Jointly-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs
The Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF) has established several jointly-sponsored programs with various universities and organizations. These programs have specialized curricula designed to meet the specific needs of the partner institution. While most of these programs involve instruction in Arabic, they also include other cultural and academic components not normally encompassed by ALIF’s regular programs. Details on each of ALIF’s current jointly-sponsored programs are listed below.
ALIF/University of Florida Summer Study Abroad
This is a six-week summer intensive course in Modern Standard Arabic. It is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive university credit from the University of Florida-Gainesville. (Students not currently enrolled at the University of Florida are welcome to apply to the program.)
For an application and more information contact:
Susanne Hill, Ph.D., Executive Director
University of Florida International Center
1765 Stadium Rd. Suite 170 Hub | PO Box 113225 | Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 273-1500 | Fax: (352) 392-5575
email: SHill@ufic.ufl.edu
Website: www.ufic.ufl.edu
ALIF/ Dartmouth College Foreign Study Program
This is a twelve-week program with a minimum of eight students. All students are enrolled in three courses: 1. "Arabic as a Cultural System" (Colloquial Moroccan Arabic); 2. A course on the city of Fez, "Discovering an Islamic City" , taught by an ALIF professor; and 3. A course taught by a visiting Dartmouth professor. This last course varies every year, depending on the specialization of the visiting professor: "Religion, Reason, and Reform in Morocco", "History, Politics and the Moroccan Novel", and "The Islam of Morocco", for example. Students receive university credit from Dartmouth College. Dartmouth Coordinator: Dr. Dale F. Eickelman, Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations, Dartmouth College.
For an application and more information contact:
Off-Campus Programs Office
Dartmouth College
44 North College St., Ste 6102
Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Fax: (606) 646-3838
e-mail: off.campus.programs@dartmouth.edu
Website: www.dartmouth.edu/~ocp
ALIF/ University of Leeds Year Abroad Program
This is an entire academic year of intensive Arabic for undergraduate students from the University of Leeds, England. All students have completed one year of Modern Standard Arabic. Students study both Colloquial Moroccan Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic. They also have course components on translation, media, etc., and complete an extensive research paper in Arabic under the supervision of their ALIF supervisor. All students receive one year of university credit. (Students not currently enrolled at Leeds University may apply to the program).
For more information please contact:
Dr. Mustapha Lahlali, Dr. Ruba Khamam
Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, England
Telephone: + 44 ( 0) 113 343 3416; Fax: + 44 ( 0) 113 343 3426
E-mail: r.khamam@leeds.ac.uk
ALIF/University of Minnesota Program
The Arabic Language and Culture in Morocco program offers semester, academic year and both 6 and 9-week summer options. Courses include Arabic language, Islam, Cultural Identities, directed research, and internships. Students participate in a one-week orientation, homestay with Moroccan families, and selected cultural events and excursions.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Ryan McCarthy
Learning Abroad Center
University of Minnesota
Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0430
Phone: 612-626-9000; Toll-Free: 888-700-UOFM (8636)
Fax: 612-626-8009
Email: mccar313@umn.edu
Website: www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/africa/morocco
ALIF/Georgia State University Program
This is a six-week intensive language program. Students stay in the cultural capital of Morocco, Fez, as they study intensive Modern Standard Arabic at ALIF. The program is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive 9 university credits from Georgia State University. Students have interaction with locals while staying in a homestay with Moroccan families and navigating the language and culture of Morocco. Excursions to Volubilis and Meknes, plus a 3-day trip to the desert, are included.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Eman Maamoun, Arabic Language Instructor
World Languages & Cultures Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE Atlanta, GA
Telephone: 770-309-0820
Email: emaamoun@gsu.edu
Website: http://www.gsu.edu
ALIF/Wake Forest University Program
This six-week summer program concentrates on Arabic language study and an area studies course. Students receive 3 hours of Wake Forest credit for the area studies course and 6 hours of transfer credit for the intensive language course. Non-Wake Forest students who are applying for this program are encouraged to contact the Center for International Studies regarding how the courses are transcripted.
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Darlene May, Arabic Studies Department
Phone: (336) 758 5908
E-mail: maydr@wfu.edu
Website: http://studyabroad.wfu.edu
ALIF/St. Olaf College Programs
St. Olaf offers two programs at ALIF. The first, "Water in Morocco: Precious, Precarious, and Problematic," is for students of Biology and Environmental Studies. In Morocco, like much of the world, safe drinking water, water for basic sanitation, or water for agriculture, is in short supply and sometimes not available at all. Students examine water from a scientific perspective-chemical, physiological, ecological-and delve into the historical, political, economic and social implications in Morocco—a country of diverse cultures and biotic zones from two oceans, mountain ranges and the driest of dry deserts.
St. Olaf offers a second month-long course in January, "French Language and Moroccan Culture in Fes." Students participate in an immersion experience that includes home stays with local, French-speaking families. The course focuses on Moroccan culture yesterday and today, emphasizing the multicultural aspects of Morocco.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Kathy Tuma, Associate Director
International & Off-Campus Studies
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Av
Northfield MN 55057-1098
Telephone: 507-786-3228; Fax: 507-786-3789
Email: tuma@stolaf.edu
For more information about the French Language and Moroccan Culture program, please contact:
Dr. Jill Olstad
Telephone: 507-786-3747; Fax: 507-786-3789
Email: olstad1@stolaf.edu
ALIF/ The Darla Moore School of Business Program
This is a 12-week program where students can complete coursework, a minor, or a major in Modern Standard Arabic as part of an International MBA in business.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mike Shealy
Director, Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)
Regional Director - Africa, Middle East & Italy
Office of International Activities
The Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Email: shealy@moore.sc.edu
ALIF/ North Georgia University and State Program
This six-week summer program offers an intensive language program for students interested in learning Arabic and Moroccan culture. It is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive university credit from the University of North Georgia. The program consists of Modern Standard Arabic instruction and some lectures related to Moroccan culture and society. Some trips and other cultural activities are also included in the program.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Daniela Martinez Kahn, Coordinator, Project GO, Flagship, and Language Training Center
University of North Georgia
321 Barnes Hall, Dahlonega, GA 30597
Telephone: 706-867-2464
Find us on Facebook: Project GO & Flagship
Email: daniela.martinez@ung.edu
ALIF/ University of Mississippi Program
This is a nine-week intensive language program. Stay in the cultural capital of Morocco, Fez, as you study intensive Modern Standard Arabic at ALIF. You’ll have interaction with locals while staying in a home stay with Moroccan families and navigating the language and culture of Morocco. Excursions to Volubilis and Meknes, plus a 3-day trip to the desert, are included.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Blair McElroy, Assistant Director
Study Abroad Office
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 187
318 Martindale
University, MS 38677
Telephone: 662-915-1508; Fax: 662-915-6798
Email: blair@olemiss.edu
ALIF/Duke University Summer Program
This program, called Duke in the Arab World, consists of six weeks of Arabic instruction and a numbers of cultural events. Students enroll in two courses, one on religion, security and citizenship, and the other on the Arabic language. Both are designed to maximize students' understanding and exposure to a diverse yet connected human experience in the Arab world.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Paul Paparella, Assistant Director/Regional Manager
Global Education Office for Undergraduates
Duke University, Box 90414
Durham, NC 27708
Tel: 919-684-2174
Fax: 919-684-3083
Email: paul.paparella@duke.edu
Website: https://globaled.duke.edu/programs/arab_world
ALIF/Bloomsburg University Summer Program
Bloomsburg University students earn up to 9 credits studying Modern Standard Arabic for six weeks in Morocco at ALIF. The program is intensive and open to students at all levels. Students immerse themselves in Moroccan culture and are welcome to participate in a variety of activities that ALIF organizes.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Yahya Laayoune, Assistant Professor
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Telephone: 570-389-4071
Email: ylaayoun@bloomu.edu
Website: www.bloomu.edu
ALIF/University of Manchester Program
Students who have completed 2 years at the University of Manchester in Modern Standard Arabic can can spend a full academic year or a semester at ALIF. They will take regular MSA or Arabic content classes at ALIF, in addition to some Colloquial Moroccan Arabic. Students not currently enrolled at the University of Manchester may apply to the program.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Zahia Smail Salhi, Chair of Modern Arabic Studies
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester
M13 9PL, UK
Telephone: 0161 2758121
Email: zahia.smailsalhi@manchester.ac.uk
ALIF/University of Edinburgh Program
University of Edinburgh students spend a full academic year at ALIF taking beginning, intermediate, or advanced MSA or CMA classes, depending on their levels. They can also take any of ALIF’s Arabic content courses.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Marwa Mouazen
Arabic Teaching Fellow/Year Abroad Coordinator
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES)
The University of Edinburgh
Email: mmouazen@exseed.ed.ac.uk
ALIF/School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Program
Students in the department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East at SOAS can spend the third year of their studies at ALIF, where they study the colloquial language, as well as Modern Standard Arabic, and write an extended essay in Arabic.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature
Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East
School of Languages, Cultures and Lingustics
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20-7898-4348 (direct line)
Email: wo@soas.ac.uk
ALIF/Bowling Green State University, “Music and Healing in Morocco"
“Music and Healing in Morocco” is a winter session study abroad course that is open to all students, especially those in music, health, and development. We learn about and experience performances of diverse classical musical traditions and ritual healing ceremonies including those of the Andalusian music, the West African derived Gnawa tradition, and Sufi brotherhoods like the Hamadsha and Issawa. Over three weeks, we will explore the depth of contemporary healing practices in contemporary Morocco, especially those based around music, dance, and sacred ritual.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Christopher Witulski
Assistant Teaching Professor in Ethnomusicology
College of Musical Arts
Bowling Green State University
Email: cwituls@bgsu.edu
Email (education abroad at BGSU): edabroad@bgsu.edu
ALIF/University of Florida Summer Study Abroad
This is a six-week summer intensive course in Modern Standard Arabic. It is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive university credit from the University of Florida-Gainesville. (Students not currently enrolled at the University of Florida are welcome to apply to the program.)
For an application and more information contact:
Susanne Hill, Ph.D., Executive Director
University of Florida International Center
1765 Stadium Rd. Suite 170 Hub | PO Box 113225 | Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 273-1500 | Fax: (352) 392-5575
email: SHill@ufic.ufl.edu
Website: www.ufic.ufl.edu
ALIF/ Dartmouth College Foreign Study Program
This is a twelve-week program with a minimum of eight students. All students are enrolled in three courses: 1. "Arabic as a Cultural System" (Colloquial Moroccan Arabic); 2. A course on the city of Fez, "Discovering an Islamic City" , taught by an ALIF professor; and 3. A course taught by a visiting Dartmouth professor. This last course varies every year, depending on the specialization of the visiting professor: "Religion, Reason, and Reform in Morocco", "History, Politics and the Moroccan Novel", and "The Islam of Morocco", for example. Students receive university credit from Dartmouth College. Dartmouth Coordinator: Dr. Dale F. Eickelman, Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations, Dartmouth College.
For an application and more information contact:
Off-Campus Programs Office
Dartmouth College
44 North College St., Ste 6102
Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Fax: (606) 646-3838
e-mail: off.campus.programs@dartmouth.edu
Website: www.dartmouth.edu/~ocp
ALIF/ University of Leeds Year Abroad Program
This is an entire academic year of intensive Arabic for undergraduate students from the University of Leeds, England. All students have completed one year of Modern Standard Arabic. Students study both Colloquial Moroccan Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic. They also have course components on translation, media, etc., and complete an extensive research paper in Arabic under the supervision of their ALIF supervisor. All students receive one year of university credit. (Students not currently enrolled at Leeds University may apply to the program).
For more information please contact:
Dr. Mustapha Lahlali, Dr. Ruba Khamam
Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, England
Telephone: + 44 ( 0) 113 343 3416; Fax: + 44 ( 0) 113 343 3426
E-mail: r.khamam@leeds.ac.uk
ALIF/University of Minnesota Program
The Arabic Language and Culture in Morocco program offers semester, academic year and both 6 and 9-week summer options. Courses include Arabic language, Islam, Cultural Identities, directed research, and internships. Students participate in a one-week orientation, homestay with Moroccan families, and selected cultural events and excursions.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Ryan McCarthy
Learning Abroad Center
University of Minnesota
Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0430
Phone: 612-626-9000; Toll-Free: 888-700-UOFM (8636)
Fax: 612-626-8009
Email: mccar313@umn.edu
Website: www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/africa/morocco
ALIF/Georgia State University Program
This is a six-week intensive language program. Students stay in the cultural capital of Morocco, Fez, as they study intensive Modern Standard Arabic at ALIF. The program is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive 9 university credits from Georgia State University. Students have interaction with locals while staying in a homestay with Moroccan families and navigating the language and culture of Morocco. Excursions to Volubilis and Meknes, plus a 3-day trip to the desert, are included.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Eman Maamoun, Arabic Language Instructor
World Languages & Cultures Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE Atlanta, GA
Telephone: 770-309-0820
Email: emaamoun@gsu.edu
Website: http://www.gsu.edu
ALIF/Wake Forest University Program
This six-week summer program concentrates on Arabic language study and an area studies course. Students receive 3 hours of Wake Forest credit for the area studies course and 6 hours of transfer credit for the intensive language course. Non-Wake Forest students who are applying for this program are encouraged to contact the Center for International Studies regarding how the courses are transcripted.
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Darlene May, Arabic Studies Department
Phone: (336) 758 5908
E-mail: maydr@wfu.edu
Website: http://studyabroad.wfu.edu
ALIF/St. Olaf College Programs
St. Olaf offers two programs at ALIF. The first, "Water in Morocco: Precious, Precarious, and Problematic," is for students of Biology and Environmental Studies. In Morocco, like much of the world, safe drinking water, water for basic sanitation, or water for agriculture, is in short supply and sometimes not available at all. Students examine water from a scientific perspective-chemical, physiological, ecological-and delve into the historical, political, economic and social implications in Morocco—a country of diverse cultures and biotic zones from two oceans, mountain ranges and the driest of dry deserts.
St. Olaf offers a second month-long course in January, "French Language and Moroccan Culture in Fes." Students participate in an immersion experience that includes home stays with local, French-speaking families. The course focuses on Moroccan culture yesterday and today, emphasizing the multicultural aspects of Morocco.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Kathy Tuma, Associate Director
International & Off-Campus Studies
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Av
Northfield MN 55057-1098
Telephone: 507-786-3228; Fax: 507-786-3789
Email: tuma@stolaf.edu
For more information about the French Language and Moroccan Culture program, please contact:
Dr. Jill Olstad
Telephone: 507-786-3747; Fax: 507-786-3789
Email: olstad1@stolaf.edu
ALIF/ The Darla Moore School of Business Program
This is a 12-week program where students can complete coursework, a minor, or a major in Modern Standard Arabic as part of an International MBA in business.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mike Shealy
Director, Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)
Regional Director - Africa, Middle East & Italy
Office of International Activities
The Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Email: shealy@moore.sc.edu
ALIF/ North Georgia University and State Program
This six-week summer program offers an intensive language program for students interested in learning Arabic and Moroccan culture. It is open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic students, all of whom receive university credit from the University of North Georgia. The program consists of Modern Standard Arabic instruction and some lectures related to Moroccan culture and society. Some trips and other cultural activities are also included in the program.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Daniela Martinez Kahn, Coordinator, Project GO, Flagship, and Language Training Center
University of North Georgia
321 Barnes Hall, Dahlonega, GA 30597
Telephone: 706-867-2464
Find us on Facebook: Project GO & Flagship
Email: daniela.martinez@ung.edu
ALIF/ University of Mississippi Program
This is a nine-week intensive language program. Stay in the cultural capital of Morocco, Fez, as you study intensive Modern Standard Arabic at ALIF. You’ll have interaction with locals while staying in a home stay with Moroccan families and navigating the language and culture of Morocco. Excursions to Volubilis and Meknes, plus a 3-day trip to the desert, are included.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Blair McElroy, Assistant Director
Study Abroad Office
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 187
318 Martindale
University, MS 38677
Telephone: 662-915-1508; Fax: 662-915-6798
Email: blair@olemiss.edu
ALIF/Duke University Summer Program
This program, called Duke in the Arab World, consists of six weeks of Arabic instruction and a numbers of cultural events. Students enroll in two courses, one on religion, security and citizenship, and the other on the Arabic language. Both are designed to maximize students' understanding and exposure to a diverse yet connected human experience in the Arab world.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Paul Paparella, Assistant Director/Regional Manager
Global Education Office for Undergraduates
Duke University, Box 90414
Durham, NC 27708
Tel: 919-684-2174
Fax: 919-684-3083
Email: paul.paparella@duke.edu
Website: https://globaled.duke.edu/programs/arab_world
ALIF/Bloomsburg University Summer Program
Bloomsburg University students earn up to 9 credits studying Modern Standard Arabic for six weeks in Morocco at ALIF. The program is intensive and open to students at all levels. Students immerse themselves in Moroccan culture and are welcome to participate in a variety of activities that ALIF organizes.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Yahya Laayoune, Assistant Professor
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Telephone: 570-389-4071
Email: ylaayoun@bloomu.edu
Website: www.bloomu.edu
ALIF/University of Manchester Program
Students who have completed 2 years at the University of Manchester in Modern Standard Arabic can can spend a full academic year or a semester at ALIF. They will take regular MSA or Arabic content classes at ALIF, in addition to some Colloquial Moroccan Arabic. Students not currently enrolled at the University of Manchester may apply to the program.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Zahia Smail Salhi, Chair of Modern Arabic Studies
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester
M13 9PL, UK
Telephone: 0161 2758121
Email: zahia.smailsalhi@manchester.ac.uk
ALIF/University of Edinburgh Program
University of Edinburgh students spend a full academic year at ALIF taking beginning, intermediate, or advanced MSA or CMA classes, depending on their levels. They can also take any of ALIF’s Arabic content courses.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Marwa Mouazen
Arabic Teaching Fellow/Year Abroad Coordinator
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES)
The University of Edinburgh
Email: mmouazen@exseed.ed.ac.uk
ALIF/School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Program
Students in the department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East at SOAS can spend the third year of their studies at ALIF, where they study the colloquial language, as well as Modern Standard Arabic, and write an extended essay in Arabic.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature
Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East
School of Languages, Cultures and Lingustics
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20-7898-4348 (direct line)
Email: wo@soas.ac.uk
ALIF/Bowling Green State University, “Music and Healing in Morocco"
“Music and Healing in Morocco” is a winter session study abroad course that is open to all students, especially those in music, health, and development. We learn about and experience performances of diverse classical musical traditions and ritual healing ceremonies including those of the Andalusian music, the West African derived Gnawa tradition, and Sufi brotherhoods like the Hamadsha and Issawa. Over three weeks, we will explore the depth of contemporary healing practices in contemporary Morocco, especially those based around music, dance, and sacred ritual.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Christopher Witulski
Assistant Teaching Professor in Ethnomusicology
College of Musical Arts
Bowling Green State University
Email: cwituls@bgsu.edu
Email (education abroad at BGSU): edabroad@bgsu.edu
