Arabic-L:PEDA:What to call Arabic Dialect Course

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Date: 22 May 2006
From:Christian Sinclair <Christian.Sinclair at sit.edu>
Subject:What to call Arabic Dialect Course

All,
I have a question about nomenclature for Arabic courses we offer  
abroad.  In addition to MSA we teach local dialects.  The question  
has arisen as to the best way to name the courses for our  
catalogues.  Debate has been heated.  I would love to hear everyone's  
thoughts on this.  For example, here are the choices for Jordan.

--Colloquial Jordanian Arabic
--Jordanian Arabic

--Jordanian Colloquial Arabic
--Spoken Arabic of Jordan
--Jordanian Dialect
--'Amiyyah
--other?

  I personally lean towards the Colloquial Jordanian Arabic.  Please  
send your responses directly to me at christian.sinclair at sit.edu.

shukran,
Christian
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Christian Sinclair
Assistant Director, Middle Eastern Studies, SIT Study Abroad
Adjunct Faculty, School for International Training
Box 676, Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA

tel: 802/258.3506
fax: 802/258.3296
www.sit.edu/studyabroad

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