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1) Subject:NCUSAR Summer Program in Morocco 2013

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Date: 22 Mar 2013
From:NCUSAR info at ncusar.org
Subject:NCUSAR Summer Program in Morocco 2013

Summer 2013 Opportunity for Students:

Summer Intensive Language Program at the
Center for Cross Cultural Learning

The National Council, in collaboration with The Center for Cross Cultural
Learning (CCCL) for the summer of 2013, is pleased to announce its Summer
Language Program in the Kingdom of Morocco. Students will spend six weeks
in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, taking part in intensive Arabic
language study. Students will spend four (4) hours each weekday in formal
Modern Standard Arabic classes, as well as complete out-of-the-classroom
assignments. Students at all levels of Arabic proficiency are encouraged to
apply.

CCCL is a private institution and Morocco's leading institution in study
abroad education. CCCL was founded in 1995 by Moroccan experts in cross
cultural learning and education; it is based in a 19th century Riad
(traditional Moroccan house located in a historical quarter of the city) in
the 17th century old medina of Rabat. CCCL premises have expanded as its
programs continue to attract several educational and cultural institutions
and schools to include two more buildings in and around the medina of
Rabat. CCCL offers several classrooms, conferences rooms, a cafeteria for
its participants only, a library of 4,200 books without counting the most
valuable and exclusive collection of our students' projects (over 700
projects).

CCCL organizes a variety of cultural and educational activities, which
include language courses, seminars, and lecture series on Moroccan society
and Arab and Islamic cultures. CCCL also sponsors art exhibits and musical
performances and organizes educational excursions to various parts of
Morocco both in urban and rural areas. The aim of these activities is to
provide participants with opportunities to learn from the rich cultural
diversity of Morocco and to better understand and appreciate the country's
cultural heritage. CCCL has 33 full time staff in addition to a long list
of part-time guest speakers, university lecturers, travel guides, host
families, instructors, and artists and music performers.



PROGRAM DATES
June 3 - July 13, 2013


COST
The program fee is $3,750.00. The fee includes:

1. 2 Day Orientation Session: The first day covers CCCL regulations,
provides an orientation to the Arabic program, includes placement tests, 90
minutes of "Survival Moroccan Arabic" instruction, a "Negotiating Street
Harassment" seminar, and a "Morocco 101" seminar, with lunch and dinner at
CCCL. Day 2 includes 90 additional minutes of "Survival Moroccan Arabic"
instruction, a bargaining orientation and field exercise, homestay
orientation, and lunch at CCCL with family pick up and dinner with families
in the evening.

2. Facilities and Student Support: Group transfer to and from airport;
classrooms equipped with screens, internet, and projectors; office hours
available two times a week outside of regular instruction for tutoring; an
onsite coordinator capable of communicating in both Arabic and English who
is completely familiar with the city and its resources, such as doctors,
dentists, transportation, internet cafes, etc.; educational materials, such
as copies of exams and supplementary materials, excluding textbooks; an
escort from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; final party
including food and beverages with live music; and full use of the CCCL
public spaces open to students and free Wi-Fi in available areas during
open hours.

3. Academic Activities: Four (4) hours per weekday classroom instruction
including one hour weekly of Darija instruction, plus two (2) hours of
available office (or by appointment) twice a week for six weeks; two to
three lectures on local issues in English (such as women's issues/family
law, Amazigh issues, and Morocco's economy); and two to three workshops or
demonstrations outside of Arabic class (such as calligraphy, cooking,
music). Two separate weekend excursions will be organized to (I) Marrakesh
and Essaouira, and (II) Fes, Chefchaouen, and Tanger, both to include
accompanied transportation, tours, lodging, and meals.

4. Housing: Housing will be divided between hotels and family home stays.
For two nights at the beginning of the program in Rabat, four nights during
weekend excursions, and one night at the conclusion of the program,
students will reside in hotels. The remainder of the program (36 nights)
will be spent with a local Moroccan family in Rabat. All meals will be
provided at the homes. All homestays are within walking distance of the
Center.


HOW TO APPLY
Applications are available through the link below or can be obtained by
emailing Josh Hilbrand at Josh at ncusar.org or Megan Geissler at
Megan at ncusar.org.

http://ncusar.org/programs/CCCL-2013-Application.pdf

Students should submit completed applications to the National Council on
U.S.-Arab Relations (contact coordinates below). Applications are due April
19, 2013.

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
ATTN: CCCL Program
1730 M St. NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20036
Email: Megan at ncusar.org
Phone: 202-293-6466


FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit: http://ncusar.org/study-abroad/cccl

or contact Josh Hilbrand or Megan Geissler at the National Council on
U.S.-Arab Relations (contact coordinates above).

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