Deep Immersion with Middlebury Arabic August 26, 2025
By A student (Arabic, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/01/2024 to 12/16/2025 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury In Amman
Lots of Arabic and cultural immersion
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The academics at the higher level were very good |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
We had two full time administrators who were very competent |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The host families are of high quality |
| * Food: |
Cooked for very well |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
As much as an American can be in the times of an Israeli-American genocide |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
No issues |
| * Safety: |
No issues |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
Easily, minimal cost |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50 USD |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
Full usage |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Second year |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Reading The View from the Veranda: Understanding Today’s Colonial Student by Anthony Ogden should be required |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
MSA Level 3 |
| Course Department: | Arabic |
| Instructor: | Fatima AlAfeef |
| Instruction Language: | Arabic |
| Comments: | Very challenging, learned a lot |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
