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1) Subject: 1999 Middle East Summer Institute

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Date: 06 Apr 1999
From:  a.mcintyre at juno.com
Subject: 1999 Middle East Summer Institute

Middle East Summer Institute
The University of Texas at Austin
June 21 - August 15, 1999

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 15, 1999

http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/summer/

We invite you to join us in Austin, Texas for the 1999 Middle East Summer
Institute sponsored by the Western Consortium of Centers for Middle
Eastern Studies. The 1999 Middle East Summer Institute offers intensive,
eight-week language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. All
courses provide the equivalent of two regular semesters of instruction
and credit, and are made available at an unusually affordable cost for
both resident and non-resident participants. On-campus housing is also
available at a special discounted rate. A rich program of activities
accompanies the language courses. It includes several non-credit one-week
courses devoted to the cuisine, music, folk dancing, and architecture of
the Middle East; a series of Middle Eastern films; and social and
cultural events.

The University of Texas at Austin has a long history of excellence in
teaching Middle Eastern languages and will offer the following intensive
language courses during the summer of 1999:

Arabic:	First-year, Second-year, Third year
Hebrew:	First-year, Second-year
Persian:	First-year, Second-year
Turkish:	First-year

The Summer Instituteís special program fee is based on the number of
credit hours for each language course:  $1,650 for a 10-hour course,
$1,350 for an 8-hour course, and $1,050 for a 6-hour course.

Summer housing is available at the Dobie Center, a private dorm located
just off campus. Under a special discount arrangement for Summer
Institute students, housing rates will be approximately $900 for the
entire 8 weeks, which includes a meal plan of 15 meals per week, and
unlimited use of all facilities, including a computer lab, gym, game
room, pool, and more. Covered parking is also available.

The Institute is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all
universities as well as to high school graduates and Austin high school
students who have completed their junior year. The application deadline
is April 15, 1999.  For application materials and further information
contact:

http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/summer/

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1193
Tel: (512) 471-3881
Fax: (512) 471-7834
e-mail: sameena at mail.utexas.edu

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The University of Texas at Austin, the flagship campus of the UT system,
is a major research institution that is home to 48,000 students and 2,700
faculty. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies coordinates one of the
most comprehensive Middle East programs in the country.  Visit the Center
on the web at http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/cmes/

Austin's culture is laid back, yet sophisticated. Ranked among the best
places to live in the United States, Austin is the nation's most
computer-literate city and home to more restaurants, bars, bookstores,
and movie theaters per capita than any other American city. Nonetheless,
its townspeople still embrace the offbeat, remain environmentally
attuned, and pursue what is "cool" like residents in no other Texas city.
Austin knows how to entertain. The heart and soul of Austin is its music
scene and its growing film community. It is called the "Live Music
Capital of the World," a title it upholds 365 days a year in venues
ranging from intimate lakeside burger bars to the lavish Paramount
Theater stage.

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The 1999 Middle East Summer Institute is organized by the Center for
Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. It is
sponsored by the six member institutions of the Western Consortium of
Centers for Middle Eastern Studies: University of Arizona; University of
California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; University
of Texas at Austin; University of Utah; and University of Washington.

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