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Independent Study in
Modern Standard Arabic
This course is for intermediate
Arabic students who have
progressed beyond the regular
Arabic series and want to read
Arabic literature and media. It is
also open to heritage speakers and
those who are already familiar with
Modern Standard Arabic. Modeled
on independent studies at the
graduate level, this course provides
a rare opportunity to read and
discuss fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
and journal articles, depending
on the interests of the group. The
class meets every other week, with
participants working independently
between meetings. This course is for
students who want to read Arabic
literature and nonfiction at an intermediate
level.
Dina Farag
See bio under Beginning Arabic,
Part 3.
Course Code FLIAM4
Section 12U1
Summer 2012
Gleacher Center
$350 Early registration ends June 13
$380 Regular registration
Wednesdays
June 27–August 1
1:30–4 pm
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 15
This course meets 4 times: June 27,
July 11, July 25, and August 1.
18
Certificate Course: Independent
Study in Modern Standard
Arabic
For this course to count toward the
Certificate in Arabic Language and
Cultures, participants must apply
to the program and register for the
certificate section of this course in
Summer Quarter 2012. There are
no review sessions or tests for this
course before summer 2012.
Dina Farag
See bio under Beginning Arabic,
Part 3.
Course Code FLIM4C
Section 12U1
Summer 2012
Gleacher Center
$550 Early registration ends June 13
$580 Regular registration
Wednesdays
June 27–August 15
1:30–4 pm
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 25
This course meets 6 times: June 27,
July 11, July 25, August 1, August 8,
and August 15.
ORIENTAL
INSTITUTE
Contact OI Museum Education at
773.702.9507 for more information.
Matters of Life, Death, and
Afterlife: Burial Customs
and Beliefs in the Ancient
Middle East
In the ancient world, death was
not the great equalizer. How you
were buried and your lot in the
afterlife depended on your status
and achievements. In this course,
you will explore how the ancient
cultures of the Middle East prepared
to meet their ends—their mortuary
customs and beliefs and their burial
sites, which range from simple
graves to the monumental wonders
of the ancient world. Examining
cases as varied as the pharaoh’s
pyramids, Jericho’s plastered skulls,
and the Royal Tombs of Ur, you will
be fascinated by the many ways
ancient people coped with life’s
inevitable end.
Virginia Herrmann and
Vincent J. van Exel
Ms. Herrmann recently received
a PhD in Near Eastern archaeology
from the University of
Chicago’s Department of Near
Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
She studies mortuary cults
in the Levant, Anatolia, and the
Assyrian Empire and has excavated
in Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Egypt.
Mr. van Exel is a graduate student
in Near Eastern archaeology in the
University of Chicago’s Department
of Near Eastern Languages
and Civilizations. He has excavated
extensively in Syria and Turkey.
Course Code LAOIML
Section 12S1
Spring 2012
Oriental Institute
Humanities World in Focus
$240 for Oriental Institute members
$290 for non-members
Saturdays
April 7–May 19
10 am–12 pm
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 16
Preregistration required.
This course will meet at the Oriental
Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street,
Chicago, IL 60637.