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Jordan: College

Find the خبر to your مبتدأ.

Written by Hannah Mouradian, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Intensive Language, Spring 2020 I take Arabic very seriously and sometimes—and by sometimes, I mean most of the time, I get frustrated with myself easily and obsess over my mistakes. As a language learner, this part of my personality is a blessing and a […]

Taking the Gratitude Pledge Seriously

Written by Hannah Mouradian (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Intensive Language, Spring 2020 From feeling the most excitement, the most nervousness, to the most frustrated, I am overwhelmed with the mix of emotions I have already experienced here in Amman. I am trying to allow myself to feel these emotions to their fullest extent. Some of […]

Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Again

Written by Charlotte Armistead (University of Mississippi), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Internship, Spring 2020 Returning to life in Jordan after five months in the United States has unexpectedly felt natural, easy even. Last summer, I studied Arabic for two months in the same area of Amman and fell in love with the language, people, and culture. While my […]

Save Money, Live Better while Getting Situated in Amman

Written by Mathu Jennings (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Fall 2019. Everyone who has spent time abroad knows starting a new life in a different country can be expensive […]

Staying Sustainable Abroad

Written by Maria Farnan, (American University) Student Correspondent CET Jordan: Intensive Language Spring 2019 “ما بدي كيس، لو سمحت”     Before you grab for your Al-Kitaab textbooks to decipher the above phrase, I should make you aware that its translation will not be found buried within the chapters that prepare you to engage in conversations of culture, conflict […]

Being Vegetarian in Amman ،بالحقيقة

Written by Cecilia Beard, (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Jordan: Intensive Language Spring 2019 Before coming to Amman, I’d been vegetarian for almost ten years. At the age of eleven, after coming home from a friend’s house who happened to not eat meat, I decided that chicken was strange, I […]

CET Jordan: Academic Consultation Board

Over the years, we’ve built a strong network of locally-based faculty that we’re proud to call our peers. These faculty make up our Academic Consultation Board—a select group of local voices and thought leaders that help advise and shape components of the CET Jordan program. 

Board members support the program in many ways, including but not limited to:

  • Leveraging topical expertise to help develop courses, including field-based components.
  • Teaching courses or guest lectures for CET Jordan and custom programs
  • Recommending and providing academic resources for research

Academic Consultation Board Members

  • Dr. Bader Al Madi | American University of Madaba, PhD, Sociology, Political Science
  • Dr. Amani El Serhan | University of Jordan, PhD, Women's Studies
  • Dr. Amani Qashmar | University of Jordan, PhD, Education
  • Dr. Areej Alawzi | University of Jordan, PhD, English Literature/Translation
  • Dr. Ahmad Al Khrisha | World Islamic Sciences & Education University, PhD, Arabic Language & Literature

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