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Date: 06 Mar 2009
From:Mohammad <mohdhu at gmail.com>
Subject:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program

ASIP 2009

Arabic Summer Intensive Program 2009 at the Hashemite University, Jordan
8 weeks of Arabic: May 20th – July 16th 2009
The program offers the following levels of Arabic:

Level 1: Beginning Arabic:

Target:            Students with little or no prior experience with  
Arabic.
Objectives:      By the end of the program students are expected to:
§               Participate in simple conversations.
§               Read and write simple, correct, short texts of Modern  
Standard Arabic.
§               Acquire vocabulary of about 1000 words.
Credits:           8 - 10 credits hours depending on enrollment in  
Jordanian Arabic.

Textbooks& material:
Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Alif Baa, with DVDs. An Introduction  
to Arabic Letters and Sounds. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown  
University Press.
Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya  
with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 1. Washington  
DC: Georgetown University Press.

Level 2: Intermediate Arabic

Target: Students who covered at least 13 units of Al-Kitaab fii  
Ta’allum al- ’arabiyya, part 1 or equivalent.

Objectives:      By the end of the program students are expected to:
§         Be able to understand main ideas in texts dealing with basic  
personal and social needs.
§         Write Arabic for various basic purposes.
§         Narrate and describe basic situations.
§         Handle a number of interactive and social situations.
§         Be familiar the Jordanian colloquial variety of Arabic.
Credits:           6 credit hours

Textbooks& material:
Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya  
with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 2. Washington  
DC: Georgetown University Press.
16 units in Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, parts 1 & 2

Level 3: Advanced Arabic:

Target:            Students who have finished 160-200 contact hours  
and covered
Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, part 2. or equivalent. This might  
vary according to students' needs and their grades on the placement  
test.

Objectives:      By the end of the program students are expected to:
§         Be able to use new grammatical constructions that reflect  
the advanced level of expression and be able to construct complex  
sentences.
§         Be able to understand and analyze Arabic grammar used in  
diverse text genres.
§         Be able to understand upper level reading passages.
§         Be able to understand the general ideas and several specific  
details of longer listening materials of different types.
§         Write longer texts using the new grammar and vocabulary in  
social, political, historical, linguistic and personal text types.
§         Be able to converse in Arabic on different topics with  
minimal mistakes.
§         Be able to understand and converse in the dialect.

Credits:           6 credit hours

Textbook & materials:
Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2007) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya,  
part 3. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press.

Other Language courses:
Advanced Media Arabic
§         Pre-requisite:                         Advanced Arabic or  
equivalent
§         Language of instruction:      Arabic

Target:                        Advanced level students of at least two  
years
Description:                emphasizes the development of skills in  
reading, writing, listening and speaking through the use of authentic  
journalistic material and with the help of guest lectures.

Objectives:      By the end of the program, students are expected to:
§         Read and understand authentic media texts written in Arabic;
§         Learn specialized vocabulary and idiomatic expressions;
§         Improve their reading pace and reading comprehension;
§         Compare, analyze, and argue;
§         Write on journalistic and literary topics.

Credits:           3 credit hours (9 June- July 18)

Cultural courses:
Credits:           3 credit hours for each course

History of the Arab World

Language of instruction: Arabic

Description:
This course covers the history of the Arab world from the rise of  
Islam to the present. It will take a social and cultural approach to  
understanding the different histories of Arab society. The course will  
attempt to balance political history and its focus on regimes and main  
events with long term social ands cultural transformations that are  
relevant to the ordinary peoples of the Arab world.
Islamic Civilization
Language of instruction: Arabic

Description:
This course introduces the student to the general features of various  
aspects of Islamic civilization using an approach that takes into  
account the basis of this civilization, its sources and its permanent  
components. Causes of past development of this civilization will be  
related to factors that explain its present- day vitality.

The Modern Middle East
Language of instruction: Arabic

Description:
This course is a general survey of the major cultural, political, and  
social issues in contemporary Middle Eastern with a special focus on  
Jordan. The purpose of the course is to give students an overall  
understanding of these issues in order for them to pursue points of  
their own interest. The course has a seminar format with presentations  
by both HU faculty and outside experts. Field trips are organized to  
complement the course and are counted as part of the course requirement.

Topics included:
Culture and Identity, Political Systems and Democratization, Political  
Islam, Popular Islam, Sufism, Rural Migration, Urban Development and  
Planning, Tourism and Development, Literacy, Gender Issues,  
Contemporary Music, Literature and Cinema.

Program activities:
1.      Three weekend excursions to archaeological sites in Jordan:  
Petra, Wadi Rum, Mount Nebo, Jerash and the Dead Sea
2.      Weekend homestay program
3.      The Arabic language partner
4.      Clubs: Calligraphy, Music and Drama
5.      Series of lectures on current cultural issues

Application Deadline: April 10th 2009
For more info, contact:
Mohammad Almasri mohd at hu.edu.jo
Language Center lchu at hu.edu.jo

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