Arabic-L:PEDA:YCMES-Yemen Study Abroad Program
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Date: 03 Jan 2008
From:mbayelo at duke.edu
Subject:YCMES-Yemen Study Abroad Program
Dear Colleagues:
I am forwarding the email below. YCMES is an exceptional place
for students of Arabic. It was a marvelous experience
and a fruitful expedition for our students at Duke.
Mbaye,
Dear Dr. Mbaye Lo,
The Study Abroad program at the Yemen College of Middle Eastern
Studies is
coming together to provide students a new, unique opportunity to study
the
contemporary Middle East and intensive Arabic language. This is an
exciting
time for studying in Yemen, and please help us by spreading the word
of this
new educational venture. Encourage your students and fellow
educators/administrators to review our website at HYPERLINK
"http://www.ycmes.org/"www.ycmes.org for complete information.
The YCMES is now accepting applications for its inaugural year, starting
September 2008. Refer to the admissions page at HYPERLINK
"http://www.ycmes.org/admissions.htm"www.ycmes.org/admissions.htm for
more
information on enrollment.
Why should students choose the study abroad program at the YCMES?
1) Location: Yemen, The Arabia Felix
The College is centrally located in Sana’a, the capital of the
Republic of
Yemen, in a residential neighborhood near the main square of the city
and
within walking distance of the historical Old City. Yemen is an ideal
location for such a college. It is perhaps the only country left in the
Middle East where foreigners can practice their Arabic with local
people and
not be forced to use English or other languages. In addition to the
superb
language environment, Yemenis have retained their customs and traditions
with very little Western influence, offering an international student
the
opportunity to live among one of the most traditional Arab societies.
Not
only among the most hospitable on earth, as well as the kindest,
Yemenis are
also proud of their traditional poetry, dress, dance, and crafts.
Language
learners will find curious Yemenis willing and even eager to speak
Arabic
with them, not always the case among the urban educated people in other
Arabic-speaking countries. To learn more about Yemen, please visit
HYPERLINK
"http://www.ycmes.org/aboutyemen.htm"www.ycmes.org/aboutyemen.htm.
2) Arabic Language Programs: The Yemen Language Center
The College will draw its Arabic language program from the Yemen
Language
Center. With almost twenty years of experience, the YLC has developed
an
excellent curriculum of Arabic courses. Classroom instruction is
designed
to develop the student’s speaking and listening skills, as reading and
writing can be covered both in non-Arabic environments and from homework
drills. The YLC is equipped with the latest in language learning
technologies and privileged with a qualified and experienced
instructors,
from five to 23 years of teaching Arabic as a foreign language. The YLC
offers Arabic language instruction from survival lessons to post-
advanced
independent study. Though many supplementary materials are utilized,
the
primary textbook for the YLC program is Al-Kitaab fi Tacallum al-
cArabiyya
from Georgetown Press. The YCMES is also proud to host outside
Arabists
(such as Dr. Peter Abboud, Dr. Aman Attieh, and scheduled in May, Dr.
Mahmoud Al-Batal and Dr. Kristen Brustad) for review and evaluation of
the
program and to give developmental workshops for instructors. Through
all of
its endeavors, the Arabic language program of the YLC continues to get
excellent reviews from its students, who comment on the quality of
instruction and the infusion of language and culture. To learn more
about
the Arabic language programs, please visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.ycmes.org/ylc.htm"www.ycmes.org/ylc.htm.
3) Academic Quality: The Program in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies
The PCMES, designed by Honorary Dean Steven C. Caton of Harvard
University,
offers a wide range of university-level courses on contemporary Middle
East
Studies. Each semester, a select number of courses are offered as a
cross-discipline reflection of the current faculty. The faculty is
comprised of the world’s most distinguished regional specialists, both
Yemeni and non-Yemeni, and most of whom hold professorial appointments
at
leading universities. Classes will be kept small in size, seminar-style
with 12-15 students, with a keen interest in maintaining high academic
quality. Students will also be afforded opportunities to work with
faculty
in independent research, experience fieldwork, perform academic
internships,
and volunteer work.
Visiting Faculty for 2008-2009 Academic Year
Dr. Abdul Karim Alaug, Anthropology, Associate Dean YCMES/Sana'a
University
HYPERLINK
"file:///C:\\Documents%20and%20Settings\\mo\\Desktop\\YCMES%20Web\
\faculty_f
iles\\Saif%20Curriculum%20Vitae.doc" \nDr. Ahmed Abdulkareem Saif,
Political
Scientist, Sana'a University/Saba' Center for Studies & Research
HYPERLINK "http://www.duke.edu/web/muslimnets/mcw_bio/bruce/index.htm"
\nDr.
Bruce Lawrence, Islamic Studies, Duke University
Dr. Jon Mandaville, Modern Middle East History, Portland State
University
HYPERLINK "http://www.miriamcooke.com" \nDr. miriam cooke, Arabic
Literature
and Women's Studies, Duke University
HYPERLINK "http://arthist.binghamton.edu/um.html" \nDr. Nancy Um,
Islamic
Art and Architectural History, Binghamton University SUNY
The full class schedule and course offerings will be announced as time
goes
on. Scheduled courses currently include: Comparative Politics of the
Middle
East; Constitutional, Legislative, and Democratic Developments of the
Arab
Gulf; History of Modern Arabia; History of Modern Iraq; Islamic
Feminisms;
Autobiography of the Middle East; The Modern Muslim World; Religious
Minorities: Muslim & non-Muslim, Islamic Architecture and Urbanism in
Yemen;
Cultural Anthropology of Yemen & the Middle East, etc.
To learn more about the PCMES, please visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.ycmes.org/pcmes.htm"www.ycmes.org/pcmes.htm.
Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies
ycmes at ycmes.org
+967 1270 200 ext 101 (office)
+967 1270 127 (fax)
HYPERLINK "http://www.ycmes.org"www.ycmes.org
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