Arabic-L:PEDA:NCUSAR Summer Program in Morocco

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1) Subject:NCUSAR Summer Program in Morocco

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Date: 14 Mar 2012
From:NCUSAR info at ncusar.org
Subject:NCUSAR Summer Program in Morocco

Summer 2012 Opportunity for Students:

Summer Intensive Language Program at
The Arab-American Language Institute in Morocco

The National Council, in collaboration with The Arab-American Language
Institute in Morocco (AALIM) for the summer of 2012, is pleased to
announce its Summer Language program in the Kingdom of Morocco.
Students will spend six weeks in historic Meknes, Morocco taking part
in an intensive Arabic language program. Students at all levels of
Arabic proficiency are encouraged to apply.

Students will spend four (4) hours each weekday in formal Modern
Standard Arabic classes, as well as complete out-of-the-classroom
assignments. The AALIM center is host to a community of Arabic
learners throughout the summer, providing for a fully immersive
program. Students may choose to take an additional three (3) hours of
Moroccan darija dialect classes.

Those selected will also gain direct personal experience in Moroccan
culture, history, and society through a variety of day excursions,
local outings, workshops and demonstrations. Meknes is an ideal
setting for students to focus on learning Arabic while exploring
ancient and modern Morocco. The main AALIM center is located inside
the traditional walled old city, called the Medina, an area which
features heavily in the Western popular imagination of Morocco. Meknes
is also a thriving modern metropolis of over one million residents.
The AALIM center is just a short walk from the bustling town center in
the New City.

PROGRAM DATES

June 4 - July 16, 2012

COST

The program fee is $3400.00. The fee includes the following.

1. Facilities and Student Support: classrooms equipped with plasma
televisions and DVD players; a teaching assistant available outside of
class for tutoring; an onsite coordinator capable of communicating in
both Arabic and English and who is completely familiar with the city
and its resources, such as doctors, dentists, transportation, internet
cafes, etc.; educational materials, such as copies of exams and
supplementary materials, excluding textbooks; an escort from the
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; welcome dinner upon arrival,
and final party including food and beverages with live music; plus
full use of the AALIM Center public spaces and free wifi (with your
your own devices) during open hours.

2. Academic Activities: four (4) hours per weekday classroom
instruction, plus two (2) hours of available office hours per weekday;
first-day orientation and historical-cultural tour of Meknes; three
(3) lectures or local outings in Arabic or English; and three (3)
workshops or demonstrations in Arabic; a group day study visit to
Volubilis and Moulay Idriss, which includes accompanied
transportation, a guide at Volubilis, and bag lunches; and a group day
study visit to Chefchaouen, which includes accompanied transportation,
tour of the village, and bag lunches.

3. Housing: housing and meals, with a choice of family home-stays or
accommodations in the AALIM guest house, including two meals per day;
guest house rooms will be based on double occupancy. Family stays may
also host two students, at AALIM's discretion.

4. Optional Upgrades: classes in Moroccan dialect Arabic (darija) for
three (3) hours per week for an additional $180.00 (minimum class size
required); single-room accommodations for a supplementary fee at a
rate negotiated between AALIM and place of accommodations.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are available through the link below, can be found on the
National Council website, or can be obtained by emailing Josh Hilbrand
at Josh at ncusar.org.

www.ncusar.org/programs/AALIM-2012-Application.pdf

Students should submit completed applications to Josh Hilbrand at the
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (contact coordinates below).
Applications are due April 17, 2012.

Josh Hilbrand
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
1730 M St. NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20036
Email: Josh at ncusar.org
Phone: 202-293-6466

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit: ncusar.org/programs/aalim.html

or contact Josh Hilbrand at the National Council on U.S.-Arab
Relations (contact coordinates above).

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