Arabic-L:PEDA:AALIM Spring Deadline

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1) Subject: AALIM Spring Deadline

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Date: 03 Nov 2010
From: Driss Cherkaoui <aalimorocco at yahoo.com>
Subject: AALIM Spring Deadline

The deadline for application to the intensive Arabic spring semester program at AALIM, the Arab American Language Institute in Morocco, is December 1, 2010. Application forms on the website, www.aalimorocco.com. IBN KHALDOUN SCHOLARSHIP available for up to $3000 tuition reduction. 

Spring semester 2011, 13-week intensive Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) program includes:

Academic component

- 3 classroom hours per day, Monday through Friday, of MSA 15 hours/wk

- 1 classroom hour per day, Monday through Friday, of Darija 5 hours/wk

- Introduction to North African Culture, an interactive MSA class 2 hours/wk

  (Tuesday and Thursday afternoon)

- Directed MSA conversation class (Monday and Friday afternoon) 2 hours/wk

- Movie club (Arabic films) or cultural activity (Wed. afternoon) 2 hours/wk


Total, NOT counting the cultural activities/movies: 312 contact hours/13 weeks

Room and board (see www.riadidrissi.com)

-       Double occupancy in AALIM partner guest house (riad) in the Medina

-       2 meals/day: breakfast and main mid-day meal

-       5 Friday mid-day meals with Moroccan families

Other

-       Orientation tour of Meknes

-       Educational materials, not including textbooks

-       Outside of class teaching assistant

-       Office hours with professors, 3 hours/wk

-       Day trip to the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the village of Moulay Idriss

-       Day trip to Azrou

-       Certificate of program completion

-       Documentation at no charge for university credit if requested

-       Final party

Not included

-       R/T airfare to Morocco

-       Airport pick-up and/or drop-off (available at additional cost)

-       Third daily meal

-       Medical expenses or insurance

-       Personal expenses

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