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Location | Levels of Instruction | Placement | Cost | Dates | Orientation Sessions | Travel | Housing

Location

The Program is held at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan. Yarmouk University is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 30,000 students. Irbid is a city of approximately 500,000 inhabitants, 90 kilometers (about 60 miles) northwest of Amman, the Jordanian capital. It is located in the hills of northern Jordan and enjoys temperate weather during the summer months.

One of the primary goals of this Program is to completely immerse the participants in the Arabic language. Irbid is an ideal setting due to its Arab-Muslim society. This setting has a minimal number of foreigners that use English. 

Important historical and archaeological sites such as Amman, Jerash,Um Qais, the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley, Petra and Aqaba, are easily accessible from Irbid. Students will have ample opportunities to visit these and other places of interest during the two Program-sponsored educational excursions, on weekends, during the mid-session break, or at the end of the Program. 

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Levels of Instruction

LOWER INTERMEDIATE

  • Four hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 8 credits.
  • Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit.
  • Prerequisite: one year of college-level Arabic or the equivalent.
  • Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University

UPPER INTERMEDIATE

  • Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 6 credits.
  • Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit.
  • Media Arabic: Optional (See ADVANCED below.)
  • Prerequisite: two years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent.
  • Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University

ADVANCED

  • Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 6 credits.
  • Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit.
  • Media Arabic (radio, television, newspapers and magazines): 1 credit.
  • Prerequisite: three years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent.
  • Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University.

 

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Placement

An applicant's final level will be determined by the following: 

  • The number of years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent that an applicant has completed.
  • An interview to be administered once the participants arrive at Yarmouk University.
  • A placement test will be given upon arrival at Yarmouk University

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Cost

The Program cost for summer 2010 is $6,300.00*.  This includes all international airfare†, tuition, housing, and Program fees.  In addition, students should plan for the following individual expenses not covered in the Program cost:

-  Textbooks: $30-40
-  Food: approx. $30/day (individual eating habits may vary)
-  Travel in and/or around Jordan (depending on individual preference)
-  International Student ID Card: cost TBA

For a spreadsheet and detailed breakdown of these costs, please see the Summer Budget Sheet of the online application page.

*Note: The Program cost is dependent upon airfares and may be subject to minor change.

Note:  Participants are responsible for domestic airfare to the Program Orientation session in New York.

 

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Program Dates

  • Orientation in New York and departure for Amman, Jordan:
    Thursday,
    June 10, 2010.
  • End of Program departure for New York:
    Tuesday, August 10, 2010.


* Note: Program dates are fixed and are not open to negotiation. However, dates are based on airline schedules. Should this schedule change, dates of the Program may change slightly.

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Orientation Sessions

An Orientation session will be held in New York on Thursday, June 10, 2010 prior to departure. The orientation session is MANDATORY for all participants. 

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Travel

All Program participants are required to travel as a group to Jordan. The Program makes the necessary international travel arrangements for the group. 

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Housing

Students will be housed in Yarmouk University facilities double occupancy.  Roommates can be chosen by students at the Orientation Session in New York.  Men and women are housed separately.

See housing facilities Pictures.

 

 

 

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2009 University of Virginia Arabic Program