Programs by Language: Arabic
AMMAN: AMIDEAST
Traditional | Amman, Jordan
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Students enrolled in AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Program in Amman will have opportunities to study all of these fascinating topics and more in a program based at AMIDEAST’s facilities in Amman’s Sweifieh district. AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program courses in Amman are taught by a select group of Jordanian professors from a variety of institutions in and around Amman. These lecturers possess a strong instructional experience in English-speaking environments. All faculty members have received post-graduate degrees from North American or European universities, or have spent considerable time at English-medium institutions as students, faculty members, visiting faculty or visiting researchers
BEIRUT: American University of Beirut
Traditional | Beirut, Lebanon
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Since its founding, AUB has set standards in higher education worldwide. The University provides a rigorous curriculum in the American liberal arts tradition and the language of instruction is English. Academic programs are offered in undergraduate, graduate, medical, and professional education. The University stresses high academic standards and is committed to the ideals of critical thinking, open debate, and diversity. AUB is a coeducational institution that is open to all qualified students without regards to race, religion, economic status, or political affiliation. The University places a high premium on developing a student's appreciation of, and responsibility to, his/her respective society and culture.
CAIRO: American University of Cairo
Traditional | Cairo, Egypt
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
This program offers students an opportunity to experience and study Egyptian and Middle Eastern history, culture, and contemporary issues in one of the most important cities in the region. Courses, taught in English, are available in most Arts & Sciences majors.
Cairo: Post-Revolutionary Egypt and Arabic Language (Closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Cairo, Egypt
Information Session: Monday, 11/05 between 2:30-3:30 in 314 Meserve
Faculty co-leaders: Prof. Denis Sullivan (d.sullivan@neu.edu) and Prof. Heather Browne (h.browne@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Summer I
Courses: INTL 4944: Dialogue of Civilizations: Regional Engagement and ARAB 1301, 1302, 2301, or other, depending on language level
Program Description:
The Egypt Dialogue provides students with intensive instruction in Arabic (Egyptian dialect), at Arabeya Association, Cairo and an in-depth overview of Egyptian and Arab politics, history, culture, and society. Through formal and informal activities, students engage with NU professors, plus guest lecturers, and Egyptians in dialogue and discussion of current events, culture, history, and bilateral (Egypt-US relations) as well as global issues. Guest lectures/topics include:
- Pharaonic history, Islamic art & architecture, Christianity and Judaism in Egypt,
- Egypt after the Revolution: Islamists, the military, and "revolutionaries",
- Egypt-U.S. relations
- Egypt and the Arab League
- Grass-roots organizing, NGOs, and civil society