Academic Study Abroad Opportunities in Jordan

CIEE
Program in Amman, Jordan

Where: 'Ammn [Amman] in Jordan
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Academic Year

CIEE Language courses in both modern standard and colloquial Jordanian Arabic; Community involvement through volunteer opportunities for all students and internships for academic year students; Field trips to locations to urban and rural areas of Jordan including Wadi Rum, Jerash and Umm Qais; Area studies courses taught in English and guest lectures on history and current social, political and cultural issues.

Overview The CIEE Study Center at the University of Jordan provides a challenging academic program combined with an in-country cultural experience and intensive language study. Students gain a greater understanding of the Middle East, with specific emphasis on the Jordanian perspective and experience.

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Setting Founded in 1962, the University of Jordan is the oldest public four-year institution of higher education in Jordan. The university has 13 academic faculties and 65 academic departments serving a diverse student body of nearly 35,000, including 1,800 international students. It was the first Arab university in the Middle East to use the U.S. model for academic credits. The university campus provides opportunities for students to interact and socialize with Jordanian students, and has cafes, sports facilities, a bank and a mosque.

Value CIEE fees for 2006 - 07 include tuition, housing, local transportation stipend, some meals (depending on housing choice), optional airport meet and greet, on-site orientation, cultural activities such a 3-day trip to the south of Jordan and a 1-day trip to the north of Jordan to visit Jerash and Um Qais, a local excursion to a Palestinian refugee camp, host institution identity card, admission fees to host university events, immersion activities including language partners, comprehensive student handbook, pre-departure advising and insurance.

Jordan: Modernization and Social Change

Where: 'Ammn [Amman] in Jordan
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester

SIT Study Abroad With its strategic location and its reputation as a moderate Arab state, Jordan has historically served as a conduit of trade and communication, perhaps nowhere so famously an in its critical efforts to further the Middle East Peace Process. From the base in Amman, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, this program provides firsthand insight into a modern Middle Eastern state grappling with regional conflict, political responsibility, and social change.

Overview Intensive Language Study: Arabic; Modernization and Social Change Seminar: History and Politics, Culture and Society, Religion, Gender Issues, Development; Rural Visit, and Educational Excursions; Field Study Seminar; and Independent Study Project. (16 credits in total)

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Setting 9 weeks homestay with Jordanian families in Amman.

Value Please inquire for costs: Fees include tuition, full room and board, all field trips and related fares, health and accident insurance, and other direct program expenses. Participants pay for international airfare and domestic travel to the point of departure from the USA.

Al Isra University

Where: 'Ammn [Amman] in Jordan

Al Isra University a private institute for higher education

Ali Baba International Center
Arabic Language in Jordan

Where: Amman in Jordan
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer, Year Round, Academic Year

Ali Baba International Center An intensive summer program is a package consisting of the followings: a 1-month long intensive elementary Arabic language course offered the university of Jordan, a comfortable accommodation, and a weekly tour to a historical and touristic site in Jordan. Four summer programs are offered every year: in June, in July, in August, and in September.

Overview Ali Baba International Center organizes three types of programs: intensive summer programs, regular semester programs, and special programs.

Setting Ali Baba International Center is an international organization established exclusively to give people, of different ages and nationalities, the opportunity to learn and live the Arabic language and culture in a relatively short period of time.

Amideast Study Abroad

Where: Jordan

Amideast Study Abroad (America-Mideast Educational & Training Services, Inc.) AMIDEAST tailors each program to the needs and interests of your participants. The focus can be multidisciplinary or specialized, the duration anywhere from a few days to an academic term or year.

IQRA Institute

Where: 'Ammn [Amman] in Jordan

IQRA Institute Arabic Language Center, all year.

Overview many types of programs, learning Arabic.

Setting Arabic, Culture, Islamic.

Swies center 4 arabic

Where: 'Ammn [Amman] in Jordan

Swies center 4 arabic Program Stages:1)The students learn what they need for daily activities and necessary conversation. The students will also begin to learn the basics of Arabic grammar. 2)IStudents will study kitab Al-Mukhtar The book was prepared by six teachers specialized in teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speaking students.

Overview Special program for teaching Jordanian or Egyptian colloquial: Concentrates on daily conversation needs and aims to teach the student at the quickest pace possible. It draws its material from books written in Jordan as well as in the U.S.Sweis Center exist presently in Amman

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Setting Sweis Programs are carefully designed, based on consultation of top Arabic instructors in both the East and West. They solve the weaknesses found in other programs, in both program design and teaching methodology.

Value 3) Detailed literature, which includes Arabic historical studies through different ages including poetry and prose, parts so the Holy Quran and some grammar from the third part of kitbag al asasi.