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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"shawky" <shawky at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Needs US Distributor for textbook

Recently , I have received many requests for purchasing my book " ana  
MIn Il Balad Di". Can someone tell how do we go about this procedure  
(finding a distributer in the USA). I am grateful already.
Nehad Shawqi

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:43:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=91ala+?= object+verb
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1) Subject:ja‘ala+ object+verb correction
2) Subject:ja‘ala+ object+verb response

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that should be 'takfiirii  heave- 
ho."                                           --ms

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From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ja‘ala+ object+verb response

Bedawi, Carter and Gully describe the construction (and call the verb  
an instance of Haal) in 3.11.2.2, and compare it to a similar  
construction with wajada in 3.11.2.3.

Although it is probably true that this was not an extremely common  
construction in premodern Arabic, it was not unknown.  
arabiCorpus.byu.edu brings up a few examples in the premodern corpus,  
including an interesting one from 1001 Nights, as part of a story in  
which two men are riding, one gets hungry, and the other keeps asking  
if he would like this type of food or that type of food (reaching 24  
different types), and the other one finally gets annoyed and says:

يكفي هل أنت تجعلني أشتهي الألوان ولا  
أنظر شيئ

يكفي هل أنت تجعلني :شتهي الألوان ولا  
أنظر شيئا

yakfii... hal 'anta tajcalunii 'ashtahi Al'AlwAn wlA 'anZur shay'an
...  (you are making me want all these kinds of food, but they aren't  
here).  The first man then brings out all 24 kinds from his saddlebag.

So I'm not sure we are witnessing anything happening with this  
structure right now that hasn't been gradually happening for hundreds  
of years.
dil

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:44:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING&K-16:Needs Business Dictionary and K-12 grants info
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:fmikati at kent.edu
Subject:Needs Business Dictionary and K-12 grants info

Hello all!
I am looking for a good dictionary for business purposes
Arabic-English/English-Arabic.  A phrasebook could be good if it is
geared specifically for business.

Also if anyone knows about where to find and to apply for grants to
promote Arabic and get it started in Schools 9-12 or even K-12
Thanks a lot
Fetna

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:44:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:44:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Aramaic Influences on Arabic
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"Daniel Wolk" <dannowolk at gmail.com>
Subject:Aramaic Influences on Arabic

For Aramaic influences on the Arabic of Mosul:

*al-Athar al-Aramiyah fi lughat al-Mawsil al-`ammiyah,*

Dawud *Chalabi*
1935 *Arabic* [image: Book] Book 90 p.
al-Mawsil, Matba`at al-Najm al-Kaldaniyah,

Hope this helps,
Daniel Wolk

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"NEWMAN D.L." <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:Aramaic Influences on Arabic

Hello,

The following references may be of use to you:

Arnold, W., P. Behnstedt, et al. (1993). Arabisch-Aram*ische
Sprachbeziehungen im Qalamun (Syrien) : eine dialektgeographische
Untersuchung. Wiesbaden, Harassowitz
Elatri, Salah (1974): Les rapportrs etymologies et semantiques des
langues classiques et de la langue arabe, University of Lille III.

In addition, you will also find relevant details in works on comparative
semitics: e.g.
Arnold, W., P. Behnstedt, et al. (1993). Arabisch-Aram*ische
Sprachbeziehungen im Qalamun (Syrien) : eine dialektgeographische
Untersuchung. Wiesbaden, Harassowitz.

Brockelmann, C. (1908). Grundriss der vergleichenden Grammatik der
semitischen Sprachen. Berlin New York, Reuther & Reichard ; Lemcke &
Buechner.

Hetzron, R., Ed. (1997). The Semitic Languages. London/New York,
Routledge.

Levin, S. (1971). The Indo-European and Semitic languages; an
exploration of structural similarities related to accent, chiefly in
Greek, Sanskrit, and Hebrew. Albany, State University of New York Press.

Lipinski, E. (1997). Semitic languages : outline of a comparative
grammar. Leuven, Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies.

O'Leary, D. L. (1923). Comparative grammar of the Semitic languages.
London, K. Paul Trench Trubner & Co.


Regards,

D. Newman

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:43:56 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:43:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise, privacy
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2) Subject:Haqq
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:compromise

Actually, the other party of the treaty refused to have Muhammad's  
name preceded by "The Messenger of Allah".  Their argument was that  
if they recognized him as a prophet then there will be no need for  
the treaty. The Prophet compromised and ordered Ali to remove "The  
Messenger of Allah". Once that clause was removed the treaty was  
signed and peace flourished.

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:Alex Bellem <alex at bellem-hussein.demon.co.uk>
Subject:Haqq

Greetings,

Following this thread with interest and can no longer resist inserting
my twopenn'orth... This discussion keeps bringing to mind the
interpretation issues of Arabic 'Haqq'. It has always struck me that
English (at least) is very impoverished in not having a word that covers
all the nuances of Haqq, expecially with the issue of human rights being
such an international hot topic. I often speculate that English speakers
have an odd notion of 'rights' as something due only to us, and not
having a corollary notion of something being equally due from us,
whereas in Arabic the notion 'Huquuq' works both ways. If the English
word 'right' were more like Arabic in having both the 'giving' and
'taking' senses, would the English-speaking world have a less selfish
interpretation of what 'rights' are? (And I mean here the common
interpretation which leads to such refrains as 'I know my rights' or
'it's my right'.) I think this is an example of where a concept *has*
been driven by language... or is it that the word 'right' has a given
nuance because as a society the English-speaking world is more selfish?
Without over-generalising or resorting to pop linguistics, I think that
this too is an interesting example in the context of the previous
discussion!... which also leads me to wonder about the word 'anaani' -
how long has this been in use in Arabic? I've always thought it a word
derived from the translation of European 'selfish', etc, and not
particularly 'native' to Arabic - how was the notion 'selfish' (/ self-
serving / unconcerned with others) expressed in Old Arabic?

Best,
Alex.

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:privacy

Another Arabic term used to express the idea of privacy is hurriyyah  
حريّة.  For example, the expression على حرّيتنا is used  
to indicate: in private.

عايزين نقعد على حرّيتنا

Waheed

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From: "Haroon Shirwani" <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Welcome to England, Inès.

The following materials have been used to teach English speakers in  
Britain with great success:

- If the students have more than five hours per week of class time  
and can do a further five hours per week of homework, they should use  
Al-Kitaab series, which comes with instructional DVDs to accompany  
the books.

Alif Baa, for teaching the alphabet and basic conversation (leaning  
towards Egyptian Arabic)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alif-Baa-DVDs-Introduction-Letters/dp/ 
1589011023/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578446&sr=1-1

Al-Kitaab 1 will taken them from Beginners to Intermediate level
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Al-Kitaab-Fii-Allum-Al-Arabiyya/dp/158901104X

This course is on the pricier side but well worth it, as long as you  
have the time to go through it all.

- If the students have fewer than six hours' worth of class time,  
then they should use Mastering Arabic series.

Mastering Arabic, which rapidly takes students through the alphabet,  
basic grammar and core vocabulary to take them to Lower Intermediate  
Level
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Palgrave-Master-Languages/dp/ 
0230013120/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-1

Mastering Arabic Script, which is the best book for teaching  
handwriting in the ruq`a script
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Script-Handwriting-Languages/ 
dp/1403941106/ref=sr_1_4/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-4

Mastering Arabic Grammar, the friendliest Arabic grammar textbook,  
though not comprehensive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Grammar-Palgrave-Languages/ 
dp/1403941092/ref=pd_bowtega_2/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-2

Build Your Arabic Vocabulary, which supplements any Arabic course by  
providing word lists and exercises (arranged by topic)  to enrich  
students' vocabulary
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Arabic-Vocabulary-Flashcards/dp/ 
1903103193/ref=sr_1_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578799&sr=1-1

Best wishes,
Haroon

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Subject:Morphologies of Asia and Africa


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Subject:Dr. Deeb's corrected post

For some reason Dr. Deeb's post arrived to me garbled.  Here is what  
he originally wrote.  I'll copy it with and without formatting below  
so hopefully most will be able to read the Arabic.--dil


Random Observations on Three Words


In translation, one searches for either the equivalent of the word in  
the source text, coins a new word, or attempts a brief definition.    
Translations from Greek, Latin, German, practically all languages  
bear testimony to this linguistic process.

I'm amused that a latter-day writer would claim that Arabic has no  
one-word translation of terms like "compromise" and "integrity."    
The implication is that Arabic is an impoverished language!  Such  
people who are inured in "fast food culture," and consequently  
wrestle with a sense of insecurity about their Arabic, and its  
alleged poverty in translation, should realize that "compromise" is  
essentially a net product of three combined Latin words <con  
(together or jointly) + pro (forth) + mittere (send)>.

I'd argue, further, that knowledge of etymology, while not a  
prerequisite, may prove useful in translation.   It would at least  
temper hasty assumptions that Arabic lacks equivalents for words like  
"compromise" and "integrity."

I. Compromise (v. & n.):
¨  to come to agreement by mutual concession
¨  to find or follow a way between extremes; the process of
     compromise may involve arbitration, tolerance, balance
     or making concessions
¨  (derogatory) to make a shameful or disreputable concession <to  
compromise one's ideals, standards, principles or morals>

Arabic equivalents are as folloows:

ـــ(1) تراض، تسوية، حل وسط، اتفاق لحل  
نزاع؛ مهادنة ، هدنة؛ صلح

ــ(2) توصلا | توصلوا إلى حل وسط، اتفقا |  
اتفقوا على فض نزاع، تراضيا | تراضَوْا

ــ(3)  وضعه في موضع الشبهة ، فضحه ، عرضه  
للألسنة

¨  to compromise oneself; to compromise one's ideals, standards,  
principles, reputation, &ct.:

   (يمتهن/ يبتذل نفسه أو مبادئه ؛ يضع  
نفسه موضع الشبهة )

¨  adjectival or participial form: compromised:
(مشبوه ), (متهم )


In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative  
connotations, and becomes synonymous with " capitulation," in which  
one or more negotiators make concessions in principles, objectives or  
land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified from:   (تسوية /  معاهدة صلح ) to  
(تسوية /  معاهدة استسلام ).

The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad  
and Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as ( عهد ),  
(مَعْهَدة ) (معاهدة), (هدنة ), and to a lesser  
extent, as (صلح ).  Although it was a master plan leading to the  
conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Kha ṭṭāb had, at first,   
reservations about it as a form of
  (دَنـِـيــََِّـة  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam.



II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):

استقامة، نزاهة، أمانة، كمال الأخلاق،  
سلامة الخلق؛ اكتمال، وفور

III. Privacy:
خصوصية، (أمور) شخصية، أمر خاص؛ سرية؛  
خَلوة، عزلة

As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling of ( خَلوة / khalwah) as (khulwah)!

MD


PS:

  ( الحديبية) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
yā'. ِ I have an irritating problem with the tansliteration of the  
guttural letter; it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate  
your kind help on this.

-- 
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies



Random Observations on Three Words


In translation, one searches for either the equivalent of the word in  
the source text, coins a new word, or attempts a brief definition.    
Translations from Greek, Latin, German, practically all languages  
bear testimony to this linguistic process.

I'm amused that a latter-day writer would claim that Arabic has no  
one-word translation of terms like "compromise" and "integrity."    
The implication is that Arabic is an impoverished language!  Such  
people who are inured in "fast food culture," and consequently  
wrestle with a sense of insecurity about their Arabic, and its  
alleged poverty in translation, should realize that "compromise" is  
essentially a net product of three combined Latin words <con  
(together or jointly) + pro (forth) + mittere (send)>.

I'd argue, further, that knowledge of etymology, while not a  
prerequisite, may prove useful in translation.   It would at least  
temper hasty assumptions that Arabic lacks equivalents for words like  
"compromise" and "integrity."

I. Compromise (v. & n.):
¨  to come to agreement by mutual concession
¨  to find or follow a way between extremes; the process of
     compromise may involve arbitration, tolerance, balance
     or making concessions
¨  (derogatory) to make a shameful or disreputable concession <to  
compromise one's ideals, standards, principles or morals>

Arabic equivalents are as folloows:

ـــ(1) تراض، تسوية، حل وسط، اتفاق لحل  
نزاع؛ مهادنة ، هدنة؛ صلح

ــ(2) توصلا | توصلوا إلى حل وسط، اتفقا |  
اتفقوا على فض نزاع، تراضيا | تراضَوْا

ــ(3)  وضعه في موضع الشبهة ، فضحه ، عرضه  
للألسنة

¨  to compromise oneself; to compromise one's ideals, standards,  
principles, reputation, &ct.:

   (يمتهن/ يبتذل نفسه أو مبادئه ؛ يضع  
نفسه موضع الشبهة )

¨  adjectival or participial form: compromised:
(مشبوه ), (متهم )


In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative  
connotations, and becomes synonymous with " capitulation," in which  
one or more negotiators make concessions in principles, objectives or  
land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified from:   (تسوية /  معاهدة صلح ) to  
(تسوية /  معاهدة استسلام ).

The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad  
and Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as ( عهد ),  
(مَعْهَدة ) (معاهدة), (هدنة ), and to a lesser  
extent, as (صلح ).  Although it was a master plan leading to the  
conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Kha ṭṭāb had, at first,   
reservations about it as a form of
  (دَنـِـيــََِّـة  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam.



II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):

استقامة، نزاهة، أمانة، كمال الأخلاق،  
سلامة الخلق؛ اكتمال، وفور

III. Privacy:
خصوصية، (أمور) شخصية، أمر خاص؛ سرية؛  
خَلوة، عزلة

As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling of ( خَلوة / khalwah) as (khulwah)!

MD


PS:

  ( الحديبية) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
yā'. ِ I have an irritating problem with the tansliteration of the  
guttural letter; it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate  
your kind help on this.

--
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies


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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:33:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Linguistical Humor
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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic Linguistical Humor

The Speculative Grammarian is a satirical online Linguistics magazine  
that purports to specialize in "Satirical Linguistics."  It can be  
found at:

http://specgram.com/CLIII.1/

If you go there, click on contents, and then choose the article  
entitled "Linguistic Emissions Reduction Sought", you will find a  
satirical take on Arabic phonology.  For those who didn't think the  
transition between uvular [q] and palatal [i] was funny.
dil

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:33:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Business Dictionary responses
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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Business Dictionary response

You might try the Jarir Bookstore in Garden Grove, California. They  
have an extensive stock (and can also special order from external  
publishers) of bilingual dictionaries and glossaries?on a wide range  
of business-related subjects. (Despite its similar name, the Jarir  
Bookstore there in CA is **not** related to the extensive Jarir chain  
of books and office equipment and supplies in Saudi Arabia.)

If you would kindly specify which aspects of "business"?are of  
interest, I can?check the offerings at the several well-stocked  
bookstores here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and advise.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Riyadh

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"NEWMAN D.L." <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:Business Dictionary response

Hello,

You may find some of the following are business dictionaries useful:

Abdel-Haleem, M.A. & Ernest Kay (1984): English-Arabic Business  
Dictionary, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Abdeen, Adnan (1982): English-Arabic Dictionary of Accounting and  
Finance, London: John Wiley & Sons.
Elias-Harrap English-Arabic Business Dictionary , Cairo, 1996.
English-Arabic Dictionary of professional business terms, London,  
MEED Group Books, 1987
Ghali, Wajdi Rizq (1997): A dictionary of business terms : English -  
Arabic, Librairie du Liban.
Ghassan, Nabil (1997): Dictionary of economic business and finance  
(English-Arabic), Librairie du Liban.
Ghattas, Nabih (1982):.  A Dictionary of Economics, Business &  
Finance, English-Arabic With an Arabic Glossary, Librairie du Liban.
Halli, Mustafa (2003): A dictionary of economic and financial terms,  
Arabic-English, Librairie du Liban.
Sofer, M & Adnane Ettayebi  (2006): Arabic Business Dictionary,  
Schreiber Publishing.

Regards,

D. Newman

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Business Dictionary response

Fetna,
I use Nabil Chaiban´s business dictionary which has helped me out a  
great deal in translation. Nabih Ghattas also has A Dictionry of  
Economics, Business and Finance. And a really small handy one from  
Arabic to English is A Pocket Dictionary of Economics and Commerce.
John

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:ja‘ala+ object+verb

I am quite comfortable with the verb جعل followed by a مضارع,  
which is used to mean to make someone do something.  I don't think  
it's something new; at least in Egyptian Arabic there is the  
extremely common equivalent with khalla خلاّ / خلّى.

Waheed

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:ja‘ala+ object+verb

Purists Arabs and Arabists (among whom I count myself) would object  
to the
structure of (ja'ala + object + verb) as it falls beyond the range of  
the
verb's classical senses and applications: (1) an ordinary doubly  
transitive
verb; (2) one of a cluster commonly known as "appropinquation  
verbs" ( أفعال
المقاربة /af'aal al- muqaarabah), for which we use a simpler  
term, i.e.,
inceptive verbs; (3) a member of another cluster called ( أفعال  
القلوب /
af'aal al-quluub), denoting mental perception (as contrasted to  
physical).

To cut otiosity, Michael Schub turns (ja'altuh yafham) into (afhamtuh).
This correct short-hand structure is probably easy with some, but not  
all,
triliteral verbs, and increasingly difficult with derived verbal
forms.  Examples of (a) a triliteral verb: (ja'altuh yashkuruni),
(muHaaDaratii ja'alat aT-Tullaab yu'jabuun bi T.S. Eliot), (b) derived
forms: iHtilaalu al-'iraaqi ja'ala al-'aalama yastankiru ad- 
dimuqraatiyyat
al-amriiikiyyah).  Here is the Arabic, if it survives electronic  
garbling:

(جعلته يشكرني)
   ( محاضراتي جعلت الطلاب يُعجبون   
بإليوت)
( احتلال العراق جعل العالم يستنكر  
الديموقراطية الأمريكية )

Mike's paradigm of "afhamtuh," in lieu of ("ja'altuhu yafham) would  
not help
much here, even if one uses circuitous structures.  Such difficulties  
must
have prompted old practitioners of Arabic to coin this convenient and
serviceable structure.   Apart from grammar, the structure in  
question is
not untenable on semantic grounds, if one construes "ja'alahu yafham" as
"Sayyarahu qaadiran 'ala al-fahm," being it understood that the sense of
"Sayyara" (to induce s.o. to become s.o. or sth. else) is inherent in  
verb
"ja'ala."

Without defending the structure "ja'ala + object + verb," I would  
argue that
there is a not too subtle distinction between "ja'altuhu yafham" and
"afhamtuhu." The former entails an effort and probably time for  
making him
understand whereas the latter takes little or no effort in the process.

Finally, for what it is worth, Hans Wehr, like most lexicographers,  
records
this register without any comment.

MD
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:10 2007
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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:10 -0600
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:Gail Grella <grellag1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Alif Baa' and Al-Kitaab Audio on the Go

Georgetown University Press is pleased to announce a new product line  
in our Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program:

**Audio On the Go*!*

Now available in MP3 format, each Audio On the Go CD contains all of  
the audio featured in the second edition DVDs for the individual  
volumes of /Alif Baa,/ Al-Kitaab Part One,/ and /Al-Kitaab Part  
Two/.While the audio on these CDs is not new or different from the  
audio featured on the DVDs bound in to each book, the MP3 format  
allows for easy portability. Files can be transferred to an MP3  
device, played on a computer, or played on some home or portable CD  
players.

These easy-to-use audio files are ideal for:
• Students who want extra practice
• Teachers who want to play the audio in class
• Language labs

Alif Baa/ Audio On the Go
CD, $12.95

Click the link below to learn more about this important CD!
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:14 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:LinguaStep and Al-Kitaab Vocab help website
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:Gail Grella <grellag1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:LinguaStep and Al-Kitaab Vocab help website

   LinguaStep, in agreement with Georgetown University Press, is now  
available to provide a web-based resource for learning the vocabulary  
in the Al-Kitaab Arabic language program.

             LinguaStep gives Alif Baa and Al-Kitaab students an  
efficient and personalized system by which they can learn and retain  
the largest amount of vocabulary in the least amount of time.  
LinguaStep tracks each student's interactions individually and  
customizes the workload based on the student's ability level.  
Students can browse the interactive dictionary, practice their  
listening comprehension, customize their review sessions, create  
offline study sheets, and more.

             For instructors using the series, LinguaStep offers a  
growing suite of tools to track student results, assign homework and  
drills, and assess progress.

For more information, go to

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:mbahloul at aus.edu
Subject:New Book

Dear Colleague,
I am happy to inform you of the publication of my book entitled  
'Structure and Function  of the Arabic Verb' by Routledge. Feel free  
to forward the attached pdf pages to whoever might be interested.
Have a nice day/evening
Maher

[moderator's note: I can't include the pdf, but the Amazon blurb  
follows:]

Structure and Function of the Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study  
that unveils the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb.

Approaches to verbal grammatical categories - the constituents of  
verbal systems - often rely on either semantic-pragmatic or syntactic  
analyses. This research bridges the gap between these two distinct  
approaches through a detailed analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and  
Modality in Standard Arabic. This is accomplished by showing,  
firstly, some basic theoretical concerns shared by both schools of  
thought, and, secondly, the extent to which semantic structures and  
invariant meanings mirror syntactic representations.

Maher Bahloul’s findings also indicate that the basic constituents of  
the verbal system in Arabic, namely the Perfect and the Imperfect,  
are systematically differentiated through their invariant semantic  
features in a markedness relation.

Finally, this study suggests that the syntactic derivation of verbal  
and nominal clauses are sensitive to whether or not verbal categories  
are specified for their feature values, providing therefore a  
principled explanation to a long-standing debate.

This reader friendly book will appeal to both specialists and  
students of Arabic linguistics, language and syntax.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:22 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja'ala + object + verb
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:ja'ala + object + verb

It is definitely not a new construction. Just last night I was reading
Tha'lab's sharH of the poetry of Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma, and in one  
version of the
text there is an explanation of the word tusiiluhu. It says: tusiiluhu:
taj'aluhuu tasiil bi-l-maa'
(footnote on page 45 of the 1982 edition)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:24 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Inter-Asian Connections CFP
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:"Shabana Shahabuddin" <shabanashahabuddin at gmail.com>
Subject:Inter-Asian Connections CFP

*Social Science Research Council (SSRC) *

CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, September 14, 2007

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections (Dubai, UAE:  
February
21-24, 2008)


The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce an  
open
call for *individual research paper submissions* from researchers in any
world region, to participate in a 4-day thematic workshop at an
international conference on "Inter-Asian Connections."

To be held in Dubai, February 21-24, 2008, the conference will host
concurrent workshops showcasing innovative research from across the  
social
sciences and related disciplines, on themes of particular relevance  
to Asia,
reconceptualized as a dynamic and interconnected historical,  
geographical,
and cultural formation stretching from the Middle East through  
Eurasia and
South Asia, to East Asia.

The conference structure and schedule have been designed to enable  
intensive
'working group' interactions on a specific research theme, as well as
broader interactions on topics of mutual interest and concern to all
participants. Accordingly, there will be public keynotes, plenaries, and
roundtables addressing different aspects of Inter-Asian research in  
addition
to closed workshop sessions. The concluding day of the conference  
will bring
all the workshops together in a public presentation and exchange of  
research
agendas that have emerged over the course of the deliberations in Dubai.

Individual paper submissions are invited for the following workshops:

Sites of Inter-Asian Interaction
Networks of Islamic Learning across Asia: The Role of International
Centers of Islamic Learning in Building Ties and Forging New Identities
Distant Divides and Intimate Connections: Migrant Domestic Workers in  
Asia
Law-in-Action in Asian Societies and Civilizations
Multiple flexibilities: nation-states, global business and precarious
labor
Neoliberal Globalization and Governmentality: State, Civil society  
and the
NGO Phenomena in Asia
Initiatives of Regional Integration in Asia in Comparative Perspective:
Concepts, Contents and Prospects
Border Problems: Theory, Culture, and Political Economy
Post-collective Economic Lives and Livelihoods: Studies of Economy,
Institution and Everyday Practice in Post-socialist Eurasia and Asia
Transnational Circuits: 'Muslim Women' in Asia
Inter-Referencing Asia: Urban Experiments & the Art of Being Global

Descriptions of the individual workshops, along with information on the
application process, are available at:
http://www.ssrc.org/program_areas/global/papers/.

Application materials are due by *Friday, September 14, 2007. *Junior  
and
senior scholars are encouraged to apply, whether graduate students and
faculty affiliated to colleges and universities, or researchers in  
NGOs or
other research organizations. Please note that an individual cannot  
apply to
more than one workshop.

Selection decisions will be announced on October 19, 2007. Accepted
participants are required to submit a 20-25 page research paper by  
January
14, 2008.

The SSRC will make every effort to subsidize the travel and  
accommodation
costs associated with attending the conference, and we will issue a  
formal
announcement about availability and levels of financial assistance for
individual participants in the coming months. In the meantime,  
prospective
participants are encouraged to seek out alternative sources of  
funding that
may be available from their home institutions or other agencies.

For additional inquiries, please contact the SSRC at
intl_collaboration at ssrc.org.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:27 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MSA First
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Subject:MSA First

Dear all,
There is no doubt that MSA should come first. Our contention comes  
from experience. I have met so many students who took a dialect first  
and wanted anxiously to take MSA,  not to complement what they have  
already studied but rather to start over from the beginning and to  
take that certain dialect again after grasping the essentials in  
MSA.  Students, who study MSA first for at least one to two years,  
usually find it relaxing, productive and beneficial.  I also asked  
many students who started with MSA for one year and took a certain  
dialect of their choice and they all agreed that it was the right  
thing to do and were happy of their accomplishments.  Of course,  
students can make their own choices but it is also true that they can  
ask their predecessors about their experiences and decide  
accordingly. I think that everyone in the Arabic academic field is  
contributing positively to the field. We may differ in how to  
approach certain topics but certainly no one is biased since the goal  
of everyone is to make the learner succeed.
Muhammad Aziz

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 22:29:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:29:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Language and Technology conference, Poland
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:ltc at amu.edu.pl
Subject:Language and Technology conference, Poland

[moderator's note: sorry; the first time I posted this, the message  
was inadvertantly omitted.]

Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Colleague,
We are pleased to inform you that the program of the "3rd Language and
Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for
Computer Science and Linguistics, October 5-7, 2007, Poznañ, Poland" has
been already published at www.ltc.amu.edu.pl. At this site you will also
find practical information how to register to the conference, how to get
to Poznañ etc.
At the conference you will have oportunity to listen to the
presentations of over 100 papers written by authors from 32 countres.
The invited talks will be given by Kimmo Rossi (European Commission,
INFSO, Luxembourg) and Piek Vossen (University of Amsterdam). You also
will have the opportunity to participate actively taking part in the
panel session and discussing techical papers.
We will be happy to meet you in Poznañ next month
Zygmunt Vetulani
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:18 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:World Learning School Job
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1) Subject:World Learning School Job

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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:"Christian Sinclair" <Christian.Sinclair at sit.edu>
Subject:World Learning School Job

Colleagues,

World Learning's School for International Training (www.sit.edu) is
looking for an experienced teacher of Arabic as a foreign language to
assist in the development of its new intensive Arabic language  
programs in
Jordan and Oman.  Programs begin in summer of 2008, run for 7 weeks, and
are geared towards students at the intermediate and advanced levels.

The ideal candidate will be fluent in Arabic and have extensive MSA
teaching experience with English speakers.  SIT  seeks to develop
courses that follow standards in the field of TAFL at US institutions of
higher education, but that also allow for adaptation of the curriculum
based on local, cultural contexts.

The hired consultant will have two months to develop a set of syllabi
for these programs.  Work can be completed from any location, but the
designated consultant will be expected to work with SIT staff via email
and telephone during the consultancy period.

Please send CV and letter of interest to:
Eleanor Thomas,
Assistant to the Dean,
SIT Study Abroad
eleanor.thomas at sit.edu

Review of applications will begin October 15th.

regards,
Christian Sinclair

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

tel: 802/258.3506
fax: 802/258.3296

www.sit.edu/studyabroad


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:16 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Yemen Study Abroad Winter Semester
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1) Subject:Yemen Study Abroad Winter Semester

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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:shilmi at gmu.edu
Subject:Yemen Study Abroad Winter Semester

Winter Session- Study Abroad in Yemen
Discover Yemen and improve your Arabic language!

Intensive Arabic in Sana'a
December 28-January 19

Course Description: study Arabic language at the Yemen College of  
Middle Eastern Studies located in Sana'a. The program include Arabic  
language courses at the intermediate and advanced levels. Courses  
offered Sat-Wed, 5 hours/day taught by local faculty, one four-day  
trip to Hadhramout, and one overnight trip to Manakha (hotel,  
transportation and meals included in all trips), one afternoon trip  
to Dar al-Hajar and visits to sites in Sana'a.

Program fee: $4,755- Mason, 4,805 for non Mason students. Tuition  
includes:

International airfare from Washington, D.C.
Ground transportation
Double or triple room accommodation
Field trips and excursions
Tourist visa
Two meals/day
Pre-departure orientation
International Study Identity Card (students only)

Financial aid may apply, you may for CGE Scholarship.

Participants who submit a completed application (Center for Global  
Education - Mason Abroad application and all required application  
materials) by September 14, 2007 will receive a $100 discount off the  
program fee.

Please Visit Our Web site:

http://globaled.gmu.edu/Programs/winter/intarabicyemenwinter08.html

Thank you,

Miss Sana Hilmi, M.A.
Arabic Professor and Coordinator
Modern and Classical Languages
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 3E5
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fax: 703-993-1245

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:45 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Central Texas Distance Learning Arabic Instructor
 Job
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1) Subject:Central Texas Distance Learning Arabic Instructor Job

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:"Barbara Kindred" <barbara.kindred at europe.ctcd.edu>
Subject:Central Texas Distance Learning Arabic Instructor Job

Central Texas College is looking for Arabic Instructors for Distance
Learning. Anybody interested please contact me.

Barbara A. Kindred
Foreign Language Program
Central Texas College Europe
Hanau Regional Headquarters, Germany
DSN: 322-9517   Fax: 322-9508
CIV: +49 (0)6181-500-8823
Fax: +49 (0)6181-500-8899

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Query on book viabilitly
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1) Subject:Query on book viabilitly

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:"Mike Eyler" <MEyler at mirasmart.com>
Subject:Query on book viabilitly

[please respond directly to the poster.]

Hello,
I work for Digital Printing company, we work with small publishing
companies and self published authors. I have an author who has
constructed what appears to be a very interesting book on Arabic Verb
Conjugation into English.  The problem is that the author is undecided
whether or not they want to invest money into printing the book. My
company's forte is printing not selling, so I am looking for some expert
opinions if the book would be commercially viable.
Thank you,
Mike Eyler
National Account Manager, Mira Digital Publishing
Abstract Collection - Peer Review - Scheduling - Itinerary
Full-Service Publishing: CD - DVD - Web - Print
Toll-Free: 866.341.9588 ext 217 /
Cell: +1 314.662.0436 / Fax: +1 314.776.2470
Email: meyler at mirasmart.com/ Web:www.mirasmart.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:51 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Berber in Contact Conference
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1) Subject:Berber in Contact Conference

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Berber in Contact Conference

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:41:44
From: Mena Lafkioui [mlafkioui at hotmail.com]
Subject: Berber in Contact
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Full Title: Berber in Contact
Short Title: Berber in contact

Date: 28-Jan-2008 - 29-Jan-2008
Location: Milano, Italy
Contact Person: Mena Lafkioui
Meeting Email: mlafkioui at hotmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2007

Meeting Description

We are happy to announce the international conference Berber in contact:
linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives that will be held at  
Università
Milano-Bicocca on 28 - 29 January 2008. We would like to invite you  
to share
your view on linguistic and sociolinguistic phenomena involving the  
contact of
Berber languages whether within the Berber phylum or with languages  
of other
phyla, in North Africa or in the Diaspora, in ancient or present  
times. We
suggest that, during this two-day international conference, the  
exchange of
different approaches and data can shed light on the complexity of  
this theme.

Call for Papers

The (suggested) languages for the papers are English and French to  
facilitate
the communication among the participants.

Please send notification of attendance and presentation title before 30
September 2007 to Vermondo Brugnatelli [vermondo.brugnatelli at unimib.it]
or Mena Lafkioui [mlafkioui at hotmail.com].

Conference convenors: Vermondo Brugnatelli & Mena Lafkioui (Università
Milano-Bicocca).

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:43 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Florida State Job
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1) Subject:Florida State Job

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Terri Johnson
Subject:Florida State Job

Florida State University. Arabic language instruction starting August  
2008: Full-time Arabic Lecturer

The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State  
University seeks an Assistant-In (Lecturer) for Arabic, a full-time  
(9-month) non-tenure track faculty position, with the possibility of  
ongoing renewal contingent on satisfactory performance reviews.

Applicants should be able to teach Arabic at all levels. Fluency in  
Modern Standard Arabic is required and native or near native fluency  
in an Arabic dialect is desirable. The minimum requirement is a MA in  
Arabic language and literature or related field. Experience with  
developing Arabic language teaching materials, especially those  
involving computer-based instructional technologies, preferred.

Responsibilities include teaching three undergraduate language and  
literature/culture classes per semester at the beginner,  
intermediate, and/or advanced levels. The candidate will work closely  
with other faculty members in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies to  
build a cohesive and rigorous language and culture program.

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.  
Florida State University is an equal opportunity employer, committed  
to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly  
encourages applications from women and minorities.

Please send, on or before November 10, 2007, a cover letter with a  
brief description of teaching philosophy and supporting documents  
including teaching evaluations, sample syllabi, curriculum vitae, and  
three letters of recommendation to:

Professor William J. Cloonan, Chair
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
DIF 364
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1540.

Those attending MESA will have the opportunity for informal interviews.
Terri Johnson, Office Manager
Florida State University
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
362 Diffenbaugh
Tallahassee FL 32306 1540

Phone (850)644-3881
Fax   (850)644-0524
http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:47 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs rest of Ramadan children's song
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1) Subject:Needs rest of Ramadan children's song

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Michael Akard <michael_akard at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs rest of Ramadan children's song

In Kuwait, I was taught a song that children sing for the mid-Ramadan  
holiday called Girgiyaan. The first half is:

"Girgiyaan, o Girgiyaan,
Beyt Aqsayir wa Maydhaan
'Adat 'aleykum siyaam
Kul sana wa kul 'aam;"

I have forgotten the rest. Can someone help me with the second half  
of the song?


Michael Akard
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350
http://makard.cjb.net

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:My Arabic Library info
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1) Subject:My Arabic Library info

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:My Arabic Library info

My Arabic Library
Best-selling Scholastic titles in Arabic for Grades 1-6

Scholastic’s My Arabic Library is a unique educational project  
designed to encourage a love of reading and
learning in Arabic-speaking children and children learning Arabic as  
a second language. These classroom
libraries for Grades 1 through 6 feature 30 or 40 best-selling  
Scholastic titles for each grade level and provide a
high-quality resource for children learning Arabic.

Each grade-level library includes:

• Five copies each of 30-40 Scholastic titles (150-200 books
total) carefully chosen and translated by Arabic education
professionals
• A diverse collection of fiction and nonfiction titles with
subjects from geography and biology to space, history, folk
tales and more!
• Two attractive and durable library boxes for convenient
storage
• Two colorful posters (20” x 30”) displaying the book covers
• Two copies of a Teacher’s Guide filled with lesson plans and
activities developed for My Arabic Library and suggestions for
promoting reading in the classroom
• Grade 1 only: 3 titles in the large “lap-size” format are
included with 5 copies of the corresponding “little books”


My Arabic Library Teacher Training program

• Created and developed for teachers using My Arabic Library in their  
classrooms
• Teaches best practices in literacy instruction
• Conducted by Arabic-language education professionals
• Features individually-tailored instruction to meet your school’s  
needs and schedule
• Demonstrates teaching strategies, exercises and activities drawn  
from the My Arabic Library titles
• Includes supplemental materials (training video, Powerpoint  
presentation) to the My Arabic Library
Teacher’s Guide

SAVE WHEN YOU BUY A COMPLETE
GRADE-LEVEL LIBRARY!
For more information and a
complete list of titles visit:
www.scholastic.com/myarabiclibrary

ORDERING INFORMATION

Grade 1 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505433 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 2 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505434 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 3 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505437 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 4 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505438 Reg. $825 $425

Grade 5 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505439 Reg. $825 $425

Grade 6 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505440 Reg. $825 $425


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:50 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU job
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1) Subject:NYU job

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:af3 at nyu.edu
Subject:NYU job


NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic  
Studies, invites applications for a position teaching Arabic, to  
begin September 1, 2008, pending administrative and budgetary  
approval. Appointment may be at the rank of Clinical Assistant  
Professor or Language Lecturer, depending on qualifications and  
experience. The normal teaching load is three courses per semester.  
Experience of teaching Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) at the  
university level, familiarity with proficiency-based language  
teaching and testing methods, native or near native command of Modern  
Standard Arabic (MSA) plus at least one dialect, ability to teach all  
levels, and familiarity with the use of technology in language  
teaching are required. PhD in Arabic language, linguistics,  
literature, or a related field preferred but not required.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample, student evaluations  
(if available), and at least three letters of recommendation to:  
Arabic Search Committee, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic  
Studies, New York University, 50 Washington Square South, New York NY  
10012. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  
Application deadline: November 1, 2007. Preliminary interviews will  
be conducted in conjunction with the MESA conference in Montreal in  
November.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Ethnograhy in Education Research Forum
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1) Subject:Ethnograhy in Education Conference

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:Ethnograhy in Education Conference

Subject: [EDLING:363] CFP: 28th Ethnography in Education Research
Forum
Reply-To: edling at ccat.sas.upenn.edu

29th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum

³Going Public with Ethnography in Education²

February 29 and March 1, 2008

Center for Urban Ethnography
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

***CALL for PAPERS***

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS OPEN: August 15, 2007
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 2007
NOTIFICATION: Early November 2007
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE: Early January 2008

What counts as learning?  In the current public discourse of ever-
narrowing definitions of learning, achievement, and educational
value, ethnographic research offers powerful evidence that not
everything that matters is being counted.  Ethnographers of
education around the world continue to reveal the importance and
complexity of social, cultural, and linguistic life in schools, of
processes of learning, and of the intricate relationships upon
which it depends.  How can we make accounts of this complexity
heard within a popular discourse and public policy that seem ever
more committed to simplifying definitions and solutions?  With all
that we know and continue to discover through ethnography in
education, how do we go public?  How do we engage with the media,
with popular discourse, and with public policy on burning social
and educational issues in ways that will influence what counts as
learning and what counts as research?

The Ethnography in Education Research Forum invites papers that
explore and expand upon what counts as learning and achievement,
what counts as research and gets counted as research, and what
methods of data analysis and representation can be used to
communicate findings about the complex and processual nature of
learning and education to audiences outside, as well as inside, the
academy.


Plenary Speakers:
Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University
Hugh Mehan, University of California, San Diego

Saturday Evening Panel: ³Ethnographic data analysis, past-present-
future: A chat with the SHLEPPERS²
Frederick Erickson, University of California, Los Angeles
Ray McDermott, Stanford University
Hugh Mehan, University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey Shultz, Arcadia University

All proposals may be submitted online beginning August 15:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/forum.php

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS:
Proposals are requested for presentations in the following categories:

1.  Individual Paper (Traditional or Work-in-Progress)
2.  Group Sessions (Traditional or Work-in-Progress)
3.  Data Analysis Consultation

Practitioner Research: For Individual Papers and Group Sessions,
you may choose to designate your presentation as PRACTITIONER
RESEARCH.  Practitioner research presentations focus on research by
teachers and other practitioners in educational settings (e.g.,
school principals, counselors, non-teaching aides, parents,
students, and other members of school communities). Practitioner
research presentations are particularly featured on Saturday, known
as Practitioner Research Day.

1.  Individual Papers: (15 minutes)
Individual papers by one or more authors.  Either final analyses,
results, and conclusions (Traditional) or preliminary findings and
tentative conclusions (Work-in-Progress) may be submitted.
Indicate practitioner research, if you so choose.

2.  Group Sessions (75 minutes)
A full session of no fewer than three, and no more than six
presenters, including a discussant.  These sessions may vary in
organization: a set of individual papers, a panel discussion, a
plan for interaction among members of the audience in discussion or
workshop groups are possible formats.  Either final analyses,
results, and conclusions (Traditional) or preliminary findings and
tentative conclusions (Work-in-Progress) may be submitted.
Indicate practitioner research, if you so choose.

3. Data Analysis Consultation (30 minutes)
Individual submissions only.  Presenters offer data along with
questions about analysis for consultation with expert researchers
and conference participants.  Data analysis consultation is by
definition Work-in-Progress.
Presenters must follow specific guidelines available online:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/dacinstructions.php

PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1.  Significance for education
2.  Conceptual orientation
3.  Methodology
4.  Interpretation
5.  Quality of analysis
6.  Depth and clarity

FORMAT OF PROPOSALS:

Everyone must submit:

A. Summary (limit 100 words)
This should be a brief overview of the work to be presented.

B. Description (limit 1500 words)
Selection is based on the description.  A detailed description of
the work to be presented should be submitted including conceptual
orientation, data collection and analysis methods, data
interpretation, and significance to education.

Special Instruction for Group Sessions
Submit Summary and Description of the session overall, as specified
above.  If the session consists of a set of individual papers, the
group session proposal must also include a description for each
individual presentation.

All proposals must be submitted online:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/forum.php

Questions
E-mail: cue at gse.upenn.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:49 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book

Title: Europe and the Mediterranean as Linguistic Areas
Subtitle: Convergencies from a historical and typological perspective
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series 88

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SLCS% 
2088


Editor: Paolo Ramat
Editor: Elisa Roma

Hardback: ISBN: 9027230986  Pages: 390 Price: U.S. $ 162.00


Abstract:

This volume is a collection of 12 papers which originated from a  
research
project on ‘Europe and the Mediterranean from a linguistic point of  
view:
history and prospects’. The papers deal with specific morphosyntactic
aspects of language structure and evolution. The comparative  
perspective is
adopted both from a synchronic (typological) and a diachronic  
(historical)
angle, focusing in particular on possible contact phenomena. Therefore,
methodological key words of this book are and. The issues addressed  
cover
such diverse aspects of language structure and change as verb  
morphology,
relative clause formation, Noun Phrase determination, demonstrative
systems, possessive markers in Noun Phrases, conjunctive, disjunctive  
and
adversative constructions, non-canonical object marking, impersonal
constructions, reduplication and early translations of the Gospels.  
These
topics are discussed particularly in relation to Romance, Germanic,  
Celtic
and Semitic languages, both modern and ancient. This book will interest
researchers in typological, historical, functional and general  
linguistics.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs students to fill out questionaire
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1) Subject:Needs students to fill out questionaire

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com
Subject:Needs students to fill out questionaire

[This is a repeat post, since the original appeared before most  
students came back to school.]

Hello Arabic students and teachers,

My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a PhD student in Second Language  
Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I have  
made a questionnaire about student perception of spoken Arabic.  I  
would like to ask that you pass along my request for volunteers to  
take this questionnaire to your students of Arabic who meet the  
following criteria:

This questionnaire is intended for American students in higher  
education who studied Arabic for 1 year (2 semesters) or more in the  
United States after which they spent at least one month in an Arabic  
speaking country. These students must also come from families in  
which they were not (or very minimally) exposed to any type of Arabic  
before taking Arabic classes.

I would like to ask those who meet these criteria if they would  
volunteer to complete this questionnaire. Those who would like to  
volunteer should email me at Jeremy.palmer at gmail.com . I will then  
reply with the questionnaire attached as a Microsoft Word document.  
Volunteers may type their responses into the word document and email  
it directly back to me. Volunteers may withdraw from this research at  
any time without any consequences. The completion of the  
questionnaire should take only 15-20 minutes.

Thank you,

Jeremy Palmer
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
(SLAT) PhD student
University of Arizona


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Syracuse University Job
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Gerlinde Ulm Sanford [gsanford at syr.edu] (reposted from LINGUIST)
Subject:Syracuse University Job


University or Organization: Syracuse University
Department: Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Web Address: http://lang.syr.edu/index.htm

Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Arabic Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)

Description:

Syracuse University announces a tenure-track Assistant Professorship
position in Arabic in its Department of Languages, Literatures &
Linguistics. The position will begin in fall 2008. The successful  
candidate
will teach advanced Arabic language courses, as well as courses in  
Arabic
Linguistics, Literature & Culture. The candidate's research specialty  
may
be in one or more of these areas.

We seek candidates with native or near native fluency in Arabic and a
demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The  
candidate
hired must have PhD in hand by August 2008. Salary is competitive.

Send cover letter, dossier (CV, 3 letters of recommendation, evidence of
teaching excellence and research interests, with at least one writing
sample) to Gerlinde Ulm Sanford, Chair, Languages, Literatures &
Linguistics. Submission deadline is December 1, 2007 (postmark).

Women, minorities urged to apply: AA/EOE.


Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2007
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford
	Chair, Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
	340 D HBC Hall
	Syracuse, NY 13244-1160
	USA
Contact Information:
	Chair, Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford
	Email: gsanford at syr.edu
	Phone: 315 443-2046
	Fax: 315 443-5376

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 22 Maryland Call for Papers
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:<elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:ALS 22 Maryland Call for Papers

Call for Papers

The Arabic Linguistics Society and the University of Maryland  
announce the Twenty-Second Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics to  
be held at the University of Maryland, College Park.

March 8-9, 2008

Papers are invited on topics that deal with theoretic and applied   
issues of Arabic Linguistics. Research in the following areas of  
Arabic linguistics is encouraged: grammatical analysis (phonology,  
morphology, syntax, semantics), applied linguistics, socio- 
linguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, historical
linguistics, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, etc.

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a one- 
page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of the  
topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be developed  
(the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be presented).

Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in describing  
their topics.  Print your name, affiliation and return e-mail address  
at the top of the e-mail.  It will be removed before being forwarded  
to the review committee.  Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to:

Saleh Al-Nusairat at: nfli-arabic at umd.edu

2007 ALS membership dues of $25 and conference fees of $50 (total  
$75) are to be submitted with all abstracts and must be received by  
the abstract deadline.   Membership dues are non-refundable;  
conference fees are refundable, if requested, only to those whose  
papers are not accepted.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 15, 2007

Abstracts questions to:
Saleh Al-Nusairat
E-Mail: nfli-arabic at umd.eduALS
3215 Jimenez Hall

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:27 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA Announcement
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1) Subject:CASA Announcement

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

2008 Summer Fellowships (in Cairo)

2008-2009 Full Year Fellowships (in Cairo & Damascus)

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) is pleased to announce that it
will offer a number of fellowships for advanced Arabic language study at
the American University in Cairo and Damascus University for the
2008-2009 academic year.

Two types of CASA fellowships are available:

1)      Summer-Only Fellowships: in Cairo only (June 4, 2008 - July 31,
2008)

These fellowships allow students to participate in an intensive
seven-week summer language and culture program that includes 10 weekly
hours of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and 8 hours of Modern Standard
Arabic plus a weekly tour in Arabic.

2)      Full-Year Fellowships: in Cairo and Damascus (June 4, 2008 - May
31, 2009)

These fellowships provide intensive language and culture training in
Egyptian/Syrian Colloquial and Modern Standard Arabic (reading,
listening and writing) for three semesters (summer, fall and spring) and
allow students in the spring semester to take courses in Arabic in their
respective areas of specialization.

In 2007-2008, CASA offered 5 Summer-Only Fellowships, 29 Full-Year
fellowships in Cairo, and 8 Full-Year fellowships in Damascus, and we
expect to offer similar numbers in 2008-2009.

Successful applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program or in between their
undergraduate and graduate study; committed to a career in Middle
Eastern Studies; have had a minimum three years of college-level Arabic
language study, and pass the CASA Selection exam which will be
administered to all applicants at a school in their locality on Friday,
February 8, 2008.  Please note that non-U.S. citizens are also welcome
to apply to CASA, and if accepted, may participate on a Pay-Your-Own-Way
basis.

Those interested in applying to CASA may also wish to apply for a
Fulbright fellowship that would provide them with funding to participate
in CASA. A Fulbright fellowship would enable the student to participate
in CASA and provide a higher level of funding. Fulbright fellowships
have October deadlines; thus students must submit their Fulbright
fellowships well before they submit the CASA application.

The CASA fellowship award covers round-trip airfare, tuition and a
monthly maintenance allowance.  A non-refundable program fee is required
of each CASA fellow once an award has been accepted. (See website for
details on program fees)

For detailed descriptions of the CASA programs, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA at:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:35 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Kansas Job
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1) Subject:U of Kansas Job

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:University of Kansas African & African American Studies  
<afs at KU.EDU>
Subject:U of Kansas Job

[moderator's note: the attachment did not make it through, but you  
can find more info at the url given.]

Hello,

Attached is information about an Arabic Lecturer position at the  
University
of Kansas. For more information inquire at our website www.ku.edu/~afs.

Thank You

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:37 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Doctoral Translation program
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1) Subject:Needs Doctoral Translation program

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs Doctoral Translation program

Dear friends,

I have a very good friend who is desperately looking for a doctorate  
program in translation from first any American University and second  
any European University. He teaches in an Arab university, is Arab,  
and he is a recognized translator and interpreter. Obviously, for any  
university that admits him he will be an asset due to his experience  
in teaching language and translation as well as interpreting. It´s  
important that the doctoral program be related to translation.

Thanks,

John

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Egyptian Scholar has funding, needs place
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:reem bassiouney <reembassiouney at hotmail.com>
Subject:Egyptian Scholar has funding, needs place

While in Egypt I have met a very good critic and scholar and I  
thought this might be interesting to you.
Dr. Mustafa Dabaa, head of the Arabic department at Dar al-yuluum  
(fayoum) has a scholarship from the Egyptian government to spend two  
semesters in an American University, to collect data for his  
research.  He will need an affiliation and a place to work and will  
be of great benefit to the university as he will be able to give a  
series of lectures on modern Arabic literature.  he is specialised in  
modern Arabic criticism.  If any one is interested please get in  
touch with him. His e-mail is below.
"mostafa eldaba" <eldab3 at hotmail.com
Reem Bassiouney

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:48 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Institiute in Yemen
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1) Subject:New Institiute in Yemen

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:tabbas at gmail.com
Subject:New Institiute in Yemen

To Whom It May Concern:

I represent the Yemen Institute for Arabic Language (YIAL) in Sana'a,  
Yemen. I would like to send you some brochures that you can provide  
to your students. Please let me know where I can send them. Please  
visit our website at www.yialarabic.com and encourage your Arabic  
language students to study here.

YIAL is a new institute in which the teachers have a share in the  
profits. For this reason it attracts the best teachers in Yemen. The  
institute is dedicated to staying small in order to provide the best  
service. It offers excursions to sites outside Sana'a, meetings with  
locals to practice Arabic and other extracurricular activities such  
as lectures, parties, dinners and more.

I graduated from the Near Eastern Studies department at the  
University of California at Berkeley where I focused on the Arabic  
Language. I am now a student here at YIAL. I think the level of  
instruction is excellent. If any of your students have questions  
about the institute please give them my e-mail address: tabbas at gmail.com

Sincerely,

Tania Abbas

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:39 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale
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1) Subject:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:ei1 at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale

we have got 1 (one) antiquarian 12 vols set Encyclopaedia of Islam  
(new edition or EI-2) to offer.
Vols 1 - 3 used copies, vols 4 - 12 in mint condition.

Please note the following conditions of this offer:
- Our price: EUR 3,600.00 (current publisher's list price EUR 9,312.00
- Offer valid until September 25th, 2007 only
- Prepayment or credit card is required
- Price includes surface mail delivery (airmail on request)
- European VAT added if applicable
- 1 set only, sold on first come first serve basis

Looking forward to your order.

Best regards from Berlin,

Kai-H. Gerlach

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:50 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:hoffiz.ben at gmail.com
Subject:New Textbook

[since I can't post attachments, I have copied as much of the content  
of the pdf as I could below.--dil]

Dear Listserv:

This is to announce that my new Arabic textbook is in print now.
The attachment is for you to examine.  Kindly tell me what you think.
Thank you.

Best,
Ben Hoffiz


About the author
B.T. Hoffiz, III, is an Arabic linguist.  He has established the  
Arabic curriculum at
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, where he presently teaches  
Arabic and
"Introduction to the Middle East".  He received the Ph.D. in Near  
Eastern Studies
(Arabic Language & Linguistics), from the University of Arizona,  
Tucson, AZ, USA.
He has also published a number of scholarly papers in both Arabic and  
English, in
addition to translating and interpreting.

Table of Contents
I. Chapter One: Arabic Orthography (Alphabet and Vowel System)
II. Chapter Two: Reading, Writing & Pronunciation Exercises
III. Chapter Three: Texts and Dialogues (more than fifty units)
IV. Chapter Four: Grammar, Syntax & Morphology
V. Chapter Five: Reading Verb Conjugation, and Translation
   Activities & Exercises
VI. Chapter Six: Arabic Translation and Reading Activities & Exercises
VII. Chapter Seven:   Assessment and Evaluation: Sample Examinations

About this book
At last, the user-friendly Arabic textbook everyone has been hoping  
to find!  For years, English-speaking learners of
all backgrounds have been searching for an easy-to-follow textbook to  
introduce them to the Arabic language.  The
book begins from the earliest level through at least the sixth  
semester, or third year, of Arabic study; therefore, choice
and latitude in terms of what should be covered is provided. The  
included audio CD covers the alphabet and many of
the units in the third chapter.

Since all the material is activity-oriented, the student is urged to  
use the first two chapters with the purpose of learning
the Arabic writing system.

As for the third chapter, its text and dialogue units cover a wide  
range of topics and purposes.  There are verbal and
equational sentences, expressions and greetings, dialogues between  
individuals in culturally-relevant settings, and
other material.  Business letters and modified news coverage are  
included as well.   Many units provide vocabulary
lists or glossaries to assist the student.  The earlier units in  
Chapter Three are basic and introductory.  Beginning with
Unit 34, the units advance into the second and third-year level.

Chapters Four-Six are grammatical and structural, with a wide range  
of exercises and explanations.  Major points of
grammar are treated in the fourth chapter.  Translation is central to  
chapters 5&6.  In the seventh chapter, dictations,
quizzes, and exams are provided.  This gives the student the  
conceptual framework from which to base his/her study,
as it familiarizes the student with test format.

Although tests and quizzes are interspersed throughout this book,  
chapter seven specifically deals with assessment
and evaluation in the form of sample test documents.  It lays out a  
clear plan for testing, including dictations, minimal
pair activities, writing exercises, and grammar and translation.

“Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension is an excellent book for anyone  
wishing to study the Arabic language. The book is almost 500
pages and it is a great value for the price because it covers from  
the beginner to the advance student.  Discs also accompany the
book which have REAL native speakers so you can practice your  
pronunciation...  I have bought every book off Amazon about
teaching yourself the language and none of those books can help you  
like Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension can. You can go
along at your own pace, explains everything clearly and even has  
practice tests!  —Lourdes Santiago

How to Purchase:

Visit: http://www.xanedu.com/copley/hoffiz.shtml   Call:  
800-218-5971, option 5   Email: originalworks at xanedu.com
Trade paperback: 529 pages  ISBN: 1-59399-255-6    Price: $102.55
Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension
by Benjamin T. Hoffiz, III, Ph.D.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA II Announcement
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1) Subject:CASA II Announcement

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA II Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

CASA II

2008-2009 Program for Post-CASA Language Study and Arabic-Based Research

The CASA II program aims to provide further opportunities for CASA
fellows who have completed the CASA Full-Year program within the past
five years to continue to enhance their language skills and advance
their Arabic-based research in Egypt.

The CASA II program offers the opportunity to study for one or two
semesters (Fall or Spring or both) at the American University in Cairo.
The program is meant to be flexible so as to cater to the individual
linguistic and research needs of each CASA II fellow.  Individual
academic programs for each CASA fellow will be designed in close
consultation between the fellow and the CASA Executive Director in
Cairo.

Each CASA II fellow is expected to enroll in three tutorials per
semester.  These tutorials can be in any of the language skills or in
the fellow's own field of specialization.  In addition, CASA II fellows
are welcome to enroll in any of the regular CASA classes that are
offered during the fall and spring semesters as part of their CASA II
program.  CASA II fellows are also expected to participate in and
contribute to the full range of activities of the CASA program.

Requirements:

To qualify for a CASA II fellowship, the successful applicant must have
completed the CASA Full-Year program within the past five years and must
be enrolled in a graduate program in Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies.
Former CASA fellows who graduated more than five years ago may apply for
a CASA II fellowship but they must take the CASA Entrance Exam to assess
their current level of proficiency in Arabic.

Each applicant must complete the CASA II application form and provide
all supporting documents.

Each applicant is expected to pay a non-refundable program fee of $825
per semester ($1,100 per semester for fellows from non CASA Consortium
schools).

Similar to other CASA programs, applicants to CASA II have the option of
applying on a Pay-Your-Own-Way basis if they have other sources of
funding.

Benefits:

A CASA II fellowship award covers tuition for one or two semesters based
on the fellow's choice, round trip airfare and a monthly stipend of
3,000 Egyptian pounds.


For detailed descriptions of the CASA programs, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA as follows:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:43 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Louisiana State Job
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:reposted from aataweb
Subject:Louisiana State Job

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(Arabic Studies/Joint tenure-track)
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/International Studies  
Program
College of Arts & Sciences
Required Qualifications:  Ph.D. in Arabic Studies or related field;  
strong commitment to research and teaching; native or near-native  
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic; knowledge of Classical Arabic;  
expertise in cultural/international studies; A.B.D. candidates may  
apply, but title and salary will depend on Ph.D. status at time of  
appointment.  Responsibilities:  teaches two undergraduate-level  
courses in Arabic language and in International studies per semester;  
performs research and service. An offer of employment is contingent  
on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application  
deadline is November 1, 2007 or until candidate is selected. Send  
letter of application, curriculum vitae (including e-mail address),  
and three letters of recommendation to:
Emily Batinski, Chair
Foreign Languages and Literatures
316 Hodges Hall
Louisiana State University
Ref: #006244
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: slbati at lsu.edu
LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:41 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:"Changing Communities" Call for Contributions
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:"Changing Communities" Call for Contributions

Subject: TRANSIT, "Changing Communities": Submission Deadline October 26

CALL FOR PAPERS

TRANSIT (http://german.berkeley.edu/transit/)


The editors of TRANSIT -- an internet-based, multidisciplinary journal
published by the German Department at the University of California,  
Berkeley
-- invite submissions for its 2007 issue on the topic "Changing  
Communities:
Literature, Media, and the Arts."  Papers for the final round should be
submitted by October 26, 2007.

TRANSIT is a refereed internet journal of German Studies indexed in  
the MLA
International Bibliography. TRANSIT seeks to push boundaries both of
traditional scholarship and of print publication. The journal¹s online
format enables authors to integrate multimedia content (images, film  
clips,
spoken text, and music) into their work. We welcome critical and  
creative
work, in English or German, from all areas in which mobility and  
transition
are major forces, from translation to travelogues and other forms of
cultural transfer.

Special Topic 2007: Changing Communities

The Special Topic for this year focuses on communities and aesthetic
expression in a wide variety of media. Mobility and new media challenge
essentialist notions of community; aesthetic works can respond to such
notions and potentially act as agents of change. The domains of  
inquiry may
be diverse, ranging from medieval courtly culture to eighteenth-century
reading communities and global internet networks. Submissions for the
Special Topic should address the interaction between changing  
communities
and literature, media, and the arts.

Possible topics for the "Changing Communities" issue include:
   -- The role of communities in a globalizing world
   -- Literature, art, film as enacting/challenging communities
   -- Media technology and communal change
   -- Prenational, transnational and postnational communities
   -- The role of the nation-state in communal identities
   -- Rethinking concepts of Gemeinschaft
   -- Theorizing community in German-language contexts (coming  
community, the
public sphere, etc.)
   -- Wandering and nomadic communities
   -- Popular culture and sub-cultural identities
   -- Performing communities: theater, music, film
   -- Mass experiences
   -- Spaces of community
   -- Athletic groups and sporting events
   -- Audience as community
   -- Music, literature, and emotional communities

Please submit your article to the editors at  
transitjournal at berkeley.edu.

The deadline to be included in the final round of the 2007 issue is  
October
26, 2007.


OPEN FORUM:

In addition to the Special Topic, each issue of TRANSIT offers an  
Open Forum
for scholarly and creative work on issues of transition and travel in  
German
cultural production, from Parzival and Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre  
to the
road movies of Wim Wenders. We are also interested in multidisciplinary
analysis of non-canonical texts, debates, new media, and material  
culture.
We appreciate comparative studies that frame German examples within  
larger
theoretical and historical concerns, and we especially encourage  
essays that
make creative use of available multimedia technologies.

We consider submissions for the Open Forum at any time. We are also
interested in book reviews related to the Special Topic or the Open  
Forum.
If you have questions, please contact us at transitjournal at berkeley.edu.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:33 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mandaean Conference at SOAS
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:Mandaean Conference at SOAS

September 2007

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organising its Twenty  
Sixth International Conference on the theme of The Mandaeans, to held  
at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of  
London, 08-10 September 2008.
The conference aims to study Mandaeism and its relationship to Near  
Eastern religions and gnostic movements, and it will start on Monday  
08 September at 9am, finishing on Wednesday 10 September at 6pm. Each  
speaker’s paper is limited to 30 minutes, with an additional 10  
minutes for discussion.
If you wish to participate in the conference, please send your answer  
to the above Aram email address of Aram before December 2007. If you  
know of colleagues who might like to contribute to the conference,  
please forward this message to them or send us their names and email  
addresses. Yet, we would like to remind our colleagues that only  
academics are allowed to present a paper at an ARAM conference.
	The conference will start on Monday 8 September at 9am, finishing on  
Wednesday 10 September at 6pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 30  
minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. All papers  
given at the conference will be considered for publication in a  
future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review.
If you wish to know more about our ARAM Society and its academic  
activities, please open our website: www.aramsociety.org
If you have any questions or comments at any time, I am always happy  
to receive them.
Yours sincerely,

Shafiq Abouzayd (Dr.)
Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Society
The Oriental Institute
University of Oxford
Pusey Lane
Oxford OX1 2LE – UK
Tel: +1865-514041
Fax: +1865-516824
shafiq.abouzayd at orinst.ox.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA III Announcement
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA III Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

CASA III Program

2008-2009 Refresher Course for Professors in Humanities and Social
Sciences

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), offers fellowships for
professors of the humanities and social sciences whose specialties focus
on any aspect of the Arab World/Middle East.  The CASA III fellowships
are funded by the Fulbright Binational Committee in Egypt and the US
Department of Education and are intended for professors who are
interested in further advancing their proficiency in Arabic and for
those who wish to undertake research in Arabic materials under the
supervision of a specialist.

The program is designed to offer flexibility in terms of the timeframe
of the individual's program.  CASA provides funding for CASA III fellows
ranging from two to four months, with each CASA III fellow choosing the
months in which they wish to participate (these months need to be
compatible with the AUC academic calendar).  The CASA III program can be
undertaken in Summer 2008, Fall 2008, or Spring 2009.  The specific
program of study for each applicant will be designed by the applicant
and the CASA Executive Director.

Applicants must have a level of competence in Arabic of Advanced or
above according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (equivalent to at
least three years of study at the college level).  An oral phone
interview in Arabic will be conducted with each applicant to determine
her/his level of proficiency.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Non-U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply to participate in
this program on a Pay-Your-Own Way basis.

The CASA III fellowship award covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and a
maintenance allowance of the Egyptian equivalent of approximately $1250
per month, plus an educational supplies allowance. A non-refundable
program fee is required of each CASA III fellow once an award has been
accepted.  (See website for details on programs fees)

For a detailed description of the CASA III program, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA as follows:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:28:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:28:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs help with some lexical items from Horani
 Arabic
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1) Subject:Needs help with some lexical items from Horani Arabic

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:Alex Bellem <alex at bellem-hussein.demon.co.uk>
Subject:Needs help with some lexical items from Horani Arabic

Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from London, and ramadan mubarak.

I wonder if anyone can help with four lexical items given for Horani by
Cantineau (1946). The book is in French, but I have problems with these
4 items, since I'm not sure what the Arabic refers to (and am not sure
of the French in these particular instances).

They are (in translit, capital T = emphatic; 3 = pharyngeal 3ayn):

1) kaddaana - 'collier de trait'

2) gaTruuba / guTruba - 'clou fixant le soc a l'age' - a hook to fix the
plough to something (what?)

3) gulla - 'boulet' - does this mean cannonball? (gullaaya is a cooking
pot for clarifying butter, but this seems unrelated according to his
translation of it as 'boulet')

4) geme3ha - 'son de' - does this mean 'her thimble'? (from his
discussion of vowels, the 'e' vowels here are lexical 'i', i.e. gimi3)

I'd be very grateful if anyone can shed light on these.

Thanks in advance,
Alex.

--  
Alex Bellem
Dept of Linguistics
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
ab12 at soas.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:46 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to you about our Aram Society and its updated website.

1.	Aram Periodical volumes 18 and 19 have appeared. You can obtain  
copies from our publisher at their address: Peeters Publishers,  
Bondgenotelaan 153, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, orders at peeters-leuven.be.  
If you would like to know more about the contents please open  
attachment.
2.	Our conference at the Oriental Institute, Chicago University on  
“Modern Syriac Literature” was a great success and we will repeat our  
conferences in the USA every two years with different academic  
venues. These will be announced in due time. If you would like a copy  
of the Chicago Conference proceedings, please open our website  
(www.aramsociety.org), “Past Conferences”.
3.	Our conference at Sydney University on the Mandaeans was also  
another success with wonderful collaboration by the Australian  
Mandaean community. We will keep Sydney University as a base for Aram  
Society to organise conferences in the Far East. If you would like to  
see a copy of the Sydney Programme, please open our website  
(www.aramsociety.org), “Past Conferences”.
4.	We would like to inform you about our new forthcoming Aram  
conferences worldwide. Please open our website (www.aramsociety.org),  
“Forthcoming Conferences”.
5.	Aram is updating its own web site with a complete list of  
contributors to our Aram periodicals and a complete list of all past  
conferences. Please open our website: www.aramsociety.org “Directory  
of contributors”.
6.	The Decapolis Conference is going on well and the number of  
speakers may mean that we extend the duration of the Conference by  
another day. This is because the subject matter is so important and  
we welcome all specialists on the subject who are willing to  
participate in the Conference. I would advise members of the  
Conference to keep Thursday 10 July 2008 free for this purpose. For  
the list of speakers, please open our website (www.aramsociety.org),  
“Current Conferences”.

The Aram electronic monthly newsletter will keep you updated on the  
Aram academic activities.
Yours sincerely,
Shafiq Abouzayd

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:14 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities
 for non-US Citizens
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1) Subject:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities for non- 
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Emma Goldsmith <emma_goldsmith at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities for non-US  
Citizens

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have been studying Arabic  
for the past 5 years and have spent much time doing language courses  
in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia etc, paying from my own pocket. I see many  
of these wonderful opportunities to continue Arabic studies to a  
higher level but they always seem to be open for U.S. citizens only.
   I hoped that someone might be able to advice me on how to go about  
finding scholarships for European student. I am English.

   Look forward to hearing any responses you might have.

   Emma Goldsmith

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:10 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Horani Arabic response
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:sue tharwat <s_tharwat at hotmail.com>
Subject:Horani Arabic response

Greetings from Riyadh, and ramadan mubarak.
كردان =it is a stiff necklace  that is usually worn in evenings

gulla - 'boulet' - does this mean cannonball?
جلة = it is like a disk and it is usually played as a sport :  
lancer le disque
i hope it can help you
seham el kareh
prof Linguistics

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Translation Ph.D. response
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Michael A Toler <mtoler at middlebury.edu>
Subject:Translation Ph.D. response

ello,

To my knowledge the only university in the United States that offers  
and actual Ph.D. in Translation Studies and that is Binghamton  
University (SUNY Binghamton).  The web page for the Translation  
Research and Instruction Program is at: http://trip.binghamton.edu/

Best,
Michael

Michael A. Toler, Ph.D.
Chief Program Officer, Al-Musharaka Initiative
http://blogs.nitle.org/almusharaka
Editor, Arab Culture and Civilization Online Resource
http://arabworld.nitle.org
National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education
http://www.nitle.org

PO Box 72654
Richmond, VA 23235

Phone: 734-661-1014

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:More info on U. of Kansas Job
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:University of Kansas African and African American Studies  
<afs at KU.EDU>
Subject:More info on U. of Kansas Job

Hello,

Here is further information regarding the Arabic Lecturer position.  
Again,
the full position description can be located on our website at  
www.ku.edu/~afs.

Thank you

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

African & African-American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm 9
Bailey Hall
Lawrence KS, 66045-7574

Announces
Pool Lecturer Positions in all areas with specific need at this time in

Full-Time Arabic
To begin:  Fall 2008

Salary range $2,500 – $3,700

Please visit our website for description and complete application  
instructions.
www.ku.edu/~afs

African & African-American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm 9
Bailey Hall
Lawrence KS, 66045-7574

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:12 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Exeter Job
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:"Auchterlonie, Paul" <J.P.C.Auchterlonie at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject:University of Exeter Job


The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), School of  
Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Exeter (U.K.)


The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter,  
Exeter, U.K. is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Teaching Fellow/ 
Associate Teaching Fellow in Arabic with effect from 1 January 2008,  
or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful appointee on the  
lecturer scale will be expected to have a research and publication  
record commensurate with the post and the stage they are at in their  
career. There will be no research or publication expectations from  
candidates considered for a teaching fellowship.

The successful candidate will have expertise in any field related to  
research into and/or the teaching of the Arabic language. Such fields  
may include but are not restricted to: Arabic grammar and grammatical  
theory, Arabic linguistics/sociolinguistics, phonology, dialectology,  
translation studies, computer-assisted language learning, and the  
teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Proven ability to work as part  
of a team collectively responsible for the complex administrative and  
academic roles of managing and coordinating the syllabi, delivery and  
assessment of the many language modules offered at BA and MA levels  
as well as maintaining contact with our Year Abroad partners and  
minding the welfare of our students during the study abroad year will  
be a desirable asset in the successful application.

Lecturer and Teaching Fellow salary will be at the appropriate point  
of Grade F (£29,139 - £35,837), dependant upon proven skills and  
experience.

Associate Teaching Fellow salary will be at the appropriate point of  
Grade E (£22,332 - £28,289) dependant upon proven skills and  
experience. An appointment to Teaching Fellow/Associate Teaching  
Fellow will be for 12 months.

A lecturership appointment would be permanent, subject to the  
University's 5 year probation period.

For an informal discussion of the post please contact Professor  
Rasheed El-Enany at r.el-enany at exeter.ac.uk or +44 (0)1392 264027.

Application packs are available from r.j.baker at exeter.ac.uk or  
www.exeter.ac.uk/jobs; or Answer-phone +44 (01392 263100, quoting  
reference number R30N1285.

The closing date for completed applications is 12 October 2007.


Please contact:   r.j.baker at exeter.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Claremont McKenna College Job
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1) Subject:Claremont McKenna College Job

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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Kelly.Vargas at ClaremontMcKenna.edu
Subject:Claremont McKenna College Job

Claremont McKenna College invites applications for a tenure-track  
position as Assistant Professor of Arabic beginning July 2008.  The  
successful candidate should have a Ph.D. or dissertation completed by  
the time of appointment and native or near-native proficiency in  
Arabic.  A senior appointment will be considered under exceptional  
circumstances.  The position requires a strong commitment to and  
experience in teaching Arabic, as well as teaching courses in a  
complementary field, such as literature or cultural studies.  The  
candidate should have an interest in building an outstanding Arabic  
program at the Claremont Colleges. The teaching load will be four  
semester courses each year, with two expected to be language courses.  
Salary and benefits are competitive.  Review of applications will  
begin on October 15, 2007 and will continue until the position has  
been filled.  Candidates attending the Middle Eastern Studies  
Association meetings in November 2007 should make their availability  
known in their cover letter.  Please send letter of application, a  
current c.v., a teaching statement, course evaluations if available,  
and a writing sample together with three current letters of  
recommendation to Arabic Search Committee, c/o Ms. Rachel Hernandez,  
Faculty Support West, Claremont McKenna College, 850 Columbia Avenue,  
Claremont, CA 91711. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity  
Employer, Claremont McKenna College especially welcomes and  
encourages applications from women and minority candidates

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Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Study Abroad funding for non-US citizens response
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1) Subject:Study Abroad funding for non-US citizens response

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From: a elsherif <alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:Study Abroad funding for non-US citizens response

Hi Emma
please look into this link http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ from here search  
for funding opportunities.
Good luck
elshareif

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:45:59 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:45:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop
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1) Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:reposted from aataweb
Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

STARTALK ACTFL Pre-Conference Teacher Trainer Workshop

STARTALK will cooperate with the American Association of Teachers of  
Arabic (AATA), the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), and  
the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools  
(CLASS) to offer a one-day workshop on teacher education and  
professional development for Arabic and Chinese language teacher  
trainers. It will take place on November 15, 2008 in San Antonio, TX,  
preceding the ACTFL 2007 Annual Convention. The workshop is an  
opportunity for teacher trainers and others to share information  
about and resources for teacher education, and to exchange ideas  
about expanding teacher-training capacity in the United States. It  
will focus on best practices in teaching Arabic and Chinese at the  
K-12 level and on how to prepare K – 12 teachers to teach effectively.

Funded by the National Security Language Initiative, STARTALK  
provides professional development opportunities for prospective and  
current Arabic and Chinese teachers for levels K-16. It also offers  
summer education experiences for high school students in Arabic and  
Chinese languages..

The STARTALK workshop is open to non-members and members of AATA,  
CLTA, and CLASS who have previous experience training teachers. An  
advanced degree is preferred but not necessary. As an outcome of the  
meeting, workshop participants will draft plans for teacher  
development for their home institutions.

Workshop costs: Upon notification of acceptance, workshop  
participants will submit a $50.00 nonrefundable registration fee.  
Once selected for participation, workshop participants will be  
eligible to receive up to $200.00 toward their hotel costs and per  
diem expenses ($41.00/day for meals). Participants will be required  
to mail hotel receipt copies after workshop attendance to receive  
reimbursement.

For further information and application forms, visit this website:  
http://www.nflc.org/projects/current_projects/startalk/ 
pre_actfl_conf_workshop/.

Deadline for application is 12 October 2007.

Applicants will be notified by 19 October 2007.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:45:56 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:45:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:ADS:Quran Book, Arab Academy special
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1) Subject:Quran Book
2) Subject:Arab Academy special

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1)
Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Global Media Pblications" <gmpublication at gmail.com>
Subject:Quran Book

*Commentary on Holy Quran by Mawdudi, the father of Islamic  
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ideologue
Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi's monumental Urdu translation and commentary. An
immense wealth of profound understanding of the Quran is accumulated  
here,
so is a vast treasure of knowledge and deep insights, illuminating
historical accounts, and a highly systematic exposition of social,
political, economic and legal teachings. But what makes this Tafseer  
unique
is that it translates the Quran into a book to be lived by, a mission  
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This
Tafseer answers contemporary questions, and makes the Quran fully  
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*About the author: *
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1953, he
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"seditious"
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1941,
he founded Jamaat Islaami, of which he remained Amir until 1972 and  
which is
one of the most prominent Islamic movements of our day. He authored more
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:
Subject:Arab Academy special


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted
 Language Learning
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1) Subject:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted Language  
Learning

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Kamal AlEkhnawy" <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted Language Learning

Dear all,

Salamat min Al-Qahira.

Does anyone know a university that offers PHD online in Computer- 
Assisted
Language Learning (CALL) or in computer science and accepts  
applicants that
reside in Egypt? I'm saying that because I noticed that all of the
universities that I came across in US and Canada that offers on PHD  
programs
only accept applicants that reside in US or Canada. In other words, the
online application form does not allow any residents outside North of
America to apply. I would appreciate it if you could help me. Please  
email
me at: kamal19 at aucegypt.edu

Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
Tel. office: +2 02 279-75039
Business Fax: +2 02 279-57565
Email:  <mailto:kamal19 at aucegypt.edu> kamal19 at aucegypt.edu
Business Website:  <http://www.aucegypt.edu/ali> www.aucegypt.edu/ali
Personal website:  <http://www.kamalalekhnawy.com/>
http://www.kamalalekhnawy.com/

Post Mail:
113 Kasr El-Aini street-11511
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Media Arabic coursebook
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1) Subject:New Media Arabic coursebook

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:moderator
Subject:New Media Arabic coursebook

Author: Alaa Elgibali
Title: Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Release Date: 7 October 2007

Amazon blurb:
In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic—in  
academia, governments, NGOs, and business—Media Arabic is a unique  
and timely learning tool for anyone looking to access news  
information from this important global region firsthand. Media Arabic  
introduces the language of the newspapers, magazines, and Internet  
news sites to intermediate and advanced-level students of Modern  
Standard Arabic. Using this textbook, students will be able to master  
core vocabulary and structures typical of front-page news, recognize  
various modes of coverage, distinguish fact from opinion, detect  
bias, and read critically in Arabic.

Drawing on their long experience as Arabic instructors, Alaa Elgibali  
and Nevenka Korica have organized the book into six chapters, each  
covering a dominant news topic: Talks and Conferences, Demonstrations  
and Protests, Conflicts and Terrorism, Elections, Rule of Law, and  
Business. In addition, the book offers three self-assessment units  
and a glossary organized by theme.

The book enables students to read extended texts with greater  
accuracy and speed by focusing on the relationships among meaning,  
language form, and markers of cohesive discourse. The activities  
include pre-reading discussions as well as extensive practice on  
vocabulary in context, organizing information, skimming, scanning,  
critical reading, and analyzing content.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:03 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&K-16:UK Edexcel Arabic Examiners Chair Job
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1) Subject:UK Edexcel Arabic Examiners Chair Job

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:UK Edexcel Arabic Examiners Chair Job

Exciting news for Arabic teaching colleagues in the UK. The  
examination board Edexcel are looking for a Chair of Examiners for  
Arabic:

http://jobs.tes.co.uk/job.aspx?jobId=438381

This is a golden opportunity. As many of you are aware, the GCSE and  
A-level for Arabic are very difficult for students without a  
background in the language. The problem is that it is not possible to  
get an A in Arabic GCSE within the same time that it would take to  
get an A in most other language GCSEs (not just French, Spanish and  
German, but also Russian and Japanese). An able, hard-working  
teenager can start from scratch and achieve an A in most languages  
after two years of study, at the rate of about four 40 minute classes  
a week. For Arabic, the same student can expect to achieve a B. This  
is a major obstacle to Arabic becoming a mainstream language in  
schools. With the exams being so difficult, Arabic will remain the  
stuff of evening classes and lunchtime clubs.

If a clear-sighted individual takes up this post, and makes the exams  
a realistic option for non-natives, it will be better for schools  
(can incorporate Arabic into their main languages programme), better  
for Edexcel (more candidates) and better for the study of Arabic in  
Britain as a whole (more students, more interest and more exposure).

Good luck!

Haroon

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Kurmanji Kurdish book
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1) Subject:Kurmanji Kurdish book

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Kurmanji Kurdish book

Title: Kurmanjî Kurdish
Series Title: Languages of the World/Materials 468

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	
Author: Gül?at Aygen

Paperback: ISBN:  9783895860706 Pages: 102 Price: Europe EURO 44.00


Abstract:

This is a descriptive grammar of Kurmanjî, a major northern dialect of
Kurdish spoken by the Kurds of Turkey, Eastern Syria, the Caucasus and
parts of Iran. Considering that there is no reference grammar of any
dialect of Kurdish published in English, and that there are only a few
relevant grammars published in Turkish and Iranian, this book will be a
unique resource as a reference grammar for the wider linguistics  
community.

This book covers the basic phonetic, phonological, morphological and
syntactic structure of Kurmanjî, and includes some sample texts. The  
first
chapter focuses on the phonetic inventory and phonotactics of Kurmanjî
Kurdish as well as some suprasegmental features, such as stress, and  
common
phonological processes. The second chapter describes the morphological
structure: parts of speech and the relevant inflectional morphology. The
third chapter presents the Kurmanjî sentence structure, both simple and
complex, including subordinate clauses. Finally, chapter four  
contains some
sample texts.

This grammar relies heavily on both the very few published material on
Kurdic, particularly those of Bedir-Xan brothers and data elicited from
native speakers of Kurmanjî. It adheres to the conventions of the
Roman-based alphabet, following Bedir-Xan's orthography and to IPA forms
where relevant.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:10 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Announcement
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1) Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Gilman" <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2008 Application Open – Deadline: October 9, 2007

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to  
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one  
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student  
who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The  
program serves students who have been under-represented in study  
abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high  
financial need, community college students, students in under- 
represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students  
from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving  
institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program  
seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year  
and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.

A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are  
available for students studying a critical need language for a total  
possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible languages can be found  
on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the  
time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country  
currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.  
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and  
administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online  
application visit:  http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027

Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25

Contact for Advisors: Bronwyn Stewart
email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 14

http://www.iie.org/gilman


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:43:45 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:43:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs US Distributor for textbook
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1) Subject:Needs US Distributor for textbook

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"shawky" <shawky at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Needs US Distributor for textbook

Recently , I have received many requests for purchasing my book " ana  
MIn Il Balad Di". Can someone tell how do we go about this procedure  
(finding a distributer in the USA). I am grateful already.
Nehad Shawqi

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:43:32 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:43:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=91ala+?= object+verb
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1) Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb correction
2) Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb response

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:
Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb correction

that should be 'takfiirii  heave- 
ho."                                           --ms

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From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb response

Bedawi, Carter and Gully describe the construction (and call the verb  
an instance of Haal) in 3.11.2.2, and compare it to a similar  
construction with wajada in 3.11.2.3.

Although it is probably true that this was not an extremely common  
construction in premodern Arabic, it was not unknown.  
arabiCorpus.byu.edu brings up a few examples in the premodern corpus,  
including an interesting one from 1001 Nights, as part of a story in  
which two men are riding, one gets hungry, and the other keeps asking  
if he would like this type of food or that type of food (reaching 24  
different types), and the other one finally gets annoyed and says:

???? ?? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? ???  
???? ???

???? ?? ??? ?????? :???? ??????? ???  
???? ????

yakfii... hal 'anta tajcalunii 'ashtahi Al'AlwAn wlA 'anZur shay'an
...  (you are making me want all these kinds of food, but they aren't  
here).  The first man then brings out all 24 kinds from his saddlebag.

So I'm not sure we are witnessing anything happening with this  
structure right now that hasn't been gradually happening for hundreds  
of years.
dil

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:44:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING&K-16:Needs Business Dictionary and K-12 grants info
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:fmikati at kent.edu
Subject:Needs Business Dictionary and K-12 grants info

Hello all!
I am looking for a good dictionary for business purposes
Arabic-English/English-Arabic.  A phrasebook could be good if it is
geared specifically for business.

Also if anyone knows about where to find and to apply for grants to
promote Arabic and get it started in Schools 9-12 or even K-12
Thanks a lot
Fetna

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:44:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:44:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Aramaic Influences on Arabic
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2) Subject:Aramaic Influences on Arabic

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"Daniel Wolk" <dannowolk at gmail.com>
Subject:Aramaic Influences on Arabic

For Aramaic influences on the Arabic of Mosul:

*al-Athar al-Aramiyah fi lughat al-Mawsil al-`ammiyah,*

Dawud *Chalabi*
1935 *Arabic* [image: Book] Book 90 p.
al-Mawsil, Matba`at al-Najm al-Kaldaniyah,

Hope this helps,
Daniel Wolk

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"NEWMAN D.L." <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:Aramaic Influences on Arabic

Hello,

The following references may be of use to you:

Arnold, W., P. Behnstedt, et al. (1993). Arabisch-Aram*ische
Sprachbeziehungen im Qalamun (Syrien) : eine dialektgeographische
Untersuchung. Wiesbaden, Harassowitz
Elatri, Salah (1974): Les rapportrs etymologies et semantiques des
langues classiques et de la langue arabe, University of Lille III.

In addition, you will also find relevant details in works on comparative
semitics: e.g.
Arnold, W., P. Behnstedt, et al. (1993). Arabisch-Aram*ische
Sprachbeziehungen im Qalamun (Syrien) : eine dialektgeographische
Untersuchung. Wiesbaden, Harassowitz.

Brockelmann, C. (1908). Grundriss der vergleichenden Grammatik der
semitischen Sprachen. Berlin New York, Reuther & Reichard ; Lemcke &
Buechner.

Hetzron, R., Ed. (1997). The Semitic Languages. London/New York,
Routledge.

Levin, S. (1971). The Indo-European and Semitic languages; an
exploration of structural similarities related to accent, chiefly in
Greek, Sanskrit, and Hebrew. Albany, State University of New York Press.

Lipinski, E. (1997). Semitic languages : outline of a comparative
grammar. Leuven, Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies.

O'Leary, D. L. (1923). Comparative grammar of the Semitic languages.
London, K. Paul Trench Trubner & Co.


Regards,

D. Newman

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Sat Sep  1 15:43:56 2007
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:43:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise, privacy
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1) Subject:compromise
2) Subject:Haqq
3) Subject: privacy

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:compromise

Actually, the other party of the treaty refused to have Muhammad's  
name preceded by "The Messenger of Allah".  Their argument was that  
if they recognized him as a prophet then there will be no need for  
the treaty. The Prophet compromised and ordered Ali to remove "The  
Messenger of Allah". Once that clause was removed the treaty was  
signed and peace flourished.

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:Alex Bellem <alex at bellem-hussein.demon.co.uk>
Subject:Haqq

Greetings,

Following this thread with interest and can no longer resist inserting
my twopenn'orth... This discussion keeps bringing to mind the
interpretation issues of Arabic 'Haqq'. It has always struck me that
English (at least) is very impoverished in not having a word that covers
all the nuances of Haqq, expecially with the issue of human rights being
such an international hot topic. I often speculate that English speakers
have an odd notion of 'rights' as something due only to us, and not
having a corollary notion of something being equally due from us,
whereas in Arabic the notion 'Huquuq' works both ways. If the English
word 'right' were more like Arabic in having both the 'giving' and
'taking' senses, would the English-speaking world have a less selfish
interpretation of what 'rights' are? (And I mean here the common
interpretation which leads to such refrains as 'I know my rights' or
'it's my right'.) I think this is an example of where a concept *has*
been driven by language... or is it that the word 'right' has a given
nuance because as a society the English-speaking world is more selfish?
Without over-generalising or resorting to pop linguistics, I think that
this too is an interesting example in the context of the previous
discussion!... which also leads me to wonder about the word 'anaani' -
how long has this been in use in Arabic? I've always thought it a word
derived from the translation of European 'selfish', etc, and not
particularly 'native' to Arabic - how was the notion 'selfish' (/ self-
serving / unconcerned with others) expressed in Old Arabic?

Best,
Alex.

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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:privacy

Another Arabic term used to express the idea of privacy is hurriyyah  
?????.  For example, the expression ??? ??????? is used  
to indicate: in private.

?????? ???? ??? ???????

Waheed

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:44:03 -0600
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From: "Haroon Shirwani" <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Welcome to England, In?s.

The following materials have been used to teach English speakers in  
Britain with great success:

- If the students have more than five hours per week of class time  
and can do a further five hours per week of homework, they should use  
Al-Kitaab series, which comes with instructional DVDs to accompany  
the books.

Alif Baa, for teaching the alphabet and basic conversation (leaning  
towards Egyptian Arabic)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alif-Baa-DVDs-Introduction-Letters/dp/ 
1589011023/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578446&sr=1-1

Al-Kitaab 1 will taken them from Beginners to Intermediate level
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Al-Kitaab-Fii-Allum-Al-Arabiyya/dp/158901104X

This course is on the pricier side but well worth it, as long as you  
have the time to go through it all.

- If the students have fewer than six hours' worth of class time,  
then they should use Mastering Arabic series.

Mastering Arabic, which rapidly takes students through the alphabet,  
basic grammar and core vocabulary to take them to Lower Intermediate  
Level
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Palgrave-Master-Languages/dp/ 
0230013120/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-1

Mastering Arabic Script, which is the best book for teaching  
handwriting in the ruq`a script
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Script-Handwriting-Languages/ 
dp/1403941106/ref=sr_1_4/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-4

Mastering Arabic Grammar, the friendliest Arabic grammar textbook,  
though not comprehensive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Grammar-Palgrave-Languages/ 
dp/1403941092/ref=pd_bowtega_2/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578599&sr=1-2

Build Your Arabic Vocabulary, which supplements any Arabic course by  
providing word lists and exercises (arranged by topic)  to enrich  
students' vocabulary
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Arabic-Vocabulary-Flashcards/dp/ 
1903103193/ref=sr_1_1/026-6495132-6788426? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188578799&sr=1-1

Best wishes,
Haroon

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:45:52 -0600
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Morphologies of Asia and Africa


Title: Morphologies of Asia and Africa
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morphology of these languages; and the set is edited by one of the last
half-century's foremost experts on the linguistics of this region. In  
two
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up-to-date summary of the morphology of languages: both ancient  
languages -
from Akkadian to Syriac - and modern - from Arabic to Tsez. Essays on  
the
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Hittite, Sumerian, Sanskrit, and Armenian (for example), are also  
included.
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Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic
                       Indo-European
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Date: 01 Sep 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Dr. Deeb's corrected post

For some reason Dr. Deeb's post arrived to me garbled.  Here is what  
he originally wrote.  I'll copy it with and without formatting below  
so hopefully most will be able to read the Arabic.--dil


Random Observations on Three Words


In translation, one searches for either the equivalent of the word in  
the source text, coins a new word, or attempts a brief definition.    
Translations from Greek, Latin, German, practically all languages  
bear testimony to this linguistic process.

I'm amused that a latter-day writer would claim that Arabic has no  
one-word translation of terms like "compromise" and "integrity."    
The implication is that Arabic is an impoverished language!  Such  
people who are inured in "fast food culture," and consequently  
wrestle with a sense of insecurity about their Arabic, and its  
alleged poverty in translation, should realize that "compromise" is  
essentially a net product of three combined Latin words <con  
(together or jointly) + pro (forth) + mittere (send)>.

I'd argue, further, that knowledge of etymology, while not a  
prerequisite, may prove useful in translation.   It would at least  
temper hasty assumptions that Arabic lacks equivalents for words like  
"compromise" and "integrity."

I. Compromise (v. & n.):
?  to come to agreement by mutual concession
?  to find or follow a way between extremes; the process of
     compromise may involve arbitration, tolerance, balance
     or making concessions
?  (derogatory) to make a shameful or disreputable concession <to  
compromise one's ideals, standards, principles or morals>

Arabic equivalents are as folloows:

???(1) ????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ???  
????? ?????? ? ????? ???

??(2) ????? | ?????? ??? ?? ???? ????? |  
?????? ??? ?? ????? ?????? | ????????

??(3)  ???? ?? ???? ?????? ? ???? ? ????  
???????

?  to compromise oneself; to compromise one's ideals, standards,  
principles, reputation, &ct.:

   (?????/ ????? ???? ?? ?????? ? ???  
???? ???? ?????? )

?  adjectival or participial form: compromised:
(????? ), (???? )


In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative  
connotations, and becomes synonymous with " capitulation," in which  
one or more negotiators make concessions in principles, objectives or  
land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified from:   (????? /  ?????? ??? ) to  
(????? /  ?????? ??????? ).

The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad  
and Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as ( ??? ),  
(???????? ) (??????), (???? ), and to a lesser  
extent, as (??? ).  Although it was a master plan leading to the  
conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Kha ???b had, at first,   
reservations about it as a form of
  (???????????????  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam.



II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):

???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????????  
????? ?????? ??????? ????

III. Privacy:
??????? (????) ?????? ??? ???? ?????  
?????? ????

As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling of ( ????? / khalwah) as (khulwah)!

MD


PS:

  ( ????????) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
y?'. ? I have an irritating problem with the tansliteration of the  
guttural letter; it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate  
your kind help on this.

-- 
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies



Random Observations on Three Words


In translation, one searches for either the equivalent of the word in  
the source text, coins a new word, or attempts a brief definition.    
Translations from Greek, Latin, German, practically all languages  
bear testimony to this linguistic process.

I'm amused that a latter-day writer would claim that Arabic has no  
one-word translation of terms like "compromise" and "integrity."    
The implication is that Arabic is an impoverished language!  Such  
people who are inured in "fast food culture," and consequently  
wrestle with a sense of insecurity about their Arabic, and its  
alleged poverty in translation, should realize that "compromise" is  
essentially a net product of three combined Latin words <con  
(together or jointly) + pro (forth) + mittere (send)>.

I'd argue, further, that knowledge of etymology, while not a  
prerequisite, may prove useful in translation.   It would at least  
temper hasty assumptions that Arabic lacks equivalents for words like  
"compromise" and "integrity."

I. Compromise (v. & n.):
?  to come to agreement by mutual concession
?  to find or follow a way between extremes; the process of
     compromise may involve arbitration, tolerance, balance
     or making concessions
?  (derogatory) to make a shameful or disreputable concession <to  
compromise one's ideals, standards, principles or morals>

Arabic equivalents are as folloows:

???(1) ????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ???  
????? ?????? ? ????? ???

??(2) ????? | ?????? ??? ?? ???? ????? |  
?????? ??? ?? ????? ?????? | ????????

??(3)  ???? ?? ???? ?????? ? ???? ? ????  
???????

?  to compromise oneself; to compromise one's ideals, standards,  
principles, reputation, &ct.:

   (?????/ ????? ???? ?? ?????? ? ???  
???? ???? ?????? )

?  adjectival or participial form: compromised:
(????? ), (???? )


In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative  
connotations, and becomes synonymous with " capitulation," in which  
one or more negotiators make concessions in principles, objectives or  
land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified from:   (????? /  ?????? ??? ) to  
(????? /  ?????? ??????? ).

The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad  
and Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as ( ??? ),  
(???????? ) (??????), (???? ), and to a lesser  
extent, as (??? ).  Although it was a master plan leading to the  
conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Kha ???b had, at first,   
reservations about it as a form of
  (???????????????  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam.



II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):

???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????????  
????? ?????? ??????? ????

III. Privacy:
??????? (????) ?????? ??? ???? ?????  
?????? ????

As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling of ( ????? / khalwah) as (khulwah)!

MD


PS:

  ( ????????) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
y?'. ? I have an irritating problem with the tansliteration of the  
guttural letter; it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate  
your kind help on this.

--
M. Deeb
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies


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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:33:46 -0600
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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic Linguistical Humor

The Speculative Grammarian is a satirical online Linguistics magazine  
that purports to specialize in "Satirical Linguistics."  It can be  
found at:

http://specgram.com/CLIII.1/

If you go there, click on contents, and then choose the article  
entitled "Linguistic Emissions Reduction Sought", you will find a  
satirical take on Arabic phonology.  For those who didn't think the  
transition between uvular [q] and palatal [i] was funny.
dil

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep  3 15:33:50 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:33:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Business Dictionary responses
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1) Subject:Business Dictionary response
2) Subject:Business Dictionary response
3) Subject:Business Dictionary response

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Business Dictionary response

You might try the Jarir Bookstore in Garden Grove, California. They  
have an extensive stock (and can also special order from external  
publishers) of bilingual dictionaries and glossaries?on a wide range  
of business-related subjects. (Despite its similar name, the Jarir  
Bookstore there in CA is **not** related to the extensive Jarir chain  
of books and office equipment and supplies in Saudi Arabia.)

If you would kindly specify which aspects of "business"?are of  
interest, I can?check the offerings at the several well-stocked  
bookstores here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and advise.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Riyadh

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"NEWMAN D.L." <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:Business Dictionary response

Hello,

You may find some of the following are business dictionaries useful:

Abdel-Haleem, M.A. & Ernest Kay (1984): English-Arabic Business  
Dictionary, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Abdeen, Adnan (1982): English-Arabic Dictionary of Accounting and  
Finance, London: John Wiley & Sons.
Elias-Harrap English-Arabic Business Dictionary , Cairo, 1996.
English-Arabic Dictionary of professional business terms, London,  
MEED Group Books, 1987
Ghali, Wajdi Rizq (1997): A dictionary of business terms : English -  
Arabic, Librairie du Liban.
Ghassan, Nabil (1997): Dictionary of economic business and finance  
(English-Arabic), Librairie du Liban.
Ghattas, Nabih (1982):.  A Dictionary of Economics, Business &  
Finance, English-Arabic With an Arabic Glossary, Librairie du Liban.
Halli, Mustafa (2003): A dictionary of economic and financial terms,  
Arabic-English, Librairie du Liban.
Sofer, M & Adnane Ettayebi  (2006): Arabic Business Dictionary,  
Schreiber Publishing.

Regards,

D. Newman

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Business Dictionary response

Fetna,
I use Nabil Chaiban?s business dictionary which has helped me out a  
great deal in translation. Nabih Ghattas also has A Dictionry of  
Economics, Business and Finance. And a really small handy one from  
Arabic to English is A Pocket Dictionary of Economics and Commerce.
John

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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:33:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=91ala+?= object+verb
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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb

I am quite comfortable with the verb ??? followed by a ?????,  
which is used to mean to make someone do something.  I don't think  
it's something new; at least in Egyptian Arabic there is the  
extremely common equivalent with khalla ???? / ????.

Waheed

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Date: 03 Sep 2007
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:ja?ala+ object+verb

Purists Arabs and Arabists (among whom I count myself) would object  
to the
structure of (ja'ala + object + verb) as it falls beyond the range of  
the
verb's classical senses and applications: (1) an ordinary doubly  
transitive
verb; (2) one of a cluster commonly known as "appropinquation  
verbs" ( ?????
???????? /af'aal al- muqaarabah), for which we use a simpler  
term, i.e.,
inceptive verbs; (3) a member of another cluster called ( ?????  
?????? /
af'aal al-quluub), denoting mental perception (as contrasted to  
physical).

To cut otiosity, Michael Schub turns (ja'altuh yafham) into (afhamtuh).
This correct short-hand structure is probably easy with some, but not  
all,
triliteral verbs, and increasingly difficult with derived verbal
forms.  Examples of (a) a triliteral verb: (ja'altuh yashkuruni),
(muHaaDaratii ja'alat aT-Tullaab yu'jabuun bi T.S. Eliot), (b) derived
forms: iHtilaalu al-'iraaqi ja'ala al-'aalama yastankiru ad- 
dimuqraatiyyat
al-amriiikiyyah).  Here is the Arabic, if it survives electronic  
garbling:

(????? ??????)
   ( ???????? ???? ?????? ???????   
??????)
( ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ??????  
???????????? ????????? )

Mike's paradigm of "afhamtuh," in lieu of ("ja'altuhu yafham) would  
not help
much here, even if one uses circuitous structures.  Such difficulties  
must
have prompted old practitioners of Arabic to coin this convenient and
serviceable structure.   Apart from grammar, the structure in  
question is
not untenable on semantic grounds, if one construes "ja'alahu yafham" as
"Sayyarahu qaadiran 'ala al-fahm," being it understood that the sense of
"Sayyara" (to induce s.o. to become s.o. or sth. else) is inherent in  
verb
"ja'ala."

Without defending the structure "ja'ala + object + verb," I would  
argue that
there is a not too subtle distinction between "ja'altuhu yafham" and
"afhamtuhu." The former entails an effort and probably time for  
making him
understand whereas the latter takes little or no effort in the process.

Finally, for what it is worth, Hans Wehr, like most lexicographers,  
records
this register without any comment.

MD
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M. Deeb

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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Alif Baa' and Al-Kitaab Audio on the Go
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:Gail Grella <grellag1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Alif Baa' and Al-Kitaab Audio on the Go

Georgetown University Press is pleased to announce a new product line  
in our Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program:

**Audio On the Go*!*

Now available in MP3 format, each Audio On the Go CD contains all of  
the audio featured in the second edition DVDs for the individual  
volumes of /Alif Baa,/ Al-Kitaab Part One,/ and /Al-Kitaab Part  
Two/.While the audio on these CDs is not new or different from the  
audio featured on the DVDs bound in to each book, the MP3 format  
allows for easy portability. Files can be transferred to an MP3  
device, played on a computer, or played on some home or portable CD  
players.

These easy-to-use audio files are ideal for:
? Students who want extra practice
? Teachers who want to play the audio in class
? Language labs

Alif Baa/ Audio On the Go
CD, $12.95

Click the link below to learn more about this important CD!
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Click the link below to learn more about this important CD!

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:14 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:LinguaStep and Al-Kitaab Vocab help website
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:Gail Grella <grellag1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:LinguaStep and Al-Kitaab Vocab help website

   LinguaStep, in agreement with Georgetown University Press, is now  
available to provide a web-based resource for learning the vocabulary  
in the Al-Kitaab Arabic language program.

             LinguaStep gives Alif Baa and Al-Kitaab students an  
efficient and personalized system by which they can learn and retain  
the largest amount of vocabulary in the least amount of time.  
LinguaStep tracks each student's interactions individually and  
customizes the workload based on the student's ability level.  
Students can browse the interactive dictionary, practice their  
listening comprehension, customize their review sessions, create  
offline study sheets, and more.

             For instructors using the series, LinguaStep offers a  
growing suite of tools to track student results, assign homework and  
drills, and assess progress.

For more information, go to

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:34 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:mbahloul at aus.edu
Subject:New Book

Dear Colleague,
I am happy to inform you of the publication of my book entitled  
'Structure and Function  of the Arabic Verb' by Routledge. Feel free  
to forward the attached pdf pages to whoever might be interested.
Have a nice day/evening
Maher

[moderator's note: I can't include the pdf, but the Amazon blurb  
follows:]

Structure and Function of the Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study  
that unveils the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb.

Approaches to verbal grammatical categories - the constituents of  
verbal systems - often rely on either semantic-pragmatic or syntactic  
analyses. This research bridges the gap between these two distinct  
approaches through a detailed analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and  
Modality in Standard Arabic. This is accomplished by showing,  
firstly, some basic theoretical concerns shared by both schools of  
thought, and, secondly, the extent to which semantic structures and  
invariant meanings mirror syntactic representations.

Maher Bahloul?s findings also indicate that the basic constituents of  
the verbal system in Arabic, namely the Perfect and the Imperfect,  
are systematically differentiated through their invariant semantic  
features in a markedness relation.

Finally, this study suggests that the syntactic derivation of verbal  
and nominal clauses are sensitive to whether or not verbal categories  
are specified for their feature values, providing therefore a  
principled explanation to a long-standing debate.

This reader friendly book will appeal to both specialists and  
students of Arabic linguistics, language and syntax.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:22 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja'ala + object + verb
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:ja'ala + object + verb

It is definitely not a new construction. Just last night I was reading
Tha'lab's sharH of the poetry of Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma, and in one  
version of the
text there is an explanation of the word tusiiluhu. It says: tusiiluhu:
taj'aluhuu tasiil bi-l-maa'
(footnote on page 45 of the 1982 edition)

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:24 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Inter-Asian Connections CFP
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:"Shabana Shahabuddin" <shabanashahabuddin at gmail.com>
Subject:Inter-Asian Connections CFP

*Social Science Research Council (SSRC) *

CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, September 14, 2007

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections (Dubai, UAE:  
February
21-24, 2008)


The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce an  
open
call for *individual research paper submissions* from researchers in any
world region, to participate in a 4-day thematic workshop at an
international conference on "Inter-Asian Connections."

To be held in Dubai, February 21-24, 2008, the conference will host
concurrent workshops showcasing innovative research from across the  
social
sciences and related disciplines, on themes of particular relevance  
to Asia,
reconceptualized as a dynamic and interconnected historical,  
geographical,
and cultural formation stretching from the Middle East through  
Eurasia and
South Asia, to East Asia.

The conference structure and schedule have been designed to enable  
intensive
'working group' interactions on a specific research theme, as well as
broader interactions on topics of mutual interest and concern to all
participants. Accordingly, there will be public keynotes, plenaries, and
roundtables addressing different aspects of Inter-Asian research in  
addition
to closed workshop sessions. The concluding day of the conference  
will bring
all the workshops together in a public presentation and exchange of  
research
agendas that have emerged over the course of the deliberations in Dubai.

Individual paper submissions are invited for the following workshops:

Sites of Inter-Asian Interaction
Networks of Islamic Learning across Asia: The Role of International
Centers of Islamic Learning in Building Ties and Forging New Identities
Distant Divides and Intimate Connections: Migrant Domestic Workers in  
Asia
Law-in-Action in Asian Societies and Civilizations
Multiple flexibilities: nation-states, global business and precarious
labor
Neoliberal Globalization and Governmentality: State, Civil society  
and the
NGO Phenomena in Asia
Initiatives of Regional Integration in Asia in Comparative Perspective:
Concepts, Contents and Prospects
Border Problems: Theory, Culture, and Political Economy
Post-collective Economic Lives and Livelihoods: Studies of Economy,
Institution and Everyday Practice in Post-socialist Eurasia and Asia
Transnational Circuits: 'Muslim Women' in Asia
Inter-Referencing Asia: Urban Experiments & the Art of Being Global

Descriptions of the individual workshops, along with information on the
application process, are available at:
http://www.ssrc.org/program_areas/global/papers/.

Application materials are due by *Friday, September 14, 2007. *Junior  
and
senior scholars are encouraged to apply, whether graduate students and
faculty affiliated to colleges and universities, or researchers in  
NGOs or
other research organizations. Please note that an individual cannot  
apply to
more than one workshop.

Selection decisions will be announced on October 19, 2007. Accepted
participants are required to submit a 20-25 page research paper by  
January
14, 2008.

The SSRC will make every effort to subsidize the travel and  
accommodation
costs associated with attending the conference, and we will issue a  
formal
announcement about availability and levels of financial assistance for
individual participants in the coming months. In the meantime,  
prospective
participants are encouraged to seek out alternative sources of  
funding that
may be available from their home institutions or other agencies.

For additional inquiries, please contact the SSRC at
intl_collaboration at ssrc.org.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:27 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MSA First
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:Muhammad Aziz" <maaziz50 at hotmail.com>
Subject:MSA First

Dear all,
There is no doubt that MSA should come first. Our contention comes  
from experience. I have met so many students who took a dialect first  
and wanted anxiously to take MSA,  not to complement what they have  
already studied but rather to start over from the beginning and to  
take that certain dialect again after grasping the essentials in  
MSA.  Students, who study MSA first for at least one to two years,  
usually find it relaxing, productive and beneficial.  I also asked  
many students who started with MSA for one year and took a certain  
dialect of their choice and they all agreed that it was the right  
thing to do and were happy of their accomplishments.  Of course,  
students can make their own choices but it is also true that they can  
ask their predecessors about their experiences and decide  
accordingly. I think that everyone in the Arabic academic field is  
contributing positively to the field. We may differ in how to  
approach certain topics but certainly no one is biased since the goal  
of everyone is to make the learner succeed.
Muhammad Aziz

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 22:29:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:29:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Language and Technology conference, Poland
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:ltc at amu.edu.pl
Subject:Language and Technology conference, Poland

[moderator's note: sorry; the first time I posted this, the message  
was inadvertantly omitted.]

Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Colleague,
We are pleased to inform you that the program of the "3rd Language and
Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for
Computer Science and Linguistics, October 5-7, 2007, Pozna?, Poland" has
been already published at www.ltc.amu.edu.pl. At this site you will also
find practical information how to register to the conference, how to get
to Pozna? etc.
At the conference you will have oportunity to listen to the
presentations of over 100 papers written by authors from 32 countres.
The invited talks will be given by Kimmo Rossi (European Commission,
INFSO, Luxembourg) and Piek Vossen (University of Amsterdam). You also
will have the opportunity to participate actively taking part in the
panel session and discussing techical papers.
We will be happy to meet you in Pozna? next month
Zygmunt Vetulani
LTC'07 Chair

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:18 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:World Learning School Job
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:"Christian Sinclair" <Christian.Sinclair at sit.edu>
Subject:World Learning School Job

Colleagues,

World Learning's School for International Training (www.sit.edu) is
looking for an experienced teacher of Arabic as a foreign language to
assist in the development of its new intensive Arabic language  
programs in
Jordan and Oman.  Programs begin in summer of 2008, run for 7 weeks, and
are geared towards students at the intermediate and advanced levels.

The ideal candidate will be fluent in Arabic and have extensive MSA
teaching experience with English speakers.  SIT  seeks to develop
courses that follow standards in the field of TAFL at US institutions of
higher education, but that also allow for adaptation of the curriculum
based on local, cultural contexts.

The hired consultant will have two months to develop a set of syllabi
for these programs.  Work can be completed from any location, but the
designated consultant will be expected to work with SIT staff via email
and telephone during the consultancy period.

Please send CV and letter of interest to:
Eleanor Thomas,
Assistant to the Dean,
SIT Study Abroad
eleanor.thomas at sit.edu

Review of applications will begin October 15th.

regards,
Christian Sinclair

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

tel: 802/258.3506
fax: 802/258.3296

www.sit.edu/studyabroad


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 10 18:50:16 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Yemen Study Abroad Winter Semester
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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:shilmi at gmu.edu
Subject:Yemen Study Abroad Winter Semester

Winter Session- Study Abroad in Yemen
Discover Yemen and improve your Arabic language!

Intensive Arabic in Sana'a
December 28-January 19

Course Description: study Arabic language at the Yemen College of  
Middle Eastern Studies located in Sana'a. The program include Arabic  
language courses at the intermediate and advanced levels. Courses  
offered Sat-Wed, 5 hours/day taught by local faculty, one four-day  
trip to Hadhramout, and one overnight trip to Manakha (hotel,  
transportation and meals included in all trips), one afternoon trip  
to Dar al-Hajar and visits to sites in Sana'a.

Program fee: $4,755- Mason, 4,805 for non Mason students. Tuition  
includes:

International airfare from Washington, D.C.
Ground transportation
Double or triple room accommodation
Field trips and excursions
Tourist visa
Two meals/day
Pre-departure orientation
International Study Identity Card (students only)

Financial aid may apply, you may for CGE Scholarship.

Participants who submit a completed application (Center for Global  
Education - Mason Abroad application and all required application  
materials) by September 14, 2007 will receive a $100 discount off the  
program fee.

Please Visit Our Web site:

http://globaled.gmu.edu/Programs/winter/intarabicyemenwinter08.html

Thank you,

Miss Sana Hilmi, M.A.
Arabic Professor and Coordinator
Modern and Classical Languages
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 3E5
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:45 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Central Texas Distance Learning Arabic Instructor
 Job
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:"Barbara Kindred" <barbara.kindred at europe.ctcd.edu>
Subject:Central Texas Distance Learning Arabic Instructor Job

Central Texas College is looking for Arabic Instructors for Distance
Learning. Anybody interested please contact me.

Barbara A. Kindred
Foreign Language Program
Central Texas College Europe
Hanau Regional Headquarters, Germany
DSN: 322-9517   Fax: 322-9508
CIV: +49 (0)6181-500-8823
Fax: +49 (0)6181-500-8899

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Query on book viabilitly
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1) Subject:Query on book viabilitly

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:"Mike Eyler" <MEyler at mirasmart.com>
Subject:Query on book viabilitly

[please respond directly to the poster.]

Hello,
I work for Digital Printing company, we work with small publishing
companies and self published authors. I have an author who has
constructed what appears to be a very interesting book on Arabic Verb
Conjugation into English.  The problem is that the author is undecided
whether or not they want to invest money into printing the book. My
company's forte is printing not selling, so I am looking for some expert
opinions if the book would be commercially viable.
Thank you,
Mike Eyler
National Account Manager, Mira Digital Publishing
Abstract Collection - Peer Review - Scheduling - Itinerary
Full-Service Publishing: CD - DVD - Web - Print
Toll-Free: 866.341.9588 ext 217 /
Cell: +1 314.662.0436 / Fax: +1 314.776.2470
Email: meyler at mirasmart.com/ Web:www.mirasmart.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:51 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Berber in Contact Conference
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
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Subject:Berber in Contact Conference

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:41:44
From: Mena Lafkioui [mlafkioui at hotmail.com]
Subject: Berber in Contact
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Full Title: Berber in Contact
Short Title: Berber in contact

Date: 28-Jan-2008 - 29-Jan-2008
Location: Milano, Italy
Contact Person: Mena Lafkioui
Meeting Email: mlafkioui at hotmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2007

Meeting Description

We are happy to announce the international conference Berber in contact:
linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives that will be held at  
Universit?
Milano-Bicocca on 28 - 29 January 2008. We would like to invite you  
to share
your view on linguistic and sociolinguistic phenomena involving the  
contact of
Berber languages whether within the Berber phylum or with languages  
of other
phyla, in North Africa or in the Diaspora, in ancient or present  
times. We
suggest that, during this two-day international conference, the  
exchange of
different approaches and data can shed light on the complexity of  
this theme.

Call for Papers

The (suggested) languages for the papers are English and French to  
facilitate
the communication among the participants.

Please send notification of attendance and presentation title before 30
September 2007 to Vermondo Brugnatelli [vermondo.brugnatelli at unimib.it]
or Mena Lafkioui [mlafkioui at hotmail.com].

Conference convenors: Vermondo Brugnatelli & Mena Lafkioui (Universit?
Milano-Bicocca).

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:43 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Florida State Job
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Terri Johnson
Subject:Florida State Job

Florida State University. Arabic language instruction starting August  
2008: Full-time Arabic Lecturer

The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State  
University seeks an Assistant-In (Lecturer) for Arabic, a full-time  
(9-month) non-tenure track faculty position, with the possibility of  
ongoing renewal contingent on satisfactory performance reviews.

Applicants should be able to teach Arabic at all levels. Fluency in  
Modern Standard Arabic is required and native or near native fluency  
in an Arabic dialect is desirable. The minimum requirement is a MA in  
Arabic language and literature or related field. Experience with  
developing Arabic language teaching materials, especially those  
involving computer-based instructional technologies, preferred.

Responsibilities include teaching three undergraduate language and  
literature/culture classes per semester at the beginner,  
intermediate, and/or advanced levels. The candidate will work closely  
with other faculty members in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies to  
build a cohesive and rigorous language and culture program.

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.  
Florida State University is an equal opportunity employer, committed  
to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly  
encourages applications from women and minorities.

Please send, on or before November 10, 2007, a cover letter with a  
brief description of teaching philosophy and supporting documents  
including teaching evaluations, sample syllabi, curriculum vitae, and  
three letters of recommendation to:

Professor William J. Cloonan, Chair
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
DIF 364
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1540.

Those attending MESA will have the opportunity for informal interviews.
Terri Johnson, Office Manager
Florida State University
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
362 Diffenbaugh
Tallahassee FL 32306 1540

Phone (850)644-3881
Fax   (850)644-0524
http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:47 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs rest of Ramadan children's song
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Michael Akard <michael_akard at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs rest of Ramadan children's song

In Kuwait, I was taught a song that children sing for the mid-Ramadan  
holiday called Girgiyaan. The first half is:

"Girgiyaan, o Girgiyaan,
Beyt Aqsayir wa Maydhaan
'Adat 'aleykum siyaam
Kul sana wa kul 'aam;"

I have forgotten the rest. Can someone help me with the second half  
of the song?


Michael Akard
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350
http://makard.cjb.net

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:My Arabic Library info
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:My Arabic Library info

My Arabic Library
Best-selling Scholastic titles in Arabic for Grades 1-6

Scholastic?s My Arabic Library is a unique educational project  
designed to encourage a love of reading and
learning in Arabic-speaking children and children learning Arabic as  
a second language. These classroom
libraries for Grades 1 through 6 feature 30 or 40 best-selling  
Scholastic titles for each grade level and provide a
high-quality resource for children learning Arabic.

Each grade-level library includes:

? Five copies each of 30-40 Scholastic titles (150-200 books
total) carefully chosen and translated by Arabic education
professionals
? A diverse collection of fiction and nonfiction titles with
subjects from geography and biology to space, history, folk
tales and more!
? Two attractive and durable library boxes for convenient
storage
? Two colorful posters (20? x 30?) displaying the book covers
? Two copies of a Teacher?s Guide filled with lesson plans and
activities developed for My Arabic Library and suggestions for
promoting reading in the classroom
? Grade 1 only: 3 titles in the large ?lap-size? format are
included with 5 copies of the corresponding ?little books?


My Arabic Library Teacher Training program

? Created and developed for teachers using My Arabic Library in their  
classrooms
? Teaches best practices in literacy instruction
? Conducted by Arabic-language education professionals
? Features individually-tailored instruction to meet your school?s  
needs and schedule
? Demonstrates teaching strategies, exercises and activities drawn  
from the My Arabic Library titles
? Includes supplemental materials (training video, Powerpoint  
presentation) to the My Arabic Library
Teacher?s Guide

SAVE WHEN YOU BUY A COMPLETE
GRADE-LEVEL LIBRARY!
For more information and a
complete list of titles visit:
www.scholastic.com/myarabiclibrary

ORDERING INFORMATION

Grade 1 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505433 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 2 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505434 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 3 Library
200 books (40 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505437 Reg. $1,000 $500

Grade 4 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505438 Reg. $825 $425

Grade 5 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505439 Reg. $825 $425

Grade 6 Library
150 books (30 titles, 5 copies each)
IYD505440 Reg. $825 $425


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:50 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU job
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:af3 at nyu.edu
Subject:NYU job


NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic  
Studies, invites applications for a position teaching Arabic, to  
begin September 1, 2008, pending administrative and budgetary  
approval. Appointment may be at the rank of Clinical Assistant  
Professor or Language Lecturer, depending on qualifications and  
experience. The normal teaching load is three courses per semester.  
Experience of teaching Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) at the  
university level, familiarity with proficiency-based language  
teaching and testing methods, native or near native command of Modern  
Standard Arabic (MSA) plus at least one dialect, ability to teach all  
levels, and familiarity with the use of technology in language  
teaching are required. PhD in Arabic language, linguistics,  
literature, or a related field preferred but not required.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample, student evaluations  
(if available), and at least three letters of recommendation to:  
Arabic Search Committee, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic  
Studies, New York University, 50 Washington Square South, New York NY  
10012. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  
Application deadline: November 1, 2007. Preliminary interviews will  
be conducted in conjunction with the MESA conference in Montreal in  
November.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:53 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Ethnograhy in Education Research Forum
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1) Subject:Ethnograhy in Education Conference

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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:Ethnograhy in Education Conference

Subject: [EDLING:363] CFP: 28th Ethnography in Education Research
Forum
Reply-To: edling at ccat.sas.upenn.edu

29th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum

?Going Public with Ethnography in Education?

February 29 and March 1, 2008

Center for Urban Ethnography
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

***CALL for PAPERS***

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS OPEN: August 15, 2007
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 2007
NOTIFICATION: Early November 2007
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE: Early January 2008

What counts as learning?  In the current public discourse of ever-
narrowing definitions of learning, achievement, and educational
value, ethnographic research offers powerful evidence that not
everything that matters is being counted.  Ethnographers of
education around the world continue to reveal the importance and
complexity of social, cultural, and linguistic life in schools, of
processes of learning, and of the intricate relationships upon
which it depends.  How can we make accounts of this complexity
heard within a popular discourse and public policy that seem ever
more committed to simplifying definitions and solutions?  With all
that we know and continue to discover through ethnography in
education, how do we go public?  How do we engage with the media,
with popular discourse, and with public policy on burning social
and educational issues in ways that will influence what counts as
learning and what counts as research?

The Ethnography in Education Research Forum invites papers that
explore and expand upon what counts as learning and achievement,
what counts as research and gets counted as research, and what
methods of data analysis and representation can be used to
communicate findings about the complex and processual nature of
learning and education to audiences outside, as well as inside, the
academy.


Plenary Speakers:
Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University
Hugh Mehan, University of California, San Diego

Saturday Evening Panel: ?Ethnographic data analysis, past-present-
future: A chat with the SHLEPPERS?
Frederick Erickson, University of California, Los Angeles
Ray McDermott, Stanford University
Hugh Mehan, University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey Shultz, Arcadia University

All proposals may be submitted online beginning August 15:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/forum.php

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS:
Proposals are requested for presentations in the following categories:

1.  Individual Paper (Traditional or Work-in-Progress)
2.  Group Sessions (Traditional or Work-in-Progress)
3.  Data Analysis Consultation

Practitioner Research: For Individual Papers and Group Sessions,
you may choose to designate your presentation as PRACTITIONER
RESEARCH.  Practitioner research presentations focus on research by
teachers and other practitioners in educational settings (e.g.,
school principals, counselors, non-teaching aides, parents,
students, and other members of school communities). Practitioner
research presentations are particularly featured on Saturday, known
as Practitioner Research Day.

1.  Individual Papers: (15 minutes)
Individual papers by one or more authors.  Either final analyses,
results, and conclusions (Traditional) or preliminary findings and
tentative conclusions (Work-in-Progress) may be submitted.
Indicate practitioner research, if you so choose.

2.  Group Sessions (75 minutes)
A full session of no fewer than three, and no more than six
presenters, including a discussant.  These sessions may vary in
organization: a set of individual papers, a panel discussion, a
plan for interaction among members of the audience in discussion or
workshop groups are possible formats.  Either final analyses,
results, and conclusions (Traditional) or preliminary findings and
tentative conclusions (Work-in-Progress) may be submitted.
Indicate practitioner research, if you so choose.

3. Data Analysis Consultation (30 minutes)
Individual submissions only.  Presenters offer data along with
questions about analysis for consultation with expert researchers
and conference participants.  Data analysis consultation is by
definition Work-in-Progress.
Presenters must follow specific guidelines available online:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/dacinstructions.php

PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1.  Significance for education
2.  Conceptual orientation
3.  Methodology
4.  Interpretation
5.  Quality of analysis
6.  Depth and clarity

FORMAT OF PROPOSALS:

Everyone must submit:

A. Summary (limit 100 words)
This should be a brief overview of the work to be presented.

B. Description (limit 1500 words)
Selection is based on the description.  A detailed description of
the work to be presented should be submitted including conceptual
orientation, data collection and analysis methods, data
interpretation, and significance to education.

Special Instruction for Group Sessions
Submit Summary and Description of the session overall, as specified
above.  If the session consists of a set of individual papers, the
group session proposal must also include a description for each
individual presentation.

All proposals must be submitted online:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cue/forum.php

Questions
E-mail: cue at gse.upenn.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:49 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book

Title: Europe and the Mediterranean as Linguistic Areas
Subtitle: Convergencies from a historical and typological perspective
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series 88

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SLCS% 
2088


Editor: Paolo Ramat
Editor: Elisa Roma

Hardback: ISBN: 9027230986  Pages: 390 Price: U.S. $ 162.00


Abstract:

This volume is a collection of 12 papers which originated from a  
research
project on ?Europe and the Mediterranean from a linguistic point of  
view:
history and prospects?. The papers deal with specific morphosyntactic
aspects of language structure and evolution. The comparative  
perspective is
adopted both from a synchronic (typological) and a diachronic  
(historical)
angle, focusing in particular on possible contact phenomena. Therefore,
methodological key words of this book are and. The issues addressed  
cover
such diverse aspects of language structure and change as verb  
morphology,
relative clause formation, Noun Phrase determination, demonstrative
systems, possessive markers in Noun Phrases, conjunctive, disjunctive  
and
adversative constructions, non-canonical object marking, impersonal
constructions, reduplication and early translations of the Gospels.  
These
topics are discussed particularly in relation to Romance, Germanic,  
Celtic
and Semitic languages, both modern and ancient. This book will interest
researchers in typological, historical, functional and general  
linguistics.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 14 18:31:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs students to fill out questionaire
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com
Subject:Needs students to fill out questionaire

[This is a repeat post, since the original appeared before most  
students came back to school.]

Hello Arabic students and teachers,

My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a PhD student in Second Language  
Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I have  
made a questionnaire about student perception of spoken Arabic.  I  
would like to ask that you pass along my request for volunteers to  
take this questionnaire to your students of Arabic who meet the  
following criteria:

This questionnaire is intended for American students in higher  
education who studied Arabic for 1 year (2 semesters) or more in the  
United States after which they spent at least one month in an Arabic  
speaking country. These students must also come from families in  
which they were not (or very minimally) exposed to any type of Arabic  
before taking Arabic classes.

I would like to ask those who meet these criteria if they would  
volunteer to complete this questionnaire. Those who would like to  
volunteer should email me at Jeremy.palmer at gmail.com . I will then  
reply with the questionnaire attached as a Microsoft Word document.  
Volunteers may type their responses into the word document and email  
it directly back to me. Volunteers may withdraw from this research at  
any time without any consequences. The completion of the  
questionnaire should take only 15-20 minutes.

Thank you,

Jeremy Palmer
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
(SLAT) PhD student
University of Arizona


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:31:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Syracuse University Job
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Date: 14 Sep 2007
From:Gerlinde Ulm Sanford [gsanford at syr.edu] (reposted from LINGUIST)
Subject:Syracuse University Job


University or Organization: Syracuse University
Department: Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Web Address: http://lang.syr.edu/index.htm

Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Arabic Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)

Description:

Syracuse University announces a tenure-track Assistant Professorship
position in Arabic in its Department of Languages, Literatures &
Linguistics. The position will begin in fall 2008. The successful  
candidate
will teach advanced Arabic language courses, as well as courses in  
Arabic
Linguistics, Literature & Culture. The candidate's research specialty  
may
be in one or more of these areas.

We seek candidates with native or near native fluency in Arabic and a
demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The  
candidate
hired must have PhD in hand by August 2008. Salary is competitive.

Send cover letter, dossier (CV, 3 letters of recommendation, evidence of
teaching excellence and research interests, with at least one writing
sample) to Gerlinde Ulm Sanford, Chair, Languages, Literatures &
Linguistics. Submission deadline is December 1, 2007 (postmark).

Women, minorities urged to apply: AA/EOE.


Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2007
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford
	Chair, Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
	340 D HBC Hall
	Syracuse, NY 13244-1160
	USA
Contact Information:
	Chair, Professor Gerlinde Ulm Sanford
	Email: gsanford at syr.edu
	Phone: 315 443-2046
	Fax: 315 443-5376

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 22 Maryland Call for Papers
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1) Subject:ALS 22 Maryland Call for Papers

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:<elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:ALS 22 Maryland Call for Papers

Call for Papers

The Arabic Linguistics Society and the University of Maryland  
announce the Twenty-Second Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics to  
be held at the University of Maryland, College Park.

March 8-9, 2008

Papers are invited on topics that deal with theoretic and applied   
issues of Arabic Linguistics. Research in the following areas of  
Arabic linguistics is encouraged: grammatical analysis (phonology,  
morphology, syntax, semantics), applied linguistics, socio- 
linguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, historical
linguistics, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, etc.

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a one- 
page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of the  
topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be developed  
(the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be presented).

Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in describing  
their topics.  Print your name, affiliation and return e-mail address  
at the top of the e-mail.  It will be removed before being forwarded  
to the review committee.  Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to:

Saleh Al-Nusairat at: nfli-arabic at umd.edu

2007 ALS membership dues of $25 and conference fees of $50 (total  
$75) are to be submitted with all abstracts and must be received by  
the abstract deadline.   Membership dues are non-refundable;  
conference fees are refundable, if requested, only to those whose  
papers are not accepted.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 15, 2007

Abstracts questions to:
Saleh Al-Nusairat
E-Mail: nfli-arabic at umd.eduALS
3215 Jimenez Hall

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA Announcement
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

2008 Summer Fellowships (in Cairo)

2008-2009 Full Year Fellowships (in Cairo & Damascus)

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) is pleased to announce that it
will offer a number of fellowships for advanced Arabic language study at
the American University in Cairo and Damascus University for the
2008-2009 academic year.

Two types of CASA fellowships are available:

1)      Summer-Only Fellowships: in Cairo only (June 4, 2008 - July 31,
2008)

These fellowships allow students to participate in an intensive
seven-week summer language and culture program that includes 10 weekly
hours of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and 8 hours of Modern Standard
Arabic plus a weekly tour in Arabic.

2)      Full-Year Fellowships: in Cairo and Damascus (June 4, 2008 - May
31, 2009)

These fellowships provide intensive language and culture training in
Egyptian/Syrian Colloquial and Modern Standard Arabic (reading,
listening and writing) for three semesters (summer, fall and spring) and
allow students in the spring semester to take courses in Arabic in their
respective areas of specialization.

In 2007-2008, CASA offered 5 Summer-Only Fellowships, 29 Full-Year
fellowships in Cairo, and 8 Full-Year fellowships in Damascus, and we
expect to offer similar numbers in 2008-2009.

Successful applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program or in between their
undergraduate and graduate study; committed to a career in Middle
Eastern Studies; have had a minimum three years of college-level Arabic
language study, and pass the CASA Selection exam which will be
administered to all applicants at a school in their locality on Friday,
February 8, 2008.  Please note that non-U.S. citizens are also welcome
to apply to CASA, and if accepted, may participate on a Pay-Your-Own-Way
basis.

Those interested in applying to CASA may also wish to apply for a
Fulbright fellowship that would provide them with funding to participate
in CASA. A Fulbright fellowship would enable the student to participate
in CASA and provide a higher level of funding. Fulbright fellowships
have October deadlines; thus students must submit their Fulbright
fellowships well before they submit the CASA application.

The CASA fellowship award covers round-trip airfare, tuition and a
monthly maintenance allowance.  A non-refundable program fee is required
of each CASA fellow once an award has been accepted. (See website for
details on program fees)

For detailed descriptions of the CASA programs, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA at:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:35 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Kansas Job
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1) Subject:U of Kansas Job

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:University of Kansas African & African American Studies  
<afs at KU.EDU>
Subject:U of Kansas Job

[moderator's note: the attachment did not make it through, but you  
can find more info at the url given.]

Hello,

Attached is information about an Arabic Lecturer position at the  
University
of Kansas. For more information inquire at our website www.ku.edu/~afs.

Thank You

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:37 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Doctoral Translation program
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1) Subject:Needs Doctoral Translation program

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs Doctoral Translation program

Dear friends,

I have a very good friend who is desperately looking for a doctorate  
program in translation from first any American University and second  
any European University. He teaches in an Arab university, is Arab,  
and he is a recognized translator and interpreter. Obviously, for any  
university that admits him he will be an asset due to his experience  
in teaching language and translation as well as interpreting. It?s  
important that the doctoral program be related to translation.

Thanks,

John

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Egyptian Scholar has funding, needs place
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1) Subject:Egyptian Scholar has funding, needs place

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:reem bassiouney <reembassiouney at hotmail.com>
Subject:Egyptian Scholar has funding, needs place

While in Egypt I have met a very good critic and scholar and I  
thought this might be interesting to you.
Dr. Mustafa Dabaa, head of the Arabic department at Dar al-yuluum  
(fayoum) has a scholarship from the Egyptian government to spend two  
semesters in an American University, to collect data for his  
research.  He will need an affiliation and a place to work and will  
be of great benefit to the university as he will be able to give a  
series of lectures on modern Arabic literature.  he is specialised in  
modern Arabic criticism.  If any one is interested please get in  
touch with him. His e-mail is below.
"mostafa eldaba" <eldab3 at hotmail.com
Reem Bassiouney

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:48 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Institiute in Yemen
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1) Subject:New Institiute in Yemen

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:tabbas at gmail.com
Subject:New Institiute in Yemen

To Whom It May Concern:

I represent the Yemen Institute for Arabic Language (YIAL) in Sana'a,  
Yemen. I would like to send you some brochures that you can provide  
to your students. Please let me know where I can send them. Please  
visit our website at www.yialarabic.com and encourage your Arabic  
language students to study here.

YIAL is a new institute in which the teachers have a share in the  
profits. For this reason it attracts the best teachers in Yemen. The  
institute is dedicated to staying small in order to provide the best  
service. It offers excursions to sites outside Sana'a, meetings with  
locals to practice Arabic and other extracurricular activities such  
as lectures, parties, dinners and more.

I graduated from the Near Eastern Studies department at the  
University of California at Berkeley where I focused on the Arabic  
Language. I am now a student here at YIAL. I think the level of  
instruction is excellent. If any of your students have questions  
about the institute please give them my e-mail address: tabbas at gmail.com

Sincerely,

Tania Abbas

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale
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1) Subject:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:ei1 at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Encyclopaedia of Islam sale

we have got 1 (one) antiquarian 12 vols set Encyclopaedia of Islam  
(new edition or EI-2) to offer.
Vols 1 - 3 used copies, vols 4 - 12 in mint condition.

Please note the following conditions of this offer:
- Our price: EUR 3,600.00 (current publisher's list price EUR 9,312.00
- Offer valid until September 25th, 2007 only
- Prepayment or credit card is required
- Price includes surface mail delivery (airmail on request)
- European VAT added if applicable
- 1 set only, sold on first come first serve basis

Looking forward to your order.

Best regards from Berlin,

Kai-H. Gerlach

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:50 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook
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1) Subject:New Textbook

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:hoffiz.ben at gmail.com
Subject:New Textbook

[since I can't post attachments, I have copied as much of the content  
of the pdf as I could below.--dil]

Dear Listserv:

This is to announce that my new Arabic textbook is in print now.
The attachment is for you to examine.  Kindly tell me what you think.
Thank you.

Best,
Ben Hoffiz


About the author
B.T. Hoffiz, III, is an Arabic linguist.  He has established the  
Arabic curriculum at
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, where he presently teaches  
Arabic and
"Introduction to the Middle East".  He received the Ph.D. in Near  
Eastern Studies
(Arabic Language & Linguistics), from the University of Arizona,  
Tucson, AZ, USA.
He has also published a number of scholarly papers in both Arabic and  
English, in
addition to translating and interpreting.

Table of Contents
I. Chapter One: Arabic Orthography (Alphabet and Vowel System)
II. Chapter Two: Reading, Writing & Pronunciation Exercises
III. Chapter Three: Texts and Dialogues (more than fifty units)
IV. Chapter Four: Grammar, Syntax & Morphology
V. Chapter Five: Reading Verb Conjugation, and Translation
   Activities & Exercises
VI. Chapter Six: Arabic Translation and Reading Activities & Exercises
VII. Chapter Seven:   Assessment and Evaluation: Sample Examinations

About this book
At last, the user-friendly Arabic textbook everyone has been hoping  
to find!  For years, English-speaking learners of
all backgrounds have been searching for an easy-to-follow textbook to  
introduce them to the Arabic language.  The
book begins from the earliest level through at least the sixth  
semester, or third year, of Arabic study; therefore, choice
and latitude in terms of what should be covered is provided. The  
included audio CD covers the alphabet and many of
the units in the third chapter.

Since all the material is activity-oriented, the student is urged to  
use the first two chapters with the purpose of learning
the Arabic writing system.

As for the third chapter, its text and dialogue units cover a wide  
range of topics and purposes.  There are verbal and
equational sentences, expressions and greetings, dialogues between  
individuals in culturally-relevant settings, and
other material.  Business letters and modified news coverage are  
included as well.   Many units provide vocabulary
lists or glossaries to assist the student.  The earlier units in  
Chapter Three are basic and introductory.  Beginning with
Unit 34, the units advance into the second and third-year level.

Chapters Four-Six are grammatical and structural, with a wide range  
of exercises and explanations.  Major points of
grammar are treated in the fourth chapter.  Translation is central to  
chapters 5&6.  In the seventh chapter, dictations,
quizzes, and exams are provided.  This gives the student the  
conceptual framework from which to base his/her study,
as it familiarizes the student with test format.

Although tests and quizzes are interspersed throughout this book,  
chapter seven specifically deals with assessment
and evaluation in the form of sample test documents.  It lays out a  
clear plan for testing, including dictations, minimal
pair activities, writing exercises, and grammar and translation.

?Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension is an excellent book for anyone  
wishing to study the Arabic language. The book is almost 500
pages and it is a great value for the price because it covers from  
the beginner to the advance student.  Discs also accompany the
book which have REAL native speakers so you can practice your  
pronunciation...  I have bought every book off Amazon about
teaching yourself the language and none of those books can help you  
like Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension can. You can go
along at your own pace, explains everything clearly and even has  
practice tests!  ?Lourdes Santiago

How to Purchase:

Visit: http://www.xanedu.com/copley/hoffiz.shtml   Call:  
800-218-5971, option 5   Email: originalworks at xanedu.com
Trade paperback: 529 pages  ISBN: 1-59399-255-6    Price: $102.55
Arabic: Acquisition & Comprehension
by Benjamin T. Hoffiz, III, Ph.D.


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA II Announcement
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1) Subject:CASA II Announcement

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA II Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

CASA II

2008-2009 Program for Post-CASA Language Study and Arabic-Based Research

The CASA II program aims to provide further opportunities for CASA
fellows who have completed the CASA Full-Year program within the past
five years to continue to enhance their language skills and advance
their Arabic-based research in Egypt.

The CASA II program offers the opportunity to study for one or two
semesters (Fall or Spring or both) at the American University in Cairo.
The program is meant to be flexible so as to cater to the individual
linguistic and research needs of each CASA II fellow.  Individual
academic programs for each CASA fellow will be designed in close
consultation between the fellow and the CASA Executive Director in
Cairo.

Each CASA II fellow is expected to enroll in three tutorials per
semester.  These tutorials can be in any of the language skills or in
the fellow's own field of specialization.  In addition, CASA II fellows
are welcome to enroll in any of the regular CASA classes that are
offered during the fall and spring semesters as part of their CASA II
program.  CASA II fellows are also expected to participate in and
contribute to the full range of activities of the CASA program.

Requirements:

To qualify for a CASA II fellowship, the successful applicant must have
completed the CASA Full-Year program within the past five years and must
be enrolled in a graduate program in Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies.
Former CASA fellows who graduated more than five years ago may apply for
a CASA II fellowship but they must take the CASA Entrance Exam to assess
their current level of proficiency in Arabic.

Each applicant must complete the CASA II application form and provide
all supporting documents.

Each applicant is expected to pay a non-refundable program fee of $825
per semester ($1,100 per semester for fellows from non CASA Consortium
schools).

Similar to other CASA programs, applicants to CASA II have the option of
applying on a Pay-Your-Own-Way basis if they have other sources of
funding.

Benefits:

A CASA II fellowship award covers tuition for one or two semesters based
on the fellow's choice, round trip airfare and a monthly stipend of
3,000 Egyptian pounds.


For detailed descriptions of the CASA programs, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA as follows:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:43 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Louisiana State Job
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1) Subject:Louisiana State Job

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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:reposted from aataweb
Subject:Louisiana State Job

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(Arabic Studies/Joint tenure-track)
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/International Studies  
Program
College of Arts & Sciences
Required Qualifications:  Ph.D. in Arabic Studies or related field;  
strong commitment to research and teaching; native or near-native  
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic; knowledge of Classical Arabic;  
expertise in cultural/international studies; A.B.D. candidates may  
apply, but title and salary will depend on Ph.D. status at time of  
appointment.  Responsibilities:  teaches two undergraduate-level  
courses in Arabic language and in International studies per semester;  
performs research and service. An offer of employment is contingent  
on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application  
deadline is November 1, 2007 or until candidate is selected. Send  
letter of application, curriculum vitae (including e-mail address),  
and three letters of recommendation to:
Emily Batinski, Chair
Foreign Languages and Literatures
316 Hodges Hall
Louisiana State University
Ref: #006244
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: slbati at lsu.edu
LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:"Changing Communities" Call for Contributions
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:Uri Horesh <urih at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:"Changing Communities" Call for Contributions

Subject: TRANSIT, "Changing Communities": Submission Deadline October 26

CALL FOR PAPERS

TRANSIT (http://german.berkeley.edu/transit/)


The editors of TRANSIT -- an internet-based, multidisciplinary journal
published by the German Department at the University of California,  
Berkeley
-- invite submissions for its 2007 issue on the topic "Changing  
Communities:
Literature, Media, and the Arts."  Papers for the final round should be
submitted by October 26, 2007.

TRANSIT is a refereed internet journal of German Studies indexed in  
the MLA
International Bibliography. TRANSIT seeks to push boundaries both of
traditional scholarship and of print publication. The journal?s online
format enables authors to integrate multimedia content (images, film  
clips,
spoken text, and music) into their work. We welcome critical and  
creative
work, in English or German, from all areas in which mobility and  
transition
are major forces, from translation to travelogues and other forms of
cultural transfer.

Special Topic 2007: Changing Communities

The Special Topic for this year focuses on communities and aesthetic
expression in a wide variety of media. Mobility and new media challenge
essentialist notions of community; aesthetic works can respond to such
notions and potentially act as agents of change. The domains of  
inquiry may
be diverse, ranging from medieval courtly culture to eighteenth-century
reading communities and global internet networks. Submissions for the
Special Topic should address the interaction between changing  
communities
and literature, media, and the arts.

Possible topics for the "Changing Communities" issue include:
   -- The role of communities in a globalizing world
   -- Literature, art, film as enacting/challenging communities
   -- Media technology and communal change
   -- Prenational, transnational and postnational communities
   -- The role of the nation-state in communal identities
   -- Rethinking concepts of Gemeinschaft
   -- Theorizing community in German-language contexts (coming  
community, the
public sphere, etc.)
   -- Wandering and nomadic communities
   -- Popular culture and sub-cultural identities
   -- Performing communities: theater, music, film
   -- Mass experiences
   -- Spaces of community
   -- Athletic groups and sporting events
   -- Audience as community
   -- Music, literature, and emotional communities

Please submit your article to the editors at  
transitjournal at berkeley.edu.

The deadline to be included in the final round of the 2007 issue is  
October
26, 2007.


OPEN FORUM:

In addition to the Special Topic, each issue of TRANSIT offers an  
Open Forum
for scholarly and creative work on issues of transition and travel in  
German
cultural production, from Parzival and Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre  
to the
road movies of Wim Wenders. We are also interested in multidisciplinary
analysis of non-canonical texts, debates, new media, and material  
culture.
We appreciate comparative studies that frame German examples within  
larger
theoretical and historical concerns, and we especially encourage  
essays that
make creative use of available multimedia technologies.

We consider submissions for the Open Forum at any time. We are also
interested in book reviews related to the Special Topic or the Open  
Forum.
If you have questions, please contact us at transitjournal at berkeley.edu.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:33 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mandaean Conference at SOAS
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:Mandaean Conference at SOAS

September 2007

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organising its Twenty  
Sixth International Conference on the theme of The Mandaeans, to held  
at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of  
London, 08-10 September 2008.
The conference aims to study Mandaeism and its relationship to Near  
Eastern religions and gnostic movements, and it will start on Monday  
08 September at 9am, finishing on Wednesday 10 September at 6pm. Each  
speaker?s paper is limited to 30 minutes, with an additional 10  
minutes for discussion.
If you wish to participate in the conference, please send your answer  
to the above Aram email address of Aram before December 2007. If you  
know of colleagues who might like to contribute to the conference,  
please forward this message to them or send us their names and email  
addresses. Yet, we would like to remind our colleagues that only  
academics are allowed to present a paper at an ARAM conference.
	The conference will start on Monday 8 September at 9am, finishing on  
Wednesday 10 September at 6pm. Each speaker?s paper is limited to 30  
minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. All papers  
given at the conference will be considered for publication in a  
future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review.
If you wish to know more about our ARAM Society and its academic  
activities, please open our website: www.aramsociety.org
If you have any questions or comments at any time, I am always happy  
to receive them.
Yours sincerely,

Shafiq Abouzayd (Dr.)
Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Society
The Oriental Institute
University of Oxford
Pusey Lane
Oxford OX1 2LE ? UK
Tel: +1865-514041
Fax: +1865-516824
shafiq.abouzayd at orinst.ox.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CASA III Announcement
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:CASA III Announcement

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)

CASA III Program

2008-2009 Refresher Course for Professors in Humanities and Social
Sciences

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), offers fellowships for
professors of the humanities and social sciences whose specialties focus
on any aspect of the Arab World/Middle East.  The CASA III fellowships
are funded by the Fulbright Binational Committee in Egypt and the US
Department of Education and are intended for professors who are
interested in further advancing their proficiency in Arabic and for
those who wish to undertake research in Arabic materials under the
supervision of a specialist.

The program is designed to offer flexibility in terms of the timeframe
of the individual's program.  CASA provides funding for CASA III fellows
ranging from two to four months, with each CASA III fellow choosing the
months in which they wish to participate (these months need to be
compatible with the AUC academic calendar).  The CASA III program can be
undertaken in Summer 2008, Fall 2008, or Spring 2009.  The specific
program of study for each applicant will be designed by the applicant
and the CASA Executive Director.

Applicants must have a level of competence in Arabic of Advanced or
above according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (equivalent to at
least three years of study at the college level).  An oral phone
interview in Arabic will be conducted with each applicant to determine
her/his level of proficiency.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Non-U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply to participate in
this program on a Pay-Your-Own Way basis.

The CASA III fellowship award covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and a
maintenance allowance of the Egyptian equivalent of approximately $1250
per month, plus an educational supplies allowance. A non-refundable
program fee is required of each CASA III fellow once an award has been
accepted.  (See website for details on programs fees)

For a detailed description of the CASA III program, or to download
application forms, please visit the CASA web site at:
www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa

*Application deadline for 2008-2009 programs is January 7, 2008*

You may contact CASA as follows:

Center for Arabic Study Abroad
1 University Station, F9400
Austin, TX  78712-0527
Telephone: 512.471.3513
Fax: 512.471.7834
Email: utcasa at austin.utexas.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:28:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:28:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs help with some lexical items from Horani
 Arabic
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:Alex Bellem <alex at bellem-hussein.demon.co.uk>
Subject:Needs help with some lexical items from Horani Arabic

Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from London, and ramadan mubarak.

I wonder if anyone can help with four lexical items given for Horani by
Cantineau (1946). The book is in French, but I have problems with these
4 items, since I'm not sure what the Arabic refers to (and am not sure
of the French in these particular instances).

They are (in translit, capital T = emphatic; 3 = pharyngeal 3ayn):

1) kaddaana - 'collier de trait'

2) gaTruuba / guTruba - 'clou fixant le soc a l'age' - a hook to fix the
plough to something (what?)

3) gulla - 'boulet' - does this mean cannonball? (gullaaya is a cooking
pot for clarifying butter, but this seems unrelated according to his
translation of it as 'boulet')

4) geme3ha - 'son de' - does this mean 'her thimble'? (from his
discussion of vowels, the 'e' vowels here are lexical 'i', i.e. gimi3)

I'd be very grateful if anyone can shed light on these.

Thanks in advance,
Alex.

--  
Alex Bellem
Dept of Linguistics
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
ab12 at soas.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Sep 20 22:27:46 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:27:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies
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Date: 20 Sep 2007
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to you about our Aram Society and its updated website.

1.	Aram Periodical volumes 18 and 19 have appeared. You can obtain  
copies from our publisher at their address: Peeters Publishers,  
Bondgenotelaan 153, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, orders at peeters-leuven.be.  
If you would like to know more about the contents please open  
attachment.
2.	Our conference at the Oriental Institute, Chicago University on  
?Modern Syriac Literature? was a great success and we will repeat our  
conferences in the USA every two years with different academic  
venues. These will be announced in due time. If you would like a copy  
of the Chicago Conference proceedings, please open our website  
(www.aramsociety.org), ?Past Conferences?.
3.	Our conference at Sydney University on the Mandaeans was also  
another success with wonderful collaboration by the Australian  
Mandaean community. We will keep Sydney University as a base for Aram  
Society to organise conferences in the Far East. If you would like to  
see a copy of the Sydney Programme, please open our website  
(www.aramsociety.org), ?Past Conferences?.
4.	We would like to inform you about our new forthcoming Aram  
conferences worldwide. Please open our website (www.aramsociety.org),  
?Forthcoming Conferences?.
5.	Aram is updating its own web site with a complete list of  
contributors to our Aram periodicals and a complete list of all past  
conferences. Please open our website: www.aramsociety.org ?Directory  
of contributors?.
6.	The Decapolis Conference is going on well and the number of  
speakers may mean that we extend the duration of the Conference by  
another day. This is because the subject matter is so important and  
we welcome all specialists on the subject who are willing to  
participate in the Conference. I would advise members of the  
Conference to keep Thursday 10 July 2008 free for this purpose. For  
the list of speakers, please open our website (www.aramsociety.org),  
?Current Conferences?.

The Aram electronic monthly newsletter will keep you updated on the  
Aram academic activities.
Yours sincerely,
Shafiq Abouzayd

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:14 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities
 for non-US Citizens
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1) Subject:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities for non- 
US Citizens

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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Emma Goldsmith <emma_goldsmith at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wants info on Study Abroad funding opportunities for non-US  
Citizens

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have been studying Arabic  
for the past 5 years and have spent much time doing language courses  
in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia etc, paying from my own pocket. I see many  
of these wonderful opportunities to continue Arabic studies to a  
higher level but they always seem to be open for U.S. citizens only.
   I hoped that someone might be able to advice me on how to go about  
finding scholarships for European student. I am English.

   Look forward to hearing any responses you might have.

   Emma Goldsmith

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:10 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Horani Arabic response
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1) Subject:Horani Arabic response

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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:sue tharwat <s_tharwat at hotmail.com>
Subject:Horani Arabic response

Greetings from Riyadh, and ramadan mubarak.
????? =it is a stiff necklace  that is usually worn in evenings

gulla - 'boulet' - does this mean cannonball?
??? = it is like a disk and it is usually played as a sport :  
lancer le disque
i hope it can help you
seham el kareh
prof Linguistics

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Translation Ph.D. response
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1) Subject:Translation Ph.D. response

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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Michael A Toler <mtoler at middlebury.edu>
Subject:Translation Ph.D. response

ello,

To my knowledge the only university in the United States that offers  
and actual Ph.D. in Translation Studies and that is Binghamton  
University (SUNY Binghamton).  The web page for the Translation  
Research and Instruction Program is at: http://trip.binghamton.edu/

Best,
Michael

Michael A. Toler, Ph.D.
Chief Program Officer, Al-Musharaka Initiative
http://blogs.nitle.org/almusharaka
Editor, Arab Culture and Civilization Online Resource
http://arabworld.nitle.org
National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education
http://www.nitle.org

PO Box 72654
Richmond, VA 23235

Phone: 734-661-1014

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:More info on U. of Kansas Job
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1) Subject:More info on U. of Kansas Job

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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:University of Kansas African and African American Studies  
<afs at KU.EDU>
Subject:More info on U. of Kansas Job

Hello,

Here is further information regarding the Arabic Lecturer position.  
Again,
the full position description can be located on our website at  
www.ku.edu/~afs.

Thank you

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

African & African-American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm 9
Bailey Hall
Lawrence KS, 66045-7574

Announces
Pool Lecturer Positions in all areas with specific need at this time in

Full-Time Arabic
To begin:  Fall 2008

Salary range $2,500 ? $3,700

Please visit our website for description and complete application  
instructions.
www.ku.edu/~afs

African & African-American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm 9
Bailey Hall
Lawrence KS, 66045-7574

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:12 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Exeter Job
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:"Auchterlonie, Paul" <J.P.C.Auchterlonie at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject:University of Exeter Job


The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), School of  
Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Exeter (U.K.)


The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter,  
Exeter, U.K. is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Teaching Fellow/ 
Associate Teaching Fellow in Arabic with effect from 1 January 2008,  
or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful appointee on the  
lecturer scale will be expected to have a research and publication  
record commensurate with the post and the stage they are at in their  
career. There will be no research or publication expectations from  
candidates considered for a teaching fellowship.

The successful candidate will have expertise in any field related to  
research into and/or the teaching of the Arabic language. Such fields  
may include but are not restricted to: Arabic grammar and grammatical  
theory, Arabic linguistics/sociolinguistics, phonology, dialectology,  
translation studies, computer-assisted language learning, and the  
teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Proven ability to work as part  
of a team collectively responsible for the complex administrative and  
academic roles of managing and coordinating the syllabi, delivery and  
assessment of the many language modules offered at BA and MA levels  
as well as maintaining contact with our Year Abroad partners and  
minding the welfare of our students during the study abroad year will  
be a desirable asset in the successful application.

Lecturer and Teaching Fellow salary will be at the appropriate point  
of Grade F (?29,139 - ?35,837), dependant upon proven skills and  
experience.

Associate Teaching Fellow salary will be at the appropriate point of  
Grade E (?22,332 - ?28,289) dependant upon proven skills and  
experience. An appointment to Teaching Fellow/Associate Teaching  
Fellow will be for 12 months.

A lecturership appointment would be permanent, subject to the  
University's 5 year probation period.

For an informal discussion of the post please contact Professor  
Rasheed El-Enany at r.el-enany at exeter.ac.uk or +44 (0)1392 264027.

Application packs are available from r.j.baker at exeter.ac.uk or  
www.exeter.ac.uk/jobs; or Answer-phone +44 (01392 263100, quoting  
reference number R30N1285.

The closing date for completed applications is 12 October 2007.


Please contact:   r.j.baker at exeter.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Sep 24 23:01:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Claremont McKenna College Job
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Date: 24 Sep 2007
From:Kelly.Vargas at ClaremontMcKenna.edu
Subject:Claremont McKenna College Job

Claremont McKenna College invites applications for a tenure-track  
position as Assistant Professor of Arabic beginning July 2008.  The  
successful candidate should have a Ph.D. or dissertation completed by  
the time of appointment and native or near-native proficiency in  
Arabic.  A senior appointment will be considered under exceptional  
circumstances.  The position requires a strong commitment to and  
experience in teaching Arabic, as well as teaching courses in a  
complementary field, such as literature or cultural studies.  The  
candidate should have an interest in building an outstanding Arabic  
program at the Claremont Colleges. The teaching load will be four  
semester courses each year, with two expected to be language courses.  
Salary and benefits are competitive.  Review of applications will  
begin on October 15, 2007 and will continue until the position has  
been filled.  Candidates attending the Middle Eastern Studies  
Association meetings in November 2007 should make their availability  
known in their cover letter.  Please send letter of application, a  
current c.v., a teaching statement, course evaluations if available,  
and a writing sample together with three current letters of  
recommendation to Arabic Search Committee, c/o Ms. Rachel Hernandez,  
Faculty Support West, Claremont McKenna College, 850 Columbia Avenue,  
Claremont, CA 91711. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity  
Employer, Claremont McKenna College especially welcomes and  
encourages applications from women and minority candidates

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:01 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Study Abroad funding for non-US citizens response
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From: a elsherif <alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:Study Abroad funding for non-US citizens response

Hi Emma
please look into this link http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ from here search  
for funding opportunities.
Good luck
elshareif

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:45:59 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:45:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop
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1) Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:reposted from aataweb
Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

STARTALK ACTFL Pre-Conference Teacher Trainer Workshop

STARTALK will cooperate with the American Association of Teachers of  
Arabic (AATA), the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), and  
the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools  
(CLASS) to offer a one-day workshop on teacher education and  
professional development for Arabic and Chinese language teacher  
trainers. It will take place on November 15, 2008 in San Antonio, TX,  
preceding the ACTFL 2007 Annual Convention. The workshop is an  
opportunity for teacher trainers and others to share information  
about and resources for teacher education, and to exchange ideas  
about expanding teacher-training capacity in the United States. It  
will focus on best practices in teaching Arabic and Chinese at the  
K-12 level and on how to prepare K ? 12 teachers to teach effectively.

Funded by the National Security Language Initiative, STARTALK  
provides professional development opportunities for prospective and  
current Arabic and Chinese teachers for levels K-16. It also offers  
summer education experiences for high school students in Arabic and  
Chinese languages..

The STARTALK workshop is open to non-members and members of AATA,  
CLTA, and CLASS who have previous experience training teachers. An  
advanced degree is preferred but not necessary. As an outcome of the  
meeting, workshop participants will draft plans for teacher  
development for their home institutions.

Workshop costs: Upon notification of acceptance, workshop  
participants will submit a $50.00 nonrefundable registration fee.  
Once selected for participation, workshop participants will be  
eligible to receive up to $200.00 toward their hotel costs and per  
diem expenses ($41.00/day for meals). Participants will be required  
to mail hotel receipt copies after workshop attendance to receive  
reimbursement.

For further information and application forms, visit this website:  
http://www.nflc.org/projects/current_projects/startalk/ 
pre_actfl_conf_workshop/.

Deadline for application is 12 October 2007.

Applicants will be notified by 19 October 2007.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:45:56 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:45:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:ADS:Quran Book, Arab Academy special
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2) Subject:Arab Academy special

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Global Media Pblications" <gmpublication at gmail.com>
Subject:Quran Book

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Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi's monumental Urdu translation and commentary. An
immense wealth of profound understanding of the Quran is accumulated  
here,
so is a vast treasure of knowledge and deep insights, illuminating
historical accounts, and a highly systematic exposition of social,
political, economic and legal teachings. But what makes this Tafseer  
unique
is that it translates the Quran into a book to be lived by, a mission  
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This
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:
Subject:Arab Academy special


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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted
 Language Learning
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1) Subject:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted Language  
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Kamal AlEkhnawy" <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Wants Online PhD program in Computer Assisted Language Learning

Dear all,

Salamat min Al-Qahira.

Does anyone know a university that offers PHD online in Computer- 
Assisted
Language Learning (CALL) or in computer science and accepts  
applicants that
reside in Egypt? I'm saying that because I noticed that all of the
universities that I came across in US and Canada that offers on PHD  
programs
only accept applicants that reside in US or Canada. In other words, the
online application form does not allow any residents outside North of
America to apply. I would appreciate it if you could help me. Please  
email
me at: kamal19 at aucegypt.edu

Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
Tel. office: +2 02 279-75039
Business Fax: +2 02 279-57565
Email:  <mailto:kamal19 at aucegypt.edu> kamal19 at aucegypt.edu
Business Website:  <http://www.aucegypt.edu/ali> www.aucegypt.edu/ali
Personal website:  <http://www.kamalalekhnawy.com/>
http://www.kamalalekhnawy.com/

Post Mail:
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:07 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Media Arabic coursebook
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:moderator
Subject:New Media Arabic coursebook

Author: Alaa Elgibali
Title: Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Release Date: 7 October 2007

Amazon blurb:
In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic?in  
academia, governments, NGOs, and business?Media Arabic is a unique  
and timely learning tool for anyone looking to access news  
information from this important global region firsthand. Media Arabic  
introduces the language of the newspapers, magazines, and Internet  
news sites to intermediate and advanced-level students of Modern  
Standard Arabic. Using this textbook, students will be able to master  
core vocabulary and structures typical of front-page news, recognize  
various modes of coverage, distinguish fact from opinion, detect  
bias, and read critically in Arabic.

Drawing on their long experience as Arabic instructors, Alaa Elgibali  
and Nevenka Korica have organized the book into six chapters, each  
covering a dominant news topic: Talks and Conferences, Demonstrations  
and Protests, Conflicts and Terrorism, Elections, Rule of Law, and  
Business. In addition, the book offers three self-assessment units  
and a glossary organized by theme.

The book enables students to read extended texts with greater  
accuracy and speed by focusing on the relationships among meaning,  
language form, and markers of cohesive discourse. The activities  
include pre-reading discussions as well as extensive practice on  
vocabulary in context, organizing information, skimming, scanning,  
critical reading, and analyzing content.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:03 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&K-16:UK Edexcel Arabic Examiners Chair Job
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:Haroon Shirwani <arabictutor at hotmail.com>
Subject:UK Edexcel Arabic Examiners Chair Job

Exciting news for Arabic teaching colleagues in the UK. The  
examination board Edexcel are looking for a Chair of Examiners for  
Arabic:

http://jobs.tes.co.uk/job.aspx?jobId=438381

This is a golden opportunity. As many of you are aware, the GCSE and  
A-level for Arabic are very difficult for students without a  
background in the language. The problem is that it is not possible to  
get an A in Arabic GCSE within the same time that it would take to  
get an A in most other language GCSEs (not just French, Spanish and  
German, but also Russian and Japanese). An able, hard-working  
teenager can start from scratch and achieve an A in most languages  
after two years of study, at the rate of about four 40 minute classes  
a week. For Arabic, the same student can expect to achieve a B. This  
is a major obstacle to Arabic becoming a mainstream language in  
schools. With the exams being so difficult, Arabic will remain the  
stuff of evening classes and lunchtime clubs.

If a clear-sighted individual takes up this post, and makes the exams  
a realistic option for non-natives, it will be better for schools  
(can incorporate Arabic into their main languages programme), better  
for Edexcel (more candidates) and better for the study of Arabic in  
Britain as a whole (more students, more interest and more exposure).

Good luck!

Haroon

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:08 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Kurmanji Kurdish book
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Kurmanji Kurdish book

Title: Kurmanj? Kurdish
Series Title: Languages of the World/Materials 468

Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	
Author: G?l?at Aygen

Paperback: ISBN:  9783895860706 Pages: 102 Price: Europe EURO 44.00


Abstract:

This is a descriptive grammar of Kurmanj?, a major northern dialect of
Kurdish spoken by the Kurds of Turkey, Eastern Syria, the Caucasus and
parts of Iran. Considering that there is no reference grammar of any
dialect of Kurdish published in English, and that there are only a few
relevant grammars published in Turkish and Iranian, this book will be a
unique resource as a reference grammar for the wider linguistics  
community.

This book covers the basic phonetic, phonological, morphological and
syntactic structure of Kurmanj?, and includes some sample texts. The  
first
chapter focuses on the phonetic inventory and phonotactics of Kurmanj?
Kurdish as well as some suprasegmental features, such as stress, and  
common
phonological processes. The second chapter describes the morphological
structure: parts of speech and the relevant inflectional morphology. The
third chapter presents the Kurmanj? sentence structure, both simple and
complex, including subordinate clauses. Finally, chapter four  
contains some
sample texts.

This grammar relies heavily on both the very few published material on
Kurdic, particularly those of Bedir-Xan brothers and data elicited from
native speakers of Kurmanj?. It adheres to the conventions of the
Roman-based alphabet, following Bedir-Xan's orthography and to IPA forms
where relevant.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Sep 28 15:46:10 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Announcement
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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Gilman" <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2008 Application Open ? Deadline: October 9, 2007

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to  
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one  
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student  
who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The  
program serves students who have been under-represented in study  
abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high  
financial need, community college students, students in under- 
represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students  
from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving  
institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program  
seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year  
and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.

A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are  
available for students studying a critical need language for a total  
possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible languages can be found  
on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the  
time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country  
currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.  
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and  
administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online  
application visit:  http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027

Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25

Contact for Advisors: Bronwyn Stewart
email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 14

http://www.iie.org/gilman


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