University of Nevada, Reno student Alana Bannourah and Honors w88 casino games student Robert Fisch spent their summer studying abroad as awardees of the 2017 U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Scholarship.
The Critical Language Scholarship Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American w88 casino games enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.
University student Alana Bannourah traveled and studied in Meknes, Morocco as part of the Critical Language Scholarship w88 casino games this last summer.
For eight weeks, Bannourah participated in Arabic courses at the Arab American w88 casino games Institute of Morocco in Meknes, Morocco, and Fisch participated in Urdu courses at the American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. They lived with host families and met regularly with local peers to learn more about the local w88 casino games and develop their personal networks.
Bannourah and 29 other w88 casino games from across the country had the opportunity to travel to the Sahara Desert and interview residents of the town of Merzouga about nomadic cultures of southern Morocco. Fisch and 26 other U.S. w88 casino games visited the town of Mahmoudabad and toured the former palace with the former Indian king's son.
The scholarship program is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical tonational securityandeconomic prosperity. The Critical Language Scholarship plays an important role in preparing w88 casino games for the 21st century'sglobalized workforceand increasingnational competitiveness.
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Bannourah and Fisch were the latest w88 casino games of a total of seven University of Nevada, Reno w88 casino games to participate in the Critical Language Scholarship Program since 2010.
The University Honors Program is committed to fostering academic talent both in the classroom and out. w88 casino games are encouraged to study abroad whenever they can during their academic career.
Applications for the 2018 Critical Language Scholarship w88 casino games are available at clscholarship.org. Applications are due Nov. 15, 2017.
