CET Jordan Brochure

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I loved the program and would love to come back to Jordan in the future. I’ve learned an indescribable amount of Arabic, and the personal connections I’ve made with both Jordanians and the American students on the program will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thank you, CET, for everything.

— Elliot Farris, University of Denver, Jordan Fall 2013

INTENSIVE ARABIC LANGUAGE

Improve your Arabic by leaps and bounds. Take a full load of Arabic language classes, including two content-based electives that allow you to focus your Arabic language learning on topics that interest you—the history, politics, religion, literature and culture of the Arab World. This is a flexible program that adapts to individual interests and learning styles. Open to students with at least two semesters of Arabic.

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES & INTERNSHIP

Balance language learning with the practical experience of an internship. There is no language prerequisite and internships are in Arabic and English.

Sample internships: Jordanian Women’s Union US-Middle East Partnership

Initiative Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society

Development UNICEF River Jordan Foundation Arab Center for Human Rights &

International Peace

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Both programs offer INTENSIVE LANGUAGE classes, LOCAL ROOMMATES, Arabic LANGUAGE PARTNERS and an Arabic LANGUAGE PLEDGE. You’ll make huge strides in Arabic. Period.


SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITYCET Academic Director Manal Yosef has over a decade of experience in the Arabic language teaching field. She joins forces with resident staff, faculty, language partners and roommates to create a network of unwavering support for students. Students rave about this community and enjoy the inroads to Jordanian society it affords—local friends, invitations to family celebrations, trips to a roommate’s hometown.

EXPLORING THE REGIONStudents might visit Wadi Rum, a spectacular valley formed by massive red cliffs, and take a sunset jeep tour through the dunes. They might head to the Dead Sea for a salt water dip. Or they might tour Ajloun Castle, built during the Crusades, and climb to the top to enjoy gorgeous views of the Jordanian countryside.

LEARNING ARABIC IN JORDANCET Jordan students make significant gains in Arabic language. Intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic and dialect take them not only outside the classroom, but even outside Amman—they visit Jerash to create a tourism video in Arabic, head to Roman castle ruins to practice describing historical structures, or have lunch with teachers to learn how to order from a restaurant.

ACTIVITIES: THE LIGHTER SIDEThere are countless ways to unwind after class or work: movie nights, shopping at the old city souq (market), pick-up soccer games, ceramics classes, visits to the National Gallery of Fine Arts, debke dance performances, and a student favorite: cooking class, conducted in dialect, where each student cooks part of a large group feast.

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Some nights when we both need a break from our studies, we look up funny videos on YouTube or get into long discussions about life and boys and goals and faith. Even though we are from very different cultures, it’s become so natural for us to exist together…Coming here I expected to be friends with my roommate, but I did not plan for just how close we would get.

— Kate Maffey, Princeton University, Jordan Spring 2014

CET students share apartments with local roommates—University of Jordan students selected by CET to participate in the program. It doesn’t take long for students and roommates

to bond. They chat about soap operas over a plate of mansaf (roasted lamb over rice), go head-to-head in backgammon, or rally a group for an impromptu barbeque.

RoommatesJordanian

“THE BEST PART OF THE PROGRAM” – CET alumni



Open to students with at least2 semesters of Arabic.

MODERN STANDARD ARABIC105 hours. 6 credits.

JORDANIAN DIALECT75 hours. 4 credits.

TWO CONTENT-BASED LANGUAGE CLASSESTaught in Arabic. 45 hours each. 3 credits each.

Conflict in the Middle East: Influences on the Arab Spring

Jordanian Society Media Arabic Manifestations of Bigotry in Arabic

Literature & Arab Culture History & Development of

Religious Political Parties

One course may be swapped for an Independent Study: 22 hours, 2 credits.

spring or fall semesterAcademics in the


Open to all levels, beginning through advanced.



ONE ELECTIVETaught in English. 45 hours. 3 credits.

Arab & Islamic Culture and Economics in the Middle East

Jordan & the Modern Middle East Reflections of Culture & Society in

Jordanian Archaeology

May be swapped for an Independent Study: 22 hours, 2 credits.

INTERNSHIPCourse + placement. At least 10 hours/week. 3 credits.

JUMP AHEAD ONE YEAR OF ARABIC. BOAST ABOUT OPI SCORES ON YOUR RÉSUMÉ.Students in both programs cover at least one year of university-level Arabic in a semester. To get these gains on the record, they take an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). On average, CET Arabic Language students advance a jaw-dropping three OPI sub-levels each term. And these official OPI scores add both credibility and shine to a grad school application or résumé.

summer term in JordanSpend your




Open to students with at least2 semesters of Arabic.




INTERNSHIPCourse + placement. At least 10 hours/week. 2 credits.

Open to all levels, beginning through advanced.

ADMISSIONS, TRANSCRIPTS & HOST UNIVERSITYCET partners with The University of Jordan. CET and the partner institution issue official transcripts that list each course taken with the corresponding grade earned and hours attended. CET’s admissions requirements include an online application form, a transcript, a foreign language writing sample, one letter of recommendation and an application fee that is applied to the tuition balance upon acceptance. Some other materials, including a valid passport, may also be required depending on the program. For more information, visit the CET website at: www.cetacademicprograms.com.

SAFETY IN THE MIDDLE EASTCET monitors the situation in the Middle East closely via reports from on-site staff, Advisory Board members and the US Department of State, and maintains person-to-person contact with the US Embassy in Jordan. CET is equipped to take action, such as program evacuation or relocation, when warranted and informs students, parents and universities about all safety concerns and decisions on the CET website: www.cetacademicprograms.com.

WHO IS CET?CET Academic Programs is a study abroad organization based in Washington, DC that has been designing and administering innovative educational programs abroad since 1982. CET offers semester and summer study abroad programs in Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Tunisia and Vietnam, as well as short-term, customized programs worldwide. Known for high academic standards, innovative approaches to teaching and careful student management, CET programs integrate students into their overseas communities and lead them to create lasting relationships with their local hosts. As an environmentally conscientious organization, CET adopts locally appropriate measures in its centers worldwide to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to sustainable practices wherever possible. Staffed by over 50 full-time employees in the United States and overseas, CET currently sends around 1100 US students abroad annually.

PHOTO CREDITS: Cover, P4 & P7 Bottom Right: Jared Kohler, Grand Valley State University. P6: Kate Maffey, Princeton University. All other photos courtesy of CET staff.

SEMESTER SPRING 2015 SUMMER 2015 FALL 2015

Application Deadline 11/01/14 03/01/15 05/01/15

Program Length 15 weeks 8 weeks 15 weeks

Arrival Date 01/16/15 05/24/15 08/29/15

Departure Date 05/02/15 07/17/15 12/12/15

Program Fee $15,490 $7,690 $15,490

Recommended Credits 15 to 16 8 15 to 16

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CONTACT US CET Academic Programs | 1920 N Street NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 1.800.225.4262 | [email protected] | www.cetacademicprograms.com

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