2013 Language Institute: Ibri, Oman

 

Note: Information below refers to the 2013 CLS Institutes and is subject to change.

Institute at a Glance: Ibri, Oman

Language
Beginning
Advanced Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Arabic

Program Dates

Hosting Institution
June 5 – August 6, 2013 Noor Majan Training Institute

  • Advanced Beginning: Minimum requirement: completion of one year of college-level Arabic, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program. Students should arrive in country comfortable with the Arabic script and sounds, basic vocabulary, and basic grammar (such as the jumla ismiyya, jumla fa’aliyya, idhaafa, the root system etc.).
  • Intermediate: Minimum requirement: completion of two years of college-level Arabic, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program. Students should arrive in country able to speak and write about daily activities and matters of interest as well as their subject of study or research. Students also should have a good grasp of grammar such as identifying and deploying ‘iraab.
  • Advanced: Minimum requirement: completion of three years of college-level Arabic, or its equivalent, prior to the summer program start date. Note: Students applying for the advanced level should arrive in country able to speak and write about a variety of topics beyond their immediate academic subject and have a good grasp of more complex structures of the languages. Students are expected to have begun to delve into authentic texts such as newspapers and streaming video, short stories, and political and social commentaries.
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Student Activities

A group of students in the 2011 CLS Institute in Oman went to the Grand Mosque in Muscat to attend a lecture on the total lunar eclipse, which ended with observation of the breathtaking lunar alignment at the mosque. Al-Jazeera Arabic reporters were on-site to document the gathering and the CLS Oman group was recorded with the crowd--a thrilling 15 minutes of fame for CLS Oman!  Click here for a student blog about the experience.

Alumni Highlights

2008 alumna Elizabeth Buckner works as a Research Assistant for the Arab Reform Project, which is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute's Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. She helps to translate numerous academic articles from Arabic to English on Yemen's current political and economic situation, as well as monitor media from Al-Manar for researchers.