<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div 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: Mon 14 Apr 2008</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:Advanced Arabic Summer Program at Wesleyan U.</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: 14 Apr 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:<a href="mailto:yhamed@wesleyan.edu">yhamed@wesleyan.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Advanced Arabic Summer Program at Wesleyan U.</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; ">Summer Language Institute at Wesleyan University<br><br>Wesleyan offers the uncommon opportunity to study colloquial Levantine<br>Arabic and advanced Modern Standard in summer immersion. In this intensive<br>four-week session, you will study continuously: in class, in conversation<br>sessions, in your Arabic housing, at the Arabic dining table, and in<br>ongoing Arabic-themed activities designed for fun and practice.<br>Program Date: June 2-27, 2008<br>LANG 355: Intensive Advanced Modern Standard Arabic<br>Faculty: Yasir Hamed<br>Language Assistant: Abdulrahman Nasser<br>Third year Arabic emphasizes proficiency in reading, writing, listening,<br>speaking, and conversation skills. Simultaneously develops vocabulary,<br>functional communication skills, and the culture of the Arab world with<br>more focus on understanding grammar construction, syntax and morphology.<br>Activities (subject to change):<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Daily showings of short educational video clips<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Twice-weekly showings of a feature Arabic movie<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Daily in-class conversation performances based on the theme or topic for<br>that day<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Weekly skits<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>End of the session performance (longer skit)<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Visits to local Arabic stores/restaurant in New Haven<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>A visit to New York City to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's<br>collection of Islamic art and to explore the vibrant life of Brooklyn's<br>Atlantic Avenue, the heart of New York's Arab-American community<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cooking Arab cuisine in Arabic<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Additional activities include dances, music, sports and more.<br>LANG 359: Intensive Introduction to Levantine Colloquial Arabic<br>Faculty: Bruce Masters<br>Language Assistant: Halim Farouk Rizk<br>Learn Arabic as it is actually spoken in the Levant: Syria, Lebanon,<br>Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. The text uses a phonetic<br>Latin transcription. The Arabic script will not be used. Emphasis will be<br>on language needed for everyday situations, speaking, and aural<br>comprehension. Students should have one year of modern standard Arabic.<br>Heritage speakers (children/spouses of native speakers) without previous<br>Arabic study may be eligible with permission of the instructor.<br>Activities (subject to change):<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Twice-weekly showings of feature films, produced in Lebanon, Syria,<br>Israel, and the Palestinian territories in the Levantine dialect<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cooking Arab cuisine in Arabic<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Learning Arab folk-dances and popular songs in the Levantine dialect<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>A visit to New York City to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's<br>collection of Islamic art and to explore the vibrant life of Brooklyn's<br>Atlantic Avenue, the heart of New York's Arab-American community<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Additional activities include dances, music, sports and more<br><br>For more info, please, visit <a href="http://www.wesleyan.edu/summer">www.wesleyan.edu/summer</a><br>or send an email to: <a href="mailto:summer@wesleyan.edu">summer@wesleyan.edu</a><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; "><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: 14 Apr 2008</div></div></div></div></body></html>