From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:16 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:16 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response 2) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 3) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 4) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 5) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:AyoubyK at dearborn.k12.mi.us Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response TaHiyyaat, Arabic is taught as AFL in two Dearborn (Michigan) high schools and at some middle schools, while there is an elementary level (bilingual Arabic/Enlgish program, called, "yalla"). The problem of teaching at the high school (or any public school for that matter) is not only a one of desire on the part of local school boards/administrations to include it in their foreign language programming, but also it is an issue of competence--especially now. Now more than ever, under the requirements of "No Child Left Behind Act", teachers must possess high proficiency in their taught fields. Thus, not only teachers must be certified (i.e., licensed to teach in their area of specialty), but now must show high level of competence. Of course, there aren't any AFL programs in the country that are preparing teachers--(with the exception of Dr. Mahdi AlOsh's work at OSU, but I don't know if there is any new developments on that front.) In Michigan, I have been working with a small group to get Arabic noticed at the State Board of Education level. In deed, I have some good news. The small ad hoc committee will soon be expanded to include whom ever wishes to be identified with the cause of Arabic in the public schools, and will be working on a plan to present to the State Board of Education to add Arabic as a certificatable language in Michigan (which, then, will be the impetus/motivation for Arabic language departments in our state (we hope) to focus on preparing teachers in colloboration with schools/colleges of education, usually the competent authorities (in conjuction with the state department of education) to recommend certification. This past week, I was part of a national panel that conducted an "Objectives Review" for formulating testing standards for the certification of world language teachers. This was part of a collaborative effort between my state and a national stadards testing company that creates standarized tests for the above purpose throughout the country. Competence in Arabic (and other LCTLs) along with the usually taught languages will be tested in prospective teachers before being certified in Michigan in accordance with ACTFL standards, (thus, if Arabic ACTFL standards need to be reconsidered as one posting suggested, it is time to do so now). The testing formulation is in process right now and will be completed with in a year to 18 months. At any rate, teachers in Michigan soon will be tested (in accordance with new standards) in content area (the Five Skills) as well as in pedagogy. It is highly important that AFL professionals and departments start thinking more (in terms of research, curriculum development, etc. ) about Arabic pedagogy. And, I do mean pedagogy, not adult education, which is what most programming is geared to, e.g., al-kitab, EMSA, Ahalan wa Sahlan, etc. I do hope this information will motivate some to work in that direction. Alf Salaam, Kenneth ******************************************************** Kenneth K. Ayouby, DEd, CALJ Student Services Liaison/Hearing Officer Executive Editor, The Dearborn Educator Department of Special Programs & Student Services Administrative Service Center Dearborn Public Schools 18700 Audette St. Dearborn, MI 48126 Telephone: (313)-827-3005 Fax: (313)-827-3133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I was told by the Michigan Department of Education that Arabic is taught in about 20 public schools and more than 25 charter, Islamic and Arab Community schools. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response Michael I only know about private accredited schools in California in particular where I was training the AFL teachers and helping in designing the curriculum for two years. There are more than 12 schools with more than 40 teachers in LA, Santa Monica, Irvine, Passadina etc. Some of these teachers are ACTFL members now and are participating in language conferences in the USA. I hope that somebody is helping in this area in the public high schools. Best regards, Nagwa Hedayet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 4) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response The issue of Arabic in high schools is an interesting query. Thank you Michael for raising it. Here is some information on some relevant development. Lately the interest in Arabic for grades K-12 has received great attention. Arabic National Standard for K-16 has officially been announced in Baltimore (Nov. 20, 05) during ACTFL convention. A dedicated website is under construction for Arabic K-12 www.arabick12.org by the National Capital Language Resource Center www.nclrc.org AATA is showing great enthusiasm to continue its support to those on going efforts and to promote Arabic in K-12 levels. Dr. Jerry Lampe, current President of AATA, collaborated with NCLRC and invited K-12 teachers for lunch during MESA. Representatives of K-12 teachers made presence in AATA sponsored panel in MESA and introduced themselves to the AATA members attending the panel. Along the theme of interest in Arabic at the pre-college level, Concordia Language Villages http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/ has announced the official launching of its Arabic Village http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/arabic/default.asp I recommend checking out their website for further information. The above events indicate how much interest Arabic is gaining nationwide. It is expected that high schools will soon be hiring qualified teachers in response to the demand on learning Arabic. Muhammad S. Eissa, Ph. D. President, EISSA & ASSOCIATES, Inc. Arabic and Islamic Consulting & Education 2020 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Ph. (847) 869-4775 Fax. (847) 869-4773 E.MAIL: eissa at comcast.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 5) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:GSalib at aol.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I teach Arabic in an American High Public School. The school is offering Arabic this year for the first time. Galila Salib MA TAFL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Website and contact info below. M.S.Omri Lecturer in Arabic Director, Centre for Mediterranean Studies Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies Stocker Road Exeter EX4 4ND United Kingdom tel. (+ 44) 1392 264 038 Fax.(+ 44) 1392 264 035 E-mail m.s.omri at exeter.ac.uk Website: http://www.ex.ac.uk/iais ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:European Programs response Welcome to Middle Eastern Studies http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/SubjectAreas/MiddleE asternStudies/ For more than a hundred years, Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Manchester has been a major centre in Britain for the study of languages, history, religions, literatures and cultures of the Middle East. 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The tag and everything revisited: The case of u-kull?i in Arabic By Mohammed Farghal and Madeline Haggan http://www.extenza-eps.com/WDG/doi/abs/10.1515/mult.2005.24.4.399? alertId=1178&userId=144184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:11 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:11 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic-English Parallel Corpora response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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-English Parallel Corpora response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:maamouri at ldc.upenn.edu Subject:Arabic-English Parallel Corpora response The Linguistic Data Consortium of the University of Pennsylvania has Arabic-English Parallel Corpora --distributed to member universities and labs. Check the available titles at the following wesite: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:14 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:14 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Programs that produce Advanced learners response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners response The Arabic program at the University of Michigan offers MA and Ph.d degrees in Arabic Language, Literature and Linguistics in addition to an MA in TAFL. Our Arabic 501 and 502 courses are designed for Advanced Arabic students (academic track) and the sequence of Arabic 409-410:Advanced Business Arabic is intended for students, members of the business community and government personnel. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:53 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Textbook:Discovering Texts from Classical Arabic Literature -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:katia.zakharia at mom.fr Subject:New Book:Discovering Texts from Classical Arabic Literature Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature/ Bidaayat al-talab fii ktishaaf qadiim al-adab Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature is a textbook (with a ten hours' recording of exercises featured on a CD-Rom) for students who are learning Arabic as a foreign language, and who wish to master literary texts of the classical period, and improve their language skills at the same time. Yet, this textbook can also be used by teachers in language as well as in literature classes. The available exercises may serve as texts for oral and written comprehension and expression classes, but they may also offer a useful and efficient preparation for further studies in literary history or literary analysis. Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature fills a gap in the available teaching material for Arabic as a foreign language, in so far as it specifically emphasizes all the mechanisms involved in reading aloud or in silent reading. Should you wish to receive a pdf file of the table of contents as well as a sample of exercises and texts, feel free to write to Katia.Zakharia at mom.fr Price : Book and CD-Rom : 21 Euros + Postage (the textbook is on sale at Pascal.Cuziol at ens-lsh.fr OR http://www.ens-lsh.fr/ formationcontinue/ila/pdf/BDCIla.pdf Katia Zakharia Professeur des Universités Université Lumière Lyon 2-France Faculté des Langues Département d'Etudes Arabes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:[from LINGUIST] Subject:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition Title: Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course w/MP3 files, 2nd Edition Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics Series Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589011066 Author: Karin C. Ryding, Georgetown University Author: David Mehall, University of Maryland Paperback: ISBN: 1589010604 Pages: 400 Price: U.S. $ 39.95 Comment: w/ MP3 Files Abstract: This new edition, updated and with additional exercises, equips those who work, travel, and study in Arab countries with an educated form of spoken Arabic that functions flexibly in the face of various regional colloquial variants in the Arab world. Because the Arabic language has a number of very different spoken vernaculars, being able to speak and be understood in all Arab countries has become a challenge for English speakers. Ryding and Mehall have designed a course that teaches a standardized variant of spoken Arabic that is close to, but more natural than, the literary Modern Standard Arabic. With a non-grammar-based approach, this book fosters communicative competence in Arabic on all levels and develops speaking proficiency without abandoning Arabic script. It has proven to be clear, effective, and relevant to the needs of Americans living and working in the Arab East. Task-based lessons feature basic dialogues between Americans and Arabs, explanations of new structures, vocabulary expansion, and exercises; and provide gradual access to the sounds and script of Arabic by emphasizing listening and reading comprehension first, then slowly adding oral exercises and activities until the student has achieved basic proficiency. Not intended for self-instruction for beginners, Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course with MP3 Files assumes some previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic script and phonology, and previous or simultaneous instruction in orthography. This new edition includes a CD of MP3 audio exercises that are keyed to the text and drill students on listening and speaking. Lessons cover topics including: Heads of State Cities and Countries Official Titles Geography Systems of Government Lost Luggage Getting Acquainted Establishing Common Ground Seeking and Giving Information Personal Needs and Family Handling Problems Eating Out Bargaining and Buying ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:48 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Ph.D. program at UofA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Ph.D. program at UofA -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:New Ph.D. program at UofA Dear Colleagues, In addition to the SLAT Program Martha Schulte has announced in an earlier message, the Department of Near Eastern Studies is currently working on developing a Ph. D. track in the linguistics of Near Eastern Languages in collaboration with our colleagues in the Linguistics Department. Please circulate this announcement to students who you believe are interested and qualified. Applications for admission and financial aid (two separate forms) may be obtained from Jennifer Columbus at (520) 621-8013 or . We offer teaching assistantships in Arabic, Persian and Turkish; requests for assistantships in Hebrew will be directed to the Judaic Studies Program. Students may also apply for a FLAS fellowship from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies to strengthen their focus language, or satisfy the requirement for a second Middle Eastern language. Please check CMES's website at www.cmes.arizona.edu. Deadline for FLAS applications is February 7. The Department of Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce a new Ph. D. program in the Linguistics of Near Eastern Languages to begin fall 2006. We invite qualified students to apply by February 7, 2006. Below is a preliminary proposal to be finalized in January, prior to our Academic program review in February. For questions or additional information, please contact me at or call (520) 621-8629. 1. General Description The Ph.D. program in the linguistics of Middle Eastern languages is designed for students interested in an in-depth investigation of one or more of the Middle Eastern languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Turkish from a theoretical, empirical, pedagogical, or sociocultural perspective, including but not limited to the following areas of specialization: O empirical analysis of the phonology, morphology, or syntax of Near Eastern languages O regional and social varieties of Near Eastern languages O Near Eastern languages in social and political contexts O historical and contemporary study of Near Eastern languages. The program provides students with training in research methods and analysis, and features discussions on current debates on Middle Eastern languages and their varieties within regional and national contexts; thereby accommodating both students interested in Ph.D. research and students with primary interest in language pedagogy. The program is structured to feature the expertise of the participating faculty members, all of whom are engaged in active research in the field of linguistics. 2. Admission Requirements The standard admission requirements are a B.A. degree in NES, Linguistics, or related field, and satisfaction of the Graduate Record Examination. International students need to satisfy only the TOEFL requirement. 3. Course Structure The program will involve several components. Students are required to take a designated number of units from each components as stated below. A comprehensive list of all the components and the courses within each are found in Section 4. In the first year of the program, students will be required to take the core linguistics courses in phonology, syntax and morphology to cover the basic elements of linguistic analysis, in addition to completing courses in sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and cultural anthropology. NES 595d is required the first semester of study, on par with graduate students in other NES tracks. The student continues to take the 500-level required courses; in the spring of the second year (fourth semester), the student must complete a professionalism and prelim courses in preparation for their prelim paper (in lieu of an M. A. thesis). At this stage, the student will be subject to a programmatic evaluation to determine their eligibility to continue into the Ph.D. phase. Students who have already obtained an M.A. from other institutions will be evaluated for their eligibility for the Ph.D. phase of the program. Upper level seminars and elective courses will be completed the third year. An oral comprehensive examination emphasizing the student's breadth of knowledge in both major and minor areas will be held during the sixth semester. Students should be ready with their dissertation proposal defense by the end of the seventh semester. 4. The Curriculum O. Language component (0 Units) This component is a prerequisite for the program: a minimum of three years (6 semesters) of a language of the Middle East is required. Students may satisfy the language requirement concurrently with their graduate work, but credits from these language courses will not count toward the degree. I. Cultural component (6 units) Choose two of the following O Sociolinguistics- Language & Society of the Middle East O Cultural anthropology O Language and Gender O Other;possibly History or Islamic Studies; selected in consultation with committee II. Basic/Theoretical linguistics component (15 Units) O Linguistics 503 (Syntax I) O Linguistics 510 (Phonology I) O Linguistics 535 (Morphology) Choose two of the following structure courses: O New course: Structure of Near Eastern Languages; co-taught by Farwaneh, Karimi, Ussishkin, and Wedel. O Courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish Linguistics O TAFL: Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, to be cross-listed with SLAT and Linguistics. O A teaching methods course with emphasis on Less Commonly Taught Languages. III. Research component (7 Units) O NES 595D: Approaches, Themes, and Controversies in Near Eastern Studies O Professionalism course O Prelim course (3 Units) IV. 600-level (seminar) component (6 Units) Seminars: 2 required (6 units) o Structure of Iranian languages o Structure of Hebrew o Arabic dialects o Diglossia o Jewish languages o Issues in Language politics (possibly Language Planning and Policy LRC 795) o Philosophy of language V. Minor (9 Units) Can be in Linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, Anthro, LRC, or any related field approved by the Graduate Committee. Total Coursework Hours: 43 VI Dissertation Requirements (18 Units) Dissertation Requirement. The dissertation amounts to credit for two semesters of full-time work. Registration for eighteen units of dissertation credit (NES 920) is required during the dissertation stage with a maximum of nine units in any given semester. Total: 61 units Samira Farwaneh Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics Department of Near Eastern Studies Department of Linguistics Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program Louise Foucar Marshall Building 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440 PO BOX 210158B University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158B Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012 Fax: (520) 621-2333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:55 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:RSS news feed for Linguists Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:RSS news feed for Linguists -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:webmaster at inttranews.net Subject:RSS news feed for Linguists Rouen, France: Inttranews (www.inttranews.net), the news site for linguists, is part of a new generation of news feeds, sourcing and supplying articles that are of genuine interest to readers. New information and communication technology and the Internet have enabled access to a vast amount of data and documents, many of them by means of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, which can be placed on a website and are updated with news items whenever the source site is updated. Because standard RSS feeds are entirely automated, however, they have resulted in an “information overload“: 99% of the information is useless in the sense it bears no relation to individual readers, who must spend precious time searching and sorting for information of genuine interest, concern or use. The reason is simple: no computer is capable of deciding whether an article is of genuine interest or not, on the one hand because our criteria are context-related and can change from one moment to the next, and partly because the interest- content ratio is a sliding scale, not a pre-determined proportion. Inttranews, designed for and read by more than 13,000 professional linguists each month, overcomes these handicaps by applying linguistic rules developed in-house to source articles, and by calling on the skills and experience of human editors to sort the articles sourced by Internet search engines. Now Inttranews has gone one step further towards a fully-targeted news service, by providing a multi-level RSS feed: readers can select the categories of articles they wish to receive within the general theme of news on languages and linguists. Inttranews can be syndicated, free of charge, by any website interested in languages and linguists, either as a general RSS feed, as a categorical news feed (in both cases with text only), or using i- frame technology for image and text content. 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HTT s.a. 216, route de Neufchâtel, 76420 Bihorel, France ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:46 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Dictionary query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Dictionary query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:ben.bloomgren at asu.edu Subject:Online Dictionary query Assalaamu `aleykum. Which would be the best dictionary(ies) to use online for Arabic? I have used the one at sakhr.org, but its weaknesses are many as is the case with any manmade item. What is your recommendation? Ben PS. I like the SemArch site, but it doesn't have samples from the gulf, Najd or Hijaz as far as I can see. I love to hear the different flavors of Arabic. Shukran. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:03 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:reembassiouney at hotmail.com Subject:New Book:Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. Dear All, My book is out now entitled: Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. Evidence from Monologues. published by Brill. The book deals with code-switching, diglossia and discourse functions and has a large appendix with real data. Reem Bassiouney Assistant Professor University of Utah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:59 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines response and invitation Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:elgibali at umd.edu Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines response > Why hasn't anyone updated the guidelines since 1989? An Excellent question. At MESA I raised the same question at my talk. In the next few days, I will be submitting a proposal to AATA to approach ACTFL about a joint project to do just that. Should any of my colleagues wish to join this effort, please drop me a line. With best wishes, Alaa Elgibali ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 22:04:58 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Sources on American Figures and Programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Sources on American Figures and Programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:moderator Subject:Needs Sources on American Figures and Programs A European scholar has done a piece on the major figures and programs in Arabic Language Studies (linguistics, philology, etc.) in Europe in the 20th Century, and would like to do a companion piece on the same in the US and Canada. He has asked me to ask you if there are any written sources on this topic, any review articles that deal with the major programs or major figures of the field. I will forward all responses on to him, and post them as well. I don't think I want to post any nominations from the field for such status (the 20th century seems too close for that), but if any of you want to do more than make a single nomination, i.e. come up with a proposed list of major figures and programs, particularly for the first 50 years of the century, I would be happy to post that. Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:32 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:32 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARCE Deadline extended till today Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:ARCE Deadline extended till today -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From: sthom11 at emory.edu Subject:ARCE Deadline extended till today Dear Colleagues: The American Research Center in Egypt is extending its deadline for = receipt of applications for the 2006-2007 fellowship award competition = until Friday, January 13. If you are sending an application via FedEx = or UPS, please do not indicate that the package must be signed for as it = will most likely be returned to you. Also note that we will accept = recommendations by email if necessary, *provided that the recommender = gives complete information including title, rank, university and full = contact information.* Feel free to contact this office if there are questions. _______________________ 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: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:39 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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 response 2) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:bannous at sprynet.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I have implemented two Arabic programs in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the high school level. One is taught by a colleague and the other is taught by my third and fourth level students from the Louisiana state university. This has been going on for three years and I started to receive freshmen at LSU with at least a year of Arabic, which help them skip one or two beginning levels. The response is great and most of the students expressed the necessity to distance themselves from the ritual languages offered like French and Spanish. Hatem Bachar Director, Arabic Program Louisiana State University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response SALAMAAT: This is to confirm that The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan has been offering an MA Degree in Teaching Arabic as A Foreign Language since 1979. We are currently working with the School of Education to expand the MA in TAFL to include Certification. Raji Rammuny Professor of Arabic and Applied Linguistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:48 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu Subject:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts EXCELLENT ADVENTURES IN TRANSLATION By Michael B. Schub (aka Dhuu as-Sawwaabiq `alaa `ahdi-hi s-saabiq)) (#1) G. Orwell’s Animal Farm:[1] “[All the pigeons, to the number of thirty-five,] flew to and fro over the men’s heads and muted upon them from mid-air; and while the men were dealing with this…” Facing Arabic translation: / yaTiiru dhahaaban wa-iyaaban fawqa ru’uusi r-rijaal. wa-fii-maa kaana r-rijaalu yu`aajiluuna dhaalika…/. The “Source Text” phrase “and muted upon them from mid-air” is omitted in the “Target Text.” Legitimate causes for “translation by omission [not ‘muting’]” is given by Dickens, et al. in their Thinking Arabic Translation.[2] Wa-maa ra’yu-kum? (1a) Perhaps the mirror image of this process (what linguists call ‘the Bizarro World View’) is found in Orwell 261 end: “They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s [a Britishism],” which is translated on the facing page as /inna-hum ya’khudhuuna Bokser ilaa taajiri l-Hayawaanaati l-haziilati li-dhabHi-hi wa-taqdiimi-hi Ta`aaman lil-kilaab/. (#2) In a bilingual ad for Lâncome perfume, the French:[3] “Tue es le grand soleil qui me montre `a la tête [ You are the great sunlight that goes to my head], the Arabic has: / anti nuur sh-shamsu l- ladhii yasrii fii damii kal-Hamiim/. The last word is intended to convey “a close friend,” but those familiar with this expression in the Qur’an will note that there it is also used in the sense of “the boiling hot water that the sinners in Hellfire will have to drink as part of their punishment.” Shmeckt nisht (it doesn’t smell right).[4] (#3) Impressive big words. Dickens, Thinking Arabic Translation: [5] “In such cases, compensation does not come into the reckoning. For example, faraash in Arabic covers includes both ‘moths’ and butterflies.’ In English (that is to say, it is a hyperonym of ‘moth’ and ‘butterfly’…) accordingly, one would expect an Arabic entomological book title al-faraash to be translated into English as “Moths and Butterflies’, or as ‘Butterflies and Moths’. In either case, there is no question of compensation being involved here.” If one opens H. al-Karmi’s humongous Al-Mughnii al-Akbar,[6] one should take especial care not to flutter by the full-color plate facing p. 182 entitled “Butterflies and Moths / al-faraash wal- `uthth.” Given Mr. Dickens mite-sized acquaintance with debugging, perhaps he should come out of his cocoon and study some Semitic word origins, an activity he would no doubt call “entymology (sic):” The irrefragable proof of this is found in The Arabic Language.[7] (#4) Snow and ice. In Orwell, vowel signs are almost never used. Thus /bard/ = “cold;”[8] /nafs/ = “self; selfsame; soul,” several times. Notable exceptions: (a) /baradun thumma thalj fa- jaliid qaasin/ = “…sleet and snow, and then…a hard frost [sic],”[9] where the first and last words only are vocalized: the first, properly “hail [collective]” to contrast it to /bard/ = “cold.” (b) /ma`a taHarruk nafasi-h/ = “…stirred and rustled in his breath,”[10] where the final word is vocalized to distinguish it from /nafs/. It looks like we still have to rely on those hearty vowels.[11] (#5) Lord, what fools these mortals be! G. Bergsträsser wrote a book about the Semitic languages in the most cryptically incondite German prose imaginable.[12] An English translation followed.[13] In the former, the author translates the Ge’ez (Old Ethiopic) broken plural /anaaqeS/ correctly, as “Tore (= gates”).[14] The English version, however, is “fools.”[15] In German, Tor, pl. Tore is “gate;” Tor, pl. Toren is “fool.” (#6) Don’t ask: /kaana Z-Zalaamu daamisan/ = “it got really dark” is rendered “oppression was in hiding.”[16] O my Lolita! I have only words to play with. yaa faraashatii, `uudii `uudii ilaa firaashii l-muriiHi l-murii`. [1] Orwell, George. Animal Farm (English-Arabic). Bierut 1999. 88, 89 top. [2] Dickens, J. et al. Thinking Arabic Translation. London 2002. 23. [3] Hervey, S. and I. Higgins. Thinking French Translation. 2nd ed. London and NY 2002. 83. [4] See Krystal, Alex in latest American Scholar. [5] TAT 48 top. [6] Al-Karmii, H. Al-Mughnii al-Akbar. Beirut 1987. (Eng.==>Ar., 1710 pp.) [7] Chejne, Anwar G. Tha Arabic Language. Minneapolis 1969. 105 mid. [8] Orwell 240 mid. [9] Same. 158, 159 top. [10] Same. 214, 215 end. See Kaye, Alan S. JSS [= Journal of Semitic Studies]. L/1. Spring 2005. 189, note 109. [11] Note misprints in Ryding, K. C. A Referene Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic. Cambridge 2005: (1) */badalat-un/ for / badlatun/ = “suit [of clothes]” 271 mid; (2) */ashhuur/ [Ar. script] for /ashhur/ = “months” 290 top; (3) */ka-`umar-in/ for / ka-`umar#/ or /ka-`umara/ = “ like Omar [Sharif]” 374 mid; (4) / tanmuu/ “they grow” spelled with an otiose alif at the end, [12] Bergsträsser, G. Einfüring in die semitischen Sprachen. Munich 1963. [13] Trans. Daniels, P. T. Introduction to the Semitic Languages. Winona Lake, Indiana. 1983. [14] 102 end. [15] 125 mid. [16] Badawi, E. et al. Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar. London and NY 2004. 277 top. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes for the new year Kassem Wahba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:louzgane at ualberta.ca Subject:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel Dear colleagues Here is a cfp that I thought might interest you. If you have any questions, please drop me a line. With my best wishes for the new year. Lahoucine Ouzgane CFP: Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel (collection) Contributions are sought for a collection of essays on teaching the Middle Eastern and North African novel. The volume is divided into two main sections: the first devoted to theoretical approaches and the second to the different course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught; the volume will also include a section on teaching resources. One-page abstracts and brief bios are invited by July 1, 2006; selected contributors will then be asked to submit complete essays by February 1, 2007. Queries welcome: Prof. Lahoucine Ouzgane Dept of English & Film Studies University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2E5 780.492.7828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:07:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:07:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info 20th Arabic Linguistics Society Symposium Conference location March 3, 2006 Bernhard Center (2nd floor) 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 http://www.wmich.edu/bernhard/ March 4-5, 2006 Sprau Tower (10th floor) http://www.pp.wmich.edu/buildings/043.html Campus maps: http://www.pp.wmich.edu/buildings/043.html More information: http://www.wmich.edu/sub/visitors.html Travel Driving directions to campus: http://www.wmich.edu/admi/maps.html The nearest airport to Western Michigan University is Kalamazoo/ Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) serving frequent flights from Chicago, Detroit and various Canadian cities. http://www.azoairport.com/ Western Michigan University Can be reached by train or bus http://user.mc.net/~louisvw/depot/kaz-mc/kaz-mc.htm http://www.amtrak.com/ http://www.indiantrails.com/ For more travel information: http://www.kalamazoomi.com/ Accommodation The following hotels have reserved a block of rooms for the ALS participants The Radisson Plaza Hotel 100 West Michigan Avenue (downtown Kalamazoo) (269) 343-3333 http://www.radisson.com/kalamazoomi Holiday Inn - West 2747 South 11th Street (off Stadium Drive near US-131) (269) 375-6000 http://www.kalamazooholidayinn.com/index.htm The Oaklands (Campus residence) http://www.wmich.edu/oaklands/index.html For information about more hotels: http://www.wmich.edu/sub/hotels.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Browsing through the back issues of _al-`Arabiyya : journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic_ [ISSN: 0889-8731], and the publication that preceeded it, _al-Nashrah_, might also be useful. william. -- William J. Kopycki Middle East Studies Bibliographer Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center University of Pennsylvania 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 tel 215.898.2196 fax 215.898.0559 kopycki at pobox.upenn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:41 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CAPA 2006 announcement Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:CAPA 2006 announcement -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:Elizabeth M Bergman < capa at georgetown.edu > Subject:CAPA 2006 announcement The Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) is pleased to announce application deadlines for the Arabic Language Flagship Program (ALF) for the 2006 - 2007 academic year. Dear Colleagues, The deadlines for submission of applications are as follows: 1 February 2006 (NFLI Fellows) 1 June 2006 (all others) We would be grateful if you would post this announcement where students can see it and pass this along to interested colleagues and students. Best wishes for a Happy New Year. With many thanks, Elizabeth M. Bergman Program Director A full-time, year-long intensive Arabic language certificate program designed for professional-level proficiency. Georgetown University invites applications to the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) for the Arabic Language Flagship (ALF) program for the 2006 - 2007 academic year. The Arabic Flagship program is supported by the National Foreign Language Initiative (NFLI) of the National Security Education Program (NSEP). Special features of the program include: - intensive instruction in written Arabic and in spoken Arabic - classes conducted in Arabic - focus on reading, listening and speaking skills - regular testing and feedback - small classes - special course modules designed to meet learner needs - guest presentations by Arabic speaking professionals - summer internships WHO MAY APPLY? This program is open to graduate students, qualified undergraduates, working professionals, and government employees. Students who plan to study in the Arab world in 2007 are especially welcome to apply. For those students who aim to study abroad, note that the GU ALF program forms the first half of a two-year intensive program, the second year of which may be spent at a university in the Arab world. Current arrangements are being made with the University of Damascus, Syria; other sites are also under consideration for the future. The application includes an Arabic proficiency screening test. Those eligible to apply are currently at the ILR 1-1+ (ACTFL "intermediate") level. The goal of the Flagship program is to raise student Arabic skills to the ILR 2+ or 3 level (ACTFL "advanced" or "superior" level). FINANCIAL AID Students may apply for federal funding in the form of fellowships from NFLI, which normally cover the two-year cycle. This funding is especially for those who are highly committed to work for the US federal government. For more information, please visit the NFLI Fellowships website at http://www.aed.org/NFLI. Financial aid may also be available from Georgetown University through the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic. Please see application form (no separate application required). THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2006 IS 1 FEBRUARY 2006 (NFLI FELLOWS) ALL OTHERS, 1 JUNE 2006 For more than 215 years, Georgetown University has stood on the banks of the Potomac River overlooking the nation's capital. Few settings could offer greater intellectual, political or cultural resources. CAPA students will have full access to these resources. They will also take advantage of the many professional, governmental, cultural organizations and events of the Georgetown community and Washington DC area. CAPA STAFF Karin C. Ryding, Project Adviser Sultan Qaboos Professor of Arabic Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D., Program Director Amin Bonnah, Ph.D., Project Adviser for Training and Curriculum Uri Horesh, M.A., Lecturer Jocelyn Owens, M.A., Lecturer For more information, please contact: National Arabic Language Flagship Program Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) Georgetown University PO Box 571129 Washington DC 20057 E-mail: capa at georgetown.edu Telephone: 202.687.3925 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UMich Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:UMich Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:haleja at umich.edu Subject:UMich Summer Program [moderator's note: the formatted aspects of the following message are somewhat garbled, but the content is relatively clear.] 2006 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SUMMER LANGUAGE INSTITUTE The Department of Near Eastern Studies Intensive Business Arabic (325-409/410): Language, Culture and Communication 8 credits Students must register for both courses in this sequence which is offered to students and members of the community who have completed two years of Arabic and wish to continue Arabic study for professional purposes. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to perform well in a variety of situations, both social and business. Colloquial Egyptian Arabic (325-415/416) 6 credits This sequence is offered for students and other members of the community who have completed one year of standard Arabic. It provides extensive oral and communicative practice based on situational dialogues as used by native Egyptian speakers. The basic principles of pronunciation, grammar, and functional vocabulary are emphasized through oral and pattern practice drills. The goal is to develop the ability to communicate with native speakers of Egyptian Arabic with some ease. *Aspects of Egyptian culture will be made familiar to the students in the course of language practice. No prior knowledge of Arabic is required. Tuition and fees Summer tuition and fees will be assessed at the following rates and are subject to change: Michigan Residents Non-Residents U-M Undergraduates Lower Division $1,671 $5,348 Upper Division (guest $1,891 $5,728 or non U-M students) U-M Graduate Students $3,137 $6,367 Not-For-Credit/Program Fee Option: Students who do not require a transcript from the University of Michigan may apply to study intensive Persian or Turkish on a not-for-credit basis. Credits will not be generated and will not be transferable with this enrollment option. Not-for-Credit students will pay a program fee of $1,700.00 for courses listed as 6 credit hours; $2,270.00 for courses listed as 8 credit hours regardless of academic level or residency status, and will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion. Every attempt will be made to award eligible students fellowships or program fee (depending on enrollment status) based upon individual need; FLAS Fellowship funds may be applied to tuition and fees. To be considered for financial aid, applicants must fill out the SLI application and financial aid transcript. Each application will be reviewed individually to determine partial or full tuition awards. The application deadline is April 1, 2002. For an application or additional information, please contact: Todd Huynh thuynh at umich.edu Roberta N. Lowe, SLI Coordinator sli00 at umich.edu Dept. of Near Eastern Studies International Institute University of Michigan University of Michigan 2068 Frieze Building Room 4668 SSWB Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 734-764-314 or fax 734-936-2679 734-764-8571 or fax - 734-763-4765 www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/ Jessica Hale Near Eastern Studies 2068 Frieze Building Desk: (734) 763-4539 Fax: (734) 936-2679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 20 20:24:23 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 20 Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Jan 2006 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:ALS 20 Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Jan 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS 20 Program Twentieth ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic March 3-5, 2006 Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University 410 Sprau Tower Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5338 Phone: 269-387-3001 Fax: 269-387-6333 http://www.wmich.edu/language/ Sponsored by THE ARABIC LINGUISTICS SOCIETY The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State University College of Arts and Sciences College of Education Department of Foreign Languages Department of History Department of Spanish The Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies Western Michigan University Friday, March 3 (Bernhard CENTER) 8.00 – 8.45 Registration 8.45 – 9.00 Welcome remarks & Anniversary speech Mushira Eid, University of Utah 9.00 – 9.30 Lexical processing in two language varieties: An event- related brain potential study of Arabic native speakers Reem khamis-Dakwar & Karen Froud Columbia University 9.30 – 10.00 Imperative in early Arabic child language: Experimental approach Khawla Aljenaie Kuwait University 10.00 – 10.30 The split-INFL hypothesis: Findings from Arabic L2 learners Mohammad Alhawary University of Oklahoma 10.30 – 10.45 BREAK 10.45 – 11.15 A cognitive approach to analyzing demonstratives in Tunisian Arabic Amel Khalfaoui University of Minnesota 11.15 – 11.45 A prosodic feature that invites back-channels in Egyptian Arabic Nigel Ward & Yaffa Al Bayyari University of Texas at El Paso 11.45 – 12.30 Keynote address Mohammad Mohammad University of Texas at Austin Al-Khalil, Sibawaih and Hatta 12.30 – 1.30 BREAK 1.30 – 2.00 Why there is no history of the Arabic language: Part 1, the West Jonathan Owens University of Maryland 2.00 – 2.45 Keynote address Devin Stewart Emory University Colorín Colorado, Cide Hamete Benegeli, and other puzzles: Recent research on the Arabic influence on Spanish 2.45 – 3.00 BREAK 3.00 – 3.45 Keynote address Mushira Eid University of Utah Border crossings: Variation and choice in literary and media Arabic 3.45 – 4.15 Arabic diglossic switching as sets of practices in the media Naima Boussofara Omar University of Kansas 4.15 – 4.45 Language variation and change in Palestinian Arabic Jamal Al-Shareef Al-Azhar University, Gaza 4.45 – 5.00 BREAK 5.00 – 5.30 Covert language attitudes in contemporary Morocco Brahim Chakrani University of Illinois 5.30 – 6.00 Constructing linguistic and social identity in Casablanca: The case of Fessi migrants Atiqa Hachimi University of Florida Saturday, March 4 (Sprau Tower, 10th floor) 9.00 – 9.30 The interaction between morphology and arity operations: Evidence from Standard Arabic Lior Laks Tel-Aviv University, Israel 9.30 – 10.00 An Arabic Wackernagel clitic?: The morphosyntax of negation in Palestinian Arabic Frederick Hoyt University of Texas at Austin 10.00 – 10.30 Productivity of verb formation strategies in Maltese Alina Twist University of Arizona 10.30 – 10.45 Break 10.45 – 11.15 Lenition in Arabic Eiman Mustafawi University of Ottowa, Canada 11.15 – 12.00 Keynote address Jeffrey Heath University of Michigan Stretching ablaut: CCu, CCi, and CCa nouns in Moroccan Arabic 12.00 – 1.00 BREAK 1.00 – 1.30 Hypocoristics revisited: Challenging the centrality of the consonantal Root Samira Farwaneh University of Arizona 1.30 – 2.15 Keynote address Stuart Davis University of Indiana Issues in the phonology of ‘onset-dialects’ of Arabic 2.15 – 2.30 BREAK 2.30 – 3.00 The Verbal Particle Qad in Arabic: Is it a syntactic filler? Maher Bahloul American University of Sharjah, U.A.E 3.00 – 3.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Elabbas Benmamoun 3.45 – 4.15 Adnominal possession in Egyptian Arabic and the interna structure of DPs Usama Soltan University of Maryland 4.15 – 4.45 Reconstruction and islandhood in Jordanian Arabic Nicolas Guilliot & Nouman Malkawi University of Nantes, France 4.45 – 5.00 BREAK 5.00 – 5.30 A Link Grammar parser for Arabic Warren Casbeer, Jon Dehdari, & Deryle Lonsdale Brigham Young University 5.30 – 6.00 Using the Arabic tree bank for lexical semantics Mona Diab & Neal Snider Columbia University & Stanford University SUNDAY, March 5 (Sprau Tower, 10th floor) 9.00 – 9.30 A morphological analyzer for MSA and the Arabic dialects Nizar Habash & Owen Rambow Columbia University 9.30 – 10.15 Keynote address Dilworth Parkinson Brigham Young University ArCorpus.byu.edu: Making Arabic corpora available to students and researchers on the web 10.15 – 10.45 A new implementation practice in building linguistic concept-based IR systems. Hayder Al-Ameed, Shaikha Al-Ketbi, Amna Al-Kaabi, Khadija Al-Shebli, Naila Al-Shamsi, Noura Al-Nuaimi, & Shikha Al-Muhairi U.A.E University, U.A.E 10.45 – 11.00 break 11.00 – 11.45 Keynote address Mona Diab Columbia University Automatic semantic ambiguity resolution in MSA and dialectal Arabic 11.45 – 12.15 Implementing an Arabic Resource Grammar for GF Ali El Dada & Aarne Ranta Göteborg University, Sweden 12.15 – 1.00 Keynote address Bushra Zawaydeh & Tom Emerson Basis Technology, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 20 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 20 20:24:18 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:18 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on Mustafa Hijazi reference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Jan 2006 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 Mustafa Hijazi reference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Jan 2006 From:Dil Parkinson Subject:Needs info on Mustafa Hijazi reference When I was in Cairo several years ago I did a little work on the hamza, and came across an interesting article, which I recorded in a bibliography as: Hijazi, Mustafa. 1987. "al-Hamza". fi usul al-lugha, al-juz' al- thalith. Cairo: al-Hay'a al-'amma lilmatabi' al-amiriyya. 280-301. I did not at the time take a copy of the article, and now cannot find it, or any reference to it, through the normal search mechanisms. Is anyone aware of this article, or how I might get access to it. It is possible that there is some error in the way I recorded the reference. Thanks for any information you have. Dilworth Parkinson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 20 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:16 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:16 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response 2) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 3) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 4) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response 5) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:AyoubyK at dearborn.k12.mi.us Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response TaHiyyaat, Arabic is taught as AFL in two Dearborn (Michigan) high schools and at some middle schools, while there is an elementary level (bilingual Arabic/Enlgish program, called, "yalla"). The problem of teaching at the high school (or any public school for that matter) is not only a one of desire on the part of local school boards/administrations to include it in their foreign language programming, but also it is an issue of competence--especially now. Now more than ever, under the requirements of "No Child Left Behind Act", teachers must possess high proficiency in their taught fields. Thus, not only teachers must be certified (i.e., licensed to teach in their area of specialty), but now must show high level of competence. Of course, there aren't any AFL programs in the country that are preparing teachers--(with the exception of Dr. Mahdi AlOsh's work at OSU, but I don't know if there is any new developments on that front.) In Michigan, I have been working with a small group to get Arabic noticed at the State Board of Education level. In deed, I have some good news. The small ad hoc committee will soon be expanded to include whom ever wishes to be identified with the cause of Arabic in the public schools, and will be working on a plan to present to the State Board of Education to add Arabic as a certificatable language in Michigan (which, then, will be the impetus/motivation for Arabic language departments in our state (we hope) to focus on preparing teachers in colloboration with schools/colleges of education, usually the competent authorities (in conjuction with the state department of education) to recommend certification. This past week, I was part of a national panel that conducted an "Objectives Review" for formulating testing standards for the certification of world language teachers. This was part of a collaborative effort between my state and a national stadards testing company that creates standarized tests for the above purpose throughout the country. Competence in Arabic (and other LCTLs) along with the usually taught languages will be tested in prospective teachers before being certified in Michigan in accordance with ACTFL standards, (thus, if Arabic ACTFL standards need to be reconsidered as one posting suggested, it is time to do so now). The testing formulation is in process right now and will be completed with in a year to 18 months. At any rate, teachers in Michigan soon will be tested (in accordance with new standards) in content area (the Five Skills) as well as in pedagogy. It is highly important that AFL professionals and departments start thinking more (in terms of research, curriculum development, etc. ) about Arabic pedagogy. And, I do mean pedagogy, not adult education, which is what most programming is geared to, e.g., al-kitab, EMSA, Ahalan wa Sahlan, etc. I do hope this information will motivate some to work in that direction. Alf Salaam, Kenneth ******************************************************** Kenneth K. Ayouby, DEd, CALJ Student Services Liaison/Hearing Officer Executive Editor, The Dearborn Educator Department of Special Programs & Student Services Administrative Service Center Dearborn Public Schools 18700 Audette St. Dearborn, MI 48126 Telephone: (313)-827-3005 Fax: (313)-827-3133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I was told by the Michigan Department of Education that Arabic is taught in about 20 public schools and more than 25 charter, Islamic and Arab Community schools. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response Michael I only know about private accredited schools in California in particular where I was training the AFL teachers and helping in designing the curriculum for two years. There are more than 12 schools with more than 40 teachers in LA, Santa Monica, Irvine, Passadina etc. Some of these teachers are ACTFL members now and are participating in language conferences in the USA. I hope that somebody is helping in this area in the public high schools. Best regards, Nagwa Hedayet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 4) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response The issue of Arabic in high schools is an interesting query. Thank you Michael for raising it. Here is some information on some relevant development. Lately the interest in Arabic for grades K-12 has received great attention. Arabic National Standard for K-16 has officially been announced in Baltimore (Nov. 20, 05) during ACTFL convention. A dedicated website is under construction for Arabic K-12 www.arabick12.org by the National Capital Language Resource Center www.nclrc.org AATA is showing great enthusiasm to continue its support to those on going efforts and to promote Arabic in K-12 levels. Dr. Jerry Lampe, current President of AATA, collaborated with NCLRC and invited K-12 teachers for lunch during MESA. Representatives of K-12 teachers made presence in AATA sponsored panel in MESA and introduced themselves to the AATA members attending the panel. Along the theme of interest in Arabic at the pre-college level, Concordia Language Villages http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/ has announced the official launching of its Arabic Village http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/arabic/default.asp I recommend checking out their website for further information. The above events indicate how much interest Arabic is gaining nationwide. It is expected that high schools will soon be hiring qualified teachers in response to the demand on learning Arabic. Muhammad S. Eissa, Ph. D. President, EISSA & ASSOCIATES, Inc. Arabic and Islamic Consulting & Education 2020 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Ph. (847) 869-4775 Fax. (847) 869-4773 E.MAIL: eissa at comcast.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 5) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:GSalib at aol.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I teach Arabic in an American High Public School. The school is offering Arabic this year for the first time. Galila Salib MA TAFL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Website and contact info below. M.S.Omri Lecturer in Arabic Director, Centre for Mediterranean Studies Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies Stocker Road Exeter EX4 4ND United Kingdom tel. (+ 44) 1392 264 038 Fax.(+ 44) 1392 264 035 E-mail m.s.omri at exeter.ac.uk Website: http://www.ex.ac.uk/iais ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:European Programs response Welcome to Middle Eastern Studies http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/SubjectAreas/MiddleE asternStudies/ For more than a hundred years, Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Manchester has been a major centre in Britain for the study of languages, history, religions, literatures and cultures of the Middle East. 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The tag and everything revisited: The case of u-kull?i in Arabic By Mohammed Farghal and Madeline Haggan http://www.extenza-eps.com/WDG/doi/abs/10.1515/mult.2005.24.4.399? alertId=1178&userId=144184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:11 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:11 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic-English Parallel Corpora response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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-English Parallel Corpora response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:maamouri at ldc.upenn.edu Subject:Arabic-English Parallel Corpora response The Linguistic Data Consortium of the University of Pennsylvania has Arabic-English Parallel Corpora --distributed to member universities and labs. Check the available titles at the following wesite: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:14 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:14 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Programs that produce Advanced learners response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Programs that produce Advanced learners response The Arabic program at the University of Michigan offers MA and Ph.d degrees in Arabic Language, Literature and Linguistics in addition to an MA in TAFL. Our Arabic 501 and 502 courses are designed for Advanced Arabic students (academic track) and the sequence of Arabic 409-410:Advanced Business Arabic is intended for students, members of the business community and government personnel. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:53 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Textbook:Discovering Texts from Classical Arabic Literature -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:katia.zakharia at mom.fr Subject:New Book:Discovering Texts from Classical Arabic Literature Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature/ Bidaayat al-talab fii ktishaaf qadiim al-adab Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature is a textbook (with a ten hours' recording of exercises featured on a CD-Rom) for students who are learning Arabic as a foreign language, and who wish to master literary texts of the classical period, and improve their language skills at the same time. Yet, this textbook can also be used by teachers in language as well as in literature classes. The available exercises may serve as texts for oral and written comprehension and expression classes, but they may also offer a useful and efficient preparation for further studies in literary history or literary analysis. Discovering Texts from Classical Arab Literature fills a gap in the available teaching material for Arabic as a foreign language, in so far as it specifically emphasizes all the mechanisms involved in reading aloud or in silent reading. Should you wish to receive a pdf file of the table of contents as well as a sample of exercises and texts, feel free to write to Katia.Zakharia at mom.fr Price : Book and CD-Rom : 21 Euros + Postage (the textbook is on sale at Pascal.Cuziol at ens-lsh.fr OR http://www.ens-lsh.fr/ formationcontinue/ila/pdf/BDCIla.pdf Katia Zakharia Professeur des Universit?s Universit? Lumi?re Lyon 2-France Facult? des Langues D?partement d'Etudes Arabes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:[from LINGUIST] Subject:Formal Spoken Arabic with MP3, 2nd Edition Title: Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course w/MP3 files, 2nd Edition Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics Series Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589011066 Author: Karin C. Ryding, Georgetown University Author: David Mehall, University of Maryland Paperback: ISBN: 1589010604 Pages: 400 Price: U.S. $ 39.95 Comment: w/ MP3 Files Abstract: This new edition, updated and with additional exercises, equips those who work, travel, and study in Arab countries with an educated form of spoken Arabic that functions flexibly in the face of various regional colloquial variants in the Arab world. Because the Arabic language has a number of very different spoken vernaculars, being able to speak and be understood in all Arab countries has become a challenge for English speakers. Ryding and Mehall have designed a course that teaches a standardized variant of spoken Arabic that is close to, but more natural than, the literary Modern Standard Arabic. With a non-grammar-based approach, this book fosters communicative competence in Arabic on all levels and develops speaking proficiency without abandoning Arabic script. It has proven to be clear, effective, and relevant to the needs of Americans living and working in the Arab East. Task-based lessons feature basic dialogues between Americans and Arabs, explanations of new structures, vocabulary expansion, and exercises; and provide gradual access to the sounds and script of Arabic by emphasizing listening and reading comprehension first, then slowly adding oral exercises and activities until the student has achieved basic proficiency. Not intended for self-instruction for beginners, Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course with MP3 Files assumes some previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic script and phonology, and previous or simultaneous instruction in orthography. This new edition includes a CD of MP3 audio exercises that are keyed to the text and drill students on listening and speaking. Lessons cover topics including: Heads of State Cities and Countries Official Titles Geography Systems of Government Lost Luggage Getting Acquainted Establishing Common Ground Seeking and Giving Information Personal Needs and Family Handling Problems Eating Out Bargaining and Buying ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:48 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Ph.D. program at UofA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Ph.D. program at UofA -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:New Ph.D. program at UofA Dear Colleagues, In addition to the SLAT Program Martha Schulte has announced in an earlier message, the Department of Near Eastern Studies is currently working on developing a Ph. D. track in the linguistics of Near Eastern Languages in collaboration with our colleagues in the Linguistics Department. Please circulate this announcement to students who you believe are interested and qualified. Applications for admission and financial aid (two separate forms) may be obtained from Jennifer Columbus at (520) 621-8013 or . We offer teaching assistantships in Arabic, Persian and Turkish; requests for assistantships in Hebrew will be directed to the Judaic Studies Program. Students may also apply for a FLAS fellowship from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies to strengthen their focus language, or satisfy the requirement for a second Middle Eastern language. Please check CMES's website at www.cmes.arizona.edu. Deadline for FLAS applications is February 7. The Department of Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce a new Ph. D. program in the Linguistics of Near Eastern Languages to begin fall 2006. We invite qualified students to apply by February 7, 2006. Below is a preliminary proposal to be finalized in January, prior to our Academic program review in February. For questions or additional information, please contact me at or call (520) 621-8629. 1. General Description The Ph.D. program in the linguistics of Middle Eastern languages is designed for students interested in an in-depth investigation of one or more of the Middle Eastern languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Turkish from a theoretical, empirical, pedagogical, or sociocultural perspective, including but not limited to the following areas of specialization: O empirical analysis of the phonology, morphology, or syntax of Near Eastern languages O regional and social varieties of Near Eastern languages O Near Eastern languages in social and political contexts O historical and contemporary study of Near Eastern languages. The program provides students with training in research methods and analysis, and features discussions on current debates on Middle Eastern languages and their varieties within regional and national contexts; thereby accommodating both students interested in Ph.D. research and students with primary interest in language pedagogy. The program is structured to feature the expertise of the participating faculty members, all of whom are engaged in active research in the field of linguistics. 2. Admission Requirements The standard admission requirements are a B.A. degree in NES, Linguistics, or related field, and satisfaction of the Graduate Record Examination. International students need to satisfy only the TOEFL requirement. 3. Course Structure The program will involve several components. Students are required to take a designated number of units from each components as stated below. A comprehensive list of all the components and the courses within each are found in Section 4. In the first year of the program, students will be required to take the core linguistics courses in phonology, syntax and morphology to cover the basic elements of linguistic analysis, in addition to completing courses in sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and cultural anthropology. NES 595d is required the first semester of study, on par with graduate students in other NES tracks. The student continues to take the 500-level required courses; in the spring of the second year (fourth semester), the student must complete a professionalism and prelim courses in preparation for their prelim paper (in lieu of an M. A. thesis). At this stage, the student will be subject to a programmatic evaluation to determine their eligibility to continue into the Ph.D. phase. Students who have already obtained an M.A. from other institutions will be evaluated for their eligibility for the Ph.D. phase of the program. Upper level seminars and elective courses will be completed the third year. An oral comprehensive examination emphasizing the student's breadth of knowledge in both major and minor areas will be held during the sixth semester. Students should be ready with their dissertation proposal defense by the end of the seventh semester. 4. The Curriculum O. Language component (0 Units) This component is a prerequisite for the program: a minimum of three years (6 semesters) of a language of the Middle East is required. Students may satisfy the language requirement concurrently with their graduate work, but credits from these language courses will not count toward the degree. I. Cultural component (6 units) Choose two of the following O Sociolinguistics- Language & Society of the Middle East O Cultural anthropology O Language and Gender O Other;possibly History or Islamic Studies; selected in consultation with committee II. Basic/Theoretical linguistics component (15 Units) O Linguistics 503 (Syntax I) O Linguistics 510 (Phonology I) O Linguistics 535 (Morphology) Choose two of the following structure courses: O New course: Structure of Near Eastern Languages; co-taught by Farwaneh, Karimi, Ussishkin, and Wedel. O Courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish Linguistics O TAFL: Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, to be cross-listed with SLAT and Linguistics. O A teaching methods course with emphasis on Less Commonly Taught Languages. III. Research component (7 Units) O NES 595D: Approaches, Themes, and Controversies in Near Eastern Studies O Professionalism course O Prelim course (3 Units) IV. 600-level (seminar) component (6 Units) Seminars: 2 required (6 units) o Structure of Iranian languages o Structure of Hebrew o Arabic dialects o Diglossia o Jewish languages o Issues in Language politics (possibly Language Planning and Policy LRC 795) o Philosophy of language V. Minor (9 Units) Can be in Linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, Anthro, LRC, or any related field approved by the Graduate Committee. Total Coursework Hours: 43 VI Dissertation Requirements (18 Units) Dissertation Requirement. The dissertation amounts to credit for two semesters of full-time work. Registration for eighteen units of dissertation credit (NES 920) is required during the dissertation stage with a maximum of nine units in any given semester. Total: 61 units Samira Farwaneh Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics Department of Near Eastern Studies Department of Linguistics Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program Louise Foucar Marshall Building 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440 PO BOX 210158B University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158B Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012 Fax: (520) 621-2333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:55 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:RSS news feed for Linguists Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:RSS news feed for Linguists -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:webmaster at inttranews.net Subject:RSS news feed for Linguists Rouen, France: Inttranews (www.inttranews.net), the news site for linguists, is part of a new generation of news feeds, sourcing and supplying articles that are of genuine interest to readers. New information and communication technology and the Internet have enabled access to a vast amount of data and documents, many of them by means of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, which can be placed on a website and are updated with news items whenever the source site is updated. Because standard RSS feeds are entirely automated, however, they have resulted in an ?information overload?: 99% of the information is useless in the sense it bears no relation to individual readers, who must spend precious time searching and sorting for information of genuine interest, concern or use. The reason is simple: no computer is capable of deciding whether an article is of genuine interest or not, on the one hand because our criteria are context-related and can change from one moment to the next, and partly because the interest- content ratio is a sliding scale, not a pre-determined proportion. Inttranews, designed for and read by more than 13,000 professional linguists each month, overcomes these handicaps by applying linguistic rules developed in-house to source articles, and by calling on the skills and experience of human editors to sort the articles sourced by Internet search engines. Now Inttranews has gone one step further towards a fully-targeted news service, by providing a multi-level RSS feed: readers can select the categories of articles they wish to receive within the general theme of news on languages and linguists. Inttranews can be syndicated, free of charge, by any website interested in languages and linguists, either as a general RSS feed, as a categorical news feed (in both cases with text only), or using i- frame technology for image and text content. 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HTT s.a. 216, route de Neufch?tel, 76420 Bihorel, France ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:46 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Dictionary query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Dictionary query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:ben.bloomgren at asu.edu Subject:Online Dictionary query Assalaamu `aleykum. Which would be the best dictionary(ies) to use online for Arabic? I have used the one at sakhr.org, but its weaknesses are many as is the case with any manmade item. What is your recommendation? Ben PS. I like the SemArch site, but it doesn't have samples from the gulf, Najd or Hijaz as far as I can see. I love to hear the different flavors of Arabic. Shukran. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:35:03 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:35:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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:Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:reembassiouney at hotmail.com Subject:New Book:Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. Dear All, My book is out now entitled: Functions of Code-switching in Egypt. Evidence from Monologues. published by Brill. The book deals with code-switching, diglossia and discourse functions and has a large appendix with real data. Reem Bassiouney Assistant Professor University of Utah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 18:34:59 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:34:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines response and invitation Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:elgibali at umd.edu Subject:ACTFL Arabic Proficiency Guidelines response > Why hasn't anyone updated the guidelines since 1989? An Excellent question. At MESA I raised the same question at my talk. In the next few days, I will be submitting a proposal to AATA to approach ACTFL about a joint project to do just that. Should any of my colleagues wish to join this effort, please drop me a line. With best wishes, Alaa Elgibali ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Mon Jan 2 22:04:58 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Sources on American Figures and Programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Mon 02 Jan 2006 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 Sources on American Figures and Programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Jan 2006 From:moderator Subject:Needs Sources on American Figures and Programs A European scholar has done a piece on the major figures and programs in Arabic Language Studies (linguistics, philology, etc.) in Europe in the 20th Century, and would like to do a companion piece on the same in the US and Canada. He has asked me to ask you if there are any written sources on this topic, any review articles that deal with the major programs or major figures of the field. I will forward all responses on to him, and post them as well. I don't think I want to post any nominations from the field for such status (the 20th century seems too close for that), but if any of you want to do more than make a single nomination, i.e. come up with a proposed list of major figures and programs, particularly for the first 50 years of the century, I would be happy to post that. Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:32 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:32 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARCE Deadline extended till today Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:ARCE Deadline extended till today -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From: sthom11 at emory.edu Subject:ARCE Deadline extended till today Dear Colleagues: The American Research Center in Egypt is extending its deadline for = receipt of applications for the 2006-2007 fellowship award competition = until Friday, January 13. If you are sending an application via FedEx = or UPS, please do not indicate that the package must be signed for as it = will most likely be returned to you. Also note that we will accept = recommendations by email if necessary, *provided that the recommender = gives complete information including title, rank, university and full = contact information.* Feel free to contact this office if there are questions. _______________________ 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: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:39 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic in US High Schools responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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 response 2) Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:bannous at sprynet.com Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response I have implemented two Arabic programs in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the high school level. One is taught by a colleague and the other is taught by my third and fourth level students from the Louisiana state university. This has been going on for three years and I started to receive freshmen at LSU with at least a year of Arabic, which help them skip one or two beginning levels. The response is great and most of the students expressed the necessity to distance themselves from the ritual languages offered like French and Spanish. Hatem Bachar Director, Arabic Program Louisiana State University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:Arabic in US High Schools response SALAMAAT: This is to confirm that The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan has been offering an MA Degree in Teaching Arabic as A Foreign Language since 1979. We are currently working with the School of Education to expand the MA in TAFL to include Certification. Raji Rammuny Professor of Arabic and Applied Linguistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:48 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu Subject:Some notes on Arabic translations of Western Texts EXCELLENT ADVENTURES IN TRANSLATION By Michael B. Schub (aka Dhuu as-Sawwaabiq `alaa `ahdi-hi s-saabiq)) (#1) G. Orwell?s Animal Farm:[1] ?[All the pigeons, to the number of thirty-five,] flew to and fro over the men?s heads and muted upon them from mid-air; and while the men were dealing with this?? Facing Arabic translation: / yaTiiru dhahaaban wa-iyaaban fawqa ru?uusi r-rijaal. wa-fii-maa kaana r-rijaalu yu`aajiluuna dhaalika?/. The ?Source Text? phrase ?and muted upon them from mid-air? is omitted in the ?Target Text.? Legitimate causes for ?translation by omission [not ?muting?]? is given by Dickens, et al. in their Thinking Arabic Translation.[2] Wa-maa ra?yu-kum? (1a) Perhaps the mirror image of this process (what linguists call ?the Bizarro World View?) is found in Orwell 261 end: ?They are taking Boxer to the knacker?s [a Britishism],? which is translated on the facing page as /inna-hum ya?khudhuuna Bokser ilaa taajiri l-Hayawaanaati l-haziilati li-dhabHi-hi wa-taqdiimi-hi Ta`aaman lil-kilaab/. (#2) In a bilingual ad for L?ncome perfume, the French:[3] ?Tue es le grand soleil qui me montre `a la t?te [ You are the great sunlight that goes to my head], the Arabic has: / anti nuur sh-shamsu l- ladhii yasrii fii damii kal-Hamiim/. The last word is intended to convey ?a close friend,? but those familiar with this expression in the Qur?an will note that there it is also used in the sense of ?the boiling hot water that the sinners in Hellfire will have to drink as part of their punishment.? Shmeckt nisht (it doesn?t smell right).[4] (#3) Impressive big words. Dickens, Thinking Arabic Translation: [5] ?In such cases, compensation does not come into the reckoning. For example, faraash in Arabic covers includes both ?moths? and butterflies.? In English (that is to say, it is a hyperonym of ?moth? and ?butterfly??) accordingly, one would expect an Arabic entomological book title al-faraash to be translated into English as ?Moths and Butterflies?, or as ?Butterflies and Moths?. In either case, there is no question of compensation being involved here.? If one opens H. al-Karmi?s humongous Al-Mughnii al-Akbar,[6] one should take especial care not to flutter by the full-color plate facing p. 182 entitled ?Butterflies and Moths / al-faraash wal- `uthth.? Given Mr. Dickens mite-sized acquaintance with debugging, perhaps he should come out of his cocoon and study some Semitic word origins, an activity he would no doubt call ?entymology (sic):? The irrefragable proof of this is found in The Arabic Language.[7] (#4) Snow and ice. In Orwell, vowel signs are almost never used. Thus /bard/ = ?cold;?[8] /nafs/ = ?self; selfsame; soul,? several times. Notable exceptions: (a) /baradun thumma thalj fa- jaliid qaasin/ = ??sleet and snow, and then?a hard frost [sic],?[9] where the first and last words only are vocalized: the first, properly ?hail [collective]? to contrast it to /bard/ = ?cold.? (b) /ma`a taHarruk nafasi-h/ = ??stirred and rustled in his breath,?[10] where the final word is vocalized to distinguish it from /nafs/. It looks like we still have to rely on those hearty vowels.[11] (#5) Lord, what fools these mortals be! G. Bergstr?sser wrote a book about the Semitic languages in the most cryptically incondite German prose imaginable.[12] An English translation followed.[13] In the former, the author translates the Ge?ez (Old Ethiopic) broken plural /anaaqeS/ correctly, as ?Tore (= gates?).[14] The English version, however, is ?fools.?[15] In German, Tor, pl. Tore is ?gate;? Tor, pl. Toren is ?fool.? (#6) Don?t ask: /kaana Z-Zalaamu daamisan/ = ?it got really dark? is rendered ?oppression was in hiding.?[16] O my Lolita! I have only words to play with. yaa faraashatii, `uudii `uudii ilaa firaashii l-muriiHi l-murii`. [1] Orwell, George. Animal Farm (English-Arabic). Bierut 1999. 88, 89 top. [2] Dickens, J. et al. Thinking Arabic Translation. London 2002. 23. [3] Hervey, S. and I. Higgins. Thinking French Translation. 2nd ed. London and NY 2002. 83. [4] See Krystal, Alex in latest American Scholar. [5] TAT 48 top. [6] Al-Karmii, H. Al-Mughnii al-Akbar. Beirut 1987. (Eng.==>Ar., 1710 pp.) [7] Chejne, Anwar G. Tha Arabic Language. Minneapolis 1969. 105 mid. [8] Orwell 240 mid. [9] Same. 158, 159 top. [10] Same. 214, 215 end. See Kaye, Alan S. JSS [= Journal of Semitic Studies]. L/1. Spring 2005. 189, note 109. [11] Note misprints in Ryding, K. C. A Referene Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic. Cambridge 2005: (1) */badalat-un/ for / badlatun/ = ?suit [of clothes]? 271 mid; (2) */ashhuur/ [Ar. script] for /ashhur/ = ?months? 290 top; (3) */ka-`umar-in/ for / ka-`umar#/ or /ka-`umara/ = ? like Omar [Sharif]? 374 mid; (4) / tanmuu/ ?they grow? spelled with an otiose alif at the end, [12] Bergstr?sser, G. Einf?ring in die semitischen Sprachen. Munich 1963. [13] Trans. Daniels, P. T. Introduction to the Semitic Languages. Winona Lake, Indiana. 1983. [14] 102 end. [15] 125 mid. [16] Badawi, E. et al. Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar. London and NY 2004. 277 top. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes for the new year Kassem Wahba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:louzgane at ualberta.ca Subject:Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel Dear colleagues Here is a cfp that I thought might interest you. If you have any questions, please drop me a line. With my best wishes for the new year. Lahoucine Ouzgane CFP: Teaching the Middle Eastern Novel (collection) Contributions are sought for a collection of essays on teaching the Middle Eastern and North African novel. The volume is divided into two main sections: the first devoted to theoretical approaches and the second to the different course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught; the volume will also include a section on teaching resources. One-page abstracts and brief bios are invited by July 1, 2006; selected contributors will then be asked to submit complete essays by February 1, 2007. Queries welcome: Prof. Lahoucine Ouzgane Dept of English & Film Studies University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2E5 780.492.7828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:07:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:07:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS 20 travel and accomodations info 20th Arabic Linguistics Society Symposium Conference location March 3, 2006 Bernhard Center (2nd floor) 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 http://www.wmich.edu/bernhard/ March 4-5, 2006 Sprau Tower (10th floor) http://www.pp.wmich.edu/buildings/043.html Campus maps: http://www.pp.wmich.edu/buildings/043.html More information: http://www.wmich.edu/sub/visitors.html Travel Driving directions to campus: http://www.wmich.edu/admi/maps.html The nearest airport to Western Michigan University is Kalamazoo/ Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) serving frequent flights from Chicago, Detroit and various Canadian cities. http://www.azoairport.com/ Western Michigan University Can be reached by train or bus http://user.mc.net/~louisvw/depot/kaz-mc/kaz-mc.htm http://www.amtrak.com/ http://www.indiantrails.com/ For more travel information: http://www.kalamazoomi.com/ Accommodation The following hotels have reserved a block of rooms for the ALS participants The Radisson Plaza Hotel 100 West Michigan Avenue (downtown Kalamazoo) (269) 343-3333 http://www.radisson.com/kalamazoomi Holiday Inn - West 2747 South 11th Street (off Stadium Drive near US-131) (269) 375-6000 http://www.kalamazooholidayinn.com/index.htm The Oaklands (Campus residence) http://www.wmich.edu/oaklands/index.html For information about more hotels: http://www.wmich.edu/sub/hotels.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:25 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:25 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Sources on American Figures and Programs response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:Sources on American Figures and Programs response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:kopycki at pobox.upenn.edu Subject:Sources on American Figures and Programs response MESA used to publish an annual publication entitled: "Graduate and undergraduate programs and courses in Middle East studies in the United States, Canada, and abroad" [ISSN: 0737-8386] during the 1980's and at least the first half of the 1990s; this would likely serve as a good starting point for such a project. Browsing through the back issues of _al-`Arabiyya : journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic_ [ISSN: 0889-8731], and the publication that preceeded it, _al-Nashrah_, might also be useful. william. -- William J. Kopycki Middle East Studies Bibliographer Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center University of Pennsylvania 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 tel 215.898.2196 fax 215.898.0559 kopycki at pobox.upenn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:41 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CAPA 2006 announcement Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:CAPA 2006 announcement -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:Elizabeth M Bergman < capa at georgetown.edu > Subject:CAPA 2006 announcement The Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) is pleased to announce application deadlines for the Arabic Language Flagship Program (ALF) for the 2006 - 2007 academic year. Dear Colleagues, The deadlines for submission of applications are as follows: 1 February 2006 (NFLI Fellows) 1 June 2006 (all others) We would be grateful if you would post this announcement where students can see it and pass this along to interested colleagues and students. Best wishes for a Happy New Year. With many thanks, Elizabeth M. Bergman Program Director A full-time, year-long intensive Arabic language certificate program designed for professional-level proficiency. Georgetown University invites applications to the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) for the Arabic Language Flagship (ALF) program for the 2006 - 2007 academic year. The Arabic Flagship program is supported by the National Foreign Language Initiative (NFLI) of the National Security Education Program (NSEP). Special features of the program include: - intensive instruction in written Arabic and in spoken Arabic - classes conducted in Arabic - focus on reading, listening and speaking skills - regular testing and feedback - small classes - special course modules designed to meet learner needs - guest presentations by Arabic speaking professionals - summer internships WHO MAY APPLY? This program is open to graduate students, qualified undergraduates, working professionals, and government employees. Students who plan to study in the Arab world in 2007 are especially welcome to apply. For those students who aim to study abroad, note that the GU ALF program forms the first half of a two-year intensive program, the second year of which may be spent at a university in the Arab world. Current arrangements are being made with the University of Damascus, Syria; other sites are also under consideration for the future. The application includes an Arabic proficiency screening test. Those eligible to apply are currently at the ILR 1-1+ (ACTFL "intermediate") level. The goal of the Flagship program is to raise student Arabic skills to the ILR 2+ or 3 level (ACTFL "advanced" or "superior" level). FINANCIAL AID Students may apply for federal funding in the form of fellowships from NFLI, which normally cover the two-year cycle. This funding is especially for those who are highly committed to work for the US federal government. For more information, please visit the NFLI Fellowships website at http://www.aed.org/NFLI. Financial aid may also be available from Georgetown University through the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic. Please see application form (no separate application required). THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2006 IS 1 FEBRUARY 2006 (NFLI FELLOWS) ALL OTHERS, 1 JUNE 2006 For more than 215 years, Georgetown University has stood on the banks of the Potomac River overlooking the nation's capital. Few settings could offer greater intellectual, political or cultural resources. CAPA students will have full access to these resources. They will also take advantage of the many professional, governmental, cultural organizations and events of the Georgetown community and Washington DC area. CAPA STAFF Karin C. Ryding, Project Adviser Sultan Qaboos Professor of Arabic Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D., Program Director Amin Bonnah, Ph.D., Project Adviser for Training and Curriculum Uri Horesh, M.A., Lecturer Jocelyn Owens, M.A., Lecturer For more information, please contact: National Arabic Language Flagship Program Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) Georgetown University PO Box 571129 Washington DC 20057 E-mail: capa at georgetown.edu Telephone: 202.687.3925 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 13 23:05:44 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:05:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UMich Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Jan 2006 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:UMich Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Jan 2006 From:haleja at umich.edu Subject:UMich Summer Program [moderator's note: the formatted aspects of the following message are somewhat garbled, but the content is relatively clear.] 2006 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SUMMER LANGUAGE INSTITUTE The Department of Near Eastern Studies Intensive Business Arabic (325-409/410): Language, Culture and Communication 8 credits Students must register for both courses in this sequence which is offered to students and members of the community who have completed two years of Arabic and wish to continue Arabic study for professional purposes. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to perform well in a variety of situations, both social and business. Colloquial Egyptian Arabic (325-415/416) 6 credits This sequence is offered for students and other members of the community who have completed one year of standard Arabic. It provides extensive oral and communicative practice based on situational dialogues as used by native Egyptian speakers. The basic principles of pronunciation, grammar, and functional vocabulary are emphasized through oral and pattern practice drills. The goal is to develop the ability to communicate with native speakers of Egyptian Arabic with some ease. *Aspects of Egyptian culture will be made familiar to the students in the course of language practice. No prior knowledge of Arabic is required. Tuition and fees Summer tuition and fees will be assessed at the following rates and are subject to change: Michigan Residents Non-Residents U-M Undergraduates Lower Division $1,671 $5,348 Upper Division (guest $1,891 $5,728 or non U-M students) U-M Graduate Students $3,137 $6,367 Not-For-Credit/Program Fee Option: Students who do not require a transcript from the University of Michigan may apply to study intensive Persian or Turkish on a not-for-credit basis. Credits will not be generated and will not be transferable with this enrollment option. Not-for-Credit students will pay a program fee of $1,700.00 for courses listed as 6 credit hours; $2,270.00 for courses listed as 8 credit hours regardless of academic level or residency status, and will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion. Every attempt will be made to award eligible students fellowships or program fee (depending on enrollment status) based upon individual need; FLAS Fellowship funds may be applied to tuition and fees. To be considered for financial aid, applicants must fill out the SLI application and financial aid transcript. Each application will be reviewed individually to determine partial or full tuition awards. The application deadline is April 1, 2002. For an application or additional information, please contact: Todd Huynh thuynh at umich.edu Roberta N. Lowe, SLI Coordinator sli00 at umich.edu Dept. of Near Eastern Studies International Institute University of Michigan University of Michigan 2068 Frieze Building Room 4668 SSWB Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 734-764-314 or fax 734-936-2679 734-764-8571 or fax - 734-763-4765 www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/ Jessica Hale Near Eastern Studies 2068 Frieze Building Desk: (734) 763-4539 Fax: (734) 936-2679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 13 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 20 20:24:23 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 20 Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Jan 2006 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:ALS 20 Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Jan 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS 20 Program Twentieth ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic March 3-5, 2006 Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University 410 Sprau Tower Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5338 Phone: 269-387-3001 Fax: 269-387-6333 http://www.wmich.edu/language/ Sponsored by THE ARABIC LINGUISTICS SOCIETY The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State University College of Arts and Sciences College of Education Department of Foreign Languages Department of History Department of Spanish The Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies Western Michigan University Friday, March 3 (Bernhard CENTER) 8.00 ? 8.45 Registration 8.45 ? 9.00 Welcome remarks & Anniversary speech Mushira Eid, University of Utah 9.00 ? 9.30 Lexical processing in two language varieties: An event- related brain potential study of Arabic native speakers Reem khamis-Dakwar & Karen Froud Columbia University 9.30 ? 10.00 Imperative in early Arabic child language: Experimental approach Khawla Aljenaie Kuwait University 10.00 ? 10.30 The split-INFL hypothesis: Findings from Arabic L2 learners Mohammad Alhawary University of Oklahoma 10.30 ? 10.45 BREAK 10.45 ? 11.15 A cognitive approach to analyzing demonstratives in Tunisian Arabic Amel Khalfaoui University of Minnesota 11.15 ? 11.45 A prosodic feature that invites back-channels in Egyptian Arabic Nigel Ward & Yaffa Al Bayyari University of Texas at El Paso 11.45 ? 12.30 Keynote address Mohammad Mohammad University of Texas at Austin Al-Khalil, Sibawaih and Hatta 12.30 ? 1.30 BREAK 1.30 ? 2.00 Why there is no history of the Arabic language: Part 1, the West Jonathan Owens University of Maryland 2.00 ? 2.45 Keynote address Devin Stewart Emory University Color?n Colorado, Cide Hamete Benegeli, and other puzzles: Recent research on the Arabic influence on Spanish 2.45 ? 3.00 BREAK 3.00 ? 3.45 Keynote address Mushira Eid University of Utah Border crossings: Variation and choice in literary and media Arabic 3.45 ? 4.15 Arabic diglossic switching as sets of practices in the media Naima Boussofara Omar University of Kansas 4.15 ? 4.45 Language variation and change in Palestinian Arabic Jamal Al-Shareef Al-Azhar University, Gaza 4.45 ? 5.00 BREAK 5.00 ? 5.30 Covert language attitudes in contemporary Morocco Brahim Chakrani University of Illinois 5.30 ? 6.00 Constructing linguistic and social identity in Casablanca: The case of Fessi migrants Atiqa Hachimi University of Florida Saturday, March 4 (Sprau Tower, 10th floor) 9.00 ? 9.30 The interaction between morphology and arity operations: Evidence from Standard Arabic Lior Laks Tel-Aviv University, Israel 9.30 ? 10.00 An Arabic Wackernagel clitic?: The morphosyntax of negation in Palestinian Arabic Frederick Hoyt University of Texas at Austin 10.00 ? 10.30 Productivity of verb formation strategies in Maltese Alina Twist University of Arizona 10.30 ? 10.45 Break 10.45 ? 11.15 Lenition in Arabic Eiman Mustafawi University of Ottowa, Canada 11.15 ? 12.00 Keynote address Jeffrey Heath University of Michigan Stretching ablaut: CCu, CCi, and CCa nouns in Moroccan Arabic 12.00 ? 1.00 BREAK 1.00 ? 1.30 Hypocoristics revisited: Challenging the centrality of the consonantal Root Samira Farwaneh University of Arizona 1.30 ? 2.15 Keynote address Stuart Davis University of Indiana Issues in the phonology of ?onset-dialects? of Arabic 2.15 ? 2.30 BREAK 2.30 ? 3.00 The Verbal Particle Qad in Arabic: Is it a syntactic filler? Maher Bahloul American University of Sharjah, U.A.E 3.00 ? 3.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Elabbas Benmamoun 3.45 ? 4.15 Adnominal possession in Egyptian Arabic and the interna structure of DPs Usama Soltan University of Maryland 4.15 ? 4.45 Reconstruction and islandhood in Jordanian Arabic Nicolas Guilliot & Nouman Malkawi University of Nantes, France 4.45 ? 5.00 BREAK 5.00 ? 5.30 A Link Grammar parser for Arabic Warren Casbeer, Jon Dehdari, & Deryle Lonsdale Brigham Young University 5.30 ? 6.00 Using the Arabic tree bank for lexical semantics Mona Diab & Neal Snider Columbia University & Stanford University SUNDAY, March 5 (Sprau Tower, 10th floor) 9.00 ? 9.30 A morphological analyzer for MSA and the Arabic dialects Nizar Habash & Owen Rambow Columbia University 9.30 ? 10.15 Keynote address Dilworth Parkinson Brigham Young University ArCorpus.byu.edu: Making Arabic corpora available to students and researchers on the web 10.15 ? 10.45 A new implementation practice in building linguistic concept-based IR systems. Hayder Al-Ameed, Shaikha Al-Ketbi, Amna Al-Kaabi, Khadija Al-Shebli, Naila Al-Shamsi, Noura Al-Nuaimi, & Shikha Al-Muhairi U.A.E University, U.A.E 10.45 ? 11.00 break 11.00 ? 11.45 Keynote address Mona Diab Columbia University Automatic semantic ambiguity resolution in MSA and dialectal Arabic 11.45 ? 12.15 Implementing an Arabic Resource Grammar for GF Ali El Dada & Aarne Ranta G?teborg University, Sweden 12.15 ? 1.00 Keynote address Bushra Zawaydeh & Tom Emerson Basis Technology, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 20 Jan 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Jan 20 20:24:18 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:24:18 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on Mustafa Hijazi reference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Jan 2006 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 Mustafa Hijazi reference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Jan 2006 From:Dil Parkinson Subject:Needs info on Mustafa Hijazi reference When I was in Cairo several years ago I did a little work on the hamza, and came across an interesting article, which I recorded in a bibliography as: Hijazi, Mustafa. 1987. "al-Hamza". fi usul al-lugha, al-juz' al- thalith. Cairo: al-Hay'a al-'amma lilmatabi' al-amiriyya. 280-301. I did not at the time take a copy of the article, and now cannot find it, or any reference to it, through the normal search mechanisms. Is anyone aware of this article, or how I might get access to it. It is possible that there is some error in the way I recorded the reference. Thanks for any information you have. Dilworth Parkinson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 20 Jan 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: