Arabic-L:PEDA:Advanced Arabic Summer Program at Wesleyan U.

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Date: 14 Apr 2008
From:yhamed at wesleyan.edu
Subject:Advanced Arabic Summer Program at Wesleyan U.

Summer Language Institute at Wesleyan University

Wesleyan offers the uncommon opportunity to study colloquial Levantine
Arabic and advanced Modern Standard in summer immersion. In this  
intensive
four-week session, you will study continuously: in class, in  
conversation
sessions, in your Arabic housing, at the Arabic dining table, and in
ongoing Arabic-themed activities designed for fun and practice.
Program Date: June 2-27, 2008
LANG 355: Intensive Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
Faculty: Yasir Hamed
Language Assistant: Abdulrahman Nasser
Third year Arabic emphasizes proficiency in reading, writing, listening,
speaking, and conversation skills. Simultaneously develops vocabulary,
functional communication skills, and the culture of the Arab world with
more focus on understanding grammar construction, syntax and morphology.
Activities (subject to change):
•	Daily showings of short educational video clips
•	Twice-weekly showings of a feature Arabic movie
•	Daily in-class conversation performances based on the theme or topic  
for
that day
•	Weekly skits
•	End of the session performance (longer skit)
•	Visits to local Arabic stores/restaurant in New Haven
•	A visit to New York City to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's
collection of Islamic art and to explore the vibrant life of Brooklyn's
Atlantic Avenue, the heart of New York's Arab-American community
•	Cooking Arab cuisine in Arabic
•	Additional activities include dances, music, sports and more.
LANG 359: Intensive Introduction to Levantine Colloquial Arabic
Faculty: Bruce Masters
Language Assistant: Halim Farouk Rizk
Learn Arabic as it is actually spoken in the Levant:  Syria, Lebanon,
Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. The text uses a  
phonetic
Latin transcription. The Arabic script will not be used. Emphasis will  
be
on language needed for everyday situations, speaking, and aural
comprehension. Students should have one year of modern standard Arabic.
Heritage speakers (children/spouses of native speakers) without previous
Arabic study may be eligible with permission of the instructor.
Activities (subject to change):
•	Twice-weekly showings of feature films, produced in Lebanon, Syria,
Israel, and the Palestinian territories in the Levantine dialect
•	Cooking Arab cuisine in Arabic
•	Learning Arab folk-dances and popular songs in the Levantine dialect
•	A visit to New York City to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's
collection of Islamic art and to explore the vibrant life of Brooklyn's
Atlantic Avenue, the heart of New York's Arab-American community
•	Additional activities include dances, music, sports and more

For more info, please, visit www.wesleyan.edu/summer
or send an email to: summer at wesleyan.edu

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