Study Abroad Program
Middle East and Islamic Studies is currently developing a study abroad program to immerse students in the various languages and cultures of the region. The faculty-led Islamic Cityscapes Program in Turkey will tentatively launch in Summer 2011. While this nascent project is underway, MEIS works individually with students to match them with existing programs in countries that range from Egypt to Lebanon and Morocoo. Language programs vary from one semester to full year and summer programs. Students are encouraged to make an appointment with an MEIS advisor to explore these opportunities.
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External Study Abroad Programs
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Marhaba -- Service-learning Summer Program
Deadline: March 15, 2010Dates: June 22-July 28, 2010Location: Cairo, Egypthttp://www.gomarhaba.orgDescription: Marhaba offers service-learning programs for university students which encourage cross-cultural understanding while provideing meaningful service to communities in teh Middle East. Volunteers have a choice between two programs, which either teach extracurricular classes for refugee children, or instruct English at a youth-led Egyptian community organization that addresses urban poverty. All volunteers also study Egyptian Arabic while exploring the fascinating city of Cairo through cultural events, weekly dinners, and seminars. >>more |
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CASA -- Center for Arabic Studies Abroad
Deadline: Annually early January*Dates: CASA I (Summer in Cairo), CASA I (Full year in Cairo or Damascus), CASA II (Fall, Spring, or both for recent CASA Alumni)Locations: The American University in Cairo, EgyptThe University of Damascus, Syriahttp://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/Description: All CASA programs provide intensive language, culture, and specialized area studies training at two locations at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and the University of Damascus, Syria. The program entails 12 to 20 hours of classroom instruction per week plus of homework. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and should have completed a minimum |
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of 3 years of formal instruction in Arabic prior to joining CASA. A series of lectures, tours, and visits to places of historical interest, both in and outside Cairo and Damascus form an integral part of the CASA programs. Efforts are made to provide opportunities for CASA participants to interact with their Egyptian and Syrian counterparts and experience life in Egypt and Syria to the fullest extent. >>more
*Note: CASA application process is very extensive and requires ample time for preparation.
ALI -- Arabic Language Institute
Deadlines: January 1, 2010 (Summer 2010) March 1, 2010 (Full year and Fall 2010), September 15, 2010 (Spring 2011)Dates: Summer, Fall, and Full yearLocation: Cairo, Egypt (The American University in Cairo)http://www.aucegypt.edu/ACADEMICS/ALI/Pages/default.aspx |
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Description: Each year, more than one hundred students travel from dozens of countries around the world travel to Egypt to enroll in AUC's Arabic Language Institute. Their backgrounds and interests are as varied as the countries they represent. However, they share one common desire - to learn Arabic in the best possible setting with the most qualified instructors. >>more
Arts in Cairo Special Summer ProgramDeadline: March 15, 2010Dates: June 7, 2010-July 22, 2010Location: Cairo, Egypt (The American University in Cairo)Download flyer hereDescription: AUC is offering several 3-unit courses that immerse students in the vibrant contemporary and cultural life in Cairo. Students may take 2 classes that range from Cinema in Egypt and the Arab World to Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic Art, Inspiration for Contemporary Art, Understanding Arab Music, and Egyptian Theatre in the 20th Century. Classes are offered in the Tahrir campus, and students will have opportunities to participate in field trips and cultural activities in addition to |
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their classes.
AMIDEAST -- America-Mideast Educational and Training Services
Deadline: March 1, 2010 for Fall semesterDates: Fall 2010, Spring 2011Location: Cairo, Egypthttp://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/egypt/semester_cairo_modern.shtm |
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Description: AMIDEAST’s Modern Middle East/North African Studies Program in Cairo offers students an opportunity to study in the center of Cairo, to learn both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic and to study with some of Egypt’s top young faculty. Classes are held at AMIDEAST’s facilities in Dokki on the west bank of the Nile and students are housed in shared apartments in Dokki and neighboring districts of the Egyptian capital. Students in the Modern Middle East/North African (MENA) Studies Program carry a 16 credit hour load per semester. All students enroll in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, “Contemporary Issues in Egypt and the Arab World,” and two electives from offerings in Modern MENA Studies in a variety of disciplines. >>more
Fajr Center for Arabic Language
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Description: The Fajr Center is the first of the two Arabic language institutions in Egypt which have received accreditation by the Egyptian Ministry of Education and is an accredited Intensive Summer Arabic Language Program. Fajr offers MSA and colloquial Egyptian with 14 levels available. >>more
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies
Deadline: April 30, 2010Dates: Begins June 14 (7 weeks)Location: Maadi, Egypthttp://www.hedayetinstitute.com/English/home.html |
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Description: The Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies is one of the pioneer Arabic institutes devoted to the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language in Egypt. Hedayet Institute has a world class reputation for serving students visiting from abroad and the larger expatriate community in Egypt. It has offered Arabic language and Arabic related studies to students from across the globe since 1994. Hedayet Institute is also a renowned centre for teaching teachers of Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL). The program offers both MSA and colloquial Egyptian Arabic at various levels.>>more
International Language Institute (ILI)
Deadline: VariesDates: Varies throughout the yearLocation: Cairo, Egypt |
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Description: The ILI Arabic Language Institute (IH Egypt) International Language Institute was opened in Cairo in 1975, and was the first International House language school in the region to focus on teaching Arabic. A modern lively approach to teaching Arabic is used, with teachers who are not only qualified but are also native speakers. The advantages of this program, in addition to its high quality of instruction, is that it has a diverse/international student body, and that it offers courses on a more flexible basis than some of the university/semester-based programs.
ILI teaches Aameya or Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA), which is the most widely understood dialect in the Middle East. With its communicative approach, and its focus on small classes, students can quickly progress through our levels to a point where they can really begin to communicate. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Fous-ha, which is used in educated conversation and the media is also taught. The course will enable you to develop reading & writing skills as well as listening and speaking. ILI also offers a combined MSA/ECA curriculum. >>more
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Rothberg International School (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Dates: Summer 2010Location: Jerusalem, Israelhttp://overseas.huji.ac.il/Description: Rothberg International School offers a wide variety of class that encompass language, history, culture, and politics. In addition to intensive Hebrew and Arabic (MSA) courses that encompass elementary, |
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intermediate, advanced, and colloquial levels, the school also offers courses on conflict resolution, Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East history, Jerusalem, Jewish mysticism, and a summer internship from June 6 through July 27, 2010. >>more
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University of Jordan/Language CenterDeadline: VariesDates: Fall, Spring, SummerLocation: Amman, Jordanhttp://ujlc.ju.edu.jo/arabcourse.htmlDescription: Since its inception in 1979, LC has been offering courses in modern standard Arabic of various levels. Presently, LC offers six levels of intensive study: Arabic for beginners, remedial, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced. All six levels are offered regularly and concurrently during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students may also apply to a sister program CIEE. >>more |
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AMIDEAST -- America-Mideast Educational and Training Services
Dates: Summer 2010 -- Session1: May 21, 2010-June 25, 2010; Session 2: July 2, 2010-August 5, 2010Location: Amman, Jordanhttp://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/jordan/summer_intensive.shtm |
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Description: AMIDEAST offers two 5-week summer sessions, which include beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of Modern Standard Arabic. Students who have completed the coursework for MSA may enroll in Jordanian Arabic. >>more
Qasid Institute for Classical and Modern Standard Arabic
Deadline: Check websiteDates: June 16, 2010-August 20, 2010 and Fall 2010Location: Amman, Jordanhttp://www.qasid.com |
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Description: The Qasid Institute has quietly developed a reputation as one of the leading centers in the Middle East for Arabic language learning. A comprehensive curriculum taught over five distinct levels takes a student from the proper pronunciation of letters to a level of mastery. Graduating students who have applied themselves will find understanding an all-Arabic university course to be within reach, and translating general texts to be manageable. >>more
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AMIDEAST -- American-Mideast Educational and Training Services
Dates: Fall and SpringLocation: Kuwait (American University of Kuwait)http://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/kuwait/semester_kuwait.shtm |
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Description: Students in AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Program in Kuwait will study at the American University of Kuwait (AUK), a private Kuwaiti liberal arts institution on the American model of higher education that enjoys a close relationship with Dartmouth College. They will live with Arabic speaking Kuwaiti families. Students in the AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program in Kuwait enroll in courses totaling 16 credits. All students enroll in Modern Standard and Kuwaiti Arabic and select other electives from offerings in Gulf Studies in a variety of disciplines. >>more
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Lebanon |
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CAMES -- Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies Summer Arabic Program
Deadline: March 30, 2010
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of intensive classroom instruction. Colloquial Arabic in the Lebanese dialect is integrated in the program. The program combines classroom instruction with 5 levels of intensive Arabic courses with cultural field trips within Beirut and around Lebanon. >>more
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Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF)
Dates: Every SemesterLocation: Fez, Moroccohttp://www.alif-fes.com/Description: The Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF) offers three and six-week courses in all levels of Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic throughout the year. ALIF also has an excellent reputation as the preeminent institution in the Maghreb for the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language. Housed in a large, shady villa, ALIF provides an ideal |
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setting for studying in Morocco's "intellectual capital", and for exploring the historic medina of Fez, one of the world's few remaining medieval cities. ALIF resources include an extensive library collection focusing on Arabic linguistics, the Maghreb, Islamic Art and Architecture, and Islam. In addition to language courses, ALIF offers cultural tours, lectures, and classes on Maghrebi literature, media and Islam. Private courses in any number of subject areas can be arranged. >>more
Al-Akhawayn University
Deadline: April 21, 2010 |
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The ARANAS program offers 4-week and 8-week sessions in the Arabic language at all levels. The principal strength of the Arabic and North African Studies (ARANAS) program is that Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI) is a Moroccan public university and as such offers the only Arabic language program in an Arab country where international students are fully integrated into the social, academic and cultural life on campus equally with 600 Moroccan students attending the regular summer session of AUI. It is the policy of AUI that international students must be placed with a Moroccan roommate. AUI has a number of exchange and study abroad agreements and hosts 70-80 international students each regular fall and spring semester. Language acquisition is enhanced through authentic language use and daily practice
with Moroccan peers, but more importantly, international students begin to understand the wide diversity of opinion on a range of topics and gain insight into the issues that concern university-age Moroccans. >>more
AMIDEAST Summer Intensive Arabic in Rabat
Dates: Session 1 May 22, 2010-June 26, 2010; Session 2 July 3, 2010- August 7, 2010Location: Rabat, Moroccohttp://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/morocco/summerIntensive_rabat.shtm |
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Description: The AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program in Rabat offers a Summer Intensive Arabic Program that focuses on Modern Standard Arabic at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Students in the program live with Arabic-speaking Moroccan families and attend classes at AMIDEAST’s facilities in the bustling Agdal area of the city. The program offers two 5-week sessions, allowing a student to move through two levels in one summer. >>more
AALIM -- Arab American Language Institute in Morocco
Deadline: March 20, 2010Dates: Summer 2010Location: Meknes, Moroccohttp://web.me.com/annemarieskye/AALIMOROCCO/Welcome_to_AALIM.html |
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Description: AALIM is the Arab-American Language Institute in Morocco, a private language institute based in Meknes, Morocco, with US offices in Virginia. AALIM is accredited by the Moroccan Ministry of Education and offers all levels of Arabic study throughout the year as well as cultural tourism and special programs for people over 18 years of age. AALIM consists of 4, 6, 8, and 10-week courses. >>more
Syria |
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Arabic Teaching Institute for non-Arabic Speakers
Dates: Fall, Spring, Summerhttp://www.syrianembassy.us/ProchureEnglishNeww.htm |
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Description: The institute specializes in teaching of both Classical and Modern Standard Arabic to foreigners and emigrants of Arab descent whose circumstances have not allowed education in the Arabic language. The focus is on building all aspects of linguistic ability; encompassing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills into our curriculum. >>more
Tunisia |
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Bourguiba Institute of Modern Languages (Tunisia)
Dates: Summer, Full Year |
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Six-week intensive summer program in Modern Standard, all levels. Dormitory housing available.Full year program in Modern Standard and Tunisian Colloquial also offered. >>more
MEIS Sponsored Study Abroad Program (tentative)
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The SFSU Islamic Cityscapes Program in Turkey
(planned for 2011)
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Spend a month in Turkey studying Ottoman and Turkish culture through its historic urban neighborhoods, its architecture, its multifaceted musical, religious, social and political culture, its economy its ideals. This class invites students to study in two Turkish provincial towns of un-paralleled historic and modern significance, along with a guided architectural field trip to Istanbul. >>more
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