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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:19 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Haruko SAKAEDANI" <harukos at tufs.ac.jp>
Subject:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website

Are there any websites on which lyrics of Fayrouz's songs?
i have found some websites on which we can listen the songs but i  
have not find a website on which we can read the lyrics.

Please give me a URL / URL(s) if you find such a website.
Thanks in advance.

Best wishes,
Haruko

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Amsterdam Job (Chair in Arabic
 Language and Culture)
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1) Subject:University of Amsterdam Job (Chair in Arabic Language and  
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"C. J. Roset" <C.J.Roset at uva.nl>
Subject:University of Amsterdam Job (Chair in Arabic Language and  
Culture)

Dear collegues,

For your information, please find below the link concerning the  
vacancy for a Professor of Arabic Language and Culture at the  
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/D20CF0DF-1321- 
B0BE-6826DB3EF9F906E9

Kind regards,
Caroline Roset
http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/c.j.roset/

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:37 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:37 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:'aharah
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"AWEISS,SALEM I" <saweiss at ufl.edu>
Subject:'aharah

greetings
it appears the word is of old aramaic origin that has undergone some  
changes in the form of transpositioning of letters (as the case is in  
many arabic/hebrew words). in modern hebrew they use the term  
"rehetim" plural of rehet , i guess to mean furniture

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:SALSA XVI
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Afra Al-Mussawir <afraalmussawir at yahoo.com>
Subject:SALSA XVI

           Papers on Arabic are welcome!
Afra Al-Mussawir
UT Austin
*********************************************************************
Call            for Papers for SALSA XVI
            University            of Texas at Austin
            April 11-13, 2008
The          Symposium About Language and Society- Austin is pleased  
to announce its          16th annual meeting to be held at the  
University of Texas at Austin. We          encourage the submission  
of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship          of  
language to culture and society. Desired frameworks include but  
are          not limited to:
Linguistic              Anthropology
Sociolinguistics
Ethnography              of Communication
Language              and Identity
Speech              Play, Verbal Art, and Poetics
Language,              Media, and Technology
Language              and Social Interaction
Language              and Politics
Discourse              Analysis
Conversation              Analysis
Language Vitality
Language              Socialization
Gesture              and Talk in Interaction
Submission          Deadline: January 12th, 2008




   Papers          delivered at the conference will be published as a  
special edition of          the Texas Linguistic Forum. Speakers will  
be allowed 20 minutes for presentation          and 10 minutes for  
discussion. Papers will be selected on the basis of          an  
anonymous review process.

All submissions must include TWO abstracts: An extended abstract not  
to          exceed 4,100 characters and spaces (approximately 600  
words), including          references and examples; and a shorter  
abstract not to exceed 1,100 spaces          and characters  
(approximately 150 words).

NOTE:          The online submission form does not accept special  
formatting or text          such as IPA.

Only          electronic submissions sent through our online           
form will be accepted (accessible at http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/ 
salsa/forms/comments.html ). Each person is limited to ONE submission  
as          the primary author; multiple submissions by the same  
first author will          not be accepted.
See          Submission Guidelines for more information at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/submissions.htm
  An html version of the CFP is available at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/CFP.htm

A .pdf version            of the CFP is available at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/SALSA08%20CFP.pdf
The Submission          Form is available online at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/forms/comments.html

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:51 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New Book on Madrasa Education
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Global Media Pblications" <gmpublication at gmail.com>
Subject:New Book on Madrasa Education

*New book on Madrasa Education*

*Encyclopaedia of Madrasa Education in
India<http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25414>
*

by *K.C. Sharma *(Editor) New Delhi, 2007, 5 Vols., 1604 pages, ISBN
81-89652-97-4.**

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25414


*About the book*:
The theme has deep bearing on five volumes in connection with the  
Madrasa
System of Education which was supported by prominent pioneers. They  
clearly
realised the need of a forum which would develop the socio-economic,
cultural, intellectual and educational life of Muslims. Adequate  
funds were
collected from people who had deep interest in this direction.

The five volumes have given us deep insight into the various phases of
development of education in the Indian sub-continent. In fact the  
'disease'
of illiteracy was to be eradicated from its roots. In fact the tours  
abroad
by prominent educationists did help its financial resources.

These volumes would be useful for social scientists, teachers,  
researchers
and students in India and abroad.

*Table of Contents:*
Contents: Vol. I. Historical Background: Preface. 1. Education under  
British
Raj. 2. Demands of society. 3. Adult education. 4. Illiteracy in  
India. 5.
Contribution of teachers' training. 6. Local educational authorities. 7.
Educational development in India. 8. Vocational agricultural  
education : a
report. 9. Central Board of Secondary Education. 10. Social  
education. 11.
Fundamentals of Islam.

Vol. II. Origin and Growth: Preface. 1. Muslim thought and politics.  
2. The
Deoband School. 3. New trends and Muslim reaction. 4. Religious and  
social
reform movements. 5. Education and the Indian press. 6. Cultural life :
education, arts and literature. 7. Women's education. 8. Higher  
education.
9. Vocational and technical education. 10. Religious and moral  
education.
11. Urdu teaching in schools. 12. Education of Muslims -- retrospect and
prospect. 13. The essence of Islam. 14. Law and religion in Islam. 15.
Islamic law and theology in India. 16. The reinterpretation of Islam.

  Vol. III. Educational Planning and Social Change: Preface. 1. New  
ideology.
2. Novel techniques. 3. Jamia and its faculty of education. 4. Tagore's
ideas and current educational trends. 5. Life of the prophet. 6. Birth,
ancestry and parentage. 7. Person and character of Mohammad. 8. Selected
sayings of Phophet Muhammad. Bibliography.

Vol. IV. Cultural Trends and Reforms: Preface. 1. Emergence of social
reformers. 2. Status of Muslim women. 3. Political thought. 4.
Untouchability and reforms. 5. Gandhi and religion. 6. Lord Ripon and
constitutional reform. 7. Indian National Congress and new trends. 8.  
Lord
Curzon and his administration. 9. The 1935 Act and after. 10.  
Independence
and partition. 11. Idea of future life in Islam. 12. The Church  
Militant of
Islam. 13. Women and social development. 14. The slavery. Bibliography.

Vol. V. Aims and Objectives: Preface. 1. Madrasas and school of  
thought. 2.
Origin from mosques. 3. Great Servants of Dar al-Ulum. 4. The  
starting of
Madrasas. 5. Foundation stone of first building of Dar al-Ulum. 6.
Delegations : their visits. 7. The construction of the mosque. 8. Dar
al-Ulum and Aligarh Muslim University. 9. Academic honours to VIPs.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:48 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:48 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Winter/Spring/Summer programs
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:info at hedayetinstitute.com
Subject:Hedayet Institute Winter/Spring/Summer programs

Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) is pleased to announce  
its total immersion winter/ spring and summer programs of 2008.
HIAS program is an intensive total immersion Arabic language and  
cultural program where both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial  
Egyptian Arabic are combined. Elective courses are offered in Arabic  
literature, oriental music ('ud, nayy etc.), Arab/Islamic history,  
Arabic calligraphy, women in Islam, History of the Copts in Egypt,  
tajweed al Qur'an, Media Arabic, Business Arabic and others. The  
institute provides the syllabi, assessment criteria, and the  
professors' CVs for its content-based courses.
Cultural Activities: Throughout the intensive study periods- check  
the exact times with the administration at info at hedayetinstitute.com  
- there are weekly cultural activities and events, including tours,  
seminars and films. Preparation and follow up on these activities  
help students comprehend the content and practice their Arabic in  
different areas of culture topics. There is also a three week short  
program conducted for the UN headquarter personnel in New York that  
takes place twice a year in December and July every year. Pls. check  
for the exact dates at: info at hedayetinstitute.com . HIAS used to have  
a special program for SIT students twice a year.
Credits Transfer: Several American and few British universities  
accept to transfer the credit hours of their students coming to study  
at HIAS. Some of them have special arrangements with HIAS for their  
students' study abroad program at Hedayet Institut.
Venue: HIAS is located 5 minutes walk away from Hadayeq El Maadi  
metro station and 20 minutes far from the center of Cairo by metro.  
The institute has a fascinating Arab ambiance.
Dates:  The deadline for application to the Winter semester starting  
Jan.10th,08  is Nov. 25th, 07.
Tuition fees: Groups of three students will pay as low as $10 per  
each contact class hour. Thus, the 13 week program of a total 260  
hours will cost $2600 per student (in a group of three or more).  
Individual student's study per hour is $14.5. Thus the semester of 13  
week program will cost $3770.  Only the summer intensive seven week  
course will be for $2100 per student either alone or coming in a group.
How to Apply:
Fill an application on line on our site at: www.hedayetinstitute.com
Pay a deposit fee to reserve your place before the deadline (Pls. ask  
about details at: info at hedayetinstitute.com )
Indicate if you need assistance in finding a suitable accommodation- 
apartment or 3 star hotel room-during the period of your study.  
Sharing a furnished apartment will cut down your housing expenses as  
low as $250 per month.

For more information please have a look at our web site at:  
www.hedayetinstitute.com  or write to: info at hedayetinstitute.com
Or call: (202)25272190 / (2012)2261308
Vonage No.: (646)2168-308

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:42 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs maf'uul muTlaq refs
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:paula santillan <capraia at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs maf'uul muTlaq refs

Dear colleagues,

I would appreciate any references on the topic of the
maf`ul mutlaq, especially from a semantic point of
view.

Thanks,

-paula

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:28 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:28 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs Advice on High School textbook for American
 Students of Arabic
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Abdelkader Khila" <akhila at uscsd.k12.pa.us>
Subject:Needs Advice on High School textbook for American Students of  
Arabic

Hello everyone,

My district is starting an Arabic program in the high school for the
2008 school year, thus maybe becoming the only public school in
Pennsylvania to offer Arabic. We will most likely start with one class
or two depending on how many kids will sign up and we are hoping that
Arabic will soon become an integral part of the Foreign language
offerings in our school district. The implications and the possibilities
are tremendous down the road. Our students genuinely regard languages as
a very important component of their education. They start Spanish in the
elementary and add French and Spanish in 5th grade, then choose a
language to study from 6th grade and up. Some students even take two
languages in high school, their schedules permitting. Our high school
offers Chinese, Latin and Japanese in addition to the more common
languages and now we are extremely excited about the possibilities with
Arabic. Cultural exchanges and Summer trips to the target cultures are
very common in our district. As we speak, I am in the process of putting
together a trip to Québec for the French students since I teach French.
Our German students are used to going to Germany every summer, our
French and Spanish do the same when it comes to France and Spain. There
is even talk this year about a trip to China. So, the possibilities are
endless..Egypt? Morocco?

Now after the brief description of my district, here is what I am
asking: Anyone who reads this, who is a publisher, an Arabic language
textbook writer, etc. If you have a book/books/resources that you think
is the right book for me to recommend to my school district for the
Arabic class, then email me back. The students are American students (
high school between the age of 14 and 18) who have never had Arabic
before. Since religion or the preaching of religion is explicitly
prohibited in the American Public schools, your book should be free of
any overt religious teaching and focuses on the teaching of the language
and the cultures. I am right now reviewing books to recommend to the
school board ASAP. If your book is truly suitable for the students ( I
will decide that since I will be teaching the class, I am a native
speaker of Arabic), then I would not hesitate to recommend it full
heartedly. The district then will purchase as many books as we need for
the first year class. With every year that goes by and the more we
expand the Arabic program, the more need for more books and resources
will arise.

I posted a similar request some time ago and I had some responses then.I
do thank those who were kind enough to answer( Munther Younes, Raji
Rammuny, Claudette,etc) . I did not follow through at the time because
for various reasons the district decided to postpone the pilot Arabic
program for another year( mainly because I was a long term French
substitute teacher at my district and they were working hard to keep me
there full time for the purpose of actually starting the Arabic program)
Now that I am full time, there is 99.999% chance that Arabic will be
taught next year!

So if you have something, please email me. I am looking specifically for
textbooks/ resources samples even used ones.I am willing to return
whatever you send me within a reasonable time frame as soon as I review
them. Here is my other email address just in case...my school site
sometimes prevent email from getting through if the server deems it to
be junk: akhila at hotmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:45 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Grammar Book Suggestions
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3) Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Alex Magidow" <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

There is also an excellent reference grammar by Ron Buckley,  
published by
Librarie du Liban (Maktabat Lubanan Nashiriin), entitled "*Modern  
Literary
Arabic* - A Reference Grammar." Though he does not necessarily follow  
the
Arabic system of presenting grammar (any sentence including a verb is a
verbal sentence according to his definition, for example), he does  
present
copious examples drawn from various modern literary works and has  
extremely
excellent indices.

Here is a link where you can purchase the book(I don't know anything  
about
the site- I purchased my copy in the Middle East):
http://www.albalagh.net/bookstore/?action=view&item=1061

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Nader K. Uthman" <nku2001 at columbia.edu>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

Greetings Abu Samy and all,

With apologies for any repeats, I'd suggest Schulz, Eckehard. _A  
Student Grammar of MSA_ (Cambridge, 2004). For a short "all-around,"  
it's top-notch. Its type (including short vowels) and charts are  
especially clear; it contains all sorts of examples (with useful,  
contemporary vocab) and indices in Arabic and English.

A reliable one in Arabic has always been Fuad Ni>ma's ملخض  
قواعد اللغة العربية; it has ultra-concise and clear  
definitions and fold-out reference charts. Excerpts could conceivably  
be recommended to elem./intermed. students to reinforce particular  
topics; otherwise, it's for advanced learners and beyond. Finally,  
for a slim but masterful choice, there's Hassanein, Azza. _MSA  
Grammar: A Concise Guide_ (AUC,
  2006). It covers only the "greatest hits" in a couple pages each,  
so it would ideally accompany the main text used in the classroom.  
Its explanations are wonderful, and like Schulz, it gives both Arabic  
& English grammatical terms throughout. Its topics range from novice  
to superior. In my experience, students respond very enthusiastically  
to its style and presentation.

I can't speak to errata (though I'm glad to have read Prof. Schub's  
lovely selection!) but all of the above have been very helpful to me  
in a lot of different contexts.

Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions. I would be interested  
in learning more about the book Prof. Gunaydin mentioned.

With best wishes,

Nader Uthman
MEALAC & CLS
Columbia University

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"khorshid" <khorshid at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

Dear colleagues,
I cannot disagree with the importance of "context", but I do disagree  
with the place of context. I don't think it should be in a grammar  
book. In my opinion, the primary function of a grammar book is to  
explain the rules briefly and, hopefully, in a meaningful way.  
Context should be sought elsewhere; in reading, audio and video  
material, and in conversation. I believe that a badly missed item  
here is graded stories. These exist in many languages but not in  
Arabic. Personally, I've used graded stories when learning English,  
German, French and Spanish. They were very useful. If some teachers  
are to get together to write any books, that type of stories should  
have priority.

salaam wa tahiyya.

Ahmad Khorshid
Arabic Language Instructor
The American University in Cairo

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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:35 -0700
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Irina Vainovski Mihai <ivainov2 at yahoo.com>
Subject:New Publication on Peripheral Arabic Dialects

   University of Bucharest
                         Center for Arab Studies

        ROMANO-ARABICA
   VI-VII
   2006-2007

   Peripheral Arabic Dialects

                          Editor:  Nadia Anghelescu
                              Associate Editor:  George Grigore


   Advisory Board:

   Ramzi Baalbaki (Beirut)
   Michael G. Carter (Sidney)
   Jean-Patrick Guillaume (Paris)
   Hilary Kilpatrick (Lausanne)
   Chokri Mabkhout (Tunis)
   Yordan Peev (Sofia)
               Stephan Proch&aacute;zka (Vienna)
   André Roman (Lyon)

                                Editor in Charge of the Issue:
                                                  George Grigore
                                        (e-mail: gmgrigore at yahoo.com)

   Published by:
   © Center for Arab Studies
   Pitar Mo&#351; Street no 11, Sector 2, 70012 Bucharest, Romania
   Phone/fax: 0040-21-2123446

   © Editura Universit&#259;&#355;ii din Bucure&#351;ti
   &#350;os. Panduri, 90-92, Bucure&#351;ti – 050663; Telefon/Fax:  
0040-21-410.23.84
   E-mail: editura at unibuc.ro
   Internet: www.editura.unibuc.ro
              ISSN 1582-6953

   FOREWORD

   This issue of Romano-Arabica contains the proceedings of the  
International Colloquium Peripheral Arabic Dialects, which was held  
in Bucharest, from the 18th to the 20th of May 2007.
   The colloquium, organized by the Center for Arab Studies of the  
University of Bucharest, and chaired by Prof. Dr. Otto Jastrow  
(Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg), joined together  
a panel of distinguished specialists from as many as nine countries  
who have been studying Arabic dialects spoken outside the official  
boundaries of the Arab world, covering a vast territory, from Central  
Asia to the Iberian Peninsula.
   Finally, may we, as organisers, thank each and every participant  
for making the International Colloquium Peripheral Arabic Dialects –  
2007 an extremely enjoyable and worthwhile event.
    The Colloquium Organisers


   Contents

           Werner Arnold, The Arabic Dialect of the Jews of  
Iskenderun …………………..
        7
       Andrei A. Avram, Romanian Pidgin Arabic………………………………………...
      13
       Guram Chikovani, Some Peculiarities of Central Asian Arabic  
 From the Perspective of History of Arabic Language………………………………….

    29
       Dénes Gazsi, Shi‘ite Panegyrical Poems from the Township of  
Da&#353;t-i &#256;z&#257;dag&#257;n (H&#363;zist&#257;n) 
……………………………………………………………………

    39
       George Grigore, L’énoncé non verbal dans l’arabe parlé à  
Mardin…………………
      51
       Otto Jastrow, Where do we stand in the research on the  
Anatolian q&#601;ltu dialects?...
      63
       Jérôme Lentin, L’arabe parlé en Sicile était-il un arabe  
périphérique ?......................
      71
       Gunvor Mejdell, From periphery towards centre stage: research  
on ‘mixed styles’– results and challenges………………………………………………………..

    85
       Jonathan Owens & Fadila Brahimi, Grundvokabular und  
idiomatische Struktur: Arabisch in Nigeria und  
Nordafrika………………………………………….

    97
       Stephan Proch&aacute;zka, Does geographical periphery imply  
linguistic periphery? The examples of the Arabic dialects of Cilicia  
and Urfa in Southern Turkey ………………………………………………………………………..


   109
       Arlette Roth, Quelles nouvelles perspectives s’ouvrent avec  
l’exploration et la description des dialectes arabes dits  
périphériques ?.......................................

   133
       Thomas Stolz & Andreas Ammann, Beda u Qabad: The Maltese  
Inchoative / Ingressive…………………………………………………………………….

   149
       Catherine Taine-Cheikh, Périphérie géographique et  
perméabilité aux contacts. Le cas du Maghreb………………………………………………………………

   159
       Shabo Talay, The influence of Turkish, Kurdish and other  
neighbouring languages on Anatolian Arabic………………………………………………………….

   179
       Hristina Tchobanova, Phonetic features and changes in Andalusi  
Arabic: a case study of the laryngeal plosive /’/…………………………………………….

   189

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:23 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:23 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:AATA New Contact Info
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:emb at georgetown.edu
Subject:AATA New Contact Info

AATA - NEW CONTACT INFORMATION
	
The American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) is pleased to  
announce new contact information and a new website.

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) aims to facilitate  
communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to  
promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of  
Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature.   
AATA maintains an annual refereed journal and a monthly email  
newsletter.

Membership is open to individuals with a professional or personal  
interest in the Arabic language. AATA also offer institutional  
memberships to organizations interested in supporting the purpose and  
goals of this Association by contributing annually to its funds.

For further information about AATA publications and activities, to  
join the organization, or inquire about mailing list rental, contact  
AATA at

	3416 Primm Lane
	Birmingham, AL  35216
	USA

Telephone: 205.822.6800
Fax: 205.823.2760

Email: info at aataweb.org

Website: http://aataweb.org/

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:39 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:39 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic/Berber article
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:Arabic/Berber article

The following article May be of interest to listmembers.

Uri Horesh
The University of Texas at Austin
http://www.endhomophobia.org/


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Subject: 18.3208, TOC: Transactions of the Philological Society 105/3  
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Journal Title:  Transactions of the Philological Society
Volume Number:  105
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Issue Date:  2007

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Jespersen's cycle in Arabic and Berber
Christopher Lucas
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-968X. 
2007.00189.x

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From lamanilaila at HOTMAIL.COM  Fri Nov  9 05:27:07 2007
From: lamanilaila at HOTMAIL.COM (laila lamani)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:27:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
In-Reply-To: <DF2F51DF-C230-4214-A1BC-879DBC1988F5@BYU.EDU>
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Hi,
If you go to this site, scroll down and you'll find most of Fairouz's albums (under songs and lyrics), just click on the album title, and you'll have a list of all the lyrics.

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

I hope this helps.
Laila Lamani.

> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:19 -0700
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> Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
> To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
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> Date: 08 Nov 2007
> From:"Haruko SAKAEDANI" <harukos at tufs.ac.jp>
> Subject:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
> 
> Are there any websites on which lyrics of Fayrouz's songs?
> i have found some websites on which we can listen the songs but i  
> have not find a website on which we can read the lyrics.
> 
> Please give me a URL / URL(s) if you find such a website.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Haruko
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Institute of International Education Job
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Theisen-Gandara, Heather" <HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org>
Subject:Institute of International Education Job

The Institute of International Education is hiring for the position of
Asst. Manager of International Exchange Programs

Starting Salary: $40,000

Overview

IIE's office in Houston, Texas manages an exciting array of programs and
contracts for the U.S. government, U.S. corporations, foundations and
foreign sponsors.  The work is dynamic and team-oriented.  Enthusiasm
for IIE's mission, respect for IIE's policies and procedures, and
ability to meet sponsor requirements and deliverables are of premier
importance to the work of the division.

Purpose of Position

The Assistant Manager of International Exchange Programs supports the
administration of corporate exchange programs for students.  Assists
with scholar selection processes, financial management, SEVIS
processing, outreach planning and implementation, and the online
application aspects of existing and newly established programs.

Primarily, the Assistant Manager will work with the Iraq Scholars and
Leaders Program (ISLP), the ExxonMobil Middle Eastern Scholars, and the
ExxonMobil Indonesian Geosciences Scholarship Programs.  In addition to
the scholar tracking and outreach planning, the Assistant Manager will
assist in maintaining the website and online application for the various
programs.  The Assistant Manager will support preparation of proposals
for new business including but not limited to prospective corporate
sponsors.

The Assistant Manager for International Exchange Programs works closely
with the Senior Manager for International Exchange Programs and IIE
Houston Director on all management, development and maintenance aspects
of corporate sponsored exchange programs.

Principal Responsibilities

International Student Scholarships

1.	Communicates with diverse constituencies regarding the various
program including prospective students, governmental and
non-governmental organizations, both domestic and international.
Answers daily e-mail inquiries and phone calls regarding the scholarship
programs.  Advises prospective and current grantees.
2.	Supports organization of selection panels, outreach initiatives
and online application processing.
3.	Maintains relationship with grantees attending colleges and
universities in the U.S.; Responsible for organization and maintenance
of immigration and academic records and document tracking.
4.	Assists with accurate data entry to the SEVIS and works with IIE
New York SEVIS Quality Assurance team to process DS-2019's and provide
on-going immigration monitoring including validation, extensions, and
monitoring of SEVIS events; Track and/or maintain records with the
correct SEVIS start date for all exchange visitors.
5.	 Responsible for enrollment and maintenance of grantees in IIE's
grantee management system (IIE Enterprise) including Autopay, Grantax
and Health Insurance.
6.	Leads student reporting preparation including collection of
required immigration and academic documents.
7.	Prepares quarterly sponsor reports on current and future student
trends, progress and expectations.
8.	Assists IIE's Placement Division as needed for grantee
university placement; arranges academic testing for grantees (TOEFL,
GRE, GMAT, SAT), Designs and implements pre-academic programs in
Houston;
9.	Researches and prepares materials for in country pre-departure
and U.S. based cultural orientation for Iraqi and Indonesian and Middle
Eastern Scholars program grantees.  Closely monitors student's ability
to adapt to the U.S. and their academic and living environments.

Knowledge & Skills:

*	Master's preferred; Bachelor's required.  At least 4 years of
progressively responsible experience in working with international
students and/or scholars. Ideal candidates have lived and/or studied
abroad.
*	Ideal candidates have SEVIS and foreign student advising
experience. Previous experience as an ARO or DSO a plus.  Proven
organizational skills and attention to detail a must.
*	Strong understanding of cultural issues facing international
students, especially those from the Middle East.  Ability to deal with
sensitive cultural and counseling issues.

*	Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  Must be
comfortable in conducting presentations to current and future corporate
sponsors and other audiences as needed.
*	Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload.

*        Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to universities
in U.S.

Internal/External Contacts: External contacts with sponsors including
program sponsors such as ExxonMobil and other corporations currently
sponsoring students and/or those interested in developing programs.
Daily contact with prospective and current scholars from all scholarship
programs via email and phone   Position has contact with peers and
senior management throughout the Institute, including New York and
Washington DC offices.  Collaboration is required with IIE's other
divisions in the United States and occasionally abroad.

Supervision Exercised: None

Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Senior
Manager of International Exchange Programs.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN&LIT:Problems with alwaraq site on OS X
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:LAGRANGE Frédéric <frederic.lagrange at paris4.sorbonne.fr>
Subject:Problems with alwaraq site on OS X

The www.alwaraq.com website, dedicated to classical Arabic  
literature, has become partly disfunctionnal (in its search motor  
options) since the two latest updates of the quicktime javacript  
module, on both Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 (leopard).
Arabists should join their voices to ask Apple to correct this bug  
that renders the most important internet source on Arabic literature  
unavailable.

Frederic Lagrange
Departement d'Etudes Arabes et Hebraïques
Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:37 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:37 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:maf'uul muTlaq responses
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1)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:maf'uul muTlaq response

have a look at Reckendorf, Hermann *Paranomasie in den Semitischen  
Sprachen*
M. Schub

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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Arik Sadan" <arik.sadan at mail.huji.ac.il>
Subject:maf'uul muTlaq response

Dear Paula,
As for the origin of the term and its meaning, I would suggest  
reading the
following article:
Levin, Aryeh, "What is meant by al-maf'u:l ak-muTlaq?". In: A. S.  
Kaye, ed.,
Semitic Studies in honour of Wolf Leslau on the occasion of his  
eighty-fifth
birthday. Wiesbaden, 1991. Vol 2, pp. 917-926. (Reprinted in: Levin,  
Aryeh,
Arabic Linguistic Thought and Dialectology. Jerusalem, 1998. Article  
XI.)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Fayrouz lyrics
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5) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
6) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
7) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
8) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

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1)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:Michael Fishbein <fishbein at humnet.ucla.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

You can find the lyrics of some songs by Fayrouz at the following site:

http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/700/780/fairuz/index.html

The lyrics are displayed as graphics, so that it is not possible to  
cut-and-paste as text. The site is part of the Al Mashriq site.

Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic
Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

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2)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:cst Hunter IMAP <cst at hunter.cuny.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

The best place that I've found is the following:

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

Best,
Christopher Stone
Associate Professor of Arabic
Head of Arabic Division
Department of Classical and Oriental Studies
Hunter College, CUNY

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3)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Antonio Cuciniello" <a.cuciniello at ismu.org>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

try with these two links.

bye

http://music.albawaba.com/en/artist_albums.php?aid=219
http://www.muchmusic.net/the_very_best_of_fairouz_2399

Antonio Cuciniello
Fondazione Ismu
Via Copernico 1,
20125 Milano


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4)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:amouneh at gmail.com
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Marhaba Haruko,

The following website posts many song lyrics by Fairuz as well as a  
list of her albums, articles about her, etc...

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

Enjoy,

Amina
Amina Yassine, Lecturer in Spanish and Arabic
Humanities Hall 367
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of California
IRVINE, CA  92697-5275

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5)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:Afaf Nash <afafnash at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Here is a very good site for some of fayrous qeSa'd. enjoy
   http://www.awzan.com/fayrouz.htm

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6)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: "Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

There are many websites on Fayruz, but I'd recommend to Mr. Haruko  
SAKAEDANI
this website:

http://music.albawaba.com/en/artist_songs.php?aid=219

where he will find many of the diva's vintage audio songs.
With kind regards.
-- 
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies

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7)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: Zeina Seikaly <seikalyz at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Haruko--
One of our students at Georgetown hosts a site with lyrics of Arabic  
songs, in Arabic with their English translations. These include songs  
by Abdel Halim Hafez, Fairuz, Umm Kulthoum, Amr Diab, Kazem al-Saher,  
Marcel Khalife, Cheb Khaled, among others. Here is the URL:

http://musicarabi.blogspot.com/

Once you get to the site, scroll down a bit and in the right-hand  
column there is a list of the artists whose songs are translated  
there. Featured on the site are 26 songs sung by Fairuz.
Best wishes,
Zeina Seikaly
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University

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8)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: laila lamani <lamanilaila at hotmail.com>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Hi,
If you go to this site, scroll down and you'll find most of Fairouz's  
albums (under songs and lyrics), just click on the album title, and  
you'll have a list of all the lyrics.

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

I hope this helps.
Laila Lamani.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:40 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:High School textbook response
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3) Subject:High School textbook response

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1)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Wafa Hassan" <hassanw at msu.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

Hi,

I can understand your dilemma. I am in the field of teaching Arabic  
in the
US, started many teacher training and workshops all over the states.
Currently I am, with Dearborn public schools developing a curriculum for
high school students based on the National Standards. Until then,  
here is my
suggestion to you:

1) Use Scholastics Arabic books, they are full library in many subjects,
free of any religion and you can order them on line.

2) Be as creative as you could be, using different resources and use
interactive approach to language teaching

3) Use the thematic units in your district language curriculum and  
feed them
into your Arabic classroom

4) Use the 5Cs as a framework for all your lesson planning

5) Use resources on the net

6) Focus on teaching functional Arabic in a holistic method and  
relate it to
everyday life experiences so it will make sense to your students.

7) Always teach culture along with your language.

Best wishes,

Wafa N. Hassan, Ed.D.
Outreach Academic Specialist
Arabic Language Instruction Flagship
Michigan State University
Department of Linguistics and Languages

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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

Dear Abdelkader:

I recommend:

1. Arabic Sounds and Letters. A Beginning Programmed Course (Textbook  
and Manual) by Raji Rammuny. University of Michigan Press Client  
Distribution Center, Telephone (800-343-4499  orderentry at cdbooks.com  )

2. Let's Speak Arabic. Books 1,2 and 3 by Mahmoud Saleh et al ,  
Global Education Excellence, Telephone (734 662-7050) Arabic at gee.com

These books come with CDs.

Raji Rammuny

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3)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: "Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

take a look at the Al-Madina readers, available at  www.noorart.com   
and good luck.
                                            Mike Schub


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:William and Mary One year job
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"John Eisele" <jceise at wm.edu>
Subject:William and Mary One year job

One Year Position in Arabic Language

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of  
William and Mary invites applications for a one-year replacement  
position in Arabic language beginning Fall Semester 2008. We are  
looking for professional, skilled language instructors with  
experience and competence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in  
a communicative, proficiency based manner from elementary to advanced  
levels. Applicants should have native or near native fluency in MSA,  
one dialect and English. An MA or higher in Arabic language study or  
literature is required, in addition to a successful proficiency-based  
teaching record. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and  
teaching experience. Review of applications will begin December 15,  
2007 and continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter  
of application, current curriculum vitae, supporting materials about  
teaching to the online recruitment system at http://jobs.wm.edu, and  
three letters of recommendation to: Arabic Search Committee, c/o Ms.  
Sheila Eubank, Office Manager, Department of Modern Languages and  
Literatures, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795,  
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795. The College is an Equal Opportunity/ 
Affirmative Action Employer. [R]

John Eisele
Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg VA 23185
757-221-3145

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUB Summer Program jobs
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:as33 at aub.edu.lb
Subject:AUB Summer Program jobs

The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the  
American University of Beirut invites applications for the position  
of Arabic instructor to teach Arabic as a foreign language at various  
levels in the CAMES Summer Arabic Program 2008 (June 25-August 8,  
2008). Applicants must be in Beirut by June 17, 2008 to prepare for  
summer teaching. Applicants should have experience in teaching the  
textbook Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya (Brustad, al-Batal, al- 
Tonsi) and a strong team spirit.

Please send a cover letter and a CV, including 2 references, to CAMES  
by December 20, 2007. For additional information, please visit our  
website. Applications may be sent electronically.

Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon

+961 1 350 000, extension 3845
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Chadian Arabic
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Chadian Arabic

AUTHOR(S): Abu-Absi, Samir
TITLE: Chadian Arabic
SERIES: Languages of the World/Materials 21
YEAR: 2007
PUBLISHER: Lincom GmbH
ISBN: 3895860050
ANNOUNCED IN: http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-2773.html

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ahara
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1) Subject:ahara

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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu
Subject:ahara

modern Hebrew  /rahiiTiim/  =  'furniture'  comes from the Aramaic
root  r-h-T, which in turn was taken from the (Biblical) Hebrew  
root  /r-w-S/
=  'to run.'  The idea is as in 'real estate' (French 'immeubles,  
[not mobile])
  is contrasted with mere
furniture (Fr. meubles [ 'mobiles']).

                 Mike Schub

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:31 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Lessons Newbie Level
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1) Subject:Arabic Lessons Newbie Level

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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Afaf Nash <afafnash at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Arabic Lessons Newbie Level

Dear colleagues,
   I have to write Arabic lessons for Newbie level. The lessons have  
to be no more than  4 lines per lesson and they have to be culturally  
oriented. I'm having difficulty in introducing much of culture in a 4  
lines conversations. Any suggestions or resources would be much  
appreciated. Thank you.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:15 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New York City College of Technology Job
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:CSantore at CityTech.Cuny.Edu
Subject:New York City College of Technology Job

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: JOB POSTING

New York City College of Technology

Title Assistant Professor/Arabic French

Payroll Title or

Level

Assistant Professor

Department Humanities Dept.

Position Type Teaching

FLSA Status EXEMPT

Salary Commensurate with education and experience.

College Web Site http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/

Notice Number

Closing Date Open Until Filled

Position Description and Duties

New York City College of Technology, a comprehensive college of over  
13,000 students in downtown Brooklyn, offering associate and  
baccalaureate degrees, is searching for a candidate to fill a tenure  
track line to teach both Arabic & French in the Humanities  
Department. The successful candidate will teach a sequence of  
language courses taking students from elementary introductory courses  
to intermediate fourth semester courses. The Humanities Department  
offers the college’s general education courses in foreign languages,  
art history, music, performing arts, theatre and Speech.  Ability to  
utilize technology enhanced pedagogical methods is desirable.  The  
position requires an energetic individual willing to work  
collaboratively with other members of the college community.   
Responsibilities in addition to teaching include academic advisement,  
committee and departmental assignments, mentoring, professional  
development and other scholarly work leading to publications and  
presentations.

Qualification Requirements

  Ph.D. required in either Arabic or French language and literature.   
The ideal candidate will demonstrate native or near native fluency in  
both languages.  College level teaching experience is essential.   
Record of publications and evidence of scholarly growth is desirable.  
Demonstrated ability to interact with students in a multi-cultural  
environment is preferred.  Familiarity with instructional technology,  
and innovative pedagogy is desirable.

How To Apply

Requested Items Cover letter of introduction. Curriculum Vitae.

Respond To

Arabic/French Search

Ms. Michelle Harris, N321

Director, ISR

New York City College of Technology

300 Jay Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Or electronically: isr at citytech.cuny.edu

TOP OF PAGE

The City University of New York

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigration Reform  
and Control Act/

Americans with Disabilities Act Employer


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:11 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New MA in Translation and Interpretation
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1) Subject:New MA in Translation and Interpretation

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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"Mary Lineberger" <Mary.Lineberger at miis.edu>
Subject:New MA in Translation and Interpretation

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
Announcing New Arabic Program
http://translate.miis.edu/arabic

New Master's Program in Arabic at the Monterey Institute of  
International
Studies

Starting in Fall 2008, the Graduate School of Translation and
Interpretation will offer Arabic / English master's programs in:

	[ http://translate.miis.edu/mat/index.html ]Translation
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/matlm/index.html ]Translation and
Localization Management
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/mati/index.html ]Translation and
Interpretation
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/maci/index.html ]Conference Interpretation

Students gain mastery in translation and interpretation skills through a
rigorous two-year curriculum. The first year is designed to provide
students with basic knowledge of translation and interpretation. In  
their
second year, all GSTI students declare a degree specialization and  
refine
skills that will enable them to succeed as professional translators and
interpreters. To complete their studies, students take a series of
professional exams and most complete a thesis or research project.

Apply now! Accepting applications for Fall 2008 - priority deadlines are
December 1, February 1, and March 15.

http://translate.miis.edu/arabic
Contact: admit at miis.edu
Tel. 831-647-4166

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:18 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo Comp Lit Symposium Nov 2008 CFP
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Cairo Symposium <cairosymposium08 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Cairo Comp Lit Symposium Nov 2008 CFP

  Call for Papers

The Ninth International Symposium on Comparative Literature

November 4-6, 2008

Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University

“Egypt at the Crossroads: Literary and Linguistic Studies”
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2008

Because of its geographical, historical, and cultural placement,  
Egypt has been—since time immemorial—both literally and  
metaphorically at the crossroads. Enjoying the strategic location  
that it does—at a meeting point between Africa and Asia, facilitating  
contact between the two continents and Europe, and at a juncture  
between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea—Egypt is a rich amalgam of  
diverse cultural heritages: Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Persian,  
Coptic, Islamic. Influenced by all these and, in modern times, the  
French and British, the inhabitants are in the happy position of  
being hybrid—African, Arab, Mediterranean—but indubitably and  
inimitably Egyptian. It is, perhaps, this unique situation that  
inspired the Egyptian geographer Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993) to write of  
Egypt as having a “natural gift” which may explain “the secret of  
Egypt’s survival and vitality through the ages and in spite of the  
ages.”

Contributors to the Symposium are invited to explore the various  
aspects and paradoxes of Egypt through literature and language,  
making use of, though by no means restricted to, the following  
suggested topics:

Egypt in World Literature (African/Arab/Mediterranean)
Teaching Egyptian/Arabic Literature in Non-Egyptian Cultures
Teaching English Literature in Non-English-Speaking Cultures
The Presentness of the Past in Literature and Language
Egyptian Literature in Translation
Travel Literature
Revisiting the Canon in Literary and Linguistic Studies
New Forms in Literary and Linguistic Studies
Orientalism: Past and Present
The Quest for Identity
Cross-Linguistic/Cross-Cultural Studies of Different Discourse Types
Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20  
minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address:  
cairosymposium08 at yahoo.com

Guidelines for submissions:

§       The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.

§       Replies will be posted by April 30, 2008.

§       Fees: Registration and Proceedings + cultural events: USD 300  
for non-Egyptian participants; LE 300 for Egyptian participants; LE  
50 for attendance; free admission for students.



The Ninth International Symposium on Comparative Literature Topic  
area: Title of presentation:Name of presenter:Affiliation: Address: E- 
mail: Equipment needed (if any):Abstract (300 words):

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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:27 -0700
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:FARIDAH HANAFI <faridahhanafi at hotmail.com>
Subject:Children Understanding Arabic Metaphor query

Dear,  My name is Faridah,I'm an M.A student in K.A.U Jeddah,SA. I  
want to write a paper on " Children understanding of arabicmetaphor  
"  I would be very  grateful if you can help me by answering the  
following questions; 1- What are the most appropriate  references to  
be read regarding this topic.2- How can I measure children  
understanding of metaphor.3- Do mechanisms of understanding metaphor  
differ according to languages.4- What are the characteristics of the  
sample to be used; the age group and the sample size.  Best Regards,

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arabesk in Damascus
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:arabesk at mail.sy
Subject:Arabesk in Damascus

Marhaba from Damascus

We are Arabesk Studies in Damascus, a private team of professionals,  
located in the heart of Damascus, very specialized and perfectly  
experienced in Arabic language teaching for foreign students. Arabesk  
Studies is exclusively devoted to Arabic teaching.

We invite you to visit our website:       
www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com/english/index1.htm

We believe that by specializing we are better able to understand and  
respond to the needs of international students. Our team of highly  
qualified teachers is of high calibre and provides the best teaching  
available. With our teachers, packages of studies and services and a  
perfect location, we believe that the combination between Arabesk  
Studies and Damascus is really the best to study Arabic.
Arabesk has facilitated study abroad for hundreds of individuals,  
students and specialists from top American and European universities  
and colleges in Middle East or Arabic Studies, or many other fields.  
Undergraduates and graduate students, professors from places like  
Princeton, Georgetown, Berkeley, Duke, Swarthmore and Middlebury,  
SOAS London, Cambridge, London School of Economics LSE, and other  
European university students have reported positive experiences of  
their time in Damascus through Arabesk.

 From pre-departure until the end of your stay in Syria (even though  
we wish that you stay with us!!!), Arabesk provides a comprehensive  
facilitation of your time abroad with his package of studies and  
services. We offer Studies, all services related to studies and  
settlement in Damascus, accommodation in nice flats with Arab  
speakers or Damascene families, fieldtrips around Syria ....

If you are interested for your students, we can send you our Packages  
of Studies (please specify date and period). If you need more  
information about us, we can give you the contact emails of students  
that are / have been with Arabesk Studies to have their opinion. And  
you can have a look at our "Past Students Page":

http://www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com/english/sub%20pages/our%20past 
%20student.htm

Abu Bakr & Muhammad Iskandar


A r a b e s k   S t u d i e s  i n   D a m a s c u s
Study Arabic in Damascus
Private Courses for Individual & Groups
Tours in Syria , Lebanon & Jordan

Damascus City Center – Ottoman Station
Phone: 00 963 11 224  16  52
Fax: 00 963 11 222  82  11

E-mail: arabesk at mail.sy / info at arabeskstudiesindamascus.com
Website: www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Standardized Proficiency Test query
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:haa36 at cornell.edu
Subject:Standardized Proficiency Test query

I was wondering if there is any standardized proficiency test for non
native speakers of Arabic similar to that of the TOEFL used in any of  
the
universities in the USA. If so, please let me know.
Thank you very much

Hanada Al-Masri
Dept. of Near Eastern Studies
Cornell University

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Phonology and Morphology of Arabic

Title: Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
Series Title: Phonology of the World's Languages

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
	   http://www.oup.com/us
	
Author: Janet C.E. Watson

Paperback: ISBN:  9780199226696 Pages: 336 Price: U.S. $ 45.00


Abstract:

This is an account of the phonology and morphology of modern spoken  
Arabic,
the first to be published in any language and based largely on the  
author's
research. Dr Watson's approach is theoretically innovative and aware,  
but
accessible to Arabic language specialists outside linguistics. Broad in
coverage, this is an important and pioneering book.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:20 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:20 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:Advice on High School textbooks
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:Advice on High School textbooks

I have found that the following books work very well at high school  
level, especially if you want to focus on Modern Standard Arabic:

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Read and Speak Arabic (main textbook - with listening, speaking,  
reading and writing drills)
http://www.amazon.com/Read-Speak-Arabic-Beginners-Wightwick/dp/ 
0071412158/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194949868&sr=8-1

Your First 100 Words in Arabic (for supplementary vocabulary -  
contains flashcards and exercises)
http://www.amazon.com/Your-First-100-Words-Arabic/dp/0844223956/ 
ref=pd_sim_b_img_1/002-4162345-7210413

The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It  (for focused work on the  
alphabet)
http://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Alphabet-How-Read-Write/dp/0818404302/ 
ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/002-4162345-7210413
  Talk Now! Learn Arabic - Beginning Level (CD-Rom with games for  
learning and consolidating essential vocabulary)
http://www.amazon.com/Talk-Now-Learn-Arabic-Beginning/dp/B00004UAB7/ 
ref=sr_1_1/002-4162345-7210413?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1194950178&sr=8-1

LOWER INTERMEDIATE

Mastering Arabic (main textbook - with listening, speaking, reading  
and writing drills)
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Arabic-Palgrave-Master-Languages/dp/ 
140394685X/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950281&sr=1-2

Build Your Arabic Vocabulary (for supplementary vocabulary - contains  
flashcards and exercises)
http://www.amazon.com/Build-Arabic-Vocabulary-Haroon-Shirwani/dp/ 
0071478760/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950304&sr=1-1

Easy Arabic Grammar (for focused grammar work)http://www.amazon.com/ 
Easy-Arabic-Grammar-Jane-Wightwick/dp/0071462104/ 
ref=sr_1_1/002-4162345-7210413?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950465&sr=1-1

After that, I generally make use of selections from the many  
textbooks that have been designed for university courses and adult  
learners (the Al-Kitaab series, the various works of Raji Rammuny,  
Teach Yourself Arabic, and also The Connectors in Modern Standard  
Arabic - all available on Amazon). These are all good quality  
manuals, but need to be adapted to suit your own students' vocabulary  
knowledge.

Best wishes,
Haroon

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:26 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Effect of Mother's dialect query
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:w alotaibi <walotaibi at hotmail.com>
Subject:Effect of Mother's dialect query

Hi everyne,

I am doing a research on "the effection of a mother's dilect on the  
dialect of her family members". What kind of Sources, articles or  
studies you may help me with?

thank you in advance;
Wafaa Al-Otaibi
MA linguistics student
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:24 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs font with Arabic letter shapes without dots
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Needs font with Arabic letter shapes without dots

Dear Arabic-l subscribers,

Does any one know where I can obtain an Arabic font in which the dots  
on certain letters such as baa'/taa'/thaa', khaa'/jiim, etc. are not  
shown?  I have a MacBookPro (with System X).

Thank you.

Munther Younes

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:05 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic NLP Egypt Conference CFP
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"Ali Farghaly" <farghaly1 at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic NLP Egypt Conference CFP

INFOS 2008: The 6th International Conference on Informatics and Systems

                  Special Track On Natural Language Processing

                                       27 – 28 March, 2008
                                          Cairo, Egypt
                                 http://www.fci.cu.edu.eg/INFOS2008/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Natural language processing research is gaining much interest from
many parties such as researchers from academia, industry, and
government developers, practitioners, and users. The goal of this
track session(s) is to provide the participants with an opportunity to
exchange ideas, approaches and implementations of computational
systems, to highlight the common challenges faced by all
practitioners, to assess the state of the art in the field, and to
identify promising areas for future collaborative research in the
development of NLP resources and systems.


Topics
=====
The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics covered by the track:
* Ontologies and linguistic resources (corpora, electronic
dictionaries, treebanks, etc.)
* Transliteration, transcription and diacritization
* Part of speech tagging
* Morphological analysis and generation
* Shallow and deep parsing
* Machine translation
* Word sense and syntactic disambiguation
* Semantic analysis
* Information retrieval
* Information extraction
* Question answering
* Text clustering and classification
* Text summarization
* Text and web content  mining
* Named entity recognition
* Arabic script-based language processing

Invited Speaker
============
Prof. Ali Farghaly, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Text Group,
Oracle USA, CA, and Adjunct Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Monterey
Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, USA.

Track Chair
=========
Prof. Khaled Shaalan (Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo
University, Egypt)

Program Committee

Nahed Aboelhassan (Brandeis University, USA)
Fawaz Al-Anzi (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Ibrahim Alkharashi (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,
Saudi Arabia)
Galia Angelova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)
Achraf Chalabi (Sakhr, Egypt)
Chia-Hui Chang (National Central University, Taiwan)
Kareem Darwish (Cairo University, Egypt)
Mona Diab (Columbia University, USA)
Joseph Dichy (Université Lumière-Lyon 2, France)
Ahmed Guessoum (Freelance Consultant, Algeria)
Nizar Habash (Columbia University, USA)
Lamia Hadrich Belguith (Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of
Sfax, Tunisia)
Sattar Izwaini (Abu Dhabi University, UAE)
Mohammed Kayed (Beni-Sueif University, Egypt)
Shereen khoja (Pacific University, USA)
Petra Maier-Meyer (FAST, Germany)
Farid Meziane (Salford University, UK)
Ruslan Mitkov  (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Farhad Oroumchian (University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE)
Ahmed Rafea (American University in Cairo, Egypt)
Doaa Samy (Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain)
Otakar Smrz (Charles University, Czech Republic)
Abdelhadi Soudi (Ecole Nationale de l'Industrie Minérale, Morocco)
Hissam Tawfik (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Henry Thompson (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Imed Zitouni (IBM, USA)

Conference URL
www.fci.cu.edu.eg/INFOS2008/

Important Dates

Full Paper submission due:  30 December 2007
Notification of acceptance:    30 January 2008
Camera ready submissions:  15 February 2008

For Further Information
Prof. Khaled Shaalan, k.shaalan at fci-cu.edu.eg

  *28 March, 2008*
Add to Calendar <http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/dc/ 
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs early beginner resources
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:rumpetra at sbcglobal.net
Subject:Needs early beginner resources

Hello
I need some resources for early beginners.I currently teach Arabic as  
a foriegn LA in my school.
Thank you
Feryal Alzubi

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Children Understanding Metaphor responses
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1) Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response
2) Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:Nimat Hafez Barazangi <nhb2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response

Dear Faridah,

Are you writing a paper, or conducting a research?

If the latter, please consult resources on first language acquisition  
of Arabic available through Google search engine :
<<http://www.google.com//search?hl=en&rls=SUNA,SUNA: 
2006-32,SUNA:en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=first+language 
+acquisition+of+arabic&spell=1>first language acquisition<http:// 
www.google.com//search?hl=en&rls=SUNA,SUNA: 
2006-32,SUNA:en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=first+language 
+acquisition+of+arabic&spell=1> of arabic>,  such as http://www.eself- 
learning-arabic.cornell.edu/publications/NHB_AlArabiyah_1999.pdf.

In addition, you may want to consult specific research/writings on  
the sociocultural aspects of language acquisition, such as the  
Sociocultural theory and second language learning by James P.  
Lantolf. Although the focus is on second language, the book discusses  
the issue of metaphor as well as the nature of research conducted.

Obviously, the age group and the characteristics of the sample will  
depend on the goal and the scope of research.

I hope that this will help, Best wishes,

Nimat Hafez Barazangi

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"samar" <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response

Dear Faridah,
My name is Samar, I have 2 children, 11 and 13 year old boys.  I have  
been
using Arabic and English with them as we live in the USA.  I must  
say, that
I have been using metaphors with them all along, but only recently;  
in the
past three years, I noticed that they actually understand it.

I would be very interested in your paper, if you don't mind keeping  
me in
the loop.
With 1000 thanks to you and good luck!

Samar

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:32 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:32 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Cairo Linguists Group Lecture
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:madihadoss at yahoo.com
Subject:Cairo Linguists Group Lecture


CAIRO LINGUISTS GROUP
and the Arab African Research Center

are inviting you to a lecture by:

Abdel Moneim Gedami
(Dar el-cUlum, Minia University)

“Problems of terminology in the study of the history of Arabic”
  (in Arabic, abstract attached)

at the headquarters of the Arab & African Research Center:
5 Hassan Barada Street, Giza, (side street off the previous address  
Qura Ibn Shureik Street), ground floor, Apt. 5. Tel. 37744644

Saturday, 24th November 2007, at 6 p.m.

PLEASE COME ON TIME


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:26 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Standardized Proficiency Test Response
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Standardized Proficiency Test Response

Marhaban YA Hanada:

There is one at Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington.

Raji Rammuny
Professor of Arabic
University of Michigan

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ELRA Arabic Phonetic Lexicon
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1) Subject:ELRA Arabic Phonetic Lexicon

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:ELRA Arabic Phonetic Lexicon


ELRA is happy to announce that 4 new Speech Resources from the LC-STAR
project are now available in its catalogue.

ELRA-S0247 LC-STAR Standard Arabic Phonetic lexicon:
The LC-STAR Standard Arabic Phonetic lexicon comprises 110,271 entries,
including a set of 52,981 common words, a set of 50,135 proper names
(including person names, family names, cities, streets, companies and  
brand
names) and a list of 7,155 special application words. The lexicon is
provided in XML format and includes phonetic transcriptions in SAMPA.  
For
more information, see:
http://catalog.elra.info/product_info.php?products_id=1030


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:22 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:More on Chadian Arabic Book
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:moderator
Subject:More on Chadian Arabic Book

I posted a 'new' book called Chadian Arabic from LINGUIST recently.   
Brenda Bickett looked up the ISBN and found that this is the edition  
published in 1995 (47pp.).  As she says:
"For 37 Euros, it is probably not something folks want 2 copies of --  
especially since they will think they are getting a new edition!"
Let the buyer beware.
dil
(thanks, Brenda!)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:28 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:28 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic letter shapes without dots responses
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1) Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response
2) Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"Waheed Samy" <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response

The way I would do that would be to modify an existing font --delete  
dots--
using a font creator program.  But there are copyright issues that  
should be
taken into consideration.

Waheed

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"L. Zack" <E.W.A.Zack at uva.nl>
Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response

I recommend Scheherazade by SIL. You can download it here: http:// 
scripts.sil.org/arabicfonts.

Best regards,

Liesbeth Zack

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue Nov 20 23:07:01 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:07:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on maf'uul muTlaq
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:"Almog Kasher" <almogk at gmail.com>
Subject:more on maf'uul muTlaq

Dear Paula,
You may wand to consult the following two articles:

G. Goldenberg: 'Tautological Infinitive.' In: Israel Oriental Studies
1 (1971). pp. 36-85.

R. Talmon: 'The Syntactical Category maf'ul mutlaq - A Study in
Qur'anic Syntax.' In: Arabic Grammar and Linguistics: Proceedings of
the Colloquium on Arabic Grammar and Linguistics (ed. Y. Suleiman).
Surrey: Curzon, 1999. pp. 107-129.

Almog Kasher
Bar-Ilan University

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition


(1) Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is a comprehensive archive of  
newswire text data acquired from Arabic news sources by the LDC at  
the University of Pennsylvania. Arabic Gigaword Third Edition  
includes all of the content of Arabic Gigaword Second Edition  
(LDC2006T02) as well as new data collected after the publication of  
that edition. Also, an archive from a new newswire source -- Assabah  
-- has been included in the third edition.

The six distinct sources of Arabic newswire represented in the third  
edition are:

Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
Assabah (asb_arb)
Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
An Nahar (nhr_arb)
Ummah Press (umh_arb)
Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes in the parantheses above consist of the  
three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code  
("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

The epochs and document counts for the data in the third edition are  
set forth below:

Newly Added Data





Source

Date Span

Document Count


Agence France Presse

2005.01 - 2006.12

137815


Assabah News Agency

2004.09 - 2006.12

15410

(new source)

Al Hayat News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.1

8799

(no data for 2004)

An Nahar News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

104950

(no data for 2004)

Xinhua News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

135472


This release contains 547 files, totaling approximately 1.8GB in  
compressed form (6,673 MB uncompressed) and 1,994,735 K-words.   
Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is distributed on one DVD-ROM.

2007 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of  
this corpus. 2007 Standard Members may request a copy as part of  
their 16 free membership corpora. Nonmembers may license this data  
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NFLC LangNet Project
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From: "Dora Johnson" <dJohnson at cal.org>
Subject:NFLC LangNet Project

The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland is
working on a project called LangNet which provides adult language
learners with interactive online tools to reinforce their foreign
language skills. We focus on the less commonly taught languages. We are
currently looking for several individuals to work on the project.
Specifically, we need educated native speakers (or equivalent) to create
online activities in the languages listed below heir using the software
we provide.  In addition, we are looking for target language speakers to
find authentic target language reading and audio passages, to record
audio files, and to perform various editing tasks. The work is part-time
and most of the work can be done from one's home computer.  All
candidates living in the US must have permission to work in the US. It
is not necessary for those not in the US.  If you are interested in
working with us or if you know a qualified candidate who would be
interested in working with us please contact me via email at
jedwards at nflc.org.

Languages: Bambara, Burmese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Dari, Hausa, Igbo,
Iraqi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, North Korean, Shona, Somali, Tausug,
Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu and Wolof.

Jane Edwards
Program Coordinator
University of Maryland
National Foreign Language Center
Patapsco Building
5201 Paint Branch Parkway, Suite 2132
College Park, MD  20742-6715
Phone:  301 - 405- 9633
Fax:  301- 405 - 9829

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Early Beginner Resources
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:elhamyani at aol.com
Subject:Early Beginner Resources

Alif Baa' from Georgetown University Press is a good resource for  
beginners.

Fatima

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:07:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Article on the diminutive in San'ani Arabic
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Article on the diminutive in San'ani Arabic

Journal Title:  Morphology
Volume Number:  16
Issue Number:  2
Issue Date:  2007

Arabic morphology: diminutive verbs and diminutive nouns in San'ani  
Arabic
DOI 10.1007/s11525-006-9103-5
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:rashdan khalid <rashdank at yahoo.fr>
Subject:Wants advice on USA program in Experimental Phonetics

Hello,

   i am student in master 2 in paris in linguistic ( experimental  
phonetic ) and i have an opportunitty to go to USA next year, and my  
question is : if it is good to travel and continue in PHD in USA or  
to continue my theisis here in paris ?

   i need your advice .. thank you

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:High School textbook advice
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Subject:High School textbook advice

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  Attar Modern Arabic Book 1, Book 2, Workbooks 1 and Two, Arabic,  
Teachers
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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MEOC Book Awards
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Date: 21 Nov 2007
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:MEOC Book Awards

MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2007 BOOK AWARDS

The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) has announced its 2007 Middle  
East book awards recipients. Awards recipients were announced at the  
MEOC Annual Business Meeting at the Middle East Studies Association  
conference held in Montreal, Quebec, in November 2007.

Established in 1999, the Middle East Book Award recognizes quality  
books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to  
an understanding of the Middle East and its component societies and  
cultures. Books are judged on the authenticity of their portrayal of  
a Middle Eastern subject, as well as on their characterization, plot,  
and appeal for the intended audience.  For the purposes of this  
award, “The Middle East” is defined as the Arab World, Iran, Israel,  
Turkey, and Afghanistan.

Nominations for the Middle East Book Award are made by publishers,  
educators, librarians and the general public,with eligible books  
published in the period from January 1, 2006 to August 1, 2007.  The  
MEOC Book Award Committee is a volunteer committee consisting of MEOC  
members representing primary, secondary, and post-secondary  
educational institutions.

The 2007 MEOC award recipients are:

PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY

(Winner) One City, Two Brothers, written by Chris Smith, illustrated  
by Aurélia Fronty (Barefoot Books, 2007)
Written by a former worker with UNICEF and Oxfam in Israel and the  
Palestinian Territories, this re-telling of a traditional story from  
the time of King Solomon serves as a metaphor for the “wish for the  
people of Israel and Palestine to find peace.”  The story describes  
the founding of the city of Jerusalem as related by King Solomon, as  
he seeks to settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers.  A  
brief footnote at the end describes the importance of Jerusalem in  
the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.

(Honorable Mention) Count Your Way through Iran, by Jim Haskins and  
Kathleen Benson, illustrated by Farida Zaman (Millrook Press, 2007).
Using simple text, authors Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson introduce  
elementary age readers to Iranian culture by choosing words that fit  
the numbers one (yek) through ten (dah) in Farsi.  The book travels  
the length and breadth of the country, from Omar Khayyam’s famous  
four line poems to the seven countries that border Iran.  This book  
makes an excellent non-political introduction to the rich culture of  
Iran for younger readers.

(Honorable Mention) The Rich Man and the Parrot, retold by Suzan  
Nadimi, illustrated by Ande Cook (Albert Whitman and Company, 2007).
The Rich Man and the Parrot comes from the Masnavi, a work by the  
thirteenth-century Persian poet Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi  
(1207-1273).  In this simple tale, a parrot, the beloved possession  
of a wealthy merchant, tricks his owner into setting him free.  While  
telling the tried-and-tested story of the small and weak triumphing  
over the large and powerful, this culturally rich story reads easily  
and sends a strong message.  2007 has been declared “The Year of  
Rumi” by UNESCO in honor of the poet’s 800th birthday, and this is a  
wonderful way to introduce him to young readers.


YOUTH LITERATURE

(Winner) Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, by Ibtisam Barakat  
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007).
In this powerful, groundbreaking memoir, Ibtisam Barakat captures  
what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. While  
Tasting the Sky deals with many specifically Palestinian issues, it  
also explores universal themes of conflict with parents and society,  
the impact of war on children, and living a positive life despite  
hardships and tragedies. If connecting with the reader is an  
important aspect of literature, then this book accomplishes that goal.
YOUTH NON-FICTION

(Winner–tie) Iraq (Modern World Nations Series) by Dale Lightfoot,  
series editor Charles F. Gritzner (Chelsea House Publishers, 2007).
Part of the Modern Nations Series by Chelsea House Publishers, this  
entry on Iraq is clearly written, well organized, and nicely  
illustrated (great photos and maps). Written by a former contractor  
who worked with Iraqi universities to rebuild the country’s  
educational program, this book gives a thorough overview of Iraq’s  
culture, geography, and history, but also touches on popular culture,  
sports, and youth culture.  These flourishes that could only be  
written by someone who has been there give the text greater  
authenticity and place it in a category over many of the other  
resources rushed to print after the 2003 U.S. invasion.  This entry  
in the series is a worthy standout.


(Winner–tie) Opposing Viewpoints: Iran (Opposing Viewpoints Series),  
Laura K. Egendorf, editor  (Greenhaven Press, 2006).
Part of the critically acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints Series, this  
volume dealing with Iran continues the series’ tradition of using  
short primary documents to encourage readers to familiarize  
themselves with opposing answers to a posed question: Is Iran a  
Threat to Global Security?  What is the Future of Iran?  The strength  
of the opposing viewpoints series is that it encourages its readers  
to understand both sides of an argument, rather than creating an  
arbitrary middle ground or attempting to pass off one set of views as  
“right” and the opposing side as “wrong.”  An excellent resource for  
secondary level educators that can also be easily appreciated by the  
lay reader looking for more information on this timely subject.
ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL

Established in 1981, the Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) is a  
national nonprofit organization working to increase public knowledge  
about the peoples, places, and cultures of the Middle East, including  
the Arab world, Iran, Israel, Turkey, and Afghanistan. MEOC’s network  
of educators are dedicated to disseminating nonpartisan information,  
resources, and activities furthering understanding about the Middle  
East. MEOC’s target audience is non-specialists at the K-12 and  
college levels, although its services also are relevant to broader  
community needs. MEOC has members around the country and its services  
include a newsletter, member listserve, book awards, workshops for  
educators, curriculum resources, and a website.  MEOC is an  
affiliated organization of the Middle East Studies Association.


# # #

FULL LIST OF MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD RECIPIENTS
2007—PICTURE BOOK: One City, Two Brothers, written by Chris Smith,  
illustrated by Aurélia Fronty (Barefoot Books, 2007); PICTURE BOOK  
HONORABLE MENTION: Count Your Way through Iran, by Jim Haskins and  
Kathleen Benson, illustrated by Farida Zaman (Millrook Press, 2007)  
and The Rich Man and the Parrot, retold by Suzan Nadimi, illustrated  
by Ande Cook (Albert Whitman and Company, 2007).  YOUTH LITERATURE:  
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, by Ibtisam Barakat (Farrar,  
Straus and Giroux, 2007). YOUTH NON-FICTION (TIE): Iraq (Modern World  
Nations Series) by Dale Lightfoot, series editor Charles F. Gritzner  
(Chelsea House Publishers, 2007) and Opposing Viewpoints: Iran  
(Opposing Viewpoints Series), Laura K. Egendorf, editor (Greenhaven  
Press, 2006).

2006—PICTURE BOOK: Lugalbanda, The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War by  
Kathy Henderson, illustrator Jane Ray (Candlewick Press, 2006);  
PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION:  Mystery Bottle by Kristen Balouch,  
(Hyperion Books for Children, 2006); YOUTH LITERATURE:  A Little  
Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird (Haymarket Books, 2006; originally  
published in England by Macmillan UK in 2003); YOUTH NON-FICTION:   
The Illustrator’s Notebook by Mohieddin Ellabbad (Groundwood Books,  
2006); YOUTH NON-FICTION HONORABLE MENTION:  Great Muslim  
Philosophers and Scientists in the Middle Ages six-part series (Rosen  
Publishing Group, 2006); and Lebanon A to Z: A Middle Eastern Mosaic  
by Marijean Boueri, Jill Boutros, and Joanne Sayad, illustrator  
Tatiana Sabbagh (Publishing Works, 2005)

2005—PICTURE BOOK: Alia’s Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq by Mark  
Alan Stamaty (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION:  
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter (Harcourt, 2005), and The  
Travels of Benjamin of Tudela by Uri Shulevitz, (Farrar Traus Giroux,  
2005); YOUTH LITERATURE: Figs and Fate by Elsa Marston (George  
Braziller, 2005); YOUTH REFERENCE: Historical Atlas of Islam by  
Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji (Harvard University Press, 2004).

2004—PICTURE BOOK:  Muhammad by Demi (Margaret McElderry Books,  
2003); YOUTH REFERENCE:  Mosque by David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin  
Company, 2003); and Teen Life in the Middle East, edited by Ali Akbar  
Mahdi (Greenwood Press, 2003); YOUTH REFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION:  
Witness to History: Afghanistan by David Downing (Heinemann Library,  
2003) and A History of the Muslim World to 1405: The Making of a  
Civilization by Vernon O. Egger (Prentice Hall, 2003).

2003—YOUTH LITERATURE: 19 Varieties of Gazelle by Naomi Shihab Nye  
(Greenwillow Books, 2002); YOUTH REFERENCE:  Women in the Middle  
East, Tradition and Change (revised edition) by Ramsay M. Harik and  
Elsa Marston (Franklin Watts, 2003).

2002—PICTURE BOOK: Celebrating Ramadan by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith  
(Holiday House, 2002); YOUTH LITERATURE: The Breadwinner by Deborah  
Ellis (Groundwood Books, 2002).

2001—PICTURE BOOK: Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta,  
1325-1354 by James Rumford (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001); YOUTH  
LITERATURE:  Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi (Scholastic, 2000);
YOUTH REFERENCE: Islam by Sue Penney (Heinemann Library, 2001).

2000—PICTURE BOOK: House of Wisdom by Florence Parry Heide and Judith  
Heide Gilliland (DK Publishing, 1999); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE  
MENTION: The Storytellers by Ted Lewin (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,  
1998); YOUTH LITERATURE: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye (Simon &  
Schuster, 1997).

# # #

-- 
Christopher Rose
Assistant Director
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
+1 (512) 471-3582 direct
+1 (512) 471-3881 main
+1 (512) 471-7834 fax
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/cmes/outreach/
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:For UK Arabic Teachers:Declamation Contest in
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Date: 21 Nov 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:For UK Arabic Teachers:Declamation Contest in Berkshire, England

A message for Arabic teachers in the UK:

At Eton College, we hold quite an enjoyable event called 'A Taste of  
Texts'. It is a declamation contest, with students reciting simple  
poetry. An Arab meal is served alongside, resulting in a thoroughly  
stimulating experience. There is a panel of judges and prizes are  
distributed at the end. We would like to make this an open event and  
would be very pleased for students from other institutions (be they  
schools, colleges, universities or language centres) to participate.   
The proposed date is Sunday 23 February (about 2.00-4.00). Please let  
me know (directly, via arabictutor at hotmail.com) if you are  
interested. If the date does not suit you but you would, in  
principle, like to attend, you should still let me know, so that I  
have an idea about the level of interest. With best wishes and warm  
salams. Haroon

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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:25 -0700
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From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs info on MSA courses in Jordan

Dear colleagues;

One of my students wants to follow a short language course in MSA in
Jordan, and asked me if I knew of any institutions which offer this.
Do any of you know of such language courses, and can you recommend
one?

Kind regards,

Tressy Arts

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Gerlach Books Exhibition Copies sale
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:21 -0700
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Date: 27 Nov 2007
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1) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
2) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
3) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
4) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
5) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:Hamdi Yasin <hamdi.yasin at yahoo.com>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Tressy,
   I know that The School for International Training has a new 7-week  
Arabic summer study program in Jordan for June/July 2008. The theme  
of the program is Intensive Arabic Language Studies.
   You can check this at www.worldlearning.org

   Regards,

   Hamdi Yasin
   Saint Xavier University, Chicago

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:nouha homad <nhomad50 at yahoo.ca>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Hello. Jordan University in Amman offers MSA courses. I can get an  
email address for you if youèd like.

All best,
Nouha Homad

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:nmisleem at duke.edu
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Dear Tressy,
You may want to advice your student to look at either Yarmouk  
University program
or Qasid program.
Best,
Nasser

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:John Jospeh Colangelo <colangelomutarjim at gmail.com>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Tressy,
Take a look at The Qasid Institute in Jordan: http://www.qasid.com ...
John Joseph Colangelo

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Greetings.

Re summertime MSA courses in Jordan

In conjunction with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,  
Yarmouk University offers a special summertime MSA course for  
undergraduate-level foreign students. That program has been in  
operation for several years. You might contact Professor Mohammed  
Sawaie at U. Va. for details. I doubt that other universities  
elsewhere in Jordan are staffed or organized for such specialized MSA  
summertime courses.

Re summertime MSA courses offered elsewhere

May I mention that unless there is a compelling attraction for study  
in Jordan, your student -- and assuming your student already has  
developed a fairly-strong foundation in MSA -- might also consider a  
six-/eight-week program in MSA/Gulf Arabic (Emirati dialect) offered  
in the summertime / early fall (the schedule seems variable per the  
calendar of the academic year) offered by the Arabic Language Program  
in the University General Requirements Unit (UGRU) of UAE University  
located in the interior city of Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi. Male and female  
students attend classes in the same classroom together. That is an  
excellent and rigorous multidisclipinary program, designed for those  
aspiring to be linguists or other "language-using" professionals.  
Accordingly, an applying foreign student MUST have a basic "working  
grasp" foundation in MSA, as UGRU administers a required diagnostic  
test battery called "Zayed" and an oral proficiency interview panel  
when the student starts in-processing on the first day. It's
a prime course for junior/senior-year undergrads or graduate  
students, but beyond the abilities and backgrounds of lower-level  
undergrad students.

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Riyadh, KIngdom of Saudi Arabia

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:23 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Patah Furtivum query
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1) Subject:Patah Furtivum query

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:gmion at fub.it
Subject:Patah Furtivum query

Hello everybody!

Is there someone that can indicate me a bibliography on the so called
"patah furtivum" in (hamito-)semitic languages, please?
I'd like to have references on its phonetic and phonological status.
Thank you in advance!
Giuliano Mion

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Arabic Sessions at Central States Conference
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1) Subject:Arabic Sessions at Central States Conference

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic Sessions at Central States Conference

The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages  
lists two Arabic sessions in its conference program, one on Saturday,  
March 8 at 11:30 AM: The Arabic Language Toolbox by Naji Abduljaber  
and Mazin Heiderson, and the other Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM:  
Exploring Arabic Culture, a half day workshop to be held at the Arab- 
American National Museum.
The conference is March 6-8, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn,  
Michigan.
Check out the CSCTFL website at:  www.csctfl.org.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:James Madison University Job
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1) Subject:James Madison University Job

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:absiox at jmu.edu
Subject:James Madison University Job

The department of Foreign Languages Literatures and Cultures at James  
Madison University has an opening for a part-time teaching position in  
Arabic, beginning September  2008.
The successful candidate will teach courses in Modern Standard Arabic  
and Dialect at elementary and intermediate level.
Native or near-native fluency in Arabic, a Dialect and   English are  
required. Candidates should have at least a Masters degree.

Email letter of application with a statement of teaching philosophy,  
curriculum vitae, and three current letters of recommendation, to:
teacharabicatjmu at gmail.com

Or mail application to
Dr.Giuliana Fazzion
MSC 1802
James Madison University
Harrisonburg VA 22801.

Review of applications will continue until position is filled.
James Madison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MTC Technologies Jobs for Social Scientists
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1) Subject:MTC Technologies Jobs for Social Scientists

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:elizabeth.wren at mtctechnologies.com
Subject:MTC Technologies Jobs for Social Scientists

MTC Technologies is pleased to announce multiple openings for Social
Scientists supporting our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

About MTC
MTC Technologies, Inc. (MTC) began its journey as a company when it was
founded in 1984 as Modern Technologies Corp. The company has a rich
history--one marked by consistent expansion, innovation, growth, and
success. "Our vision is to become recognized for Centers of Excellence;
to be the customer's firm of choice for providing the highest quality
technical services and products; and to achieve continuous improvement
through the professional growth and active involvement of all of our
people."  MTC has grown rapidly from a Dayton-based 8(a) small business
25 years ago into a $400 Million, 3500 employee+ company providing
services and solutions to the DOD market in 52 locations in 26 states.

Here are a few more details about the open position:
Job Title: Social Scientist
Supporting: National Programs

The Social Scientist is a member of the Human Terrain System (HTS) that
will collect and analyze data from the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and
Regional Combat Team (RCT) to obtain cultural and political awareness in
order to sustain and foster stabilization. The HTS project is designed
to improve the gathering, interpretation, understanding, operational
application and sharing of local population knowledge at the BCT and RCT
and Division levels. The Social Scientist will provide local
interpretation of socio-cultural data, information and understanding of
local and regional culture. The Social Scientist will work closely with
and possess similar skills as the Cultural Analyst, but with more focus
on the larger region in which the target area is embedded.

These are lucrative positions with full benefits that directly support
our customer.  Initially, the Social Scientist will undergo training and
preparatory actions at Fort Leavenworth, KS with a follow-on assignment
to the AOR for a period up to one year. While deployed, the Scientist
will be compensated at 72 hours per week and receive Hazardous Duty and
In-Country Differential Pays. Also, members of the team are eligible for
a two week, paid vacation mid-tour.

Qualification Guidelines:
* The Social Scientist is required to have an MA/PhD in Cultural
Anthropologist/Sociologist/Political Scientist/International Relations/
or related fields from an accredited U.S., Canadian, British or
Australian University.
* The Social Scientist must be competent in Geographic Information
Systems software.
* The Social Scientist will have local-language ability sufficient to
perform field research.
* The Social Scientist must be a US citizen and capable of acquiring a
Secret clearance.
* The Social Scientist will have direct experience studying and teaching
about the region, including in-region research and travel time.

MTC invites candidates with an active Secret security clearance to
submit their resume for consideration for this position. Candidates with
other active clearances or the ability to obtain a clearance will also
be accepted for consideration.

MTC Technologies provides an environment that attracts the brightest and
the best. We seek out individuals who care about quality; individuals
who like to be challenged to grow personally and professionally. We
offer a highly competitive benefits package and a corporate culture that
fosters individual and personal growth and career development.

Interested candidates should apply online at www.mtctechnologies.com to
requisition number mtc-00001997 for immediate consideration.  Please
email upon completion of your application.

Questions should be directed to:
Liz Wren, Senior Recruiter
(801) 773-1047 x2307
elizabeth.wren at mtctechnologies.com

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Hindi numbers in Arabic documents in Word
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1) Subject:Hindi numbers in Arabic documents in Word

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:"Elizabeth J. Pyatt" <ejp10 at psu.edu>
Subject:Hindi numbers in Arabic documents in Word

Hello:

On another list, a technology specialist asked if it was possible to  
generate Hindi style numbers in an Arabic document.

I found out about Word 2003 options from http://www.uga.edu/islam/arabic_windows.html 
, but since Word 2007 changed the menus so much, I've been having  
problems tracking down the new options.

Would anyone know more about this from a Word 2007 perspective?

Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Elizabeth Pyatt
-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer/Instructor in Linguistics
Penn State University
ejp10 at psu.edu
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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:English Grammar for Students of Arabic
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1) Subject:English Grammar for Students of Arabic

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:from MESA Bulletin
Subject:English Grammar for Students of Arabic

English Grammar for Students of Arabic: The Study Guide for Those  
Learning Arabic
by Ernest N. McCarus.  Ann Arbor: The Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. 165  
pages, index.
US$16.95
Paper
ISBN 0-934034-35-7

(check out the review in the MESA Bulletin)

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III
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1) Subject:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:mushira.eid at utah.edu
Subject:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics,
Volume 3
General Editor: Kees Versteegh Associate Editors: Mushira Eid, Alaa
Elgibali, Manfred Woidich, Andrzej Zaborski
• Published 2007
• ISBN 978 90 04 14475 0
• Hardback (viii, 742 pp.)
• List price EUR 198.- / US$ 267.-
• Price for subscribers to the series
   EUR 178.- / US$ 240.-
• Encyclopedia of Arabic Language
   and  Linguistics, 3

Brill is delighted to announce the third volume
of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and
Linguistics. A unique collaboration of over
hundreds of scholars from around the world, the
Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics
covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic
and deals with all levels of the language
(pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern
Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed
varieties of Arabic).

No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth  
and breadth of coverage.
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics  is set to become  
an essential
reference work for students and researchers in the fields of  
linguistics, Islamic studies,
Arabic literature and other related fields.

Kees Versteegh, Ph.D. (1977) is professor of Arabic and Islam at the  
University of
Nijmegen. He has published on the history of Arabic and the Arabic  
linguistic tradition,
including The Arabic Language (Edinburgh, 1997).

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:21:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition
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1) Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition

Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is a comprehensive archive of newswire  
text data acquired from Arabic news sources by the LDC at the  
University of Pennsylvania. Arabic Gigaword Third Edition includes all  
of the content of Arabic Gigaword Second Edition (LDC2006T02) as well  
as new data collected after the publication of that edition. Also, an  
archive from a new newswire source -- Assabah -- has been included in  
the third edition.

The six distinct sources of Arabic newswire represented in the third  
edition are:

	• Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
	• Assabah (asb_arb)
	• Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
	• An Nahar (nhr_arb)
	• Ummah Press (umh_arb)
	• Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes in the parantheses above consist of the  
three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code  
("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

The epochs and document counts for the data in the third edition are  
set forth below:

Newly Added DataSource

Date Span

Document Count



Agence France Presse

2005.01 - 2006.12

137815



Assabah News Agency

2004.09 - 2006.12

15410

(new source)

Al Hayat News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.1

8799

(no data for 2004)

An Nahar News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

104950

(no data for 2004)

Xinhua News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

135472

This release contains 547 files, totaling approximately 1.8GB in  
compressed form (6,673 MB uncompressed) and 1,994,735 K-words.

Linguistic Data Consortium Phone: (215) 573-1275 University of  
Pennsylvania Fax: (215) 573-2175 3600 Market St., Suite 810 ldc at ldc.upenn.edu 
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:20:51 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two BYU One-year jobs
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1) Subject:Two BYU One-year jobs

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Two BYU One-year jobs

Brigham Young University announces two one-year visiting faculty  
positions in Arabic language for the 2008-2008 academic year.   
Deadline for application for both is January 15, 2008.  The online  
application can be found at yjobs.byu.edu, searching for Faculty- 
Arabic.  The descriptions follow:

VISITING INSTRUCTOR OR PROFESSOR OF ARABIC

The Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young  
University invites applications for a one-year visiting instructor or  
professorial position, with rank depending upon qualifications,  
beginning Fall 2008. Applicants should have an M.A. or Ph.D in Arabic  
language, linguistics, literature or pedagogy, as well as a background  
in Middle East and/or Islamic Studies. Duties include teaching and  
supervising language classes primarily at the advanced level, teaching  
the Islamic Humanities and Modern Islam classes for the Middle East  
Studies Arabic major, supervising the Arabic Study Abroad program, and  
helping manage on-campus programs associated with the Arabic program  
when assigned (language house, majors club, etc.).  The candidate must  
have a proven commitment to undergraduate language instruction.  
Teaching experience at the college level is preferred.

Interested candidates should complete the online application form and  
send curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy,  
along with the names of three academic references to Professor  
Dilworth Parkinson, Arabic Search Committee Chair, Department of Asian  
& Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.  
Application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Brigham Young University is a private university supported by the  
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and preference in hiring  
is given to members of the sponsoring church.

VISITING INSTRUCTOR OF ARABIC

The Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young  
University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Instructor or  
Visiting Assistant Professor position, depending upon qualifications,  
beginning Fall 2008. Applicants should have an M.A. or Ph.D in Arabic  
language, linguistics, pedagogy, or a related field. Duties include  
teaching and supervising language classes primarily at the advanced  
level, curriculum and program development, materials development,  
assessment, and Arabic language program duties as assigned.  The  
candidate must have a proven commitment to undergraduate language  
instruction. Teaching experience at the college level is preferred.

Interested candidates should complete the online application form and  
send curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy,  
along with the names of three academic references to Professor  
Dilworth Parkinson, Arabic Search Committee Chair, Department of Asian  
& Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.  
Application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Brigham Young University is a private university supported by the  
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and preference in hiring  
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:21:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals
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1) Subject:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:"startalk" <startalk at nflc.org>
Subject:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals

Dear Colleagues,

The STARTALK program is happy to announce the 2008 invitation for
proposals.  This year, the STARTALK program will fund Middle and High
School summer programs for Arabic, Chinese, Hindu, Persian, and Urdu and
professional development summer programs for teachers of these
languages.  To learn more about the STARTALK program and the invitation
process, please visit http://startalk.umd.edu/2008_invitation.htm.

Please feel free to share this with any listservs or colleagues who
would find it of interest.

Best,

Nicole Rumeau
Project Manager
STARTALK
National Foreign Language Center

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Moroccan Language Association
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:ff273 at nyu.edu
Subject:New Moroccan Language Association

I would like to bring to your attention the creation of a new  
association for the promotion of the Moroccan language. Membership is  
open to anyone interested in any discipline related to the study of  
Moroccan Darija, linguistic, cultural or sociological. Currently, the  
Association functions mainly as an e-mailing list. We are however in  
the process of creating a website which will be online before the 15th  
of December. We will notify you as soon as it is completed.

The Association intends to spearhead the national promotion and the  
institutionalization of the Moroccan language. While Arabic remains  
the official language of Morocco, Darija, which is spoken by Moroccans  
in the street and at home is still stigmatized as a vulgar vernacular.  
By raising the status of Darija to that of a national and thus written  
language, children will be able to pick up a book and read at an age  
(2 to 6) when reading habits are acquired. Right now, reading is  
contingent on learning the basics of Classical Arabic language,  
fundamentals taught at the first or second grade level. This late  
start – and most importantly, the fact that education requires the  
knowledge of a non-native language – explains the current alarming  
rates of illiteracy which plague Morocco.

The history of Darija could be no different than that of French or  
Italian, which were once hampered by the sacrosanct authority of Latin  
and considered vulgar vernaculars before Du Bellay’s Défense et  
illustration de la langue française or Dante’s De vulgari eloquentia.

To become a member, please write to ff273 at nyu.edu

In the message area, include only this:

SUBSCRIBE MLA [YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS]

Once you have subscribed, you may send mail to the list at the  
following address:

             moroccan-language-association at lists.nyu.edu
Please do not hesitate to forward this email to anyone you believe  
might be interested in joining our debate.

Sincerely,

Fayçal Falaky

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:19 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Haruko SAKAEDANI" <harukos at tufs.ac.jp>
Subject:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website

Are there any websites on which lyrics of Fayrouz's songs?
i have found some websites on which we can listen the songs but i  
have not find a website on which we can read the lyrics.

Please give me a URL / URL(s) if you find such a website.
Thanks in advance.

Best wishes,
Haruko

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Amsterdam Job (Chair in Arabic
 Language and Culture)
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"C. J. Roset" <C.J.Roset at uva.nl>
Subject:University of Amsterdam Job (Chair in Arabic Language and  
Culture)

Dear collegues,

For your information, please find below the link concerning the  
vacancy for a Professor of Arabic Language and Culture at the  
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/D20CF0DF-1321- 
B0BE-6826DB3EF9F906E9

Kind regards,
Caroline Roset
http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/c.j.roset/

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:37 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:37 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:'aharah
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"AWEISS,SALEM I" <saweiss at ufl.edu>
Subject:'aharah

greetings
it appears the word is of old aramaic origin that has undergone some  
changes in the form of transpositioning of letters (as the case is in  
many arabic/hebrew words). in modern hebrew they use the term  
"rehetim" plural of rehet , i guess to mean furniture

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:SALSA XVI
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Afra Al-Mussawir <afraalmussawir at yahoo.com>
Subject:SALSA XVI

           Papers on Arabic are welcome!
Afra Al-Mussawir
UT Austin
*********************************************************************
Call            for Papers for SALSA XVI
            University            of Texas at Austin
            April 11-13, 2008
The          Symposium About Language and Society- Austin is pleased  
to announce its          16th annual meeting to be held at the  
University of Texas at Austin. We          encourage the submission  
of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship          of  
language to culture and society. Desired frameworks include but  
are          not limited to:
Linguistic              Anthropology
Sociolinguistics
Ethnography              of Communication
Language              and Identity
Speech              Play, Verbal Art, and Poetics
Language,              Media, and Technology
Language              and Social Interaction
Language              and Politics
Discourse              Analysis
Conversation              Analysis
Language Vitality
Language              Socialization
Gesture              and Talk in Interaction
Submission          Deadline: January 12th, 2008




   Papers          delivered at the conference will be published as a  
special edition of          the Texas Linguistic Forum. Speakers will  
be allowed 20 minutes for presentation          and 10 minutes for  
discussion. Papers will be selected on the basis of          an  
anonymous review process.

All submissions must include TWO abstracts: An extended abstract not  
to          exceed 4,100 characters and spaces (approximately 600  
words), including          references and examples; and a shorter  
abstract not to exceed 1,100 spaces          and characters  
(approximately 150 words).

NOTE:          The online submission form does not accept special  
formatting or text          such as IPA.

Only          electronic submissions sent through our online           
form will be accepted (accessible at http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/ 
salsa/forms/comments.html ). Each person is limited to ONE submission  
as          the primary author; multiple submissions by the same  
first author will          not be accepted.
See          Submission Guidelines for more information at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/submissions.htm
  An html version of the CFP is available at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/CFP.htm

A .pdf version            of the CFP is available at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/symposium/SALSA08%20CFP.pdf
The Submission          Form is available online at http:// 
studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/forms/comments.html

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:51 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New Book on Madrasa Education
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Global Media Pblications" <gmpublication at gmail.com>
Subject:New Book on Madrasa Education

*New book on Madrasa Education*

*Encyclopaedia of Madrasa Education in
India<http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25414>
*

by *K.C. Sharma *(Editor) New Delhi, 2007, 5 Vols., 1604 pages, ISBN
81-89652-97-4.**

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25414


*About the book*:
The theme has deep bearing on five volumes in connection with the  
Madrasa
System of Education which was supported by prominent pioneers. They  
clearly
realised the need of a forum which would develop the socio-economic,
cultural, intellectual and educational life of Muslims. Adequate  
funds were
collected from people who had deep interest in this direction.

The five volumes have given us deep insight into the various phases of
development of education in the Indian sub-continent. In fact the  
'disease'
of illiteracy was to be eradicated from its roots. In fact the tours  
abroad
by prominent educationists did help its financial resources.

These volumes would be useful for social scientists, teachers,  
researchers
and students in India and abroad.

*Table of Contents:*
Contents: Vol. I. Historical Background: Preface. 1. Education under  
British
Raj. 2. Demands of society. 3. Adult education. 4. Illiteracy in  
India. 5.
Contribution of teachers' training. 6. Local educational authorities. 7.
Educational development in India. 8. Vocational agricultural  
education : a
report. 9. Central Board of Secondary Education. 10. Social  
education. 11.
Fundamentals of Islam.

Vol. II. Origin and Growth: Preface. 1. Muslim thought and politics.  
2. The
Deoband School. 3. New trends and Muslim reaction. 4. Religious and  
social
reform movements. 5. Education and the Indian press. 6. Cultural life :
education, arts and literature. 7. Women's education. 8. Higher  
education.
9. Vocational and technical education. 10. Religious and moral  
education.
11. Urdu teaching in schools. 12. Education of Muslims -- retrospect and
prospect. 13. The essence of Islam. 14. Law and religion in Islam. 15.
Islamic law and theology in India. 16. The reinterpretation of Islam.

  Vol. III. Educational Planning and Social Change: Preface. 1. New  
ideology.
2. Novel techniques. 3. Jamia and its faculty of education. 4. Tagore's
ideas and current educational trends. 5. Life of the prophet. 6. Birth,
ancestry and parentage. 7. Person and character of Mohammad. 8. Selected
sayings of Phophet Muhammad. Bibliography.

Vol. IV. Cultural Trends and Reforms: Preface. 1. Emergence of social
reformers. 2. Status of Muslim women. 3. Political thought. 4.
Untouchability and reforms. 5. Gandhi and religion. 6. Lord Ripon and
constitutional reform. 7. Indian National Congress and new trends. 8.  
Lord
Curzon and his administration. 9. The 1935 Act and after. 10.  
Independence
and partition. 11. Idea of future life in Islam. 12. The Church  
Militant of
Islam. 13. Women and social development. 14. The slavery. Bibliography.

Vol. V. Aims and Objectives: Preface. 1. Madrasas and school of  
thought. 2.
Origin from mosques. 3. Great Servants of Dar al-Ulum. 4. The  
starting of
Madrasas. 5. Foundation stone of first building of Dar al-Ulum. 6.
Delegations : their visits. 7. The construction of the mosque. 8. Dar
al-Ulum and Aligarh Muslim University. 9. Academic honours to VIPs.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:48 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:48 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Winter/Spring/Summer programs
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:info at hedayetinstitute.com
Subject:Hedayet Institute Winter/Spring/Summer programs

Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) is pleased to announce  
its total immersion winter/ spring and summer programs of 2008.
HIAS program is an intensive total immersion Arabic language and  
cultural program where both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial  
Egyptian Arabic are combined. Elective courses are offered in Arabic  
literature, oriental music ('ud, nayy etc.), Arab/Islamic history,  
Arabic calligraphy, women in Islam, History of the Copts in Egypt,  
tajweed al Qur'an, Media Arabic, Business Arabic and others. The  
institute provides the syllabi, assessment criteria, and the  
professors' CVs for its content-based courses.
Cultural Activities: Throughout the intensive study periods- check  
the exact times with the administration at info at hedayetinstitute.com  
- there are weekly cultural activities and events, including tours,  
seminars and films. Preparation and follow up on these activities  
help students comprehend the content and practice their Arabic in  
different areas of culture topics. There is also a three week short  
program conducted for the UN headquarter personnel in New York that  
takes place twice a year in December and July every year. Pls. check  
for the exact dates at: info at hedayetinstitute.com . HIAS used to have  
a special program for SIT students twice a year.
Credits Transfer: Several American and few British universities  
accept to transfer the credit hours of their students coming to study  
at HIAS. Some of them have special arrangements with HIAS for their  
students' study abroad program at Hedayet Institut.
Venue: HIAS is located 5 minutes walk away from Hadayeq El Maadi  
metro station and 20 minutes far from the center of Cairo by metro.  
The institute has a fascinating Arab ambiance.
Dates:  The deadline for application to the Winter semester starting  
Jan.10th,08  is Nov. 25th, 07.
Tuition fees: Groups of three students will pay as low as $10 per  
each contact class hour. Thus, the 13 week program of a total 260  
hours will cost $2600 per student (in a group of three or more).  
Individual student's study per hour is $14.5. Thus the semester of 13  
week program will cost $3770.  Only the summer intensive seven week  
course will be for $2100 per student either alone or coming in a group.
How to Apply:
Fill an application on line on our site at: www.hedayetinstitute.com
Pay a deposit fee to reserve your place before the deadline (Pls. ask  
about details at: info at hedayetinstitute.com )
Indicate if you need assistance in finding a suitable accommodation- 
apartment or 3 star hotel room-during the period of your study.  
Sharing a furnished apartment will cut down your housing expenses as  
low as $250 per month.

For more information please have a look at our web site at:  
www.hedayetinstitute.com  or write to: info at hedayetinstitute.com
Or call: (202)25272190 / (2012)2261308
Vonage No.: (646)2168-308

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs maf'uul muTlaq refs
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:paula santillan <capraia at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs maf'uul muTlaq refs

Dear colleagues,

I would appreciate any references on the topic of the
maf`ul mutlaq, especially from a semantic point of
view.

Thanks,

-paula

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:28 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:28 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs Advice on High School textbook for American
 Students of Arabic
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Abdelkader Khila" <akhila at uscsd.k12.pa.us>
Subject:Needs Advice on High School textbook for American Students of  
Arabic

Hello everyone,

My district is starting an Arabic program in the high school for the
2008 school year, thus maybe becoming the only public school in
Pennsylvania to offer Arabic. We will most likely start with one class
or two depending on how many kids will sign up and we are hoping that
Arabic will soon become an integral part of the Foreign language
offerings in our school district. The implications and the possibilities
are tremendous down the road. Our students genuinely regard languages as
a very important component of their education. They start Spanish in the
elementary and add French and Spanish in 5th grade, then choose a
language to study from 6th grade and up. Some students even take two
languages in high school, their schedules permitting. Our high school
offers Chinese, Latin and Japanese in addition to the more common
languages and now we are extremely excited about the possibilities with
Arabic. Cultural exchanges and Summer trips to the target cultures are
very common in our district. As we speak, I am in the process of putting
together a trip to Qu?bec for the French students since I teach French.
Our German students are used to going to Germany every summer, our
French and Spanish do the same when it comes to France and Spain. There
is even talk this year about a trip to China. So, the possibilities are
endless..Egypt? Morocco?

Now after the brief description of my district, here is what I am
asking: Anyone who reads this, who is a publisher, an Arabic language
textbook writer, etc. If you have a book/books/resources that you think
is the right book for me to recommend to my school district for the
Arabic class, then email me back. The students are American students (
high school between the age of 14 and 18) who have never had Arabic
before. Since religion or the preaching of religion is explicitly
prohibited in the American Public schools, your book should be free of
any overt religious teaching and focuses on the teaching of the language
and the cultures. I am right now reviewing books to recommend to the
school board ASAP. If your book is truly suitable for the students ( I
will decide that since I will be teaching the class, I am a native
speaker of Arabic), then I would not hesitate to recommend it full
heartedly. The district then will purchase as many books as we need for
the first year class. With every year that goes by and the more we
expand the Arabic program, the more need for more books and resources
will arise.

I posted a similar request some time ago and I had some responses then.I
do thank those who were kind enough to answer( Munther Younes, Raji
Rammuny, Claudette,etc) . I did not follow through at the time because
for various reasons the district decided to postpone the pilot Arabic
program for another year( mainly because I was a long term French
substitute teacher at my district and they were working hard to keep me
there full time for the purpose of actually starting the Arabic program)
Now that I am full time, there is 99.999% chance that Arabic will be
taught next year!

So if you have something, please email me. I am looking specifically for
textbooks/ resources samples even used ones.I am willing to return
whatever you send me within a reasonable time frame as soon as I review
them. Here is my other email address just in case...my school site
sometimes prevent email from getting through if the server deems it to
be junk: akhila at hotmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:45 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Grammar Book Suggestions
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3) Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Alex Magidow" <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

There is also an excellent reference grammar by Ron Buckley,  
published by
Librarie du Liban (Maktabat Lubanan Nashiriin), entitled "*Modern  
Literary
Arabic* - A Reference Grammar." Though he does not necessarily follow  
the
Arabic system of presenting grammar (any sentence including a verb is a
verbal sentence according to his definition, for example), he does  
present
copious examples drawn from various modern literary works and has  
extremely
excellent indices.

Here is a link where you can purchase the book(I don't know anything  
about
the site- I purchased my copy in the Middle East):
http://www.albalagh.net/bookstore/?action=view&item=1061

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"Nader K. Uthman" <nku2001 at columbia.edu>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

Greetings Abu Samy and all,

With apologies for any repeats, I'd suggest Schulz, Eckehard. _A  
Student Grammar of MSA_ (Cambridge, 2004). For a short "all-around,"  
it's top-notch. Its type (including short vowels) and charts are  
especially clear; it contains all sorts of examples (with useful,  
contemporary vocab) and indices in Arabic and English.

A reliable one in Arabic has always been Fuad Ni>ma's ????  
????? ????? ???????; it has ultra-concise and clear  
definitions and fold-out reference charts. Excerpts could conceivably  
be recommended to elem./intermed. students to reinforce particular  
topics; otherwise, it's for advanced learners and beyond. Finally,  
for a slim but masterful choice, there's Hassanein, Azza. _MSA  
Grammar: A Concise Guide_ (AUC,
  2006). It covers only the "greatest hits" in a couple pages each,  
so it would ideally accompany the main text used in the classroom.  
Its explanations are wonderful, and like Schulz, it gives both Arabic  
& English grammatical terms throughout. Its topics range from novice  
to superior. In my experience, students respond very enthusiastically  
to its style and presentation.

I can't speak to errata (though I'm glad to have read Prof. Schub's  
lovely selection!) but all of the above have been very helpful to me  
in a lot of different contexts.

Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions. I would be interested  
in learning more about the book Prof. Gunaydin mentioned.

With best wishes,

Nader Uthman
MEALAC & CLS
Columbia University

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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:"khorshid" <khorshid at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Grammar Book Suggestions

Dear colleagues,
I cannot disagree with the importance of "context", but I do disagree  
with the place of context. I don't think it should be in a grammar  
book. In my opinion, the primary function of a grammar book is to  
explain the rules briefly and, hopefully, in a meaningful way.  
Context should be sought elsewhere; in reading, audio and video  
material, and in conversation. I believe that a badly missed item  
here is graded stories. These exist in many languages but not in  
Arabic. Personally, I've used graded stories when learning English,  
German, French and Spanish. They were very useful. If some teachers  
are to get together to write any books, that type of stories should  
have priority.

salaam wa tahiyya.

Ahmad Khorshid
Arabic Language Instructor
The American University in Cairo

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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:35 -0700
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Irina Vainovski Mihai <ivainov2 at yahoo.com>
Subject:New Publication on Peripheral Arabic Dialects

   University of Bucharest
                         Center for Arab Studies

        ROMANO-ARABICA
   VI-VII
   2006-2007

   Peripheral Arabic Dialects

                          Editor:  Nadia Anghelescu
                              Associate Editor:  George Grigore


   Advisory Board:

   Ramzi Baalbaki (Beirut)
   Michael G. Carter (Sidney)
   Jean-Patrick Guillaume (Paris)
   Hilary Kilpatrick (Lausanne)
   Chokri Mabkhout (Tunis)
   Yordan Peev (Sofia)
               Stephan Proch&aacute;zka (Vienna)
   Andr? Roman (Lyon)

                                Editor in Charge of the Issue:
                                                  George Grigore
                                        (e-mail: gmgrigore at yahoo.com)

   Published by:
   ? Center for Arab Studies
   Pitar Mo&#351; Street no 11, Sector 2, 70012 Bucharest, Romania
   Phone/fax: 0040-21-2123446

   ? Editura Universit&#259;&#355;ii din Bucure&#351;ti
   &#350;os. Panduri, 90-92, Bucure&#351;ti ? 050663; Telefon/Fax:  
0040-21-410.23.84
   E-mail: editura at unibuc.ro
   Internet: www.editura.unibuc.ro
              ISSN 1582-6953

   FOREWORD

   This issue of Romano-Arabica contains the proceedings of the  
International Colloquium Peripheral Arabic Dialects, which was held  
in Bucharest, from the 18th to the 20th of May 2007.
   The colloquium, organized by the Center for Arab Studies of the  
University of Bucharest, and chaired by Prof. Dr. Otto Jastrow  
(Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-N?rnberg), joined together  
a panel of distinguished specialists from as many as nine countries  
who have been studying Arabic dialects spoken outside the official  
boundaries of the Arab world, covering a vast territory, from Central  
Asia to the Iberian Peninsula.
   Finally, may we, as organisers, thank each and every participant  
for making the International Colloquium Peripheral Arabic Dialects ?  
2007 an extremely enjoyable and worthwhile event.
    The Colloquium Organisers


   Contents

           Werner Arnold, The Arabic Dialect of the Jews of  
Iskenderun ???????..
        7
       Andrei A. Avram, Romanian Pidgin Arabic???????????????...
      13
       Guram Chikovani, Some Peculiarities of Central Asian Arabic  
 From the Perspective of History of Arabic Language?????????????.

    29
       D?nes Gazsi, Shi?ite Panegyrical Poems from the Township of  
Da&#353;t-i &#256;z&#257;dag&#257;n (H&#363;zist&#257;n) 
??????????????????????????

    39
       George Grigore, L??nonc? non verbal dans l?arabe parl? ?  
Mardin???????
      51
       Otto Jastrow, Where do we stand in the research on the  
Anatolian q&#601;ltu dialects?...
      63
       J?r?me Lentin, L?arabe parl? en Sicile ?tait-il un arabe  
p?riph?rique ?......................
      71
       Gunvor Mejdell, From periphery towards centre stage: research  
on ?mixed styles?? results and challenges?????????????????????..

    85
       Jonathan Owens & Fadila Brahimi, Grundvokabular und  
idiomatische Struktur: Arabisch in Nigeria und  
Nordafrika????????????????.

    97
       Stephan Proch&aacute;zka, Does geographical periphery imply  
linguistic periphery? The examples of the Arabic dialects of Cilicia  
and Urfa in Southern Turkey ???????????????????????????..


   109
       Arlette Roth, Quelles nouvelles perspectives s?ouvrent avec  
l?exploration et la description des dialectes arabes dits  
p?riph?riques ?.......................................

   133
       Thomas Stolz & Andreas Ammann, Beda u Qabad: The Maltese  
Inchoative / Ingressive??????????????????????????.

   149
       Catherine Taine-Cheikh, P?riph?rie g?ographique et  
perm?abilit? aux contacts. Le cas du Maghreb????????????????????????

   159
       Shabo Talay, The influence of Turkish, Kurdish and other  
neighbouring languages on Anatolian Arabic??????????????????????.

   179
       Hristina Tchobanova, Phonetic features and changes in Andalusi  
Arabic: a case study of the laryngeal plosive /?/?????????????????.

   189

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:23 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:23 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:AATA New Contact Info
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:emb at georgetown.edu
Subject:AATA New Contact Info

AATA - NEW CONTACT INFORMATION
	
The American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) is pleased to  
announce new contact information and a new website.

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) aims to facilitate  
communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to  
promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of  
Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature.   
AATA maintains an annual refereed journal and a monthly email  
newsletter.

Membership is open to individuals with a professional or personal  
interest in the Arabic language. AATA also offer institutional  
memberships to organizations interested in supporting the purpose and  
goals of this Association by contributing annually to its funds.

For further information about AATA publications and activities, to  
join the organization, or inquire about mailing list rental, contact  
AATA at

	3416 Primm Lane
	Birmingham, AL  35216
	USA

Telephone: 205.822.6800
Fax: 205.823.2760

Email: info at aataweb.org

Website: http://aataweb.org/

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Nov  8 17:25:39 2007
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:39 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic/Berber article
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Date: 08 Nov 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:Arabic/Berber article

The following article May be of interest to listmembers.

Uri Horesh
The University of Texas at Austin
http://www.endhomophobia.org/


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Journal Title:  Transactions of the Philological Society
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Jespersen's cycle in Arabic and Berber
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From lamanilaila at HOTMAIL.COM  Fri Nov  9 05:27:07 2007
From: lamanilaila at HOTMAIL.COM (laila lamani)
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:27:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
In-Reply-To: <DF2F51DF-C230-4214-A1BC-879DBC1988F5@BYU.EDU>
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Hi,
If you go to this site, scroll down and you'll find most of Fairouz's albums (under songs and lyrics), just click on the album title, and you'll have a list of all the lyrics.

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

I hope this helps.
Laila Lamani.

> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:19 -0700
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> Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
> To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
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> Date: 08 Nov 2007
> From:"Haruko SAKAEDANI" <harukos at tufs.ac.jp>
> Subject:Needs Fayrouz Song Lyrics website
> 
> Are there any websites on which lyrics of Fayrouz's songs?
> i have found some websites on which we can listen the songs but i  
> have not find a website on which we can read the lyrics.
> 
> Please give me a URL / URL(s) if you find such a website.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Haruko
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Institute of International Education Job
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Theisen-Gandara, Heather" <HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org>
Subject:Institute of International Education Job

The Institute of International Education is hiring for the position of
Asst. Manager of International Exchange Programs

Starting Salary: $40,000

Overview

IIE's office in Houston, Texas manages an exciting array of programs and
contracts for the U.S. government, U.S. corporations, foundations and
foreign sponsors.  The work is dynamic and team-oriented.  Enthusiasm
for IIE's mission, respect for IIE's policies and procedures, and
ability to meet sponsor requirements and deliverables are of premier
importance to the work of the division.

Purpose of Position

The Assistant Manager of International Exchange Programs supports the
administration of corporate exchange programs for students.  Assists
with scholar selection processes, financial management, SEVIS
processing, outreach planning and implementation, and the online
application aspects of existing and newly established programs.

Primarily, the Assistant Manager will work with the Iraq Scholars and
Leaders Program (ISLP), the ExxonMobil Middle Eastern Scholars, and the
ExxonMobil Indonesian Geosciences Scholarship Programs.  In addition to
the scholar tracking and outreach planning, the Assistant Manager will
assist in maintaining the website and online application for the various
programs.  The Assistant Manager will support preparation of proposals
for new business including but not limited to prospective corporate
sponsors.

The Assistant Manager for International Exchange Programs works closely
with the Senior Manager for International Exchange Programs and IIE
Houston Director on all management, development and maintenance aspects
of corporate sponsored exchange programs.

Principal Responsibilities

International Student Scholarships

1.	Communicates with diverse constituencies regarding the various
program including prospective students, governmental and
non-governmental organizations, both domestic and international.
Answers daily e-mail inquiries and phone calls regarding the scholarship
programs.  Advises prospective and current grantees.
2.	Supports organization of selection panels, outreach initiatives
and online application processing.
3.	Maintains relationship with grantees attending colleges and
universities in the U.S.; Responsible for organization and maintenance
of immigration and academic records and document tracking.
4.	Assists with accurate data entry to the SEVIS and works with IIE
New York SEVIS Quality Assurance team to process DS-2019's and provide
on-going immigration monitoring including validation, extensions, and
monitoring of SEVIS events; Track and/or maintain records with the
correct SEVIS start date for all exchange visitors.
5.	 Responsible for enrollment and maintenance of grantees in IIE's
grantee management system (IIE Enterprise) including Autopay, Grantax
and Health Insurance.
6.	Leads student reporting preparation including collection of
required immigration and academic documents.
7.	Prepares quarterly sponsor reports on current and future student
trends, progress and expectations.
8.	Assists IIE's Placement Division as needed for grantee
university placement; arranges academic testing for grantees (TOEFL,
GRE, GMAT, SAT), Designs and implements pre-academic programs in
Houston;
9.	Researches and prepares materials for in country pre-departure
and U.S. based cultural orientation for Iraqi and Indonesian and Middle
Eastern Scholars program grantees.  Closely monitors student's ability
to adapt to the U.S. and their academic and living environments.

Knowledge & Skills:

*	Master's preferred; Bachelor's required.  At least 4 years of
progressively responsible experience in working with international
students and/or scholars. Ideal candidates have lived and/or studied
abroad.
*	Ideal candidates have SEVIS and foreign student advising
experience. Previous experience as an ARO or DSO a plus.  Proven
organizational skills and attention to detail a must.
*	Strong understanding of cultural issues facing international
students, especially those from the Middle East.  Ability to deal with
sensitive cultural and counseling issues.

*	Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  Must be
comfortable in conducting presentations to current and future corporate
sponsors and other audiences as needed.
*	Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload.

*        Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to universities
in U.S.

Internal/External Contacts: External contacts with sponsors including
program sponsors such as ExxonMobil and other corporations currently
sponsoring students and/or those interested in developing programs.
Daily contact with prospective and current scholars from all scholarship
programs via email and phone   Position has contact with peers and
senior management throughout the Institute, including New York and
Washington DC offices.  Collaboration is required with IIE's other
divisions in the United States and occasionally abroad.

Supervision Exercised: None

Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Senior
Manager of International Exchange Programs.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN&LIT:Problems with alwaraq site on OS X
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:LAGRANGE Fr?d?ric <frederic.lagrange at paris4.sorbonne.fr>
Subject:Problems with alwaraq site on OS X

The www.alwaraq.com website, dedicated to classical Arabic  
literature, has become partly disfunctionnal (in its search motor  
options) since the two latest updates of the quicktime javacript  
module, on both Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 (leopard).
Arabists should join their voices to ask Apple to correct this bug  
that renders the most important internet source on Arabic literature  
unavailable.

Frederic Lagrange
Departement d'Etudes Arabes et Hebra?ques
Universit? de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:37 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:37 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:maf'uul muTlaq responses
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:maf'uul muTlaq response

have a look at Reckendorf, Hermann *Paranomasie in den Semitischen  
Sprachen*
M. Schub

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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Arik Sadan" <arik.sadan at mail.huji.ac.il>
Subject:maf'uul muTlaq response

Dear Paula,
As for the origin of the term and its meaning, I would suggest  
reading the
following article:
Levin, Aryeh, "What is meant by al-maf'u:l ak-muTlaq?". In: A. S.  
Kaye, ed.,
Semitic Studies in honour of Wolf Leslau on the occasion of his  
eighty-fifth
birthday. Wiesbaden, 1991. Vol 2, pp. 917-926. (Reprinted in: Levin,  
Aryeh,
Arabic Linguistic Thought and Dialectology. Jerusalem, 1998. Article  
XI.)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov  9 19:47:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Fayrouz lyrics
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5) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
6) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
7) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics
8) Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

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1)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:Michael Fishbein <fishbein at humnet.ucla.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

You can find the lyrics of some songs by Fayrouz at the following site:

http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/700/780/fairuz/index.html

The lyrics are displayed as graphics, so that it is not possible to  
cut-and-paste as text. The site is part of the Al Mashriq site.

Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic
Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:cst Hunter IMAP <cst at hunter.cuny.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

The best place that I've found is the following:

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

Best,
Christopher Stone
Associate Professor of Arabic
Head of Arabic Division
Department of Classical and Oriental Studies
Hunter College, CUNY

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3)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Antonio Cuciniello" <a.cuciniello at ismu.org>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

try with these two links.

bye

http://music.albawaba.com/en/artist_albums.php?aid=219
http://www.muchmusic.net/the_very_best_of_fairouz_2399

Antonio Cuciniello
Fondazione Ismu
Via Copernico 1,
20125 Milano


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4)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:amouneh at gmail.com
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Marhaba Haruko,

The following website posts many song lyrics by Fairuz as well as a  
list of her albums, articles about her, etc...

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

Enjoy,

Amina
Amina Yassine, Lecturer in Spanish and Arabic
Humanities Hall 367
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of California
IRVINE, CA  92697-5275

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5)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:Afaf Nash <afafnash at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Here is a very good site for some of fayrous qeSa'd. enjoy
   http://www.awzan.com/fayrouz.htm

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6)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: "Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

There are many websites on Fayruz, but I'd recommend to Mr. Haruko  
SAKAEDANI
this website:

http://music.albawaba.com/en/artist_songs.php?aid=219

where he will find many of the diva's vintage audio songs.
With kind regards.
-- 
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies

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7)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: Zeina Seikaly <seikalyz at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Haruko--
One of our students at Georgetown hosts a site with lyrics of Arabic  
songs, in Arabic with their English translations. These include songs  
by Abdel Halim Hafez, Fairuz, Umm Kulthoum, Amr Diab, Kazem al-Saher,  
Marcel Khalife, Cheb Khaled, among others. Here is the URL:

http://musicarabi.blogspot.com/

Once you get to the site, scroll down a bit and in the right-hand  
column there is a list of the artists whose songs are translated  
there. Featured on the site are 26 songs sung by Fairuz.
Best wishes,
Zeina Seikaly
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University

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8)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: laila lamani <lamanilaila at hotmail.com>
Subject:Fayrouz lyrics

Hi,
If you go to this site, scroll down and you'll find most of Fairouz's  
albums (under songs and lyrics), just click on the album title, and  
you'll have a list of all the lyrics.

http://www.fairouz.com/fairouz/articles/index.html

I hope this helps.
Laila Lamani.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:47:40 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:High School textbook response
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2) Subject:High School textbook response
3) Subject:High School textbook response

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1)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"Wafa Hassan" <hassanw at msu.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

Hi,

I can understand your dilemma. I am in the field of teaching Arabic  
in the
US, started many teacher training and workshops all over the states.
Currently I am, with Dearborn public schools developing a curriculum for
high school students based on the National Standards. Until then,  
here is my
suggestion to you:

1) Use Scholastics Arabic books, they are full library in many subjects,
free of any religion and you can order them on line.

2) Be as creative as you could be, using different resources and use
interactive approach to language teaching

3) Use the thematic units in your district language curriculum and  
feed them
into your Arabic classroom

4) Use the 5Cs as a framework for all your lesson planning

5) Use resources on the net

6) Focus on teaching functional Arabic in a holistic method and  
relate it to
everyday life experiences so it will make sense to your students.

7) Always teach culture along with your language.

Best wishes,

Wafa N. Hassan, Ed.D.
Outreach Academic Specialist
Arabic Language Instruction Flagship
Michigan State University
Department of Linguistics and Languages

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Date: 09 Nov 2007
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

Dear Abdelkader:

I recommend:

1. Arabic Sounds and Letters. A Beginning Programmed Course (Textbook  
and Manual) by Raji Rammuny. University of Michigan Press Client  
Distribution Center, Telephone (800-343-4499  orderentry at cdbooks.com  )

2. Let's Speak Arabic. Books 1,2 and 3 by Mahmoud Saleh et al ,  
Global Education Excellence, Telephone (734 662-7050) Arabic at gee.com

These books come with CDs.

Raji Rammuny

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3)
Date: 09 Nov 2007
From: "Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:High School textbook response

take a look at the Al-Madina readers, available at  www.noorart.com   
and good luck.
                                            Mike Schub


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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:William and Mary One year job
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"John Eisele" <jceise at wm.edu>
Subject:William and Mary One year job

One Year Position in Arabic Language

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of  
William and Mary invites applications for a one-year replacement  
position in Arabic language beginning Fall Semester 2008. We are  
looking for professional, skilled language instructors with  
experience and competence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in  
a communicative, proficiency based manner from elementary to advanced  
levels. Applicants should have native or near native fluency in MSA,  
one dialect and English. An MA or higher in Arabic language study or  
literature is required, in addition to a successful proficiency-based  
teaching record. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and  
teaching experience. Review of applications will begin December 15,  
2007 and continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter  
of application, current curriculum vitae, supporting materials about  
teaching to the online recruitment system at http://jobs.wm.edu, and  
three letters of recommendation to: Arabic Search Committee, c/o Ms.  
Sheila Eubank, Office Manager, Department of Modern Languages and  
Literatures, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795,  
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795. The College is an Equal Opportunity/ 
Affirmative Action Employer. [R]

John Eisele
Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg VA 23185
757-221-3145

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUB Summer Program jobs
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:as33 at aub.edu.lb
Subject:AUB Summer Program jobs

The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the  
American University of Beirut invites applications for the position  
of Arabic instructor to teach Arabic as a foreign language at various  
levels in the CAMES Summer Arabic Program 2008 (June 25-August 8,  
2008). Applicants must be in Beirut by June 17, 2008 to prepare for  
summer teaching. Applicants should have experience in teaching the  
textbook Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya (Brustad, al-Batal, al- 
Tonsi) and a strong team spirit.

Please send a cover letter and a CV, including 2 references, to CAMES  
by December 20, 2007. For additional information, please visit our  
website. Applications may be sent electronically.

Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon

+961 1 350 000, extension 3845
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Chadian Arabic
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Chadian Arabic

AUTHOR(S): Abu-Absi, Samir
TITLE: Chadian Arabic
SERIES: Languages of the World/Materials 21
YEAR: 2007
PUBLISHER: Lincom GmbH
ISBN: 3895860050
ANNOUNCED IN: http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-2773.html

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ahara
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1) Subject:ahara

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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu
Subject:ahara

modern Hebrew  /rahiiTiim/  =  'furniture'  comes from the Aramaic
root  r-h-T, which in turn was taken from the (Biblical) Hebrew  
root  /r-w-S/
=  'to run.'  The idea is as in 'real estate' (French 'immeubles,  
[not mobile])
  is contrasted with mere
furniture (Fr. meubles [ 'mobiles']).

                 Mike Schub

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:31 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Lessons Newbie Level
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Afaf Nash <afafnash at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Arabic Lessons Newbie Level

Dear colleagues,
   I have to write Arabic lessons for Newbie level. The lessons have  
to be no more than  4 lines per lesson and they have to be culturally  
oriented. I'm having difficulty in introducing much of culture in a 4  
lines conversations. Any suggestions or resources would be much  
appreciated. Thank you.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:15 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New York City College of Technology Job
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:CSantore at CityTech.Cuny.Edu
Subject:New York City College of Technology Job

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: JOB POSTING

New York City College of Technology

Title Assistant Professor/Arabic French

Payroll Title or

Level

Assistant Professor

Department Humanities Dept.

Position Type Teaching

FLSA Status EXEMPT

Salary Commensurate with education and experience.

College Web Site http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/

Notice Number

Closing Date Open Until Filled

Position Description and Duties

New York City College of Technology, a comprehensive college of over  
13,000 students in downtown Brooklyn, offering associate and  
baccalaureate degrees, is searching for a candidate to fill a tenure  
track line to teach both Arabic & French in the Humanities  
Department. The successful candidate will teach a sequence of  
language courses taking students from elementary introductory courses  
to intermediate fourth semester courses. The Humanities Department  
offers the college?s general education courses in foreign languages,  
art history, music, performing arts, theatre and Speech.  Ability to  
utilize technology enhanced pedagogical methods is desirable.  The  
position requires an energetic individual willing to work  
collaboratively with other members of the college community.   
Responsibilities in addition to teaching include academic advisement,  
committee and departmental assignments, mentoring, professional  
development and other scholarly work leading to publications and  
presentations.

Qualification Requirements

  Ph.D. required in either Arabic or French language and literature.   
The ideal candidate will demonstrate native or near native fluency in  
both languages.  College level teaching experience is essential.   
Record of publications and evidence of scholarly growth is desirable.  
Demonstrated ability to interact with students in a multi-cultural  
environment is preferred.  Familiarity with instructional technology,  
and innovative pedagogy is desirable.

How To Apply

Requested Items Cover letter of introduction. Curriculum Vitae.

Respond To

Arabic/French Search

Ms. Michelle Harris, N321

Director, ISR

New York City College of Technology

300 Jay Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Or electronically: isr at citytech.cuny.edu

TOP OF PAGE

The City University of New York

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigration Reform  
and Control Act/

Americans with Disabilities Act Employer


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:11 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New MA in Translation and Interpretation
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1) Subject:New MA in Translation and Interpretation

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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"Mary Lineberger" <Mary.Lineberger at miis.edu>
Subject:New MA in Translation and Interpretation

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
Announcing New Arabic Program
http://translate.miis.edu/arabic

New Master's Program in Arabic at the Monterey Institute of  
International
Studies

Starting in Fall 2008, the Graduate School of Translation and
Interpretation will offer Arabic / English master's programs in:

	[ http://translate.miis.edu/mat/index.html ]Translation
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/matlm/index.html ]Translation and
Localization Management
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/mati/index.html ]Translation and
Interpretation
	[ http://translate.miis.edu/maci/index.html ]Conference Interpretation

Students gain mastery in translation and interpretation skills through a
rigorous two-year curriculum. The first year is designed to provide
students with basic knowledge of translation and interpretation. In  
their
second year, all GSTI students declare a degree specialization and  
refine
skills that will enable them to succeed as professional translators and
interpreters. To complete their studies, students take a series of
professional exams and most complete a thesis or research project.

Apply now! Accepting applications for Fall 2008 - priority deadlines are
December 1, February 1, and March 15.

http://translate.miis.edu/arabic
Contact: admit at miis.edu
Tel. 831-647-4166

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:18 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo Comp Lit Symposium Nov 2008 CFP
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Cairo Symposium <cairosymposium08 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Cairo Comp Lit Symposium Nov 2008 CFP

  Call for Papers

The Ninth International Symposium on Comparative Literature

November 4-6, 2008

Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University

?Egypt at the Crossroads: Literary and Linguistic Studies?
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2008

Because of its geographical, historical, and cultural placement,  
Egypt has been?since time immemorial?both literally and  
metaphorically at the crossroads. Enjoying the strategic location  
that it does?at a meeting point between Africa and Asia, facilitating  
contact between the two continents and Europe, and at a juncture  
between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea?Egypt is a rich amalgam of  
diverse cultural heritages: Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Persian,  
Coptic, Islamic. Influenced by all these and, in modern times, the  
French and British, the inhabitants are in the happy position of  
being hybrid?African, Arab, Mediterranean?but indubitably and  
inimitably Egyptian. It is, perhaps, this unique situation that  
inspired the Egyptian geographer Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993) to write of  
Egypt as having a ?natural gift? which may explain ?the secret of  
Egypt?s survival and vitality through the ages and in spite of the  
ages.?

Contributors to the Symposium are invited to explore the various  
aspects and paradoxes of Egypt through literature and language,  
making use of, though by no means restricted to, the following  
suggested topics:

Egypt in World Literature (African/Arab/Mediterranean)
Teaching Egyptian/Arabic Literature in Non-Egyptian Cultures
Teaching English Literature in Non-English-Speaking Cultures
The Presentness of the Past in Literature and Language
Egyptian Literature in Translation
Travel Literature
Revisiting the Canon in Literary and Linguistic Studies
New Forms in Literary and Linguistic Studies
Orientalism: Past and Present
The Quest for Identity
Cross-Linguistic/Cross-Cultural Studies of Different Discourse Types
Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20  
minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address:  
cairosymposium08 at yahoo.com

Guidelines for submissions:

?       The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.

?       Replies will be posted by April 30, 2008.

?       Fees: Registration and Proceedings + cultural events: USD 300  
for non-Egyptian participants; LE 300 for Egyptian participants; LE  
50 for attendance; free admission for students.



The Ninth International Symposium on Comparative Literature Topic  
area: Title of presentation:Name of presenter:Affiliation: Address: E- 
mail: Equipment needed (if any):Abstract (300 words):

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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:27 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Children Understanding Arabic Metaphor query
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From:FARIDAH HANAFI <faridahhanafi at hotmail.com>
Subject:Children Understanding Arabic Metaphor query

Dear,  My name is Faridah,I'm an M.A student in K.A.U Jeddah,SA. I  
want to write a paper on " Children understanding of arabicmetaphor  
"  I would be very  grateful if you can help me by answering the  
following questions; 1- What are the most appropriate  references to  
be read regarding this topic.2- How can I measure children  
understanding of metaphor.3- Do mechanisms of understanding metaphor  
differ according to languages.4- What are the characteristics of the  
sample to be used; the age group and the sample size.  Best Regards,

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arabesk in Damascus
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:arabesk at mail.sy
Subject:Arabesk in Damascus

Marhaba from Damascus

We are Arabesk Studies in Damascus, a private team of professionals,  
located in the heart of Damascus, very specialized and perfectly  
experienced in Arabic language teaching for foreign students. Arabesk  
Studies is exclusively devoted to Arabic teaching.

We invite you to visit our website:       
www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com/english/index1.htm

We believe that by specializing we are better able to understand and  
respond to the needs of international students. Our team of highly  
qualified teachers is of high calibre and provides the best teaching  
available. With our teachers, packages of studies and services and a  
perfect location, we believe that the combination between Arabesk  
Studies and Damascus is really the best to study Arabic.
Arabesk has facilitated study abroad for hundreds of individuals,  
students and specialists from top American and European universities  
and colleges in Middle East or Arabic Studies, or many other fields.  
Undergraduates and graduate students, professors from places like  
Princeton, Georgetown, Berkeley, Duke, Swarthmore and Middlebury,  
SOAS London, Cambridge, London School of Economics LSE, and other  
European university students have reported positive experiences of  
their time in Damascus through Arabesk.

 From pre-departure until the end of your stay in Syria (even though  
we wish that you stay with us!!!), Arabesk provides a comprehensive  
facilitation of your time abroad with his package of studies and  
services. We offer Studies, all services related to studies and  
settlement in Damascus, accommodation in nice flats with Arab  
speakers or Damascene families, fieldtrips around Syria ....

If you are interested for your students, we can send you our Packages  
of Studies (please specify date and period). If you need more  
information about us, we can give you the contact emails of students  
that are / have been with Arabesk Studies to have their opinion. And  
you can have a look at our "Past Students Page":

http://www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com/english/sub%20pages/our%20past 
%20student.htm

Abu Bakr & Muhammad Iskandar


A r a b e s k   S t u d i e s  i n   D a m a s c u s
Study Arabic in Damascus
Private Courses for Individual & Groups
Tours in Syria , Lebanon & Jordan

Damascus City Center ? Ottoman Station
Phone: 00 963 11 224  16  52
Fax: 00 963 11 222  82  11

E-mail: arabesk at mail.sy / info at arabeskstudiesindamascus.com
Website: www.arabeskstudiesindamascus.com

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Standardized Proficiency Test query
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:haa36 at cornell.edu
Subject:Standardized Proficiency Test query

I was wondering if there is any standardized proficiency test for non
native speakers of Arabic similar to that of the TOEFL used in any of  
the
universities in the USA. If so, please let me know.
Thank you very much

Hanada Al-Masri
Dept. of Near Eastern Studies
Cornell University

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Phonology and Morphology of Arabic

Title: Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
Series Title: Phonology of the World's Languages

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
	   http://www.oup.com/us
	
Author: Janet C.E. Watson

Paperback: ISBN:  9780199226696 Pages: 336 Price: U.S. $ 45.00


Abstract:

This is an account of the phonology and morphology of modern spoken  
Arabic,
the first to be published in any language and based largely on the  
author's
research. Dr Watson's approach is theoretically innovative and aware,  
but
accessible to Arabic language specialists outside linguistics. Broad in
coverage, this is an important and pioneering book.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:20 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:Advice on High School textbooks
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:Advice on High School textbooks

I have found that the following books work very well at high school  
level, especially if you want to focus on Modern Standard Arabic:

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Read and Speak Arabic (main textbook - with listening, speaking,  
reading and writing drills)
http://www.amazon.com/Read-Speak-Arabic-Beginners-Wightwick/dp/ 
0071412158/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194949868&sr=8-1

Your First 100 Words in Arabic (for supplementary vocabulary -  
contains flashcards and exercises)
http://www.amazon.com/Your-First-100-Words-Arabic/dp/0844223956/ 
ref=pd_sim_b_img_1/002-4162345-7210413

The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It  (for focused work on the  
alphabet)
http://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Alphabet-How-Read-Write/dp/0818404302/ 
ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/002-4162345-7210413
  Talk Now! Learn Arabic - Beginning Level (CD-Rom with games for  
learning and consolidating essential vocabulary)
http://www.amazon.com/Talk-Now-Learn-Arabic-Beginning/dp/B00004UAB7/ 
ref=sr_1_1/002-4162345-7210413?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1194950178&sr=8-1

LOWER INTERMEDIATE

Mastering Arabic (main textbook - with listening, speaking, reading  
and writing drills)
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Arabic-Palgrave-Master-Languages/dp/ 
140394685X/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950281&sr=1-2

Build Your Arabic Vocabulary (for supplementary vocabulary - contains  
flashcards and exercises)
http://www.amazon.com/Build-Arabic-Vocabulary-Haroon-Shirwani/dp/ 
0071478760/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4162345-7210413? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950304&sr=1-1

Easy Arabic Grammar (for focused grammar work)http://www.amazon.com/ 
Easy-Arabic-Grammar-Jane-Wightwick/dp/0071462104/ 
ref=sr_1_1/002-4162345-7210413?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194950465&sr=1-1

After that, I generally make use of selections from the many  
textbooks that have been designed for university courses and adult  
learners (the Al-Kitaab series, the various works of Raji Rammuny,  
Teach Yourself Arabic, and also The Connectors in Modern Standard  
Arabic - all available on Amazon). These are all good quality  
manuals, but need to be adapted to suit your own students' vocabulary  
knowledge.

Best wishes,
Haroon

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:26 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Effect of Mother's dialect query
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:w alotaibi <walotaibi at hotmail.com>
Subject:Effect of Mother's dialect query

Hi everyne,

I am doing a research on "the effection of a mother's dilect on the  
dialect of her family members". What kind of Sources, articles or  
studies you may help me with?

thank you in advance;
Wafaa Al-Otaibi
MA linguistics student
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:24 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs font with Arabic letter shapes without dots
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Needs font with Arabic letter shapes without dots

Dear Arabic-l subscribers,

Does any one know where I can obtain an Arabic font in which the dots  
on certain letters such as baa'/taa'/thaa', khaa'/jiim, etc. are not  
shown?  I have a MacBookPro (with System X).

Thank you.

Munther Younes

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sun Nov 18 03:35:05 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic NLP Egypt Conference CFP
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Date: 16 Nov 2007
From:"Ali Farghaly" <farghaly1 at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic NLP Egypt Conference CFP

INFOS 2008: The 6th International Conference on Informatics and Systems

                  Special Track On Natural Language Processing

                                       27 ? 28 March, 2008
                                          Cairo, Egypt
                                 http://www.fci.cu.edu.eg/INFOS2008/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Natural language processing research is gaining much interest from
many parties such as researchers from academia, industry, and
government developers, practitioners, and users. The goal of this
track session(s) is to provide the participants with an opportunity to
exchange ideas, approaches and implementations of computational
systems, to highlight the common challenges faced by all
practitioners, to assess the state of the art in the field, and to
identify promising areas for future collaborative research in the
development of NLP resources and systems.


Topics
=====
The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics covered by the track:
* Ontologies and linguistic resources (corpora, electronic
dictionaries, treebanks, etc.)
* Transliteration, transcription and diacritization
* Part of speech tagging
* Morphological analysis and generation
* Shallow and deep parsing
* Machine translation
* Word sense and syntactic disambiguation
* Semantic analysis
* Information retrieval
* Information extraction
* Question answering
* Text clustering and classification
* Text summarization
* Text and web content  mining
* Named entity recognition
* Arabic script-based language processing

Invited Speaker
============
Prof. Ali Farghaly, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Text Group,
Oracle USA, CA, and Adjunct Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Monterey
Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, USA.

Track Chair
=========
Prof. Khaled Shaalan (Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo
University, Egypt)

Program Committee

Nahed Aboelhassan (Brandeis University, USA)
Fawaz Al-Anzi (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Ibrahim Alkharashi (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,
Saudi Arabia)
Galia Angelova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)
Achraf Chalabi (Sakhr, Egypt)
Chia-Hui Chang (National Central University, Taiwan)
Kareem Darwish (Cairo University, Egypt)
Mona Diab (Columbia University, USA)
Joseph Dichy (Universit? Lumi?re-Lyon 2, France)
Ahmed Guessoum (Freelance Consultant, Algeria)
Nizar Habash (Columbia University, USA)
Lamia Hadrich Belguith (Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of
Sfax, Tunisia)
Sattar Izwaini (Abu Dhabi University, UAE)
Mohammed Kayed (Beni-Sueif University, Egypt)
Shereen khoja (Pacific University, USA)
Petra Maier-Meyer (FAST, Germany)
Farid Meziane (Salford University, UK)
Ruslan Mitkov  (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Farhad Oroumchian (University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE)
Ahmed Rafea (American University in Cairo, Egypt)
Doaa Samy (Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain)
Otakar Smrz (Charles University, Czech Republic)
Abdelhadi Soudi (Ecole Nationale de l'Industrie Min?rale, Morocco)
Hissam Tawfik (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Henry Thompson (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Imed Zitouni (IBM, USA)

Conference URL
www.fci.cu.edu.eg/INFOS2008/

Important Dates

Full Paper submission due:  30 December 2007
Notification of acceptance:    30 January 2008
Camera ready submissions:  15 February 2008

For Further Information
Prof. Khaled Shaalan, k.shaalan at fci-cu.edu.eg

  *28 March, 2008*
Add to Calendar <http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/dc/ 
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:24 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs early beginner resources
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:rumpetra at sbcglobal.net
Subject:Needs early beginner resources

Hello
I need some resources for early beginners.I currently teach Arabic as  
a foriegn LA in my school.
Thank you
Feryal Alzubi

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Children Understanding Metaphor responses
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:Nimat Hafez Barazangi <nhb2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response

Dear Faridah,

Are you writing a paper, or conducting a research?

If the latter, please consult resources on first language acquisition  
of Arabic available through Google search engine :
<<http://www.google.com//search?hl=en&rls=SUNA,SUNA: 
2006-32,SUNA:en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=first+language 
+acquisition+of+arabic&spell=1>first language acquisition<http:// 
www.google.com//search?hl=en&rls=SUNA,SUNA: 
2006-32,SUNA:en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=first+language 
+acquisition+of+arabic&spell=1> of arabic>,  such as http://www.eself- 
learning-arabic.cornell.edu/publications/NHB_AlArabiyah_1999.pdf.

In addition, you may want to consult specific research/writings on  
the sociocultural aspects of language acquisition, such as the  
Sociocultural theory and second language learning by James P.  
Lantolf. Although the focus is on second language, the book discusses  
the issue of metaphor as well as the nature of research conducted.

Obviously, the age group and the characteristics of the sample will  
depend on the goal and the scope of research.

I hope that this will help, Best wishes,

Nimat Hafez Barazangi

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"samar" <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject:Children Understanding Metaphor response

Dear Faridah,
My name is Samar, I have 2 children, 11 and 13 year old boys.  I have  
been
using Arabic and English with them as we live in the USA.  I must  
say, that
I have been using metaphors with them all along, but only recently;  
in the
past three years, I noticed that they actually understand it.

I would be very interested in your paper, if you don't mind keeping  
me in
the loop.
With 1000 thanks to you and good luck!

Samar

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:32 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:32 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Cairo Linguists Group Lecture
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:madihadoss at yahoo.com
Subject:Cairo Linguists Group Lecture


CAIRO LINGUISTS GROUP
and the Arab African Research Center

are inviting you to a lecture by:

Abdel Moneim Gedami
(Dar el-cUlum, Minia University)

?Problems of terminology in the study of the history of Arabic?
  (in Arabic, abstract attached)

at the headquarters of the Arab & African Research Center:
5 Hassan Barada Street, Giza, (side street off the previous address  
Qura Ibn Shureik Street), ground floor, Apt. 5. Tel. 37744644

Saturday, 24th November 2007, at 6 p.m.

PLEASE COME ON TIME


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:26 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Standardized Proficiency Test Response
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Standardized Proficiency Test Response

Marhaban YA Hanada:

There is one at Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington.

Raji Rammuny
Professor of Arabic
University of Michigan

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:34 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ELRA Arabic Phonetic Lexicon
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:ELRA Arabic Phonetic Lexicon


ELRA is happy to announce that 4 new Speech Resources from the LC-STAR
project are now available in its catalogue.

ELRA-S0247 LC-STAR Standard Arabic Phonetic lexicon:
The LC-STAR Standard Arabic Phonetic lexicon comprises 110,271 entries,
including a set of 52,981 common words, a set of 50,135 proper names
(including person names, family names, cities, streets, companies and  
brand
names) and a list of 7,155 special application words. The lexicon is
provided in XML format and includes phonetic transcriptions in SAMPA.  
For
more information, see:
http://catalog.elra.info/product_info.php?products_id=1030


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:22 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:More on Chadian Arabic Book
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:moderator
Subject:More on Chadian Arabic Book

I posted a 'new' book called Chadian Arabic from LINGUIST recently.   
Brenda Bickett looked up the ISBN and found that this is the edition  
published in 1995 (47pp.).  As she says:
"For 37 Euros, it is probably not something folks want 2 copies of --  
especially since they will think they are getting a new edition!"
Let the buyer beware.
dil
(thanks, Brenda!)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Nov 19 17:17:28 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:17:28 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic letter shapes without dots responses
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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"Waheed Samy" <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response

The way I would do that would be to modify an existing font --delete  
dots--
using a font creator program.  But there are copyright issues that  
should be
taken into consideration.

Waheed

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Date: 19 Nov 2007
From:"L. Zack" <E.W.A.Zack at uva.nl>
Subject:Arabic letter shapes without dots response

I recommend Scheherazade by SIL. You can download it here: http:// 
scripts.sil.org/arabicfonts.

Best regards,

Liesbeth Zack

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue Nov 20 23:07:01 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:07:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on maf'uul muTlaq
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:"Almog Kasher" <almogk at gmail.com>
Subject:more on maf'uul muTlaq

Dear Paula,
You may wand to consult the following two articles:

G. Goldenberg: 'Tautological Infinitive.' In: Israel Oriental Studies
1 (1971). pp. 36-85.

R. Talmon: 'The Syntactical Category maf'ul mutlaq - A Study in
Qur'anic Syntax.' In: Arabic Grammar and Linguistics: Proceedings of
the Colloquium on Arabic Grammar and Linguistics (ed. Y. Suleiman).
Surrey: Curzon, 1999. pp. 107-129.

Almog Kasher
Bar-Ilan University

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition


(1) Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is a comprehensive archive of  
newswire text data acquired from Arabic news sources by the LDC at  
the University of Pennsylvania. Arabic Gigaword Third Edition  
includes all of the content of Arabic Gigaword Second Edition  
(LDC2006T02) as well as new data collected after the publication of  
that edition. Also, an archive from a new newswire source -- Assabah  
-- has been included in the third edition.

The six distinct sources of Arabic newswire represented in the third  
edition are:

Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
Assabah (asb_arb)
Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
An Nahar (nhr_arb)
Ummah Press (umh_arb)
Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes in the parantheses above consist of the  
three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code  
("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

The epochs and document counts for the data in the third edition are  
set forth below:

Newly Added Data





Source

Date Span

Document Count


Agence France Presse

2005.01 - 2006.12

137815


Assabah News Agency

2004.09 - 2006.12

15410

(new source)

Al Hayat News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.1

8799

(no data for 2004)

An Nahar News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

104950

(no data for 2004)

Xinhua News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

135472


This release contains 547 files, totaling approximately 1.8GB in  
compressed form (6,673 MB uncompressed) and 1,994,735 K-words.   
Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is distributed on one DVD-ROM.

2007 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of  
this corpus. 2007 Standard Members may request a copy as part of  
their 16 free membership corpora. Nonmembers may license this data  
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NFLC LangNet Project
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From: "Dora Johnson" <dJohnson at cal.org>
Subject:NFLC LangNet Project

The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland is
working on a project called LangNet which provides adult language
learners with interactive online tools to reinforce their foreign
language skills. We focus on the less commonly taught languages. We are
currently looking for several individuals to work on the project.
Specifically, we need educated native speakers (or equivalent) to create
online activities in the languages listed below heir using the software
we provide.  In addition, we are looking for target language speakers to
find authentic target language reading and audio passages, to record
audio files, and to perform various editing tasks. The work is part-time
and most of the work can be done from one's home computer.  All
candidates living in the US must have permission to work in the US. It
is not necessary for those not in the US.  If you are interested in
working with us or if you know a qualified candidate who would be
interested in working with us please contact me via email at
jedwards at nflc.org.

Languages: Bambara, Burmese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Dari, Hausa, Igbo,
Iraqi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, North Korean, Shona, Somali, Tausug,
Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu and Wolof.

Jane Edwards
Program Coordinator
University of Maryland
National Foreign Language Center
Patapsco Building
5201 Paint Branch Parkway, Suite 2132
College Park, MD  20742-6715
Phone:  301 - 405- 9633
Fax:  301- 405 - 9829

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Early Beginner Resources
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:elhamyani at aol.com
Subject:Early Beginner Resources

Alif Baa' from Georgetown University Press is a good resource for  
beginners.

Fatima

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:07:02 -0700
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Subject:New Article on the diminutive in San'ani Arabic

Journal Title:  Morphology
Volume Number:  16
Issue Number:  2
Issue Date:  2007

Arabic morphology: diminutive verbs and diminutive nouns in San'ani  
Arabic
DOI 10.1007/s11525-006-9103-5
Autor Janet C. E. Watson

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants advice on USA program in Experimental
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:rashdan khalid <rashdank at yahoo.fr>
Subject:Wants advice on USA program in Experimental Phonetics

Hello,

   i am student in master 2 in paris in linguistic ( experimental  
phonetic ) and i have an opportunitty to go to USA next year, and my  
question is : if it is good to travel and continue in PHD in USA or  
to continue my theisis here in paris ?

   i need your advice .. thank you

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:High School textbook advice
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Date: 20 Nov 2007
From:"IBCBOOKS.COM" <ibc at ibcbooks.com>
Subject:High School textbook advice

The following titles are available from the International Book Centre:
First Arabic Handwriting Work I, and book 2With CD's $16.95.  Read  
and Speak
Arabic for Beginners  Exercises and flash includes  60 minute CD.$16,95.
Arabic in Ten Minutes a Day comes with new interactive CD-Rom. $24.95.
  Attar Modern Arabic Book 1, Book 2, Workbooks 1 and Two, Arabic,  
Teachers
Manual and CD's .
Arabic Grammar in Context, CD's are available as well as Modern Arabic
Advanced Reader: Arab-European Encounter. All of these titles These  
titles
may be viewed on our
Website: wwwibcbooks.com.
The following Titles will be of interest to aid in teaching Arabic,  
Build
your Arabic Vocabulary contains 1,000 Key words  to Get Beyong the  
Basics.
501 Arabic Verbs. Fullconjugated on all aspects in an eash to learn  
format
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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:22 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MEOC Book Awards
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Date: 21 Nov 2007
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:MEOC Book Awards

MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2007 BOOK AWARDS

The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) has announced its 2007 Middle  
East book awards recipients. Awards recipients were announced at the  
MEOC Annual Business Meeting at the Middle East Studies Association  
conference held in Montreal, Quebec, in November 2007.

Established in 1999, the Middle East Book Award recognizes quality  
books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to  
an understanding of the Middle East and its component societies and  
cultures. Books are judged on the authenticity of their portrayal of  
a Middle Eastern subject, as well as on their characterization, plot,  
and appeal for the intended audience.  For the purposes of this  
award, ?The Middle East? is defined as the Arab World, Iran, Israel,  
Turkey, and Afghanistan.

Nominations for the Middle East Book Award are made by publishers,  
educators, librarians and the general public,with eligible books  
published in the period from January 1, 2006 to August 1, 2007.  The  
MEOC Book Award Committee is a volunteer committee consisting of MEOC  
members representing primary, secondary, and post-secondary  
educational institutions.

The 2007 MEOC award recipients are:

PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY

(Winner) One City, Two Brothers, written by Chris Smith, illustrated  
by Aur?lia Fronty (Barefoot Books, 2007)
Written by a former worker with UNICEF and Oxfam in Israel and the  
Palestinian Territories, this re-telling of a traditional story from  
the time of King Solomon serves as a metaphor for the ?wish for the  
people of Israel and Palestine to find peace.?  The story describes  
the founding of the city of Jerusalem as related by King Solomon, as  
he seeks to settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers.  A  
brief footnote at the end describes the importance of Jerusalem in  
the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.

(Honorable Mention) Count Your Way through Iran, by Jim Haskins and  
Kathleen Benson, illustrated by Farida Zaman (Millrook Press, 2007).
Using simple text, authors Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson introduce  
elementary age readers to Iranian culture by choosing words that fit  
the numbers one (yek) through ten (dah) in Farsi.  The book travels  
the length and breadth of the country, from Omar Khayyam?s famous  
four line poems to the seven countries that border Iran.  This book  
makes an excellent non-political introduction to the rich culture of  
Iran for younger readers.

(Honorable Mention) The Rich Man and the Parrot, retold by Suzan  
Nadimi, illustrated by Ande Cook (Albert Whitman and Company, 2007).
The Rich Man and the Parrot comes from the Masnavi, a work by the  
thirteenth-century Persian poet Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi  
(1207-1273).  In this simple tale, a parrot, the beloved possession  
of a wealthy merchant, tricks his owner into setting him free.  While  
telling the tried-and-tested story of the small and weak triumphing  
over the large and powerful, this culturally rich story reads easily  
and sends a strong message.  2007 has been declared ?The Year of  
Rumi? by UNESCO in honor of the poet?s 800th birthday, and this is a  
wonderful way to introduce him to young readers.


YOUTH LITERATURE

(Winner) Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, by Ibtisam Barakat  
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007).
In this powerful, groundbreaking memoir, Ibtisam Barakat captures  
what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. While  
Tasting the Sky deals with many specifically Palestinian issues, it  
also explores universal themes of conflict with parents and society,  
the impact of war on children, and living a positive life despite  
hardships and tragedies. If connecting with the reader is an  
important aspect of literature, then this book accomplishes that goal.
YOUTH NON-FICTION

(Winner?tie) Iraq (Modern World Nations Series) by Dale Lightfoot,  
series editor Charles F. Gritzner (Chelsea House Publishers, 2007).
Part of the Modern Nations Series by Chelsea House Publishers, this  
entry on Iraq is clearly written, well organized, and nicely  
illustrated (great photos and maps). Written by a former contractor  
who worked with Iraqi universities to rebuild the country?s  
educational program, this book gives a thorough overview of Iraq?s  
culture, geography, and history, but also touches on popular culture,  
sports, and youth culture.  These flourishes that could only be  
written by someone who has been there give the text greater  
authenticity and place it in a category over many of the other  
resources rushed to print after the 2003 U.S. invasion.  This entry  
in the series is a worthy standout.


(Winner?tie) Opposing Viewpoints: Iran (Opposing Viewpoints Series),  
Laura K. Egendorf, editor  (Greenhaven Press, 2006).
Part of the critically acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints Series, this  
volume dealing with Iran continues the series? tradition of using  
short primary documents to encourage readers to familiarize  
themselves with opposing answers to a posed question: Is Iran a  
Threat to Global Security?  What is the Future of Iran?  The strength  
of the opposing viewpoints series is that it encourages its readers  
to understand both sides of an argument, rather than creating an  
arbitrary middle ground or attempting to pass off one set of views as  
?right? and the opposing side as ?wrong.?  An excellent resource for  
secondary level educators that can also be easily appreciated by the  
lay reader looking for more information on this timely subject.
ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL

Established in 1981, the Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) is a  
national nonprofit organization working to increase public knowledge  
about the peoples, places, and cultures of the Middle East, including  
the Arab world, Iran, Israel, Turkey, and Afghanistan. MEOC?s network  
of educators are dedicated to disseminating nonpartisan information,  
resources, and activities furthering understanding about the Middle  
East. MEOC?s target audience is non-specialists at the K-12 and  
college levels, although its services also are relevant to broader  
community needs. MEOC has members around the country and its services  
include a newsletter, member listserve, book awards, workshops for  
educators, curriculum resources, and a website.  MEOC is an  
affiliated organization of the Middle East Studies Association.


# # #

FULL LIST OF MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD RECIPIENTS
2007?PICTURE BOOK: One City, Two Brothers, written by Chris Smith,  
illustrated by Aur?lia Fronty (Barefoot Books, 2007); PICTURE BOOK  
HONORABLE MENTION: Count Your Way through Iran, by Jim Haskins and  
Kathleen Benson, illustrated by Farida Zaman (Millrook Press, 2007)  
and The Rich Man and the Parrot, retold by Suzan Nadimi, illustrated  
by Ande Cook (Albert Whitman and Company, 2007).  YOUTH LITERATURE:  
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, by Ibtisam Barakat (Farrar,  
Straus and Giroux, 2007). YOUTH NON-FICTION (TIE): Iraq (Modern World  
Nations Series) by Dale Lightfoot, series editor Charles F. Gritzner  
(Chelsea House Publishers, 2007) and Opposing Viewpoints: Iran  
(Opposing Viewpoints Series), Laura K. Egendorf, editor (Greenhaven  
Press, 2006).

2006?PICTURE BOOK: Lugalbanda, The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War by  
Kathy Henderson, illustrator Jane Ray (Candlewick Press, 2006);  
PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION:  Mystery Bottle by Kristen Balouch,  
(Hyperion Books for Children, 2006); YOUTH LITERATURE:  A Little  
Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird (Haymarket Books, 2006; originally  
published in England by Macmillan UK in 2003); YOUTH NON-FICTION:   
The Illustrator?s Notebook by Mohieddin Ellabbad (Groundwood Books,  
2006); YOUTH NON-FICTION HONORABLE MENTION:  Great Muslim  
Philosophers and Scientists in the Middle Ages six-part series (Rosen  
Publishing Group, 2006); and Lebanon A to Z: A Middle Eastern Mosaic  
by Marijean Boueri, Jill Boutros, and Joanne Sayad, illustrator  
Tatiana Sabbagh (Publishing Works, 2005)

2005?PICTURE BOOK: Alia?s Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq by Mark  
Alan Stamaty (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION:  
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter (Harcourt, 2005), and The  
Travels of Benjamin of Tudela by Uri Shulevitz, (Farrar Traus Giroux,  
2005); YOUTH LITERATURE: Figs and Fate by Elsa Marston (George  
Braziller, 2005); YOUTH REFERENCE: Historical Atlas of Islam by  
Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji (Harvard University Press, 2004).

2004?PICTURE BOOK:  Muhammad by Demi (Margaret McElderry Books,  
2003); YOUTH REFERENCE:  Mosque by David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin  
Company, 2003); and Teen Life in the Middle East, edited by Ali Akbar  
Mahdi (Greenwood Press, 2003); YOUTH REFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION:  
Witness to History: Afghanistan by David Downing (Heinemann Library,  
2003) and A History of the Muslim World to 1405: The Making of a  
Civilization by Vernon O. Egger (Prentice Hall, 2003).

2003?YOUTH LITERATURE: 19 Varieties of Gazelle by Naomi Shihab Nye  
(Greenwillow Books, 2002); YOUTH REFERENCE:  Women in the Middle  
East, Tradition and Change (revised edition) by Ramsay M. Harik and  
Elsa Marston (Franklin Watts, 2003).

2002?PICTURE BOOK: Celebrating Ramadan by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith  
(Holiday House, 2002); YOUTH LITERATURE: The Breadwinner by Deborah  
Ellis (Groundwood Books, 2002).

2001?PICTURE BOOK: Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta,  
1325-1354 by James Rumford (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001); YOUTH  
LITERATURE:  Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi (Scholastic, 2000);
YOUTH REFERENCE: Islam by Sue Penney (Heinemann Library, 2001).

2000?PICTURE BOOK: House of Wisdom by Florence Parry Heide and Judith  
Heide Gilliland (DK Publishing, 1999); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE  
MENTION: The Storytellers by Ted Lewin (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,  
1998); YOUTH LITERATURE: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye (Simon &  
Schuster, 1997).

# # #

-- 
Christopher Rose
Assistant Director
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
+1 (512) 471-3582 direct
+1 (512) 471-3881 main
+1 (512) 471-7834 fax
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/cmes/outreach/
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:For UK Arabic Teachers:Declamation Contest in
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Date: 21 Nov 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:For UK Arabic Teachers:Declamation Contest in Berkshire, England

A message for Arabic teachers in the UK:

At Eton College, we hold quite an enjoyable event called 'A Taste of  
Texts'. It is a declamation contest, with students reciting simple  
poetry. An Arab meal is served alongside, resulting in a thoroughly  
stimulating experience. There is a panel of judges and prizes are  
distributed at the end. We would like to make this an open event and  
would be very pleased for students from other institutions (be they  
schools, colleges, universities or language centres) to participate.   
The proposed date is Sunday 23 February (about 2.00-4.00). Please let  
me know (directly, via arabictutor at hotmail.com) if you are  
interested. If the date does not suit you but you would, in  
principle, like to attend, you should still let me know, so that I  
have an idea about the level of interest. With best wishes and warm  
salams. Haroon

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs info on MSA courses in Jordan
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Date: 21 Nov 2007
From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs info on MSA courses in Jordan

Dear colleagues;

One of my students wants to follow a short language course in MSA in
Jordan, and asked me if I knew of any institutions which offer this.
Do any of you know of such language courses, and can you recommend
one?

Kind regards,

Tressy Arts

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Gerlach Books Exhibition Copies sale
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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:orders at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Books Exhibition Copies sale

For the next two weeks we offer 75 paperback exhibition copies  
published by I.B. Tauris. The perfect gift!
You may find the title list and prices here:

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20Exhibition%20Copies%2022.11.2007.xls

Please note the following conditions:

- Each title is discounted individually with approx. 25%
- If you order 3 or more books you will be granted an additional 10%  
discount
- Prepayment by credit card is required
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- Single copies only, sold on first come, first served basis
- Add EUR 6 per copy for surface mail (worldwide delivery within 6-8  
weeks)
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Offer valid until 7th December 2007 only


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:21 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Global Media Productions New Titles
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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:"Global Media Publications" <gmpublication at gmail.com>
Subject:Global Media Productions New Titles

  Some new titles on terrorism, women, law and Islam


Terrorism Resistance and Islam : A Study of 7/7 London Bombings

By Obaidullah Fahad

ISBN: 8183871198

Physical Description: 316 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25412


Transnational Terrorism : Perspectives on Motives, Measures and Impacts

By Amulya Tripathi  Chintamani Mahapatra

ISBN: 8184050363

Physical Description: 446 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25423


A to Z Of Terrorist Organisations of the World

By PK Das

ISBN: 8184200898

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25421


Cross-Border Terrorism In South Asia

By PK Das

ISBN: 8184200904

Physical Description: 312 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25422



Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia

By R.K.P. Multani

ISBN: 8184200737

Physical Description: 320 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25408
   Gender Justice and Sexual Discrimination

Rekha Rastogi

ISBN: 8184201123

Physical Description: 344 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25428


Human Rights From the Dalit Perspective

By Henry Thiagaraj

ISBN: 8121208769

Physical Description: 382 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25427


Redefining Family Law in India : Essays in Honour of B. Sivaramayya

By Amita Dhanda  Archana Parashar

ISBN: 41544065

Publisher:Routledge

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25425


Protection of Human Rights and National Human Rights Commission  
Reflections

By N.K. Padhi

ISBN: 8121209625

Physical Description: 380 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25424


India's Muslims : An Omnibus

By Barbara Daly Metcalf, Mushirul Hasan & Rafiuddin Ahmed

ISBN: 195691989

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Physical Description: 1042 p.

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25418


Indian Judiciary and Politics : The Changing Landscape

By B.D. Dua & MP Singh

ISBN: 8173047235

Physical Description: 490 Pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25416


Encyclopaedia of Madrasa Education in India

By K.C. Sharma

ISBN: 8189652974

Physical Description: 1604 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25414


Women and Islam

By Shabana Fatma

ISBN: 8184201048

Physical Description: 320 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

http://www.gmpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=25413


Islamic Law

By Abdul Haseeb Ansari

ISBN: 8183870910

Physical Description: 324 pages

Year of Publication: 2007

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MSA Courses in Jordan
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2) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
3) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
4) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan
5) Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:Hamdi Yasin <hamdi.yasin at yahoo.com>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Tressy,
   I know that The School for International Training has a new 7-week  
Arabic summer study program in Jordan for June/July 2008. The theme  
of the program is Intensive Arabic Language Studies.
   You can check this at www.worldlearning.org

   Regards,

   Hamdi Yasin
   Saint Xavier University, Chicago

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:nouha homad <nhomad50 at yahoo.ca>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Hello. Jordan University in Amman offers MSA courses. I can get an  
email address for you if you?d like.

All best,
Nouha Homad

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:nmisleem at duke.edu
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Dear Tressy,
You may want to advice your student to look at either Yarmouk  
University program
or Qasid program.
Best,
Nasser

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:John Jospeh Colangelo <colangelomutarjim at gmail.com>
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Tressy,
Take a look at The Qasid Institute in Jordan: http://www.qasid.com ...
John Joseph Colangelo

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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:MSA Courses in Jordan

Greetings.

Re summertime MSA courses in Jordan

In conjunction with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,  
Yarmouk University offers a special summertime MSA course for  
undergraduate-level foreign students. That program has been in  
operation for several years. You might contact Professor Mohammed  
Sawaie at U. Va. for details. I doubt that other universities  
elsewhere in Jordan are staffed or organized for such specialized MSA  
summertime courses.

Re summertime MSA courses offered elsewhere

May I mention that unless there is a compelling attraction for study  
in Jordan, your student -- and assuming your student already has  
developed a fairly-strong foundation in MSA -- might also consider a  
six-/eight-week program in MSA/Gulf Arabic (Emirati dialect) offered  
in the summertime / early fall (the schedule seems variable per the  
calendar of the academic year) offered by the Arabic Language Program  
in the University General Requirements Unit (UGRU) of UAE University  
located in the interior city of Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi. Male and female  
students attend classes in the same classroom together. That is an  
excellent and rigorous multidisclipinary program, designed for those  
aspiring to be linguists or other "language-using" professionals.  
Accordingly, an applying foreign student MUST have a basic "working  
grasp" foundation in MSA, as UGRU administers a required diagnostic  
test battery called "Zayed" and an oral proficiency interview panel  
when the student starts in-processing on the first day. It's
a prime course for junior/senior-year undergrads or graduate  
students, but beyond the abilities and backgrounds of lower-level  
undergrad students.

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Riyadh, KIngdom of Saudi Arabia

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:13:23 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Patah Furtivum query
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Date: 27 Nov 2007
From:gmion at fub.it
Subject:Patah Furtivum query

Hello everybody!

Is there someone that can indicate me a bibliography on the so called
"patah furtivum" in (hamito-)semitic languages, please?
I'd like to have references on its phonetic and phonological status.
Thank you in advance!
Giuliano Mion

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Arabic Sessions at Central States Conference
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic Sessions at Central States Conference

The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages  
lists two Arabic sessions in its conference program, one on Saturday,  
March 8 at 11:30 AM: The Arabic Language Toolbox by Naji Abduljaber  
and Mazin Heiderson, and the other Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM:  
Exploring Arabic Culture, a half day workshop to be held at the Arab- 
American National Museum.
The conference is March 6-8, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn,  
Michigan.
Check out the CSCTFL website at:  www.csctfl.org.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:James Madison University Job
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:absiox at jmu.edu
Subject:James Madison University Job

The department of Foreign Languages Literatures and Cultures at James  
Madison University has an opening for a part-time teaching position in  
Arabic, beginning September  2008.
The successful candidate will teach courses in Modern Standard Arabic  
and Dialect at elementary and intermediate level.
Native or near-native fluency in Arabic, a Dialect and   English are  
required. Candidates should have at least a Masters degree.

Email letter of application with a statement of teaching philosophy,  
curriculum vitae, and three current letters of recommendation, to:
teacharabicatjmu at gmail.com

Or mail application to
Dr.Giuliana Fazzion
MSC 1802
James Madison University
Harrisonburg VA 22801.

Review of applications will continue until position is filled.
James Madison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MTC Technologies Jobs for Social Scientists
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:elizabeth.wren at mtctechnologies.com
Subject:MTC Technologies Jobs for Social Scientists

MTC Technologies is pleased to announce multiple openings for Social
Scientists supporting our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

About MTC
MTC Technologies, Inc. (MTC) began its journey as a company when it was
founded in 1984 as Modern Technologies Corp. The company has a rich
history--one marked by consistent expansion, innovation, growth, and
success. "Our vision is to become recognized for Centers of Excellence;
to be the customer's firm of choice for providing the highest quality
technical services and products; and to achieve continuous improvement
through the professional growth and active involvement of all of our
people."  MTC has grown rapidly from a Dayton-based 8(a) small business
25 years ago into a $400 Million, 3500 employee+ company providing
services and solutions to the DOD market in 52 locations in 26 states.

Here are a few more details about the open position:
Job Title: Social Scientist
Supporting: National Programs

The Social Scientist is a member of the Human Terrain System (HTS) that
will collect and analyze data from the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and
Regional Combat Team (RCT) to obtain cultural and political awareness in
order to sustain and foster stabilization. The HTS project is designed
to improve the gathering, interpretation, understanding, operational
application and sharing of local population knowledge at the BCT and RCT
and Division levels. The Social Scientist will provide local
interpretation of socio-cultural data, information and understanding of
local and regional culture. The Social Scientist will work closely with
and possess similar skills as the Cultural Analyst, but with more focus
on the larger region in which the target area is embedded.

These are lucrative positions with full benefits that directly support
our customer.  Initially, the Social Scientist will undergo training and
preparatory actions at Fort Leavenworth, KS with a follow-on assignment
to the AOR for a period up to one year. While deployed, the Scientist
will be compensated at 72 hours per week and receive Hazardous Duty and
In-Country Differential Pays. Also, members of the team are eligible for
a two week, paid vacation mid-tour.

Qualification Guidelines:
* The Social Scientist is required to have an MA/PhD in Cultural
Anthropologist/Sociologist/Political Scientist/International Relations/
or related fields from an accredited U.S., Canadian, British or
Australian University.
* The Social Scientist must be competent in Geographic Information
Systems software.
* The Social Scientist will have local-language ability sufficient to
perform field research.
* The Social Scientist must be a US citizen and capable of acquiring a
Secret clearance.
* The Social Scientist will have direct experience studying and teaching
about the region, including in-region research and travel time.

MTC invites candidates with an active Secret security clearance to
submit their resume for consideration for this position. Candidates with
other active clearances or the ability to obtain a clearance will also
be accepted for consideration.

MTC Technologies provides an environment that attracts the brightest and
the best. We seek out individuals who care about quality; individuals
who like to be challenged to grow personally and professionally. We
offer a highly competitive benefits package and a corporate culture that
fosters individual and personal growth and career development.

Interested candidates should apply online at www.mtctechnologies.com to
requisition number mtc-00001997 for immediate consideration.  Please
email upon completion of your application.

Questions should be directed to:
Liz Wren, Senior Recruiter
(801) 773-1047 x2307
elizabeth.wren at mtctechnologies.com

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Hindi numbers in Arabic documents in Word
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:"Elizabeth J. Pyatt" <ejp10 at psu.edu>
Subject:Hindi numbers in Arabic documents in Word

Hello:

On another list, a technology specialist asked if it was possible to  
generate Hindi style numbers in an Arabic document.

I found out about Word 2003 options from http://www.uga.edu/islam/arabic_windows.html 
, but since Word 2007 changed the menus so much, I've been having  
problems tracking down the new options.

Would anyone know more about this from a Word 2007 perspective?

Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Elizabeth Pyatt
-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer/Instructor in Linguistics
Penn State University
ejp10 at psu.edu
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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:English Grammar for Students of Arabic
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:from MESA Bulletin
Subject:English Grammar for Students of Arabic

English Grammar for Students of Arabic: The Study Guide for Those  
Learning Arabic
by Ernest N. McCarus.  Ann Arbor: The Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. 165  
pages, index.
US$16.95
Paper
ISBN 0-934034-35-7

(check out the review in the MESA Bulletin)

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III
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1) Subject:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:mushira.eid at utah.edu
Subject:New Book: Enc. of Arabic Lang. and Ling. v. III

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics,
Volume 3
General Editor: Kees Versteegh Associate Editors: Mushira Eid, Alaa
Elgibali, Manfred Woidich, Andrzej Zaborski
? Published 2007
? ISBN 978 90 04 14475 0
? Hardback (viii, 742 pp.)
? List price EUR 198.- / US$ 267.-
? Price for subscribers to the series
   EUR 178.- / US$ 240.-
? Encyclopedia of Arabic Language
   and  Linguistics, 3

Brill is delighted to announce the third volume
of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and
Linguistics. A unique collaboration of over
hundreds of scholars from around the world, the
Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics
covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic
and deals with all levels of the language
(pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern
Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed
varieties of Arabic).

No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth  
and breadth of coverage.
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics  is set to become  
an essential
reference work for students and researchers in the fields of  
linguistics, Islamic studies,
Arabic literature and other related fields.

Kees Versteegh, Ph.D. (1977) is professor of Arabic and Islam at the  
University of
Nijmegen. He has published on the history of Arabic and the Arabic  
linguistic tradition,
including The Arabic Language (Edinburgh, 1997).

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:21:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition
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1) Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Gigaword Third Edition

Arabic Gigaword Third Edition is a comprehensive archive of newswire  
text data acquired from Arabic news sources by the LDC at the  
University of Pennsylvania. Arabic Gigaword Third Edition includes all  
of the content of Arabic Gigaword Second Edition (LDC2006T02) as well  
as new data collected after the publication of that edition. Also, an  
archive from a new newswire source -- Assabah -- has been included in  
the third edition.

The six distinct sources of Arabic newswire represented in the third  
edition are:

	? Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
	? Assabah (asb_arb)
	? Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
	? An Nahar (nhr_arb)
	? Ummah Press (umh_arb)
	? Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes in the parantheses above consist of the  
three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code  
("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

The epochs and document counts for the data in the third edition are  
set forth below:

Newly Added DataSource

Date Span

Document Count



Agence France Presse

2005.01 - 2006.12

137815



Assabah News Agency

2004.09 - 2006.12

15410

(new source)

Al Hayat News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.1

8799

(no data for 2004)

An Nahar News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

104950

(no data for 2004)

Xinhua News Agency

2005.01 - 2006.12

135472

This release contains 547 files, totaling approximately 1.8GB in  
compressed form (6,673 MB uncompressed) and 1,994,735 K-words.

Linguistic Data Consortium Phone: (215) 573-1275 University of  
Pennsylvania Fax: (215) 573-2175 3600 Market St., Suite 810 ldc at ldc.upenn.edu 
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:20:51 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:20:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two BYU One-year jobs
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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Two BYU One-year jobs

Brigham Young University announces two one-year visiting faculty  
positions in Arabic language for the 2008-2008 academic year.   
Deadline for application for both is January 15, 2008.  The online  
application can be found at yjobs.byu.edu, searching for Faculty- 
Arabic.  The descriptions follow:

VISITING INSTRUCTOR OR PROFESSOR OF ARABIC

The Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young  
University invites applications for a one-year visiting instructor or  
professorial position, with rank depending upon qualifications,  
beginning Fall 2008. Applicants should have an M.A. or Ph.D in Arabic  
language, linguistics, literature or pedagogy, as well as a background  
in Middle East and/or Islamic Studies. Duties include teaching and  
supervising language classes primarily at the advanced level, teaching  
the Islamic Humanities and Modern Islam classes for the Middle East  
Studies Arabic major, supervising the Arabic Study Abroad program, and  
helping manage on-campus programs associated with the Arabic program  
when assigned (language house, majors club, etc.).  The candidate must  
have a proven commitment to undergraduate language instruction.  
Teaching experience at the college level is preferred.

Interested candidates should complete the online application form and  
send curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy,  
along with the names of three academic references to Professor  
Dilworth Parkinson, Arabic Search Committee Chair, Department of Asian  
& Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.  
Application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Brigham Young University is a private university supported by the  
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and preference in hiring  
is given to members of the sponsoring church.

VISITING INSTRUCTOR OF ARABIC

The Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young  
University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Instructor or  
Visiting Assistant Professor position, depending upon qualifications,  
beginning Fall 2008. Applicants should have an M.A. or Ph.D in Arabic  
language, linguistics, pedagogy, or a related field. Duties include  
teaching and supervising language classes primarily at the advanced  
level, curriculum and program development, materials development,  
assessment, and Arabic language program duties as assigned.  The  
candidate must have a proven commitment to undergraduate language  
instruction. Teaching experience at the college level is preferred.

Interested candidates should complete the online application form and  
send curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy,  
along with the names of three academic references to Professor  
Dilworth Parkinson, Arabic Search Committee Chair, Department of Asian  
& Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.  
Application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Brigham Young University is a private university supported by the  
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and preference in hiring  
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals
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1) Subject:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:"startalk" <startalk at nflc.org>
Subject:Invitation for STARTALK Proposals

Dear Colleagues,

The STARTALK program is happy to announce the 2008 invitation for
proposals.  This year, the STARTALK program will fund Middle and High
School summer programs for Arabic, Chinese, Hindu, Persian, and Urdu and
professional development summer programs for teachers of these
languages.  To learn more about the STARTALK program and the invitation
process, please visit http://startalk.umd.edu/2008_invitation.htm.

Please feel free to share this with any listservs or colleagues who
would find it of interest.

Best,

Nicole Rumeau
Project Manager
STARTALK
National Foreign Language Center

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Nov 30 18:21:11 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:21:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Moroccan Language Association
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1) Subject:New Moroccan Language Association

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Date: 30 Nov 2007
From:ff273 at nyu.edu
Subject:New Moroccan Language Association

I would like to bring to your attention the creation of a new  
association for the promotion of the Moroccan language. Membership is  
open to anyone interested in any discipline related to the study of  
Moroccan Darija, linguistic, cultural or sociological. Currently, the  
Association functions mainly as an e-mailing list. We are however in  
the process of creating a website which will be online before the 15th  
of December. We will notify you as soon as it is completed.

The Association intends to spearhead the national promotion and the  
institutionalization of the Moroccan language. While Arabic remains  
the official language of Morocco, Darija, which is spoken by Moroccans  
in the street and at home is still stigmatized as a vulgar vernacular.  
By raising the status of Darija to that of a national and thus written  
language, children will be able to pick up a book and read at an age  
(2 to 6) when reading habits are acquired. Right now, reading is  
contingent on learning the basics of Classical Arabic language,  
fundamentals taught at the first or second grade level. This late  
start ? and most importantly, the fact that education requires the  
knowledge of a non-native language ? explains the current alarming  
rates of illiteracy which plague Morocco.

The history of Darija could be no different than that of French or  
Italian, which were once hampered by the sacrosanct authority of Latin  
and considered vulgar vernaculars before Du Bellay?s D?fense et  
illustration de la langue fran?aise or Dante?s De vulgari eloquentia.

To become a member, please write to ff273 at nyu.edu

In the message area, include only this:

SUBSCRIBE MLA [YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS]

Once you have subscribed, you may send mail to the list at the  
following address:

             moroccan-language-association at lists.nyu.edu
Please do not hesitate to forward this email to anyone you believe  
might be interested in joining our debate.

Sincerely,

Fay?al Falaky

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