Arabic Studies

Here you can find descriptions of Arabic studies programs, both in the US and abroad.

Study Arabic in US Summer 2007

Non East Coast

UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Dates:
Session A June 25-Aug. 3
8 week Session A June 23-Aug. 22
10 Week June 25-Aug. 31
Cost: $2844 (Advanced), $3480 (Elementary and Intermediate Standard)
Financial Aid available until May 22.
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Monterrey Institute of International Studies
Monterrey, CA
Dates: 8 Weeks June 16-Aug. 6
Deadline: May 15, 2007
Cost: $3492
Incl. Application fee, tuition, student activity fee, technology fee, health insurance
Offered: Elementary, Intermediate
Contact: Niniv Ibrahim, SILP Arabic Coordinator, niniv@comcast.net or by phone at 831-402-5075.
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University of Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Dates: June 16-Aug. 11
Cost:$5900
Includes: room, tuition, board
Offered: 2nd year, 3rd year Arabic
Deadline: rolling
Contact: apip@global.wisc.edu
Arabic & Persian Immersion Program
UW-Madison Global Studies
301 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Application: MS Word/RTF - PDF
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Beloit College
Beloit, Wisconsin
Date: June 14- Aug 8
Deadline: April 25th
Cost: $4310 (Program Cost) $1700 (Room and Board)
Includes: partial scholarship
Includes 200 hours of instruction, 2 instructors per class which live with the students
Offered: Elementary I,II, Intermediate I, II
Contact: Patricia Zody at 608.363.2277 for more information.
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Dates: June 18-Aug. 17
Cost: $3690-$3745 (double/single occupancy)
Includes: tuition, fees, housing, dining
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University of Michigan
Date: June 2-Aug. 8
Deadline: March 31
Offering: Elementary Modern Standard, Business Arabic, Iraqi Arabic
Cost: $7794 (undergrad), $8348 (graduate)
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East Coast

CASP - Columbia Arabic Summer Program
New York City, New York
Dates: 21 May–-29 June (Session I)
02 July–10 August (Session II)
Cost: $1086, $4,922.00
Offering: Elementary I, II, Intermediate I, II, Advanced
Please direct all questions to Columbia Arabic Summer Program Director:
Dr. George El-Hage
ge103@columbia.edu
212 854-1185
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Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts
Dates: June 25- Aug. 17
Cost: $4400
8 Weeks
Offered: Elementary I,II, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
Contact: website

Johns Hopkins SAIS
Dates: June 2-July 24
Cost: $5675-6510
Includes: Tuition, Application fee, room, board, books, supplies, personal expenses
Offered: Novice, Novice High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate Mid, Intermediate/Advanced
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Drew University
36 Madison Avenue, Madison NJ 07940,
Dates: May 29-July 20 Elementary MSA, Conversation
June 25-July 20 Intermediate MSA, Conversation II
Cost: Full Summer $5820, Half Summer $2910
Does not include housing
Contact for registration form: Dr. Nora Colton at 973-408-3665 or ncolton@drew.edu and Continuing Education Office at 973-408-3400 or owl@drew.edu
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Cornell Intensive Arabic
Ithaca, New York
Dates: June 5-July 3 (Elementary I; Intermediate I)
July 7-Aug 1 (Elementary II; Intermediate II)
Cost: $3700
Deadline: May 28
Offering: Elementary I, II, Intermediate, I, II,
Cost includes only the cost of the program. For housing and meal plan contact the housing department
Contact: Munther Younes may2@cornell.edu
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Georgetown University
Georgetown, DC
Dates: June 2-Aug. 8
Deadline: May 2
Cost: $965 per credit
Offering: Courses in: Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Iraqi Arabic
Partial Tuition Scholarships Available
Contact: Institute Director: Kassem Wahba (202) 687-1124, Assistant Director: Sarah Monsell (202) 687-5743
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National Endowment for the Humanities
The Arabic Novel in Translation
07 July–01 August 2008 (4 weeks)
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Roger Allen, Professor of Arabic & Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania
Website with full details:
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/neh/index.html
Information: Trish Maloney (610 328-8355; pmalone1@swarthmore.edu
Seminar location: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

NYU Summer Intensive Arabic
Manhattan, NY
First Year Arabic:
Session One (May 19 - June 27): Elementary Arabic I
Session Two (June 30 - Aug 8): Elementary Arabic II
Second Year Arabic:
Session One (May 19 - June 27): Intermediate Arabic I
Session Two (June 30 - August 8): Intermediate Arabic II
For registration and pertinent info, please contact: NYU Center for Study Abroad and Special Sessions
110 East 14th Street
New York, NY, 10003
Phone: (212) 998-2292
FAX: (212) 995-4642 Available 24 hours
or visit:
website
For Summer Housing visit:
website
Accommodation in NYU dorms for those who register in summer courses costs as low as $75 per week.

UGA Maymester in Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco
Finalized Dates: May 9-June 4, 2008
Cost: $3300 plus airfare
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Tufts University Summer Intensive Arabic
May 21 - June 27, 2008
Cost: $3267 approx
Intensive first year, second year
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