Swat Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies

Colleges & Universities Swarthmore College
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<p>There is considerable interest in Middle Eastern studies and language a wide variation in the degree to which LACs have been able ramp up offerings before the economic crash brings an end to expansion.</p>

<p>Middle Eastern studies has been Swarthmore’s top priority in terms of academic expansion and the offerings that have been put in place across multiple departments since 9/11 are impressive. For example, Swat is now offering three full years (two semesters each) of Arabic instruction, plus additional conversational and lit courses. </p>

<p>Here is the section of an unpublished Swat re-accreditation self-study detailing what has been accomplished. </p>

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<p>Anyone interested in Middle Eastern politics should check out Swarthmore’s War News Radio:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.warnewsradio.org/[/url]”>http://www.warnewsradio.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is a student-run syndicated weekly radio show that features interviews with people in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in an NPR-like format. In fact, the College hired a former NPR-producer to guide the students on radio reporting and production of news magazine type pieces. Their shows, from day one, are all available as podcasts. Take a listen. This is a very impressive effort that provides students real-world experience in many areas.</p>

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<p>Thanks for this, interesteddad. I’m an Arabic student and the new program was a big factor for me in applying to Swarthmore.</p>

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<p>This looks fascinated. Islamic history is such a rich and important and neglected part of world history. I’ll bet my son will be very interested in this!</p>