LINGUIST List 22.509 Sat Jan 29 2011 Confs: Language Acquisition/USA Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Peyman Nojoumian , Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Message 1: Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Date: 27-Jan-2011 From: Peyman Nojoumian <pnojoumiillinois.edu> Subject: Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World E-mail this message to a friend Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World Short Title: SILMW Date: 13-Jun-2011 - 06-Aug-2011 Location: Urbana, IL, USA Contact: Peyman Nojoumian Contact Email: silmwillinois.edu Meeting URL: http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/ Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition Meeting Description: The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign in collaboration with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Center for African Studies, Center for International Business Education and Research, Center for Global Studies, European Union Center and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center is pleased to host the 3rd Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World in summer 2011 (June 13 - August 6, 2011). SILMW will offer intensive courses in a variety of Muslim World languages, including Arabic, Bosnian, Pashto, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu and Wolof up to the advanced level by experienced, trained, and highly proficient instructors. Classes will be held four hours per day, five days a week over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 132-160 hours depending on each level. Students will earn credits equivalent to one full academic year of language instruction. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, picnics, conversation tables, cooking classes, music & dance performances, movie screening, field trips, lectures, and other cultural activities. Please contact silmwillinois.edu if you have any questions or like to receive more information about SILMW or visit us at http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu/ Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 29-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.