Jordan - Intensive Arabic Summer - AMIDEAST

Summer
Amman, Jordan (Map)

"With AMIDEAST's more than 60-year involvement in the Middle East and North Africa, education abroad students benefit from AMIDEAST's long-term experience, strong local connections, and deep understanding of local culture. AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World provide students wide-ranging opportunities to interact with local university students and to reflect on intercultural encounters."

SUNY Geneseo's partnership with AMIDEAST allows students to study abroad for an academic year, semester, summer, or intersession on a variety of different programs in Morocco and Jordan.

Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, with no financial obligations to the college. Applicants with a disciplinary record or pending disciplinary hearings should alert the Study Abroad Office.

Modern Standard Arabic
Classes meet 5 hours a day, 5 days a week for a total of 80 hours of instruction.

Modern Standard Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic I (5 credits)
Modern Standard Arabic II (5 credits)
Modern Standard Arabic III (5 credits)
Modern Standard Arabic IV (5 credits)
Modern Standard Arabic V (5 credits)
Modern Standard Arabic VI (5 credits)
Directed Studies in Arabic (5 credits)

Colloquial Jordanian Arabic
Students receive 20 hours of instruction in Jordanian Arabic.

Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic IA (1 credit)
Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic IB (1 credit)
Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic IC (1 credit)
Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic IIA (1 credit)
Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic IIB (1 credit)
Summer Colloquial Jordanian Arabic III (1 credit)

For more information go to: https://www.amideastedabroad.org/syllabi

Students will live with a Jordanian family. Students are usually placed with a roommate from the AMIDEAST program. All host families are Arabic-speaking; English, however, is spoken in many of the homes.

Blog: https://amideastabroad.wordpress.com/

AMIDEAST provides comprehensive pre-departure, in-country, and post program support. AMIDEAST programs are staffed by well-trained Americans and host-country nationals. AMIDEAST staff assist students with health and safety, academics, language acquisition, intercultural development, cultural adjustment, and logistical support.
For a detailed description of the costs associated with this program, download the Program Cost Sheet by clicking on the link below.

Summer 2023 Program Cost Sheet (4 Weeks, 6 credits)

Summer 2023 Program Cost Sheet (8 Weeks, 12 credits)

If the tuition at your home campus is different than the SUNY tuition shown on the above cost sheet estimate, your Program Fee will be correspondingly higher or lower. SUNY tuition and fees are subject to change without notice by action of the SUNY Board of Trustees.

 

Visit the program website: https://www.amideast.org/our-work/education-abroad-in-the-mena/abroad-programs/summer-programs/intensive-arabic/jordan

Informational video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qson8VQt9Cs&feature=youtu.be

 

Application Deadline: February 15

 

Due to capacity limitations in the Study Abroad Office, this program will not be available for Summer 2024. Please contact the Study Abroad Office with any questions.

Type:
Short-Term Host Institution
Duration:
4 Weeks
Language of Instruction:
Arabic
Field(s) of Study:
Arabic

Program Provider

SUNY-Geneseo
http://www.geneseo.edu/study_abroad

Host Institution

Amideast
Founded in 1951, Amideast is a leading American nonprofit organization engaged in international education, training, and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa.
https://www.amideast.org/