Arabic-L:PEDA:AIMS Tangier Program

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1) Subject: AIMS Tangier Program

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Date: 06 Feb 2001
From: Becky Schulthies <beckys at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: AIMS Tangier Program

Tangier, Morocco
Tangier Summer Intermediate Arabic Studies Program

June 21 thru August 3, 2001

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies is offering a special
language and area studies program based in Tangier, Morocco. Taught
by experienced bilingual American faculty and specially trained
Moroccan professors, this intensive program comprises six weeks of
language study, with one week off for student travel: 3 weeks
instruction, 1 week off for travel, 3 final weeks of instruction.
There will be two tracks of Modern Standard Arabic, advanced and
intermediate, depending on the student¹s transcripts and experience
and performance on a placement test.  A course in the fundamentals of
the Moroccan Colloquial Arabic dialect will also be offered.
Moroccan Colloquial Arabic is optional, although a working knowledge
of the dialect is beneficial in actual communication with Moroccans.
Students should have taken a year of Modern Standard Arabic before
applying to the program. The program will use the Al-Kitaab series
supplemented with materials prepared or collected by faculty.

Students will have daily contact with the local cultures due to the
program being housed in the heart of Tangier, Morocco at the American
School of Tangier.  The facilities at AST include large, well-lit
rooms, a soccer field, and excellent food by one of the best cooks in
Tangier.  There are also special lectures and programs in Arabic,
English and French dealing with various aspects of North African
history, culture, and society. Activities from previous years include
lectures on the role of Fez in Moroccan History and Art; the Moroccan
political scene; the challenges of Arab filmmakers; the history of
Tetouan; women¹s musical performances at the shrine of Moulay
Abdesslam; expatriate writing on North Africa.  Students also
attended concerts of Andalousian and Sufi music, receptions, parties,
weddings, and Sufi ceremonies, and previewed a Moroccan film.
Miniclasses focusing on various aspects of the culture and society
will be taught in Arabic, such as cooking, poetry, music, films,
sports, and pilgrimage sites. 

In previous years, a number of students participating in the Tangier
Summer Intensive Arabic Program came from French departments.  These
were students focusing on Francophone literature who realized that at
least some knowledge of Arabic coupled with first-hand familiarity
with North African culture is essential to inform their research.
AIMS has thus expanded the cultural component of the Tangier program
and added elements that will be of particular interest to students
interested in North African culture. For example, there will be a few
lectures in French by visiting Moroccan and other scholars for
students with a French background (as circumstances permit).  Arabic
classroom discussion will focus on topics of interest to all students
participating in the program.

The program will focus on developing sound conversational and reading
skills in Modern Standard Arabic. However, at the same time, all
students will be in a position to better experience the full range of
Moroccan cultural life, including experiencing French-Arabic
code-switching in its native environment.  This will be a good
opportunity for students who are interested in understanding North
African culture and Moroccan Arabic.

Applications can be found on the AIMS website:  
http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/aims/

For more information, contact the AIMS Executive Director, Becky
Schulthies at the following:

Becky Schulthies
American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
PO Box 210080
Franklin Bldg. Room 202
Tucson, AZ  85721
(520) 626-6498
beckys at u.arizona.edu

Eight college credits can be earned by successful completion of the
program: six credits of MSA + 2 credits of Moroccan Colloquial Arabic
(the equivalent of two semesters, or 150 instruction hours).

Program cost is $2,400 for tuition and fees; about $1,250  for room
and board (which covers breakfast and the day¹s main meal served at
lunch time­students are on their own to either cook dinner in the
facilities or to explore Tangier¹s multitude of international
culinary opportunities); international airfare. Total $3,650 plus
airfare.

Fellowship assistance is available and fellows must be U.S.
nationals. Other fellowships, including FLAS, can be applied to this
program.

The application deadline for this program is March 15, 2001. 

The deadline for receipt of payment is June 1.  Full-time affiliation
in a degree program at an accredited university is required for all
fellowship recipients.  Fellowship recipients must submit
documentation of affiliation to AIMS by June 1 (together with
payment).

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