Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Arizona looking for Grad Students with interest in Teaching Arabic

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1) Subject:U of Arizona looking for Grad Students with interest in  
Teaching Arabic

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Date: 18 Dec 2007
From:Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:U of Arizona looking for Grad Students with interest in  
Teaching Arabic

Dear Colleages,

The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph. D. program at  
the University of Arizona is interested in receiving applications from  
Arabic speaking students interested in pursuing research and teaching  
careers in the field of Arabic as a Second Language. The SLAT program  
is working with the department of Near Eastern Studies in order to  
provide possible support for qualified applicants who could teach  
Arabic. There have been speakers of Arabic who have taught Arabic at  
the university while pursuing their Ph.D. in SLAT in the past, and the  
SLAT program is very interested in attracting more Arabic speakers in  
the future. A detailed description of the program and contact  
information is provided below. We would be most grateful if you would  
bring this to the attention of qualified potential applicants.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The SLAT doctoral program is an interdisciplinary  
program with 73 faculty members located in 16 collaborating  
departments. The program is designed to provide rigorous advanced  
training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with  
second language learning, and teaching. The SLAT Program has been  
recognized as a high-quality interdisciplinary program. Several of our  
participating departments have been ranked in the top ten in the  
country, including Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Linguistics, and  
Speech and Hearing Sciences.

SPECIALIZATIONS: Students select from among the following four  
specializations: 1. L2 Analysis: grammar, contrastive linguistics,  
interlanguage studies, syntax, phonology, morphology, syntax. 2. L2  
Use: discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language planning & policy,  
rhetoric, pragmatics, variation, socio-cultural factors 3. L2  
Processes and Learning: psycholinguistics, second language acquisition  
theory and research, foreign language learning and research,  
interlanguage. 4. L2 Pedagogical Theory and Program Administration:  
ESL/FL methods curriculum development, testing and evaluation,  
reading, writing and educational technology.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: Most students entering the program hold a  
master's degree or its equivalent. Candidates are required to complete  
33 units of core courses (including courses in second language  
acquisition theory and teaching practice, linguistics,  
psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, research methods and statistics)  
and then choose an 18-unit specialization from among the four  
specializations listed above. In addition, candidates select a minor  
(12 or more units) from among the above four specializations or they  
may choose an external minor in a field such as Near Eastern Studies,  
French Linguistics, Language Reading and Culture or Rhetoric and  
Composition. They must also complete a dissertation for a minimum of  
an additional 18 units. Post-baccalaureate coursework completed prior  
to admission may be substituted for a portion of these requirements.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application packets are available from the  
SLAT Program office, and from our web site: http:// www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/ 
  <http://www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/>. Applicants are asked to submit:  
A completed SLAT Application form- A statement of purpose- GRE scores-  
An example of scholarly writing- 3 letters of reference- Official  
transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. International  
students also must submit TOEFL scores and a financial guarantee form.  
Forms and complete information on these procedures may be obtained  
directly from the SLAT Program Office, or on-line. International  
students should apply to the University before the end of December.  
The deadline for receipt of all other application materials is  
February 1.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Financial aid includes: Graduate College  
Fellowships, Research Assistantships, Graduate Teaching Assistantships  
(GATships) in one of the language departments. In addition, a limited  
number of tuition and registration scholarships are available.  
Decisions on the awarding of GATships are generally made by the  
cooperating departments in negotiation with the Director of the SLAT  
Program. Other support decisions are made by the SLAT Admissions  
Committee. Awards are usually made in March and early April for the  
forthcoming academic year. Application to the SLAT program  
automatically includes consideration for GATships and other awards if  
the applicant says that he/she would like to have financial assistance.

SETTING: The University of Arizona is located in Tucson, a culturally  
lively and ethnically varied city of over 800,000 inhabitants.  
Situated in the Sonoran Desert in Southeastern Arizona at an altitude  
of 2,600 feet, Tucson provides easy access to many outdoor activities  
in the desert and in the mountains that surround the city. The 351-  
acre campus of the University of Arizona is conveniently located in  
the center of the city. The University is an active and expanding  
institution of more than 36,000 students with 6,400 graduate students  
enrolled in 138 masters and 95 doctoral programs. The University is a  
Research I institution ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the  
nation. Its library has also been ranked by the Association of  
Research Libraries as one of the best large research libraries in  
North America. Moreover, the University houses nationally and  
internationally recognized organizations in the study of language,  
such as the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The Federal  
Court Interpreter Certification project, the Center for English as a  
Second Language and the American Indian Language & Development  
Institute as well as two federally funded title VI centers whose  
activities focus on improving the teaching and learning of second  
languages: the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Center  
for Educational Research on Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL).

For Further Information Contact:

Dr. Linda Waugh, Head, SLAT Program

lwaugh at u.arizona.edu <mailto:lwaugh at u.arizona.edu>

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