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CET Japan: Photo Essay

Photos by Elizabeth Grieve (Lewis & Clark College), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Fall 2023 Kendo Workshop at OGU My class, the second level of Japanese, got to do a kendo workshop with the kendo club of Osaka Gakuin University. Our teacher, Matsumoto-sensei, also does kendo and showed off his awesome skills. They had us compete to see […]

Photo Essay: CET Colombia

Photos by Jordan Simmons, (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Fall 2023 Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) This is la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, the local university where we take our classes. Most students only take one class here, but a few take two. Options range from film analysis to Pacific history and culture. […]

Photo Essay: CET Brazil Social Justice

Photos taken by Dominique Ziehl (Smith College), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil, Fall 2023 July 27 On our first day in Brazil for Fall 2023, only a few lucky students made it to Guarulhos International Airport on time. The others were left scrambling through delays, missed connections, and lengthy visa processing. Other than one zoom session together […]

Speeches and Goodbyes: How I Learned Two Speech Acts in Chinese

Written by Laura Romig (Brown University), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Summer 2023 At least I don’t have to give my presentation right after the girl who used physics equations. This was a comforting thought as I stepped to the podium at Renmin University. I was a flattened butterfly, pinned against the PowerPoint screen by the collective gaze of […]

A Finely Woven Embroidery: Firsts in Beijing, China

Written by Laura Romig (Brown University), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Summer 2023 I had just arrived in China, sticky with sweat and anticipation. And I was on my way to a Domino’s? After thirty total hours of travel, eight of them spent wandering the Doha airport and an hour-long bus into the city, I had scrambled across […]

A Day In My Life as a CET Taiwan Student

Photos taken by Kathy Luan (University of Michigan), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 Chinese Language Division at National Taiwan University I start every morning with a Chinese class at the Chinese Language Division (CLD). Since all the Chinese classes are in this building, I get to see my friends in other classes during our class break […]

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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