Arabic-L:PEDA&LIT:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture

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Date: 24 Feb 2006
From:burt at usna.edu
Subject:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture

Call for Submissions:

Al-`Arabiyyah, announces a call for submissions on the theme of  
Literature in Curricula for Arabic Language and Culture:

Over the course of the last twenty five years the dominant pedagogy  
in Arabic language instruction has been marked by a distinct shift in  
emphasis from literature-centered curricula with lingering ties to  
the grammar-translation method to more proficiency centered  
methodologies.   As the new pedagogies mature, as well as the  
generations of students trained therein, many colleagues have found  
the need to reconsider the critical relationship of literature to the  
teaching of Arabic language and culture curricula to give their  
students a more profound understanding of the relationship between  
language and society.   Therefore, we are issuing this call for  
papers related to the use, place and (re)integration of Arabic  
Literature - ancient, modern, contemporary and colloquial - into any  
and all stages of learning Arabic Language and Culture.  Discussion  
of particular pieces, genres, and styles of literature, and their  
successful or problematic reception by students at various stages of  
language acquisition and cultural awareness is particularly  
encouraged.   What cultural discussions do specific pieces of  
literature invite?   What particular pedagogical and learning  
challenges are involved in teaching specific genres or periods of  
literature in the light of the new prevailing pedagogies?   How might  
literature be used to teach grammar, syntax, and other aspects of  
language.  The detailed examination and methodological treatment of  
specific Arabic literary texts used is also welcome, as are  
submissions addressing the teaching of culture through literature in  
itself, even if a language instruction component is not involved.

The articles selected will appear in volume 39 (2006) of Al-`Arabiyyah.

Deadline for submissions:   September 15th, 2006
Guidelines for submission of manuscripts are one the web at
http://www.wm.edu/aata/alarabiyya.php

Please send submissions to either our guest editor for this volume,  
Rachid Aadnani of Wellesley, or to the journal's editor, Clarissa Burt:

Dr. Rachid Aadnani				Clarissa Burt, Editor
Guest Editor of al-`Arabiyyah		Editor of al-`Arabiyyah
Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies   		Language Studies
Wellesley College				U.S. Naval Academy
106 Central Street				589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C
Wellesley, MA 02481				Annapolis, MD 21402
USA						USA

Email:  raadnani at wellesley.edu		Email:  burt at usna.edu
Office: (781) 283-2916			Office:  (410) 293-6353
Fax: (781 235-0788				Fax: (410) 293-2729
		
Al-`Arabiyyah, , the annual journal of the American Association of  
Teachers of Arabic, serving scholars in the U.S. and abroad,  
publishes scholarly articles and reviews which contribute to the  
advancement of study, criticism, research, teaching, and pedagogical  
methodology in the fields of Arabic language, linguistics, literature  
and culture.   Translations of significant texts in Arabic are also  
considered for publication.  We continue to welcome papers in  
English, Arabic and, occasionally, French on all these themes.    
Papers deemed outside of the special theme of volume 39 (2006) will  
be considered for publication in other forthcoming volumes of the  
journal, including volume 38 (2005) and volume 40 (2007).

Any questions, editorial inquiries or books for review may be  
directed to the editor,

Clarissa Burt , Editor
Al-`Arabiyyah Journal
c/o Language Studies
U.S. Naval Academy
589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C
Annapolis, MD 21402
USA

Email: burt at usna.edu
Office:  (410) 293-6353
Fax:  (410) 293-2729

Reviews of books, and review correspondence may be directed to our  
book review editor:

Dr. Alan Kaye
Dept. of English & Linguistics
California State University
Fullerton, CA 92834
U.S.A.

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