Arabic-L:PEDA:AIMS Summer Program in Tangier

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1) Subject: AIMS Summer Program in Tangier

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Date: 01 Feb 2000
From: Kirk Belnap <rkb at email.byu.edu>
Subject: AIMS Summer Program in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco
Intermediate Arabic Studies Program

July 3 - August 23, 2000

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies is offering a special language
and area studies program based in Tangier, Morocco. This intensive program
comprises six weeks of language study and one week of travel in Morocco.
There will be two tracks of Modern Standard Arabic, depending on the
student's experience and performance on a placement test, as well as the
fundamentals of the Moroccan Colloquial Arabic dialect (a required,
integral part of the course). At the minimum, students should be familiar
with most of the contents of Volume I, Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya
up to chapter eight, or Volume I, Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. The
program will use the Al-Kitaab series supplemented with materials prepared
or collected by faculty.

The one-week cultural tour includes visits to Fez, Meknes, Marrakech,
Casablanca, and Rabat. There are also special lectures and programs in
Arabic, English and French dealing with various aspects of North African
history, culture, and society. Activities from previous years include a
guided tour and lecture on the role of Fez in Moroccan History and Art;
lectures about the Moroccan political scene; the challenges of Arab film
makers; the history of Tetouan; women's musical performances at the shrine
of Moulay Abdesslam; expatriate writing on North Africa.  Students also
attended concerts of Andalousian and Sufi music, receptions, parties,
weddings, and Sufi ceremonies, and previewed a Moroccan film.  Miniclasses
focusing on various aspects of the culture and society will be taught in
Arabic, such as cooking, poetry, music, films, sports, and pilgrimage
sites.

In previous years, a number of students participating in the Tangier Summer
Intensive Arabic Program came from French departments.  These were students
focusing on Francophone literature who realized that at least some
knowledge of Arabic coupled with firsthand familiarity with North African
culture is essential to inform their research. AIMS has thus expanded the
cultural component of the Tangier program and added elements that will be
of particular interest to students interested in North African culture. For
example, there will be lectures in French by visiting Moroccan and other
scholars for students with a French background.  Arabic classroom
discussion will focus on topics of interest to all students participating
in the program.

The program will focus on developing sound conversational and reading
skills in Modern Standard Arabic. However, at the same time, all students
will be in a position to better experience the full range of Moroccan
cultural life, including experiencing French-Arabic code-switching in its
native environment.  This will be a good opportunity for students who are
interested in experiencing North African culture and Moroccan Arabic.

Six college credits (the equivalent of one semester) can be earned by
successful completion of the program.

Program cost is $2,000 for tuition; $200 application and processing fee
(refundable if not admitted); $200 fee to Tangier American Legation Museum;
about $2,500 for room and board, fees and incidentals while in Tangier;
plus international airfare. Total $4,900 plus airfare.

Full and partial fellowship assistance is available. In the past, 95% of
students have received fellowship aid.  Other fellowships, including FLAS,
can be used. Fellows must be U.S. nationals or permanent residents.

The application deadline for this program is April 15, 2000.  Late
applications may be considered on space available basis.

For more information, contact the AIMS Executive Director, Becky Schulthies
at the following:

 Becky Schulthies
 AIMS Executive Director
 734 SWKT
 Brigham Young University
 Provo, UT  84602
 (801) 378-2071
 bls6 at email.byu.edu

or see:

http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/aims/

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