Arabic-L:PEDA:Yarmouk Summer Program

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Date:  20 Nov 2002
From: Uva Yarmouk Arabic Program <uvayarmk at virginia.edu>
Subject:Yarmouk Summer Program

The University of Virginia-Yarmouk University Summer Arabic Program
UVA in Jordan
Summer 2003

The University of Virginia-Yarmouk University Summer Arabic Program has
been in operation since 1984. It is an intensive, eight-week Program in
Modern Standard Arabic, designed for undergraduate and graduate
students currently pursuing a university degree. The Program focuses on
all language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In
addition to Modern Standard Arabic, all students will take a course in
the Jordanian dialect. All courses will be taught in Arabic.
Instructors will be members of the Yarmouk University faculty. Three
levels of skill-based instruction will be provided.

*Intensive summer study of the Arabic Language at Yarmouk University,
Irbid, Jordan.
*Immersion in Arab Culture, and first-hand experience of the Middle
East through travel in the region.
*Three levels of language instruction equivalent to Second, Third, and
Fourth year Arabic at the University of Virginia.
*A new "Islamics Arabic" level has been created and will focus on
studying the language of Islamic literature in classical and modern
texts.
*Academic credit is transferable to your home institution from Yarmouk
University.
*Cost is $3,435.  For the Islamics Arabic level, cost is $3,665.   This
includes:

1.  International airfare (JFK-Amman-JFK).
2.  Accommodations in Yarmouk University dorms.
3.  Tuition and Fees.
4.  Entry fees to archeological sites and two educational trips within
Jordan.
    **These fees do not include food and incidentals.

*Students applying for the third and fourth year classes are eligible
for a Fulbright-Hayes grant.

Dates
*Application Deadline: April 4, 2003
*Pre-departure Orientation and group travel: June 17, 2003
*End of Program and return to New York: August 16, 2003

For more information please contact:
UVAYARMK at virginia.edu
Phone: (434) 982-2304
Fax: (434) 924-6977
Or visit our Web site at:
http://www.virginia.edu/~arabic/yarmuk_program.htm

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