From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:26 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:marthas at u.arizona.edu Subject:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph. D. program at the University of Arizona is interested in receiving applications from Arabic speaking students interested in pursuing research and teaching careers in the field of Arabic as a Second Language. The SLAT program is working with the department of Near Eastern Studies in order to provide possible support for qualified applicants who could teach Arabic. There have been speakers of Arabic who have taught Arabic at the university while pursuing their Ph.D. in SLAT in the past, and the SLAT program is very interested in attracting more Arabic speakers in the future. A detailed description of the program and contact information is provided below. We would be most grateful if you would bring this to the attention of qualified potential applicants. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The SLAT doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program with 73 faculty members located in 16 collaborating departments. The program is designed to provide rigorous advanced training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language learning, and teaching. The SLAT Program has been recognized as a high-quality interdisciplinary program. Several of our participating departments have been ranked in the top ten in the country, including Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Linguistics, and Speech and Hearing Sciences. SPECIALIZATIONS: Students select from among the following four specializations: 1. L2 Analysis: grammar, contrastive linguistics, interlanguage studies, syntax, phonology, morphology, syntax. 2. L2 Use: discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language planning & policy, rhetoric, pragmatics, variation, socio-cultural factors 3. L2 Processes and Learning: psycholinguistics, second language acquisition theory and research, foreign language learning and research, interlanguage. 4. L2 Pedagogical Theory and Program Administration: ESL/FL methods curriculum development, testing and evaluation, reading, writing and educational technology. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: Most students entering the program hold a master’s degree or its equivalent. Candidates are required to complete 33 units of core courses (including courses in second language acquisition theory and teaching practice, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, research methods and statistics) and then choose an 18-unit specialization from among the four specializations listed above. In addition, candidates select a minor (12 or more units) from among the above four specializations or they may choose an external minor in a field such as Near Eastern Studies, French Linguistics, Language Reading and Culture or Rhetoric and Composition. They must also complete a dissertation for a minimum of an additional 18 units. Post-baccalaureate coursework completed prior to admission may be substituted for a portion of these requirements. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application packets are available from the SLAT Program office, and from our web site: http:// www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/. Applicants are asked to submit: A completed SLAT Application form- A statement of purpose- GRE scores- An example of scholarly writing- 3 letters of reference- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. International students also must submit TOEFL scores and a financial guarantee form. Forms and complete information on these procedures may be obtained directly from the SLAT Program Office, or on-line. International students should apply to the University before the end of December. The deadline for receipt of all other application materials is February 1. FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Financial aid includes: Graduate College Fellowships, Research Assistantships, Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GATships) in one of the language departments. In addition, a limited number of tuition and registration scholarships are available. Decisions on the awarding of GATships are generally made by the cooperating departments in negotiation with the Director of the SLAT Program. Other support decisions are made by the SLAT Admissions Committee. Awards are usually made in March and early April for the forthcoming academic year. Application to the SLAT program automatically includes consideration for GATships and other awards if the applicant says that he/she would like to have financial assistance. SETTING: The University of Arizona is located in Tucson, a culturally lively and ethnically varied city of over 800,000 inhabitants. Situated in the Sonoran Desert in Southeastern Arizona at an altitude of 2,600 feet, Tucson provides easy access to many outdoor activities in the desert and in the mountains that surround the city. The 351- acre campus of the University of Arizona is conveniently located in the center of the city. The University is an active and expanding institution of more than 36,000 students with 6,400 graduate students enrolled in 138 masters and 95 doctoral programs. The University is a Research I institution ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the nation. Its library has also been ranked by the Association of Research Libraries as one of the best large research libraries in North America. Moreover, the University houses nationally and internationally recognized organizations in the study of language, such as the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The Federal Court Interpreter Certification project, the Center for English as a Second Language and the American Indian Language & Development Institute. For Further Information Contact: Dr. Linda Waugh, SLAT Program 1731 East Second Street P.O. Box 210014 The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0014 Phone: (520) 621-7391 Fax: (520 626-3230 Email: azslat at u.arizona.edu -- Martha Schulte-Nafeh Assistant Professor and Language Coordinator for Middle Eastern Languages Near Eastern Studies/Center for Middle Eastern Studies University of Arizona Louise Foucar Marshall Bldg. Rm. 454 520 730-7605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:29 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:Arabic Verb Conjugator Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Verb Conjugator -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:baykal.erol at gmail.com Subject:Arabic Verb Conjugator Dear Sir, I am working on an arabic verb conjugator. You can find it at http://acon.baykal.be It is far from finished: at the moment I am writing you this mail ACON is capable of conjugating 3 radical verbs from type I to X in perfect and imperfect active. At the moment I am implementing passive. You will find and extensive list of possible conjugations on this page: http://acon.baykal.be/conjugable.html As you will notice there's still a lot of work ahead of me but as of today I consider perfect and imperfect active to be complete but I will not be sure until the proper people give me their approval. Sincerely yours, Baykal Erol ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:34 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:34 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Hanna Mina response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hanna Mina response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:katia.zakharia at mom.fr Subject:Hanna Mina response See Heidi Toelle's "Abtaal Hanna Miinah wa'l-mar'a" (arabic) in Toelle Heidi, Chehayed Jamal, Le roman syrien contemporain (racines culturelles et rénovation des techniques narratives/nadwat al-riwaaya al-suuriyya al-mu'aasira (al-judhuur al-thaqaafiyya wa'l-tiqaniyyaat al-jadiida), al-Ma'had al-faransii li'l-diraasaat al'arabiyya/ Publications de Institut Français D'études Arabes de Damas, Damascus, 2001. KZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 The Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Group is pleased to announce the third issue (Vol. 3) of: _Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition_ (JALT) http://www.jalt.net Articles in the current issue include: 1-Al-Khalil Ibn Ahmad and Numerical Prosody III By Khashan Mohammad Khashan 2-Sibawayhi's Al-Kitab Chapters 14-20 By Solomon Sara 3- Ibn Sina's Treatise on Phonetics: Asbab Huduth Al-Huruf (Version II) By Solomon Sara The aim of JALT is to promote a proper and principled understanding of the Arabic linguistics tradition, encompassing the whole range of phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and other related analyses and the specific contribution of linguists since the tradition’s earliest inception (around the 8th Century). The Journal features fully available articles online. Subscription is free. With Best Wishes, Mohammad T. Alhawary, Editor http://www.jalt.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Book II Vocab Teaching Responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response 2) Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:kbrusta at emory.edu Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response Dear Noura and colleagues, The new edition of Al-Kitaab Part II, due out in January, addresses this issue with more exercises so that at least 4-5 class hours plus 2-3 hours of homework for each day is spend activating vocabulary. The amount of vocabulary is large but cannot be reduced if students are to reach fluency. salaamaat, kristen brustad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:BearMeiser at aol.com Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response When I teach vocab from Book II I tend to spend quite a bit of time drilling it and working with it with the students. There is just no way they can learn all that vocab unless they spend time seeing and using the words in context. First of all, I make them do many of the drills in the book, some at home, some in class. Another thing I do for each chapter is bring them a large handout with a couple of samples of each word used in context. These I find on the internet. I go through the handout with them in class. The next thing I plan to do is have all my students install Arabic on their computers and then give them an assignment to search the internet and find samples of the vocabulary words in context and bring them to class. Also, it is a very good idea, whenever the opportunity arises, to focus on words that are of a similar root or sound similar but that get confused by students. Students rarely remember the difference between majmuu'a, jamaa'a, jaami'a, jam'iyya, etc. Or even sharika and sharq. So when the situation comes up, write a few of them on the board and have the students go through the different meanings. It seems very important to me to spend a bit of time in class going over vocab and showing them stuff in context, rather than just telling them to go home and memorize a list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:45:03 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:45:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Getting messages posted Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Getting messages posted -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:moderator Subject:Getting messages posted In the last month there have been about 12 messages that for whatever reason have not come through the first time, and which the originators of the messages have had to contact me personally and ask why I haven't posted the message. If your message doesn't get posted, consider the following. 1) I try to post once a week or more, with the exception of holiday weeks (Thanksgiving, Christmas) and occasional announced breaks. 2) When I post I post everything that is outstanding. 3) Thus, if a set of messages comes through and yours (which you have sent previously) is not among them, you can assume that it didn't get through to me. 4) Apparently BYU's spam filter is applied much more rigorously to items posted to lists than to items sent to individuals. Therefore, if your message doesn't get through, instead of sending it again to the list (where the filter will probably filter it again) send it directly to me at dil at byu.edu, asking me to post it to the list, and I will be more likely to get it. 5) Try to avoid words and phrases in your subject line that could be mistaken for ads, pornographic messages, or invitations to put 25 million dollars from Nigeria into your bank account, because when the filter thinks it finds something like that, it automatically deletes it without asking my permission. I have checked with our tech people, and they told me that the spam filter deletes, literally, millions of messages a month before anything ever arrives to a recipient, which is amazing since at least half of what does get through to me is junk. 6) I post the large majority of messages sent to me. I don't post messages that have nothing to do with Arabic or the Middle East, that are overtly political, or that have an angry or 'flaming' tone to them. I post ads of interest to subscribers, labeling them as ads, but not repetitive copies of the same or similar ads. So there is a slight chance that I didn't post your message because I simply decided not to. However, if your message is an announcement of anything related to Arabic, Arabic Linguistics, jobs, conferences, books, articles, on-topic queries, etc. it is almost certain that if it was not posted it is because I didn't receive it, not because I decided to discriminate against you. I actually love every one of you equally. I am sorry for the hassle caused by the spam filter, but there is nothing I can do about it right now other than ask for your patience and willingness to resend. I hope you will keep the messages coming, because I believe that Arabic-L provides a good way for Arabic language professionals to keep up to date on what is going on in the field. Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:21 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Info on European Arabic programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Info on European Arabic programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sgbrow at wm.edu Subject:Needs Info on European Arabic programs Hi All- Can anyone suggest a strong Arabic (also ME Studies) program at any European University? Would it be taught in English? Thanks for any assistance. Scott Brown College of William and Mary '07 of Williamsburg, VA Middle Eastern Studies Major/Arabic Minor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines Why hasn't anybody updated the ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines since 1989? Thanks, Jeremy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:27 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:ashrafma at aucegypt.edu Subject:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora Dear all, I wonder if you could help me find out about available parallel Arabic-English corpora. I am concerned with the patterns of lexical mapping between the two languages. So obtaining such translational corpora could be of great help to me. Many thanks Ashraf M. Ali PhD student School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures The University of Manchester ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:40 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:NAkhtarkhavari at usbnc.org Subject:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job Lindblom Math & Science Academy is looking for a visionary, energetic Arabic language (MSA) teacher to create a program within the Chicago public schools’ newest selective enrollment high school for the 2006 – 2007 school year. The successful candidate must be willing to be integral to the creation and development of a unique learning community dedicated to engaging and challenging bright adolescents in a warm, supportive atmosphere. Due to certification issues with the state of Illinois, the teacher would need to have Illinois certification in another recognized subject area. The successful candidate should be technologically adept, well-practiced in the art of collaborative learning and secure in his/her ability to facilitate students’ explorations that will lead to new levels of understanding and meaning. Those willing to coach/lead extracurricular activities are encouraged to apply. Please email resumes to: Alan Mather, Principal Lindblom Math & Science Academy awmather at cps.k12.il.us www.lmsa.cps.k12.il.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:33 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sanaa at arabacademy.com Subject:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) The Arab Academy now offers online Speaking courses in Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic. Those courses provide the student with an opportunity to chat in real time with native Arabic speakers, who are teachers of Arabic. Daily sessions of 50 minutes (4 days a week) for one to one speaking sessions are given. While the learner may use this time to chat on any topic, it is possible to use part of it to discuss the Arabic courses that he/she is currently registered in. The teachers will be talking to you in modern standard Arabic or colloquial Arabic (depending on the course you are registered in) and will help you improve your oral communicative skills. For more information and registration, visit: http://www.arabacademy.com/register/speaking For a full course listing of Arab Academy's courses, visit: http://www.arabacademy.com/register/u This is a wonderful opportunity for students of Arabic who wish to improve their oral commuicative skills. I hope that teachers of Arabic would make their students aware of it. Best regards, Sanaa Ghanem, President, Arab Academy, 3 Alif Al-Nabataat Street, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt Tel.: +2 012 218 0305 Web Contact: http://www.arabacademy.com/contact_e.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:56 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:56 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Programs that produce Advanced learners query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From: Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners query I was wondering which Arabic programs in American universities produce Advanced Arabic learners or above? Do you know who is specialist in this area? Thanks for your help Kassem Wahba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:39:04 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:39:04 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARCE Fellowships Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject: -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sthom11 at emory.edu Subject: This is a reminder that The American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. is accepting applications for its 2006-2007 fellowship competition in the fields of the humanities and humanistic social sciences for study in Egypt until January 5, 2006. Fellowship tenures range from 3 - 4 months minimum depending on the type of fellowship to 12 months maximum. Sources are the State Department, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Fellowships are open to predoctoral students at the dissertation stage, to post-doctoral applicants who are American citizens, and to foreign nationals who have been residing and teaching in the U.S. for at least three years. Restrictions do apply. Please consult our fellowship page>funded fellowships, at www.arce.org. _______________________ Susanne Thomas, Ph.D. Associate Director of U.S. Operations The American Research Center in Egypt Emory University Briarcliff Campus 1256 Briarcliff RD NE Bldg A, Suite 423 W Atlanta, GA 30306 Tel (404) 712-9855 Fax (404) 712 -9849 www.arce.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools Query Any progress on getting Arabic taught in American public high schools? Thanks, --ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Why its hard for Arabic departments to get good help these days Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Why its hard for Arabic departments to get good help these days (or 'just how much is my life worth?") -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:bwheat at aegismep.com Subject: My name is Ben Wheat and I'm the Recruiting Coordinator with Aegis Mission Essential Personnel. Our company is currently offering overseas contract opportunities for Arabic linguists. The positions would be in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and would have a total compensation of $156,000 for qualified individuals. If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at 614-934-1031 or email me at bwheat at aegismep.com. Sincerely, Ben Wheat Recruiting Coordinator Aegis Mission Essential Personnel 4449 Easton Way, 2nd Floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:24 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Book Title: Consonance in the Qur'an Subtitle: A Conceptual, Intertextual and Linguistic Analysis Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Lincom GmbH http://www.lincom-europa.com Author: Hussein Abdul-Raof, University of Leeds Hardback: ISBN: 3895868019 Pages: 243 Price: Europe EURO 98 Abstract: The textual feature of consonance contributes effectively in the conceptual thrust of the text. This book provides an in-depth account of inter and intra-sentence consonance in Arabic. It expounds the impact of contextual and co-textual factors upon the occurrence of the verb, passive participle, active participle, plural of paucity, plural of multitude, the feminine noun, and the phonetic form of a given lexical item. It also expounds rigorously the different levels of linguistic analysis in the light of the modern European linguistic theory of text linguistics. Consonance in the Qur'an provides 11 linguistic levels of analysis as well as 10 sub- levels of Arabic discourse. These include: (i) the grammatical level which accounts for the grammatical features of modification, word order, grammatical form of words, and grammatical functions of words, (ii) the stylistic level which accounts for the stylistic feature of antithesis, shift in cohesive devices, and selection of words, (iii) the lexical level which accounts for lexical variation, (iv) the semantic level which investigates the semantic componential features of words, semantic connectivity among sentences or macro texts, the semantic connectivity between a word and a leitmotif, and the collocation of concepts, (v) the phrase level which deals with the occurrence of refrains, (vi) the contextual level which accounts for the impact of context on the juxtaposition of leitmotifs, (vii) the co-textual level which accounts for the grammatical construction, stylistic variation, the ad hoc selection of words, and morphological form of words, (viii) the thematic level which investigates the linear order of themes, (ix) the letter and word level which accounts for stylistic symmetry and rhyme phrases, (x) the level of formulaic expressions, and (xi) the phonetic level which accounts for phonological features of words. This book is a vital source for linguistics and Islamic studies students and for researchers. It provides empirical textual, grammatical, semantic, stylistic, and phonetic analysis of Arabic. Detailed analysis of the notions of conceptual sequentiality and intertextuality are given with numerous examples. Consonance in the Qur'an investigates linguistic structuring at the micro and macro levels of Arabic. In order to show the reader how conceptual and intertextual links are maintained within a text, this book provides a textual bird's-eye view of the thematic and leitmotif compartments which are the constituent units of the macro text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:30 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:30 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Salih's Season revisited Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Salih's Season revisited -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:srpkole at EUnet.yu Subject:Salih's Season revisited A revised Serbian translation of Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North was out the last month by Clio, Belgrade 2005 (ISBN 86-7102-196-3, hardcover, 154+17 pg's, see http://www.knjizara.co.yu). After comparing no less than six different original editions in order to attune the translation to the most accurate of them, the one printed by Dar al-Jeel, Beirut 1997 has been picked, for it contains all those little slices of the text missing in the host of other Arabic issues (some of them being probably pirate). The new translation has eventually been compared sentence by sentence with Johnson-Davies' English translation authorized by Salih himself, and the previous version (published by Clio, Belgrade 2000) was improved in many details. Like the 1st edition, which was sold out in less than a year (a little miracle for today's Serbia, and much more so as it was the very first presentation of an "obscure" Arab author, not a one freshly decorated with a Nobel, or Booker's), the new edition is also equipped with an extended afterword entitled "Velika reka tece na sever" (The Great River Runs to the North). Between the other additions it explains the origin of the proverb "waafaqa shann Tabaqa", giving the necessary support to a more faithful translation of that somewhat opaque piece of the original text. This proverb appears twice in Chapter 2, in a changed form (shana [instead of shann, with an alif maqSuura, quite likely a typo, but repeated in every edition] ya3rif mata yulaaqii Tabaqa), which puzzles even the native Arab reader. This obviously was one reason that it was both times simply neglected in the otherwise most scrupulous English translation. However, I don't know whether anybody had ever pointed out to this omission. (In my 1st translation I attempted "replacing" it by a Serbian proverb of akin meaning, without any comments.) The afterword also contains an extended comment on the Russian translation made in more than a free manner, to say the least, by professor Vladimir Shagal' (Sezon palomnichestva na Sever, Moskva 1977), arguing what Shagal' himself declared about his own translation in a superb, or, better, exaggaratedly embellished classical Arabic style (cf. his article "al- Tayyib SaaliH wa riwaayatuhu mawsim al-hijra 'ila al-shimaal", in shu'uun 'adabiyya 11/1990, pg's 74--80). Best regards, Srpko Lestaric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It will also incorporate print and electronic materials focusing on Islamic themes. -Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week: 6 credits -Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit -Prerequisite: four years of Arabic or academic equivalent PLACEMENT An applicant’s final level will be determined by the following: -Placement test taken in Irbid -The number of years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent that an applicant has completed -An interview to be administered once the participants arrive at Yarmouk University COST $4,100* *includes: round trip international transportation New York-Amman- Irbid, tuition and fees, room, two Program-sponsored educational excursions, transportation, hotel lodging and entry fees into the archaeological sites during the Program-sponsored trips. But does NOT include meals, health/accident insurance, incidentals, transportation between the student’s home and Kennedy Airport, or Amman Airport exit fee. DATES Tuesday 13 June - Saturday 12 August* *Participants must travel in a group and must attend a mandatory orientation session in New York on June 13. APPLICATION INFORMATION -a US $35.00 nonrefundable application fee is due with the application -an application can be obtained on the Program website at http:// www.virginia.edu/arabic/yarmuk_program.htm -for more information, contact: UVAYARMK at virginia.edu Phone: (434) 982-2304 Fax: (434) 924-6977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:36 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:akram_khater at ncsu.edu Subject:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU [Akram informs me that the details have changed, so please re-read even if you've already seen this.] Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures seeks applicants for tenure-track appointment in Arabic language and literature or linguistics beginning August 2006. Native or near-native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), one dialect, and English required. PhD in Arabic or Middle East Studies required. Candidates should have a strong commitment to research and interest in teaching all levels of Arabic, experience in teaching Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial Arabic, and be able to teach Arabic literature in translation. Send letters of interest, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and dossier with at least 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Ruth V. Gross, Head, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Box 8106, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8106. Screening begins on Jan. 25, 2006. NC State University is a land- grant, Research I, Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution. In its commitment to diversity and equality, NCSU seeks applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and all persons without regard to sexual orientation. For ADA Accommodations: Debora Godfrey/ 919.515.2475 debora_godfrey at ncsu.edu -------------------- Akram Khater Director of Middle East Studies Program Associate Professor of History Box 8108 NCSU Raleigh, NC 27695-8108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:26 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:marthas at u.arizona.edu Subject:PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching University of Arizona The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph. D. program at the University of Arizona is interested in receiving applications from Arabic speaking students interested in pursuing research and teaching careers in the field of Arabic as a Second Language. The SLAT program is working with the department of Near Eastern Studies in order to provide possible support for qualified applicants who could teach Arabic. There have been speakers of Arabic who have taught Arabic at the university while pursuing their Ph.D. in SLAT in the past, and the SLAT program is very interested in attracting more Arabic speakers in the future. A detailed description of the program and contact information is provided below. We would be most grateful if you would bring this to the attention of qualified potential applicants. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The SLAT doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program with 73 faculty members located in 16 collaborating departments. The program is designed to provide rigorous advanced training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language learning, and teaching. The SLAT Program has been recognized as a high-quality interdisciplinary program. Several of our participating departments have been ranked in the top ten in the country, including Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Linguistics, and Speech and Hearing Sciences. SPECIALIZATIONS: Students select from among the following four specializations: 1. L2 Analysis: grammar, contrastive linguistics, interlanguage studies, syntax, phonology, morphology, syntax. 2. L2 Use: discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language planning & policy, rhetoric, pragmatics, variation, socio-cultural factors 3. L2 Processes and Learning: psycholinguistics, second language acquisition theory and research, foreign language learning and research, interlanguage. 4. L2 Pedagogical Theory and Program Administration: ESL/FL methods curriculum development, testing and evaluation, reading, writing and educational technology. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: Most students entering the program hold a master?s degree or its equivalent. Candidates are required to complete 33 units of core courses (including courses in second language acquisition theory and teaching practice, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, research methods and statistics) and then choose an 18-unit specialization from among the four specializations listed above. In addition, candidates select a minor (12 or more units) from among the above four specializations or they may choose an external minor in a field such as Near Eastern Studies, French Linguistics, Language Reading and Culture or Rhetoric and Composition. They must also complete a dissertation for a minimum of an additional 18 units. Post-baccalaureate coursework completed prior to admission may be substituted for a portion of these requirements. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application packets are available from the SLAT Program office, and from our web site: http:// www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/. Applicants are asked to submit: A completed SLAT Application form- A statement of purpose- GRE scores- An example of scholarly writing- 3 letters of reference- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. International students also must submit TOEFL scores and a financial guarantee form. Forms and complete information on these procedures may be obtained directly from the SLAT Program Office, or on-line. International students should apply to the University before the end of December. The deadline for receipt of all other application materials is February 1. FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Financial aid includes: Graduate College Fellowships, Research Assistantships, Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GATships) in one of the language departments. In addition, a limited number of tuition and registration scholarships are available. Decisions on the awarding of GATships are generally made by the cooperating departments in negotiation with the Director of the SLAT Program. Other support decisions are made by the SLAT Admissions Committee. Awards are usually made in March and early April for the forthcoming academic year. Application to the SLAT program automatically includes consideration for GATships and other awards if the applicant says that he/she would like to have financial assistance. SETTING: The University of Arizona is located in Tucson, a culturally lively and ethnically varied city of over 800,000 inhabitants. Situated in the Sonoran Desert in Southeastern Arizona at an altitude of 2,600 feet, Tucson provides easy access to many outdoor activities in the desert and in the mountains that surround the city. The 351- acre campus of the University of Arizona is conveniently located in the center of the city. The University is an active and expanding institution of more than 36,000 students with 6,400 graduate students enrolled in 138 masters and 95 doctoral programs. The University is a Research I institution ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the nation. Its library has also been ranked by the Association of Research Libraries as one of the best large research libraries in North America. Moreover, the University houses nationally and internationally recognized organizations in the study of language, such as the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The Federal Court Interpreter Certification project, the Center for English as a Second Language and the American Indian Language & Development Institute. For Further Information Contact: Dr. Linda Waugh, SLAT Program 1731 East Second Street P.O. Box 210014 The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0014 Phone: (520) 621-7391 Fax: (520 626-3230 Email: azslat at u.arizona.edu -- Martha Schulte-Nafeh Assistant Professor and Language Coordinator for Middle Eastern Languages Near Eastern Studies/Center for Middle Eastern Studies University of Arizona Louise Foucar Marshall Bldg. Rm. 454 520 730-7605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:29 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:Arabic Verb Conjugator Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Verb Conjugator -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:baykal.erol at gmail.com Subject:Arabic Verb Conjugator Dear Sir, I am working on an arabic verb conjugator. You can find it at http://acon.baykal.be It is far from finished: at the moment I am writing you this mail ACON is capable of conjugating 3 radical verbs from type I to X in perfect and imperfect active. At the moment I am implementing passive. You will find and extensive list of possible conjugations on this page: http://acon.baykal.be/conjugable.html As you will notice there's still a lot of work ahead of me but as of today I consider perfect and imperfect active to be complete but I will not be sure until the proper people give me their approval. Sincerely yours, Baykal Erol ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:34 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:34 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Hanna Mina response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hanna Mina response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:katia.zakharia at mom.fr Subject:Hanna Mina response See Heidi Toelle's "Abtaal Hanna Miinah wa'l-mar'a" (arabic) in Toelle Heidi, Chehayed Jamal, Le roman syrien contemporain (racines culturelles et r?novation des techniques narratives/nadwat al-riwaaya al-suuriyya al-mu'aasira (al-judhuur al-thaqaafiyya wa'l-tiqaniyyaat al-jadiida), al-Ma'had al-faransii li'l-diraasaat al'arabiyya/ Publications de Institut Fran?ais D'?tudes Arabes de Damas, Damascus, 2001. KZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Vol. 3 The Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Group is pleased to announce the third issue (Vol. 3) of: _Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition_ (JALT) http://www.jalt.net Articles in the current issue include: 1-Al-Khalil Ibn Ahmad and Numerical Prosody III By Khashan Mohammad Khashan 2-Sibawayhi's Al-Kitab Chapters 14-20 By Solomon Sara 3- Ibn Sina's Treatise on Phonetics: Asbab Huduth Al-Huruf (Version II) By Solomon Sara The aim of JALT is to promote a proper and principled understanding of the Arabic linguistics tradition, encompassing the whole range of phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and other related analyses and the specific contribution of linguists since the tradition?s earliest inception (around the 8th Century). The Journal features fully available articles online. Subscription is free. With Best Wishes, Mohammad T. Alhawary, Editor http://www.jalt.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:26:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:26:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Book II Vocab Teaching Responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response 2) Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:kbrusta at emory.edu Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response Dear Noura and colleagues, The new edition of Al-Kitaab Part II, due out in January, addresses this issue with more exercises so that at least 4-5 class hours plus 2-3 hours of homework for each day is spend activating vocabulary. The amount of vocabulary is large but cannot be reduced if students are to reach fluency. salaamaat, kristen brustad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:BearMeiser at aol.com Subject:Book II Vocab Teaching Response When I teach vocab from Book II I tend to spend quite a bit of time drilling it and working with it with the students. There is just no way they can learn all that vocab unless they spend time seeing and using the words in context. First of all, I make them do many of the drills in the book, some at home, some in class. Another thing I do for each chapter is bring them a large handout with a couple of samples of each word used in context. These I find on the internet. I go through the handout with them in class. The next thing I plan to do is have all my students install Arabic on their computers and then give them an assignment to search the internet and find samples of the vocabulary words in context and bring them to class. Also, it is a very good idea, whenever the opportunity arises, to focus on words that are of a similar root or sound similar but that get confused by students. Students rarely remember the difference between majmuu'a, jamaa'a, jaami'a, jam'iyya, etc. Or even sharika and sharq. So when the situation comes up, write a few of them on the board and have the students go through the different meanings. It seems very important to me to spend a bit of time in class going over vocab and showing them stuff in context, rather than just telling them to go home and memorize a list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 1 17:45:03 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:45:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Getting messages posted Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 01 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Getting messages posted -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Dec 2005 From:moderator Subject:Getting messages posted In the last month there have been about 12 messages that for whatever reason have not come through the first time, and which the originators of the messages have had to contact me personally and ask why I haven't posted the message. If your message doesn't get posted, consider the following. 1) I try to post once a week or more, with the exception of holiday weeks (Thanksgiving, Christmas) and occasional announced breaks. 2) When I post I post everything that is outstanding. 3) Thus, if a set of messages comes through and yours (which you have sent previously) is not among them, you can assume that it didn't get through to me. 4) Apparently BYU's spam filter is applied much more rigorously to items posted to lists than to items sent to individuals. Therefore, if your message doesn't get through, instead of sending it again to the list (where the filter will probably filter it again) send it directly to me at dil at byu.edu, asking me to post it to the list, and I will be more likely to get it. 5) Try to avoid words and phrases in your subject line that could be mistaken for ads, pornographic messages, or invitations to put 25 million dollars from Nigeria into your bank account, because when the filter thinks it finds something like that, it automatically deletes it without asking my permission. I have checked with our tech people, and they told me that the spam filter deletes, literally, millions of messages a month before anything ever arrives to a recipient, which is amazing since at least half of what does get through to me is junk. 6) I post the large majority of messages sent to me. I don't post messages that have nothing to do with Arabic or the Middle East, that are overtly political, or that have an angry or 'flaming' tone to them. I post ads of interest to subscribers, labeling them as ads, but not repetitive copies of the same or similar ads. So there is a slight chance that I didn't post your message because I simply decided not to. However, if your message is an announcement of anything related to Arabic, Arabic Linguistics, jobs, conferences, books, articles, on-topic queries, etc. it is almost certain that if it was not posted it is because I didn't receive it, not because I decided to discriminate against you. I actually love every one of you equally. I am sorry for the hassle caused by the spam filter, but there is nothing I can do about it right now other than ask for your patience and willingness to resend. I hope you will keep the messages coming, because I believe that Arabic-L provides a good way for Arabic language professionals to keep up to date on what is going on in the field. Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:21 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Info on European Arabic programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Info on European Arabic programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sgbrow at wm.edu Subject:Needs Info on European Arabic programs Hi All- Can anyone suggest a strong Arabic (also ME Studies) program at any European University? Would it be taught in English? Thanks for any assistance. Scott Brown College of William and Mary '07 of Williamsburg, VA Middle Eastern Studies Major/Arabic Minor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines Why hasn't anybody updated the ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines since 1989? Thanks, Jeremy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:27 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:ashrafma at aucegypt.edu Subject:Needs Arabic-English parallel corpora Dear all, I wonder if you could help me find out about available parallel Arabic-English corpora. I am concerned with the patterns of lexical mapping between the two languages. So obtaining such translational corpora could be of great help to me. Many thanks Ashraf M. Ali PhD student School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures The University of Manchester ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:40 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:NAkhtarkhavari at usbnc.org Subject:Chicago Area HS Arabic teaching job Lindblom Math & Science Academy is looking for a visionary, energetic Arabic language (MSA) teacher to create a program within the Chicago public schools? newest selective enrollment high school for the 2006 ? 2007 school year. The successful candidate must be willing to be integral to the creation and development of a unique learning community dedicated to engaging and challenging bright adolescents in a warm, supportive atmosphere. Due to certification issues with the state of Illinois, the teacher would need to have Illinois certification in another recognized subject area. The successful candidate should be technologically adept, well-practiced in the art of collaborative learning and secure in his/her ability to facilitate students? explorations that will lead to new levels of understanding and meaning. Those willing to coach/lead extracurricular activities are encouraged to apply. Please email resumes to: Alan Mather, Principal Lindblom Math & Science Academy awmather at cps.k12.il.us www.lmsa.cps.k12.il.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:33 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sanaa at arabacademy.com Subject:Online Speaking Courses (MSA & Colloquial) The Arab Academy now offers online Speaking courses in Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic. Those courses provide the student with an opportunity to chat in real time with native Arabic speakers, who are teachers of Arabic. Daily sessions of 50 minutes (4 days a week) for one to one speaking sessions are given. While the learner may use this time to chat on any topic, it is possible to use part of it to discuss the Arabic courses that he/she is currently registered in. The teachers will be talking to you in modern standard Arabic or colloquial Arabic (depending on the course you are registered in) and will help you improve your oral communicative skills. For more information and registration, visit: http://www.arabacademy.com/register/speaking For a full course listing of Arab Academy's courses, visit: http://www.arabacademy.com/register/u This is a wonderful opportunity for students of Arabic who wish to improve their oral commuicative skills. I hope that teachers of Arabic would make their students aware of it. Best regards, Sanaa Ghanem, President, Arab Academy, 3 Alif Al-Nabataat Street, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt Tel.: +2 012 218 0305 Web Contact: http://www.arabacademy.com/contact_e.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:56 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:56 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Programs that produce Advanced learners query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From: Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners query I was wondering which Arabic programs in American universities produce Advanced Arabic learners or above? Do you know who is specialist in this area? Thanks for your help Kassem Wahba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:39:04 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:39:04 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARCE Fellowships Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject: -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:sthom11 at emory.edu Subject: This is a reminder that The American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. is accepting applications for its 2006-2007 fellowship competition in the fields of the humanities and humanistic social sciences for study in Egypt until January 5, 2006. Fellowship tenures range from 3 - 4 months minimum depending on the type of fellowship to 12 months maximum. Sources are the State Department, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Fellowships are open to predoctoral students at the dissertation stage, to post-doctoral applicants who are American citizens, and to foreign nationals who have been residing and teaching in the U.S. for at least three years. Restrictions do apply. Please consult our fellowship page>funded fellowships, at www.arce.org. _______________________ Susanne Thomas, Ph.D. Associate Director of U.S. Operations The American Research Center in Egypt Emory University Briarcliff Campus 1256 Briarcliff RD NE Bldg A, Suite 423 W Atlanta, GA 30306 Tel (404) 712-9855 Fax (404) 712 -9849 www.arce.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools Query Any progress on getting Arabic taught in American public high schools? Thanks, --ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Why its hard for Arabic departments to get good help these days Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Why its hard for Arabic departments to get good help these days (or 'just how much is my life worth?") -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:bwheat at aegismep.com Subject: My name is Ben Wheat and I'm the Recruiting Coordinator with Aegis Mission Essential Personnel. Our company is currently offering overseas contract opportunities for Arabic linguists. The positions would be in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and would have a total compensation of $156,000 for qualified individuals. If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at 614-934-1031 or email me at bwheat at aegismep.com. Sincerely, Ben Wheat Recruiting Coordinator Aegis Mission Essential Personnel 4449 Easton Way, 2nd Floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:24 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Book Title: Consonance in the Qur'an Subtitle: A Conceptual, Intertextual and Linguistic Analysis Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Lincom GmbH http://www.lincom-europa.com Author: Hussein Abdul-Raof, University of Leeds Hardback: ISBN: 3895868019 Pages: 243 Price: Europe EURO 98 Abstract: The textual feature of consonance contributes effectively in the conceptual thrust of the text. This book provides an in-depth account of inter and intra-sentence consonance in Arabic. It expounds the impact of contextual and co-textual factors upon the occurrence of the verb, passive participle, active participle, plural of paucity, plural of multitude, the feminine noun, and the phonetic form of a given lexical item. It also expounds rigorously the different levels of linguistic analysis in the light of the modern European linguistic theory of text linguistics. Consonance in the Qur'an provides 11 linguistic levels of analysis as well as 10 sub- levels of Arabic discourse. These include: (i) the grammatical level which accounts for the grammatical features of modification, word order, grammatical form of words, and grammatical functions of words, (ii) the stylistic level which accounts for the stylistic feature of antithesis, shift in cohesive devices, and selection of words, (iii) the lexical level which accounts for lexical variation, (iv) the semantic level which investigates the semantic componential features of words, semantic connectivity among sentences or macro texts, the semantic connectivity between a word and a leitmotif, and the collocation of concepts, (v) the phrase level which deals with the occurrence of refrains, (vi) the contextual level which accounts for the impact of context on the juxtaposition of leitmotifs, (vii) the co-textual level which accounts for the grammatical construction, stylistic variation, the ad hoc selection of words, and morphological form of words, (viii) the thematic level which investigates the linear order of themes, (ix) the letter and word level which accounts for stylistic symmetry and rhyme phrases, (x) the level of formulaic expressions, and (xi) the phonetic level which accounts for phonological features of words. This book is a vital source for linguistics and Islamic studies students and for researchers. It provides empirical textual, grammatical, semantic, stylistic, and phonetic analysis of Arabic. Detailed analysis of the notions of conceptual sequentiality and intertextuality are given with numerous examples. Consonance in the Qur'an investigates linguistic structuring at the micro and macro levels of Arabic. In order to show the reader how conceptual and intertextual links are maintained within a text, this book provides a textual bird's-eye view of the thematic and leitmotif compartments which are the constituent units of the macro text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:30 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:30 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Salih's Season revisited Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Salih's Season revisited -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:srpkole at EUnet.yu Subject:Salih's Season revisited A revised Serbian translation of Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North was out the last month by Clio, Belgrade 2005 (ISBN 86-7102-196-3, hardcover, 154+17 pg's, see http://www.knjizara.co.yu). After comparing no less than six different original editions in order to attune the translation to the most accurate of them, the one printed by Dar al-Jeel, Beirut 1997 has been picked, for it contains all those little slices of the text missing in the host of other Arabic issues (some of them being probably pirate). The new translation has eventually been compared sentence by sentence with Johnson-Davies' English translation authorized by Salih himself, and the previous version (published by Clio, Belgrade 2000) was improved in many details. Like the 1st edition, which was sold out in less than a year (a little miracle for today's Serbia, and much more so as it was the very first presentation of an "obscure" Arab author, not a one freshly decorated with a Nobel, or Booker's), the new edition is also equipped with an extended afterword entitled "Velika reka tece na sever" (The Great River Runs to the North). Between the other additions it explains the origin of the proverb "waafaqa shann Tabaqa", giving the necessary support to a more faithful translation of that somewhat opaque piece of the original text. This proverb appears twice in Chapter 2, in a changed form (shana [instead of shann, with an alif maqSuura, quite likely a typo, but repeated in every edition] ya3rif mata yulaaqii Tabaqa), which puzzles even the native Arab reader. This obviously was one reason that it was both times simply neglected in the otherwise most scrupulous English translation. However, I don't know whether anybody had ever pointed out to this omission. (In my 1st translation I attempted "replacing" it by a Serbian proverb of akin meaning, without any comments.) The afterword also contains an extended comment on the Russian translation made in more than a free manner, to say the least, by professor Vladimir Shagal' (Sezon palomnichestva na Sever, Moskva 1977), arguing what Shagal' himself declared about his own translation in a superb, or, better, exaggaratedly embellished classical Arabic style (cf. his article "al- Tayyib SaaliH wa riwaayatuhu mawsim al-hijra 'ila al-shimaal", in shu'uun 'adabiyya 11/1990, pg's 74--80). Best regards, Srpko Lestaric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:39:01 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:39:01 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UVA-Yarmouk Summer Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:UVA-Yarmouk Summer Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:asd2d at cms.mail.virginia.edu Subject:UVA-Yarmouk Summer Arabic Program UVA-YARMOUK SUMMER ARABIC PROGRAM LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION *LOWER INTERMEDIATE: -Four hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 8 credits. -Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit -Prerequisite: one year of college-level Arabic or the equivalent -Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University *UPPER INTERMEDIATE: -Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 6 credits. -Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit -Media Arabic: Optional (See ADVANCED below) -Prerequisite: two years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent -Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University *ADVANCED: -Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week and language laboratory: 6 credits -Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit -Media Arabic (radio, television, newspapers and magazines): 1 credit -Prerequisite: three years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent -Specially prepared materials will be provided at Yarmouk University *ISLAMICS ARABIC: -This new level will expose advanced students to the language of religious texts, both classical and modern. It will also incorporate print and electronic materials focusing on Islamic themes. -Three hours of classroom instruction per day, five days a week: 6 credits -Jordanian Dialect/Conversation: 1 credit -Prerequisite: four years of Arabic or academic equivalent PLACEMENT An applicant?s final level will be determined by the following: -Placement test taken in Irbid -The number of years of college-level Arabic or the equivalent that an applicant has completed -An interview to be administered once the participants arrive at Yarmouk University COST $4,100* *includes: round trip international transportation New York-Amman- Irbid, tuition and fees, room, two Program-sponsored educational excursions, transportation, hotel lodging and entry fees into the archaeological sites during the Program-sponsored trips. But does NOT include meals, health/accident insurance, incidentals, transportation between the student?s home and Kennedy Airport, or Amman Airport exit fee. DATES Tuesday 13 June - Saturday 12 August* *Participants must travel in a group and must attend a mandatory orientation session in New York on June 13. APPLICATION INFORMATION -a US $35.00 nonrefundable application fee is due with the application -an application can be obtained on the Program website at http:// www.virginia.edu/arabic/yarmuk_program.htm -for more information, contact: UVAYARMK at virginia.edu Phone: (434) 982-2304 Fax: (434) 924-6977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Dec 15 16:38:36 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:38:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 15 Dec 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 15 Dec 2005 From:akram_khater at ncsu.edu Subject:New Ad for Arabic Job at NCSU [Akram informs me that the details have changed, so please re-read even if you've already seen this.] Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures seeks applicants for tenure-track appointment in Arabic language and literature or linguistics beginning August 2006. Native or near-native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), one dialect, and English required. PhD in Arabic or Middle East Studies required. Candidates should have a strong commitment to research and interest in teaching all levels of Arabic, experience in teaching Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial Arabic, and be able to teach Arabic literature in translation. Send letters of interest, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and dossier with at least 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Ruth V. Gross, Head, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Box 8106, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8106. Screening begins on Jan. 25, 2006. NC State University is a land- grant, Research I, Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution. In its commitment to diversity and equality, NCSU seeks applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and all persons without regard to sexual orientation. For ADA Accommodations: Debora Godfrey/ 919.515.2475 debora_godfrey at ncsu.edu -------------------- Akram Khater Director of Middle East Studies Program Associate Professor of History Box 8108 NCSU Raleigh, NC 27695-8108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 15 Dec 2005