Arabic-L:PEDA:MSU Alif Scholars Announcement

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1) Subject:MSU Alif Scholars Announcement

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Date: 15 Dec 2006
From:"Arabic Flagship Program" <flagship at msu.edu>
Subject:MSU Alif Scholars Announcement

Dear Colleagues,
Please forward the following announcement to anyone who might be  
interested in it:
Michigan State University and Dearborn Public Schools are pleased to  
announce a joint initiative to expand and enhance the Arabic language  
programming at the elementary, secondary, and university levels  
through a new Arabic Language Instruction Flagship (ALIF) program.   
The goal of the ALIF program is to develop a cohesive, articulated  
program in which students can reach advanced levels of Arabic  
language proficiency by 12th grade and superior levels of proficiency  
upon completion of the university program.
MSU is currently accepting applications for its first cohort of ALIF  
scholars for fall 2007. ALIF is an undergraduate program where  
scholars take specialized coursework and programming in Arabic  
language and culture aimed at developing superior levels of  
proficiency in the Arabic language. A unique aspect of the ALIF  
program is that scholars have the opportunity to take regular  
academic classes taught in Arabic and can pursue any college major at  
MSU that is approved by ALIF and the relevant department. Generous  
scholarships will be available to qualified applicants.
Applications for ALIF are due by February 2, 2007. Students  
interested in finding out more about the program should visit the  
ALIF website at http://arabicflagship.msu.edu, or contact the program  
by sending an e-mail to flagship at msu.edu, or calling 517-355-5184.

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