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<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1) Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">U of Michigan 2014 Arabic Summer Language Institute</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">01 May 2014</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> "Martha Schulte-Nafeh" <<a href="mailto:marthasn@umich.edu" target="_blank">marthasn@umich.edu</a>></span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">U of Michigan 2014 Arabic Summer Language Institute</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear Colleagues,</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">We would very much appreciate your letting your students know that this opportunity for intensive Arabic summer study is still available. We will continue to accept applications until May 15th.</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 University of Michigan invites you to participate in its 2014 Arabic Summer Language Institute in the relatively cool and pleasant Michigan summer weather in lovely Ann Arbor. This summer we are offering 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Arabic classes. The application deadline has been extend to May 15th.</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">Summer Language Institute courses are offered either for a Program Fee of only $2800 (8 credit class) or $3000 (10 credit class) or for tuition. Students who choose the Program Fee Option do not receive transferrable credit. Instead, they receive a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of the course. All classes are FLAS funding eligible.</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">Summer Language Institute Classes:</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">1. Elementary Arabic (AAPTIS 103): 10 weeks: June 3rd to August 14th (10 credits if taken for credit)</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 class is designed to take students from zero proficiency to an Intermediate Low level of proficiency in all language skills. The class is a dual register class in which students will learn to communicate with and understand elements of the Egyptian dialect as they also learn to understand, read and write fuSHa. The class will use the 3rd edition of the alKitaab fi ta3allum al3arabiyya series and will cover roughly through lesson 11 of part 1 of that series. The class meets for 4 hours per day for 5 days per week and students will have an additional 6-8 hours of homework each day. The class will have an instructor/student ratio of 1 to 10 or less.</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">2. Intermediate Arabic (AAPTIS 205): 10 weeks: June 3rd to August 14th (10 credits if taken for credit)</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 class is designed to take students from an Intermediate Low to an Intermediate High level of proficiency in all language skills. The class is a dual register class in which students will learn to communicate with and understand elements of the Levantine dialect as they also learn to understand, read and write fuSHa. The needs of students with no prior exposure to an Arabic dialect can and will be accommodated. The class will use the 3rd edition of the alKitaab fi ta3allum al3arabiyya series and will begin in lesson 12 of part 1 of that series and finish through lesson 8 of part 2. The class meets for 4 hours per day for 5 days per week and students will have an additional 6-8 hours of homework each day. The class will have an instructor/student ratio of 1 to 10 or less.</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">3. Advanced Arabic (AAPTIS 403 and 404): Four weeks each from June 26th to July 18th and July 21st to August 12th, respectively. (8 credits if taken for credit)</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 class is designed to take students from an Intermediate High to an Advanced Low/Mid level of proficiency in all language skills. The class will use part 2 of the 2nd edition of the alKitaab fi ta3allum al3arabiyya series and will cover lessons 3 - 9 of that series. The class meets for 4 hours per day for 5 days per week and students will have an additional 6-8 hours of homework each day. The class will have an instructor/student ratio of 1 to 10 or less.</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">We strive to create an immersion Arabic only environment for the institute and the curriculum includes a conversation partner component for which students meet with and converse with native speakers of Arabic on a regular basis.</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">Additional information and application materials can be found at the <</span><a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/summer/summerprograms/summerlanguageinstitute" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://www.lsa.umich.edu/summer/summerprograms/summerlanguageinstitute</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">> Summer Language Institute website.</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">Please contact Margaret Casazza </span><a href="mailto:cinq@umich.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">cinq@umich.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> with any questions.</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">Martha Schulte-Nafeh</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Arabic Language Program Supervisor</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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