Government and Politics of the Middle East and Arabic Language
Description
An intensive five-week summer school programme which includes two courses: an Arabic Language Course (introductory or intermediate) and another on ‘Government and Politics of the Middle East'.
Session (5 weeks)
24 June–26 July 2013 (two courses)
Courses
Arabic 100
This is an introductory course in Modern Standard Arabic. It teaches students the Arabic script and provides basic grounding in Arabic grammar and syntax. On completing the course, students should be able to read, write, listen to, and understand simple Arabic sentences and passages. This course is for complete beginners and does not require any prior knowledge of Arabic.
Arabic 200
This course focuses on reading, writing, grammar and provides training in listening. The course will also introduce modern media Arabic to prepare students to read newspapers, magazines and internet news sources published in the Arab world today. On completing the course, students should be able to read and understand texts of an intermediate level, compose short texts in Arabic on a variety of topics and be able to follow oral communication in Arabic. Students will also be trained in the basic skills necessary to read and understand Arabic news media with the aid of a dictionary.
This is an intermediate course and to qualify for entry into this course, students should have completed at least one prior introductory course in Arabic.
Government and Politics of the Middle East
This course serves as an introduction to the politics of North Africa (Maghreb), the Arab East (Mashriq) including the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Turkey and Iran. It gives - on a country by county basis - an overview of the major political issues and developments in the region since the end of the First World War and addresses key themes in the study of contemporary Middle East politics, including: the role of the military, social and economic development, political Islam, and the recent uprisings (the Arab Spring).
Its aim is to develop the students' understanding of the major trends in the Middle East politics and their skills of political analysis through critical reading, lectures, presentations and informed discussion.
Fees
Programme fee*
£2,500
Accommodation fee**
from £300/week
Rooms can be available at the Intercollegiate Halls which are located in the heart of Bloomsbury. www.halls.london.ac.uk. You will be able to request a place once your application has been approved.
* Early bird discounts of 10% have been extended to apply to course fees before 15 May 2013.
Application Form
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Contact
For more information, please contact Louise Hosking: lh2@soas.ac.uk
