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12th
Summer Program in Punjab Studies, Chandigarh, India
July
6-August 16, 2008
The program will provide
six weeks of instruction in Punjab Studies. The work includes
the learning of Punjabi (60 hours), and history and culture
of the region (90 hours). The goal of the program is to impart
substantial academic information about the history and culture
of the region and provide an environment for discussion and
exploration.
It is structured around
a daily schedule of lectures and activities lasting six to
eight hours (Monday through Friday). The weekends are used
for extensive travel in the region. Participants are expected
to attend all activities. The teaching of
Punjabi is offered at two levels. Elementary Punjabi is intended
for those who have had no prior exposure to the language,
and Advanced Punjabi includes literary readings partly modified
every year to accommodate the participants' areas of interests.
For those on FLAS, 60 hours of language coaching can be arranged
at the additional cost of $15 per hour.
The program is open
to both graduate and undergraduate students. Special requests
from independent scholars are also considered; they are welcome
to use the infra-structure of the program and make use of
its activities while pursuing their own research projects.
The expense for each
participant is $2,750, which includes instruction, room and
board shared with another person, and travel within the Punjab.
(If a participant needs a single room that can be arranged
for an extra fee of $400). Meals on the weekends are the responsibility
of the participants. Limited financial assistance is available
for citizens of the United States.
Please send the
application along with
a fee of $100 to the address below. The application
deadline is March 3, 2008, and the selection process
will be completed by March 17.
Gurinder
Singh Mann
3051 HSSB, University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7065
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