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Arabic
Domestic | Egypt | Morocco | Tunisia | Lebanon | Syria | Yemen | Other

Domestic:

Columbia University Arabic Summer Language Program

• Intensive Modern Standard Arabic at the Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced levels
• Registration instructions for Columbia students available online
• For additional details, see http://www.ce.columbia.edu/summer/casp.cfm

CUNY Summer Arabic Program

• Focuses on reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic and exposure to at least one Arabic dialect.
• Equivalent to two semesters of Beginning Arabic.
• Rolling admissions, until class is full. For more information contact the Office of Admissions (212) 772-4490 ( http://admissions.hunter.cuny.edu).
• See http://web.gc.cuny.edu/memeac/summerlanguageinstitute.htm for full details.

University of Chicago

• Intensive summer courses beginning and intermediate Arabic.
• Course Dates: : June 23-August 22, 2008 (language courses are in three-week blocks within these dates)
• Registration deadline is May 30, 2008
• For more information or to apply, see https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm

Middlebury College

• Course Dates: 9 week session and 6 week session.
• 9 week session is full
• Application deadline for 6 week is rolling until February 28, 2008
• For details, see http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls

Monterey Institute of International Studies

• Intensive summer courses in Monterey, California
• Course from June 12-August 8, 2007
• Application Deadline: May 20, 2007
• Offers Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic
• For more information, see http://language.miis.edu/ifl/silp.html

Georgetown University

• Intensive summer courses beginning, intermediate, advanced and regional dialects.
• Course Dates: : June 2-August 8 , 2008
• Registration deadline is May 2, 2008
• For more information or to apply, see http://summerschool.georgetown.edu/courses/arab.html
• Partial scholarships available to non-Georgetown students, see http://summerschool.georgetown.edu/financial.html

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Total language immersion courses in Arabic.
• Students use their target language exclusively in classes, dining halls, dormitories, and co-curricular activities.
• Course Dates: June 16-August 11, 2008
• Rolling deadline.
• For more information or to apply, see http://global.wisc.edu/apip

Egypt:

American University in Cairo

• A number of intensive Arabic courses (Modern Standard and Egyptian Colloquial) and Arab Studies
• Dates: June 9 - July 22, 2008
• Application deadline: February 1, 2008
• For more information, see http://www.aucegypt.edu/admissions/summer/Pages/Home.aspx

Al Diwan

• Center for Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language in Cairo
• Offers a variety of programs at multiple levels
• For full details, see: http://www.aldiwancentre.com

International Language Institute in Cairo

• A number of different programs in Cairo, including Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, and Media Arabic.
• 4-5 week courses year-round
• For more information, see http://www.arabicegypt.com./middle.php?file=screen&page=courses

Arabic in Luxor

• July 9-August 2, 2007 and August 6-August 30, 2007
• Includes local tourism in Luxor, an important archeological site in Egypt
• For more information, see http://www.arabicinluxor.com/alexandria/gb/index.htm

Morocco:

Al Akhawayn University

• Arabic language and North African studies in Morocco
• Offers Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic and Moroccan Colloquial
• June 2 - July 25, 2008
• Application deadline: April 22, 2008
• For full details, see: http://www.alakhawayn.ma/aranas

American Institute for Maghrib Studies

• Tangier Summer Intensive Arabic Studies Program in Tangier, Morocco
• Intermediate and advanced Modern Standard Arabic courses available, as well as a course in Moroccan colloquial
• Courses: June and July, 2008 with a 4-day break for independent travel or research
• For more information, see http://aimsnorthafrica.org/index.cfm

Arabic Language Institute in Fez

• Courses offered in all levels of Modern Standard and Colloquial Moroccan Arabic, plus individualized study
• Summer dates: dates: June 1-20 and June 1-July 11, 2008; June 21-July 31, 2008; July 1-31, 2008
• Rolling Application
• For more information, see http://www.alif-fes.com/general.htm

Tunisia:

The Bourguiba Institute of Modern Languages

• Affiliated with the University of Tunis El Manar style='
• Classes in various levels of Modern Standard and Tunisian Arabic in Tunis
• Classes can be organized to suit your specific needs
• Includes visits to historical sites in the region
• For more information, see http://www.iblv.rnu.tn/english/

Lebanon:

Lebanese American University

• Offers Modern Standard Arabic and Lebanese Dialect
• Summer program: June 23 - August 1, 2008
• Application Deadline: April 27, 2007
• Program includes cultural excursions
• For more information, see: http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/sinarc/

American University Beirut

• Offers Modern Standard Arabic and Lebanese Dialect
• Summer program: June 25-August 8, 2008
• Application Deadline: March 25th, 2008
• For more information, see: http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/~webcames/SAP_About.html

Syria:

Language Institute at Damascus University

• Modern Standard and Syrian Colloquial Arabic taught at the Arabic Language Center
• Various courses from beginner to high intermediate offered throughout the year
• For more information, see http://www.damasuniv.shern.net/arabic/li/site-en/index.htm

The French Institute; Damascus, Syria

• The yearly program in Arabic at IFPO provides a comprehensive, research-oriented, linguistic training
• It is open to students having had at least two years of Arabic and are able to produce a research project.
• For more information: http://www.ifporient.org/spip.php?article28

Yemen:

Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies; Sanaa, Yemen

• Modern Standard Arabic taught at the Arabic Language Center
• Various courses from beginner to high intermediate offered throughout the year
• For more information, see http://www.ylcint.com

Modern American Language Institute

• Yemen’s largest language institute
• Intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Colloquial Yemeni Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy and other programs tailored to specific needs
• Class size does not exceed four students
• For more information, see http://www.arabicinyemen.com/Courses.htm

Center for Arabic Language and Eastern Studies; Sanaa, Yemen

• Modern Standard Arabic
• Three 12-week courses from beginner to high intermediate offered each year in addition to privately arranged classes
• For more information, see http://www.calesyemen.com

Other:

Gulf Arabic Program

• Intensive Summer Programs offered in colloquial Gulf Arabic
• Summer 2008-June 29-July 24
• Applicants required to be able to read, write and pronounce the Arabic script before they arrive
• For more information, see http://www.gapschool.net/Intensive_Summer_Programme/Intensive_summer_programme.htm

• Dates vary, see program listing for Arabic
• Application Deadline: May 15, 2008
• For more information, see http://overseas.huji.ac.il/academics.asp?cat=23&in=0

• P.O. Box 153 . Chirag Ali Lane, Hyderabad - 500 001 (A.P.), India
• Program dates: June-August 2008
• For details, see http://www.hmiindia.com/academic_04.htm

University of London School of Oriental and African Studies

• Intensive 1- to 4-week summer programs in the heart of London
• For more information, see http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/tt/summer.html

Persian

University of California, Los Angeles

• Course dates: June 23-August 29, 2008
• Application deadline: April 1, 2008
• For more information see
• http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/LanguageIntensives/overview.htm

California State University, Fullerton

• Intensive summer course in either Beginning or Intermediate Persian. Classes also include cultural activities.
• Course Dates: May 27-July 3, 2008
• Deadline: March 24, 2008
• For more information or to apply, see: http://hss.fullerton.edu/hss/persian/Brochure.asp

University of Chicago 2007 Eastern Consortium in Persian and Turkish

• Course dates: June 18-August 10, 2007
• Application deadline: April 1, 2007
• Intensive instruction in Persian and Turkish
• For more information see
• http://www.cmes.uchicago.edu/easternConsortAnnounce.shtml

Georgetown University

• Intensive summer courses beginning and intermediate Persian.
• Course Dates: : June 2-August 8 , 2008
• Registration deadline is May 2, 2008
• For more information or to apply, see http://summerschool.georgetown.edu/courses/arab.html
• Partial scholarships available to non-Georgetown students, see http://summerschool.georgetown.edu/financial.html

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Total language immersion courses in Persian.
• Students use their target language exclusively in classes, dining halls, dormitories, and co-curricular activities.
• Course Dates: June 14-August 9, 2008
• Rolling deadline.
• For more information or to apply, see http://global.wisc.edu/apip

American Councils for International Education

• Eurasian Regional Language Program offers multiple levels of Persian in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
• Summer deadline: March 1
• For more information, see
• http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NTA=

Henry Martyn Institute (HMI)

• P.O. Box 153 . Chirag Ali Lane Hyderabad - 500 001 (A.P.), India
• Program dates: June-August 2008
• For details, see http://www.hmiindia.com/academic_04.htm

Turkish

University of Chicago 2007 Eastern Consortium in Persian and Turkish

• Course dates: June 18-August 10, 2007
• Application deadline: April 1, 2007
• Intensive instruction in Persian and Turkish
• For more information see
• http://www.cmes.uchicago.edu/easternConsortAnnounce.shtml

Bogazici University in Turkey – The Language Center

• Courses in Turkish language and culture
• Summer program: June 23 - August 13, 2008
• Application deadline: >March 14, 2008
• For more information, see http://www.boun.edu.tr/special/web.html

Modern Hebrew

University of Chicago

• Intensive summer courses Hebrew.
• Course Dates: : June 23-August 22, 2008 (language courses are in three-week blocks within these dates)
• Registration deadline is May 30, 2008
• For more information or to apply, see https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm

Jewish Theological Seminary

• Summer courses available at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels
• Intensive Hebrew Language Session: May 27 - July 31, 2008
• For more information, see http://www.jtsa.edu/progs/summer/index.shtml

University of Maryland Intensive Language Institute

• Focus on Modern Israeli Hebrew, with an emphasis on conversation. Students study linguistic structure and develop audio-lingual, writing, and reading ability
• Application deadline May 23, 2008
• For more information, see http://www.summer.umd.edu/s/ls

University of Haifa Intensive Summer Program

• Instruction offered at all levels, from beginners with no knowledge of the language to advanced classes
• Classes held Sundays through Thursdays in the mornings for five academic hours per day
• Classes held in Haifa, Israel
• For more information, see http://overseas.haifa.ac.il/page.asp?id=72&a=a3&b=b4

Other Languages

Indiana University

• The Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages is offering introductory and intermediate Azeri, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Uyghur, Georgian and Kazakh, and introductory Pashto and Tatar (pending funding)
• Course Dates: June 13-August 18, 2008
• Fellowships available (for US citizens and permanent residents)
• Application deadline (including for fellowships): March 21, 2008. Thereafter, rolling admissions.
• For details, see http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel