<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Tue 18 Dec 2007</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</a>]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:Tangier Summer Advanced Arabic Language Program</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 18 Dec 2007</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:Martha Schulte-Nafeh <<a href="mailto:marthas@email.arizona.edu">marthas@email.arizona.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Tangier Summer Advanced Arabic Language Program</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; ">Dear Colleages,<br>please bring the information below to the attention of students looking for an excellent and rigorous third or fourth year Arabic program for summer 2008.<br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Language Program Announcement for listserves<br>Date: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:17:54 -0700 (MST)<br>From: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>AIMS CMES <<a href="mailto:aimscmes@email.arizona.edu">aimscmes@email.arizona.edu</a>><br>Reply-To: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:aimscmes@email.arizona.edu">aimscmes@email.arizona.edu</a><br>To: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:marthas@email.arizona.edu">marthas@email.arizona.edu</a><br><br>Tangier Summer Advanced Arabic Language Program<br>June 14 through Aug 8<br><br>The American Institute for Maghrib Studies is offering a special language<br>and cultural studies program for advanced students (third and fourth year)<br>based in Tangier, Morocco. Coordinated by experienced bilingual American<br>faculty and taught by specially trained Moroccan professors, this<br>intensive program comprises eight weeks of language study, with a break<br>for independent activities. Students will be placed in one of two tracks<br>of Modern Standard Arabic: third year curriculum based on the second half<br>of Al-Kitaab book II and fourth year based on Al-Kitaab book III.<br>Placement depends on transcripts, a telephone interview and performance on<br>a placement test. Completion of at least two years of Modern Standard<br>Arabic is required prior to application. Basic training in the<br>fundamentals of the Moroccan Colloquial Arabic dialect will also be<br>offered. Students are welcome from all disciplines.<br><br>The program's primary aim is to develop sound conversational and reading<br>skills in Modern Standard Arabic. At the same time, all students will be<br>in a position to better experience the full range of Moroccan<br>cultural-life as the program is housed in the heart of Tangier, Morocco at<br>the American School of Tangier (AST). Area interest in Morocco or North<br>Africa is not required. Students live together in the AST dormitory. The<br>facilities at AST include large, well-lit rooms, a soccer field, swimming<br>pool, and excellent food by one of the best cooks in Tangier.<br><br>There are also special lectures and programs in Arabic and in English<br>dealing with various aspects of North African history, culture, and<br>society. Students have also attended concerts, receptions, parties,<br>weddings, and Sufi ceremonies. Mini-classes focusing on various aspects of<br>the culture and society are taught in Arabic.<br><br>Eight college credits can be earned in Modern Standard Arabic by<br>successful completion of the program. This equates to 120 instruction<br>hours. Credit is through the University of Arizona and credit registration<br>is voluntary.<br><br>Students planning to do research will find the American Legation Museum in<br>Tangier a priceless resource. An extensive library is available to AIMS<br>student members, and the American director and the Moroccan staff are<br>helpful and supportive. AIMS membership is provided for one year for<br>selected participants. There will be no time to conduct research during<br>the program, however students are encouraged to utilize research<br>opportunities before or after the program or in future visits.<br><br>For applications and further information:<br>American Institute for Maghrib Studies<br>Center for Middle Eastern Studies<br>845 North Park Ave<br>Marshall Bldg, Room 477<br>PO Box 210158-B<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0158<br>(520) 626-6498<br><a href="mailto:aimscmes@email.arizona.edu">aimscmes@email.arizona.edu</a><br>aimsnorthafrica.org<br><br>Program cost is $2,400 for tuition and fees; $1,400 for room and board.<br>Total $3,800 plus airfare, textbooks and incidentals.<br><br>Full and Partial Fellowships are available! Fellows must be U.S.<br>nationals. All eligible applicants are automatically considered and<br>selection is based on merit, not need. Other fellowships, including FLAS,<br>can be applied to this program. Faculty and non-students may apply,<br>however grants are available to undergraduate and graduate students only.<br><br>Applications must be postmarked by February 15th<br>For those serious about learning Arabic FULL GRANTS AVAILABLE!<br><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Kerry Adams, AIMS Executive Director<br>Terry Ryan, AIMS Administrative Associate<br><br>AIMS at Center for Middle Eastern Studies<br>845 North Park Avenue<br>Marshall Building, Room 470<br>PO Box 210158B<br>University of Arizona<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0185<br>520-626-6498<br>520-621-9257 (fax)<br><a href="http://www.AIMSNorthAfrica.org/">www.AIMSNorthAfrica.org</a><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">End of Arabic-L: 18 Dec 2007</div></body></html>