<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>Arabic-L: Fri 28 Apr 2006</DIV><DIV>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<A href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</A>></DIV><DIV>[To post messages to the list, send them to <A href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</A>]</DIV><DIV>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</A> with first line reading:</DIV><DIV> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>1) Subject:Al-Quds University Summer Arabic Program</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</DIV><DIV>1)</DIV><DIV>Date: 28 Apr 2006</DIV><DIV>From:<A href="mailto:qiss@alquds.edu">qiss@alquds.edu</A></DIV><DIV>Subject:Al-Quds University Summer Arabic Program</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><P style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><B>International Summer School (QISS)<BR></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> July 15 to August 17, 2006</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><B>Introduction</B></FONT></P><P style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Al-Quds University International Summer School in east Jerusalem is designed to enable university students or professionals to start or improve their learning of Arabic and knowledge of the region's culture and history. For students, it offers credit courses that are transferable to their universities, and also the opportunity for foreign students and Palestinian students living in diaspora to begin preparations so they can live here and study for any period of time in both Arabic and English. <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> Professionals and visitors in the area would also benefit from the offerings by developing familiarity with the region and expertise that will help them in their careers. <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> QISS offers a total experience that includes academic courses as well as lectures, activities, social involvement, and alternative tours of Jerusalem and the region. <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> QISS plans to expand its activities over the following months and years and to offer many more credit courses taught in English, in addition to a full program in Arabic instruction from beginners to high advanced levels. Starting in summer 2006, it is offering the following courses:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;text-indent: -24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">1.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9.3px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">0400091 Arabic I, Beginners <BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (4 credits; 5 contact hours; total 75 hours of instruction)</FONT></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">2.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9.3px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">0400093 Arabic II, Intermediate <BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (4 credits; 5 contact hours; total 75 hours; prerequisite Arabic I)</FONT></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;text-indent: -24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">3.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9.3px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">0400121 Jerusalem throughout History <BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 48px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (2 credits; 30 total hours of instruction)</FONT></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 48px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">4.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9.3px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">0400125 History and Politics of the Palestine Question<BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 48px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (2 credits; 30 total hours; instruction in English)</FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">These courses will be scheduled over five days (Saturday to Wednesday) to allow participants to be involved in other activities and to go on short or long tours in the area.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Tuition Costs:</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Each Arabic course costs US$450; the two-credit courses are $200 each.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Special rates are applicable to large groups from the same university.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Accommodation can be arranged at reasonable cost (range $300-500 for the month, depending on preference).</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Arabic" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">The program is directed by Professor Basem Ra’ad.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3px;">Full information and application forms are available at</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3px;"><A href="http://www.alquds.edu/qiss/">http://www.alquds.edu/qiss/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>End of Arabic-L: 28 Apr 2006</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><BR><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>