Project GO Arabic Program
UMD's Project GO Arabic Program offers a domestic and overseas track.
Project GO at the University of Maryland has two fantastic programs available for ROTC students who wish to study Arabic: An overseas program in Morocco, and a domestic program in College Park, MD.
The domestic track, which is hosted at the UMD Summer Language Institute, offers Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels of Arabic domestically. Students intensively study Arabic for 9-weeks while also participating in a number of cultural activities and workshop to help them develop linguistic as well as cultural fluency. This program is a great place to start learning Arabic before later using your skills to travel abroad, or to continue your previous Arabic studies with our experienced teachers and intensive learning environment.
The overseas track for True Beginners of Arabic takes place at the Arab American Language Institute in Morocco (AALIM) in Meknes, Morocco. Students live with host families, meet one-on-one with native language partners, and participate in organized weekly cultural activities and program excursions to other parts of Morocco. This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in Arabic or the Middle East, but have no previous Arabic skills and want to jump start their language-learning journey with an immersive study abroad experience.
Program and Curriculum
Program Dates and Application Deadlines
Overseas:
Dates: Orientation in DC begins May 23rd, Program dates are May 27th - July 27th, 2024
Application Deadline: January 18th, 2024
Domestic:
Dates: June 3rd - August 2nd, 2024
Application Deadline: February 27th, 2024
Credit Hours
Overseas Program Highlights
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20 hours of Arabic instruction, 50-60 total in-language contact hours/week
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Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Dialect instruction
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Living with host families
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Weekly lectures and independent research on area studies
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One-on-one time with language partners
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Program excursions (day trips & weekend trips)
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Weekly cultural activities
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See more about the Overseas Arabic Program at UMD
Domestic Program Highlights
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Complete beginners welcome
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One full year of language in one intensive summer (12 credits)
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Intermediate, Advanced & Content Level Arabic also available in the Summer Institute
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Cultural events and one-on-one time with language partners
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Living / learning environment in the Arabic House
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Small class sizes, at least 20 contact hours / week, dedicated faculty & staff team
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Building students’ cultural competence through a variety of language-focused cultural activities (In-language films and blog discussions, hands on workshops and field trips, and cultural portfolios and projects)
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See more about the Domestic Arabic Program at UMD