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Yemen: Summer Arabic Language Immersion (YCMES) - Partner

Yemen: Summer Arabic Language Immersion (YCMES) - Partner - Academics

Small class sizes guarantee individual attention.

Courses

Students take courses within the Yemen Language Center (YLC) at Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies. The YLC's Arabic Language Learning Program is open to students of all ability levels. With almost twenty years of experience, the Yemen Language Center has developed an excellent curriculum of Arabic courses. Classroom instruction is designed to develop the student's speaking and listening skills, as reading and writing can be covered both in non-Arabic environments and from homework drills.

A comprehensive placement examination evaluating each student's speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills is administered prior to the start of each term. Classes are organized on the basis of examination results in consultation with the teaching staff. Standard Instruction consists of either 4 hours of group instruction per day, or 2 hours of private instruction per day, depending on total enrollment and individual student level.* Students attend classes 5 days per week. Students earn 4-8 credits.

All Arabic language classes are capped at a maximum of eight students per class, though are many times less than this. Arabic language classes are held Saturday through Wednesday.

In addition to academic credit at AU, the YLC will provide a Certificate of Completion after the successful completion of a final examination administered at the end of the course.