<p>How is the program at university of MD in Arabic studies. Need reply quickly. Dealine approaching</p>
<p>Check out the Arabic Language Flagship programs:
[The</a> Language Flagship - Arabic](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/arabic]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/arabic)</p>
<p>Also, the following universities have National Resource Centers in Middle Eastern Studies:
Columbia University: Middle East Institute
Duke University: Middle East Consortium
George Washington University: George Washington University Middle East Center
Georgetown University: National Resource Center on the Middle East
Harvard University: Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Indiana University-Bloomington: Indiana Middle East Center
New York University: Hagop Kevorkian Center at New York University
Ohio State University: Middle East Studies Center
Portland State University: Portland Middle East Center
Princeton University: Near Eastern Studies
University of Arizona: Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of California-Berkeley: Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California
University of California-Los Angeles: Gustav E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies
University of Chicago: Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Middle East Consortium
University of Pennsylvania: Middle East Center
University of Texas at Austin: Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Washington: Middle East National Resource Center
Yale University: Council on Middle East Studies</p>
<p>Grinnell College now offers beginning and intermediate Arabic as well.</p>
<p>The OPs are long gone (from 2005). DrRavic brought this up asking about U Md.</p>
<p>DrRavic, I would recommend you start your own thread for some feedback. As you can see people didn’t notice your question.</p>
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<p>I actually was checking out University of Maryland for the study of Arabic (my D is studying Arabic this summer through NSLI-Y). The awesome thing abou U of MD is that they also offer a degree in homeland security (or something relating to that).</p>
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<p>Look at University of Mississippi – highly regarded foreign languages (Arabic and Chinese especially), Croft Institute for International Studies and Barksdale Honors College.</p>
<p>A question. For someone beginning Arabic as a freshman in college, how long would it take to be proficient enough that it would be a benefit / help for an eventual career in government, diplomacy, etc.? IOW, is 4 years of college enough, would immersion programs / living in an Arab-speaking country be necessary? I’m not talking about a major - just someone progressing through Arabic 101, 102 and so forth.</p>
<p>^ [ICLS.com</a> – Classroom Hours to Achieve Proficiency Levels by Language Difficulty](<a href=“http://icls.com/FLD/ILRlevels.htm]ICLS.com”>http://icls.com/FLD/ILRlevels.htm)</p>
<p>[The</a> Most Difficult Languages To Learn - Lonely Planet travel forum](<a href=“Thorn Tree is coming to an end - Lonely Planet”>Thorn Tree is coming to an end - Lonely Planet)</p>
<p>[Learning</a> Arabic as a Foreign Language - Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies - Georgetown College](<a href=“http://arabic.georgetown.edu/about/aboutarabic/afl/]Learning”>Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language | Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies | Georgetown University)</p>
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<p>You can’t become fluent in Arabic with four years of college classes.</p>
<p>On choosing a program? Good Arabic programs offer three or more years of Arabic language classes (beginning, intermediate, advanced) and then multiple options for Arabic content classes each semester. Look for depth and breadth in the upper level content courses, courses in history/literature/current events that are taught in Arabic that require reading, writing, speaking Arabic. If a school offers advanced degrees in Arabic language, you should be good.</p>
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<p>Look into the Language Flagship. It isn’t a major or a course. It is more of a program, but it is amazing. [The</a> Language Flagship - * Welcome *](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/)</p>
<p>Lots of good points. I know this topic is old but I was doing some research of my own for continuing arabic studies on google and found this.</p>
<p>MidwestMom2Kids_ is for the most part correct. It will be hard to have complete fluency in arabic on a 4 year college degree. However, seeing as I have never been to college for arabic I may not be the greatest person to quote on that one. </p>
<p>For hands down, the best “college” you can go to for language studies in the United States is yet to be listed. It is the military’s Defense Language Institute (DLI). The catch is, is you must either be a military dependent or sign the contract for “linguist” in whatever military branch you decide to join. I took Arabic there and after a little more than 1 year of training I am considered near “fluent” in the language. The course load will make college look easy, but in the end it pays off. </p>
<p>As for language resources I have a few websites that could easily keep your preoccupied for a long time. </p>
<p>Joint Language University: [The</a> Joint Language University](<a href=“http://jlu.wbtrain.com/sumtotal/jlu2.0/HOME/index.asp]The”>http://jlu.wbtrain.com/sumtotal/jlu2.0/HOME/index.asp)
Air Force Language Portal: [AFCLC</a> - Air Force Culture and Language Center - EST Portal](<a href=“http://www.culture.af.edu/estPortal.html]AFCLC”>http://www.culture.af.edu/estPortal.html)
Defense Language Institute: [DLIFLC.edu</a> - Home](<a href=“http://www.dliflc.edu/index.html]DLIFLC.edu”>http://www.dliflc.edu/index.html)</p>
<p>If anyone has any questions on the following information or questions about Arabic, etc, feel free to contact me at anytime.</p>
<p>حظ سعيد</p>
<p>EDIT: P.S. Just remember, the hardest part of learning the Arabic language is going to be learning their culture. The better you know their culture, the better you will understand.</p>
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