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Indiana University: Arabic (Domestic)

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Country: United States

Language: Arabic

School: Indiana University

Dates of Program: May 28, 2024 - July 26, 2024

Program Type: Summer Domestic

Program Level: Year 1 , Year 2 , Year 3 ,

Classroom/Study Hours:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Credits offered 11 11 9
Number of Classroom Hours per week 20+ 20+ 20+
Number of Self-Study/Homework Hours per week 20 20 20
Number of Hours with a Language Skills Trainer per week 4 4 4
Number of Hours of Other Activities per week 5+ 5+ 5+

Textbook:

Year 1   

  • Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2010), Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, 3rd Edition, Georgetown University Press ISBN 9781589016323

  • Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2011), Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, 3rd Edition, Georgetown University Press ISBN 9781589017368

Year 2

  • Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2011), Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, 3rd Edition, Georgetown University Press  ISBN 9781589017368

  • Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2013), Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Intermediate Arabic: Part Two, 3rd Edition, Georgetown University Press ISBN 978-1589019621

Year 3

  • Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi (2013), Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Intermediate Arabic: Part Two, 3rd Edition Georgetown University Press ISBN 978-1589019621

Note: Textbook selections subject to change.

Program Details

The Indiana University Modern Standard Arabic summer program provides challenging and effective language and culture training for novice and intermediate students of Arabic (1st year through 3rd year) by combining the resources of the 70-year-old Language Workshop, historically one of the best-known summer language training institutes in the U.S., and the Indiana University Arabic Language Flagship program.

Students in Year 1 will learn to navigate an Arabic-speaking environment, engage comfortably in day-to-day exchanges and participate in simple social interactions in Arabic. Students in Years 2-3 will increase their communicative skills, learning to interact increasingly effectively and in a wider range of contexts. Dialects are introduced alongside MSA. Students receive exposure to the major dialects and choose one to specialize in alongside MSA. Students commit to speaking only Arabic for the duration of the program.

Included in Indiana’s Project GO program is a one-credit, English-language, Practical Introduction to Arab Culture course in June, introducing core concepts in Arab culture as well as baseline regional knowledge. This course facilitates the development of linguistic and cultural competency in Arabic.   

Indiana Project GO students also have the option to expand their learning with a one-credit course in July on a special topic from an Arab Language Track, a Middle Eastern Studies Track, or a Religion in the Middle East Track. See (http://languageworkshop.iu.edu) for course details and 2024 topics.

 

 

All Project GO programs provide funding for:

  • Tuition/fees
  • Room and Board
  • Travel to/from study location
  • Books
  • Insurance
  • Visa (if applicable)

The following costs will not be included in Project GO Funding: personal spending money, personal travel, costs for obtaining a passport, medication, and expenses for dependents.

Please Note: Project GO participants planning to travel abroad MUST have a valid U.S. passport in their possession no later than 90 days before anticipated travel date. Many destinations require student visas, which take additional processing time. For further information, visit our FAQs.

Additional Details:

The Indiana University Arabic program delivers an intensive immersion experience. Classes meet weekdays from 0800 to 1200, students work one-on-one with a Language Skills Trainer daily, and the program offers daily cultural events, in Arabic. Classes are practical and oriented to helping students develop speaking proficiency and acquire the cultural knowledge and habits they need to interact appropriately and confidently in an Arabic-speaking community. Classes are designed according to the best practices of the National Language Flagship Initiative and the Indiana University Arabic Flagship Program. In addition to 20 hours of classroom language training per week, in June, students participate in a special 1-credit Arabic Culture course, as described above.

Students commit to speaking only speaking Arabic anytime they are on campus, for the duration of the program. Select language-enabled faculty and staff will live in the Arabic dorm alongside students to maintain the all-Arabic atmosphere of the program. Students have access to MSA conversation sessions with native speakers, as well as Egyptian, Levantine, and Moroccan dialect tables.  

A special feature of Indiana’s program is that every day after class each student works 1-on-1 with a Language Skills Trainer. This is in addition to regular faculty office hours and a drop-in Arabic tutoring center.

Students also participate in frequent events and clubs, including gaming clubs, cooking clubs, visits with diplomats and artists from Arab countries, etc. Arabic students also have access to Indiana’s non-Arabic summer events, including job recruiter visits, academic presentations by faculty and advanced students, cooking and art demonstrations, music presentations, and more. Project GO students have special access to presentations and networking events with senior military leaders with international experience.

Indiana University is a national hub for language learning, teaching more languages and hosting more National Language Flagship Programs than any other school in the country. The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, which houses Project GO at Indiana University, also runs a Language Training Center for active-duty DoD personnel and works actively with local military units to support their language training needs. 

 

Application Deadline: February 27, 2024

Separate application?: No, a separate application is not needed.

How to Apply:

Students interested in applying for summer domestic study through IU Project GO should complete the Project GO Common Application.

 

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Name: Nate Lanaghan

Email Address: [email protected]

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