22.509, Confs: Language Acquisition/USA

Sat Jan 29 23:47:02 UTC 2011

LINGUIST List: Vol-22-509. Sat Jan 29 2011. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 22.509, Confs: Language Acquisition/USA

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Date: 27-Jan-2011
From: Peyman Nojoumian [pnojoumi at illinois.edu]
Subject: Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:45:58
From: Peyman Nojoumian [pnojoumi at illinois.edu]
Subject: Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World

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Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World 
Short Title: SILMW 

Date: 13-Jun-2011 - 06-Aug-2011 
Location: Urbana, IL, USA 
Contact: Peyman Nojoumian 
Contact Email: silmw at illinois.edu 
Meeting URL: http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Meeting Description: 

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-
Champaign in collaboration with the Center for South Asian and Middle 
Eastern Studies, Center for African Studies, Center for International 
Business Education and Research, Center for Global Studies, European 
Union Center and Russian,  East European, and Eurasian Center  is 
pleased to host the 3rd Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim 
World in summer 2011 (June 13 - August 6, 2011). SILMW will offer 
intensive courses in a variety of Muslim World languages, including Arabic, 
Bosnian, Pashto, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu and Wolof up to the 
advanced level by experienced, trained, and highly proficient instructors. 
Classes will be held four hours per day, five days a week over a period of 
eight weeks, for a total of 132-160 hours depending on each level. Students 
will earn credits equivalent to one full academic year of language 
instruction. 

SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures 
of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to 
classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities 
designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for 
language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the 
Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research 
forums, picnics, conversation tables, cooking classes, music & dance 
performances, movie screening, field trips, lectures, and other cultural 
activities.    

Please contact silmw at illinois.edu if you have any questions or like to 
receive more information about SILMW or visit us at 
http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/

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