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* University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies Language Centre - ARABIC LANGUAGE COURSES

The Language Centre provides Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced evening and daytime Arabic language courses in addition to our one/two/four-week intensive courses. We can also provide individually tailored courses and in-company instruction. All our courses are taught in small groups with a maximum of 12 participants per group. Classes are held at SOAS in central London.

The following is information regarding intensive Easter/Summer Courses.

1. One-week Survival course in Modern Standard Arabic. 2. One-week Survival course in Colloquial Egyptian Dialect

Both courses 1 & 2 are offered on the following dates:

A. Monday 22nd March - Friday 26th March 1999 (closing date for applications 12th March 1999)

B. Monday 12th July - Friday 16th July 1999 (closing date for applications 2nd July 1999)

C. Monday 9th August - Friday 13th August 1999 (closing date for applications 30th July 1999)

FEES: £250 per person, for a total of 25 hours of tuition, including materials, payable in advance.

3. Two-week Intensive Course in Modern Standard Arabic 4. Two-week Intensive Course in Colloquial Egyptian Dialect

Both courses 3 & 4 are offered on the following dates:

A. Monday 6th April - Friday 19th April 1999 (closing date for applications 22nd March 1999)

B. Monday 19th July - Friday 30th July 1999 (closing date for applications 9th July 1999)

C. Monday 16th August - Friday 27th August 1999 (closing date for applications 6th August 1999)

FEES: £500 per person, for a total of 50 hours of tuition, including materials, payable in advance.

5. The Four Week Arabic Course - A general preparation for communicating in Modern Standard Arabic. 6. The Four Week Arabic Course - A general preparation for communicating in Colloquial Egyptian Dialect.

Both courses 5 & 6 are offered on the following dates:

A. Monday 5th-Friday 30th July 1999 (closing date for application 21st June 1999)

B. Monday 2nd-Friday 27th August 1999 (closing date for application 19th July1999)

FEES: £1000 per person, for a total of 100 hours of tuition, including materials, payable in advance.

SELF-ACCESS LEARNING The Resources Room is open to Language Centre students free of charge. It contains audio listening and recording facilities, reception of 19 satellite TV and radio stations (including BBC World Service radio programmes), computers with Internet access, and an increasing range of computer-based language learning software. Students are encouraged to use the facilities in their own time in order to build upon skills learnt in the classroom.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE Completed application forms, together with fee payment, should be returned to SOAS Language Centre. Please note that classes fill up quickly. It is best to apply early in order to avoid disappointment. No charge is made for cancellations received in writing up to two weeks before the course starts; thereafter, there is a 10% cancellation fee or the fee may be transferred to an alternative course. Refunds cannot be made once a course has started. The information in this leaflet is correct at the time of printing; SOAS reserves the right to make amendments where necessary. A minimum of five students is required for the course to start.

HOW TO CONTACT US http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/languagecentre/arabic

E-mail: languages@soas.ac.uk

Telephone: UK: 0171 691 3386 World: + 44 171 691 3386

Fax: UK: 0171 637 7355 World: +44 171 637 7355

Post: The Courses Secretary Language Centre School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street Russell Square LONDON WC1H OXG

Sherin Abdel Halim Co-ordinator of Arabic Language Courses Language Centre, SOAS, University of London Tel UK: 0171 323 6379 World: +44 171 323 6379 Fax UK: 0171 637 7355 World: +44 171 637 7355

Check our Language Centre Arabic courses at: http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/languagecentre/arabic