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1)<br>Date: 20 Feb 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Christian Sinclair <<a href="mailto:christian.sinclair@arizona.edu" target="_blank">christian.sinclair@arizona.edu</a>></span><br>
Subject:Arizona in Jordan Program<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*ARIZONA IN JORDAN*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">8 weeks in Jordan with the University of Arizona</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Summer 2013 dates: June 2 to July 27</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Application deadline: February 24, 2013*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Arizona in Jordan program is an *eight-week summer program* based in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the northern city of Irbid, Jordan’s second largest city and a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">quintessential Middle Eastern university town, bustling with cafes, shops,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">restaurants, and nightlife. Set in the northern highlands near the Syrian,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Israeli, and Palestinian borders, Irbid is an hour's drive from the capital</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">city of Amman. It offers the perfect milieu for experiencing</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arabic-language and Middle Eastern studies immersion.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arizona in Jordan courses are held on the campus of Yarmouk University, one</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">of Jordan’s largest public universities, with almost 30,000 students.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Classes are taught by a combination of University of Arizona and Yarmouk</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University faculty. In addition to the coursework, students participate in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">several academic excursions to sites such as the Nabatean ruins of Petra,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the Bedouin desert valley of Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea and the cities of Amman</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and Aqaba. There will also be outings to important historical sites, such</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">as the eastern desert castles, Ajloun, Jerash and Umm Qais.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*Course offerings:*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">MSA: intermediate, advanced</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Jordanian colloquial: beginning, intermediate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Middle East Studies: Ethnography of the Middle East and Jordan</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For more information, application procedures and costs:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://cmes.arizona.edu/studyabroad/jordan" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://cmes.arizona.edu/studyabroad/jordan</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">---</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Christian Sinclair</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Director, Arizona in Jordan</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The University of Arizona</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://cmes.arizona.edu/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">cmes.arizona.edu</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tel: </span><a href="tel:%2B1%20520.621.5450" value="+15206215450" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">+1 520.621.5450</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">fax: </span><a href="tel:%2B1%20520.621.9257" value="+15206219257" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">+1 520.621.9257</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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