Arabic-L:PEDA:AIMS Tangier Summer Program

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1) Subject:AIMS Tangier Summer Program

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Date: 18 Mar  2005
From:aimscmes at email.arizona.edu
Subject:AIMS Tangier Summer Program

Annoucement:
AIMS Tangier Summer Advanced Arabic Language Program (TSALP) announces a
deadline extension (April 1, 2005) for Third and Fourth year students of
Arabic.

If you are interested in studying advanced Arabic abroad this summer,  
AIMS
has a limited number of grants to award to qualified students interested
in studying third or fourth year Arabic at TSALP. Full grants include
tuition, room and board, two meals per day, and airfare. Partial grants
are also offered.

THE PROGRAM
Intensive Arabic language and North African culture program from June 19
through July 29, 2005. 3 weeks of class, 4-day break (for independent
travel, etc.), 3 more weeks of class. 120 Advanced Arabic Credit hours.
Taught by experienced American faculty and Moroccan professors. classes
are in Arabic and Arabic speaking outside class is encouraged This
extension is only available for students ready for third or fourth year
Arabic study.

THE LANGUAGE CLASSES
• Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), intermediate and advanced levels. No
beginning level classes offered. Placement determined from student
transcripts, phone interview and on-site test. Program compatible with  
US
Arabic curricula. Textbook: Al-Kitaab series, Part II for third year,  
Part
III for fourth year, supplemented by other relevant materials. Classes  
are
small and informal. • Moroccan colloquial Arabic (optional) • MSA  
extended
(optional)

THE CULTURE PROGRAM
• Daily contact with local culture as the campus location is in the  
heart
of a vibrant Arab city.
• Field trips. 2 Saturday field trips to sites of cultural or historic
interest in Morocco are included in tuition.
• Lectures. Topics vary according to lecturer availability; in the past,
lectures have included Moroccan politics, film, or history; women’s  
music;
expatriate writing in North Africa.
• Musical concerts, films, and other social occasions as circumstances
permit.
• Student clubs and special presentations on cooking, poetry, music,
films, sports, etc.

THE ACCOMODATIONS
• Modern well-lit rooms at the American School in Tangier, beach nearby.
• Excellent food; breakfast and main noon meal are provided. Students  
are
free to explore Tangier’s multitude of culinary opportunities in the
evenings for dinner.
• Research facilities and additional cultural activities at the American
Legation Museum, with its extensive library, pleasant setting and  
helpful
staff.

CREDITS, TUITION AND FEES, DEADLINE
• 8 college credits possible: MSA, 6 credits + either Moroccan  
colloquial,
(optional), 2 credits; or MSA extended (optional), 2 credits.
• Tuition and fees $3650 ($2400 tuition, $1250 room and board). Airfare,
textbooks, study materials and incidentals are the individual student’s
responsibility. GRANTS are available for qualified third and fourth year
Arabic students that are US citizens.
• Application deadline for third and fourth year Arabic Students  
extended
through April 1, 2005. This is NOT a postmark deadline. All materials  
must
be in by this date.
• Contact the AIMS executive office for applications or with questions:
aimscmes at u.arizona.edu  or 520-626-6498 or check online at
http://www.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/aims/
• Send applications to:
Kerry Adams,
American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
845 North Park Ave
Marshall Bldg Room 470
PO Box 210158
Tucson, AZ 85721

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