction will be provided. The Program is held at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan.
Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced Modern Standard, Islamic Arabic
American University of Beirut,
Lebanon
Total Immersion
Summer Arabic Program
http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/~webcames/SAP_About.html
The CAMES summer program in the
Arabic language offers courses at five different levels: Introductory, High
Introductory, Intermediate, High Intermediate and Advanced. Placement exams will
be administered to all students at the beginning of the program in order to
assess the level best suited to their Arabic language ability.
Each level provides a six 1/2-week total immersion into the Arabic language that
consists of 25 hours a week of intensive classroom instruction. Colloquial
Arabic in the Lebanese dialect is integrated in the program. The program
combines classroom instruction with cultural field trips within Beirut and
around Lebanon. The total of 160 hours is the equivalent of 8 credit hours at
AUB, which may be transferred to other universities.
Apart from attending classes, students should expect to spend at least 3 extra
hours a day on homework and an additional 2 hours a day on non-recreational
activities related to the program such as lectures, clubs, and so forth.
Students admitted to the CAMES Summer Arabic Program are required to take a
pledge at the start of the Program to use Arabic as their only language of
communication. The pledge is taken very seriously and will be compulsory during
classes and during all activities, recreational and non-recreational, related to
the program.
Summer Institute for
Intensive Arabic Language and Culture
http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/sinarc/
Lebanese American University,
Beirut
http://www.lau.edu.lb/
June 26 – August 4, 2006
The SINARC program at the Lebanese American University’s Beirut Campus offers
four different levels of intensive courses in Arabic language and culture:
Elementary, Upper Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced. Each level provides a
total of 20 hours per week of intensive classroom instruction, which includes
five hours per week of Lebanese Dialect. Enrollment permitting, the SINARC
program will also offer an intensive, eight-credit course in Lebanese Dialect.
Formal instruction in language is enriched by immersion in an authentic cultural
context. Cultural activities include weekly lectures on topics related to Arab
and Lebanese politics, history, society, and culture, as well as excursions to
historical, cultural and tourist sites in Beirut and throughout Lebanon.
Courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Syrian Colloquial Arabic,
Arabic Calligraphy for foreigners.
Centers for
Hebrew, Turkish, and Persian.
Studying Arabic at Damascus University in the Arabic Language Center, a review by a Fulbrighter: http://arabicacquisition.blogspot.com/2005/06/studying-arabic-at-damascus-university.html
Arabic at Institute Francais du Proche Orient, IFEAD, the French
Institute
http://www.ifporient.org/article.php3?id_article=596&id_mot=3
Arabic yearly programme 2005-2006
IFPO (Direction des études médiévales modernes et arabes) offers
a summer programme in Arabic. This programme is open to students, irrespective
of their interest in research, as well as to specialists and professionals who
need instruction in Arabic. It lasts for the whole month of July (4 weeks), for
five hours a day and five days a week. The summer programme offers classes on
Arabic culture, literature, Arabic grammar, history of the Arab world, press,
spoken and written modern Arabic, Syrian dialect. Several levels are offered,
from next to beginner (after one year of Arabic) to advanced (after three years
or more).
Contact :
Eric Gautier
IFPO-IFEAD
BP 344 DAMAS SYRIE
Tel : (963 11) 3 330 214
Fax : (963 11) 3 327 887
e-mail : e.gautier@ifporient.org or
stage@ifead.org
Arabesk Studies in Damascus, a company that coordinates Arabic study abroad programs in the city, may be helpful in planning trips... apparently Damascus University's website has not worked in years. http://www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com/English/index.html
Yemen Language Center and Yemen Center For Arab Studies
Arabic Language
Learning Program
http://www.ylcint.com/html/programdescription.htm
http://www.ylcint.com/YCAS/ycasyearabroad.htm
The Yemen Language Center (YLC) was the first private institution in Yemen dedicated exclusively to teaching Arabic as a foreign language. This has afforded our students the opportunity to learn Arabic in a much more effective, stimulating setting. Located in the capital city of Sana'a, the YLC has served the needs of international students, researchers, and the resident expatriate community since 1989. The YLC's Arabic Language Learning Program is open to students of all ability levels, with program lengths from five weeks to one year. Offering Elementary through upper-advanced and Colloquial Yemeni Arabic
Special 5-week courses:
Term 1: June 11th- July 12th
Term 2: July 16th - August 16th
Term 3: August 20th - September 20th
Scholarships available.
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Summer at the Yemen
Language Center
http://www.ncusar.org/studyabroad/summerinyemen.html
This is an Arabic intensive language program that includes a cultural and historical class and travel in North and South Yemen. The 2005 program ran from June 1 to July 21, including participation in a pre-departure orientation session in Washington, DC. The cost, inclusive of program fees, tuition, international airfare, accommodations, 2 meals a day on weekdays, and outings was $4250.
Modern American Language Institute (Mali)
Arabic Program,
Sana'a and Aden, Yemen
http://www.arabicinyemen.com
The Modern American Language
Institute is Yemen’s largest language institute. The Arabic Program (MALI - AP)
is located both in Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen, and Aden in South Yemen.
MALI - AP, founded with the authorization of the Yemeni Ministry of Education
and working closely with the University of Sana'a (internationally accredited),
teaches Arabic as a foreign language to adults. We offer intensive courses in
Modern Standard Arabic, Colloquial Yemeni Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy and other
programs tailored to specific needs.
Our programs are year-round and very flexible. Also included in the programs are
field trips to various places and to historical, cultural and architectural
sites. Arrangements are also made by the institute for students to attend
several events, such as traditional weddings and Qat chews with politicians and
historians.
American University of Cairo
http://www.aucegypt.edu/intlspecial/sab.html
Arabic Language Institute – Offers Semester, Summer or Full Year programs involving Modern Standard and Egyptian colloquial Arabic.
Courses in Elementary Arabic, Intermediate Arabic, Advanced Arabic, Intro to Colloquial Arabic, News Media Arabic, Arabic Syntax, Arabic Morphology, Professional and Technical Writing, Linguistics of Arabic, Phonetics of Arabic, Professional Translation are offered, alongside Arabic Literature, History, and Society.
For more information about the summer Arabic Language Institute, visit: http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/ali/summer.htm
CASA
Summer Program at the American University of Cairo
http://casa.emory.edu/programs/casa_1_summer.cfm
The Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA) offers advanced level coursework in Arabic language and culture, at the American Univers