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Language Immersion

Language Immersion. Expanding the Depth and Breadth of Understanding C1C Naomi Ballard USAFA. Overview. Before Immersion CSLIP Jordan 2009 CSLIP Egypt 2010 Goals of Immersion Results of Immersion What Happens Now?. Before Immersion. Misconceptions about Arabs

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Language Immersion

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  1. Language Immersion Expanding the Depth and Breadth of Understanding C1C Naomi Ballard USAFA

  2. Overview • Before Immersion • CSLIP Jordan 2009 • CSLIP Egypt 2010 • Goals of Immersion • Results of Immersion • What Happens Now?

  3. Before Immersion • Misconceptions about Arabs • Being Arab and being Muslim are not the same • Many Americans use these terms interchangeably • Muslim=Terrorist • Uncomfortable • Differences in dress and appearance • Mannerisms • Am I going to offend someone?

  4. CSLIP Jordan 2009 • 6 weeks of school in Amman at MALIC

  5. CSLIP Jordan 2009 • 6 weeks of school in Amman at MALIC • Cultural trips every weekend • Madaba, Mt. Nebo • Aum Qais, Ajloun, Jerash • River Jordan, Dead Sea • Jerusalem • Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba

  6. CSLIP Jordan 2009 • General Impressions • Once people realize you are American, they want to practice their English with you • Never met a nation more passionate about their leader • Beginning to Westernize • Very gentle introduction to the Middle East

  7. CSLIP Egypt 2010 • 6 weeks of school in Cairo at Arab Academy • Focus on Vocab, Reading, Speaking, Grammar, and Colloquial

  8. CSLIP Egypt 2010 • Cultural homework • Interviews with locals • Buying ingredients for a classic dish at the market • Bartering at Khan al-Khalili • Cultural trips every weekend • Pyramids at Giza • Alexandria • Islamic Cairo vs. Coptic Cairo • Aswan to Luxor • Mount Sinai, Dahab

  9. CSLIP Egypt 2010 • General Impressions • Caught between two times • Everywhere we went, we were connected to our President • They take nothing for granted • Immense range of lifestyles in the Middle East

  10. Goals of Immersion • Use the language • Not just in class, but on the street • Improve listening ability • Engage in conversation • Broaden my cultural horizons • Food: Universal Language • Markets • Public Transportation

  11. Results of Immersion • Opportunities to deepen my understanding of their worldview • US involvement in the Middle East • Marriage vs. divorce • Religion • Opportunities to broaden and deepen their understanding of Americans • Hollywood • “Stupid American” • When in Rome…

  12. What Happens Now? • Stay in touch with friends I made • Continue my Middle East education • Teach those around me • Off-color jokes • Disparaging terms • Generalizations • Motivate others to go expand and deepen their understanding • Move outside your comfort zone • USE THE LANGUAGE

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