Why CET Jordan: Virtual Intensive Language and Culture?
Make the most of time at home by leveling up your critical language skills and building a strong foundation for continued language learning. Whether it’s an at-home summer or a quick Janterm, you make significant strides in your Modern Standard Arabic and Jordanian Dialect with CET Jordan’s beloved language instructors.
Curriculum
Program Snapshot
- Recommended Credits: 6 (Janterm) or 9 (Summer)
- Intensive MSA & Jordanian Dialect
- 9-12 hours/week of live, synchronous classroom learning
- Suitable for all language levels
- Small class sizes for targeted learning
- One-on-one conversation hours with an academic partner
- Official Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score
Syllabi
For a summer term, you combine one Modern Standard Arabic course and one Jordanian Dialect course for a total of 9 recommended credits. For Janterm, you take one Modern Standard Arabic course for a total of 6 recommended credits.
SUMMER
JANTERM
Intensive and Interactive
Take your language learning beyond an app on your phone. Connect in live, online classrooms with passionate teachers in Jordan and a couple of like-minded peers to study both language and culture. Your classes maintain an intensive pace while your curriculum is rich with cultural content about Jordan and the Arab world. Not only will you make tremendous strides in your Arabic, you’ll also learn how best to study—setting you up for continued language learning success in the long run.
Why an OPI Score?
With an official Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score, you have written proof of your Arabic skills for your résumé or a grad school application… or simply to display proudly on your fridge. At the end of your term, you and a certified ACTFL tester engage in a one-on-one, interactive interview to assess your language level.
Class in Session
- Live classroom environment
- 3 hours of live sessions/class day
- 3 one-on-one conversation hours/week
- 1-3 students/class
- 30-minute one-on-one office hour check-ins twice weekly
- Required: Computer, high-speed internet access, microphone, webcam, headphones
Your language classes are online and synchronous—meaning you’re interacting with your instructor and classmates live between Amman, Jordan and the US for nine hours a week. Ask and answer questions in real time, connect with a native Arabic speaker for three conversation hours each week, and attend one-on-one office hours with your instructors online. And as is the CET Jordan way, you participate in an in-class language pledge—that means no English during classes or conversation hours, just virtual immersion.
Bringing the Culture to You
The state of the world might have you staying home for the greater good, but that doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on cultural learning. Your classes include activities that help you connect with your host culture and engage with the locals in Amman, Jordan. You might interview a Jordanian on family structure or women’s rights, debate current issues with locals and other CET students, or attend guest lectures from contemporary authors or professionals working to resettle refugees.
A Day in the Life
Following the Jordanian work week, you have classes and meetings from Sunday through Thursday within the window of 10 am-5 pm EST. Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays begin with your Modern Standard Arabic class (2 hrs), followed by a small break and then your Jordanian dialect class (1 hr). Each Monday, you and your peers participate in a virtual ‘out-of-class’ activity. You and your academic partner meet three times each week for a one-on-one conversation hour. Additionally, you have two 30-minute, one-on-one office hours with an instructor to check in on your language progress each week. As is standard for intensive language learning, you can expect one hour of independent homework for each class hour.
Add an Internship, Too*
Complement a summer of intensive language learning by adding on a Global Virtual Internship in Jordan. Connect with local professionals in Amman as you build your résumé with practical experience and test your language skills in a work environment.
*Not available for Janterm
Program Fees
Janterm 2021
$3,250
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Summer 2021
$4,790
Note: If you choose to add the Global Virtual Internship program to your summer, you’ll receive a $500 discount off your total program fees.
Janterm 2021: $3,250
Summer 2021: $4,990
Note: If you choose to add the Global Virtual Internship program to your summer, you’ll receive a $500 discount off your total program fees.
What's included
All of your classes, other program-related learning components, and access to our online learning platform are included with your tuition.
All cultural learning activities and opportunities to connect with local, native speakers are included in your program fee.
From troubleshooting tech issues to helping you acclimate to an online learning environment, CET provides you with the support you need every step of the way.
Your textbooks and course supplies are covered and waiting for you online.
You’ll receive a School of Record transcript from the University of Minnesota at the end of your term.
- GPA: 3.0 or higher preferred, but admissions decisions are made on a case-by-case basis; lower GPAs still encouraged to apply
- Open to all levels of Modern Standard Arabic, from absolute beginner to advanced.
Complete the application through your online CET account. This is a brief form that asks for basic information and has a few short answer questions about why you want to study abroad virtually.
If you’d like to add a Global Virtual Internship to complement this program, you will be prompted with next steps in your online application.
You send an online recommendation form to a faculty member that can vouch for you academically.
Your online CET account has specific instructions for submitting an official transcript to complete your application.
Janterm 2021 deadline:
November 1
Summer deadline:
March 1st May 1
Price Subject to Change:
CET reserves the right to increase quoted charges at any time without prior notification, based on increased instruction costs, exchange rate fluctuation or other cost increases beyond CET’s control.
