Remote Opportunities: Summer Language Learning
Summer Arabic Programs
We’re all staying inside and socially distancing this summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use this time to start a new language or get in some extra conversation practice! The following programs have announced remote Arabic language programs for the summer of 2020. Most of these fulfill FLAS and DeBary requirements. Check out the links below for more details.
Qasid Institute
Online programs in Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic leverages the full power of a solid, academically-designed curriculum of pre-recorded media and combined with private 1-on-1 live sessions.
https://qasidonline.com/
Qalam wa Lawh
Online instructor-led Arabic courses offer a convenient solution for learning Arabic without leaving home or office. They enable students and professionals to communicate with confidence and build connections with their local and worldwide Arabic community. Online Arabic courses are ideal for beginners wishing to kick start their Arabic learning as well as intermediate and advanced learners aiming to maintain or enhance their Arabic proficiency.
https://www.qalamcenter.com/online-arabic-courses
Al Bayt Al Arabi
Al Bayt Al Arabi (U.S. extension of Sidi Bou Said Language School) offers specialized courses to coordinate with our students' needs and interests in a range of topics that are pertinent to professional needs.
https://www.myarabichouse.com/
Sijal
Intensive ten-week program equivalent to one full academic year; split into two five-week sessions. Immersive online experience rich with cultural activities, film screenings and lectures. Open to all qualified students (traditional and non-traditional).
Summer Institute for Languages of the Modern World
Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim world (SILMW) is a program offered by the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program at the University of Illinois. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World while interacting with experts on the region. The deadline for SILMW registration is now May 15th, 2020. University of Illinois
https://linguistics.illinois.edu/languages/summer-institute-languages-muslim-world
AUC Arabic Language Intensive Summer Program
The Department of Arabic Language Instruction (ALI) offers an intensive summer program from the first week of June until the last week of July. Students must take 20 hours of class per week to be considered full time. Courses are offered at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
http://schools.aucegypt.edu/academics/ALI/ALIN/SummerProgram/Pages/default.aspx
University of Chicago Summer Language Institute
The Summer Language Institute (SLI) has the course for you, whether you need to acquire proficiency skills to prepare to Study abroad, Gain reading skills for scholarly research, and Learn to read texts in their original language.
https://college.uchicago.edu/summer-session/summer-language-institute
Indiana University Bloomington Arabic Language Workshop
The Language Workshop's intensive, proficiency-based curriculum is developed in collaboration with the IU Arabic Flagship Program. Through formal classroom instruction, one-on-one tutoring, and extracurricular activities, the Workshop provides participants a full spectrum of active learning experiences to increase both linguistic competence and cultural literacy. Students and institute faculty live in a campus residence center while working in a variety of campus and community settings.
https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/languages/arabic/index.html
The Arabic Summer Institute at UT Austin
The University of Texas at Austin are proud to offer the Arabic Summer Institute (ASI), providing an intensive language and culture program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of Arabic. The 2020 Arabic Summer Institute will be offered fully online in summer 2020. Classes will run from May 28th, 2020 through August 7th, 2020. Classes will be highly synchronous, conducted every day via ZOOM.
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/undergraduate/languages/arabic/arabic-summer-institute/index.php
Oxford University Language Centre
Arabic (Remote Teaching) live sessions will be in small groups of approximately four students and the tutors will coordinate the time with learners so that everyone can be accommodated. Therefore, the above times may be subject to change.