CIEE, Amman

This course continues students' education in Arabic and builds on previous coursework, with a prerequisite of two semesters of Arabic language study. The course develops skills to summarize listening passages and solve objective and subjective questions both stated and implied; discuss a topic and answer questions; differentiate synonyms and antonyms and outline the main ideas and meaning of some new vocabulary from the context; apply learned grammar such as prepositions, object, negation, and conjunctions and produce nominal and verbal sentences; and produce a daily journal and a small essay using the vocabulary learned. The course emphasizes a communication-based method of instruction. Students are expected to be active learners, coming to class prepared to activate vocabulary and grammar through group activities. Instead of lecturing, instructors primarily facilitate these communication-based activities and guide student learning.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies. Local material components are included in the curriculum. Attention is paid to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, in addition to an analysis of the novel. During the course, students become familiar with major aspects of the Jordan culture and many traditions related to Jordan in general.

Using popular media such as television and radio, students build their vocabulary and conversation skills by discussing current events relevant to contemporary Jordanian society in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. The course also involves field visits and focus-group style sessions with Jordanians to expand students' ability to converse in the local dialect.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies of Arabic and focuses on the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It practices translating selected passages that discuss media, day of celebration, university, literature, and story as well as predicting the meaning of new word; reading aloud and discussing texts; distinguishing the root, pattern system, and complex sentence structure as well as differentiating and producing the Awzzan; creating an article (200- 400 words) in Arabic about social and political issues in Jordan and/or the Middle East; and concluding the main ideas from an audio text (3-5 minutes) about social problems in Jordan and political issues in the Middle East.

This course focuses on the international politics of the Middle East taking as its starting point the end of the colonial rule in the region and the formation of new nation-states. The first part of the course is devoted to a methodological introduction of the study of the region and provides the conceptual frameworks and theories needed to define the Middle East. Focusing on a more empirical analysis of the Middle East political history, the second part of the course introduces and analyzes the impact of Cold War dynamics on the region and the political, economic, and social transformations the region faced at the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a New World Order. In order to provide a clear understanding of the recurrent patterns and trajectories of international and regional political dynamics, a session is devoted to an in-depth examination of
the origins, causes, and consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the most significant and enduring crisis of the region. Later sessions focus on diplomacy in the Arab world taking the USA-Jordan relations as a case study. The last part of the course examines important themes and debates in international politics of the Middle East/North Africa region, including ideological movements, gender, and globalization. Finally, the course examines current uprisings and their impact on the politics of the region.

This course is designed to improve students' Arabic writing, research, and argumentative skills through mentored completion of a final paper in Modern Standard Arabic that is presented in class. Goals include improving fluency in reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic, enhancing accuracy of morphology and syntax, practicing oral presentation skills, and successfully writing papers according to standards expected for introductory courses at Jordanian universities. The course also demonstrates student's successful attainment of advanced levels of proficiency in writing. This course is a program requirement.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices separating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; managing daily life in Jordan in colloquial dialect; distinguishing different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and developing appropriate cultural inferences.

This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies. This course covers chapters 15 to 20 of AL-KITAAB FII TA'ALLUM AL-ARABIYYA: PART ONE, which forms the basis of instruction in all four Modern Standard Arabic skill areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It practices reading and writing paragraphs and applying new words in conversation; describing and analyzing events, such as describing an excursion or cultural event; engaging in a conversation and discussions; applying Arabic grammatical rules in writing and conversations; and discussing listening passages.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices differentiating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; developing conversations with native speakers on any topic including all aspects of daily life in the local dialect; differentiating the different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and making appropriate cultural inferences.

This course is designed to teach students to communicate effectively in Jordanian dialect. It introduces words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life, as well as the Jordanian culture and how to successfully interact with locals. The course practices differentiating the fundamental grammatical structure of colloquial Arabic from that of Modern Standard Arabic; discussing all aspects of daily life with native speakers in the local dialect; distinguishing different accents of Jordanian colloquial dialect; and illustrating appropriate cultural inferences.