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1)<br>Date: 13 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Shahira Yacout <<a href="mailto:yacout@aucegypt.edu" target="_blank">yacout@aucegypt.edu</a>></span><br>Subject:AUC Intensive Summer Program<br>
<br><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">The American University in Cairo invites students of all levels of Arabic</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to participate in the 2013 Arabic Language Intensive Summer Program (ALIS).</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The program, with its professional faculty and up-to-date facilities is</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">seven weeks long, running from June 9th to July 25th. Full-time students</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">take up to 20 hours of class per week (6-8 transferable credit hours,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">depending on their level). A number of electives are also offered. Students</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">may take one or two, depending on their level. These academic courses are</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">supplemented by extracurricular non-credit activities: calligraphy, music,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">singing, dancing, etc. As an added bonus, Egyptian language partners are</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">available to chat with students in small groups or on a one-on-one basis.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This provides students with an opportunity to use Arabic in a relaxed</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">atmosphere and affords them additional cultural insights.</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">Over the course of the summer, students may enrich their cultural</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">experience by participating in the three optional week-end trips the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">institute organizes to sites of interest. Recent destinations have included</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Alexandria and Hurgada. These trips are for three to four nights each.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There are also free weekly tours of historical and cultural sites in Cairo.</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://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/ali/intensive/summer/Pages/default.aspx" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/ali/intensive/summer/Pages/default.aspx</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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