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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2 grammar queries
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:Jonathan Lange <jonathanlange at yahoo.com>
Subject:2 grammar queries

I have two (somewhat nitpicky) grammar questions.

1) 'sharikat at-tatweer wa al-istithmaar as-siyaahiy' (Tourism  
Development and Investment Company)

-My question is about the adjective.  Does this title not imply (in  
Arabic) that it is a company for development that also does tourism  
investment?  Should the adjective be 'siyahiyayn' or even 'siyahiya'?

2) 'sharikat batruul Abu Dhabi'

-Should this be 'sharikat batruul Abi Dhabi' or does 'Abu Dhabi' get a  
pass because it is considered a fixed unit?

Sorry for my inconsistent transliteration, but I trust everyone will  
be able to figure out what I mean.  Thanks.

-Jonathan Lange

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:already
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:ateyah at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:already

Hi, i was looking in an online dictionary. it seems there is not  
single word for "already" the expressed it as "qabla al-waqt  
almutawaqqaE" " before the expected time. (the E is the same first  
sound of the preposition "Ealay = on, above"
there was also "sabiqan = previously"

i'll let you know if i found other answers

Best,
Luma

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Date: 02 May 2008
From:Sana Hilmi <shilmi at gmu.edu>
Subject:already

I can't think of a verb,
!لــسُـرعان ما نـسـيـت
how fast did you forget!
هـل نـسـيـتَ بـهـذهِ السرعة؟
Have you forgotten "that fast" already?

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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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Sane Yagi" <saneyagi at gmail.com>
Subject:already

alam Everyone,

Regarding Ben's query on 'already' in fusha, below is my attempt at
rendering the essence of the Egyptian exclamation in Standard Arabic:

My translation of
هل نسيتَ حقاً؟
Hal naseeta haqqan?
Have you genuinely forgotten?

كِدتَ تنسى؟
Kidta tansaa?
You almost forgot?

هل أوشكتَ أن تنسى؟
Hal awshakta an tansaa?
Have you almost forgotten?

Best Du3a,
sane yagi

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Date: 02 May 2008
From:julie ag <agjulie24 at hotmail.com>
Subject:already

Already:
Did you already forgot?

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on March 07 Rome Colloquium
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Laila Familiar" <lailafam at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Needs info on March 07 Rome Colloquium

Hello everybody,

Last year I received at a different list an e-mail referring to the
First Colloquium of Arab Linguistics that supposedly took place in
Roma Tre University in March 2007 under the title of “The word in
Arabic”. Did that Colloquium took place? If yes, does anybody know how
can I get the proceedings?

Many thanks,
Laila H. Familiar

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Southern Cal Arabic teaching position
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:tkd4 at georgetown.edu
Subject:Wants Southern Cal Arabic teaching position

Greetings, is anyone aware of a part to full time Arabic teaching  
position in Southern California for this summer or next year at a  
community college or university? Please advise. Thanks, Kareema Dauod

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North American Source for Arabic Dictionaries
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Amina Yassine" <amouneh at gmail.com>
Subject:North American Source for Arabic Dictionaries

Marhaba Marilyn,

Jarir Bookstore in Anaheim, Ca is a great resource! Their website is:
http://www.jarirbooks.net/home.asp?uri=1000&frst=1000

They can help you get the books you need and they will even suggest  
better
deals for you! Ask for Mohammad, he is quite knowledgeable about  
everything
that they carry!!

Good luck,

Amina

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Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs refs on teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:abdessatar mahfoudhi <mabessatar at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs refs on teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6

Dear all,
Could you please lead me to any work that has tried to sequence the  
teaching of Arabic letters/sounds and rules (spelling and grammar) for  
teaching (Grades 1-6) on the basis of some research.
I very much appreciate you help with this,
Abdessatar Mahfoudhi


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Abdessatar Mahfoudhi, PhD

Center for Child Evaluation & Teaching
  Al-Surra, Block 4, Street 14
P.O. Box 5453, Safat, 13055, Kuwait
Tel: +965 5353681/2
Fax: +965 5353914
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Mary Washington Job
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:University of Mary Washington Job

Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of Arabic

The University of Mary Washington invites applications for a visiting
full-time position at the rank of instructor or assistant professor to
begin in fall 2008.  Candidates must have a M.A. or Ph.D. Arabic Studies
(or in a related subject area) in hand by August 15, 2008.  Candidates
must also have native or near native fluency in both Arabic and English
and experience teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic
language courses. Normal teaching load is 12 hours per semester.  Please
send letter of application, vita, three letters of reference by June 1,
2008, to Chair, Department of Modern Foreign Languages, University of
Mary Washington, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA  22401-5358.
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational, liberal
arts institution in Fredericksburg, Virginia, fifty miles south of
Washington, D.C.  Visit our website at www.umw.edu <http://www.umw.edu/>
.  In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide
equal educational and employment opportunities, the University of Mary
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:grammar query responses
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Andrew Freeman" <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

I think that with the second item what we’re seeing is that names no  
longer under case marking even in “Standard Arabic.”  I believe  
there was a judgment passed by an institute in Egypt in the 1920’s in  
that regard.
Thus $aahadt-tu muHammad, not $aahadt-tu muHammadan

Cheers,
Andy

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Waheed Samy" <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

Concerning شركة التطوير والاستثمار السياحي  
sharikat at-taTwiir w al-istithmaar as-siyaahiyy:
= narrowly: The Company of/for Development and Touristic Investment.
The adjective modifies Investment, as a consequence it cannot be  
feminine; it agrees with the noun in definiteness and in case: as- 
siyaahiyyi.

Concerning شركة بترول أبو ظبي, although Abu is in the  
genitive case, and consequently should be written Abi, it is  
nevertheless written Abu because of a convention according to which  
proper nouns and titles are often left in the default nominative case.

Waheed

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Date: 05 May 2008
From: "Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi,
     The first example is a hendiadys, i.e. a pair of synonyms to  
describe 'one notion,' e.g.  'was [not "were"] your bread and butter  
good?'  'null and void', 'good and proper' are other examples.  in  
other words  /al-taTwiir-wal-istithmaar/  is considered a singular  
(noun) unit, so the singular masc. nisba noun is correct.  It should  
be noted that given the vastness of the Arabic vocabulary, synonyms  
are very easy to find, AND THUS CONSTRUCTIONS OF THIS TYPE ARE GROWING  
EXPONENTIALLY IN MSA.  Such phrases are usually best translated into  
English as noun-adjective constructions, e.g.  /tadmiir-wa-taHliil/   
~  'utter devastation'.
    No one even WRITES 'Abi Dhabi'.  The form is frozen, as it is with  
many names, such as MSA  /yaa  Abuu  Bakr/  for Classical  /yaa  Abaa   
Bakr/  ~ 'Hey, Abu Bakr.'  This has become an 'benchmark' for the  
level of Arabic one is speaking or writing, as many educated Arabs  
ignore the rules of the 'Five Nouns' before ignoring others (in my  
limited experience).  I have even seen /ab#  al-masraH  al-gharbii/   
~  'father of the Occidental theater' in a respected publication.
     Best wishes,
                                                          Mike Schub

Dear Dil,
      if you'd like to add another example on my recent note on  
hendyades:  /lubb-wa-jawhar  al-qaDiyya/  ~
'the quintessential nature of the problem'.  Many thanks,
                                                                                                ms

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi Jonathan,
1-Both tatweer and istethmar are masculine singular nouns and for the  
sake of having easy and understood company name, the adjective is  
singular masculine that describes each noun at the end in stead of the  
dual.
2- Yes, as you say Abu Dhabi is one unit because it is the city name.

wa Llaahu 'alam

salam to all.

Nagwa

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mai Zaki" <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi Jonathan,

In regards to your first query, it seems to be a classic case of  
syntactic ambiguity where the adjective can be modifying one or two  
nouns. I've seen this many times in the titles of companies and  
authorities. I think, strictly grammatically speaking, and given that  
it makes sense that the adjective actually modifies both nouns, it  
should be "as-siyahiyayn" as you suggested, but from what I've seen in  
my native country Egypt, no one wants to use the dual form which is  
considered to be very formal and heavy on the ears so they just use  
the singular form.  As for the adjective "as-siyahiya", I don't think  
it works here because it would be modifying the first noun "sharikat"  
which would be giving a misleading meaning.

As for the second query, I think "Abu Dhabi" has been considered as a  
fixed unit for a long time.. personally, I have never seen it said/ 
written as anything else (Abi or Aba).

Hope this helps.

Mai

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Date: 05 May 2008
From: "Madiha Doss" <madihadoss at yahoo.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

The dual form for siyahi, and the gentive form for the name of the  
country would be the "normatively correct" forms, however I would  
think that in the two cases these forms would be percieved as too  
pedantic, amd their replacement by the less correct is favoured for  
casual usages of language.
There are even more "serious"cases of incorrect usage, I have just  
witnessed a particular one: an examination sheet on which university  
staff should write their questions was headed by the term sa'atayn  
(two hours) for the time of examination!

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at CASAW (U
 of Edinburgh)
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Elisabeth Kendall <Elisabeth.Kendall at ed.ac.uk>
Subject:Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at CASAW

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Centre for the Advanced Study  
of the Arab World (CASAW)

These posts will provide an opportunity for new researchers who have  
recently gained a PhD to contribute to the research programmes of  
CASAW, as well as undertaking some teaching and administrative duties,  
collaborative interdisciplinary work and outreach activity.

Closing Date: 30 May 2008
Start Date: September 2008 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Salary Scale:  £ £28,290 - £33,780

3-Year Fellowship in Minority Identities in the Arab World
(Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh)
This research will examine the emergence and development of minority  
communities in the Arab Middle East since the appearance of the modern  
state from the 19th century onwards (especially since the advent of  
nation-states after World War One), addressing issues of statelessness  
and the creation of refugee communities. While requiring a  
disciplinary grounding in history, the postholder will be expected to  
lock into the Centre's interdisciplinary environment to incorporate  
alternative insights into the issues raised, which have important  
implications for the stability of societies and states in the region  
to the present day.
Further particulars and an application form can be found at www.jobs.ed.ac.uk 
, under vacancy reference 3009078.

2-Year Fellowship in the Socio-Cultural Impacts of Modern Information  
and Communication Technologies in the Arab World
(Modern Languages and Cultures/School of Government and International  
Affairs, University of Durham)
The role of al-Jazeera and other media networks in the recent Gulf War  
has highlighted the need for research in this area. This post will  
bring together the linguistic expertise and cultural studies  
methodologies of the Arabic Department with the political economy  
specialisms in the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.  
The research will assess the various potential and actual impacts of  
modern media such as satellite television and the internet on Arab  
society and culture.
For more information, please contact the Durham CASAW Administrator,  
Ms Lorraine Holmes (Lorraine.Holmes at durham.ac.uk).

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dictionary Sources
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Dictionary Sources

Greetings to all... ahalan wa sahalan liljamii3...

As Amina kindly suggested, the Jarir Bookstore in Anaheim/Garden Grove  
on
Brookhurst Street probably has the most-current selection of Arabic- 
Arabic  and
Arabic-English-Arabic dictionaries. Jarir also offers an excellent   
"to-order"
service because of its distributorship agreements with a number of   
Arabic
publishers in UK and the Middle East, i.e., the Obeikan and al-Jarir   
chains in
Saudi Arabia.

Another Arabic bookstore (right up Brookhurst a few blocks from   
Jarir) in
Anaheim, CA is Dar al-Hikmat, which also has an outlet in  Arlington,  
Virginia.
Smaller stock there than at Jarir, but a shopper can  sometimes find a  
number
of technical and specialized references which Jarir  might not carry.

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
(Late of Riyadh, 206-2007)

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Monterey Institute Visiting Prof Job
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mary Lineberger" <Mary.Lineberger at miis.edu>
Subject:Monterey Institute Visiting Prof Job

Visiting Professor- Arabic Studies

Job Description:
Under general supervision of the Graduate School of Language and
Educational Linguistics Dean, the Visiting Professor will be expected  
to:

	Teach second, third and fourth year courses in Arabic Studies to
graduate students in business and policy

	Hold office hours

	Performs other related duties as requested

Requirements:

	MA or Ph.D. in teaching foreign language or related field, with
expertise in content teaching,

OR

	MA/Ph.D. in policy or business with successful Arabic language  
teaching
experience or experience teaching content to Arabic language learners.

	Native-level fluency in Arabic

	Basic technology literacy and willingness to learn more advanced
approaches and technologies

	Demonstrated excellence in teaching business or policy to non-native
speakers of Arabic preferred


Additional Information:
The Monterey Institute maintains a smoke-free and drug-free workplace.
Position requires light to moderate physical effort and the ability to
work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
Expected Start date: August 2008 for 2008-2009 academic year

Application Instructions:

Please upload a CV or resume, teaching evaluations, and names and  
contact
information of three references with your application. Student  
evaluations
and references will also be accepted via email at [ mailto:jobs at miis.edu
]jobs at miis.edu or mail at:

Search Committee - Arabic Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940

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3) Subject:already
4) Subject:already

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:already

here are a few 'Qur'an already' verses, e.g. Q12.77:  /in  yasriq  fa- 
qad  saraqa  akhun  la-hu  min  qablu/  ~
"If he has stolen, [well no wonder!], a brother of his has already  
stolen."
                                                                  Mike  
Schub

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Afra Al-Mussawir <afraalmussawir at yahoo.com>
Subject:already

I don't use a verb to signify "already," but will use "qad" for the  
same meaning, e.g.

ishteraytu akla 'ala l-tareeq, walakin lama wasaltu il-bayt wajadtu  
anahum qad akalaw.

Forgive my weird transliteration. I was trying to convey:
إشتريت أكلة على الطريق ولكن لما وصلت  
البيت وجدت أنهم قد أكلوا
I bought food on the way home, but when I got there I found they'd  
already eaten.

For the question "have you already forgotten?" I would say:
qad nasayta? (using inflection to indicate the interrogative)
قد نسيت؟

I could also see using "haleeyan" for the purpose:
nasayta haleeyan? or haleeyan nasayta?
نسيت حالياً؟ حالياً نسيت؟
though that doesn't convey the exact same meaning (just as any  
translation wouldn't)

Also keep in mind that I'm much more familiar with Iraqi and Jordanian  
dialects than anything else, so this usage may be more dialect than  
fusha.

Afra Al-Mussawir

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3)
Date: 05 May 2008
From:"George Marquis" <geomarq at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:already

I’d like to add my perspective to this discussion.

“Already” in English is difficult to translate because it not only  
has a meaning, but an implication. The implication is that the person  
who made the previous utterance had presupposed incorrectly:

                 A: We’re just about to have lunch. Come [to] have  
something to eat with us.   ( A presumed that B hadn’t yet eaten)
                 B: Thanks, [but] I’ve already eaten.

So, one would have to ask if on the lexical plane, this quality  
existed in the meaning of a word in Arabic, either in one of the  
“3amiyaat” or in “fuSha” because if one translated the exchange  
above, B would not have used لحق  in his reply.

As for إنت لحقت تنسى؟   or, perhaps more commonly in  
Cairene “street” Egyptian followed by a past tense verb           
إنت لحقت جبت؟     I don’t know if we can isolate one part  
of this phrase, and claim that it equates with “already” in  
English.  To me the use of لحق in the phrase implies that the person  
asking the question knows that the respondent is busy and probably  
hasn’t had the time yet to do the action described by the following  
verb. So, its use is sort of as a reminder to the respondent that the  
one asking is still waiting. I would translate لحق in this phrase as  
“ found the time yet to”
Sometimes I feel that ‘already” is expressed in Egyptian by  
“لاقيت” + past tense of following verb,  as in      "رحت  
له اللبيت لاقيته نزل"
“I went to his place, but found that he had [already] left.”   (not  
the literal translation)
Otherwise, I don’t feel that Egyptian expresses “already”  
lexically. It might do it in other ways, such as with intonationو as  
in ما خلاص!"”  . I think that is why “already” has become  
part of the educated Egyptian’s native dialect.   Egyptians who know  
some English use “already” in Arabic speech as if it were an Arabic  
word. Perhaps it fills a lexical need that isn’t filled by Arabic.

George Marquis
Instructor and  Writing Workshop Coordinator
Dept. of Rhetoric and Composition
American University in Cairo
Office: 02-2797-5725
Email: geomarq at aucegypt.edu

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Hamdi Yasin <hamdi.yasin at yahoo.com>
Subject:already

About ALREADY:
I would think  " lil-taw "  "للتو "   prounounced  "littaw" would  
convey the meaning of ALREADY  or JUST and it's use is comparable to   
the present perfect in English to express an event that has JUST begun  
or finished for that matter but the expression and the actual event  
have to be proximate.


It just started raining:
لقد بدأت تمطر للتو    [laqad bada‚at tomTir  lil-taw]
It just rained (and finished already):
  لقد أمطرت للتو
laqad amTarat lil-taw

Salaam,
Hamdi Yasin
Saint Xavier University

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Al-kitaab Al-asaasii
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1) Subject:Al-kitaab Al-asaasii

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Heba shabaka <o_heba at hotmail.com>
Subject:Al-kitaab Al-asaasii

Hi, as regard Al ketab al asassi and all other books for teaching  
classical and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, you will find them at the  
book store of the AUC ( American university in Cairo ), main campus,  
Mohamed Mahmoud St, they are avaible all around the year there.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING&LIT:Two new articles posted on JAIS site
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1) Subject:Two new articles posted on JAIS site

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Date: 13 May 2008
From:Joseph Norment Bell <joseph.bell at if.uib.no>
Subject:Two new articles posted on JAIS site

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/jais
http://www.uib.no/jais


The following articles have just been posted at the sites given above.  
(Please make a note of the first address, at Lancaster University, as  
the page, which has been redesigned, is simpler to use and will soon  
be the main site.)

Volume Six (2005-2006):

Peter Marteinson. La Disjonction de la voix narrative et la  
manipulation de la vraisemblance dans Le Rocher de Tanios d’Amin  
Maalouf. (Adobe Acrobat 7.0 PDF file, 147 kB, pp. 80-94). HTML Unicode  
version to be posted later.

Abstract: This investigation of the narrative voice in Maalouf’s Prix- 
Goncourt win¬ning novel Le Rocher de Tanios observes the manner in  
which the multi¬plicity of enunciators, in the form of secondary  
narrators “cited” intertextually by the primary narrator, engenders  
a subtle play upon points of view, epochs, and cultural outlooks, an  
artifice which lends the novel a breadth in its generic status and  
veridictory grounding. It manages to be both an entirely possible,  
realistic narrative, and a fantastical legend, in which the “strange  
and the marvelous”, in the words of one of the secon¬dary narrators,  
form a counterpoint against the rigorous historical research of the  
primary narrative. The result is a tale in which the appearance of a  
coherent and inevitable progression of providence melds with a  
capricious logic of chance events. The work raises the question of  
fiction and history and answers yes to each one; it is not only a  
fiction aspiring to verisimili¬tude, but conversely, it is also an  
actual history transformed into a novel – into the sort of novel that  
leads the reader to question his sense of truth and falsehood.

Volume Seven (2007):

Abdessatar Mahfoudhi. The Place of the Etymon and the Phonetic Matrix  
in the Arabic Mental Lexicon. (Adobe Acrobat 7.0 PDF file, 347 kB, pp.  
74-102). HTML Unicode version to be posted later.

Abstract: Two units have traditionally been proposed as the basis of  
the organization of the Arabic lexicon: the root and the stem. The  
root approach, the most common, is basʃed on the root and pattern  
theory of Arabic morphology (e.g., McCarthy 1981), which contends that  
derivation is based on the interleaving of consonantal roots into  
patterns. By contrast, the stem ap¬proach is based on the stem-based  
theory of Arabic morphology (e.g., Benmamoun 1999) whose main tenet is  
that the stem is the basis of deri¬vation. More recently, Bohas (e.g.,  
2000) has challenged these two ap¬proaches. He proposes that the  
Arabic lexicon is organized in three layers under three units: the  
phonetic matrix, the etymon, and the ‘radical’. These three  
proposals have different implications for the Arabic mental lexicon.  
This study discusses these theories with a focus on the validity of  
the no¬tions of the etymon and matrix in the Arabic mental lexicon in  
light of old and new psycholinguistic evidence. Keywords: Arabic  
morphology, root, pattern, etymon, phonetic matrix, psycholinguistics,  
lexicon

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wellesley College Arabic Language Job
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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"Yasmeen S. Hanoosh" <yasmeensh at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wellesley College Arabic Language Job

Dear colleagues,

Please contact Dr. Louise Marlow at lmarlow at wellesley.edu if you know  
anyone interested in this position. Deadline May 20, 2008.

Best,
Yasmeen

*****************************

Wellesley College seeks applicants for a part-time, non-tenure-track,  
one-year position in Arabic Language, beginning in September 2008. The  
successful candidate will teach Elementary Arabic (a year-long course  
that runs in the fall and spring semesters) and one semester of  
Intermediate Arabic (in the spring). Applicants should have native or  
near native fluency in Arabic and English, and teaching experience in  
Elementary and Intermediate Arabic. Salary varies according to  
qualifications and experience. Please submit a letter of application  
and the names and contact information of three referees to Arabic  
Search Committee, Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley College, 106  
Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Deadline: May 20, 2008.
Wellesley College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action  
educational institution and employer. The college is committted to  
increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum.  
Candidates who believe that they will contribute to that goal are  
encouraged to apply.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Continental Book Company Arabic Language Learning
 section
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1) Subject:Continental Book Company Arabic Language Learning section

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Date: 13 May 2008
From:arabic at continentalbook.com
Subject:Continental Book Company Arabic Language Learning section

New Arabic Language Materials Website

Dear Valued Customer:
After numerous requests we are pleased to introduce you to the new  
Arabic Language Learning section of our website.
Textbooks
Grammar
Conjugation
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Dictionaries
In order to provide you with the most appropriate materials, we would  
appreciate your feedback on the current selection of titles, as well  
as suggestions for other publications that you would like to see added  
to our site.
Remember to visit our web site www.continentalbook.com, where you will  
find a large selection of French, Spanish, ESL, Bilingual, German,  
Italian, Latin and Chinese titles. Please feel free to contact us for  
assistance in choosing the perfect materials for your classes.
Please feel free to use any of the following methods when placing your  
orders:
Telephone: 800-364-0350
Fax: 800-279-1764
Email: orders at continentalbook.com

   to order online...
or
Continental Book Company
Western Division
6425 Washington St, #7
Denver, CO 80229

We thank you for your time and consideration and hope to be of service  
to you in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Linette Hayat
Vice-President
Continental Book Company

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue May 13 16:24:05 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response
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1) Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response
2) Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response

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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response

Dear Dr. Mahfoudhi:

I recommend asking University of Michigan, Client Distribution Services
to send you an examination copy of my book, Arabic Sounds and Letters( A
Beginning Programmed Course) to look at for use in grades 1-6. This book
includes 20 units aimed at introducing the Arabic sound and writing
system to beginning learners of Arabic. Each lesson introduces the new
letters and sounds in meaningful words illustrated by pictures. The book
is accompanied by a DVD and Manual to guide students and instructors
while using the material and to reinforce correct pronunciation of the
new sounds and words in each unit. Part Two of the Manual contains 15
brief exchanges and lists of useful commonly used vocabulary (greetings,
introductions, polite requests, invitations, telling time, foods etc.,)

Here is the address:

Client Distribution Services
1094 Flex Drive
Jackson, TN  38301

Telephone: (800) 343-4499
Order:  orderentry at cdsbooks.com

Good luck,

Raji Rammuny
Professor of Arabic
University of Michigan

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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"MARIA VICTORIA AGUILAR SEBASTIAN <aguilar at um.es>
Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response


You can use the link in
www.arabele.org

Some instructions are in spanish, but I think you can manage to  
explain it in English.

best wishes
victoria aguilar

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North American Dictionary source response
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Date: 13 May 2008
From: "George N. Hallak, Boston" <GnhBos at aol.com>
Subject:North American Dictionary source response

Hi Marilyn,

Arabic and Multilingual English Dictionaries, in CD-ROM or handheld
electronic formats, are available at AramediA:

www.aramedia.com/dictionaries.htm

AramediA, one of the oldest web based businesses, specialized in the
Arabic language, and provider of software for 100 other languages.

Sorry about the delay, thank you.

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak
www.aramedia.com
www.arabicsoftware.net
www.aramediastore.com
www.stores.ebay.com/AramediA
T 1-781-849-0021 F 1-781-849-2922

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Info on Rome Colloquium
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Date: 13 May 2008
From: "Marco Hamam" <marco.hamam at gmail.com>
Subject:Info on Rome Colloquium

Dear Leila, yes it did take place and it was very interesting. As
regards the proceedings, I think they are about to come out. In any
case, you can contact directly the organizer of the colloquium Prof.
Giuliano Lancioni lancioni at uniroma3.it .
Best,

Marco Hamam
PhD scholar in Arabic sociolinguistics
Università "La Sapienza" Rome - Italy

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs private Arabic Lessons for heritage teenager
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:greatallah2008 at yahoo.co.uk
Subject:Needs private Arabic Lessons for heritage teenager

[to reply to this message, please contact Ali directly, instead of  
writing to the list.]

Hi,
    How are you doing today?I want a Private lessons for my son(Omar)  
in your location.Omar is 14 year old boy and is ready to learn.Please  
i want to know your policy with regard to fees, cancellations, and  
make-up lessons.Also,get back to me with the total fees for four month  
lessons(two one-hour lessons in a week) starting from June 10th. In  
addition,i want to know the lessons location and your phone  
number.Looking forward to hearing from you.


My best regards,
Ali.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon May 19 17:34:10 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:Alex Magidow" <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

Does anyone on the list know where I could obtain DVDs of the MBC
series, "Rihlaat ma3 shaykh Hamza Yusuf." I believe there were two
seasons, one in Spain and one in the US?

I have tried to find it in the Damascus DVD markets, but to no avail.

Thanks,
Alex Magidow

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dropping of Tanwiin in Oratory?
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:"George W. Maschke" <maschke at zonnet.nl>
Subject:Dropping of Tanwiin in Oratory?

n the latest audio tape attributed to Osama bin Laden and distributed  
on the occasion of the "60th anniversary of the establishment of the  
occupying state of Israel," I noted that in some cases, tanwin is  
dropped from words ending in a long alef. For example, aydan (also) is  
pronounced ayda, with the final "n" sound dropped. Is this a common  
oratorical style?

The recording, for any who may be interested in listening to the  
recording may download it as a 68 mb DivX file here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/115276842/1s60.divx.html

George Maschke

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:16:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic tutoring message probably a scam
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:moderator
Subject:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

I have been informed that the request for Arabic tutoring message that  
I just posted is probably a scam.  I should have been suspicious,  
since it is unlikely someone with a UK address would send his teenaged  
son to some other country for twice a week tutoring.  Please do not  
respond to that message, and certainly do not provide them with any  
personal information or account information. I will try to be more  
diligent in the future.  I apologize.
Dil

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:32:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:List vacation
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:moderator
Subject:List vacation

Arabic-L will be on vacation during the month of June, 2008.  I will  
try to post all messages that I receive by the last day of May, but  
messages received during June will be saved and posted in July.  I am  
giving this notice now so that if you have conferences, jobs,  
programs, or other time sensitive things you want to announce, you  
will have time to get a posting put together so it can be posted  
before June.
Thanks.
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Review of EAL Vol. 1
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Review of EAL Vol. 1

The following announcement of a review appeared on LINGUIST:

Publisher:	John Benjamins
			http://www.benjamins.com/ 			
			
Journal Title:  Diachronica
Volume Number:  25
Issue Number:  1
Issue Date:  2008

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Volume I: A-Ed.  
Edited by Kees
Versteegh
Reviewed by Gonzalo Rubio 143-149

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:LangSource database of resources
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:LangSource database of resources

Some of our colleagues in the Arabic language field may not know about  
LangSource, a searchable, annotated bibliographic database of language  
and culture resources for both teachers and learners of Arabic and  
other languages at all levels. You may access the site at www.langsource.umd.edu 
  . Additional reviews of cultural resources will be added soon. While  
you are there, kindly fill out the very brief survey (“Evaluate  
LangSource”). Thank you.

Jerry Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center (NFLC)
5201 Paint Branch Pkwy, Suite 2132
College Park MD 20742
(301)405-9690
glampe at nflc.org

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Foreign Service Institute Jobs (2)
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1) Subject:Foreign Service Institute Jobs (2)

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Bernhardt, James E" <BernhardtJE at state.gov>
Subject:Foreign Service Institute Jobs (2)

The Foreign Service Institute is pleased to announce two job openings  
for instructors of Arabic.  These jobs are open to all U.S. citizens  
and non-citizens, who are native, or near-native speakers of Arabic  
(you must have permission to work in the United States).  Series/ 
Grade:  GG-1712-09/11, Title:   Training Instructor (Arabic), Office:   
FSI/SLS/NEA, Announcement:  FSI-2008-0035, Opening:   05/23/08,  
Closing:   06/13/08.

PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is being advertised through the  
Department of State’s Online application system – all applications  
MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AND ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MUST BE  
FAXED TO THE NUMBER ON THE FAX COVER SHEET.  The fax cover sheet is  
available once an applicant has completed their online questionnaire.   
HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS VACANCY
To see the complete job announcement, please go to:

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=72138283&AVSDM=2008%2D05%2D23+00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&q=FSI+2008-0035&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&customapplicant=15513,15514,15515,15669,15523,15512,15516,45575

Jim Bernhardt
Chair, Near East, Central and South Asian Languages
Foreign Service Institute
U.S. Department of State
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:42 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD
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1) Subject:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Yasmine Khattab <umumar at gmail.com>
Subject:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD


You can find it in Cairo at the Virgin Megastores located at City  
Stars Mall. I believe the set is about $50.

I hope that helps.

Yasmine

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Najah Jahdali <najah33 at hotmail.com>
Subject:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

Dear Alex,

Have you checked Al-Zaytunah Universit's website? Try there or just  
email them.

Regards,

Najah

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url
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1) Subject:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"David Bacherman" <dbacherman at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url

Several weeks ago someone posted a link to a subtitled Egyptian film  
that
used MSA and whose title (I think) was " The Night of Counting the  
Years " /
"Al-Mummia" .  If that link could be reposted, it would be appreciated.
Many thanks.

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are two archives of Arabic-L where you can fairly easily look up an  
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For the latter you will need your Arabic-L password.--dil]

Date: 11 Feb 2008
From:Benjamin Geer" <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject:Night of Counting the Years (fusha movie) online

This may interest teachers and students of Modern Standard Arabic as
well as those who are interested in Egyptian film.

I tried for years to locate a copy of Shadi Abd Al-Salam's film "The
Night of Counting the Years" (1969), also known as "The Mummy"
(Al-Mumiaa'), a classic of Egyptian cinema whose dialogue is entirely
in Modern Standard Arabic.  I was told in video shops in Cairo that
it's no longer distributed.  I finally obtained a copy in the form of
two DVDs, without subtitles, from an academic colleague; I don't know
who made this version, which appears to be a non-commercial effort.
As a public service, I've made it available for download here:

http://www.archive.org/details/The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years_DVD

I've also provided a subtitled version of the film, in the form of
smaller video files with separate subtitle files that I've written in
Arabic (for language learners) as well as English:

http://www.archive.org/details/The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years

Various media player programs can play the video with the subtitles on
a computer.  If anyone is willing and able to combine the subtitles
with the DVDs, to create a DVD version of the film with its own
built-in subtitles, I think that would be a great public service.

Ben


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Wants suggestions for academic terms
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Ayouby, Kenneth K" <AyoubyK at dearborn.k12.mi.us>
Subject:Wants suggestions for academic terms

Salaam all,

Seeking the collective wisdom of those who know, what are the current
terms in Arabic used for the following:

1.	Qualitative research
2.	Action research
3.	Focus groups
4.	Research interview
5.	Open ended, undirected interview

I would be grateful to learn from the opinions of the list-members, and
whether there is consensus on the such terms.

Shukran,
Kenneth K. Ayouby

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arab Academy Offer for schools
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:sana at arabacademy.com
Subject:Arab Academy Offer for schools

Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab  
Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources.  You can now  
have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE!  The  
Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)
Apply for a sponsorship NOW!  The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian  
Relations, which is a charity organization.  Priority goes to less  
privileged schools.  To register, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships_institutions.htm?2

After you register, you need to confirm your interest by paying $100  
as a symbolic pledge to use the program.  The value of the sponsorship  
is $4000.
Arab Academy's online resources have been used by leading schools in  
the US and the Middle East.  Some of those schools are:
- Fairfax County Public High Schools, Virginia, United States
- Montgomery County Public High Schools, Maryland, United States
- Bishop Feehan High School, Massachusetts, United States
- Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt
- Ecole L'Oasis de Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
- Amercian Cooperative School of Tunis, Tunis
- Rabat American School, Rabat, Morocco
- Passaic County Technical Institute, New Jersey, United States
- South Side Area School, Pennsylvania, United States

Do not miss this opportunity to benefit from this offer.  Register NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships_institutions.htm?2

Best regards,
Sanaa Ghanem
(http://www.arabacademy.com/ghanem)
President, Arab Academy,
3 Kamil El-Shinnawi Street (Formerly: Al-Nabataat Street),
Garden City 14511, Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: info at arabacademy.com
Web Inquiries: http://www.arabacademy.com/contact_e.htm
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:46 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Invitation to join Arabic Teachers Facebook group
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:samar moushabeck <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject:Invitation to join Arabic Teachers Facebook group

Greetings every one,

I have been taking an online course with a group of motivated, well  
seasoned teachers of Arabic in the US.
Now
that we are nearing the end of the course, and stemming from our desire
to keep the vibrant discussions going, we established a Facebook Group
by the name of Teachers of Arabic in North America.
I would like to extend an invitation to everyone on the list to join  
this group; Teachers of Arabic in North America.
your membership will be as asset  to this  community, and we can stay  
in touch with each other while this List is on vacation. ;-)

shukran wa Ahlan wa sahlan bikum.

Samar

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:38 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dropping of tanwiin responses
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1) Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response
2) Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response
3) Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Michael Fishbein <fishbein at humnet.ucla.edu>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

Regarding George Maschke's question about the pronunciation of tanwin- 
fathah as long a in pause in oratory: According to Wright's Grammar,  
this pronunciation is the recommended one for poetry and in reciting  
the Koran (at the end of an ayah or in pause). As far as I can tell,  
It is rarely used in reading prose, except by readers who have had a  
traditional Islamic education, including a thorough grounding in the  
rules of tajwid; which, I suppose, Bin Laden had. Perhaps it is  
avoided by most readers because of the difficulty of distinguishing an  
unaccented long a from the short a that is the pausal form of the ta'  
marbutah for most speakers, since the older pausal form of -ah is  
rarely used. The pausal form in long a may lie behind such colloquial  
forms as marHaba(a) and Haqqa(a), for marHaban and Haqqan.

The relevant paragraphs in Wright's Grammar are Volume II, paragraph  
225 (page 369B) and paragraph 227 (page 370C).

Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic
Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
366 Humanities Building, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511
tel. 310 206-2229

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Marc Van Mol <Mark.VanMol at ilt.kuleuven.be>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

Hi,

About the dropping of tanwin in oratory (aydan - aydaa), I can only  
confirm that is was commonly pronounced that way in our corpus of news  
broadcasts that we have sampled in 1980 and the one sampled in 1990,  
but as far as I can remember only at the end of sentences and more  
specifically in Egypt. I do not recall hearing that kind of  
pronunciation in the Algerian or Saudi corpus, which might mean that  
it is limited to local language situations.

Best regards,

Mark

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

In principle, the pausal reading of the final word in a sentence or a
clause is a matter of common practice, both in ordinary parlance and
oratorial reading.

(1) / إلى الله ترجع الأمورُ /

(2) / ًوما ينبغي للرحمن أن يتخذ ولدا /

(3) /  ٍوقوم إبراهيم وقوم لوط  /


The full reading of the excerpts from the Qur'an, above, ends with
('umuuru), (waladan) & (LuuTin); whilst the pausal reading ends with a
sukuuned final letter.

-- 
M. Deeb, Professor Emeritus,
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural St

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4)
Date: 23 May 2008
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

The long a reading is the technically correct form.  My informants in  
Egypt, however, clearly regarded it as marking something extra in  
either formality or the showing off of ones knowledge of fusha.  One  
referred to it (and other similar phenomena) as fusha fusha, as  
opposed to just plain lugha 'arabiyya, or plain fusha.

dil


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Maryland Visiting Professor Job
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Date: 28 May 2008
From: <elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:U of Maryland Visiting Professor Job

Visiting Assistant Professor in Arabic - Maryland

Subject to the availability of funding, the Arabic Program at the  
School of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (SLLC) at the  
University of Maryland seeks applicants for a visiting Assistant  
Professor in Arabic for the academic year 2008 - 2009.

Specializations may be in either Language and Literature (Modern  
literature) or Language and Culture,(including, but not limited to,  
sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, pragmatics).  Candidates will  
be evaluated on their record of scholarship and teaching, and interest  
in language learning. Native or near native command of Modern Standard  
Arabic and one major dialect variety of Arabic, and English are highly  
desirable. The successful candidate will join a rapidly expanding  
Arabic program within the School, and will contribute to the new  
Arabic Flagship program.

Applicants should specify the specialization for which they are  
applying, and submit a letter of application, including a short  
description of their current research plans, a CV, and contact  
information (only) for three referees.  Consideration of applications  
will begin immediately and the deadline for applications is June 30,  
2008. Applications should be submitted to:

elgibali at umd.edu

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action  
employer. Applications from women and Minority candidates are  
especially encouraged.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:academic terms responses
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1) Subject:academic terms response

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:academic terms response

I.  On consensus:

Technical terminology in Arabic writings is far from consensus.  It is
marked by chaos and arbitrariness, due in part to:  (1) lack of  
competency
in source and target languages; (2) literal aping of the western term in
spite of its incongruity to Arabic context; (3) the diffusion of wrong
terminology at the expense of the accurate one; (4) overbearing  
solecisms.

A most irritating example comes to mind, that's the inaccurate, yet  
popular
equivalent of the English / "approach" / as /مقاربة /  
(muqaarabah).  Whoever
started this mess, God forgive him, seems to have abided by the literal
meaning of verb approach in the sense of "draw close to sth."/ "to
approximate."  The metaphorical sense of the word "approach" in, say "an
approach to fiction" would mean "a way of reading fiction;" "an access  
to
fiction;" "a preliminary introduction to fiction."

Hence the proper translation should have been / مقدمة / 
(muqaddimah)  or /
مدخل / ( madkhal ).  Now, this wrong equivalent is so entrenched in  
Arabic
by its frequent use even among the academics!

II. Approaching the queried terms:

(1) Qualitative research: / بحث نوعي   / (baHthun naw'iyy), as  
contrasted to
/  بحث كمي   / ( baHthun kammiyy);

(2) Action research:  /بحث عمل / (baHthu 'amal)  or / بحث   
إنجاز / (
baHthu injaaz);

(3) Focus groups: I have heard or come across / مجموعات  
التبئير /
( majmuu'aatu 'at-tab'iir), but it is hardly felicitous!  I should
suggest, instead / مجموعات البحث المعنية  
بالبعد البؤري / (...
al-ma'niyyatu bi-'l-bu'di al-bu'riyyi ).  Long winded but more accurate.

(4)  Research interview: / مقابلة بحث  /  (muqaabalatu baHth).

(5)

A. Open-ended interview: /   مقابلة مفتوحة  / (muqaabalatun  
maftuuHa)  or
/  مقابلة غير محددة الأطراف / ( ghayru  
muHaddadati  al-'aTraaf);

B. Undirected interview: /  مقابلة  غير موجهة   / (...  
ghayru muwajjahah).

With kind regards.
                                --
M. Deeb, Professor Emeritus,
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:sattar izwaini <sattarumist at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:academic terms response
Dear Kenneth K. Ayouby,

  In order to provide a "suggested" translation there is probably a  
need to have the concept of those terms, i.e. a description of what  
they mean. The linguistic components are not enough to creat a  
corresponding Arabic version. Even if we find Arabic terms provided in  
disctionaries or in the literature, they are most of the time literal  
renditions. These are technical terms of a specialized area and they  
need their "meaning' to be expressed in the Arabic equivalent.

  Regards
  Sattar Izwaini

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:U of Maryland statistical MT postdoc (Arabic a plus)
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:U of Maryland statistical MT postdoc (Arabic a plus)


UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SEEKS POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

The University of Maryland is seeking a bright and energetic postdoc
to work on research in computational linguistics with a focus on
statistical machine translation.  Candidates will have a strong track
record of successful implementation, expertise in statistical NLP, and
new ideas about how to improve the state of the art in machine
translation.  Interest in and experience with hierarchical
phrase-based models, MapReduce, or NLP for Arabic are all a plus.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, an extremely friendly
working environment, excellent computational facilities, a high level
of interaction across academic disciplines, and a campus location
minutes from Washington, D.C. with easy access to other cities on the
east coast.

To apply, please send a c.v. and a description of your research
interests to Philip Resnik (resnik at umiacs.umd.edu).

Cheers,

  Philip Resnik   (http://umiacs.umd.edu/~resnik/)

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Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants to study MSA in Oman
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:Abderrahman Aissa <Aissa.Abderrahman at Colorado.EDU>
Subject:Wants to study MSA in Oman

Dear Colleagues:

I have a very enthusiastic second year Arabic student who really would  
like to study Intensive Arabic MSA in Oman starting this Summer for at  
least 2 semesters. The problem is, the few programs that he finds  
either offer dialect only, are short or simply are not held during  
summer time.

Any help in this matter would be much appreciated

If you have any info, pleas write to me at: abderrah at colorado.edu

All the best,

A Aissa

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&K-16:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:"Danielle C Jefferis" <daniellejefferis at gmail.com>
Subject:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job

ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR - full-time position available in a New
York City public school.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Roles in small schools are varied and complex and serious
consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate through
their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to become
involved in these essential aspects:

-Ability to work within a non-traditional school schedule and
organizational structure that meets the needs of English Language
Learners and students requiring special education services.
-Ability to design and implement innovative curriculum.
-Desire to collaborate in an inter-disciplinary planning and teaching
team with an emphasis on course design using backwards planning models
developed by Wiggens & McTighe.
-Willingness to practice an open-door policy and developing best
practice pedagogy to facilitate professional growth and collaboration.
-Willingness to follow the Standards of Professional Teaching.
-Ability to serve as role model.
-Ability to create and maintain an effective environment for student  
learning.
-Ability and availability to contribute to the development and growth
of the school community.
-Availability for summer planning and curriculum work
      -Advance notice of dates will be provided, and those who attend
will be compensated according to the terms of the current UFT
contract. Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but
strongly encouraged, as the activities are very important for the
development of the school.
-Availability to participate in after school/Saturday programs
      -Sufficient advance notice and compensation will be provided.
Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but strongly
encouraged, as the activities are very important for the development
of the school.
-Teaching license issued in New York State or a reciprocity-granting  
state.

Selection Criteria:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
-Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic.
-Experience teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, from the elementary
to advanced levels.
-Experience developing and implementing curriculum.
-Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in daily
routines and classroom instruction using the workshop model.
-Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities.
-Ability to develop and use project-based learning units, utilizing
backwards planning model.
-Familiarity with English as a Second Language (ESL) methodology, as
well as English Language Learner (ELL) standards and strategies
-Ability to integrate technology into the classroom
-Excellent classroom management skills
-Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents,  
students, etc.
-Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners

In addition to interviewing, candidates must present a teaching
portfolio, which may include a resume, evidence of philosophy of
education, evidence of curriculum planning, such as a course outline
or lesson plans, as well as any teaching artifacts collected
throughout the teaching career. Teaching artifacts may include student
work, images of student work and/or presentations and curriculum
development examples.

Applicants must provide three references.

Work Schedule & Salary
As per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Please send resumes & cover letters to: danielle at aafscny.org

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Genre-based language teaching approach query
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:tesp28 at gmail.com
Subject:Genre-based language teaching approach query

I am interested in the concept of genre, particularly genre-based  
approach in language teaching, and I want to adopt it in teaching  
Arabic writing as a foreign language. Could you please tell me about  
any study or reference in Arabic genre?

Best wishes,

Abdullah

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed May 28 14:54:57 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Contemporary Architecture in Arabia
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:orders at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Contemporary Architecture in Arabia

An impressive tri-lingual title has been published on "Contemporary  
Architecture in Arabia" (Arabic/English/German). The book presents 50  
building projects built or planned by German architects during the  
period 2000 and 2010. It deals amongst others with the Abu Dhabi  
Marina, the Prince Salman Science Oasis or the Sultan Qaboos Sport  
Village. The book is richly illustrated with more than 500  
illustrations of the various projects are in the book. A beautiful  
present!

Details:
"Contemporary Architecture in Arabia"
Author: Gesa Schoeneberg
Publisher: DOM Publishers, Berlin,
Hardcover, 392 pages, over b/w 500 illustrations, 22.5 x 28 cm, 2.4 kgs
Text in German, English, Arabic
ISBN: 978-3-938666-32-6
Publication date: 15th May 2008
Our Price: EUR 78 plus 12 EUR surface mail

Conditions of our offer:
-	Pre-payment by credit card required
-	For air mail delivery please add 20 EUR
-	Offer valid until 6th June 2008 only


Here you can find a table of contents & order form:
http://mysql.snafu.de/khg/gerlach_books/books_download.php

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Language Documentation conference
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Date: 30 May 2008
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Documentation conference

1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation:
Supporting Small Languages Together. Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 12-14,  
2009
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09


The 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC) will be held at the Hawaii Imin International
Conference Center, on the east side of the University of Hawaii at Manoa
campus, from March 12th-14th, 2009. There will also be an optional
opportunity to visit Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, in an extension
of the conference that will focus on the Hawaiian language  
revitalization
program, March 16th-17th.

It has been a decade since Himmelmann's article on language  
documentation
appeared and focused the field into thinking in terms of creating a
lasting record of a language that could be used by speakers as well as  
by
academics. This conference aims to assess what has been achieved in the
past decade and what the practice of language documentation within
linguistics has been and can be. It has become apparent that there is  
too
much for a linguist alone to achieve and that language documentation
requires collaboration. This conference will focus on the theme of
collaboration in language documentation and revitalization and will
include sessions on interdisciplinary topics.


TOPICS

We welcome abstracts on the issue of a retrospective on language
documentation - an assessment after a decade, and on topics related to
collaborative language documentation and conservation which may include:

- Community-based documentation/conservation initiatives
- Community viewpoints on documentation
- Issues in building language documentation in collaborative teams
- Interdisciplinary fieldwork
- Collaboration for mobilization of language data
- Technology in documentation - methods and pitfalls
- Graduate students and documentation
- Topics in areal language documentation
- Training in documentation methods - beyond the university
- Teaching/learning small languages
- Language revitalization
- Language archiving
- Balancing documentation and language learning

This is not an exhaustive list and individual papers and/or colloquia on
topics outside these remits are warmly welcomed.


ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in  
any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the
region.

ABSTRACTS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008 with notification of  
acceptance
by October 17th 2008.

Abstracts will be SUBMITTED ONLINE via the conference webpage (available
July 2008).

We ask for ABSTRACTS OF 400 WORDS for online publication so that
conference participants can have a good idea of the content of your  
paper
and a 50 WORD SUMMARY for inclusion in the conference program.

Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit to the
journal Language Documentation & Conservation for publication.


PRESENTATION FORMATS

PAPERS will be allowed 20 minutes with 10 minutes of question time.
POSTERS will be on display throughout the conference. Poster  
presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.
COLLOQUIA (themed sets of sessions) associated with the theme of the
conference are also welcome.


PLENARY SPEAKERS include:

* Nikolaus Himmelmann, University of Munster
* Leanne Hinton, UC Berkeley
* Paul Newman, Indiana University, University of Michigan
* Phil Cash Cash, University of Arizona


ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Helen Aristar-Dry (LinguistList, Eastern Michigan University)
Peter Austin (SOAS)
Linda Barwick (Music, University of Sydney)
Phil Cash Cash (University of Arizona)
Nicholas Evans (Linguistics, Australian National University)
Margaret Florey (Linguistics, Monash University)
Carol Genetti (Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Spike Gildea (University of Oregon)
Colette Grinevald (University of Lyon)
Nikolaus Himmelmann (Institut fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster)
Leanne Hinton (UC Berkeley)
Gary Holton (Alaska Native Language Center)
Anna Margetts (Linguistics, Monash University)
Will McClatchey (Botany, University of Hawai'i)
Claire Moyse-Faurie (LACITO, CNRS)
Ulrike Mosel (Seminar fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Universitat  
Kiel)
Paul Newman (Indiana University, University of Michigan)
Yuko Otsuka (Linguistics, University of Hawai'i)
Keren D. Rice (University of Toronto)
Norvin Richards (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)


Further details will be published on the conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09

Enquiries to: ICLDC at hawaii.edu


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ARAM 2009 Conferences
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Date: 30 May 2008
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:ARAM 2009 Conferences

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to inform you that ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian  
Studies is organising its Twenty Seventh International Conference on  
“Neo-Aramaic Dialects”, at the Oriental Institute (University of  
Oxford), 06-08 July 2009. And it will be followed immediately by the  
ARAM Twenty Eighth International Conference on “The Mandaeans”, at the  
Oriental Institute (University of Oxford), 09-11 July 2009.
If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact our  
Oxford address:
ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, the Oriental Institute,  
Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. + 
+1865-514041. Fax ++1865-516824. E.Mail:aram at aramsociety.org

Yours sincerely,

Shafiq Abouzayd

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MSA study in Oman
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Date: 30 May 2008
From:"Maria" <apple at swissmail.org>
Subject:MSA study in Oman

Dear A Aissa

While it is true that we only offer a dialect course as an intensive  
summer programme we are always able to tailor courses for specific  
needs. We have skilled MSA teachers available throughout the summer  
and would be happy to look into various options that would fit your  
needs either for private lessons or any group that would be available  
and suitable for you. I know we have MSA courses running (tailored,  
private basis) for at least parts of this summer but I don't know the  
details of what's already set up. I would recommend you to write  
directly to the school (info at gapschool.net) to get further details of  
the opportunities to study MSA with us this summer. You can also find  
some information about the kinds of courses we offer athttp://gapschool.net/ 
.

For the Gulf Arabic Programme, Buraimi, Oman
Maria Persson

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:Najah Jahdali <najah33 at hotmail.com>
Subject:MSA study in Oman

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correspondence should be direct and not through the list]

Dear Aisa,
What is the purpose of studying MSA? In answering this question, you  
will notice many choices:

1. If he is studying it as a major, there are Arabic departments all  
around the Arab world's universities.

2. If it is just for second language learning purposes, I think also  
there are other institutes.

I will specify the answer according to his needs by your next email.

Regards,
Najah

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English
 Translation Job
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1) Subject:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English Translation  
Job

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:kerstin wilsch <kwilsch at hotmail.com>
Subject:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English Translation Job

Instructor/Assistant Professor of Translation Arabic-English and  
English as a Foreign LanguageThe German-Jordanian University in Amman/ 
Jordan is a public Jordanian university founded in 2005. The courses  
are developed in cooperation with German universities and the  
university has already achieved an excellent reputation within the  
Jordanian higher education system. It offers a lot of room for  
creativity.

The GJU invites applications for a position at the rank of instructor  
or assistant professor to begin in fall 2008 (start of academic year:  
7 September; arrival in Amman preferably end of August).

Full-time, fixed-term appointment, one-year contract, with possibility  
of renewal.

The successful applicant will join the Translation Programme (Arabic- 
German-English).

Minimum requirements:  Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant discipline  
(preferably Translation Studies); native speaker of English with high- 
level fluency in Arabic; appropriate teaching experience; evidence of  
high quality in teaching; training in TEFL would be an asset.
Responsibilities include teaching Arabic-English translation courses  
and initially some English as a foreign language courses (intermediate  
and advanced level), participation in curriculum development, and in  
various programme activities. Normal teaching load is 15 or 12 resp.  
hours per week.  Teaching period: September – June.

Salary: According to rank and experience
Benefits: Tax-free import of personal goods (incl. car), Jordanian  
medical insurance, social security allowance

Please send letter of application, CV, evidence of teaching ability,  
and contact information for three referees to:
Head of Translation Programme, German-Jordanian University, 11180 Amman

Applications can also be sent by fax to: Fax  +962 6 5300 668, ATTN:   
Head of Translation Programme; or by e-mail to: kerstin.wilsch at gju.edu.jo 
.

Review of applications will begin immediately but all applications  
will be considered until the search is concluded.

For any inquiries please contact Dr. Kerstin Wilsch at above e-mail  
address.

Dr. Kerstin Wilsch German Jordanian University

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:academic terms response
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Date: 30 May 2008
From:haider.bhuiyan.2 at m.cc.utah.edu
Subject:academic terms response

Dear Kenneth: Arabic translation of the terms that you have asked this  
way:

1. Qualitative research: البحث النوعي
2. Action research: إجراء البحوث
3. Focus groups: تركز المجموعة
4. Research interview: البحث مقابلة
5. Open ended, undirected interview:مفتوح وغير موجه  
مقابلة

Hope you find these words easy and interesting.

Best,

Haider Bhuiyan

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May  2 15:04:46 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2 grammar queries
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:Jonathan Lange <jonathanlange at yahoo.com>
Subject:2 grammar queries

I have two (somewhat nitpicky) grammar questions.

1) 'sharikat at-tatweer wa al-istithmaar as-siyaahiy' (Tourism  
Development and Investment Company)

-My question is about the adjective.  Does this title not imply (in  
Arabic) that it is a company for development that also does tourism  
investment?  Should the adjective be 'siyahiyayn' or even 'siyahiya'?

2) 'sharikat batruul Abu Dhabi'

-Should this be 'sharikat batruul Abi Dhabi' or does 'Abu Dhabi' get a  
pass because it is considered a fixed unit?

Sorry for my inconsistent transliteration, but I trust everyone will  
be able to figure out what I mean.  Thanks.

-Jonathan Lange

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:already
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2) Subject:already
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4) Subject:already

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Date: 02 May 2008
From:ateyah at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:already

Hi, i was looking in an online dictionary. it seems there is not  
single word for "already" the expressed it as "qabla al-waqt  
almutawaqqaE" " before the expected time. (the E is the same first  
sound of the preposition "Ealay = on, above"
there was also "sabiqan = previously"

i'll let you know if i found other answers

Best,
Luma

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Date: 02 May 2008
From:Sana Hilmi <shilmi at gmu.edu>
Subject:already

I can't think of a verb,
!?????????? ?? ???????
how fast did you forget!
??? ???????? ??????? ???????
Have you forgotten "that fast" already?

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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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Sane Yagi" <saneyagi at gmail.com>
Subject:already

alam Everyone,

Regarding Ben's query on 'already' in fusha, below is my attempt at
rendering the essence of the Egyptian exclamation in Standard Arabic:

My translation of
?? ????? ?????
Hal naseeta haqqan?
Have you genuinely forgotten?

????? ?????
Kidta tansaa?
You almost forgot?

?? ?????? ?? ?????
Hal awshakta an tansaa?
Have you almost forgotten?

Best Du3a,
sane yagi

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Date: 02 May 2008
From:julie ag <agjulie24 at hotmail.com>
Subject:already

Already:
Did you already forgot?

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on March 07 Rome Colloquium
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Laila Familiar" <lailafam at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Needs info on March 07 Rome Colloquium

Hello everybody,

Last year I received at a different list an e-mail referring to the
First Colloquium of Arab Linguistics that supposedly took place in
Roma Tre University in March 2007 under the title of ?The word in
Arabic?. Did that Colloquium took place? If yes, does anybody know how
can I get the proceedings?

Many thanks,
Laila H. Familiar

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Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Southern Cal Arabic teaching position
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:tkd4 at georgetown.edu
Subject:Wants Southern Cal Arabic teaching position

Greetings, is anyone aware of a part to full time Arabic teaching  
position in Southern California for this summer or next year at a  
community college or university? Please advise. Thanks, Kareema Dauod

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:04:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North American Source for Arabic Dictionaries
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Date: 02 May 2008
From:"Amina Yassine" <amouneh at gmail.com>
Subject:North American Source for Arabic Dictionaries

Marhaba Marilyn,

Jarir Bookstore in Anaheim, Ca is a great resource! Their website is:
http://www.jarirbooks.net/home.asp?uri=1000&frst=1000

They can help you get the books you need and they will even suggest  
better
deals for you! Ask for Mohammad, he is quite knowledgeable about  
everything
that they carry!!

Good luck,

Amina

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Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs refs on teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:abdessatar mahfoudhi <mabessatar at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs refs on teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6

Dear all,
Could you please lead me to any work that has tried to sequence the  
teaching of Arabic letters/sounds and rules (spelling and grammar) for  
teaching (Grades 1-6) on the basis of some research.
I very much appreciate you help with this,
Abdessatar Mahfoudhi


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Abdessatar Mahfoudhi, PhD

Center for Child Evaluation & Teaching
  Al-Surra, Block 4, Street 14
P.O. Box 5453, Safat, 13055, Kuwait
Tel: +965 5353681/2
Fax: +965 5353914
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Mary Washington Job
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:University of Mary Washington Job

Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of Arabic

The University of Mary Washington invites applications for a visiting
full-time position at the rank of instructor or assistant professor to
begin in fall 2008.  Candidates must have a M.A. or Ph.D. Arabic Studies
(or in a related subject area) in hand by August 15, 2008.  Candidates
must also have native or near native fluency in both Arabic and English
and experience teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced Arabic
language courses. Normal teaching load is 12 hours per semester.  Please
send letter of application, vita, three letters of reference by June 1,
2008, to Chair, Department of Modern Foreign Languages, University of
Mary Washington, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA  22401-5358.
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational, liberal
arts institution in Fredericksburg, Virginia, fifty miles south of
Washington, D.C.  Visit our website at www.umw.edu <http://www.umw.edu/>
.  In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide
equal educational and employment opportunities, the University of Mary
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:grammar query responses
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5) Subject:grammar query responses
6) Subject:grammar query responses

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Andrew Freeman" <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

I think that with the second item what we?re seeing is that names no  
longer under case marking even in ?Standard Arabic.?  I believe  
there was a judgment passed by an institute in Egypt in the 1920?s in  
that regard.
Thus $aahadt-tu muHammad, not $aahadt-tu muHammadan

Cheers,
Andy

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Waheed Samy" <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

Concerning ???? ??????? ?????????? ???????  
sharikat at-taTwiir w al-istithmaar as-siyaahiyy:
= narrowly: The Company of/for Development and Touristic Investment.
The adjective modifies Investment, as a consequence it cannot be  
feminine; it agrees with the noun in definiteness and in case: as- 
siyaahiyyi.

Concerning ???? ????? ??? ???, although Abu is in the  
genitive case, and consequently should be written Abi, it is  
nevertheless written Abu because of a convention according to which  
proper nouns and titles are often left in the default nominative case.

Waheed

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Date: 05 May 2008
From: "Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi,
     The first example is a hendiadys, i.e. a pair of synonyms to  
describe 'one notion,' e.g.  'was [not "were"] your bread and butter  
good?'  'null and void', 'good and proper' are other examples.  in  
other words  /al-taTwiir-wal-istithmaar/  is considered a singular  
(noun) unit, so the singular masc. nisba noun is correct.  It should  
be noted that given the vastness of the Arabic vocabulary, synonyms  
are very easy to find, AND THUS CONSTRUCTIONS OF THIS TYPE ARE GROWING  
EXPONENTIALLY IN MSA.  Such phrases are usually best translated into  
English as noun-adjective constructions, e.g.  /tadmiir-wa-taHliil/   
~  'utter devastation'.
    No one even WRITES 'Abi Dhabi'.  The form is frozen, as it is with  
many names, such as MSA  /yaa  Abuu  Bakr/  for Classical  /yaa  Abaa   
Bakr/  ~ 'Hey, Abu Bakr.'  This has become an 'benchmark' for the  
level of Arabic one is speaking or writing, as many educated Arabs  
ignore the rules of the 'Five Nouns' before ignoring others (in my  
limited experience).  I have even seen /ab#  al-masraH  al-gharbii/   
~  'father of the Occidental theater' in a respected publication.
     Best wishes,
                                                          Mike Schub

Dear Dil,
      if you'd like to add another example on my recent note on  
hendyades:  /lubb-wa-jawhar  al-qaDiyya/  ~
'the quintessential nature of the problem'.  Many thanks,
                                                                                                ms

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi Jonathan,
1-Both tatweer and istethmar are masculine singular nouns and for the  
sake of having easy and understood company name, the adjective is  
singular masculine that describes each noun at the end in stead of the  
dual.
2- Yes, as you say Abu Dhabi is one unit because it is the city name.

wa Llaahu 'alam

salam to all.

Nagwa

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mai Zaki" <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

Hi Jonathan,

In regards to your first query, it seems to be a classic case of  
syntactic ambiguity where the adjective can be modifying one or two  
nouns. I've seen this many times in the titles of companies and  
authorities. I think, strictly grammatically speaking, and given that  
it makes sense that the adjective actually modifies both nouns, it  
should be "as-siyahiyayn" as you suggested, but from what I've seen in  
my native country Egypt, no one wants to use the dual form which is  
considered to be very formal and heavy on the ears so they just use  
the singular form.  As for the adjective "as-siyahiya", I don't think  
it works here because it would be modifying the first noun "sharikat"  
which would be giving a misleading meaning.

As for the second query, I think "Abu Dhabi" has been considered as a  
fixed unit for a long time.. personally, I have never seen it said/ 
written as anything else (Abi or Aba).

Hope this helps.

Mai

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Date: 05 May 2008
From: "Madiha Doss" <madihadoss at yahoo.com>
Subject:grammar query responses

The dual form for siyahi, and the gentive form for the name of the  
country would be the "normatively correct" forms, however I would  
think that in the two cases these forms would be percieved as too  
pedantic, amd their replacement by the less correct is favoured for  
casual usages of language.
There are even more "serious"cases of incorrect usage, I have just  
witnessed a particular one: an examination sheet on which university  
staff should write their questions was headed by the term sa'atayn  
(two hours) for the time of examination!

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at CASAW (U
 of Edinburgh)
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Elisabeth Kendall <Elisabeth.Kendall at ed.ac.uk>
Subject:Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at CASAW

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Centre for the Advanced Study  
of the Arab World (CASAW)

These posts will provide an opportunity for new researchers who have  
recently gained a PhD to contribute to the research programmes of  
CASAW, as well as undertaking some teaching and administrative duties,  
collaborative interdisciplinary work and outreach activity.

Closing Date: 30 May 2008
Start Date: September 2008 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Salary Scale:  ? ?28,290 - ?33,780

3-Year Fellowship in Minority Identities in the Arab World
(Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh)
This research will examine the emergence and development of minority  
communities in the Arab Middle East since the appearance of the modern  
state from the 19th century onwards (especially since the advent of  
nation-states after World War One), addressing issues of statelessness  
and the creation of refugee communities. While requiring a  
disciplinary grounding in history, the postholder will be expected to  
lock into the Centre's interdisciplinary environment to incorporate  
alternative insights into the issues raised, which have important  
implications for the stability of societies and states in the region  
to the present day.
Further particulars and an application form can be found at www.jobs.ed.ac.uk 
, under vacancy reference 3009078.

2-Year Fellowship in the Socio-Cultural Impacts of Modern Information  
and Communication Technologies in the Arab World
(Modern Languages and Cultures/School of Government and International  
Affairs, University of Durham)
The role of al-Jazeera and other media networks in the recent Gulf War  
has highlighted the need for research in this area. This post will  
bring together the linguistic expertise and cultural studies  
methodologies of the Arabic Department with the political economy  
specialisms in the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.  
The research will assess the various potential and actual impacts of  
modern media such as satellite television and the internet on Arab  
society and culture.
For more information, please contact the Durham CASAW Administrator,  
Ms Lorraine Holmes (Lorraine.Holmes at durham.ac.uk).

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dictionary Sources
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Dictionary Sources

Greetings to all... ahalan wa sahalan liljamii3...

As Amina kindly suggested, the Jarir Bookstore in Anaheim/Garden Grove  
on
Brookhurst Street probably has the most-current selection of Arabic- 
Arabic  and
Arabic-English-Arabic dictionaries. Jarir also offers an excellent   
"to-order"
service because of its distributorship agreements with a number of   
Arabic
publishers in UK and the Middle East, i.e., the Obeikan and al-Jarir   
chains in
Saudi Arabia.

Another Arabic bookstore (right up Brookhurst a few blocks from   
Jarir) in
Anaheim, CA is Dar al-Hikmat, which also has an outlet in  Arlington,  
Virginia.
Smaller stock there than at Jarir, but a shopper can  sometimes find a  
number
of technical and specialized references which Jarir  might not carry.

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
(Late of Riyadh, 206-2007)

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Monterey Institute Visiting Prof Job
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Mary Lineberger" <Mary.Lineberger at miis.edu>
Subject:Monterey Institute Visiting Prof Job

Visiting Professor- Arabic Studies

Job Description:
Under general supervision of the Graduate School of Language and
Educational Linguistics Dean, the Visiting Professor will be expected  
to:

	Teach second, third and fourth year courses in Arabic Studies to
graduate students in business and policy

	Hold office hours

	Performs other related duties as requested

Requirements:

	MA or Ph.D. in teaching foreign language or related field, with
expertise in content teaching,

OR

	MA/Ph.D. in policy or business with successful Arabic language  
teaching
experience or experience teaching content to Arabic language learners.

	Native-level fluency in Arabic

	Basic technology literacy and willingness to learn more advanced
approaches and technologies

	Demonstrated excellence in teaching business or policy to non-native
speakers of Arabic preferred


Additional Information:
The Monterey Institute maintains a smoke-free and drug-free workplace.
Position requires light to moderate physical effort and the ability to
work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
Expected Start date: August 2008 for 2008-2009 academic year

Application Instructions:

Please upload a CV or resume, teaching evaluations, and names and  
contact
information of three references with your application. Student  
evaluations
and references will also be accepted via email at [ mailto:jobs at miis.edu
]jobs at miis.edu or mail at:

Search Committee - Arabic Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940

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Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:already
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:already

here are a few 'Qur'an already' verses, e.g. Q12.77:  /in  yasriq  fa- 
qad  saraqa  akhun  la-hu  min  qablu/  ~
"If he has stolen, [well no wonder!], a brother of his has already  
stolen."
                                                                  Mike  
Schub

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2)
Date: 05 May 2008
From:Afra Al-Mussawir <afraalmussawir at yahoo.com>
Subject:already

I don't use a verb to signify "already," but will use "qad" for the  
same meaning, e.g.

ishteraytu akla 'ala l-tareeq, walakin lama wasaltu il-bayt wajadtu  
anahum qad akalaw.

Forgive my weird transliteration. I was trying to convey:
?????? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ??? ????  
????? ???? ???? ?? ?????
I bought food on the way home, but when I got there I found they'd  
already eaten.

For the question "have you already forgotten?" I would say:
qad nasayta? (using inflection to indicate the interrogative)
?? ?????

I could also see using "haleeyan" for the purpose:
nasayta haleeyan? or haleeyan nasayta?
???? ??????? ?????? ?????
though that doesn't convey the exact same meaning (just as any  
translation wouldn't)

Also keep in mind that I'm much more familiar with Iraqi and Jordanian  
dialects than anything else, so this usage may be more dialect than  
fusha.

Afra Al-Mussawir

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:"George Marquis" <geomarq at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:already

I?d like to add my perspective to this discussion.

?Already? in English is difficult to translate because it not only  
has a meaning, but an implication. The implication is that the person  
who made the previous utterance had presupposed incorrectly:

                 A: We?re just about to have lunch. Come [to] have  
something to eat with us.   ( A presumed that B hadn?t yet eaten)
                 B: Thanks, [but] I?ve already eaten.

So, one would have to ask if on the lexical plane, this quality  
existed in the meaning of a word in Arabic, either in one of the  
?3amiyaat? or in ?fuSha? because if one translated the exchange  
above, B would not have used ???  in his reply.

As for ??? ???? ?????   or, perhaps more commonly in  
Cairene ?street? Egyptian followed by a past tense verb           
??? ???? ????     I don?t know if we can isolate one part  
of this phrase, and claim that it equates with ?already? in  
English.  To me the use of ??? in the phrase implies that the person  
asking the question knows that the respondent is busy and probably  
hasn?t had the time yet to do the action described by the following  
verb. So, its use is sort of as a reminder to the respondent that the  
one asking is still waiting. I would translate ??? in this phrase as  
? found the time yet to?
Sometimes I feel that ?already? is expressed in Egyptian by  
??????? + past tense of following verb,  as in      "???  
?? ?????? ?????? ???"
?I went to his place, but found that he had [already] left.?   (not  
the literal translation)
Otherwise, I don?t feel that Egyptian expresses ?already?  
lexically. It might do it in other ways, such as with intonation? as  
in ?? ????!"?  . I think that is why ?already? has become  
part of the educated Egyptian?s native dialect.   Egyptians who know  
some English use ?already? in Arabic speech as if it were an Arabic  
word. Perhaps it fills a lexical need that isn?t filled by Arabic.

George Marquis
Instructor and  Writing Workshop Coordinator
Dept. of Rhetoric and Composition
American University in Cairo
Office: 02-2797-5725
Email: geomarq at aucegypt.edu

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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Hamdi Yasin <hamdi.yasin at yahoo.com>
Subject:already

About ALREADY:
I would think  " lil-taw "  "???? "   prounounced  "littaw" would  
convey the meaning of ALREADY  or JUST and it's use is comparable to   
the present perfect in English to express an event that has JUST begun  
or finished for that matter but the expression and the actual event  
have to be proximate.


It just started raining:
??? ???? ???? ????    [laqad bada?at tomTir  lil-taw]
It just rained (and finished already):
  ??? ????? ????
laqad amTarat lil-taw

Salaam,
Hamdi Yasin
Saint Xavier University

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Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:03:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Al-kitaab Al-asaasii
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Date: 05 May 2008
From:Heba shabaka <o_heba at hotmail.com>
Subject:Al-kitaab Al-asaasii

Hi, as regard Al ketab al asassi and all other books for teaching  
classical and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, you will find them at the  
book store of the AUC ( American university in Cairo ), main campus,  
Mohamed Mahmoud St, they are avaible all around the year there.

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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING&LIT:Two new articles posted on JAIS site
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Date: 13 May 2008
From:Joseph Norment Bell <joseph.bell at if.uib.no>
Subject:Two new articles posted on JAIS site

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/jais
http://www.uib.no/jais


The following articles have just been posted at the sites given above.  
(Please make a note of the first address, at Lancaster University, as  
the page, which has been redesigned, is simpler to use and will soon  
be the main site.)

Volume Six (2005-2006):

Peter Marteinson. La Disjonction de la voix narrative et la  
manipulation de la vraisemblance dans Le Rocher de Tanios d?Amin  
Maalouf. (Adobe Acrobat 7.0 PDF file, 147 kB, pp. 80-94). HTML Unicode  
version to be posted later.

Abstract: This investigation of the narrative voice in Maalouf?s Prix- 
Goncourt win?ning novel Le Rocher de Tanios observes the manner in  
which the multi?plicity of enunciators, in the form of secondary  
narrators ?cited? intertextually by the primary narrator, engenders  
a subtle play upon points of view, epochs, and cultural outlooks, an  
artifice which lends the novel a breadth in its generic status and  
veridictory grounding. It manages to be both an entirely possible,  
realistic narrative, and a fantastical legend, in which the ?strange  
and the marvelous?, in the words of one of the secon?dary narrators,  
form a counterpoint against the rigorous historical research of the  
primary narrative. The result is a tale in which the appearance of a  
coherent and inevitable progression of providence melds with a  
capricious logic of chance events. The work raises the question of  
fiction and history and answers yes to each one; it is not only a  
fiction aspiring to verisimili?tude, but conversely, it is also an  
actual history transformed into a novel ? into the sort of novel that  
leads the reader to question his sense of truth and falsehood.

Volume Seven (2007):

Abdessatar Mahfoudhi. The Place of the Etymon and the Phonetic Matrix  
in the Arabic Mental Lexicon. (Adobe Acrobat 7.0 PDF file, 347 kB, pp.  
74-102). HTML Unicode version to be posted later.

Abstract: Two units have traditionally been proposed as the basis of  
the organization of the Arabic lexicon: the root and the stem. The  
root approach, the most common, is bas?ed on the root and pattern  
theory of Arabic morphology (e.g., McCarthy 1981), which contends that  
derivation is based on the interleaving of consonantal roots into  
patterns. By contrast, the stem ap?proach is based on the stem-based  
theory of Arabic morphology (e.g., Benmamoun 1999) whose main tenet is  
that the stem is the basis of deri?vation. More recently, Bohas (e.g.,  
2000) has challenged these two ap?proaches. He proposes that the  
Arabic lexicon is organized in three layers under three units: the  
phonetic matrix, the etymon, and the ?radical?. These three  
proposals have different implications for the Arabic mental lexicon.  
This study discusses these theories with a focus on the validity of  
the no?tions of the etymon and matrix in the Arabic mental lexicon in  
light of old and new psycholinguistic evidence. Keywords: Arabic  
morphology, root, pattern, etymon, phonetic matrix, psycholinguistics,  
lexicon

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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wellesley College Arabic Language Job
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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"Yasmeen S. Hanoosh" <yasmeensh at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wellesley College Arabic Language Job

Dear colleagues,

Please contact Dr. Louise Marlow at lmarlow at wellesley.edu if you know  
anyone interested in this position. Deadline May 20, 2008.

Best,
Yasmeen

*****************************

Wellesley College seeks applicants for a part-time, non-tenure-track,  
one-year position in Arabic Language, beginning in September 2008. The  
successful candidate will teach Elementary Arabic (a year-long course  
that runs in the fall and spring semesters) and one semester of  
Intermediate Arabic (in the spring). Applicants should have native or  
near native fluency in Arabic and English, and teaching experience in  
Elementary and Intermediate Arabic. Salary varies according to  
qualifications and experience. Please submit a letter of application  
and the names and contact information of three referees to Arabic  
Search Committee, Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley College, 106  
Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Deadline: May 20, 2008.
Wellesley College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action  
educational institution and employer. The college is committted to  
increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum.  
Candidates who believe that they will contribute to that goal are  
encouraged to apply.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue May 13 16:24:07 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Continental Book Company Arabic Language Learning
 section
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Date: 13 May 2008
From:arabic at continentalbook.com
Subject:Continental Book Company Arabic Language Learning section

New Arabic Language Materials Website

Dear Valued Customer:
After numerous requests we are pleased to introduce you to the new  
Arabic Language Learning section of our website.
Textbooks
Grammar
Conjugation
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Written Arabic
Dictionaries
In order to provide you with the most appropriate materials, we would  
appreciate your feedback on the current selection of titles, as well  
as suggestions for other publications that you would like to see added  
to our site.
Remember to visit our web site www.continentalbook.com, where you will  
find a large selection of French, Spanish, ESL, Bilingual, German,  
Italian, Latin and Chinese titles. Please feel free to contact us for  
assistance in choosing the perfect materials for your classes.
Please feel free to use any of the following methods when placing your  
orders:
Telephone: 800-364-0350
Fax: 800-279-1764
Email: orders at continentalbook.com

   to order online...
or
Continental Book Company
Western Division
6425 Washington St, #7
Denver, CO 80229

We thank you for your time and consideration and hope to be of service  
to you in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Linette Hayat
Vice-President
Continental Book Company

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue May 13 16:24:05 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response
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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"raram" <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response

Dear Dr. Mahfoudhi:

I recommend asking University of Michigan, Client Distribution Services
to send you an examination copy of my book, Arabic Sounds and Letters( A
Beginning Programmed Course) to look at for use in grades 1-6. This book
includes 20 units aimed at introducing the Arabic sound and writing
system to beginning learners of Arabic. Each lesson introduces the new
letters and sounds in meaningful words illustrated by pictures. The book
is accompanied by a DVD and Manual to guide students and instructors
while using the material and to reinforce correct pronunciation of the
new sounds and words in each unit. Part Two of the Manual contains 15
brief exchanges and lists of useful commonly used vocabulary (greetings,
introductions, polite requests, invitations, telling time, foods etc.,)

Here is the address:

Client Distribution Services
1094 Flex Drive
Jackson, TN  38301

Telephone: (800) 343-4499
Order:  orderentry at cdsbooks.com

Good luck,

Raji Rammuny
Professor of Arabic
University of Michigan

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Date: 13 May 2008
From:"MARIA VICTORIA AGUILAR SEBASTIAN <aguilar at um.es>
Subject:teaching Arabic sounds/letters grades 1-6 response


You can use the link in
www.arabele.org

Some instructions are in spanish, but I think you can manage to  
explain it in English.

best wishes
victoria aguilar

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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:02 -0600
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Date: 13 May 2008
From: "George N. Hallak, Boston" <GnhBos at aol.com>
Subject:North American Dictionary source response

Hi Marilyn,

Arabic and Multilingual English Dictionaries, in CD-ROM or handheld
electronic formats, are available at AramediA:

www.aramedia.com/dictionaries.htm

AramediA, one of the oldest web based businesses, specialized in the
Arabic language, and provider of software for 100 other languages.

Sorry about the delay, thank you.

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak
www.aramedia.com
www.arabicsoftware.net
www.aramediastore.com
www.stores.ebay.com/AramediA
T 1-781-849-0021 F 1-781-849-2922

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Info on Rome Colloquium
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Date: 13 May 2008
From: "Marco Hamam" <marco.hamam at gmail.com>
Subject:Info on Rome Colloquium

Dear Leila, yes it did take place and it was very interesting. As
regards the proceedings, I think they are about to come out. In any
case, you can contact directly the organizer of the colloquium Prof.
Giuliano Lancioni lancioni at uniroma3.it .
Best,

Marco Hamam
PhD scholar in Arabic sociolinguistics
Universit? "La Sapienza" Rome - Italy

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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs private Arabic Lessons for heritage teenager
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:greatallah2008 at yahoo.co.uk
Subject:Needs private Arabic Lessons for heritage teenager

[to reply to this message, please contact Ali directly, instead of  
writing to the list.]

Hi,
    How are you doing today?I want a Private lessons for my son(Omar)  
in your location.Omar is 14 year old boy and is ready to learn.Please  
i want to know your policy with regard to fees, cancellations, and  
make-up lessons.Also,get back to me with the total fees for four month  
lessons(two one-hour lessons in a week) starting from June 10th. In  
addition,i want to know the lessons location and your phone  
number.Looking forward to hearing from you.


My best regards,
Ali.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:Alex Magidow" <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

Does anyone on the list know where I could obtain DVDs of the MBC
series, "Rihlaat ma3 shaykh Hamza Yusuf." I believe there were two
seasons, one in Spain and one in the US?

I have tried to find it in the Damascus DVD markets, but to no avail.

Thanks,
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:34:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dropping of Tanwiin in Oratory?
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:"George W. Maschke" <maschke at zonnet.nl>
Subject:Dropping of Tanwiin in Oratory?

n the latest audio tape attributed to Osama bin Laden and distributed  
on the occasion of the "60th anniversary of the establishment of the  
occupying state of Israel," I noted that in some cases, tanwin is  
dropped from words ending in a long alef. For example, aydan (also) is  
pronounced ayda, with the final "n" sound dropped. Is this a common  
oratorical style?

The recording, for any who may be interested in listening to the  
recording may download it as a 68 mb DivX file here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/115276842/1s60.divx.html

George Maschke

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:16:27 -0600
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:moderator
Subject:Needs Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

I have been informed that the request for Arabic tutoring message that  
I just posted is probably a scam.  I should have been suspicious,  
since it is unlikely someone with a UK address would send his teenaged  
son to some other country for twice a week tutoring.  Please do not  
respond to that message, and certainly do not provide them with any  
personal information or account information. I will try to be more  
diligent in the future.  I apologize.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:32:57 -0600
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Date: 19 May 2008
From:moderator
Subject:List vacation

Arabic-L will be on vacation during the month of June, 2008.  I will  
try to post all messages that I receive by the last day of May, but  
messages received during June will be saved and posted in July.  I am  
giving this notice now so that if you have conferences, jobs,  
programs, or other time sensitive things you want to announce, you  
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Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Review of EAL Vol. 1
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Review of EAL Vol. 1

The following announcement of a review appeared on LINGUIST:

Publisher:	John Benjamins
			http://www.benjamins.com/ 			
			
Journal Title:  Diachronica
Volume Number:  25
Issue Number:  1
Issue Date:  2008

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Volume I: A-Ed.  
Edited by Kees
Versteegh
Reviewed by Gonzalo Rubio 143-149

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:LangSource database of resources
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:LangSource database of resources

Some of our colleagues in the Arabic language field may not know about  
LangSource, a searchable, annotated bibliographic database of language  
and culture resources for both teachers and learners of Arabic and  
other languages at all levels. You may access the site at www.langsource.umd.edu 
  . Additional reviews of cultural resources will be added soon. While  
you are there, kindly fill out the very brief survey (?Evaluate  
LangSource?). Thank you.

Jerry Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center (NFLC)
5201 Paint Branch Pkwy, Suite 2132
College Park MD 20742
(301)405-9690
glampe at nflc.org

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:49 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Foreign Service Institute Jobs (2)
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Bernhardt, James E" <BernhardtJE at state.gov>
Subject:Foreign Service Institute Jobs (2)

The Foreign Service Institute is pleased to announce two job openings  
for instructors of Arabic.  These jobs are open to all U.S. citizens  
and non-citizens, who are native, or near-native speakers of Arabic  
(you must have permission to work in the United States).  Series/ 
Grade:  GG-1712-09/11, Title:   Training Instructor (Arabic), Office:   
FSI/SLS/NEA, Announcement:  FSI-2008-0035, Opening:   05/23/08,  
Closing:   06/13/08.

PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is being advertised through the  
Department of State?s Online application system ? all applications  
MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AND ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MUST BE  
FAXED TO THE NUMBER ON THE FAX COVER SHEET.  The fax cover sheet is  
available once an applicant has completed their online questionnaire.   
HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS VACANCY
To see the complete job announcement, please go to:

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=72138283&AVSDM=2008%2D05%2D23+00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&q=FSI+2008-0035&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&customapplicant=15513,15514,15515,15669,15523,15512,15516,45575

Jim Bernhardt
Chair, Near East, Central and South Asian Languages
Foreign Service Institute
U.S. Department of State
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:42 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Yasmine Khattab <umumar at gmail.com>
Subject:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD


You can find it in Cairo at the Virgin Megastores located at City  
Stars Mall. I believe the set is about $50.

I hope that helps.

Yasmine

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Najah Jahdali <najah33 at hotmail.com>
Subject:Source for Travels with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf DVD

Dear Alex,

Have you checked Al-Zaytunah Universit's website? Try there or just  
email them.

Regards,

Najah

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url
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1) Subject:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"David Bacherman" <dbacherman at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs repost of Night of Counting the Years url

Several weeks ago someone posted a link to a subtitled Egyptian film  
that
used MSA and whose title (I think) was " The Night of Counting the  
Years " /
"Al-Mummia" .  If that link could be reposted, it would be appreciated.
Many thanks.

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Date: 11 Feb 2008
From:Benjamin Geer" <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject:Night of Counting the Years (fusha movie) online

This may interest teachers and students of Modern Standard Arabic as
well as those who are interested in Egyptian film.

I tried for years to locate a copy of Shadi Abd Al-Salam's film "The
Night of Counting the Years" (1969), also known as "The Mummy"
(Al-Mumiaa'), a classic of Egyptian cinema whose dialogue is entirely
in Modern Standard Arabic.  I was told in video shops in Cairo that
it's no longer distributed.  I finally obtained a copy in the form of
two DVDs, without subtitles, from an academic colleague; I don't know
who made this version, which appears to be a non-commercial effort.
As a public service, I've made it available for download here:

http://www.archive.org/details/The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years_DVD

I've also provided a subtitled version of the film, in the form of
smaller video files with separate subtitle files that I've written in
Arabic (for language learners) as well as English:

http://www.archive.org/details/The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years

Various media player programs can play the video with the subtitles on
a computer.  If anyone is willing and able to combine the subtitles
with the DVDs, to create a DVD version of the film with its own
built-in subtitles, I think that would be a great public service.

Ben


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Wants suggestions for academic terms
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Ayouby, Kenneth K" <AyoubyK at dearborn.k12.mi.us>
Subject:Wants suggestions for academic terms

Salaam all,

Seeking the collective wisdom of those who know, what are the current
terms in Arabic used for the following:

1.	Qualitative research
2.	Action research
3.	Focus groups
4.	Research interview
5.	Open ended, undirected interview

I would be grateful to learn from the opinions of the list-members, and
whether there is consensus on the such terms.

Shukran,
Kenneth K. Ayouby

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arab Academy Offer for schools
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:sana at arabacademy.com
Subject:Arab Academy Offer for schools

Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab  
Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources.  You can now  
have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE!  The  
Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)
Apply for a sponsorship NOW!  The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian  
Relations, which is a charity organization.  Priority goes to less  
privileged schools.  To register, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships_institutions.htm?2

After you register, you need to confirm your interest by paying $100  
as a symbolic pledge to use the program.  The value of the sponsorship  
is $4000.
Arab Academy's online resources have been used by leading schools in  
the US and the Middle East.  Some of those schools are:
- Fairfax County Public High Schools, Virginia, United States
- Montgomery County Public High Schools, Maryland, United States
- Bishop Feehan High School, Massachusetts, United States
- Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt
- Ecole L'Oasis de Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
- Amercian Cooperative School of Tunis, Tunis
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- South Side Area School, Pennsylvania, United States

Do not miss this opportunity to benefit from this offer.  Register NOW:
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Best regards,
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:46 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Invitation to join Arabic Teachers Facebook group
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Date: 23 May 2008
From:samar moushabeck <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject:Invitation to join Arabic Teachers Facebook group

Greetings every one,

I have been taking an online course with a group of motivated, well  
seasoned teachers of Arabic in the US.
Now
that we are nearing the end of the course, and stemming from our desire
to keep the vibrant discussions going, we established a Facebook Group
by the name of Teachers of Arabic in North America.
I would like to extend an invitation to everyone on the list to join  
this group; Teachers of Arabic in North America.
your membership will be as asset  to this  community, and we can stay  
in touch with each other while this List is on vacation. ;-)

shukran wa Ahlan wa sahlan bikum.

Samar

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 23 23:06:38 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:06:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dropping of tanwiin responses
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2) Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response
3) Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Michael Fishbein <fishbein at humnet.ucla.edu>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

Regarding George Maschke's question about the pronunciation of tanwin- 
fathah as long a in pause in oratory: According to Wright's Grammar,  
this pronunciation is the recommended one for poetry and in reciting  
the Koran (at the end of an ayah or in pause). As far as I can tell,  
It is rarely used in reading prose, except by readers who have had a  
traditional Islamic education, including a thorough grounding in the  
rules of tajwid; which, I suppose, Bin Laden had. Perhaps it is  
avoided by most readers because of the difficulty of distinguishing an  
unaccented long a from the short a that is the pausal form of the ta'  
marbutah for most speakers, since the older pausal form of -ah is  
rarely used. The pausal form in long a may lie behind such colloquial  
forms as marHaba(a) and Haqqa(a), for marHaban and Haqqan.

The relevant paragraphs in Wright's Grammar are Volume II, paragraph  
225 (page 369B) and paragraph 227 (page 370C).

Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic
Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
366 Humanities Building, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511
tel. 310 206-2229

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Marc Van Mol <Mark.VanMol at ilt.kuleuven.be>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

Hi,

About the dropping of tanwin in oratory (aydan - aydaa), I can only  
confirm that is was commonly pronounced that way in our corpus of news  
broadcasts that we have sampled in 1980 and the one sampled in 1990,  
but as far as I can remember only at the end of sentences and more  
specifically in Egypt. I do not recall hearing that kind of  
pronunciation in the Algerian or Saudi corpus, which might mean that  
it is limited to local language situations.

Best regards,

Mark

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

In principle, the pausal reading of the final word in a sentence or a
clause is a matter of common practice, both in ordinary parlance and
oratorial reading.

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

(2) / ???? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ???? /

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


The full reading of the excerpts from the Qur'an, above, ends with
('umuuru), (waladan) & (LuuTin); whilst the pausal reading ends with a
sukuuned final letter.

-- 
M. Deeb, Professor Emeritus,
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural St

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Date: 23 May 2008
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:Dropping of tanwiin response

The long a reading is the technically correct form.  My informants in  
Egypt, however, clearly regarded it as marking something extra in  
either formality or the showing off of ones knowledge of fusha.  One  
referred to it (and other similar phenomena) as fusha fusha, as  
opposed to just plain lugha 'arabiyya, or plain fusha.

dil


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Maryland Visiting Professor Job
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Date: 28 May 2008
From: <elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:U of Maryland Visiting Professor Job

Visiting Assistant Professor in Arabic - Maryland

Subject to the availability of funding, the Arabic Program at the  
School of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (SLLC) at the  
University of Maryland seeks applicants for a visiting Assistant  
Professor in Arabic for the academic year 2008 - 2009.

Specializations may be in either Language and Literature (Modern  
literature) or Language and Culture,(including, but not limited to,  
sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, pragmatics).  Candidates will  
be evaluated on their record of scholarship and teaching, and interest  
in language learning. Native or near native command of Modern Standard  
Arabic and one major dialect variety of Arabic, and English are highly  
desirable. The successful candidate will join a rapidly expanding  
Arabic program within the School, and will contribute to the new  
Arabic Flagship program.

Applicants should specify the specialization for which they are  
applying, and submit a letter of application, including a short  
description of their current research plans, a CV, and contact  
information (only) for three referees.  Consideration of applications  
will begin immediately and the deadline for applications is June 30,  
2008. Applications should be submitted to:

elgibali at umd.edu

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action  
employer. Applications from women and Minority candidates are  
especially encouraged.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:academic terms responses
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1) Subject:academic terms response

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:academic terms response

I.  On consensus:

Technical terminology in Arabic writings is far from consensus.  It is
marked by chaos and arbitrariness, due in part to:  (1) lack of  
competency
in source and target languages; (2) literal aping of the western term in
spite of its incongruity to Arabic context; (3) the diffusion of wrong
terminology at the expense of the accurate one; (4) overbearing  
solecisms.

A most irritating example comes to mind, that's the inaccurate, yet  
popular
equivalent of the English / "approach" / as /?????? /  
(muqaarabah).  Whoever
started this mess, God forgive him, seems to have abided by the literal
meaning of verb approach in the sense of "draw close to sth."/ "to
approximate."  The metaphorical sense of the word "approach" in, say "an
approach to fiction" would mean "a way of reading fiction;" "an access  
to
fiction;" "a preliminary introduction to fiction."

Hence the proper translation should have been / ????? / 
(muqaddimah)  or /
???? / ( madkhal ).  Now, this wrong equivalent is so entrenched in  
Arabic
by its frequent use even among the academics!

II. Approaching the queried terms:

(1) Qualitative research: / ??? ????   / (baHthun naw'iyy), as  
contrasted to
/  ??? ???   / ( baHthun kammiyy);

(2) Action research:  /??? ??? / (baHthu 'amal)  or / ???   
????? / (
baHthu injaaz);

(3) Focus groups: I have heard or come across / ???????  
??????? /
( majmuu'aatu 'at-tab'iir), but it is hardly felicitous!  I should
suggest, instead / ??????? ????? ???????  
?????? ?????? / (...
al-ma'niyyatu bi-'l-bu'di al-bu'riyyi ).  Long winded but more accurate.

(4)  Research interview: / ?????? ???  /  (muqaabalatu baHth).

(5)

A. Open-ended interview: /   ?????? ??????  / (muqaabalatun  
maftuuHa)  or
/  ?????? ??? ????? ??????? / ( ghayru  
muHaddadati  al-'aTraaf);

B. Undirected interview: /  ??????  ??? ?????   / (...  
ghayru muwajjahah).

With kind regards.
                                --
M. Deeb, Professor Emeritus,
English, Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:sattar izwaini <sattarumist at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:academic terms response
Dear Kenneth K. Ayouby,

  In order to provide a "suggested" translation there is probably a  
need to have the concept of those terms, i.e. a description of what  
they mean. The linguistic components are not enough to creat a  
corresponding Arabic version. Even if we find Arabic terms provided in  
disctionaries or in the literature, they are most of the time literal  
renditions. These are technical terms of a specialized area and they  
need their "meaning' to be expressed in the Arabic equivalent.

  Regards
  Sattar Izwaini

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:U of Maryland statistical MT postdoc (Arabic a plus)
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1) Subject:U of Maryland statistical MT postdoc (Arabic a plus)

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:U of Maryland statistical MT postdoc (Arabic a plus)


UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SEEKS POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

The University of Maryland is seeking a bright and energetic postdoc
to work on research in computational linguistics with a focus on
statistical machine translation.  Candidates will have a strong track
record of successful implementation, expertise in statistical NLP, and
new ideas about how to improve the state of the art in machine
translation.  Interest in and experience with hierarchical
phrase-based models, MapReduce, or NLP for Arabic are all a plus.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, an extremely friendly
working environment, excellent computational facilities, a high level
of interaction across academic disciplines, and a campus location
minutes from Washington, D.C. with easy access to other cities on the
east coast.

To apply, please send a c.v. and a description of your research
interests to Philip Resnik (resnik at umiacs.umd.edu).

Cheers,

  Philip Resnik   (http://umiacs.umd.edu/~resnik/)

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants to study MSA in Oman
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1) Subject:Wants to study MSA in Oman

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:Abderrahman Aissa <Aissa.Abderrahman at Colorado.EDU>
Subject:Wants to study MSA in Oman

Dear Colleagues:

I have a very enthusiastic second year Arabic student who really would  
like to study Intensive Arabic MSA in Oman starting this Summer for at  
least 2 semesters. The problem is, the few programs that he finds  
either offer dialect only, are short or simply are not held during  
summer time.

Any help in this matter would be much appreciated

If you have any info, pleas write to me at: abderrah at colorado.edu

All the best,

A Aissa

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&K-16:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job
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Date: 28 May 2008
From:"Danielle C Jefferis" <daniellejefferis at gmail.com>
Subject:NYC Public Schools Arabic Instructor Job

ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR - full-time position available in a New
York City public school.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Roles in small schools are varied and complex and serious
consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate through
their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to become
involved in these essential aspects:

-Ability to work within a non-traditional school schedule and
organizational structure that meets the needs of English Language
Learners and students requiring special education services.
-Ability to design and implement innovative curriculum.
-Desire to collaborate in an inter-disciplinary planning and teaching
team with an emphasis on course design using backwards planning models
developed by Wiggens & McTighe.
-Willingness to practice an open-door policy and developing best
practice pedagogy to facilitate professional growth and collaboration.
-Willingness to follow the Standards of Professional Teaching.
-Ability to serve as role model.
-Ability to create and maintain an effective environment for student  
learning.
-Ability and availability to contribute to the development and growth
of the school community.
-Availability for summer planning and curriculum work
      -Advance notice of dates will be provided, and those who attend
will be compensated according to the terms of the current UFT
contract. Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but
strongly encouraged, as the activities are very important for the
development of the school.
-Availability to participate in after school/Saturday programs
      -Sufficient advance notice and compensation will be provided.
Staff participation in the activities is voluntary but strongly
encouraged, as the activities are very important for the development
of the school.
-Teaching license issued in New York State or a reciprocity-granting  
state.

Selection Criteria:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
-Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic.
-Experience teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, from the elementary
to advanced levels.
-Experience developing and implementing curriculum.
-Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in daily
routines and classroom instruction using the workshop model.
-Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities.
-Ability to develop and use project-based learning units, utilizing
backwards planning model.
-Familiarity with English as a Second Language (ESL) methodology, as
well as English Language Learner (ELL) standards and strategies
-Ability to integrate technology into the classroom
-Excellent classroom management skills
-Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents,  
students, etc.
-Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners

In addition to interviewing, candidates must present a teaching
portfolio, which may include a resume, evidence of philosophy of
education, evidence of curriculum planning, such as a course outline
or lesson plans, as well as any teaching artifacts collected
throughout the teaching career. Teaching artifacts may include student
work, images of student work and/or presentations and curriculum
development examples.

Applicants must provide three references.

Work Schedule & Salary
As per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Please send resumes & cover letters to: danielle at aafscny.org

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:55:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Genre-based language teaching approach query
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1) Subject:Genre-based language teaching approach query

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:tesp28 at gmail.com
Subject:Genre-based language teaching approach query

I am interested in the concept of genre, particularly genre-based  
approach in language teaching, and I want to adopt it in teaching  
Arabic writing as a foreign language. Could you please tell me about  
any study or reference in Arabic genre?

Best wishes,

Abdullah

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed May 28 14:54:57 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:54:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Contemporary Architecture in Arabia
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1) Subject:Contemporary Architecture in Arabia

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Date: 28 May 2008
From:orders at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Contemporary Architecture in Arabia

An impressive tri-lingual title has been published on "Contemporary  
Architecture in Arabia" (Arabic/English/German). The book presents 50  
building projects built or planned by German architects during the  
period 2000 and 2010. It deals amongst others with the Abu Dhabi  
Marina, the Prince Salman Science Oasis or the Sultan Qaboos Sport  
Village. The book is richly illustrated with more than 500  
illustrations of the various projects are in the book. A beautiful  
present!

Details:
"Contemporary Architecture in Arabia"
Author: Gesa Schoeneberg
Publisher: DOM Publishers, Berlin,
Hardcover, 392 pages, over b/w 500 illustrations, 22.5 x 28 cm, 2.4 kgs
Text in German, English, Arabic
ISBN: 978-3-938666-32-6
Publication date: 15th May 2008
Our Price: EUR 78 plus 12 EUR surface mail

Conditions of our offer:
-	Pre-payment by credit card required
-	For air mail delivery please add 20 EUR
-	Offer valid until 6th June 2008 only


Here you can find a table of contents & order form:
http://mysql.snafu.de/khg/gerlach_books/books_download.php

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 30 16:26:34 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Language Documentation conference
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1) Subject:Language Documentation conference

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Documentation conference

1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation:
Supporting Small Languages Together. Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 12-14,  
2009
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09


The 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC) will be held at the Hawaii Imin International
Conference Center, on the east side of the University of Hawaii at Manoa
campus, from March 12th-14th, 2009. There will also be an optional
opportunity to visit Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, in an extension
of the conference that will focus on the Hawaiian language  
revitalization
program, March 16th-17th.

It has been a decade since Himmelmann's article on language  
documentation
appeared and focused the field into thinking in terms of creating a
lasting record of a language that could be used by speakers as well as  
by
academics. This conference aims to assess what has been achieved in the
past decade and what the practice of language documentation within
linguistics has been and can be. It has become apparent that there is  
too
much for a linguist alone to achieve and that language documentation
requires collaboration. This conference will focus on the theme of
collaboration in language documentation and revitalization and will
include sessions on interdisciplinary topics.


TOPICS

We welcome abstracts on the issue of a retrospective on language
documentation - an assessment after a decade, and on topics related to
collaborative language documentation and conservation which may include:

- Community-based documentation/conservation initiatives
- Community viewpoints on documentation
- Issues in building language documentation in collaborative teams
- Interdisciplinary fieldwork
- Collaboration for mobilization of language data
- Technology in documentation - methods and pitfalls
- Graduate students and documentation
- Topics in areal language documentation
- Training in documentation methods - beyond the university
- Teaching/learning small languages
- Language revitalization
- Language archiving
- Balancing documentation and language learning

This is not an exhaustive list and individual papers and/or colloquia on
topics outside these remits are warmly welcomed.


ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in  
any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the
region.

ABSTRACTS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008 with notification of  
acceptance
by October 17th 2008.

Abstracts will be SUBMITTED ONLINE via the conference webpage (available
July 2008).

We ask for ABSTRACTS OF 400 WORDS for online publication so that
conference participants can have a good idea of the content of your  
paper
and a 50 WORD SUMMARY for inclusion in the conference program.

Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit to the
journal Language Documentation & Conservation for publication.


PRESENTATION FORMATS

PAPERS will be allowed 20 minutes with 10 minutes of question time.
POSTERS will be on display throughout the conference. Poster  
presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.
COLLOQUIA (themed sets of sessions) associated with the theme of the
conference are also welcome.


PLENARY SPEAKERS include:

* Nikolaus Himmelmann, University of Munster
* Leanne Hinton, UC Berkeley
* Paul Newman, Indiana University, University of Michigan
* Phil Cash Cash, University of Arizona


ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Helen Aristar-Dry (LinguistList, Eastern Michigan University)
Peter Austin (SOAS)
Linda Barwick (Music, University of Sydney)
Phil Cash Cash (University of Arizona)
Nicholas Evans (Linguistics, Australian National University)
Margaret Florey (Linguistics, Monash University)
Carol Genetti (Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Spike Gildea (University of Oregon)
Colette Grinevald (University of Lyon)
Nikolaus Himmelmann (Institut fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster)
Leanne Hinton (UC Berkeley)
Gary Holton (Alaska Native Language Center)
Anna Margetts (Linguistics, Monash University)
Will McClatchey (Botany, University of Hawai'i)
Claire Moyse-Faurie (LACITO, CNRS)
Ulrike Mosel (Seminar fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Universitat  
Kiel)
Paul Newman (Indiana University, University of Michigan)
Yuko Otsuka (Linguistics, University of Hawai'i)
Keren D. Rice (University of Toronto)
Norvin Richards (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)


Further details will be published on the conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC09

Enquiries to: ICLDC at hawaii.edu


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ARAM 2009 Conferences
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1) Subject:ARAM 2009 Conferences

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:aram at aramsociety.org
Subject:ARAM 2009 Conferences

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to inform you that ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian  
Studies is organising its Twenty Seventh International Conference on  
?Neo-Aramaic Dialects?, at the Oriental Institute (University of  
Oxford), 06-08 July 2009. And it will be followed immediately by the  
ARAM Twenty Eighth International Conference on ?The Mandaeans?, at the  
Oriental Institute (University of Oxford), 09-11 July 2009.
If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact our  
Oxford address:
ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, the Oriental Institute,  
Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. + 
+1865-514041. Fax ++1865-516824. E.Mail:aram at aramsociety.org

Yours sincerely,

Shafiq Abouzayd

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MSA study in Oman
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1) Subject:MSA study in Oman

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:"Maria" <apple at swissmail.org>
Subject:MSA study in Oman

Dear A Aissa

While it is true that we only offer a dialect course as an intensive  
summer programme we are always able to tailor courses for specific  
needs. We have skilled MSA teachers available throughout the summer  
and would be happy to look into various options that would fit your  
needs either for private lessons or any group that would be available  
and suitable for you. I know we have MSA courses running (tailored,  
private basis) for at least parts of this summer but I don't know the  
details of what's already set up. I would recommend you to write  
directly to the school (info at gapschool.net) to get further details of  
the opportunities to study MSA with us this summer. You can also find  
some information about the kinds of courses we offer athttp://gapschool.net/ 
.

For the Gulf Arabic Programme, Buraimi, Oman
Maria Persson

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:Najah Jahdali <najah33 at hotmail.com>
Subject:MSA study in Oman

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correspondence should be direct and not through the list]

Dear Aisa,
What is the purpose of studying MSA? In answering this question, you  
will notice many choices:

1. If he is studying it as a major, there are Arabic departments all  
around the Arab world's universities.

2. If it is just for second language learning purposes, I think also  
there are other institutes.

I will specify the answer according to his needs by your next email.

Regards,
Najah

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English
 Translation Job
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1) Subject:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English Translation  
Job

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Date: 30 May 2008
From:kerstin wilsch <kwilsch at hotmail.com>
Subject:German-Jordanian U. Professor of Arabic-English Translation Job

Instructor/Assistant Professor of Translation Arabic-English and  
English as a Foreign LanguageThe German-Jordanian University in Amman/ 
Jordan is a public Jordanian university founded in 2005. The courses  
are developed in cooperation with German universities and the  
university has already achieved an excellent reputation within the  
Jordanian higher education system. It offers a lot of room for  
creativity.

The GJU invites applications for a position at the rank of instructor  
or assistant professor to begin in fall 2008 (start of academic year:  
7 September; arrival in Amman preferably end of August).

Full-time, fixed-term appointment, one-year contract, with possibility  
of renewal.

The successful applicant will join the Translation Programme (Arabic- 
German-English).

Minimum requirements:  Master?s or Ph.D. in a relevant discipline  
(preferably Translation Studies); native speaker of English with high- 
level fluency in Arabic; appropriate teaching experience; evidence of  
high quality in teaching; training in TEFL would be an asset.
Responsibilities include teaching Arabic-English translation courses  
and initially some English as a foreign language courses (intermediate  
and advanced level), participation in curriculum development, and in  
various programme activities. Normal teaching load is 15 or 12 resp.  
hours per week.  Teaching period: September ? June.

Salary: According to rank and experience
Benefits: Tax-free import of personal goods (incl. car), Jordanian  
medical insurance, social security allowance

Please send letter of application, CV, evidence of teaching ability,  
and contact information for three referees to:
Head of Translation Programme, German-Jordanian University, 11180 Amman

Applications can also be sent by fax to: Fax  +962 6 5300 668, ATTN:   
Head of Translation Programme; or by e-mail to: kerstin.wilsch at gju.edu.jo 
.

Review of applications will begin immediately but all applications  
will be considered until the search is concluded.

For any inquiries please contact Dr. Kerstin Wilsch at above e-mail  
address.

Dr. Kerstin Wilsch German Jordanian University

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri May 30 16:26:36 2008
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:26:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:academic terms response
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Date: 30 May 2008
From:haider.bhuiyan.2 at m.cc.utah.edu
Subject:academic terms response

Dear Kenneth: Arabic translation of the terms that you have asked this  
way:

1. Qualitative research: ????? ??????
2. Action research: ????? ??????
3. Focus groups: ???? ????????
4. Research interview: ????? ??????
5. Open ended, undirected interview:????? ???? ????  
??????

Hope you find these words easy and interesting.

Best,

Haider Bhuiyan

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