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Syriac Summer courSe 2015July 20-August 7
Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute954 River Rd., Piscataway , NJ 08854
Beth Mardutho (The Syriac Institute) in collaboration with Rutgers University (Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literature) will be holding two intensive Syriac summer courses from July 20-August 7.
Course I: Introductory Syriac- Students with no prior experience in Syriac will learn introductory reading, writing, grammar, and should be able to translate introductory texts by the end of the course. A hybrid method of teaching will be used drawing from both traditional reading/writing and immersion (conversational) models. Classes will be held Monday–Thursday, 3–4 hours per day. Students are expected to spend a few hours each day doing homework and preparing for the next day lesson.
Course II: Intermediate-Advanced Syriac- This course is geared towards students who have done Syriac and would like to dig deeper into the grammar and nuances of the language. A hybrid method of teaching will be used drawing from both traditional reading/writing and immersion (conversational) models which will allow the student to get a better command of the language. Intermediate-advanced texts will be read.
Classes will be held at Beth Mardutho. Housing is available at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center, an academic retreat center located near several points of interest in nearby New Brunswick. New Brunswick is within easy train access to New York (1 hr), Philadelphia (ca. 2.5 hours), and Washington DC (ca. 4.5 hours) and includes a bus service for local transportation. If traveling by plane, you can book flights to Newark International Airport, which has direct train service to New Brunswick (ca. 45 minutes).
Class Fees are $875 per student for the duration of the course. Limited rooms are available at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center for $75 per night single occupancy (or $38 double occupancy).
The class will be taught by Dr. George A. Kiraz who has a long experience in teaching Syriac at various levels.
Register online at [email protected]