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Airlines - Airline Tickets, Vacations Packages, Travel Deals, and Company Information on united.com. Air Canada - Official Website: Flights, Airline Tickets, Airfare Deals, Car Rental, Hotels & Vacations. Overview Morocco: Intensive Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture - SIT Study Abroad. “The SIT Morocco program constantly challenged me. Whether in class, at home with my family, exploring Rabat with new friends, or traveling throughout the country, I practiced my language skills while discovering Moroccan culture. Because my group was small, I received wonderful personal attention. By the end of the program, I confidently carried on lengthy conversations in Arabic on a variety of cultural topics.” -- Elizabeth Williams, University of Florida Visit us on Facebook!

The SIT Morocco: Arabic Language and Community Service program offers intensive Arabic language study, community service, and cultural immersion during a seven-week summer program. Students hone their Arabic language skills through intensive language study in the classroom; onsite field exercises at souks, museums, and other settings throughout Morocco; homestays; and an in-depth community service project. The program consists of three courses, for a total of nine credits: Center for Cross Cultural Learning library. Overview - SIT Study Abroad. Yasir Hamed, Academic Director Yasir Hamed is currently conducting doctoral-level research in transformative education and language learning pedagogies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst; his research is focused on the integration of immersion techniques into the teaching of foreign languages and incorporating culture into the language curriculum.

Mr. Hamed has more than 14 years’ experience teaching Arabic. He is a lecturer of Arabic at Fairfield University. He is the founder of the Arabic Language Learning Program (a private academic organization that develops new Arabic programs in area universities) in New Haven, Connecticut, and has taught Arabic at Yale University and in the Rassias Accelerated Language Programs at Dartmouth College. Mr. Dema Matrouk Al Oun, Homestay Coordinator Dema has been working as homestay coordinator with SIT Study Abroad since 2008. Ahmad Al Rawajfeh, Assistant to the Academic Director Mahmoud Al-Shafie, Language Instructor. London - Amman Summer Study Abroad | FIE: Foundation for International Education. Intensive Arabic in Cairo (Summer) The bustling city of Cairo serves as an excellent environment in which to learn Modern Standard and Egyptian colloquial Arabic.

For those students looking to quickly improve their Arabic, they can enroll in a rigorous 4-week or 8-week intensive summer session in the heart of the Arab world. Classes are held in AMIDEAST’s central facilities in Dokki on the west bank of the Nile and students are housed in shared apartments in Dokki. In addition to high-quality Arabic instruction, AMIDEAST works tirelessly to take advantage of the unique environment in which our programs are held by combining classroom instruction with experiential field visits and activities in the vibrant city of Cairo. Students also participate in an overnight excursion outside Cairo. The Summer Intensive Arabic Program offers Modern Standard Arabic in two 4-week sessions.

All students enroll in Modern Standard Arabic and in colloquial Arabic at a level appropriate to their proficiency. EDUCATION ABROAD APPLICATION SYSTEM. Intensive Arabic in Amman, Jordan (Summer) Students enrolled in AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Program study Arabic with some of the most respected language teachers in the region: those from the Qasid Institute for Classical and Modern Standard Arabic. Intensive coursework, combined with daily interactions with host families, helps students at all levels and to increase their Arabic proficiency in a short period of time. In addition to academics, our students benefit from an on-site orientation, a truly knowledgeable Jordanian staff, an opportunity to become part of a Jordanian family, and organized excursions to mind-blowing locations such as the great deserts and Biblical sites in Jordan. During each of the two summer sessions AMIDEAST organizes a one day trip to different parts of the country.

The excursions will either be to Jerash and Ajloun or to Madaba and the Dead Sea. Because each summer session includes a different trip, those students participating in multiple sessions will have the opportunity to visit both sites. Study Abroad with CIEE in Amman, Jordan | summer arabic language. Program Overview Program Overview If you’re interested in beginning your study of Arabic, or taking your advanced language skills to the next level, come discover Jordan this summer. Through a rigorous course of instruction, you’ll develop skills in both Modern Standard and spoken Arabic while student clubs, and a variety of cultural activities, offer you insight into Jordanian society and the culture.

Study abroad in Amman and you will: Begin or improve your Arabic through intensive language training in Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Jordanian Arabic Develop core vocabulary and colloquial conversation skills through language and culture clubs Work with Peer Language Tutors to enhance language skills and learn about campus life Explore Jordan through excursions to places such as desert castles and Biblical sites The CIEE Difference The CIEE Difference Coursework Excursions Enjoy a number of excursions to Jordan’s archaeological, historical, and natural wonders. Immersion Application Due Top. CCIS Ifrane Morocco Summer Study Abroad Program. Academic Profile Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Al Akhawayn University (AUI) was founded in 1995 as a private university by King Hassan II of Morocco with contributing financial support from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

It is the first and only English language university in Morocco developed on the model of US higher education. Montana State University has had a partnership with AUI since its founding, and this unique and wonderful CCIS program offers one of the few opportunities U.S. students have to study in North Africa. AUI is grounded in African, Arab, and Islamic culture and models its organizational structure, curriculum, language, and teaching methods on the American system of higher education. Course Offerings There are eight academic tracks to choose from during the summer session at Al Akhawayn University. Track A1, 1st 4-week session, 4-5 Credits (June 2-26, 2014)One Modern Standard Arabic Language class - Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced.