- YLC Arabic Message Board
Communicate with your tutor and classmates using the new audio/video friendly Message Board. We
now use it for portfolios and speaking practice, too—See Blackboard for
log-in information.
- Yamada Language Center Holdings
Find out what materials are available
for Arabic by using the Yamada Online Catalog.Watch
the news from
Jordan, Qatar, and Egypt online on the virtual
language lab.
- Ahlan
Wa Sahlan
Audio Materials to accompany an excellent self-study
course textbook. UO
Students only, password
required.
- Survival Arabic Resource for language and cultural study courtesy of LangMedia.
- Arabic
Student Videos This is an excellent website as it showcases
actual students showing off their language skills on video. An
important tool that can be used as models for final projects.
- Babel
Online Arabic Course
18 introductory Audio lessons that require Real
Audio
- Arabic
Program at Penn
More Audio lessons, music, film and pictures. (Copyright Roger Allen
and John Abercrombie 1988, 94)
- Chat
room for (advanced) students to chat with native speakers
- Yamada
Web Guide to Arabic and related links to get you started
Here find an index to the Arabic fonts and news, a mailing list,
and other links to sites in the Arab World.
- ICB's
Islamic Audio Studio
In English and Arabic - Listen to prayers, Islamic Suras and recordings
from Iqama, Du'aa and the Qur'an in Real
Audio.
- Al
Jahid - A Record of Arab Culture and Arts
In English - A magazine of Arab Culure with back issues of news and
events.
- The
Country of Palestine
In English - Learn about Palestine: Very interesting Business, Education,
Culture, History, Media, Organizations, Travel and Personal Homepages.
Links to a list of useful web-sites.
- Welcome
to Arabnet This page is only in Arabic and has some cool Arab
music when you go on.
- Welcome to ArabNet
This page is different and in English and Arabic. There are varying
topics discussed here and info on most of the Arabic speaking
countries. Moreover, you will find an insightful compilation of
articles on several issues written by columnists from the Middle
East.
- The Arab
World
Learn about the Arab speaking countries: Cool click and go map and flags
of the Arab World with info on populations, geography, history, culture,
etc...
- Free
Muslim Resources
All kinds of stuff related to Muslims ranging from learning to pray
to scholarships.
- Arabic
Calligraphy
Information about the origins and historical development of calligraphy
and a unique collection of sample calligraphical images.
- Center for Arabic Study Abroad
Study abroad at American University—Cairo.
- Online
Newspapers from Saudi Arabia
- Online
Newspapers from Kuwait
- The Egyptian Gazette
Egypt's only English language Daily
- The
Beirut Times
Available in almost any language -From Lebanon - Arab-American News,
Arab Business News, Arab World News
- Harvest Search Engine
A lot of cool links having to do with Arabic,
Arabic news(papers), etc.
- Online Dictionary
Arabic-English
Available for almost any language. Get definitions in English OR Arabic,
or any other language for that matter.
- Arabic English Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
UO-sponsored programs in Jordan and Oman through SIT, offer Arabic courses alongside a group of themed courses. In Jordan, the theme is modernization and social change. In Oman, the theme is political culture and development. Contact OIP (330 Oregon Hall) or go to http://studyabroad.uoregon.edu for more information.
A UO-sponsored program through University of Jordan includes language and culture as areas of study. Contact OIP (330 Oregon Hall) or go to http://studyabroad.uoregon.edu for more information.
CASA (Center for Arabic Study Abroad) is a consortium of 25 U.S. educational institutions with programs at AUC (American University of Cairo) for students of Arabic language and culture. Two programs (summer and full year) are offered for undergraduate and graduate students (CASA also has programs for teachers and past participants) http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/CASA/about/index.html
Nawafir SYRIA has intensive language programs in Damascus, Syria, with the option of longer programs in Islamic studies (taught in Arabic).http://www.languageschoolsguide.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/12076
The Quortoba Institute for Arabic Studies has language programs, mostly three months in length, in Cairo and Alexandria. http://www.qortoba.com/.
Intensive Arabic Program put on by the University of Florida and Arabic Language Institution of Fez (UF-ALIF) in Fez, Morocco is a six-week summer program and can be entered at any level. http://web.aall.ufl.edu/arabiyya/fez.html.
The Modern American Language Institute’s Arabic Program (MALI-AP) has a variety of courses in Arabic taught in two locations, both in Yemen. http://www.arabicinyemen.com/.
AMIDEAST has a large variety of study abroad opportunities in numerous countries. http://www.amideast.org/default.htm. State University of New York (SUNY) has listings of a variety of international programs whose courses include language http://www.studyabroad.com/suny/.
For NYU’s listing of other summer programs: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/3_summer_language.html.
MERIP (Middle East Research and Information Project) has fall, spring and summer internships for the magazine Middle East Report. http://www.merip.org/misc/internships.html.
AMIDEAST is a private non-profit organization based in Washington D.C. with branches in over a dozen Arabic-speaking countries. Unpaid summer internships are available in the D.C. office. This website also has extensive listings of AMIDEAST opportunities for teaching English in other countries. http://www.amideast.org/default.htm.
Middlebury College has a world-famous intensive nine-week summer language program in Vermont. http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/arabic/.
OSU has recently started a ten-week (fall term) program in Tunisia focusing on the study of Arabic. http://oregonstate.edu/international/oie/study_abroad/africa.html.
San Diego State University’s LARC (Language Acquisition Resource Center) and Center for the Advancement of Distinguished Language Proficiency are offering a month-long summer program (on site) for more advanced students of Arabic. Full and partial stipends are available for this program and for continued study in Damascus. http://larcnet.sdsu.edu.
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, based in Georgetown University, offers a Master of Arts in Arab Studies, in a variety of subjects. Good for anyone considering a profession connected to Arab countries. CCAS offers several merit-based grants and scholarships. http://www.ccasonline.org/. Another useful website may be http://www.georgetown.edu/grad/catalogue/maas.html, for Georgetown’s Arab Studies Program.
The Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington D.C. has multi-level courses in Arabic. http://www.mideasti.org/programs/programs_studies.html.
The Middle East Institute (MEI) works to promote understanding between people of different Middle Eastern countries and between the Middle East and America in part by publishing The Middle East Journal, teaching classes, and working with other like-minded organizations. http://www.mideasti.org/.
UC Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies has information on a variety of programs which mostly benefit UC students, but also has a newsletter, information on scholarships, etc. http://ias.berkeley.edu/cmes/mission_files/index_mission.html.
Directory of graduate and undergraduate programs for Middle East Studies in U.S. and abroad. http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Directory.htm.
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