From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:48 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Immersion Program response
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject:Immersion Program response

I know of one Arabic immersion program. It is in Washington DC at the
Rock Creek International School at 1550 Foxhall Road, NW Washington, DC
2007 202-965-8700, http://www.rcis.org. They run three three-week
sessions between June 23-Aug. 22. The cost is around $800 for a
session, I believe. It is a "secular" program.
Surely, there are some immersion programs in U.S. Islamic schools!?!?
Shawn

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:49 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Trasliteration fonts for Windows query
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Martin Zammit <abustfaan at hotmail.com>
Subject:Trasliteration fonts for Windows query

Dear friends,
I have a request which I would like to put to the list: I'm interested  
in procuring fonts with which to transcribe / transliterate Arabic and  
preferably other Semitic languages (Hebrew, Syriac, etc.). The fonts  
need to be compatible with a WINDOWS setup. I request information  
about the availability of these fonts on the market / Internet /  
elsewhere?
Thanks in advance.
Martin Zammit

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:41 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIST:Digest Function
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:moderator
Subject:Digest Function

I have received word that the digest function of this list has changed,
and I am having trouble understanding what has happened.  If you get
the list in digest format and have noticed the change, could you please
send me an e-mail so I can ask you some questions about it?  Thanks.
By the way, sorry for the break in Arabic-L service.  I changed
computers and offices, and had trouble getting my e-mail back up and
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Dil

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:56 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Yaser Al-Onaizan <onaizan2000 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info

Try http://www.asharqalawsat.com/. Their contact info
is listed there:

Arab Press House, 184 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AP
Tel: from UK 0207 831 8181 outside UK +44 207 831 8181

Fax: from UK 0207 831 2310 outside UK +44 207 831 2310

They have various email addresses as well.

Hope that helps,
Yaser Al-Onaizan

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com


Subject:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info

Hi Martha,

Please, go to AramediA's Arabic News Stand:

http://www.aramedia.com/arabnews.htm

and click on the Daily News:

http://www.aramedia.com/daily.htm

Al-Sharq Al-Awsat is there...

George

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:51 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Call for Book Reviewers, Mamluk Studies Journal
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: David Reisman <david.reisman at yale.edu>
Subject:Call for Book Reviewers, Mamluk Studies Journal

Call for Book Reviewers - Mamluk Studies Review
Mamluk Studies Review is an bi-annual journal (January, July) devoted
to the study of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria
(648-922/1250-1517). The goals of MSR are to take stock of scholarship
devoted to the Mamluk era, nurture communication within the field, and
to promote further research by encouraging the critical discussion of
all aspects of this important medieval Islamic polity. The journal
includes both articles and reviews of recent books.

A particular interest of MSR's book reviews section is to facilitate
awareness of publications in Arabic, both of recent original
scholarship and editions of Mamluk period texts. Competence in one or
more of the following languages is also welcomed: English, German,
French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.

We currently have a large stock of books for review, including numerous
recent editions of texts. If anyone is interested in writing a review
for MSR, please contact me at the email address below. Please indicate
your institutional affiliation, any publications, language competence,
and areas of interest (history, literature, etc.).

Regards,
David C. Reisman

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:53 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Printer for OS9/OSX
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject:Printer for OS9/OSX

I just bought the hp LaserJet 1300n. I hooked to my Ethernet port and I
printed both Arabic and English without a problem. check the software
you
are using to make sure it support Arabic.
AppleWorks and M$ Office DO NOT!
Cheers,
Mohammed Rahawi

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Printer for OS9/OSX

The HP 1300 (without the n) with just a usb connection also works fine,
as do several other hp network printers I have tried.  My guess is that
the problem may not be in the printer itself.
Dil

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:58 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mac Transliteration Fonts
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Kino <quinon at rio.odn.ne.jp>
Subject:Mac Transliteration Fonts

> Couldn't any unicode font that covers Latin and IPA extensions serve
> as a
> transliteration font?

Yes. Gentium, Thryomanes, TITUS Cyberbit Basic cover those ranges.
You'll find download link at
	<http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts.html#general>

> All that would be needed is to hack out a keyboard
> layout (it's just XML, right?) to make the appropriate characters
> easily
> accessible.

Yes. I made such a keylayout by extending U.S. Extended.
	<http://quinon.com/files/keylayouts/LatinTL_X.dmg.sit>
Please try it if you are interested in it.

See also <http://quinon.com/files/keylayouts/KeyboardMenuOddity.txt>.

Kino

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:52 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New subscriber info
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Martin Zammit <abustfaan at hotmail.com>
Sybject: New Subscriber Info
Dear Arabic List,
Allow me to introduce myself.
Name: Martin R. Zammit Ph.D.
Profession: Lecturer at the Dept. of Arabic & Near Eastern Studies -
Univ. of Malta.
Areas of interest: General Semitic Studies, Arabic Studies (esp.
morphology and Lexicon), Arabic Translation.
Dialect spoken: Maltese (a hybrid language consisting of a very
important Arabic component and elements of Italian and English).
Thank you.
With best regards.
Martin Zammit

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:59 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Answers to newcomer questions
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: karmanal <karmanal at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Answers to newcomer questions

Hi Alan,

The difference between Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic, is  
almost –
not quite – the same difference between British-English and  
American-English,
just to have an idea. Egyptian Arabic has its own choice of words out  
of the
many equivalencies in Modern Standard. It has also some loan-words out  
of
European, Persian and Turkish language. It follows most of the grammar  
rules
of the Modern Standard, softens some of them to make them easier. It  
has its
own changes of vowels and stress in the words etc.
Egyptian Arabic is not the most widely spoken, we would need then  
statistics.
However, it's most widely understood, as a result of the widely famous  
and
beloved Egyptian movies, songs etc.

I don't know anything about Mac OS X. I use IBM, which has support for  
Arabic
fonts. I personally prefer Word office 97.

Best wishes,
Dr.Manal Hassan
Egyptian
Instructor of Arabic for foreigners

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:55 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:55 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:McNeil Technologies Job
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:McNeil Technologies Job

Date:  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:15:21 +0000
From:  sfranklin at mcneiltech.com
Subject:  Arabic Linguistics: Rank Open, McNeil Technologies, Inc. ,
VA, USA

University or Organization: McNeil Technologies, Inc.
Department: Language Services Center/National Security Support
Rank of Job: Rank Open
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics, Semantics, Syntax, Translation,
                  Arabic Language (all dialects)
Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (Code = ABV)

Description:

Job: Intelligence Analyst/Arabic Linguist
Posted: July 23, 2003

- Foreign Intelligence Analyst with experience in counter-terrorism
   analysis, intelligence production and collection management
- Speak and write in English and Arabic with a 2+/2+2+ DLPT rating
- US citizen with valid US Passport
- Current Security Clearance TS/SSBI
- Location: Qatar

Job Description: Provide expert foreign intelligence and terrorism
analysis, and perform collection management activities supporting
counterintelligence and counter-terrorism investigations. Conduct
analysis of foreign intelligence services, terrorist organizations and
their surrogates targeting US personnel. Evaluate agent reports for
intelligence gaps, determine additional information requirements, and
produce intelligence reports and briefings based on analysis. Conduct
document translation and interpretation service. Have a good working
knowledge of Microsoft Office formats.

Send resumes to j.berry at mcneiltech.com Fax:(703)921-1610, or mail to
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800, Springfield, VA 22150. EOE-AA

___________________________________________________________________

Job: Arabic Linguists
Posted: July 23, 2003

McNeil Technologies, Inc., (MTI) a professional services corporation,
has immediate openings for qualified linguists and interpreters who
speak, read & write Arabic (any dialect) fluently or have near native
language ability based on education, prior residence in the Middle
East, or both. Individuals selected for these linguist positions will
provide foreign language support of ongoing national security
operations; which may include on-site management, interpretation,
translation, and transcription.  Applicants selected will be subject
to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility
requirements for access to classified information. Applicants must be
proficient in English at the 9th grade level or higher with sufficient
grammatical skills to produce accurate translations and reports.
Applicants must be willing to travel or re-locate, including
deployment to overseas locations.

Send resumes to sfranklin at mcneiltech.com Fax:(703)921-0880, or mail to
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800, Springfield, VA 22150. EOE-AA

Address for Applications:

	Attn: Lead Recruiter Sherisa Franklin
	6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800
	Springfield, VA 22150
	United States of America

	Position is open until filled

Contact Information:
	Sherisa Franklin
	Email: sfranklin at mcneiltech.com
	Tel: 703-921-5445
	Fax: 703-921-0880
	Website: http://www.mcneiltech.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:46 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Simplified Arabic Materials response
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject:Simplified Arabic Materials response

I do not know of any simplified Arabic material but I do know that the
website designed to assist with listening comprehension called Aswaat
Arabiyya does allow one to slow down the news broadcasts so that the
student may better understand it. It is a good site:
http://langqtss.library.emory.edu/arabic_listening/

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:27:00 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:27:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs info on Arabic Contract Translation Jobs
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Jonathan Lange <jonathanlange at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs info on Arabic Contract Translation Jobs

Does anyone know about available Arabic contract
translation?  Or an Arabic-related job in the U.S.
that doesn't involve a lengthy government security
clearance?  I am particularly looking for something
that would let me stay in the Chicago area, although
relocation for the right opportunity is certainly
possible.  I'd really appreciate any help anyone could
give me.  Thanks.

-Jonathan Lange
  Chicago, IL

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:27:01 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:27:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl

Dear Haruko,

Please, check Universal Word 2000, download a free Demo,
and check it out:

http://www.aramedia.com/uniword.htm

Under "Tools," go to "Keyboard," when you get the virtual Arabic
Keyboard, try under the "Shift" key too.

George N. Hallak      
AramediA Group
http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 617-265-9648

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Klaus Lagally <lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl

AFAIK the only system capable to do this, and more, is my own  
development
'ArabTeX' which covers not only Arabic with all writing variants and
many ligatures, but also Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, Kashmiri, Uighuric, and
even Sindhi and Old Malay in the extended Perso-Arabic script.

For more info, see:
	ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/arabtex.htm

However be warned: this is not a WYSIWYG word processor but an extension
of the typesetting system TeX, which is available on all platforms I  
know.
The target users are Orientalists who need the special features.
TeX and ArabTeX are free software, special hardware is not required.

Klaus Lagally
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Institut fuer Formale    | http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ ...
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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:43 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR query
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1) Subject:Arabic OCR query #2

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Toler, Michael A" <mtoler at middlebury.edu>
Subject:Arabic OCR query

Would anyone have an recommendations regarding a good, but affordable
(individual use) Arabic OCR program?  I would be grateful for any
suggestions.
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Duna Salem" <dunnaae at hotmail.com>
Subject:Arabic OCR query

[please respond directly to the requester on this one, as s/he is not a
subscriber]

hi
please can you help me
iam student and i want to do Arabic Optical character recognition
what is the best programming langauage to implement it
and if you have any source code or article to help me please send it
thanks in advance

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:57 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs email addresses of Arabic institutions in
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: fefe bebe <rahman3000eg at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs email addresses of Arabic institutions in Cairo

Dear coleagues

i wonder if any one help me to find all the emails of the Arabic
schools and institutions in Cairo.
many thanks.
Abeer heider

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:07 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Info on How you Use Al-Kitaab
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:Hussein Elkhafaifi <hussein.elkhafaifi at m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject:Wants Info on How you Use Al-Kitaab

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personally, but I decided to post it since I think that many people  
might be interested in the results--dil]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to ask each of you how you structure your teaching from  
AL-KITAAB. I would like to know how you teach each level, and how many  
chapters of each book you generally plan to cover each semester and  
year. I am asking for this information so I can use it my capacity as  
Coordinator of Arabic Instruction at the U of Utah as I train Arabic  
teaching assistants and create long-range plans with the other Arabic  
instructors. I would like to prepare our students for participation in  
other programs such as intensive summer sessions or study abroad  
programs. If we can pattern our program so that it complements others  
who are using the same textbook, it will be very helpful to our  
students here. Thank you very much in advance for your responses and  
your time!
 
If you like, you can reply on this e-mail and use the chart I made  
below:


First Year Arabic

  First Semester:


  Second Semester:


Second Year Arabic

  First Semester:


  Second Semester:


Third Year Arabic:

  First Semester:


  Second Semester:

Hussein Elkhafaifi, Assistant Professor of Arabic
Department of Languages and Literature
UniversityofUtah
255 South Central Campus Drive, Suite 1400
Salt Lake City,UT84112-0490

801-585-3431 (my office)
801-581-7561 (main office)
801-581-7581 (fax)

hussein.elkhafaifi at utah.edu 

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Bibliography of Translations response
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Petra Duenges <duenges at CoLi.Uni-SB.DE>
Subject:Bibliography of Translations response

dear munir,

please excuse the late reply.

you should definitely have a look at the  index translationum,
compiled by the UNESCO, at
http://www.unesco.org/culture/xtrans/

"The INDEX TRANSLATIONUM data
base contains cumulative bibliographical information on books
translated and published in about a hundred of UNESCO's Member States
since 1979 and totalling some 1,300,000 notices in all disciplines:
literature, social and human sciences, natural and exact sciences,
art, history and so forth."

This source is not bad for Arabic, but far from complete (not all
publishing houses are there, and if one is there  not necessarily all
its books are there).

In addition I'd like to point out to you a few publishing
houses and shops which have books that are translated from Arabic to
German or English.

1)online shops

a)der arabische almanach,
see http://www.der-arabische-almanach.de/

they sell books from different publishing houses, mostly books that
are no longer available at the publishing house: modern or classical
literature, politics etc., mostly in German

b)ALAM AL KUTUB, see:
http://www.alam-alkutub.ch/

several publishing houses, has a list of bilingual books

2)publishing houses

translated into German:
(search for books from these publishing houses in
http://www.buchhandel.de)

a)Edition Orient,
Muskauer Str. 4, 10997 Berlin, Germany.
eMail: edition_orient at web.de.

specialized on the orient, translations and several bilingual
Arabic-German books,

find their books at http://www.alam-alkutub.ch/

b)Donata Kinzelbach Verlag
Mainz, Germany

specialized on the maghreb

c)Lenos,
see http://www.lenos.ch

d)Unionsverlag
http://www.unionsverlag.com/info/

e)Verlag Hans Schiler
http://www.verlag-hans-schiler.de/


translated into English:
a)Interlink
http://www.interlinkbooks.com/Bindex.html

There is a German webpage by Leila Chamma from the Goethe Institute in
Kairo
about the translation of Arabic children's litertature into German:
http://www.goethe.de/na/kai/workshop/leila.htm

Perhaps this helps a little.

I am very much interested in your list of translations - could you
please
send a summary to the list?

It seems to me that there are not so many translations from Arabic
into German as one would expect.

I have myself translated two modern fairy tales from the Arabic
The Authors are Fu'ad Qa'ud and Fauzija Rashid. These have
appeared under the title "Die Stadt, wo man sagt: "Das ist
wunderschoen!" in a bilingual version
(German-Arabic) illustrated by Fu'ad a-Futaih and Ihab Shakir in the
publishing house
Edition Orient. These stories will be translated into English,too.

 From this work I know that searching for beautiful books, making
contact with publishing houses and finally translating is big fun. but
if you have to earn your living, it is a quite bad idea... This may
explain the fact that there are so few translations available.

Greetings

          Petra Duenges

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic,
Root-based Morphology

The following book was recently announced:

Shimron, Joseph, ed. (2003) Language Processing and Acquisition in
Languages of Semitic, Root-based Morphology, John Benjamins Publishing
Company, Language Acquisition & Language Disorders 28.

Announced at http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-1451.html

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:29 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:29 -0600
Subject: ARabic-L:LING:Needs Refs on Arabic Correspondence and examples
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: KathrinFietz at gmx.de
Subject:Needs Refs on Arabic Correspondence and examples

I am a student of Arabic translation and am currently writing my degree
dissertation on standards and  stylistics of Arabic non-private letters
(business,
official letters etc.).
Could anyone recommend publications about modern Arabic correspondence
or
even send me copies of real letters?
with kind regards
Kathrin Fietz
Leipzig University - Germany

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:32 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Program to do Arabic-English Transliteration Query
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: waleed at talk21.com
Subject:Program to do Arabic-English Transliteration Query

Is there a programme that can transliterate Arabic into English? Any
advise that you thnik is helpful will be greatly appreciated.
Waleed Al-Amri

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:35 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR response
Message-ID: <WED.13.AUG.2003.165635.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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2) Subject:Arabic OCR response
3) Subject:Arabic OCR response

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1)
Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: "A. Freeman" <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

Hello all good people,
  I have checked out all of the competitors and sakhr is the only game in
town when it comes to Arabic OCR.  all others are so inadequate as to be
not worth the effort.
andy
PhD Linguistics & Near Easern Studies UofM AnnArbor
Lecturer (Arabic, UofW, Seattle)

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2)
Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Arabic OCR response

We have two options, Sakhr's OCR Automatic Reader which requires
an Arabic Windows 98 or Win 2000/XP, and Universal OCR which will
run with any Windows. UOCR comes with a free copy of Universal
Word 2000 ML-1 word processor ($200.00 value).

http://www.aramedia.com/ocroptions.htm

Sakhr's Automatic Reader OCR 7.0 comes in two Professional versions,
Gold Edition and Platinum Edition including SDK Kit.

http://www.aramedia.com/ocrpro.htm

Universal Arabic OCR version:

Arabic OCR (ANY Language Windows)
A trainable OCR. It recognizes Arabic text. The OCR gives
best results if it is trained for the language/font, Runs on any
Windows, does NOT require the Arabic Operating System.
includes:

Universal Word 2000 ML1, Arabic Languages: Arabic,
Azeri-Arabic, English, Farsi, Malay-Jawi, Pashto, Urdu,
Transliteration, Int'l Phonetic. A value of $199.00 for Free:

http://www.aramedia.com/universalocr.htm
http://www.aramedia.com/uocrinfo.htm

Please contact us, if you have any questions.
Best Regards,
George N. Hallak      

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Sameh Al-Ansary <sameh_al_ansary at yahoo.com>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

Hello ,
     I think u can have a choice between two packages
for Arabic OCR : the one of sakhr ( alqaari' 'al'aali)
and the one of omnipage.

Best regards,
Sameh Al-Ansary

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Info on Translation Jobs
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1) Subject:Info on Translation Jobs
2) Subject:Info on Translation Jobs

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: J Murgida <jmurg at ttlc.net>
Subject:Info on Translation Jobs

Jonathan,
I suggest contacting the American Translators Association:
www.atanet.org .
You'll find quite a bit of information on the translation profession, as
well as links to local associations and chapters of ATA. Also, there
are a
few lists for translators of Middle Eastern languages, such as MELD. To
subscribe, send a message to:
ATA_MELD-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
and another one, but I can't find the actual list address, this is the
email
address of the moderator, Tim Gregory:
Tgregory at Tarjema.Com

I'm not sure what the market is like at the moment for independent
contract
work that doesn't require a clearance or relocation. Your local ATA
chapter
would be a good place to start, along with the lists. There also are
lists
for translators, with job postings and information on deadbeat clients
[one
is called something like the Payment Practices list] that you can
inquire
about.

Good luck!
Jackie Murgida
ATA member, Accredited: Arabic>English

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Info on Translation Jobs

Hello,

The IMF and the World Bank occasionally look for translators and
interpreters
with Arabic.  Very often the work is into Arabic, meaning that your
Arabic has
to be VERY good.  The head of the Arabic section at the IMF is a
graduate of
my department, whom I should be seeing in about three weeks - I'll ask
her
what sort of things she knows about.  As far as I know, her entire crew
consists of native spakers of Arabic at the moment.

The UN periodicaly conducts exams for Arabic/English translators and
interpreters.  Again, your Arabic has to be VERY good.  You can find
information about esam dating and venues on the UN website.

An option you may pursue is community interpreting, which usually means
court
interpreting, but sometimes involves work with refugee or immigrant
issues.  I
am not sure what the demand for Arabic is in Chicago (for instance it
is very
high for Spanish/English interpreting), but you might check with local
courts
to see if there is indeed a demand.  That might mean some sort of
certification by the court that your language is is up to par.
(Standards in
the States are variable by local government.)

I know of a colleague who goes to the courts in Chicago in the mornings
and
sings out "traduccion!" and is immediately flooded with requests (which
pay
about $100 each).  Interpreting generally pays much better than
translation.

David Wilmsen
Director, Arabic and Translation Studies
The American University in Cairo

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:34 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Where can I learn Arabic online?
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: "Dr.Nasir Malik." <nasirsurg at yahoo.com>
Subject:Where can I learn Arabic online?

Hi,
I am new to the list and am interested in learning arabic language.
unfortunately where I live no help is available for learning Arabic. Are
there any good sites that teach arabic?

Nasir Malik

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:40 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Addresses of Arabic Institutions in Cairo
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2) Subject:3 others
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject: Hedayet Institute

Hi Abeer,
The address of Hedayet Institute for arabic Studies is : 24, Rd. 107,  
Hadaayiq al- Ma'adi, Cairo.   Tel. # (202) 5272190 and cell phone #   
during the summer is (2012)2261308.
www.arabicstudieshedayet.com  
Nagwa Hedayet, Ph.D.
HIAS Director

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject: 3 others

The three I know of are:
The International Language Institute
http://www.arabicegypt.com/index.php
E-mail: ili at arabicegypt.com

American University in Cairo
http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/ali/
E-mail: alu at aucegypt.edu

British Council
http://www2.britishcouncil.org/egypt.htm
E-mail: british.council at britishcouncil.org.eg

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Michael Akard <michael_akard at hotmail.com>
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

  like Dr. Manal's comparison of MSA/Egyptian and UK English/US English;  
in both cases, the former is considered the origin whereas the latter  
is much more widely used.

But rather than liken the dozens of British English dialects with the  
dozens of American English dialects, I wonder if a more appropriate  
analogy for the difference between MSA and Egyptian Arabic would be RP  
(Received Pronunciation) English vs. any natural dialect of English.  
Like MSA, RP has no native speakers but rather is taught in school as  
the formal, scholarly form of the language, and like Egyptian Arabic,  
natural dialects of English are shaped by regional history and culture  
and immediately identify the speaker as a member of that particular  
community.

Michael Akard

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:42 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Transliteration Fonts for Windows
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Douglas Young <youngd at stanford.edu>
Subject:Transliteration Fonts for Windows

[Since Arabic-L has a policy of posting no attachments, you would need  
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Martin,
I'm sending a zip file with fonts I've used with Word for Windows. By
searching through these you can probably find most transliterations  
symbols
you need.
Best,
Douglas Young
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Transliteration Fonts for Windows

Please try and download a Free Demo of Universal Word 2000,
a multilingual word processor, which will run in any language
Windows:

http://www.aramedia.com/uniword.htm
http://aramedia.com/uniform2000.htm

Best Regards,
George N. Hallak      
AramediA Group  

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:hamzatu l-wasl in Microsoft Word
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Humphrey Davies <hdavies at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:hamzatu l-wasl in Microsoft Word

You can use Microsoft Word XP Arabic edition to display hamzatu l-wasl   
on a bearer alif.  (This capability doesn't seem to have existed in  
earlier versions, and it is irritating that even XP doesn't have a form  
without alif for display purposes.)
 
To get it, go to Insert, then Symbol.  Choose one of the Arabic fonts  
from the menu on the left, then "Arabic extended" from the menu on the  
right (or just scroll down to it).  For Traditonal Arabic, the hamzatu  
l-wasl appears on the third line, number 10 from the right.
 
This does not necessarily mean that Microsoft Word is a program to be  
favored by scholars.  Anyone preparing an annotated text should be  
aware that after a certain point on a any given page, footnotes may be  
improperly numbered.  I.e., the nineteenth and subsequent footnotes on  
a page may be numbered 1, 2, etc.  In these cases, the footnote text  
appears on the following page.  This problem exists in the English as  
well as the Arabic (and probably all other) editions.  I was told by a  
Microsoft employee that the problem goes back to Version 2, was buried  
"deep in the architecture," and was not likely to be fixed because it  
would cost too much to do so.  You have been warned!

Humphrey Davies

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Aug 14 22:24:13 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:U of Iowa Job (PT)
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Date: 14 Aug 2003
From: "James P. Pusack" <james-pusack at uiowa.edu>
Subject:U of Iowa Job (PT)

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to let you, your colleagues, and your students know of a
new Lecturership in Arabic in the Department of Linguistics at the
University of Iowa.  Funding for this position has been received as a
part our federally-funded National Resource Center (NRC) in
International Studies.  The person we hire will have the opportunity to
inaugurate a new program in Arabic language at Iowa-a prospect that has
proven to very exciting for all our departments involved with
second-language acquisition and international studies.  As co-director
of the NRC I would like to ask for your help in making this opening
known to qualified applicants.  Although it is not a full-time
position, it might prove an ideal situation for candidates completing
their advanced degrees.  Under ideal conditions, we would hope to hire
someone for the coming fall semester, 2003.  Here is the official
position announcement:

Lecturer in Arabic Language, non-tenure-track

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Iowa seeks a
Lecturer in Arabic Language, non-tenure-track, 67%-time, for the
academic year 2003-04. The position will begin with a one-year
contract, renewable upon review for up to a total of six semesters.
Ideally the position will begin September 2003, but a start date of
January 2004 will also be considered, in which case the appointment
would be for 3 semesters. The successful candidate should hold an M.A.
in a related field, preferably in Arabic or applied linguistics; an ABD
or Ph.D. is preferred.  The candidate should have native or near-native
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and English.  We  seek a
professionally-qualified candidate with a  commitment to teaching
Arabic for academic purposes.  Previous foreign/second language
teaching experience and/or training in SLA theories and methods
required.  Responsibilities include teaching four sections of Arabic
language per year or the equivalent.
Send letter of application and complete dossier (including three
letters of reference) to Catherine Ringen, Chair, Department of
Linguistics, 570 English-Philosophy Building, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA 52242.  No electronic submissions, please. Screening begins
August 15, 2003 and continues until the position is filled. The
University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
We are looking for a new colleague who will not only provide
instruction and leadership in the teaching of Arabic, but who will also
collaborate with colleagues in several departments and our Ph.D.
program in Second Language Acquisition (FLARE).  We hope you will pass
this information on to likely applicants at your institution or to your
recent graduates.
Sincerely yours,

James P. Pusack, NRC Co-Director

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Using Al-Kitaab responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Using Al-Kitaab response

Below is what we do in University of Michigan
Raji Rammuny

First Year Arabic ( 5 contact hours per semester for 5 credits)
  First Semester: Arabic Sounds and Letters + 10 lessons of Part One
  Second Semester: Remaining 10 lessons in Part One

Second Year Arabic ( 5 contact hours per semester for 5 credits)
  First Semester: Lessons 1-5 , Part Two
  Second Semester: Lessons 6-10, Part Two

Third Year Arabic: (3 contact hours per semester for 3 credits)
  First Semester: Lessons 1-7 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic  
Textbook
  Second Semester: Lessons 8-15 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic  
Textbook

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: tb46 at columbia.edu
Subject:Using Al-Kitaab response

dear Hussein,

greetings from new york. here at columbia, students take 6 hours a
week, 84 hours a semester. we cover the following:

elementary: alif-baa and al-kitaab 1 (up to chapter 18)
intermediate: al-kitaab 2 (up to chapter 9)
advanced: we do not use al-kitaab.

best,
t

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:06:54 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian
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1)
Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Robin Thelwall <eubule at telusplanet.net>
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

Dear Arabic List
Michael Akard's claim that RP has no native speakers is just plain
wrong.
My father and mother both spoke RP and I spoke it as my first spoken
language.  I was never taught it formally, and went to private schools
from
the age of 8!
Robin Thelwall

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Maik Gibson <maikgibson at yahoo.com
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

I wonder about the analogy proposed by Michael Akard. To start with, RP
is
an accent, and contrary to what is said here, is spoken natively by
around
3% of the British population (I am not one of that 3%), and is not
taught to
British students: we all get along with our own accents, without much
direct
interference from the education system. What is taught is the dialect
'Standard English', spoken natively by around 12% of Brits (and I think
I
qualify here!)

The problem with using modern-day varieties of English is that it
drastically understates the difference between MSA and the living
vernaculars: the best Western parallel I can find, both linguistically
and
sociolinguistically, is the difference and relationship between Latin
and
Italian in the Middle Ages. If we must use English, then if modern
English
(whether from the US or UK) is seen as analogical to Egyptian, then the
equivalent distance from MSA would be found somewhere between the
Anglo-Saxon of Beowulf and the Middle English of Chaucer.

Maik Gibson

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:00 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic On-Line Responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: sanaa at arabacademy.com
Subject:Arabic On-Line Response

The Arab Academy (www.arabacademy.com)is the leading provider of online
Arabic language courses. It offers courses for learners of all age
groups (adults, young adults and children) and all language levels
(beginners to advanced). We offer a variety of courses, activities and
material that are educational and fun. Each course includes effective
ways to improve your listening, speaking, writing, reading, and grammar
skills.

Take advantage of our vast array of tools to help you learn as you go.
Those tools include: an automatic translator, a talking dictionary of
verb conjugation, grammar references, etc. Personalize your learning
experience by choosing the day to start your studies, set your pace,
set your preferences to suit your learning style.

Our online advising services help you select the course that is most
appropriate for your language level and areas of interest.

Contact an advisor NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/advising_learn_arabic_language_online_e.htm

For more information and registration, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/register

Best regards,
Sanaa Ghanem
President
Arab Academy
E-mail: sanaa at arabacademy.com
Web address: www.arabacademy.com
Tel.: +2 012 218 0305

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic On-Line Response

Now, we are in the process of preparing 4 CDs to teach Arabic for
Communication using formal standard Arabic. This new Arabic multimedia
program is designed for intermediate students of Arabic.

Raji Rammuny

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:06:58 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Linguistics and Translation Job
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:Kristie Konobeck <kkonobeck at kadix.com>
Subject:Linguistics and Translation Job

[please send enquiries to Ms. Konobeck, not to the list]

We are in immediate need of a full-time Arabic Linguist to head up our  
linguistics and translation department.  This position also includes  
developing a five-week Arabic language survival course.  The detailed  
job description and position requirements are below:

The purpose of this position is to develop a five-week program for the
training of survival level Arabic language skills, targeted to the
needs of Special Agents.  Candidate should have at least a master’s
degree in Arabic linguistics or a related field with at least three  
years of recent
experience teaching Arabic to native English speakers.    Candidate must
also have experience in the development and design of Arabic language
training curricula and evaluation materials.  In addition, candidate
should be familiar with computer based and web based training.  I do
not have dialect requirements.  Program/project management skills are a
big plus.

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:06 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Arabic Correspondence responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic Correspondence response

My book Advanced Standard Arabic, published by UM press and distributed
by Chicago Distribution Center (Ph: 800-621-2736) contains a 70 page
Unit on Arabic correspondence-both personal and formal, with several
examples given).

Raji Rammuny

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:13 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic Language Intro to Linguistics
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: mehdi ahmadi <hd_ahmadi at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs Arabic Language Intro to Linguistics

[Could you respond directly to the requester?  You may also post to the  
list if you like.]

I’m searching for a good and comprehensive
introductory book in modern linguistics which is
written in Arabic or, at least, cited Arabic examples
for each topic. Can you help me?

Regards
Ahmadi

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:48 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Immersion Program response
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject:Immersion Program response

I know of one Arabic immersion program. It is in Washington DC at the
Rock Creek International School at 1550 Foxhall Road, NW Washington, DC
2007 202-965-8700, http://www.rcis.org. They run three three-week
sessions between June 23-Aug. 22. The cost is around $800 for a
session, I believe. It is a "secular" program.
Surely, there are some immersion programs in U.S. Islamic schools!?!?
Shawn

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:49 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Trasliteration fonts for Windows query
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Martin Zammit <abustfaan at hotmail.com>
Subject:Trasliteration fonts for Windows query

Dear friends,
I have a request which I would like to put to the list: I'm?interested  
in procuring?fonts?with which to transcribe / transliterate?Arabic and  
preferably?other Semitic languages (Hebrew, Syriac, etc.). The fonts  
need to be compatible with a?WINDOWS setup. I request information  
about?the availability of these fonts?on the market / Internet /  
elsewhere?
Thanks in advance.
Martin Zammit

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:41 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIST:Digest Function
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:moderator
Subject:Digest Function

I have received word that the digest function of this list has changed,
and I am having trouble understanding what has happened.  If you get
the list in digest format and have noticed the change, could you please
send me an e-mail so I can ask you some questions about it?  Thanks.
By the way, sorry for the break in Arabic-L service.  I changed
computers and offices, and had trouble getting my e-mail back up and
running.
Dil

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:56 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Yaser Al-Onaizan <onaizan2000 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info

Try http://www.asharqalawsat.com/. Their contact info
is listed there:

Arab Press House, 184 High Holborn, London WC1V 7AP
Tel: from UK 0207 831 8181 outside UK +44 207 831 8181

Fax: from UK 0207 831 2310 outside UK +44 207 831 2310

They have various email addresses as well.

Hope that helps,
Yaser Al-Onaizan

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com


Subject:Al-Sharq Al-Awsat contact info

Hi Martha,

Please, go to AramediA's Arabic News Stand:

http://www.aramedia.com/arabnews.htm

and click on the Daily News:

http://www.aramedia.com/daily.htm

Al-Sharq Al-Awsat is there...

George

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:51 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Call for Book Reviewers, Mamluk Studies Journal
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: David Reisman <david.reisman at yale.edu>
Subject:Call for Book Reviewers, Mamluk Studies Journal

Call for Book Reviewers - Mamluk Studies Review
Mamluk Studies Review is an bi-annual journal (January, July) devoted
to the study of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria
(648-922/1250-1517). The goals of MSR are to take stock of scholarship
devoted to the Mamluk era, nurture communication within the field, and
to promote further research by encouraging the critical discussion of
all aspects of this important medieval Islamic polity. The journal
includes both articles and reviews of recent books.

A particular interest of MSR's book reviews section is to facilitate
awareness of publications in Arabic, both of recent original
scholarship and editions of Mamluk period texts. Competence in one or
more of the following languages is also welcomed: English, German,
French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.

We currently have a large stock of books for review, including numerous
recent editions of texts. If anyone is interested in writing a review
for MSR, please contact me at the email address below. Please indicate
your institutional affiliation, any publications, language competence,
and areas of interest (history, literature, etc.).

Regards,
David C. Reisman

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:53 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Printer for OS9/OSX
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject:Printer for OS9/OSX

I just bought the hp LaserJet 1300n. I hooked to my Ethernet port and I
printed both Arabic and English without a problem. check the software
you
are using to make sure it support Arabic.
AppleWorks and M$ Office DO NOT!
Cheers,
Mohammed Rahawi

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Printer for OS9/OSX

The HP 1300 (without the n) with just a usb connection also works fine,
as do several other hp network printers I have tried.  My guess is that
the problem may not be in the printer itself.
Dil

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:58 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mac Transliteration Fonts
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Kino <quinon at rio.odn.ne.jp>
Subject:Mac Transliteration Fonts

> Couldn't any unicode font that covers Latin and IPA extensions serve
> as a
> transliteration font?

Yes. Gentium, Thryomanes, TITUS Cyberbit Basic cover those ranges.
You'll find download link at
	<http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts.html#general>

> All that would be needed is to hack out a keyboard
> layout (it's just XML, right?) to make the appropriate characters
> easily
> accessible.

Yes. I made such a keylayout by extending U.S. Extended.
	<http://quinon.com/files/keylayouts/LatinTL_X.dmg.sit>
Please try it if you are interested in it.

See also <http://quinon.com/files/keylayouts/KeyboardMenuOddity.txt>.

Kino

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:52 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New subscriber info
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Martin Zammit <abustfaan at hotmail.com>
Sybject: New Subscriber Info
Dear Arabic List,
Allow me to introduce myself.
Name: Martin R. Zammit Ph.D.
Profession: Lecturer at the Dept. of Arabic & Near Eastern Studies -
Univ. of Malta.
Areas of interest: General Semitic Studies, Arabic Studies (esp.
morphology and Lexicon), Arabic Translation.
Dialect spoken: Maltese (a hybrid language consisting of a very
important Arabic component and elements of Italian and English).
Thank you.
With best regards.
Martin Zammit

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:59 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Answers to newcomer questions
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: karmanal <karmanal at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Answers to newcomer questions

Hi Alan,

The difference between Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic, is  
almost ?
not quite ? the same difference between British-English and  
American-English,
just to have an idea. Egyptian Arabic has its own choice of words out  
of the
many equivalencies in Modern Standard. It has also some loan-words out  
of
European, Persian and Turkish language. It follows most of the grammar  
rules
of the Modern Standard, softens some of them to make them easier. It  
has its
own changes of vowels and stress in the words etc.
Egyptian Arabic is not the most widely spoken, we would need then  
statistics.
However, it's most widely understood, as a result of the widely famous  
and
beloved Egyptian movies, songs etc.

I don't know anything about Mac OS X. I use IBM, which has support for  
Arabic
fonts. I personally prefer Word office 97.

Best wishes,
Dr.Manal Hassan
Egyptian
Instructor of Arabic for foreigners

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:55 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:McNeil Technologies Job
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:McNeil Technologies Job

Date:  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:15:21 +0000
From:  sfranklin at mcneiltech.com
Subject:  Arabic Linguistics: Rank Open, McNeil Technologies, Inc. ,
VA, USA

University or Organization: McNeil Technologies, Inc.
Department: Language Services Center/National Security Support
Rank of Job: Rank Open
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics, Semantics, Syntax, Translation,
                  Arabic Language (all dialects)
Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (Code = ABV)

Description:

Job: Intelligence Analyst/Arabic Linguist
Posted: July 23, 2003

- Foreign Intelligence Analyst with experience in counter-terrorism
   analysis, intelligence production and collection management
- Speak and write in English and Arabic with a 2+/2+2+ DLPT rating
- US citizen with valid US Passport
- Current Security Clearance TS/SSBI
- Location: Qatar

Job Description: Provide expert foreign intelligence and terrorism
analysis, and perform collection management activities supporting
counterintelligence and counter-terrorism investigations. Conduct
analysis of foreign intelligence services, terrorist organizations and
their surrogates targeting US personnel. Evaluate agent reports for
intelligence gaps, determine additional information requirements, and
produce intelligence reports and briefings based on analysis. Conduct
document translation and interpretation service. Have a good working
knowledge of Microsoft Office formats.

Send resumes to j.berry at mcneiltech.com Fax:(703)921-1610, or mail to
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800, Springfield, VA 22150. EOE-AA

___________________________________________________________________

Job: Arabic Linguists
Posted: July 23, 2003

McNeil Technologies, Inc., (MTI) a professional services corporation,
has immediate openings for qualified linguists and interpreters who
speak, read & write Arabic (any dialect) fluently or have near native
language ability based on education, prior residence in the Middle
East, or both. Individuals selected for these linguist positions will
provide foreign language support of ongoing national security
operations; which may include on-site management, interpretation,
translation, and transcription.  Applicants selected will be subject
to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility
requirements for access to classified information. Applicants must be
proficient in English at the 9th grade level or higher with sufficient
grammatical skills to produce accurate translations and reports.
Applicants must be willing to travel or re-locate, including
deployment to overseas locations.

Send resumes to sfranklin at mcneiltech.com Fax:(703)921-0880, or mail to
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800, Springfield, VA 22150. EOE-AA

Address for Applications:

	Attn: Lead Recruiter Sherisa Franklin
	6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 800
	Springfield, VA 22150
	United States of America

	Position is open until filled

Contact Information:
	Sherisa Franklin
	Email: sfranklin at mcneiltech.com
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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:46 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Simplified Arabic Materials response
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject:Simplified Arabic Materials response

I do not know of any simplified Arabic material but I do know that the
website designed to assist with listening comprehension called Aswaat
Arabiyya does allow one to slow down the news broadcasts so that the
student may better understand it. It is a good site:
http://langqtss.library.emory.edu/arabic_listening/

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:27:00 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:27:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs info on Arabic Contract Translation Jobs
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Jonathan Lange <jonathanlange at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs info on Arabic Contract Translation Jobs

Does anyone know about available Arabic contract
translation?  Or an Arabic-related job in the U.S.
that doesn't involve a lengthy government security
clearance?  I am particularly looking for something
that would let me stay in the Chicago area, although
relocation for the right opportunity is certainly
possible.  I'd really appreciate any help anyone could
give me.  Thanks.

-Jonathan Lange
  Chicago, IL

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:27:01 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:27:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl

Dear Haruko,

Please, check Universal Word 2000, download a free Demo,
and check it out:

http://www.aramedia.com/uniword.htm

Under "Tools," go to "Keyboard," when you get the virtual Arabic
Keyboard, try under the "Shift" key too.

George N. Hallak??????
AramediA Group
http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 617-265-9648

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Klaus Lagally <lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject:Displaying Hamzatu l-Wasl

AFAIK the only system capable to do this, and more, is my own  
development
'ArabTeX' which covers not only Arabic with all writing variants and
many ligatures, but also Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, Kashmiri, Uighuric, and
even Sindhi and Old Malay in the extended Perso-Arabic script.

For more info, see:
	ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/arabtex.htm

However be warned: this is not a WYSIWYG word processor but an extension
of the typesetting system TeX, which is available on all platforms I  
know.
The target users are Orientalists who need the special features.
TeX and ArabTeX are free software, special hardware is not required.

Klaus Lagally
-- 
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Institut fuer Formale    | http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ ...
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Abteilung Betriebsoftware| Tel.  +49-711-7816392 |Zeige mir deine Uhr,
Universitaetsstrasse 38  | FAX   +49-711-7816370 |  und ich sage dir,
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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:43 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR query
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Toler, Michael A" <mtoler at middlebury.edu>
Subject:Arabic OCR query

Would anyone have an recommendations regarding a good, but affordable
(individual use) Arabic OCR program?  I would be grateful for any
suggestions.
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: "Duna Salem" <dunnaae at hotmail.com>
Subject:Arabic OCR query

[please respond directly to the requester on this one, as s/he is not a
subscriber]

hi
please can you help me
iam student and i want to do Arabic Optical character recognition
what is the best programming langauage to implement it
and if you have any source code or article to help me please send it
thanks in advance

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Aug  4 20:26:57 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:26:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs email addresses of Arabic institutions in
 Cairo
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: fefe bebe <rahman3000eg at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs email addresses of Arabic institutions in Cairo

Dear coleagues

i wonder if any one help me to find all the emails of the Arabic
schools and institutions in Cairo.
many thanks.
Abeer heider

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:07 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Info on How you Use Al-Kitaab
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:Hussein Elkhafaifi <hussein.elkhafaifi at m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject:Wants Info on How you Use Al-Kitaab

[moderator's note: I believe that this message was sent to me  
personally, but I decided to post it since I think that many people  
might be interested in the results--dil]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to ask each of you how you structure your teaching from  
AL-KITAAB. I would like to know how you teach each level, and how many  
chapters of each book you generally plan to cover each semester and  
year. I am asking for this information so I can use it my capacity as  
Coordinator of Arabic Instruction at the U of Utah as I train Arabic  
teaching assistants and create long-range plans with the other Arabic  
instructors. I would like to prepare our students for participation in  
other programs such as intensive summer sessions or study abroad  
programs. If we can pattern our program so that it complements others  
who are using the same textbook, it will be very helpful to our  
students here. Thank you very much in advance for your responses and  
your time!
?
If you like, you can reply on this e-mail and use the chart I made  
below:


First Year Arabic

??First Semester:


??Second Semester:


Second Year Arabic

??First Semester:


??Second Semester:


Third Year Arabic:

??First Semester:


??Second Semester:

Hussein Elkhafaifi, Assistant Professor of Arabic
Department of Languages and Literature
UniversityofUtah
255 South Central Campus Drive, Suite 1400
Salt Lake City,UT84112-0490

801-585-3431 (my office)
801-581-7561 (main office)
801-581-7581 (fax)

hussein.elkhafaifi at utah.edu?

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:27 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Bibliography of Translations response
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Petra Duenges <duenges at CoLi.Uni-SB.DE>
Subject:Bibliography of Translations response

dear munir,

please excuse the late reply.

you should definitely have a look at the  index translationum,
compiled by the UNESCO, at
http://www.unesco.org/culture/xtrans/

"The INDEX TRANSLATIONUM data
base contains cumulative bibliographical information on books
translated and published in about a hundred of UNESCO's Member States
since 1979 and totalling some 1,300,000 notices in all disciplines:
literature, social and human sciences, natural and exact sciences,
art, history and so forth."

This source is not bad for Arabic, but far from complete (not all
publishing houses are there, and if one is there  not necessarily all
its books are there).

In addition I'd like to point out to you a few publishing
houses and shops which have books that are translated from Arabic to
German or English.

1)online shops

a)der arabische almanach,
see http://www.der-arabische-almanach.de/

they sell books from different publishing houses, mostly books that
are no longer available at the publishing house: modern or classical
literature, politics etc., mostly in German

b)ALAM AL KUTUB, see:
http://www.alam-alkutub.ch/

several publishing houses, has a list of bilingual books

2)publishing houses

translated into German:
(search for books from these publishing houses in
http://www.buchhandel.de)

a)Edition Orient,
Muskauer Str. 4, 10997 Berlin, Germany.
eMail: edition_orient at web.de.

specialized on the orient, translations and several bilingual
Arabic-German books,

find their books at http://www.alam-alkutub.ch/

b)Donata Kinzelbach Verlag
Mainz, Germany

specialized on the maghreb

c)Lenos,
see http://www.lenos.ch

d)Unionsverlag
http://www.unionsverlag.com/info/

e)Verlag Hans Schiler
http://www.verlag-hans-schiler.de/


translated into English:
a)Interlink
http://www.interlinkbooks.com/Bindex.html

There is a German webpage by Leila Chamma from the Goethe Institute in
Kairo
about the translation of Arabic children's litertature into German:
http://www.goethe.de/na/kai/workshop/leila.htm

Perhaps this helps a little.

I am very much interested in your list of translations - could you
please
send a summary to the list?

It seems to me that there are not so many translations from Arabic
into German as one would expect.

I have myself translated two modern fairy tales from the Arabic
The Authors are Fu'ad Qa'ud and Fauzija Rashid. These have
appeared under the title "Die Stadt, wo man sagt: "Das ist
wunderschoen!" in a bilingual version
(German-Arabic) illustrated by Fu'ad a-Futaih and Ihab Shakir in the
publishing house
Edition Orient. These stories will be translated into English,too.

 From this work I know that searching for beautiful books, making
contact with publishing houses and finally translating is big fun. but
if you have to earn your living, it is a quite bad idea... This may
explain the fact that there are so few translations available.

Greetings

          Petra Duenges

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:18 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic,
Root-based Morphology

The following book was recently announced:

Shimron, Joseph, ed. (2003) Language Processing and Acquisition in
Languages of Semitic, Root-based Morphology, John Benjamins Publishing
Company, Language Acquisition & Language Disorders 28.

Announced at http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-1451.html

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:29 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:29 -0600
Subject: ARabic-L:LING:Needs Refs on Arabic Correspondence and examples
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: KathrinFietz at gmx.de
Subject:Needs Refs on Arabic Correspondence and examples

I am a student of Arabic translation and am currently writing my degree
dissertation on standards and  stylistics of Arabic non-private letters
(business,
official letters etc.).
Could anyone recommend publications about modern Arabic correspondence
or
even send me copies of real letters?
with kind regards
Kathrin Fietz
Leipzig University - Germany

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:32 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Program to do Arabic-English Transliteration Query
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: waleed at talk21.com
Subject:Program to do Arabic-English Transliteration Query

Is there a programme that can transliterate Arabic into English? Any
advise that you thnik is helpful will be greatly appreciated.
Waleed Al-Amri

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:35 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR response
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: "A. Freeman" <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

Hello all good people,
  I have checked out all of the competitors and sakhr is the only game in
town when it comes to Arabic OCR.  all others are so inadequate as to be
not worth the effort.
andy
PhD Linguistics & Near Easern Studies UofM AnnArbor
Lecturer (Arabic, UofW, Seattle)

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Arabic OCR response

We have two options, Sakhr's OCR Automatic Reader which requires
an Arabic Windows 98 or Win 2000/XP, and Universal OCR which will
run with any Windows. UOCR comes with a free copy of Universal
Word 2000 ML-1 word processor ($200.00 value).

http://www.aramedia.com/ocroptions.htm

Sakhr's Automatic Reader OCR 7.0 comes in two Professional versions,
Gold Edition and Platinum Edition including SDK Kit.

http://www.aramedia.com/ocrpro.htm

Universal Arabic OCR version:

Arabic OCR (ANY Language Windows)
A trainable OCR. It recognizes Arabic text. The OCR gives
best results if it is trained for the language/font, Runs on any
Windows, does NOT require the Arabic Operating System.
includes:

Universal Word 2000 ML1, Arabic Languages: Arabic,
Azeri-Arabic, English, Farsi, Malay-Jawi, Pashto, Urdu,
Transliteration, Int'l Phonetic. A value of $199.00 for Free:

http://www.aramedia.com/universalocr.htm
http://www.aramedia.com/uocrinfo.htm

Please contact us, if you have any questions.
Best Regards,
George N. Hallak??????

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Sameh Al-Ansary <sameh_al_ansary at yahoo.com>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

Hello ,
     I think u can have a choice between two packages
for Arabic OCR : the one of sakhr ( alqaari' 'al'aali)
and the one of omnipage.

Best regards,
Sameh Al-Ansary

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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:37 -0600
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: J Murgida <jmurg at ttlc.net>
Subject:Info on Translation Jobs

Jonathan,
I suggest contacting the American Translators Association:
www.atanet.org .
You'll find quite a bit of information on the translation profession, as
well as links to local associations and chapters of ATA. Also, there
are a
few lists for translators of Middle Eastern languages, such as MELD. To
subscribe, send a message to:
ATA_MELD-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
and another one, but I can't find the actual list address, this is the
email
address of the moderator, Tim Gregory:
Tgregory at Tarjema.Com

I'm not sure what the market is like at the moment for independent
contract
work that doesn't require a clearance or relocation. Your local ATA
chapter
would be a good place to start, along with the lists. There also are
lists
for translators, with job postings and information on deadbeat clients
[one
is called something like the Payment Practices list] that you can
inquire
about.

Good luck!
Jackie Murgida
ATA member, Accredited: Arabic>English

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Info on Translation Jobs

Hello,

The IMF and the World Bank occasionally look for translators and
interpreters
with Arabic.  Very often the work is into Arabic, meaning that your
Arabic has
to be VERY good.  The head of the Arabic section at the IMF is a
graduate of
my department, whom I should be seeing in about three weeks - I'll ask
her
what sort of things she knows about.  As far as I know, her entire crew
consists of native spakers of Arabic at the moment.

The UN periodicaly conducts exams for Arabic/English translators and
interpreters.  Again, your Arabic has to be VERY good.  You can find
information about esam dating and venues on the UN website.

An option you may pursue is community interpreting, which usually means
court
interpreting, but sometimes involves work with refugee or immigrant
issues.  I
am not sure what the demand for Arabic is in Chicago (for instance it
is very
high for Spanish/English interpreting), but you might check with local
courts
to see if there is indeed a demand.  That might mean some sort of
certification by the court that your language is is up to par.
(Standards in
the States are variable by local government.)

I know of a colleague who goes to the courts in Chicago in the mornings
and
sings out "traduccion!" and is immediately flooded with requests (which
pay
about $100 each).  Interpreting generally pays much better than
translation.

David Wilmsen
Director, Arabic and Translation Studies
The American University in Cairo

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From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Where can I learn Arabic online?
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: "Dr.Nasir Malik." <nasirsurg at yahoo.com>
Subject:Where can I learn Arabic online?

Hi,
I am new to the list and am interested in learning arabic language.
unfortunately where I live no help is available for learning Arabic. Are
there any good sites that teach arabic?

Nasir Malik

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:40 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Addresses of Arabic Institutions in Cairo
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From:nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject: Hedayet Institute

Hi Abeer,
The address of Hedayet Institute for arabic Studies is : 24, Rd. 107,  
Hadaayiq al- Ma'adi, Cairo.?? Tel. # (202) 5272190?and?cell phone #?  
during the summer is (2012)2261308.
www.arabicstudieshedayet.com ?
Nagwa Hedayet, Ph.D.
HIAS Director

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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Shawn Greenstreet <shawngsjunk at hotmail.com>
Subject: 3 others

The three I know of are:
The International Language Institute
http://www.arabicegypt.com/index.php
E-mail: ili at arabicegypt.com

American University in Cairo
http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/ali/
E-mail: alu at aucegypt.edu

British Council
http://www2.britishcouncil.org/egypt.htm
E-mail: british.council at britishcouncil.org.eg

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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Michael Akard <michael_akard at hotmail.com>
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

  like Dr. Manal's comparison of MSA/Egyptian?and UK English/US English;  
in both cases, the former is considered the origin whereas the latter  
is much more widely used.

But rather than liken the dozens of British English dialects with the  
dozens of American English dialects, I wonder if a more appropriate  
analogy for the difference between MSA and Egyptian Arabic would be RP  
(Received Pronunciation) English vs. any natural dialect of English.  
Like MSA, RP has no native speakers but rather is taught in school as  
the formal, scholarly form of the language, and like Egyptian Arabic,  
natural dialects of English are shaped by regional history and culture  
and immediately identify the speaker as a member of that particular  
community.

Michael Akard

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Aug 13 22:56:42 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Transliteration Fonts for Windows
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Douglas Young <youngd at stanford.edu>
Subject:Transliteration Fonts for Windows

[Since Arabic-L has a policy of posting no attachments, you would need  
to get this zip file directly from Douglas Young--moderator]

Martin,
I'm sending a zip file with fonts I've used with Word for Windows. By
searching through these you can probably find most transliterations  
symbols
you need.
Best,
Douglas Young
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Transliteration Fonts for Windows

Please try and download a Free Demo of Universal Word 2000,
a multilingual word processor, which will run in any language
Windows:

http://www.aramedia.com/uniword.htm
http://aramedia.com/uniform2000.htm

Best Regards,
George N. Hallak??????
AramediA Group??

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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:56:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:hamzatu l-wasl in Microsoft Word
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Date: 13 Aug 2003
From: Humphrey Davies <hdavies at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:hamzatu l-wasl in Microsoft Word

You can use Microsoft Word XP Arabic edition?to display hamzatu l-wasl?  
on a bearer alif.? (This capability doesn't seem to have existed in  
earlier versions, and it is irritating that even XP doesn't have a form  
without alif for display purposes.)
?
To get it, go to Insert, then Symbol.??Choose one of the Arabic fonts  
from the menu on the left, then "Arabic extended" from the menu on the  
right (or just scroll down to it).? For Traditonal Arabic, the hamzatu  
l-wasl appears on the third line, number 10 from the right.
?
This does not necessarily mean that Microsoft Word is a program to be  
favored by scholars.? Anyone preparing an annotated text should be  
aware that after a certain point on a any given page, footnotes may be  
improperly numbered.? I.e., the nineteenth and subsequent footnotes on  
a page may be numbered 1, 2, etc.? In these cases, the footnote text  
appears on the following page.? This problem exists in the English as  
well as the Arabic (and probably all other) editions.? I was told by a  
Microsoft employee that the problem goes back to Version 2, was buried  
"deep in the architecture," and was not likely to be fixed because it  
would cost too much to do so.? You have been warned!

Humphrey Davies

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Aug 14 22:24:13 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:U of Iowa Job (PT)
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Date: 14 Aug 2003
From: "James P. Pusack" <james-pusack at uiowa.edu>
Subject:U of Iowa Job (PT)

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to let you, your colleagues, and your students know of a
new Lecturership in Arabic in the Department of Linguistics at the
University of Iowa.  Funding for this position has been received as a
part our federally-funded National Resource Center (NRC) in
International Studies.  The person we hire will have the opportunity to
inaugurate a new program in Arabic language at Iowa-a prospect that has
proven to very exciting for all our departments involved with
second-language acquisition and international studies.  As co-director
of the NRC I would like to ask for your help in making this opening
known to qualified applicants.  Although it is not a full-time
position, it might prove an ideal situation for candidates completing
their advanced degrees.  Under ideal conditions, we would hope to hire
someone for the coming fall semester, 2003.  Here is the official
position announcement:

Lecturer in Arabic Language, non-tenure-track

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Iowa seeks a
Lecturer in Arabic Language, non-tenure-track, 67%-time, for the
academic year 2003-04. The position will begin with a one-year
contract, renewable upon review for up to a total of six semesters.
Ideally the position will begin September 2003, but a start date of
January 2004 will also be considered, in which case the appointment
would be for 3 semesters. The successful candidate should hold an M.A.
in a related field, preferably in Arabic or applied linguistics; an ABD
or Ph.D. is preferred.  The candidate should have native or near-native
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and English.  We  seek a
professionally-qualified candidate with a  commitment to teaching
Arabic for academic purposes.  Previous foreign/second language
teaching experience and/or training in SLA theories and methods
required.  Responsibilities include teaching four sections of Arabic
language per year or the equivalent.
Send letter of application and complete dossier (including three
letters of reference) to Catherine Ringen, Chair, Department of
Linguistics, 570 English-Philosophy Building, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA 52242.  No electronic submissions, please. Screening begins
August 15, 2003 and continues until the position is filled. The
University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
We are looking for a new colleague who will not only provide
instruction and leadership in the teaching of Arabic, but who will also
collaborate with colleagues in several departments and our Ph.D.
program in Second Language Acquisition (FLARE).  We hope you will pass
this information on to likely applicants at your institution or to your
recent graduates.
Sincerely yours,

James P. Pusack, NRC Co-Director

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:06:48 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Using Al-Kitaab responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Using Al-Kitaab response

Below is what we do in University of Michigan
Raji Rammuny

First Year Arabic ( 5 contact hours per semester for 5 credits)
??First Semester: Arabic Sounds and Letters + 10 lessons of Part One
??Second Semester: Remaining 10 lessons in Part One

Second Year Arabic ( 5 contact hours per semester for 5 credits)
??First Semester: Lessons 1-5 , Part Two
??Second Semester: Lessons 6-10, Part Two

Third Year Arabic: (3 contact hours per semester for 3 credits)
??First Semester: Lessons 1-7 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic  
Textbook
??Second Semester: Lessons 8-15 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic  
Textbook

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: tb46 at columbia.edu
Subject:Using Al-Kitaab response

dear Hussein,

greetings from new york. here at columbia, students take 6 hours a
week, 84 hours a semester. we cover the following:

elementary: alif-baa and al-kitaab 1 (up to chapter 18)
intermediate: al-kitaab 2 (up to chapter 9)
advanced: we do not use al-kitaab.

best,
t

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:06:54 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Robin Thelwall <eubule at telusplanet.net>
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

Dear Arabic List
Michael Akard's claim that RP has no native speakers is just plain
wrong.
My father and mother both spoke RP and I spoke it as my first spoken
language.  I was never taught it formally, and went to private schools
from
the age of 8!
Robin Thelwall

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Maik Gibson <maikgibson at yahoo.com
Subject:Characterizing MSA/Egyptian

I wonder about the analogy proposed by Michael Akard. To start with, RP
is
an accent, and contrary to what is said here, is spoken natively by
around
3% of the British population (I am not one of that 3%), and is not
taught to
British students: we all get along with our own accents, without much
direct
interference from the education system. What is taught is the dialect
'Standard English', spoken natively by around 12% of Brits (and I think
I
qualify here!)

The problem with using modern-day varieties of English is that it
drastically understates the difference between MSA and the living
vernaculars: the best Western parallel I can find, both linguistically
and
sociolinguistically, is the difference and relationship between Latin
and
Italian in the Middle Ages. If we must use English, then if modern
English
(whether from the US or UK) is seen as analogical to Egyptian, then the
equivalent distance from MSA would be found somewhere between the
Anglo-Saxon of Beowulf and the Middle English of Chaucer.

Maik Gibson

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:00 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic On-Line Responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: sanaa at arabacademy.com
Subject:Arabic On-Line Response

The Arab Academy (www.arabacademy.com)is the leading provider of online
Arabic language courses. It offers courses for learners of all age
groups (adults, young adults and children) and all language levels
(beginners to advanced). We offer a variety of courses, activities and
material that are educational and fun. Each course includes effective
ways to improve your listening, speaking, writing, reading, and grammar
skills.

Take advantage of our vast array of tools to help you learn as you go.
Those tools include: an automatic translator, a talking dictionary of
verb conjugation, grammar references, etc. Personalize your learning
experience by choosing the day to start your studies, set your pace,
set your preferences to suit your learning style.

Our online advising services help you select the course that is most
appropriate for your language level and areas of interest.

Contact an advisor NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/advising_learn_arabic_language_online_e.htm

For more information and registration, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/register

Best regards,
Sanaa Ghanem
President
Arab Academy
E-mail: sanaa at arabacademy.com
Web address: www.arabacademy.com
Tel.: +2 012 218 0305

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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic On-Line Response

Now, we are in the process of preparing 4 CDs to teach Arabic for
Communication using formal standard Arabic. This new Arabic multimedia
program is designed for intermediate students of Arabic.

Raji Rammuny

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:06:58 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:06:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Linguistics and Translation Job
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From:Kristie Konobeck <kkonobeck at kadix.com>
Subject:Linguistics and Translation Job

[please send enquiries to Ms. Konobeck, not to the list]

We are in immediate need of a full-time Arabic Linguist to head up our  
linguistics and translation department.? This position also includes  
developing a five-week Arabic language survival course.? The detailed  
job description and position requirements are below:

The purpose of this position is to develop a five-week program for the
training of survival level Arabic language skills, targeted to the
needs of Special Agents.? Candidate should have at least a master?s
degree in Arabic linguistics or a related field with at least three  
years of recent
experience teaching Arabic to native English speakers.??? Candidate must
also have experience in the development and design of Arabic language
training curricula and evaluation materials.? In addition, candidate
should be familiar with computer based and web based training.? I do
not have dialect requirements.? Program/project management skills are a
big plus.

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:06 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Arabic Correspondence responses
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic Correspondence response

My book Advanced Standard Arabic, published by UM press and distributed
by Chicago Distribution Center (Ph: 800-621-2736) contains a 70 page
Unit on Arabic correspondence-both personal and formal, with several
examples given).

Raji Rammuny

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From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Aug 22 21:07:13 2003
From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:07:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic Language Intro to Linguistics
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Date: 04 Aug 2003
From: mehdi ahmadi <hd_ahmadi at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs Arabic Language Intro to Linguistics

[Could you respond directly to the requester?  You may also post to the  
list if you like.]

I?m searching for a good and comprehensive
introductory book in modern linguistics which is
written in Arabic or, at least, cited Arabic examples
for each topic. Can you help me?

Regards
Ahmadi

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