Arabic-L:PEDA: BYU Summer Intensive Arabic

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1) Subject: BYU Summer Intensive Arabic

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Date:  04 Feb 2002
From: Kirk Belnap <rkb at email.byu.edu>
Subject: BYU Summer Intensive Arabic

The Center for Language Studies at Brigham Young University (BYU)
will offer first-, second- and third-year intensive Arabic during its
Summer Term (June 24 - August 15, 2002).  At BYU, we take an
innovative approach to learning Arabic.  The emphasis is on exposing
students to Arabic as it is actually used in the Arab world.  From
the first day of class (101), students begin learning to speak
Egyptian Arabic (the most widely understood Arabic dialect and one
closely related to neighboring dialects such as urban Palestinian).
Students pursue learning Arabic outside of class using
state-of-the-art software in the language lab.  Scheduled one-on-one
conversations with an Arab tutor, film evenings, soccer games,
cooking lessons... are also an integral part of the experience.
Students are encouraged to room with Arab BYU students.  The focus of
the second- and third-year courses will be Modern Standard Arabic;
however, students will be exposed to Egyptian and Levantine Arabic in
and outside of the classroom.

There is no financial aid available for non-BYU students, however,
the low cost of BYU tuition makes this a particularly good buy.  For
information on the program (including registration and costs) see:

http://humanities.byu.edu/CLS/home.html

Students enrolling in the second-year course should have completed
lesson 16 in Al-Kitaab, vol. 1 (or the equivalent).  The third-year
course will begin with lesson 10 of Al-Kitaab, vol. 2.

If you are interested in our summer Arabic program but are not
familiar with Brigham Young University, you should take time to
familiarize yourself with this unique institution, which is sponsored
by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  One need not be
a member to attend BYU, but all students are expected to live
according to the BYU Honor Code.  The Honor Code and other
information about BYU can be found at:

http://www.byu.edu

Please address Arabic-specific questions to:

Kirk Belnap
4072 JKHB
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
801/378-6531
rkb at byu.edu

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