Arabic-L:PEDA:Study Abroad in Jordan responses
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Date: 31 Jan 2007
From:Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at mac.com>
Subject:Study Abroad in Jordan response
The quality of the program at the U of J was at best uneven. Students
were largely at the mercy of faculty, only some of whom were aware
of the L2 acquisition needs of non-Arab students. Others, while
clearly great in belles lettres, did not easily meet the needs of the
students (one guy was never prepared, and had one fallback lesson...
if I heard yet another rudimentary lecture on "'inna and her
sisters," I would have gone postal).
The secret to making the program work is to be assertive. There was a
placement test which placed a lot of emphasis on knowing Arabic
grammatical terminology: it didn't matter if you knew how to use the
la' of absolute negation if you didn't know how to refer to it in
Arabic. Don't be bullied, don't take "no" for an answer, and find
which of the various levels you're most comfortable at. Some of the
instructors are quite good and are used to answering questions (some
even admit it when they have to look something up!). Also quite
rewarding was meeting Arabic students from all over the world: many
Europeans, as well as non-Arab Muslim theology students (Turks,
Indonesians, etc.) take courses at the U of J.
-Dan.
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2)
Date: 31 Jan 2007
From:malhawary at ou.edu
Subject:Study Abroad in Jordan response
The Summer program at the Hashemite University has been running
successfully for four years. Focus is on both culture as well as the
Arabic language. The program runs daily with cultural activities in
the weekend. Weekend activities also include trips to most historical
sites in Jordan: including Petra, Wadi Al-Ramm, Jarash, the Baptism
Site, and the Dead Sea. The other advantage of the program is that it
uses _Al-Kitaab_ textbook to avoid curricular gaps between study at
home and study abroad courses. Here's the announcement of the
program that has already been posted on Arabic-L (if you need flyers
and brochures of the program, I will be willing to email/mail them to
you):
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Summer Intensive Arabic Program
in Zarqa, Jordan at
The Hashemite University
6 weeks in Jordan
May 20 – June 29, 2007
The Hashemite University is on the outskirts of the city of Zarqa,
the second largest city after the capital city Amman, with a
population of about 1.000.000 inhabitants. Zarqa is located in the
north of Jordan about 20 miles (25 km) north east of Amman. With
its unique location and small size compared to other over-crowded
cities in the region, the city of Zarqa is a great choice for an
Arabic study abroad program. The program will begin on Sunday, May
20, 2007. Students must arrive in Amman/Zarqa on May 29th. Students
will live in Amman and commute to Zarqa via HU transportation shuttle.
The Summer Arabic program at the Hashemite University (HU) is part
of an exchange agreement between The University of Oklahoma (OU) and
The Hashemite University a (HU) and is open to non-OU students as
well. The program provides:
- Intensive Arabic language instruction of 150 hours: 125 of Modern
Standard Arabic and 25 hours in survival colloquial Jordanian.
- Small classrooms with individual attention (maximum of 12 students
in each class) to develop their Arabic language skills at the
Intermediate and advanced levels and beyond. The Summer 2007 program
will be limited to instruction at the Intermediate (equivalent to
2nd year Arabic at OU) and advanced (equivalent to 3rd year Arabic
at OU) levels.
- Basic orientation on the country and culture upon arrival
- At least three field trips to historical sites & cultural programs
arranged by HU
- Off-campus housing in Amman, arranged by HU
The deadline for application is March 15, 2007.
Textbooks used: Al-Kitaab: Parts Two & Three
For further information, please contact the program directors:
Professor Mohammad T. Alhawary (in the US)
malhawary at ou.edu
Professor Yaser Al-Tamimi (in Jordan)
ytamimi at hu.edu.jo
or visit the program website:
http://www.hu.edu.jo/Inside/Centers/ASIP.asp
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With Best Wishes,
Mohammad T. Alhawary, Ph.D.
ConocoPhillips Professor of Arabic Language,
Literature and Culture
Arabic Program Advisor & Coordinator
Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies
Co-editor, JALT http://www.jalt.net
Assoc. Contributing Editor, World Literature Today
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3)
Date: 31 Jan 2007
From:nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject:Study Abroad in Jordan response
Hi David,
I suggest that you make it clear to your student that the fun part of
the experience in Amman is relatively limited compared to that in
Egypt, Syria or Morocco. The learning experience could be a great one
if the student joined a good language center there, was a very
focused student and had a good academic supervisor. After reading the
end of program evaluation forms of 15 Study Abroad Students (SIT in
Amman) who joined Hedayet Institute short program last Oct.06 for
ten days- where they had several educational and recreational
activities in Cairo and Alexandria- I realized how hard it could be
for a Western student to live there and study intensively! I could
feel that Egypt blew away their minds ....just the fact that they saw
shops and resturants opened until very late was a surprise to most of
them. Amman and Cairo are pretty close and students can always visit
one when they are in the other as many times as they want.
Nagwa
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies
Hadaayeq El Maadi
Cairo-Egypt
www.hedayetinstitute.com
Work Tel.: (202)5272190
Cell Phone: (2012)2261308
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