From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:43 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:axu: bani: + clan name response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:axu: bani: + clan name response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:John Nawas Subject:axu: bani: + clan name response Dear Ethan, It indicates the type of alliance that existed between the individual and the tribe (in extenso of the individual). See Ella Landau- Tasseron, “Alliances in Islam,” in Monique Bernards and John Nawas (eds.), Patronage and Patronage in Early and Classical Islam. Leiden: Brill, 2005, p 1-49 but also look in the index of the entire book. Good luck and best wishes, John Nawas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:44 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:King Saud University Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:King Saud University Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:zmaalej at ksu.edu.sa Subject:King Saud University Jobs A) Native speakers of English – male or female – to teach: Language Skills in English The qualifications we are looking for are Master's Degrees in Applied Linguistics or TESOL. Supplementary certification in CELTA or the like would be considered an advantage. Those with a Master's degree should have at least three years of experience. B) Male or female applicants capable of teaching: Translation: English/Arabic – Arabic/English Translation: French/Arabic – Arabic/French The Qualifications we are looking for are Master's or PhD Degrees in Translation, Applied Linguistics and Linguistics. Salary and benefits: The salary depends on qualifications and years of experience. Other benefits include:  A monthly transportation allowance between SR400 and SR600, according to academic rank  An annual 60 days' paid leave in the summer  Return air tickets at the end of each academic year  A one-way air ticket at the beginning and end of the contract  An annual housing allowance between SR17,000 and SR25,000 (unless accommodation is provided, and according to academic rank)  A furnishing allowance equivalent to 50% of the housing allowance shall be paid once only (Previously employed personnel in Saudi Arabia are not eligible).  Free medical care at the University Hospitals for you and your family  End of service gratuity: half a month salary after the first 2 to 4 years of work at COLT, and one month salary for each full year of work thereafter (Maximum SR 100,000). For further information, you are invited to visit our website at www.ksu.edu.sa and click on the College of Languages and Translation. Applicants should send a detailed CV to: Dr. Mohammed Al-Hadlaq Chairman of the Department of European Languages and Translation Phone: 009661 469 7007 --- Email: ksucolt at yahoo.com Or: Hoda Al-Helaissi Vice-Chairperson of the Department of European Languages and Translation Phone: 009661 435 3233 --- Email: ksucolt at yahoo.com ***************** Dr. Zouhair A. Maalej Associate Professor of Linguistics Department of European Languages and Translation College of Languages & Translation King Saud University P.O. Box: 87907, Riyadh 11652, KSA Email: zmaalej at ksu.edu.sa; zmaalej at gnet.tn URL: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/zmaalej Office phone: (+966) 1-469-7116 (2104) Home phone: (+966) 1-486-2286 Mobile: (+966) 054-285-3684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:39 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:LDC Subject:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus (2) GALE Phase 1 Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text - Part 1 was prepared by LDC and contains a total of 178,000 words (264 files) of Arabic newsgroup text and its translation selected from thirty-five sources. Newsgroups consist of posts to electronic bulletin boards, Usenet newsgroups, discussion groups and similar forums. This release was used as training data in Phase 1 (year 1) of the DARPA-funded GALE program. Preparing the source data involved four stages of work: data scouting, data harvesting, formatting and data selection. Data scouting involved manually searching the web for suitable newsgroup text. Data scouts were assigned particular topics and genres along with a production target in order to focus their web search. Formal annotation guidelines and a customized annotation toolkit helped data scouts to manage the search process and to track progress. Data scouts logged their decisions about potential text of interest to a database. A nightly process queried the annotation database and harvested all designated URLs. Whenever possible, the entire site was downloaded, not just the individual thread or post located by the data scout. Once the text was downloaded, its format was standardized so that the data could be more easily integrated into downstream annotation processes. Typically, a new script was required for each new domain name that was identified. After scripts were run, an optional manual process corrected any remaining formatting problems. The selected documents were then reviewed for content-suitability using a semi-automatic process. A statistical approach was used to rank a document's relevance to a set of already-selected documents labeled as "good." An annotator then reviewed the list of relevance- ranked documents and selected those which were suitable for a particular annotation task or for annotation in general. These newly- judged documents in turn provided additional input for the generation of new ranked lists. Manual sentence units/segments (SU) annotation was also performed as part of the transcription task. Three types of end of sentence SU were identified: statement SU, question SU, and incomplete SU. After transcription and SU annotation, files were reformatted into a human- readable translation format and assigned to professional translators for careful translation. Translators followed LDC's GALE Translation guidelines which describe the makeup of the translation team, the source data format, the translation data format, best practices for translating certain linguistic features and quality control procedures applied to completed translations. All final data are presented in Tab Delimited Format (TDF). TDF is compatible with other transcription formats, such as the Transcriber format and AG format making it easy to process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:41 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:ouali at uwm.edu Subject:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? Dear all, If anyone of you is going to commute from Chicago during the conference please see message below. Hamid Ouali ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Amel Khalfaoui" To: "Hamid Ouali" Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:33:15 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: ALS-23 Dear Hamid There is a possibility for me to stay in Chicago and would like to know if you know someone who will be driving to the conference and is willing to carpool. I will be happy to share gas expenses. Thank you Amel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:48 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Valerie Anishchenkova Subject:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. Summer Arabic Courses at Tufts University (1) Elementary Arabic: ARB 01/2A Description: The course begins with an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. We start with pronunciation, script, basic grammar, and reading skills using a communicative approach for the first half of the course to later developing the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. No previous knowledge of Arabic language or script is required. No prerequisite. Material covered: "Alif Baa" and 12 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part I", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 – June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am – 2:30 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Rana Abdul-Aziz (2) Intermediate Arabic: ARB 03/4A Description: A continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Communicative approach with particular emphasis on active control of Arabic grammar and vocabulary, conversation, reading, translation, and discussion of selected texts. The course includes oral presentations and short papers in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARB 0002 or equivalent. Material covered: Chapters 13-20 of "Al-Kitaab Part I" and 2 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part II", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 – June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Valerie Anishchenkova To register please visit: ase.tufts.edu/summer For more information about courses contact: Rana Abdul-Aziz (elementary Arabic): rana.abdulaziz at gmail.com Valerie Anishchenkova (intermediate Arabic): valerie.anishchenkova at tufts.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:46 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From: Subject:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted Dear Colleagues, I am so pleased to inform you that Part III of al-Jaleys for Advanced Level has been posted on the World Web recently. Unlike Part I and Part II which are based on the conversational approach, Part III is narrative. Ten short stories have been selected and used to create the 10 units which compose the book. These stories are taken from various part of the Arab World and are written by famous Arab authors such as Mahfudh, al-Sa’dawi, al-Taiyb Saleh, etc. I hope that you will find Part III useful for your advanced Arabic class environments. The web address is: www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mjiyad/textbooks Mohammed Jiyad -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:49 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:49 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Machine Translation Summit XII Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Machine Translation Summit XII -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Priscilla Rasmussen Subject:Machine Translation Summit XII Machine Translation Summit XII –Tutorial and Workshop Proposals Due March 6 Short Title: MT Summit Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: 26-30 August 2009 Conference Web Site: http://summitxii.amtaweb.org Contact Person: Laurie Gerber (lgerber at amtaweb.org) Linguistic Subfield(s): Computational Linguistics Summary of Submission Deadlines March 6, 2009: Final day for Tutorial and Workshop proposals April 28, 2009: Deadline for Research paper submissions May 28, 2009: Deadline for Commercial User, Government User, and Translator Training and Tools presentation proposals Summary of Conference Schedule August 26, 2009 Tutorial day August 27-29, 2009: Main conference August 28, 2009: Technology Showcase August 30, 2009: Workshop day Complete call for Papers and Presentation Proposals available on the conference website Call for Tutorial Proposals AMTA conference tutorials introduce our members to exciting innovations, to practical skills, or to different disciplinary perspectives. MT is a kaleidoscopic universe of ideas, concerns, and capabilities that requires the efforts and talents of professionals in multiple disciplines. The goal of cross-language meaning transfer is shared among translators, technologists, and researchers of all stripes -- but we often need cross-training to improve communication. Tutorials at AMTA provide background for the main conference sessions, and enhance our members' effectiveness by offering a means for understanding issues, solutions, and perspectives of multiple approaches and different disciplines. Tutorials will be held on Wednesday, August 26. Tutorials are half-day (3 hour) instructional sessions. Topics We ask that tutorials be of interest to a broad audience and particularly invite: Tutorials on post-processing tools: how are people doing post- processing now? Tutorials on Human Translation: how do people translate? What are the stumbling blocks? Introduction to Machine Translation - introduce new or prospective commercial users to machine translation technology, evaluation, and use, including fundamental vocabulary and concepts Introduction to MT Evaluation Making a business case for MT: What are the important measures when assessing the potential and actual benefits from adopting machine translation? Tutorialss on MT for Low-Resource Languages Catching up with MT: Summary of Research, Tools, and Issues from 2008 meetings of AAMT, EAMT, AMTA, etc. Tutorials that introduce tool developers and researchers to the current landscape of translation technology and standards that machine translation needs to interoperate with in a production environment Tutorials that introduce tool developers and researchers to human translation, including professional standards, training, and technology adoption trends. Technical and scientific tutorials on high-impact issues, approaches, and techniques Tutorials which explain a recent development in the field or provide technical guidance Introductory, overview, or survey tutorials on high-interest, leading- edge R&D topics If you have an idea but are new to the process of proposing tutorials, please contact us. We can assist you in developing your idea. What to submit Submissions should include the title and a brief description of the proposed tutorial's topic and content, including a short outline of the presentation or interactive activity, showing that the content can be covered in three hours. Be sure to include technical requirements and a description of the professional expertise of the tutorial presenters. How to submit Send submissions to Reggie Hobbs (hobbs at arl.army.mil) and Jennifer DeCamp (jdecamp at mitre.org), with a copy to the main conference email address (summitxii at amtaweb.org). We will evaluate Tutorial proposals as soon as they are submitted. The last day for submissions is March 6, 2009. Important Dates March 6, 2009: Deadline for Tutorial proposals August 10, 2009: Deadline for submission of tutorial materials for copying August 26, 2009: Tutorial day Call for Workshop Proposals Proposals for workshops are now being solicited on topics of direct interest and impact for MT researchers, developers, vendors or users of MT technologies. AMTA workshops bring together groups of people (peers) involved in a specific problem area of machine translation, to advance the state of the art in that area. Workshops focus on group participation rather than instruction. Workshops are typically held the day after the main conference, and this year will be held on Sunday 30th August. Workshops will normally last a whole day (approx. 8 hours). Workshops can take a variety of forms, including refereed and invited papers, hands-on exercises, discussion and debate, or other activities. Proposers will be asked to issue their own ''Call for Papers'', and to maintain a web site giving information about the submission procedure and, later on, the full program. Working language of the workshops will normally be English; however, it is acceptable to have a second (or alternative) working language if this is appropriate to the theme of the workshop. This should be stated clearly on the proposal. Submissions should be made to the Workshop Chair (e-mail: hassan at apptek.com ) by March 6th. They should include the theme and goal of the workshop, the planned activities, a calendar of deadlines for submission including the dates for workshop submissions, notification and, if appropriate, camera-ready copy (we advise that you follow the submission dates for the main conference), and an estimate of the number of participants. Note that we will evaluate Workshop proposals as soon as they are submitted. The last day for submissions is March 6, 2009 Important Dates March 6, 2009: Deadline for Workshop proposals August 10, 2009: Deadline for Submission of Workshop Proceedings for copying August 30, 2009: Workshop day Technology Showcase Machine translation technology has been ready for deployment in many environments for many years, but many prospective users hesitate to dive in, or perhaps they don’t believe that MT will work for their application. The technology showcase provides an opportunity to see working MT systems embedded in software systems that solve real world problems. The developers and integrators are on hand to demonstrate the systems, and talk about the users and the use cases. User groups and integrators are especially encouraged to demonstrate the systems they have built to solve real-wlrld problems. Developers are encouraged to demonstrate solutionized MT and related tools and systems. The Technology Showcase will be held Friday afternoon, August 28, and will be open to the public and the press. For more information, contact Jennifer DeCamp (jdecamp at mitre.org) and Reggie Hobbs (hobbs at arl.army.mil) with a copy tosummitxii at amtaweb.org A few words about Ottawa, Canada Ottawa is Canada’s capital and the fourth-largest city in Canada (1.2 million people). Nestled on the banks of the Ottawa, Gatineau, and Rideau Rivers, Ottawa has more scientists, engineers, and PhDs per capita than any other city in the country. It is known for the large number of parks and lakes that surround it, as well as for the numerous cultural institutions it contains. The conference venue, the Fairmount Château Laurier, is located in the heart of downtown next to the Parliament Buildings and not far from the National Gallery and the National Arts Centre. It is a magnificent limestone edifice with turrets and masonry reminiscent of a French château. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:01:00 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:01:00 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Query on materials and methods Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query on materials and methods -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Mai Zaki Subject:Query on materials and methods Dear all, I am involved in the designing of three-year programme (beginners/ intermediate/advanced) for teaching Arabic as part of a BA degree in languages. Each year should have 2 modules: one for spoken language (speaking and listening) and one for written language. I am hoping some of you can guide me to useful teaching materials including learning outcomes for each level and syllabus suggestions. The focus of this program (according to student backgrounds) would be business and marketing, but also tourism, development studies and politics so I would appreciate it if you can point out any teaching books/references concerned with those areas, especially for the speaking/listening. I would also like to rasie the question of how difficult it is to teach Arabic to students of two levels of entry in one class, e.g. beginner and intermediate or intermediate and advanced. Thank you very much in advance. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:51 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:51 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic from Pearson Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic from Pearson -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Dora Johnson Subject:New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic from Pearson This came via the Educational Linguistics listserve. Dora -----Original Message----- From: edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu [mailto:edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu] On Behalf Of Francis Hult Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:23 PM To: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu Subject: [Edling] Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic PR Web Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic, Developed for U.S. Defense Language Institute The Arabic language is spoken by more than 300 million people worldwide. As Middle Eastern nations play an increasingly important role in our global economy, Arabic speakers are in high demand in international corporations and organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and foreign aid agencies. Today Pearson unveiled a new automated test of spoken Arabic that will allow organizations to accurately and efficiently evaluate the language skills of candidates for employment or participants in language training programs. The automated test is the result of a Pearson development project supported in part by the U.S. Defense Language Institute (DLI) Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif. The new language assessment, the Versant(tm) Arabic Test, is now commercially available for government agencies, corporations or universities to use for evaluating spoken Arabic language skills. DLI turned to Pearson because of its proven expertise in the development of reliable and technologically advanced automated language assessments. Full text: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2179034.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:53 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Alexander Magidow Subject:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects Dear all, I am wondering which dialects of Arabic strictly require the use of the mudaari3 (i.e. imperfect) following the phrase "qabl ma" in various dialects (with a past tense meaning), and which allow or require the use of the perfect, if any. A Syrian informant claims it must be strictly mudaari3, even in a past tense context, while a Levantine speaking heritage student claims to have heard it used with the past tense. Are there dialects where both are possible? Is it a regional isogloss? Thank you, Alex Magidow University of Texas - Austin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:58 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:danaduna at gmail.com Subject:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects [please respond directly to Ms. Susser, please.] My name is Donna Susser. I am a student at the University of Haifa, Israel, studying for my B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature. I'm currently working on a seminar paper which focuses on "The Contribution of American Researchers to the Study and Research of Arabic Dialect in the Levant. (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and parts of Jordan)." So far, I've come across only a few names of researchers in this area. The problem is that I haven't found enough names that focus and work specifically in this field. I was wondering if any of you work in this area or are interested in it? Are there any books or articles that you know of that might be relevant to my paper? Do you know of any other American Researchers who focus on Arabic Dialect in the Levant? Any information would be useful. With much appreciation, Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:55 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Emad Rushdie Subject:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program Summer Arabic Program at the University of Pennsylvania (May 26th-July 2nd) ARAB 131 (elementary) Course Description: This six weeks long course will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab world-Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students will cover Alif Baa and 14 chapters of Al-Kitaab I. At the end of the six weeks, students will be able to speak about themselves and environment and to hold conversations on a number of simple topics; be able to read and understand texts on familiar topics; be able to carry out written transactions connected to daily life; and have a greater knowledge of and appreciation for Arab culture. Prerequisite: None for the first semester; for the second semester, successful completion of the first semester or the equivalent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARAB 133 (intermediate) Course Description: In this course, students will further their proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, utilizing complex semantic and syntactic structures. Students will continue with Al-kitaab I (chapters 15-20) and will cover up to the end of chapter 4 of Al-Kitaab II. Students will be encouraged to participate in discussions, discourse, and analysis, featuring historical, geographic, and cultural topics specific to the Arab world. Multimedia material is an integral part of the course. Moreover, this course will enable students to read, discuss and translate Arabic newspapers and other materials related to the religions, politics and economics of the Middle East. In addition, students are given a special course in oral skills to improve their ability to discuss in Arabic their background, future plans, and current political issues; to satisfy everyday and professional needs; and to give short oral reports. By the end of the second year, students usually reach either Intermediate- Mid or Intermediate-High on the ACTFL scale in listening, speaking and reading, and Intermediate-Mid in writing. Prerequisites: ARAB 031/ ARAB 032 (elementary Arabic I/ II), placement test, or permission of the instructor. For further information,please contact Emad Rushdie. Emad Rushdie Lecturer in Foreign Languages Coordinator of the Arabic Language Program Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 847 Williams Hall 255 South 36th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel/(215)898-7466 E-mail: emad at sas.upenn.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:18 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:qabl ma query responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:qabl ma query response 2) Subject:qabl ma query response 3) Subject:qabl ma query response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Abbas Al-Tonsi Subject:qabl ma query response In Egyptiam Colloquial we use imperfect Abbas Al-Tonsi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Waheed Samy Subject:qabl ma query response Some Egyptian Arabic speakers will object to qabl ma being followed by a perfect form verb. The feeling is that qabl ma should be followed by an imperfect form verb (for past time). Nevertheless such usage occurs. If you google something like "qabl ma kaan" (in Arabic "قبل ما كان") in Arabic, you will get hundreds of hits, in dialects and fusHa. Here are a couple, the first appears to be Egyptian, and the second Lebanese. بس قبل ما كان يحصله كدا اول ما يحس بالاعراض كان المفروض ياخد قرص شايله في جيبه يعنى فتشه هههههههههههههههههههههه والله دا الللى اعرفه قول كلمة يا حبيبي واحكي للدني يا حبّي إنّك إلي وإلَك قلبي إلَك من قبل ما كان ومن بعد الزمان هالقلب العشقان If you feel that kaan is a special case, you can also try other combinations; you will get many hits. Waheed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:rehab eldeeb Subject:qabl ma query response Hi, qabl ma in Egyptian dialect is followed always by the mudaari3 and could mean " in the future " or " in the past " according to other verb used in the sentence Another option is prefixing the "bi " of habituality . For example : qabl ma anaam hasma3 musiiqa ( in the future ) qabl ma anaam seme3t musiiqa ( in the past ) qabl ma banaam basma3 musiiqa ( a habit / usually) and does not give a tense or a time in specific!! Hope this could help Rehab El Deeb Arabic Language Instructor Arabic Language Institute American University in Cairo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Daniel Dorado Subject:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info Try mahdi.alosh at usma.edu Daniel K. Dorado Major, US Army Muscat, Oman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Difference between sa- and sawfa query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Difference between sa- and sawfa query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:"Nancy A. Coffin" Subject:Difference between sa- and sawfa query Some grammarians distinguish between sa- and sawfa concerning the near and distant future, whereas others do not make mention of such distinction. I am curious about how my colleagues discuss these two particles with their students. Thanks! 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:29 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Zayed University Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Zayed University Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Zayed University Jobs From: Nermine Hatata [nermine.hatata at zu.ac.ae] Subject: English; Arabic, Standard & Applied Linguistics: Asst/Assoc Professor, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates E-mail this message to a friend: http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=20-655.html&submissionid=207408&topicid=7&msgnumber=1 University or Organization: Zayed University Department: Human Resources Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Web Address: http://www.zu.ac.ae Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) English (eng) Description: Zayed University is seeking to hire Assistant, Associate, Full Professors for its Bilingualism and Bilingual Center. The UAE Center for Bilingualism and Bilingual Education (UAE CBBE) is a newly-established Research Excellence Center at Zayed University (Abu Dhabi campus) funded by the UAE's National Research Foundation. The UAE CBBE will be engaged in basic and applied linguistics research with the aim to generate knowledge about and to promote academic and professional proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and English among Arabic-speaking peoples of the UAE, the Gulf, and the wider Arab world. The UAE CBBE invites applications for several researcher positions in applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics at Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus, with appointments starting in September 2009. We are seeking colleagues who possess a strong commitment to applied linguistics research excellence and to supporting high-level bilingual proficiency. In addition to full-time appointments, we also welcome inquiries from colleagues interested in entering into a joint appointment with their current institution or in a visiting appointment. The UAE CBBE seeks to appoint researchers with specializations in one or more of the following: - Ethnographic approaches to intercultural and multilingual communication and literacies in academic and professional contexts - Language learning and teaching, particularly as it relates to advanced language learners of Arabic and English - Language assessment and testing, particularly as they relate to academic and professional literacies in Arabic and English - Multilingual communication corpora - Language policy and planning - Arabic sociolinguistics - Arabic language education Successful applicants will be expected to collaborate on research projects that contribute to the overall mission of the UAE CBBE. Successful applicants might undertake some teaching in academic writing (Arabic or English) and applied linguistics. This is a unique opportunity to join a new research center that is actively working to strengthen applied linguistics research to enhance language education in one of the world's most dynamic nations. Requirements: - A Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics or a related field from a recognized university, with research expertise in one or more of the specializations listed above - Demonstrated capacity to achieve research and publication outcomes - Demonstrated capacity to identify research opportunities and cooperate with international research partners - Strong interpersonal and inter cultural skills and capacity to work in a team environment - Ability to liaise with a diverse range of research partners and stakeholders - Evidence of commitment to excellence in language education - High-level proficiency in English is required - High-level proficiency in Arabic is desirable The benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the United Arab Emirates. For further information contact the Center Director, Prof. Ingrid Piller. In addition to completing the online application form, attach one document containing a letter of application, a current CV and the names and contact details of three referees. Application Deadline: 03-Apr-2009 Web Address for Applications: http://www.zu.ac.ae/online_app/opportunities.aspx Contact Information: Nermine Hatata Email: nermine.hatata at zu.ac.ae -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:11 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:11 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Mohammad Subject:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program ASIP 2009 Arabic Summer Intensive Program 2009 at the Hashemite University, Jordan 8 weeks of Arabic: May 20th – July 16th 2009 The program offers the following levels of Arabic: Level 1: Beginning Arabic: Target: Students with little or no prior experience with Arabic. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: § Participate in simple conversations. § Read and write simple, correct, short texts of Modern Standard Arabic. § Acquire vocabulary of about 1000 words. Credits: 8 - 10 credits hours depending on enrollment in Jordanian Arabic. Textbooks& material: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Alif Baa, with DVDs. An Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 1. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Level 2: Intermediate Arabic Target: Students who covered at least 13 units of Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al- ’arabiyya, part 1 or equivalent. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: § Be able to understand main ideas in texts dealing with basic personal and social needs. § Write Arabic for various basic purposes. § Narrate and describe basic situations. § Handle a number of interactive and social situations. § Be familiar the Jordanian colloquial variety of Arabic. Credits: 6 credit hours Textbooks& material: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 2. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. 16 units in Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, parts 1 & 2 Level 3: Advanced Arabic: Target: Students who have finished 160-200 contact hours and covered Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, part 2. or equivalent. This might vary according to students' needs and their grades on the placement test. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: § Be able to use new grammatical constructions that reflect the advanced level of expression and be able to construct complex sentences. § Be able to understand and analyze Arabic grammar used in diverse text genres. § Be able to understand upper level reading passages. § Be able to understand the general ideas and several specific details of longer listening materials of different types. § Write longer texts using the new grammar and vocabulary in social, political, historical, linguistic and personal text types. § Be able to converse in Arabic on different topics with minimal mistakes. § Be able to understand and converse in the dialect. Credits: 6 credit hours Textbook & materials: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2007) Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’arabiyya, part 3. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Other Language courses: Advanced Media Arabic § Pre-requisite: Advanced Arabic or equivalent § Language of instruction: Arabic Target: Advanced level students of at least two years Description: emphasizes the development of skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking through the use of authentic journalistic material and with the help of guest lectures. Objectives: By the end of the program, students are expected to: § Read and understand authentic media texts written in Arabic; § Learn specialized vocabulary and idiomatic expressions; § Improve their reading pace and reading comprehension; § Compare, analyze, and argue; § Write on journalistic and literary topics. Credits: 3 credit hours (9 June- July 18) Cultural courses: Credits: 3 credit hours for each course History of the Arab World Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course covers the history of the Arab world from the rise of Islam to the present. It will take a social and cultural approach to understanding the different histories of Arab society. The course will attempt to balance political history and its focus on regimes and main events with long term social ands cultural transformations that are relevant to the ordinary peoples of the Arab world. Islamic Civilization Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course introduces the student to the general features of various aspects of Islamic civilization using an approach that takes into account the basis of this civilization, its sources and its permanent components. Causes of past development of this civilization will be related to factors that explain its present- day vitality. The Modern Middle East Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course is a general survey of the major cultural, political, and social issues in contemporary Middle Eastern with a special focus on Jordan. The purpose of the course is to give students an overall understanding of these issues in order for them to pursue points of their own interest. The course has a seminar format with presentations by both HU faculty and outside experts. Field trips are organized to complement the course and are counted as part of the course requirement. Topics included: Culture and Identity, Political Systems and Democratization, Political Islam, Popular Islam, Sufism, Rural Migration, Urban Development and Planning, Tourism and Development, Literacy, Gender Issues, Contemporary Music, Literature and Cinema. Program activities: 1. Three weekend excursions to archaeological sites in Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum, Mount Nebo, Jerash and the Dead Sea 2. Weekend homestay program 3. The Arabic language partner 4. Clubs: Calligraphy, Music and Drama 5. Series of lectures on current cultural issues Application Deadline: April 10th 2009 For more info, contact: Mohammad Almasri mohd at hu.edu.jo Language Center lchu at hu.edu.jo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:14 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:hanada at arabexpertise.com Subject:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 The Arabic language Through Dialogue 2 textbook developed by San Diego State University is now ready for sale. Please check it and the other near future textbooks at: http://www.montezumapublishing.com/HOME/PUBLICATIONSFORSALE/LanguageAquisitionResourceCenter/tabid/204/Default.aspx Warm regards, hanada Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD Director of Arabic Programs, Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larcnet.sdsu.edu Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:26 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Responses to Levantine Dialects query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Responses to Levantine Dialects query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Rania Habib Subject:Responses to Levantine Dialects query You could check these two works on Syrian Arabic: Habib, Rania. 2005. The Role of Social Factors, Lexical Borrowing and Speech Accommodation in the Variation of [q] and [?] in the Colloquial Arabic of Rural Migrant Families in Hims, Syria. M.A. Thesis, University of Florida. Habib, Rania. 2008. New Model for Analyzing Sociolinguistic Variation: The Interaction of Social and Linguistic Constraints. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida. Best, Rania Habib, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Linguistics Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Syracuse University 325 H. B. Crouse Syracuse, NY 13244 Tel: 315-443-5490 Fax: 315-443-5376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Otakar Smrz Subject:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface Dear colleagues and prospective ElixirFM users :) In the recent months, the ElixirFM project has undergone considerable improvement in various respects. We have worked most on developing the programming library and on refining the lexicon. On top of these essential components, we have built a user-friendly web application, the ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface. http://quest.ms.mff.cuni.cz/elixir/ ElixirFM is a computational model of the morphology of Modern Written Arabic. It provides the user with four different modes of operation, in addition to the unique lexical resource and the other open-source functions of the implementation. Resolve provides tokenization and morphological analysis of the inserted text, even if you omit some symbols or do not spell everything correctly. You can experiment with entering the text not only in the original script and orthography, but also in other notations, including a purely phonetic transcription. Inflect lets you inflect words into the forms required by context. You only need to define the grammatical parameters of the expected word forms. You can either enter natural language descriptions, or you can specify the parameters using the positional morphological tags. Derive lets you derive words of similar meaning but different grammatical category. You only need to tell the desired grammatical categories, using either natural language descriptions, or the positional morphological tags. Lookup can lookup lexical entries by the citation form and nests of entries by the root. You can even search the dictionary using English. The online interface includes example queries for each of the modes. It further incorporates several interactive tools to facilitate the browsing of the results returned by the system. Information on the programming libraries and the research context of the project is in part available in our papers. Yet, we would like to extend the documentation according to the requirements of the users, and would be happy to discuss any unclear issues with anyone interested. ElixirFM is published under the GNU General Public License GNU GPL 3. Everyone is welcome to participate in this project! http://sourceforge.net/projects/elixir-fm/ Enjoy ... and let us know in case of questions or comments :) With best regards and wishes Otakar Smrz & Viktor Bielicky Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics Charles University in Prague The online version of this announcement with hyperlinks is posted at http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/padt/online/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:16 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:16 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:AD:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:scott.gravina at alucen.com Subject:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning Alucen Learning (www.alucen.com) is proud to announce two new Arabic titles to help instructors integrate language and culture in an exciting new way. I hope that you will take a moment to review these outstanding teaching and learning resources. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to receive an examination copy of either book. I hope that you will find these materials to be an excellent complement to your existing program and a stimulating way to add authentic materials in a cultural context. Perspectives: Arabic Language and Culture in Film by Zainab Alwani, Nasser M. Isleem and Mbarek Sryfi Based on nine highly acclaimed feature films from Palestine, Egypt and Morocco, Perspectives is designed for students of Arabic language and culture at the intermediate to advanced level. It may be used as either the primary text in a culture, conversation or film course or an enriching supplement to any existing language program. With Perspectives, students will benefit from the exposure to authentic materials, develop linguistic skills in context, broaden vocabulary (both MSA and colloquial) and enrich their cultural understanding through these highly acclaimed films. For more information about Perspectives and to see a sample chapter online please visit http://www.alucen.com/perspectives/. Popular Proverbs: An Entrance to Palestinian Culture by Nasser M. Isleem This monumental collection of over one thousand proverbs from Palestine and across the Arabic-speaking world provides an informative and entertaining treasure trove of knowledge for today's students or anyone with interest in this remarkable culture. Written specifically for language instructors and scholars, Popular Proverbs not only offers students the opportunity to improve their linguistic abilities but provides a deeper cultural understanding with a unique perspective on the language, history, values and beliefs shared among Arabs. Available with interactive audio program. For more information about Popular Proverbs please visit http://www.alucen.com/popularproverbs/ . I hope you enjoy learning about these innovative new teaching materials. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you would like to order your examination copy today. Kind Regards, Scott Gravina Executive Director Alucen Learning (781) 635-8858 www.alucen.com scott.gravina at alucen.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:17 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Gilman Subject:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Fall 2009/Academic Year 2009-2010 Application Open – Deadline: April 7, 2009 The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1200 scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship! Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education Houston, TX Contact for Applicants: Email: gilman at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 25 Contact for Advisors: Email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 16 http://www.iie.org/gilman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:13 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:13 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:POS tagged Quran query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:POS tagged Quran query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:moderator Subject:POS tagged Quran query I have received a request for a POS tagged Quran. If any of you know whether or not such a thing exists, I will let the requester know and also post your answer here so we can all know. dil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:32:56 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:56 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs Inea Bushnaq contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Inea Bushnaq contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From: Subject:Needs Inea Bushnaq contact info Hi, I'm an italian student and I'm writing my thesis on a comparative analisys between the english and the arabic version of Cinderella. The arabic version of Cinderella (the title should be "the red fish and the colg of gold") has been written by Inea Bushnaq in one of her book entitled "Arabic Folktales". I really need this story, but written in arabic, its original language. Can you please help me or give me some information about Inea Bushnaq, her contacts or an e-mail address? Thank you in advance. Maria -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:32:59 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:59 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Nazif Al-Hajar Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Nazif Al-Hajar -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:moderator Subject:Nazif Al-Hajar If anyone has access to an electronic copy of Ibrahim al-Kuni's novel Nazif al-Hajar, could they let me know? 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:04 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:04 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Mai Zaki Subject:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA Dear all, I wanted to ask about suggestions for teaching materials for a 3-year program in Arabic (beginner/intermediate/advanced) which is mainly concerned with the speaking/listening element of MSA. I realise there are a lot of materials for teaching written MSA but I am finding difficulty in finding material for the speaking/listening part to cater for the 3 levels. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:05 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:05 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Query about Shiit Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query about Shiit -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Haruko SAKAEDANI Subject:Query about Shiit First, i'd like to ask you about this name: مصدع بن مهرج mSd3 bn mhrj He killed Salih's camel with Qudaaru bin Saalifin قدار بن سالف but i do not know how to read his name. MaSda3u bin Muharrijin? Or MuSdi3u bin Muhrijin??? Secondly, i'd like to know about Shiit. Is Shiit(un) one of Aadam's sons? Someone said on the web that Shiit was a son of Aadam's, who had been born after the death of Haabiil. Is that right? Thanks a lot in advance. Best wishes, Haruko -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:32:58 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:58 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:arabic-l at alibaba.jo Subject:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs Ali Baba International Center is an Arabic language institute located in Amman, Jordan. We would like to invite university community college students to apply for our intensive summer programs which will be held in May, June, July and August. Each program is actually a package consisting of a 4-week long intensive Arabic language course, a comfortable accommodation, and a weekly tour to a touristic site in Jordan. Three levels of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) are offered in each session. Colloquial Jordanian courses are also offered upon request. Please refer to our website (www.alibaba.jo) for more information. We will be happy to send you, upon your request, an offer that will suit your students language needs and budgets. Dr. Ali Al-Haj, Director Ali Baba International Center Amman Jordan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:02 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:02 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA(AD):OWL SOPI Testing Software at CALICO Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:OWL Testing Software at CALICO -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Greg Russak Subject:OWL Testing Software at CALICO OWL Testing Software Announces New ‘Test Conversion Service’ During Annual CALICO Conference New Service Simplifies Online Migration of Language Tests and Assessments TEMPE, Ariz. (March 10, 2009) – OWL Testing Software announced a new service today at the 26th Annual Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference being held at Arizona State University. The OWL Test Conversion Service will make the transition from traditional, paper-based, or other technology-based testing to OWL’s Web-based platform fast, easy, and effortless for their customers in education, government, and business—while allowing continued use of the same basic test content that they have used in the past. “One of the great misconceptions among teachers, language lab directors, school administrators, and even corporate and government trainers is the amount of work required to convert their existing teaching and testing materials into an online environment like OWL,” said Chris Dalessandri, OWL Testing Software’s president and CEO. “By offering to convert existing content free of charge as part of the OWL Testing Software solution, we make this transition to online testing even more painless and economical.” “By combining our new Test Conversion Service with the OWL Community Library, we become the only language testing software company in the world to offer a ’best of both worlds‘ solution: validated SOPI-type test content created by and voluntarily contributed to our Library by customers, combined with the means by which customers can repurpose their existing tests,” added Greg Russak, OWL Testing Software vice president of sales. “We’re pleased to offer such a unique and powerful language testing system that goes beyond the standalone, canned tests, as well as any commercial or open-source software, which is typically complicated and devoid of test content.” OWL provides full functionality for the entire assessment cycle: authoring, scheduling, administering, rating, and reporting. Custom assessments are created using an intuitive online wizard and can include any number or combination of oral response, essays, cloze, completion, fill-in-the-blank, matching, multiple-choice, or short answer questions— incorporating text, graphics, audio, and video components. “OWL offers the only widely-available testing tool designed specifically for assessing all modes of communication through a single platform,” Dalessandri added. “We’re very pleased to make this announcement here and to have the opportunity to showcase our cutting-edge assessment technology to the people attending CALICO, as they are among the best and brightest language education professionals from the United States and around the globe.” In addition to measuring a student’s oral proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and comfort level communicating in the target language; the OWL test management system allows language instructors to establish baselines against which to measure their progress over time. What’s more, the Web-based system may be used anywhere there’s access to the Internet—providing flexibility across multiple offices or campuses, time zones, and even continents. About OWL Testing Software Founded in 1999, OWL Testing Software is a premier provider of affordable Web-based testing and assessment systems for academia, government, and business users. OWL’s intuitive test management system simplifies the unique and complex challenges of second language acquisition—including ESL and EFL programs—and is easily applied to any subject matter in education or the workplace. Learn more at www.owlts.com. # # # OWL Testing Software 1484 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228 +1.412.436.0559 www.owlts.com Media Contacts: OWL Testing Software Brady Lutsko Communications Consultant brady at lutskoconsulting.com 412.381.1105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009n -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:07 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:07 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:POS tagged Quran Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:POS tagged Quran 2) Subject:POS tagged Quran -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:boknilev at gmail.com Subject:POS tagged Quran Wintner and Talmon from Haifa University ran a project on morphological tagging of the Qur'an. Information may be found in the following link: http://cl.haifa.ac.il/projects/quran/index.shtml Redards, Yonatan Belinkov Tel Aviv University -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:CIMOS International Language Services Subject:POS tagged Quran Dear Colleagues, About POS tagged Quran query, we can provide a tagged Quran. With best regards M.AZZEDINE CIMOS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 CIMOS International Language Services From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:38:55 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:38:55 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:sa- and sawfa Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:sa- and sawfa 2) Subject:sa- and sawfa 3) Subject:sa- and sawfa 4) Subject:sa- and sawfa 5) Subject:sa- and sawfa -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:wasamy at UMICH.EDU Subject:sa- and sawfa Hello Nancy. I tell my students that they are the same. Waheed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Dilworth Parkinson Subject:sa- and sawfa I did a corpus study of sa- and sawfa based on a modern newspaper corpus “Future Variability: A Corpus Study of Arabic Future Particles.” Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XV. Edited by Dilworth Parkinson and Samira Farwaneh. 2003. pp. 191-211. I really found no evidence that they are used to refer to near vs far future in modern newspapers, but a lot of evidence that they are different in other ways. dil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Sana N Hilmi Subject:sa- and sawfa yes, I do that. I tell my students if they are planning on graduating within a month but will start working after six months, use the sa- for the nearer action. take care, Sana -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Muhammad Aziz Subject:sa- and sawfa Hi Nancy, 1. 1. As you said the “sîn” (سَ ) is used for the near future whereas “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) is used for the distant future. 2. 2. “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) is more formal while “sa” (سَ ) is both formal and informal since it appears in the Qur’an, Arabic literature, with less in daily life (because of a slight transformation to a different letter according to the dialect, i.e, in Egypt “hâ” (ح ) while, for instance, in some Yemeni dialects it is “’ayn” ( ع ). 3. 3. The “sîn” (سَ ) is an abbreviation of “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) and is called the particle of “tanfîs” (amplification). 4. 4. The “sîn” (سَ ) is used for a quick response while “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) can be used for a delayed response. 5. 5. It is already known that the “sîn” (سَ ) is always prefixed to the imperfect verb whereas “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) is never prefixed. 6. 6. Finally, I always find it easier, especially, for first year students to say that the difference between the “sîn” (سَ ) and “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) is like the difference between “will” and “shall”. “will” works very well for the “sîn” (سَ ) while “shall” works very well for “sawfa” ( سوفَ ), though some scholars may opt for the other way round, i.e., the “sîn”(سَ ) for “shall” and “sawfa” ( سوفَ ) for “will”. At any case, these are just some quick thoughts. Muhammad Aziz -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Douja Mamelouk Subject:sa- and sawfa Even though al-kitaab does not mention the difference between sa and sawfa, I tell my students about the 'distance' rule that several Arab grammarians mention. It makes sense to them, since there are more letters in sawfa for the distant future as opposed to sa. I also explain to them that the use of sa and sawfa is more fluid and flexible in MSA today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 13 16:51:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:51:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:speaking/listening MSA materials Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials 2) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials 3) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Ayesha Nicole Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials Dear Mai, I am an informal student of Arabic, and believe the two following programs are what you are looking for: http://www.press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?session=985d877f0c38c4c68762d3d3b633efaa&cat=&id=9781589010604 http://www.press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?session=985d877f0c38c4c68762d3d3b633efaa&cat=&id=9781589011069 - Ayesha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Paul Wulfsberg Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials find Dr. Shukri Abed's "Focus on Contemporary Arabic" an excellent supplementary in-class listening resource. The DVD offers interviews with native speakers at a range of difficulties (organized according to various cultural and social issues in the Arab world), mostly at intermediate and advanced levels, but with several that are appropriate at a beginning level. One appealing aspect of the book is that it offers a glimpse into how native speakers speak fusha in unscripted conversations, mixing in bits of dialect, making mistakes, or using filler words. These elements are all marked in the book, which simply consists of the transcripts for each of the interviews, as well as some questions at the end. I use it more as a teacher's supplementary in-class listening resource than a text that all the students would purchase (partly because the transcript is present, meaning that a student could easily use their reading instead of listening skills), but I have seen it also used as a main text in classes focusing on speaking and listening. Focus on Contemporary Arabic is also very handy for listening segments on tests, and I've never had any technical problems with the DVD, difficulty rewinding it, etc. There will be a follow-up text coming out I believe in the next few months, aimed more at students who have had 1-3 semesters of Arabic. The conversations accordingly are more scripted and more strictly in fusha, and the accompanying textbook has detailed explanations of grammar points. http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Arabic-Conversations-Native-Speakers/dp/0300109482 -Khalid -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Rana Kanaan Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials Dear Mai, For the listening portion, check to see if the material on www.nclrc.org/webcasts/arabic would be of any use for your intermediate /advanced level students. Rana -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 13 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:33 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:33 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:John.Hannoush at anu.edu.au Subject:Transcription Query I am a Masters’ student at the ANU writing a thesis on a Lebanese poet who came to Australia in the 60s. My query is technical concerning a point that came up when I decided to smarten up my transcription system (I like the McGill freeserif based font with a special word template). I am wondering whether I need to use underlining or some other marking if I want to transliterate ذ (dhal) as “dh”. Similarly for khaa (خ) as “kh”, and so on. I assume the underlining is needed to remove ambiguity but is it a practical concern: do in fact sequences like d-sukun-h, k-sukun-h, etc for example exist or are they uncommon enough to make the risk of ambiguity negligible (that is, anyone seeing “dh” could safely assume we are talking about dhal). I think I can leave the underlining off with “gh” for غ ghain because “g” does not occur singly in the transcriptions. Regards John ______________________________________ John Hannoush Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies Australian National University 0439 973 699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Three Jobs at FSI Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Three Jobs at FSI -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Bernhardt, James E" Subject:Three Jobs at FSI The Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the educational arm of the U.S. Department of State, has announced three openings for Language Training Supervisors. Go to http://tinyurl.com/bgyjed for the complete job announcement, which can also be found on www.usajobs.gov. Search for FSI-09-16. The jobs require knowledge of a language other than English, U.S. citizenship, and knowledge of foreign language pedagogy, instructional design, etc. Salary range is $73,100 to $113,007. Jim Bernhardt, Chair, Near East, Central and South Asian Languages, FSI, 703-302-7291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:38 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:38 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:NooJ'09 Deadline extension Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NooJ'09 Deadline extension -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:NooJ'09 Organising Committee Subject:NooJ'09 Deadline extension Dear colleagues, Due to many requests, the submission deadline has been extended. The deadline is now 29 March 2009. ******************************************************************** *Last Call for abstracts & Final deadline extension* NOOJ'09 : Conference & Workshop 08-10 June 2009, Tozeur , Tunisia * * www.miracl.rnu.tn/nooj. ******************************************************************** *Important Dates* · Abstract submission: Mars 29, 2009 (FINAL deadline extension) · Notification of Acceptance : May 04, 2009 · Conference : 08-10 June, 2009 ******************************************************************** NOOJ 2009 will be organized by the research laboratory MIR at CL (Multimedia InfoRmation & Advanced Computing Laboratory), Sfax University in collaboration with the "Semio-linguistic, the Didactic and computer science Laboratory", Franche-Comté University and the "Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Claude Ledoux". NOOJ 2009 will be held in Tozeur city-Tunisia, 450 Km in the south- west of Tunis . The conference intends to: - give NooJ users and researchers in Linguistics and in Computational Linguistics the opportunity to meet and share their experience as developers, researchers and teachers; - present to NooJ users the latest linguistic resources and NLP applications developed for/with NooJ, its latest functionalities, as well as its future developments; - offer researchers and graduate students two tutorials (one basic and one advanced) to help them parse corpora and build NLP applications using NooJ. - Present NooJ's Arabic resources to all researchers in Arabic studies : linguists, computational linguists as well as all researchers who work with/on Arabic corpora. NooJ is a freeware, linguistic engineering development environment used to formalize various types of textual phenomena (orthography, lexical and productive morphology, local, structural and transformational syntax) using a large gamut of computational devices (from Finite-State Automata to Augmented Recursive Transition Networks). NooJ includes tools to construct, test, debug, maintain and accumulate large sets of linguistic resources, and can apply them to large texts. Modules for a dozen languages are already available for free download: Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. A dozen of other modules are under construction. ****************************************************** *Topics of Interest* Suggested topics include but are not limited to: · Syntactic analysis · Lexical analysis · Linguistic resources · Dictionary ******************************************************: *Submission* We invite the submission of papers until the March 15, 2009 either in English or in French. The abstracts should contain the title of the article, the name, the institution, the surface mail and the electronic address of each co-author. The abstracts should not exceed one page, and should be submitted from the workshop web site: www.miracl.rnu.tn/nooj. All proposals will be reviewed by the scientific committee. You will be given notice about the acceptance of the proposals no later than May 04, 2009. For more information, please contact: nooj2009 at miracl.rnu.tn abdelmajid.benhamadou at isimsf.rnu.tn. ********************************************************************: *Program Committee*** * *Abdelmajid Ben Hamadou* (MIRACL, ISIM-Sfax , Tunisia ) * *Max Silberztein* ( University of Franche-Comté , France ) * Anaid Donabedian (INALCO, Paris) * Belinda Maia ( University of Porto , Portugal ) * Bilel Gargouri (MIRACL, FSEG-Sfax , Tunisia ) * Denis Le Pesant (University Paris 10) * Dusko Vitas ( University of Belgrade , Serbia ) * Gisele Chevalier ( University of Moncton , Canada ) * Kais Haddar (MIRACL, FSS-Sfax , Tunisia ) * Kimmo Koskenniemi ( University of Helsinki , Finland ) * Krzysztof Bogacki ( University of Warshaw , Poland ) * Mireille Piot (University Stendhal 3, Grenoble ) * Odile Piton (University Paris 1, France) * Peter Machonis (Intnl University of Florida , USA ) * Philippe Schepens ( University of Franche-Comté , France ) * Simona Vietri (University Salerne , Italy ) * Xavier Blanco (University Autonomous Barcelona , Spain ) *Organization Committee*** * Héla FEHRI, FS Sfax , Tunisia * Bilel GARGOURI, FSEG Sfax , Tunisia * Kais HADDAR, FS Sfax , Tunisia * Slim MESFAR, ISI Tunis , Tunisia * Moncef TEMANNI, ISI Tunis,Tunisia * Inès ZALILA, FS Sfax , Tunisia -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The book contains 150 articles with over 400 multiple choice items and an audio CD with about 7 hours of MP3. It was designed to raise the reading and listening abilities of Farsi students as well as prepare students to take standard language tests such as the DLPT5. The book is available for purchase on the following link http://globallanguagesystems.com/bookstore.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:31 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:31 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Elizabeth Langston Subject:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman The World Learning Oman Center and Dhofar University are proud to announce that the Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) 2009 advanced intensive course will be offering substantial scholarships from the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center to qualified applicants. For more information and application materials, please visit: http://www.sqcc.org/Scholarships/sqccsalam.htm Deadline is fast approaching, April 4! Thank you, Elizabeth Langston, Ph.D. Academic Manager, Middle Eastern Studies World Learning Oman Center Phone: 968-92208715 elizabeth.langston at sit.edu www.sit.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:18 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mark Cowell info query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mark Cowell info query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Donna Susser Subject:Mark Cowell info query Greetings. My name is Donna Susser and I am currently studying for my BA at the University of Haifa, Israel. I'm working on a paper regarding Syrian - Israeli Arabic and I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me: are you familiar with Mark W. Cowell who wrote the book A Reference Grammar of Syrian Arabic? The book has been very useful to me while writing this paper but the problem is I can't seem to find any information regarding the author. Absolutely none. No information is written in the foreword of the book either. The one thing I know about Cowell is that he died young. Do you know anything else about him? Anything at all? Or maybe your colleagues might know? With much appreciation, Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:35 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:35 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:another sa- sawfa query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:another sa- sawfa query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:"Schub, Michael B." Subject:another sa- sawfa query the diachronic dimension: is /sawfa/ so overwhelmingly represented in pre-Islamic poetry to the point where we can definately say that, in the course of time (when??) the abbreviated form /sa-/ developed from it? Best wishes, Mike Schub -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:24 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Rajaa.Chouairi at usma.edu Subject:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL This important round table panel discussion is opening the NECTFL conference this year and we expect a lot of people to attend from around the country. I intend the discussion to be dialectical in nature and to show a non-diplomatic (yet civilized) disagreement, in order to reach a good result. Here is a synopsis of what will take place. When and Where: The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. April 17, 2009. New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway Title: Arabic, to Where? Are We Wasting Time or Are We on the Right Track? Panelists: Rajaa Chouairi, United States Military Academy, West Point; Karen Ryding, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; Mahdi Alosh, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Cornell University. Description: What is the future of Arabic teaching and what is the ideal curriculum in a modern world. Are we doing the right thing? Are we wasting time by not teaching the spoken variety? When to teach this variety and how? How are Arabic literacy practices reflected in the classroom? This is possibly the most unique, frank and out-in-the-open panel discussion on Arabic. Rajaa Chouairi, senior Arabic faculty at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will be hosting and leading a frank and open discussion by a panel of four major Arabic pedagogues from the U.S. and England: Karen Ryding, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, England; Mahdi Alosh, Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University. Difficult and controversial questions will be asked by Chouairi and the audience to people of contradictory opinions with the hope of finding a common ground that will be beneficial for Arabic curriculum development. Presentation of each panelist will not exceed 5 minutes, and then Rajaa Chouairi will conduct and direct the discussion and the questions of the audience. The whole discourse will be based on the following short 5 minutes presentations: Chouairi: Introduction. Ryding: What is Educated Spoken Arabic, and how and when should it be included in the curriculum. Younes: Integrating Arabic Colloquial with Fusha from the beginning. Alosh: The Arabic Continuum, Where to Start? McLoughlin: Away with myths. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:27 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:27 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEA:Summer Arabic at San Diego State Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Arabic in San Diego -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:hanada at arabexpertise.com Subject:Summer Arabic in San Diego Salam Dears, I hope that this finds you well. Here are our summer Arabic offerings. Please feel free to disseminate to anyone interested. Many thanks, This summer, we are offering intensive courses in Arabic. Classes are held on the San Diego State University campus 1- The Distinguised level course runs from July 6 - August 14, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2- Arabic 101/102 (Beginners), runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 3- Arabic 201/202 (Intermediate), runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 4- Arabic 301/302 (Advanced) runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. For more details please check this webpage: http://larc.sdsu.edu/events/?page_id=26 Warmest regards, hanada Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD Director of Arabic Programs, Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larcnet.sdsu.edu Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Dr_KHALED_SHAALAN Subject:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALL For Papers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Issue on Arabic Natural Language Processing (ANLP) ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (TALIP) http://talip.acm.org/ Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arabic is a Semitic language spoken by over 250 million people, in an area extending from the Arabian Gulf in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is also the language in which some of the world's greatest works of literature, science, and history have been written. Arabic is a strongly structured and highly derivational language. Arabic language processing requires the treatment of the language constituents at all levels. Each level requires extensive study and exploitation of the associated linguistic characteristics. Over the last few years, Arabic natural language processing (ANLP) has been gaining increasing importance, and has found a wide range of applications including: machine translation, information extraction, and tutoring systems. These applications require developing innovative approaches and techniques for natural language analysis, natural language generation, and linguistic resources. Various forums have been dedicated to ANLP: * Special track on Natural Language Processing, The International Conference on Informatics and Systems (NLP-INFOS 2008), Cairo Univ., Egypt. * Workshop on HLT & NLP within the Arabic world: Arabic Language and local languages processing: Status Updates and Prospects, LREC, 2008 * Computational Approaches to Arabic Script-based Languages, workshop series (04, 07). * International Conference on Arabic Language Resources and Tools (NEMLAR 2004), Cairo Egypt. * ACL Workshop on Computational Approaches to Semitic Languages (2005, 2007) This special issue of the ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (TALIP) is intended to present the state-of-the-art in research on Arabic natural language processing, Arabic computational linguistics, applied Arabic linguistics and related areas. This call is intended to be as broad as possible. We solicit original research papers on topics including, but not limited to: * Linguistic resources (corpora, electronic dictionaries, treebanks, etc.) * Transliteration, transcription and diacritization * Part of speech tagging * Morphological analysis and generation * Shallow and deep parsing * Machine translation * Word sense and syntactic disambiguation * Semantic analysis * Information extraction and retrieval * Question answering * Text clustering, and classification * Text summarization * Text and web content mining * Named entity recognition * Colloquial-based language processing >>>> Important Dates <<<<< * Submissions due for review: 1 April 2009 * Notification of 1st decision: 1 July 2009 * Revisions due: 15 August 2009 * Notification of acceptance: 1 October 2009 * Final version submitted: 1 November 2009 * Issue publication: March 2010 >>>>> Submission Guidelines <<<<< Papers should be formatted following the style guidelines for the ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (http://talip.acm.org). The instructions for preparing manuscripts for submission can be found at http://www.acm.org/publications/submissions. Please submit papers in PDF format using the web-based submission system Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/talip). In order to identify the submission as for the special issue, please indicate "This paper is being submitted to the Special Issue on Arabic NLP" on the first page of the paper. Please notice that the typical paper length is 20-30 pages. *-*-*-*-* >>>>> Guest Editors <<<<< * Prof. Khaled Shaalan, (Fellow) School of Informatics University of Edinburgh, UK; Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo University; Faculty of Informatics, British Univ. in Dubai. Email: k.shaalan_AT_fci-cu.edu.eg. * Prof. Ali Farghaly, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Text Group, Oracle USA, CA; Adjunct Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, USA. Email: ali.farghaly_AT_oracle.com For a one page PDF version of this Call for papers upload http://www.buid.ac.ae/shaalan/arabnlpcfp.pdf -- Regards, Khaled ________________________________________________________________________________________ Khaled Shaalan, Ph. D. Senior Lecturer Faculty of Informatics, The British University in Dubai (BUiD) PO Box 502216 Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tel + 971 4 391 3628 Office: + 971 4 367 1963 Fax +971 4 366 4698 Email: khaled.shaalan at buid.ac.ae Personal Email: khaled.shaalan at gmail.com Web: www.buid.ac.ae/shaalan (Fellow) School of Informatics University of Edinburgh, UK Professor, Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo University, Egypt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:31 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:31 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Chahine M. Hamila" Subject:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation Hi, I'm looking for a way to get hold of an Arabic translation of John Milton's Paradise Lost. I know Kalima in the UAE has been working on one, but I haven't been able to find a way to order it. Any lead on where I could find it from Canada? Thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:38 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:38 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Michael Fishbein Subject:Transcription response Unless your university, department, or publisher requires a certain transcription system for Arabic, you can decide for yourself, as there rarely will be ambiguity if you omit the underlining. If you decide to underline dh for dhal, etc., you might consider one of the Jaghbub fonts available at http://www.smi.uib.no/ksv/Jaghbub.html The directions for the fonts describe how to generate underlining as a diacritical mark for a character, rather than a character attribute. The advantage is that some word processors -- if I remember correctly -- do not allow underlining only part of a word. However, the latest version of Word allows it. Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures 366 Humanities Building, UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511 tel. 310 206-2229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:36 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:36 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Rajaa.Chouairi at usma.edu Subject:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction [some of the titles are changed in the following re-post] This important round table panel discussion is opening the NECTFL conference this year and we expect a lot of people to attend from around the country. I intend the discussion to be dialectical in nature and to show a non-diplomatic (yet civilized) disagreement, in order to reach a good result. Here is a synopsis of what will take place. When and Where: The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. April 17, 2009. New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway Title: Arabic, to Where? Are We Wasting Time or Are We on the Right Track? Panelists: Rajaa Chouairi, United States Military Academy, West Point; Karen Ryding, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; Mahdi Alosh, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Cornell University. Description: What is the future of Arabic teaching and what is the ideal curriculum in a modern world. Are we doing the right thing? Are we wasting time by not teaching the spoken variety? When to teach this variety and how? How are Arabic literacy practices reflected in the classroom? This is possibly the most unique, frank and out-in-the-open panel discussion on Arabic. Rajaa Chouairi, senior Arabic faculty at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will be hosting and leading a frank and open discussion by a panel of four major Arabic pedagogues from the U.S. and England: Karen Ryding, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, England; Mahdi Alosh, Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University. Difficult and controversial questions will be asked by Chouairi and the audience to people of contradictory opinions with the hope of finding a common ground that will be beneficial for Arabic curriculum development. Presentation of each panelist will not exceed 5 minutes, and then Rajaa Chouairi will conduct and direct the discussion and the questions of the audience. The whole discourse will be based on the following short 5 minutes presentations: Chouairi: Introduction. Ryding: Educated Spoken Arabic: A Flexible Spoken Standard Younes: Integrating Colloquial Arabic with Fusha from Day One Alosh: The Arabic Continuum, Where to Start? Mclouglin: Away with myths. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book Did you study Arabic in the Arabic-speaking world in the past 3 years? My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a Ph.D. student in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I am conducting research about cultural integration, language proficiency and other issues in a study abroad context. I am looking for people who have been on a study abroad program anywhere in the Arabic- speaking world within the past 3 years to complete one online survey about their experiences in their host country. If you were in Egypt, Jordan, or Syria, there is also a short online/emailed speech acts assessment (kind of like a dialect language test - it's short). In return I am offering a complimentary parallel text Arabic/English book from Al-Ghazali. I can only send this book to addresses in the United States. This book is a parallel English-Arabic text called The Incoherence of the Philosophers from Al-Ghazali. From byubookstore.com: “The Incoherence of the Philosophers ranks among the most important works of one of the most fascinating thinkers in the history of Islam.” I am only able to offer this complimentary book to the next 24 participants who complete all the research. If you are interested in participating, please email me. I will then send you links to the online research instruments. Length: about 45 – 60 minutes. Why might you be interested? You will get a complimentary Arabic/English book if you meet the above criteria, complete the research, and you have an address in the United States. Moreover, participating in this research may help Arabic language teachers and learners improve their understanding of issues related to cultural integration and language proficiency (and other issues). Reflecting on your language and cultural experience may be a beneficial exercise. For those who were in Egypt, Jordan, or Syria, the speech acts assessment may help improve your spoken Arabic. If you are interested in participating, please email me at jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Thank you, Jeremy Palmer jeremy.palmer at gmail.com -- Jeremy Palmer http://www.u.arizona.edu/~jpalmer1/index.htm Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph.D. Candidate/ABD University of Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:33 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:33 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Amin, Nesrin" Subject:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III Thank you very much for the excellent material. The only thing I missed was the names of the authors of each reading excerpt. Would it be possible to post these alongside each excerpt title? Thanks again. Nesrin Amin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:43 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:43 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From: "Theisen-Gandara, Heather" Subject:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title: Manager, Corporate Programs Grade: 56 Division: IIE/Houston - Southern Regional Center Incumbent: Reports to: Assistant Director Department: PECO Purpose of Position The Program Officer II, Corporate Programs administers sponsored exchange programs for students and coordinates the selection, budgetary, outreach and application aspects of existing and newly established corporate sponsored exchange programs. The programs include: The Iraq Scholars and Leaders Program (ISLP) and the ExxonMobil Russian Scholars Program. In addition to the grantee management, immigration, orientation, and outreach responsibilities, the Program Officer II leads the website and online application management processes of various programs. The Program Officer II is responsible for coordinating monthly sponsor invoices and yearly budget renewals. The Program Officer II works as part of a close team to develop protocol and procedures for the implementation and effective management of new and existing programs. The Program Officer II must exhibit maturity and be comfortable in a client-centered office. Principal Responsibilities 1. 1. Maintains ongoing relationships with corporate sponsored exchange visitors attending colleges and universities in the U.S. by interpreting program policy and Department of State and Department of Homeland (DHS) regulations to meet student needs and sponsor requirements; ensuring that sponsor, DHS and academic requirements are fulfilled and that student issues are resolved effectively. 2. 2. Arranges U.S. Embassy interviews and all travel/payment logistics for large numbers of students in Russia, Iraq and the MENA region. Organizes yearly in-region scholarship selection activity. 3. 3. Coordinates grantee management, scholarship policies, in-region and arrival orientations, customized pre-academic programs and on- going student academic monitoring for an increasing number of students. 4. 4. Prepares yearly and quarterly financial reports, monthly sponsor invoices; customizes 1. formats based on sponsor preferences 2. 5. Responsible for overseeing immigration compliance and file management. 3. 6. Supervises Program Coordinator if needed 4. 7. Organizes selection panels, outreach initiatives and online application processing; advises prospective applicants via e-mail and phone. Responsible for enrollment and maintenance of grantees in IIE's grantee management system (IIE Enterprise) including Autopay, Grantax and Health Insurance. 5. 8. Performs accurate data entry to the SEVIS and works with IIE New York SEVIS Quality Assurance team to process DS-2019's and provide on- going immigration monitoring including validation, extensions, and monitoring of SEVIS events; Track and/or maintain records with the correct SEVIS start date for all exchange visitors. 6. 9. Organizes in country pre-departure and U.S. based cultural orientation for international grantees. Closely monitors student's ability to adapt to the U.S. and their academic and living environments. Works with on-campus academic advisors and international offices to develop degree plans for students. Develops rapport with student accounts offices on campus to ensure proper billing protocol. Conducts campus site visits. 7. 10. Assists IIE's Placement Division as needed for grantee university placement; arranges academic testing for grantees (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, SAT), designs and implements pre-academic programs in Houston; 8. 11. Manages student emergencies and exceptional cases, in coordination with the Senior Manager, Director, Vice President of PECO and other IIE management and staff as appropriate. 9. 12. Responsible for developing exchanges student acculturation manual and orientation presentation and materials; designs a full time pre-academic summer program. 10. 13. Arranges all aspects of special events, including the annual scholarship recipient activity in Houston. Responsible for all travel, social activity and meeting logistics for up to 100 students. Internal/External Contacts: External contacts with sponsors including program sponsors such as ExxonMobil. Daily contact with grantees from all scholarship programs via email and phone. Position has contact with senior management throughout the Institute. Supervision Requirements: Assists in day to day supervision of Program Coordinators Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Assistant Director Qualifications: Education/Experience/Skills: 1. * Staff supervisory experience preferred 2. * Budgetary and financial management experience required. 3. * Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred. 4. * At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in working with international students and/or scholars. Ideal candidates have lived and/or studied in the MENA region. 5. * Requires in-depth knowledge of the complexities of intra-region travel and immigration 1. requirements in the Middle East and North Africa. 2. * Strong Excel, Access, Microsoft Office management skills 3. * Ideal candidates have SEVIS experience at a university or other. Pervious experience as an ARO or DSO strongly preferred. 4. * Strong understanding of cultural issues facing international students, especially those from the Middle East and North Africa. Ability to deal with sensitive cultural and counseling issues. 5. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be comfortable in conducting presentations to a wide variety of constituents. 6. * Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload. 7. * Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to domestically and internationally. No telephone inquiries, please. If interested in applying, please send resume and cover letter to HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org or fax to (713) 621-0688. Please indicate your salary requirements with your resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:34 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:34 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of California Riverside Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of California Riverside Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Jeff Sacks Subject:U of California Riverside Job UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE & FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARABIC LANGUAGE LECTURER The University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a part-time lecturer position in Arabic Language for the 2009-2010 academic year (pending enrollment and final administrative approval). Candidates must have native or near-native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and at least one dialect. Candidates must hold at least an M.A. degree, demonstrate significant teaching experience at the college or university level, and have a commitment to teaching the Arabic language for academic purposes in line with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Duties include teaching two sections of Arabic language (one course in fall, and a second, either in fall or another quarter) and participation in the administration of the Arabic language program. Salary per course is $4,766.96. Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, two or three letters of recommendation to: Jeffrey Sacks, Chair Arabic Lecturer Search Committee Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages University of California, Riverside Riverside, California 92521 Review of applications will begin April 17, 2009; the position will remain open until filled. The successful candidate must show proof of employment eligibility. The University of California, Riverside, is an AA/EEO employer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:41 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:41 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Theisen-Gandara, Heather" Subject:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title: Program Associate II (International Exchange Programs) Grade: 54 Division: D324: IIE/Houston - Southern Regional Center Incumbent: New Position Reports to: Senior Manager, International Exchange Programs Department: PECO IIE's office in Houston, Texas manages an exciting array of programs and contracts for the U.S. government, U.S. corporations, foundations and foreign sponsors. The work is dynamic and team-oriented. Enthusiasm for IIE's mission, respect for IIE's policies and procedures, and ability to meet sponsor requirements and deliverables are of premier importance to the work of the division. Purpose of Position: The Program Associate II works as part of a close team (Program managers and office Director) to administer the international scholarship exchange programs for students from around the world, including the Middle East/North Africa region, Indonesia and Russia. The Program Associate II of International Exchange Programs provides administrative support for the overall management of the programs. They assist with scholar selection processes, reporting, event planning, immigration compliance, outreach and online scholarship application of existing and newly established programs. Primarily, the Program Associate II will be responsible for organizing and maintaining immigration and academic files (both electronic and paper) on all students, paying tuition invoices and building rapport with university billing offices, preparing student progress reports, processing applications and meeting preparation. They may assist with the website, financial reporting, and correspondence with the students. Principal Responsibilities: International Student Scholarships 1. 1. Answers daily e-mail inquiries and phone calls regarding the scholarship programs. Supports organization of selection panels, outreach initiatives and online application processing. 2. 2. Maintains relationship with university accounts offices; responsible for organization * and maintenance of immigration and academic records and document tracking. * Assists with accurate data entry to the electronic student records database. Creates and maintains new files for students. Arranges travel for students as needed. * 4. Assists with student reporting preparation including collection of required immigration and academic documents. * 5. Gathers information for quarterly sponsor reports on current and future student trends, progress and expectations. * 6. Receives, organizes and processes payment tuition and other program expenses as needed. Internal/External Contacts: Prospective and current scholars from all scholarship programs via email and phone Position has contact with the New York Controller's office, Placement division and universities where students are located. Supervision Exercised: None Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Assistant Director of International Exchange Programs. Qualifications: Education/Experience/Skills: * 2 year degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred. * Ideal candidates have experience working with international students and immigration files. * Proven organizational skills and attention to detail a must. * Ability to multitask effectively. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. * Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload. No telephone inquiries, please. If interested in applying, please send resume and cover letter to HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org or fax to (713) 621-0688. Please indicate your salary requirements with your resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND INVITES LOCAL ARABIC TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS FOR 1-DAY MEETING Dear Arabic teacher/administrator: We are writing to invite you to a special meeting at the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program to discuss the condition of Arabic K-12 in the Greater Washington D.C. area. The purpose of this meeting is to identify possible areas of collaboration between the Flagship and existing or potential Arabic K-12 programs. The Arabic K-12 Outreach Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at the University of Maryland Conference Center from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Lunch will be served to all attendees. Specific directions will be sent to attendees when they RSVP. The University of Maryland Arabic Flagship is a U.S. Government- sponsored program that is designed to enhance the teaching of Arabic. The Flagship uses scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in Arabic language study and it supports special programs at the university including sponsored overseas study which allow students to reach advanced levels of proficiency. We would like to learn more about Arabic K-12 programs in the Greater Washington D.C. area, both existing programs and potential sites for Arabic programs. Our goal is to educate as many students as possible to highly advanced levels of the language, and this can best be accomplished when we have students coming to the university who have already studied the language for a period of time. We would like to know who is teaching Arabic K-12 in the region, how the programs are doing, what can we do to support your efforts, and what can we all do to help the development of new programs. We are interested in meeting with representatives of public schools, private schools, community colleges, and heritage programs. It is our hope that, with some coordination and collaboration among our institutions, we might be able to work together to improve, expand, and increase Arabic K-12 in our area. We very much hope that you will attend the meeting and luncheon and would appreciate if you could pass on this open invitation to other interested colleagues. If you have any questions please call Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org; please do not reply to this message. If you are able to come, please send an email to vnier at cal.org with your name and affiliation, which will be printed on your nametag at the meeting. Thank you, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:20 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:20 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:JQuranTree 1.0 Released Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:JQuranTree 1.0 Released -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:kais.dukes at jqurantree.org Subject:JQuranTree 1.0 Released The website http://jqurantree.org is now online, and version 1.0 of JQuranTree has been released. This is an open source Java library for accessing and analyzing the Holy Quran. Version 1.0 contains: - a Java API which wraps the XML Uthmani Script of the Tanzil project - an object model for the Quran’s orthography - encoders and decoders for converting Arabic text - a search class for finding tokens in the Holy Quran - user guide and Java API documentation - examples on using the library to perform basic analysis of the text I would appreciate your feedback on the website and the project. This initial release is aimed at providing a basic set of Java APIs. Hopefully these are good enough to build on for further linguistic analysis, e.g. morphology and part of speech tagging. Looking forward to your reply. Kind Regards, -- Kais Dukes http://jqurantree.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Paradise Lost in Arabic responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response 2) Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Brenda Bickett Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response Hi, in response to the question about an Arabic edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, I found that there is a translation published in Cairo (al-Hayah al-Misriyah al-Ammah lil-Kitab) and Baghdad, that started in 1982; not clear if it is complete yet. If Chahine is at an acadmeic institution in Canada, you should be able to borrow via InterLibrary Loan from one of the 5 North American libraries listed; if you are not with an academic institution, perhaps your local public library can borrow on your behalf. I found this holdings information in FirstSearch (also known as WorldCat); the record numbers are: 53300922 & 12103007 hope this helps, Brenda -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Farouk Mustafa Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response Try to contact Muhammad Enani, in Cairo, Egypt, who published a translation that received very good reviews in the seventies or eighties of the last Century. I hope this helps. Farouk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:12 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:12 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Maryland Day for Arabic Students Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Maryland Day for Arabic Students -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:Maryland Day for Arabic Students University of Maryland invites Arabic students, family, and friends to "Maryland Day" Dear Arabic teacher/administrator: We are writing to invite you to a special meeting at the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program to discuss the condition of Arabic K-12 in the Greater Washington D.C. area. The purpose of this meeting is to identify possible areas of collaboration between the Flagship and existing or potential Arabic K-12 programs. The Arabic K-12 Outreach Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at the University of Maryland Conference Center from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Lunch will be served to all attendees. Specific directions will be sent to attendees when they RSVP. The University of Maryland Arabic Flagship is a U.S. Government- sponsored program that is designed to enhance the teaching of Arabic. The Flagship uses scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in Arabic language study and it supports special programs at the university including sponsored overseas study which allow students to reach advanced levels of proficiency. We would like to learn more about Arabic K-12 programs in the Greater Washington D.C. area, both existing programs and potential sites for Arabic programs. Our goal is to educate as many students as possible to highly advanced levels of the language, and this can best be accomplished when we have students coming to the university who have already studied the language for a period of time. We would like to know who is teaching Arabic K-12 in the region, how the programs are doing, what can we do to support your efforts, and what can we all do to help the development of new programs. We are interested in meeting with representatives of public schools, private schools, community colleges, and heritage programs. It is our hope that, with some coordination and collaboration among our institutions, we might be able to work together to improve, expand, and increase Arabic K-12 in our area. We very much hope that you will attend the meeting and luncheon and would appreciate if you could pass on this open invitation to other interested colleagues. If you have any questions please call Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org; please do not reply to this message. If you are able to come, please send an email to vnier at cal.org with your name and affiliation, which will be printed on your nametag at the meeting. Thank you, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:22 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:22 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Alexander Magidow Subject:Transcription response Hello, I would recommend also looking at the various transliteration schemes that are out there, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic I personally would prefer to have unique characters for the transcription, since /h/ is a phoneme in Arabic. For example, at least some systems use an underlined d for "dhaal" and an underlined t for thaa'. Depending on what word processor you're using, it might be fastest for you to type in one form (e.g. the Arabtex system is excellent in that it is unambigious, or perhaps Buckwalter), and then for your final draft just run a series of find+replaces to insert the correct character. This is easier the fewer characters you have to replace, but you can't do something ambigious. Hence, it might be better to transcribe dhaal with _d rather than dh, since you might alter the meaning of a word with a find and replace. I've done this quite successfully in the past for various projects where I had to use a limited number of special characters not normally available on the keyboard. Alex -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:19 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:19 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Textbooks for Business Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Textbooks for Business Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:maizaki at GMAIL.COM Subject:Textbooks for Business Arabic query Dear all, I wanted to ask for info about textbooks for Business Arabic. I know about Raji Rammuny books Business Arabic: Language, Culture and Communication for Intermediate Level (1998) and Business Arabic: Advanced Level (1998). Anything more recent? Thanks a lot. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:15 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:15 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabization Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabization Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:mhamalwy at hotmail.com Subject:Arabization Conference بسم اللَّه الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم ورحمة اللَّه وبركاته فى الوقت الذى تتعرض فيه أمتنا لأقسى الضربات لمحو قدراتها ومن ثَمَّ مقوماتها، يطفو على السطح موضوع الهوية. وتقف اللغة فى ذات الخندق الذى ندافع به عن هويتنا ومن ثَمَّ وجودنا، حيث تمثل اللغة إحدى آليات استنهاض الأمة للقيام بدورها الحضارى غير متغافلين عما للغتنا العربية من خصوصية. لهذا يسعدنا دعوتكم للمشاركة وتقديم بحوث فى المؤتمر السنوى الخامس عشر لتعريب العلوم المقرر عقده بإذن اللَّه فى القاهرة بعنوان: اللغة والهوية والتنمية يومى السبت والأحد التاسع والعشرين من شهر ربيع الآخر والأول من شهر جمادى الأول عام ثلاثين وأربعمائة وألف هجرية (الخامس والعشرين والسادس والعشرين من شهر أبريل عام تسعة وألفين ميلادية) ويسعدنى أن أرفق مطوية المؤتمر. ولمزيد من المعلومات رجاء زيارة موقع الجمعية المصرية لتعريب العلوم www.taareeb.info وأنتهز هذه الفرصة لأرسل لكم توصيات آخر ندوة عقدتها الجمعية وهى ندوة الأرقام العربية وأصولها. مع خالص التحية والسلام د. محمد يونس الحملاوى أستاذ هندسة الحاسبات، كلية الهندسة، جامعة الأزهر أمين الجمعية المصرية لتعريب العلوم أمين عام المؤتمر السنوى الخامس عشر لتعريب العلوم mhamalwy at hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:17 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Queries about NECTFL roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable 2) Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Sana N Hilmi Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable Marhaba, Is it open to public? how do we register? thanks, Miss Sana Hilmi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Paula Santillán [psgrimm at casaarabe-ieam.es] Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable The “Arabic to Where Roundtable” sounds a highly interesting discussion; would there be a way to follow it online for those of us who won’t be able to be there? Or, will it be posted in the web afterwards? Thanks! Paula S. G. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:23 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic as Second Language Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic as Second Language Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:sa ka Subject:Arabic as Second Language Conference This to announce an international conference on Arabic as a second language which will be held at the Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2-3 November 2009. For more information on the conference, please visit the website below: http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/Arabic%20Colleges/ali/WorldConference/default.aspx -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:09 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:09 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Maryland Day correction Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Maryland Day correction -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:Maryland Day correction Dear Dr. Parkinson, I'm afraid there was a mistake in one of the messages I sent you on Monday. It has the right title, but the wrong body. Here is the correction. ***Correction*** Local event: University of Maryland invites Arabic students, family, and friends to "Maryland Day" Calling All Arabic Students, Friends, and Family! Join us for a celebration of Arabic language and culture at the University of Maryland’s Maryland Day on Saturday, April 25th. Eat delicious food, experience traditional dance performances, and learn about the exciting Arabic Language Flagship Program offered by the University of Maryland. Established in 2008, the undergraduate Arabic Flagship at the University of Maryland offers students a unique opportunity to attain the professional level of proficiency in both Modern Standard Arabic and the Egyptian dialect. The Flagship is looking for students who are interested in pursuing Arabic language studies at the university level, and has prepared a special program for you during Maryland Day. 12:00 – 12:30 pm: Presentation about the Arabic Flagship Program at the University of Maryland (at the Inn and Conference Center) 12:30 – 2:00 pm: Catered lunch (also at the Inn and Conference Center) 2:00 – 2:30 pm: Enjoy Maryland Day festivities, and stop by the Middle East Booth in the Global Village at Hornbake Plaza. Experience henna hand painting, savor Arabic coffee and baklava, see your future in your coffee cup and have your photo taken in traditional Middle Eastern dress. Learn about the language flagship programs and scholarships at UM. 2:30 – 3:00 pm: “Around the Middle East in Dance” show in Hornbake Plaza. Enjoy multiple Middle Eastern dances including Egyptian belly dance, Lebanese Dabke line dance and Tabla folkloric drums. If you would like to attend the presentation and lunch, please RSVP to Roula Abousaleh: rabousal at umd.edu. The room number and directions to the Inn and Conference Center will be provided when you RSVP. Please send this invitation on to anyone you know who might be interested in attending. We hope to see you there! For more information on Maryland Day, click on the link below. http://www.marylandday.umd.edu/misc/eblast09.html ***************************** In addition to this event, we are also planning an outreach event specifically for Arabic teachers and administrators at the University ofMaryland on April 29th. If you are interested in attending this event, contact Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org. If you are unable to attend these events but would like to stay connected regarding events/training/resources in the Arabic K-12 field, contact Mike Greer atmike at arabick12.org to join our Arabic K-12 Listserv. **************************** Best, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:25 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:25 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Lina Kholaki Subject:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable Could you consider using skype? more participants will benefit from the discussion. I feel it is so much needed for all of us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Impact of Media on Languages Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Impact of Media on Languages Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Dora Johnson Subject:Impact of Media on Languages Conference This came through the Edling list. http://alsunconference.scienceontheweb.net/dates.html Impact of Media and New Technologies on Languages The Fifth International Conference of the Faculty Al-Alsun Minia University December 7-9/2009 at the Suzanne Mubarak Auditorium, Minia University, Egypt We invite to explore new research in language, linguistics and literature through the use of the Internet, multimedia and new technologies (the digital discourse of blogs, wikis, texts, instant messaging, video games, emails, podcasting, hypertexts, web communities, etc.). The conference is searching topics including both the way in which language-related themes are represented in the media as well as looking at how language specialists might communicate more effectively with and through the media. Contributions include works on media in all its forms including newspapers, radio, television, computer-mediated communication, and mobile-mediated communication. Submission deadline: September 10th, 2009 Notification of acceptance: Octobar, 8th 2009 Final version due: November 1st, 2009 Main conference: December 7th - 9th, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:19 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:19 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Husain Qutbuddin Subject:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 Hello all, The Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, invites papers to be presented at the Second International Symposium on Middle Eastern Studies (17th - 18th October, 2009). The focus this year will be on 'Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies'. Papers can cover any period or region in Middle Eastern Studies broadly defined. We encourage papers to reflect on broader methodological or disciplinary questions of interest to the field, focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics: 1) Language, society and politics 2) Linguistic, historiographical, and literary analysis 3) Transmission and classification of knowledge 4) Production and distribution of religious and secular ideas Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Abstracts should be sent by email to the committee (mes-symposium2009 at ames.cam.ac.uk) latest by 10th April, 2009. Submissions should be no more than 300 words in MS Word or PDF format, and should include your name, affiliation and academic institution. The University of Cambridge will provide complimentary accommodation to speakers. More information can be found on http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/news_events/knowledge-language-mes.htm Thank you for your interest and support, Sincerely, Husain Qutbuddin On behalf of Ignacio Sanchez, for The Organizing Committee, Department of Middle Eastern Studies (University of Cambridge) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:23 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs David Nunan contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs David Nunan contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Iman Soliman Subject:Needs David Nunan contact info Dear colleagues, I know this question is not strictly related to Arabic but it is a pedagogic inquiry for the contact information of Professor David Nunan. I would appreciate it if any of you can send me his email address. Best wishes Iman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:17 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Arabic textbooks response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Business Arabic textbooks response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:IBCBOOKS.COM Subject:Business Arabic textbooks response May, International book center has published text- Let's Read The Arabic newspapers. You will find information on our websit at www.ibcbooks.com Please Please regards Claudette -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:ayari-s at tamu.edu Subject:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book Dear Arabic educator, Routledge (www.routledge.com) is looking for an author to write an advanced Arabic composition book called Developing Writing Skills in Arabic, which would be aimed at 3rd or 4th year undergrads and teaches advanced composition skills. The person would need to have a fair amount of teaching experience at the advanced level and preferably should have been involved in teaching composition at that level. If you are interested and qualified (you meet the above-mentioned criteria) to write such a book, please contact Sonja van Leeuwen atSonja.vanLeeuwen at tandf.co.uk . Please send your resume and contact information. Shukran! Salah Ayari, PhD Director Arabic and Asian Languages 4224 TAMU, 103B Academic College Station, Texas 77843-4224 979-458-1342 Fax: 979-458-3581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:18 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From: Subject:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs Kindly circulate the ad below. Thank you. TUFTS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN, RUSSIAN & ASIAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES Two Part-time Lecturers in Arabic Language; Fall 2009; possibility of renewal. The Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures at Tufts University seeks two part-time lecturers in Arabic Language beginning in September 2009. Responsibilities include teaching Modern Standard Arabic language at various levels and participating in curriculum related activities. Requirements: native or near-native fluency in Arabic and good command of English; experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching all levels of Modern Standard Arabic, preferably at the college level in the U.S.; commitment to language teaching and curriculum innovation; college degree required, MA desirable. Letter of Application, CV, and two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to: Language Coordinator, Program in Arabic, Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literatures, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. To facilitate the application process, applications can be submitted by email to Ms. Rana Abdul-Aziz at: rana.abdul-aziz at tufts.edu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:12 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:12 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:NITLE query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NITLE query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Frederic Cadora Subject:NITLE query Who took over NITLE? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:06 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:06 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Notre Dame Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Notre Dame Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:mnnassif at byu.edu Subject:Notre Dame Job University of Notre Dame: Arabic Language Lecturer The Arabic Program in the Department of Classics at Notre Dame invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to begin August 2009. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Successful applicants will have at least an M.A. in linguistics, literature, Middle Eastern Studies, or relevant field, as well as preparation in communicative language pedagogy. Successful applicants will also have native or near native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, at least one dialect, and English, and some experience teaching at all levels of Arabic language instruction. Please send letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching experience, along with three letters of recommendation to: Elizabeth F. Mazurek, Chair, Department of Classics, 304 O’Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46544. Applications may be sent via e-mail to: Mazurek.4 at nd.edu . The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research university and an equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and academic commitments to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women, members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including the University’s mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu. Information about the Department of Classics can be found at http://classics.nd.edu . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:16 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:16 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NECTFL Roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NECTFL Roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Iman Soliman Subject:NECTFL Roundtable I add my voice to that of Lina Kholaki and would like to know the possibility of attending via video conferencing. Best wishes Iman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:11 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:11 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Valerie Anishchenkova Subject:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U Intensive Summer Arabic Courses at Tufts University : one-year of Arabic in 6 weeks! (1) Elementary Arabic: ARB 01/2A Description: The course begins with an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. We start with pronunciation, script, basic grammar, and reading skills using a communicative approach for the first half of the course to later developing the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. No previous knowledge of Arabic language or script is required. No prerequisite. Material covered: "Alif Baa" and 12 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part I", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 – June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am – 2:30 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Rana Abdul-Aziz (2) Intermediate Arabic: ARB 03/4A Description: A continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Communicative approach with particular emphasis on active control of Arabic grammar and vocabulary, conversation, reading, translation, and discussion of selected texts. The course includes oral presentations and short papers in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARB 0002 or equivalent. Material covered: Chapters 13-20 of "Al-Kitaab Part I" and 2 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part II", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 – June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Valerie Anishchenkova To register please visit: ase.tufts.edu/summer For more information about courses contact: Rana Abdul-Aziz (elementary Arabic): rana.abdulaziz at gmail.com Valerie Anishchenkova (intermediate Arabic): valerie.anishchenkova at tufts.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:David Nunan contact info at Anaheim U. CA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ at Anaheim U. CA 1) Subject:David Nunan contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Stephen Franke Subject:David Nunan contact info at Anaheim U. CA Ahalan wa sahalan... Try this website: http://www.davidnunan.com/index-1.html Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah. Regards, Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:mnnassif at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended 2009 NMELRC Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin Teaching Arabic to Upper High School and College Students A Hands-On Workshop for teachers conducted in Arabic by Mahmoud Al- Batal, Kristan Brustad, University of Texas and Chris Stone, Hunter College, CUNY July 27 - August 1, 2009 Teachers of Arabic will learn about current methods and practices in learner-centered, proficiency-based instruction, through demonstrations, video, discussion, and interactive activities. The presenters will demonstrate best practices and the participants will engage in micro-teaching with small groups of university students, and receive feedback. Limited space. NMELRC will cover workshop tuition. Applicants are responsible for their own housing and travel expenses. Limited NMELRC Financial Aid available in the form of travel awards. Deadline for applications, April 15th, 2009. For an application form please visit: www.nmelrc.org For more information please email nmelrc at byu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Gilman International Scholarship Program Fall 2009/Academic Year 2009-2010 Online Application The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1200 scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship! Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education Houston, TX Contact for Applicants: Email: gilman at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 25 Contact for Advisors: Email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 16 http://www.iie.org/gilman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:24 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Morph + POS tagged Quran Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Morph + POS tagged Quran -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:kais.dukes at jqurantree.org Subject:Morph + POS tagged Quran [Kais sent this note to me (the moderator), but agreed that I could post it to the group for your information--dil] Hi Dil, If you recall we spoke some weeks ago about a POS tagged Quran. I currently have some exciting results I would like to share with you, in the hope of getting your opinion. I have ported Tim Buckwalter's BAMA analyzer to Java, and integrated it into the JQuranTree API. I then ran the analyzer against the Quranic text. I found a problem in that BAMA produces many possible results for each token, usually around 5 but in extreme cases up to 26. However, I was able to find a way to rank these results using a scoring function (described below). The results are a partially accurate POS + morph tagged Quran. I have put up a web interface so that the tagged Quran can be browsed online: http://jqurantree.org/morphology/ I would really appreciate some feedback on this. I know still work in progress, but I am so far encouraged by the results, as can be seen on the web page. The current analyzer (BAMA + scoring function) seems to work better on some of the shorter suras (i.e. chapter 80 onwards) although this could just be my impression. The scoring function assigns an integer (+ve, zero or -ve) to each candidate BAMA solution for each token. The BAMA result with the highest score is then chosen as the unique morph analysis for that token in the Quran. Sometimes BAMA suggests alternative spellings when the original spelling is not found, thus the scoring function is: Step 1. for each letter in candidate BAMA result, if letter matches the letter original word at the same position, then +10, else -10 Step 2. then if the letter matches, for each diacritic in the BAMA result's letter, if that diacritic is present in the original word then +1 else -1 It would be great if you could have a quick look at the data. I am now thinking what to do next. My aim is to push up the accuracy of the POS/ Morph tagger as far as possible. Some ideas come to mind 1) I could select N tokens (N = 100, N = 1000?) and manually go through them to give the current analyzer a % accuracy score (or F- measure, i.e. accuracy and recall harmonic mean?). 2) Another idea is to make a list of missing words and their frequencies 3) Some other work I could do ... make a list of the POS tags coming out of BAMA. I am not sure what all of these mean, or how many they are, although I skimmed through Tim Buckwalter's documentation and that looked quite comprehensive. Perhaps I should map the POS tag set to something more standard or well known? Looking forward to your replies. Kind Regards, -- Kais dukes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:43 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:axu: bani: + clan name response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:axu: bani: + clan name response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:John Nawas Subject:axu: bani: + clan name response Dear Ethan, It indicates the type of alliance that existed between the individual and the tribe (in extenso of the individual). See Ella Landau- Tasseron, ?Alliances in Islam,? in Monique Bernards and John Nawas (eds.), Patronage and Patronage in Early and Classical Islam. Leiden: Brill, 2005, p 1-49 but also look in the index of the entire book. Good luck and best wishes, John Nawas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:44 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:44 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:King Saud University Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:King Saud University Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:zmaalej at ksu.edu.sa Subject:King Saud University Jobs A) Native speakers of English ? male or female ? to teach: Language Skills in English The qualifications we are looking for are Master's Degrees in Applied Linguistics or TESOL. Supplementary certification in CELTA or the like would be considered an advantage. Those with a Master's degree should have at least three years of experience. B) Male or female applicants capable of teaching: Translation: English/Arabic ? Arabic/English Translation: French/Arabic ? Arabic/French The Qualifications we are looking for are Master's or PhD Degrees in Translation, Applied Linguistics and Linguistics. Salary and benefits: The salary depends on qualifications and years of experience. Other benefits include: ? A monthly transportation allowance between SR400 and SR600, according to academic rank ? An annual 60 days' paid leave in the summer ? Return air tickets at the end of each academic year ? A one-way air ticket at the beginning and end of the contract ? An annual housing allowance between SR17,000 and SR25,000 (unless accommodation is provided, and according to academic rank) ? A furnishing allowance equivalent to 50% of the housing allowance shall be paid once only (Previously employed personnel in Saudi Arabia are not eligible). ? Free medical care at the University Hospitals for you and your family ? End of service gratuity: half a month salary after the first 2 to 4 years of work at COLT, and one month salary for each full year of work thereafter (Maximum SR 100,000). For further information, you are invited to visit our website at www.ksu.edu.sa and click on the College of Languages and Translation. Applicants should send a detailed CV to: Dr. Mohammed Al-Hadlaq Chairman of the Department of European Languages and Translation Phone: 009661 469 7007 --- Email: ksucolt at yahoo.com Or: Hoda Al-Helaissi Vice-Chairperson of the Department of European Languages and Translation Phone: 009661 435 3233 --- Email: ksucolt at yahoo.com ***************** Dr. Zouhair A. Maalej Associate Professor of Linguistics Department of European Languages and Translation College of Languages & Translation King Saud University P.O. Box: 87907, Riyadh 11652, KSA Email: zmaalej at ksu.edu.sa; zmaalej at gnet.tn URL: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/zmaalej Office phone: (+966) 1-469-7116 (2104) Home phone: (+966) 1-486-2286 Mobile: (+966) 054-285-3684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:39 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:LDC Subject:Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text Corpus (2) GALE Phase 1 Arabic Newsgroup Parallel Text - Part 1 was prepared by LDC and contains a total of 178,000 words (264 files) of Arabic newsgroup text and its translation selected from thirty-five sources. Newsgroups consist of posts to electronic bulletin boards, Usenet newsgroups, discussion groups and similar forums. This release was used as training data in Phase 1 (year 1) of the DARPA-funded GALE program. Preparing the source data involved four stages of work: data scouting, data harvesting, formatting and data selection. Data scouting involved manually searching the web for suitable newsgroup text. Data scouts were assigned particular topics and genres along with a production target in order to focus their web search. Formal annotation guidelines and a customized annotation toolkit helped data scouts to manage the search process and to track progress. Data scouts logged their decisions about potential text of interest to a database. A nightly process queried the annotation database and harvested all designated URLs. Whenever possible, the entire site was downloaded, not just the individual thread or post located by the data scout. Once the text was downloaded, its format was standardized so that the data could be more easily integrated into downstream annotation processes. Typically, a new script was required for each new domain name that was identified. After scripts were run, an optional manual process corrected any remaining formatting problems. The selected documents were then reviewed for content-suitability using a semi-automatic process. A statistical approach was used to rank a document's relevance to a set of already-selected documents labeled as "good." An annotator then reviewed the list of relevance- ranked documents and selected those which were suitable for a particular annotation task or for annotation in general. These newly- judged documents in turn provided additional input for the generation of new ranked lists. Manual sentence units/segments (SU) annotation was also performed as part of the transcription task. Three types of end of sentence SU were identified: statement SU, question SU, and incomplete SU. After transcription and SU annotation, files were reformatted into a human- readable translation format and assigned to professional translators for careful translation. Translators followed LDC's GALE Translation guidelines which describe the makeup of the translation team, the source data format, the translation data format, best practices for translating certain linguistic features and quality control procedures applied to completed translations. All final data are presented in Tab Delimited Format (TDF). TDF is compatible with other transcription formats, such as the Transcriber format and AG format making it easy to process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:41 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:ouali at uwm.edu Subject:Is anyone commuting from Chicago To ALS-23? Dear all, If anyone of you is going to commute from Chicago during the conference please see message below. Hamid Ouali ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Amel Khalfaoui" To: "Hamid Ouali" Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:33:15 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: ALS-23 Dear Hamid There is a possibility for me to stay in Chicago and would like to know if you know someone who will be driving to the conference and is willing to carpool. I will be happy to share gas expenses. Thank you Amel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:48 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Valerie Anishchenkova Subject:Summer Arabic at Tufts U. Summer Arabic Courses at Tufts University (1) Elementary Arabic: ARB 01/2A Description: The course begins with an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. We start with pronunciation, script, basic grammar, and reading skills using a communicative approach for the first half of the course to later developing the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. No previous knowledge of Arabic language or script is required. No prerequisite. Material covered: "Alif Baa" and 12 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part I", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 ? June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am ? 2:30 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Rana Abdul-Aziz (2) Intermediate Arabic: ARB 03/4A Description: A continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Communicative approach with particular emphasis on active control of Arabic grammar and vocabulary, conversation, reading, translation, and discussion of selected texts. The course includes oral presentations and short papers in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARB 0002 or equivalent. Material covered: Chapters 13-20 of "Al-Kitaab Part I" and 2 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part II", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 ? June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am ? 2:00 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Valerie Anishchenkova To register please visit: ase.tufts.edu/summer For more information about courses contact: Rana Abdul-Aziz (elementary Arabic): rana.abdulaziz at gmail.com Valerie Anishchenkova (intermediate Arabic): valerie.anishchenkova at tufts.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:46 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From: Subject:Part III of Al-Jaleys (Advanced) is posted Dear Colleagues, I am so pleased to inform you that Part III of al-Jaleys for Advanced Level has been posted on the World Web recently. Unlike Part I and Part II which are based on the conversational approach, Part III is narrative. Ten short stories have been selected and used to create the 10 units which compose the book. These stories are taken from various part of the Arab World and are written by famous Arab authors such as Mahfudh, al-Sa?dawi, al-Taiyb Saleh, etc. I hope that you will find Part III useful for your advanced Arabic class environments. The web address is: www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mjiyad/textbooks Mohammed Jiyad -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:49 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:49 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Machine Translation Summit XII Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Machine Translation Summit XII -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Priscilla Rasmussen Subject:Machine Translation Summit XII Machine Translation Summit XII ?Tutorial and Workshop Proposals Due March 6 Short Title: MT Summit Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: 26-30 August 2009 Conference Web Site: http://summitxii.amtaweb.org Contact Person: Laurie Gerber (lgerber at amtaweb.org) Linguistic Subfield(s): Computational Linguistics Summary of Submission Deadlines March 6, 2009: Final day for Tutorial and Workshop proposals April 28, 2009: Deadline for Research paper submissions May 28, 2009: Deadline for Commercial User, Government User, and Translator Training and Tools presentation proposals Summary of Conference Schedule August 26, 2009 Tutorial day August 27-29, 2009: Main conference August 28, 2009: Technology Showcase August 30, 2009: Workshop day Complete call for Papers and Presentation Proposals available on the conference website Call for Tutorial Proposals AMTA conference tutorials introduce our members to exciting innovations, to practical skills, or to different disciplinary perspectives. MT is a kaleidoscopic universe of ideas, concerns, and capabilities that requires the efforts and talents of professionals in multiple disciplines. The goal of cross-language meaning transfer is shared among translators, technologists, and researchers of all stripes -- but we often need cross-training to improve communication. Tutorials at AMTA provide background for the main conference sessions, and enhance our members' effectiveness by offering a means for understanding issues, solutions, and perspectives of multiple approaches and different disciplines. Tutorials will be held on Wednesday, August 26. Tutorials are half-day (3 hour) instructional sessions. Topics We ask that tutorials be of interest to a broad audience and particularly invite: Tutorials on post-processing tools: how are people doing post- processing now? Tutorials on Human Translation: how do people translate? What are the stumbling blocks? Introduction to Machine Translation - introduce new or prospective commercial users to machine translation technology, evaluation, and use, including fundamental vocabulary and concepts Introduction to MT Evaluation Making a business case for MT: What are the important measures when assessing the potential and actual benefits from adopting machine translation? Tutorialss on MT for Low-Resource Languages Catching up with MT: Summary of Research, Tools, and Issues from 2008 meetings of AAMT, EAMT, AMTA, etc. Tutorials that introduce tool developers and researchers to the current landscape of translation technology and standards that machine translation needs to interoperate with in a production environment Tutorials that introduce tool developers and researchers to human translation, including professional standards, training, and technology adoption trends. Technical and scientific tutorials on high-impact issues, approaches, and techniques Tutorials which explain a recent development in the field or provide technical guidance Introductory, overview, or survey tutorials on high-interest, leading- edge R&D topics If you have an idea but are new to the process of proposing tutorials, please contact us. We can assist you in developing your idea. What to submit Submissions should include the title and a brief description of the proposed tutorial's topic and content, including a short outline of the presentation or interactive activity, showing that the content can be covered in three hours. Be sure to include technical requirements and a description of the professional expertise of the tutorial presenters. How to submit Send submissions to Reggie Hobbs (hobbs at arl.army.mil) and Jennifer DeCamp (jdecamp at mitre.org), with a copy to the main conference email address (summitxii at amtaweb.org). We will evaluate Tutorial proposals as soon as they are submitted. The last day for submissions is March 6, 2009. Important Dates March 6, 2009: Deadline for Tutorial proposals August 10, 2009: Deadline for submission of tutorial materials for copying August 26, 2009: Tutorial day Call for Workshop Proposals Proposals for workshops are now being solicited on topics of direct interest and impact for MT researchers, developers, vendors or users of MT technologies. AMTA workshops bring together groups of people (peers) involved in a specific problem area of machine translation, to advance the state of the art in that area. Workshops focus on group participation rather than instruction. Workshops are typically held the day after the main conference, and this year will be held on Sunday 30th August. Workshops will normally last a whole day (approx. 8 hours). Workshops can take a variety of forms, including refereed and invited papers, hands-on exercises, discussion and debate, or other activities. Proposers will be asked to issue their own ''Call for Papers'', and to maintain a web site giving information about the submission procedure and, later on, the full program. Working language of the workshops will normally be English; however, it is acceptable to have a second (or alternative) working language if this is appropriate to the theme of the workshop. This should be stated clearly on the proposal. Submissions should be made to the Workshop Chair (e-mail: hassan at apptek.com ) by March 6th. They should include the theme and goal of the workshop, the planned activities, a calendar of deadlines for submission including the dates for workshop submissions, notification and, if appropriate, camera-ready copy (we advise that you follow the submission dates for the main conference), and an estimate of the number of participants. Note that we will evaluate Workshop proposals as soon as they are submitted. The last day for submissions is March 6, 2009 Important Dates March 6, 2009: Deadline for Workshop proposals August 10, 2009: Deadline for Submission of Workshop Proceedings for copying August 30, 2009: Workshop day Technology Showcase Machine translation technology has been ready for deployment in many environments for many years, but many prospective users hesitate to dive in, or perhaps they don?t believe that MT will work for their application. The technology showcase provides an opportunity to see working MT systems embedded in software systems that solve real world problems. The developers and integrators are on hand to demonstrate the systems, and talk about the users and the use cases. User groups and integrators are especially encouraged to demonstrate the systems they have built to solve real-wlrld problems. Developers are encouraged to demonstrate solutionized MT and related tools and systems. The Technology Showcase will be held Friday afternoon, August 28, and will be open to the public and the press. For more information, contact Jennifer DeCamp (jdecamp at mitre.org) and Reggie Hobbs (hobbs at arl.army.mil) with a copy tosummitxii at amtaweb.org A few words about Ottawa, Canada Ottawa is Canada?s capital and the fourth-largest city in Canada (1.2 million people). Nestled on the banks of the Ottawa, Gatineau, and Rideau Rivers, Ottawa has more scientists, engineers, and PhDs per capita than any other city in the country. It is known for the large number of parks and lakes that surround it, as well as for the numerous cultural institutions it contains. The conference venue, the Fairmount Ch?teau Laurier, is located in the heart of downtown next to the Parliament Buildings and not far from the National Gallery and the National Arts Centre. It is a magnificent limestone edifice with turrets and masonry reminiscent of a French ch?teau. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:01:00 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:01:00 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Query on materials and methods Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query on materials and methods -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Mai Zaki Subject:Query on materials and methods Dear all, I am involved in the designing of three-year programme (beginners/ intermediate/advanced) for teaching Arabic as part of a BA degree in languages. Each year should have 2 modules: one for spoken language (speaking and listening) and one for written language. I am hoping some of you can guide me to useful teaching materials including learning outcomes for each level and syllabus suggestions. The focus of this program (according to student backgrounds) would be business and marketing, but also tourism, development studies and politics so I would appreciate it if you can point out any teaching books/references concerned with those areas, especially for the speaking/listening. I would also like to rasie the question of how difficult it is to teach Arabic to students of two levels of entry in one class, e.g. beginner and intermediate or intermediate and advanced. Thank you very much in advance. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dora -----Original Message----- From: edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu [mailto:edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu] On Behalf Of Francis Hult Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:23 PM To: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu Subject: [Edling] Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic PR Web Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic Pearson Unveils New Automated Test of Spoken Arabic, Developed for U.S. Defense Language Institute The Arabic language is spoken by more than 300 million people worldwide. As Middle Eastern nations play an increasingly important role in our global economy, Arabic speakers are in high demand in international corporations and organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and foreign aid agencies. Today Pearson unveiled a new automated test of spoken Arabic that will allow organizations to accurately and efficiently evaluate the language skills of candidates for employment or participants in language training programs. The automated test is the result of a Pearson development project supported in part by the U.S. Defense Language Institute (DLI) Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif. The new language assessment, the Versant(tm) Arabic Test, is now commercially available for government agencies, corporations or universities to use for evaluating spoken Arabic language skills. DLI turned to Pearson because of its proven expertise in the development of reliable and technologically advanced automated language assessments. Full text: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2179034.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:53 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Alexander Magidow Subject:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects Dear all, I am wondering which dialects of Arabic strictly require the use of the mudaari3 (i.e. imperfect) following the phrase "qabl ma" in various dialects (with a past tense meaning), and which allow or require the use of the perfect, if any. A Syrian informant claims it must be strictly mudaari3, even in a past tense context, while a Levantine speaking heritage student claims to have heard it used with the past tense. Are there dialects where both are possible? Is it a regional isogloss? Thank you, Alex Magidow University of Texas - Austin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:58 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:danaduna at gmail.com Subject:Needs refs of American researchers on Levantine Dialects [please respond directly to Ms. Susser, please.] My name is Donna Susser. I am a student at the University of Haifa, Israel, studying for my B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature. I'm currently working on a seminar paper which focuses on "The Contribution of American Researchers to the Study and Research of Arabic Dialect in the Levant. (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and parts of Jordan)." So far, I've come across only a few names of researchers in this area. The problem is that I haven't found enough names that focus and work specifically in this field. I was wondering if any of you work in this area or are interested in it? Are there any books or articles that you know of that might be relevant to my paper? Do you know of any other American Researchers who focus on Arabic Dialect in the Levant? Any information would be useful. With much appreciation, Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 3 19:00:55 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 03 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 03 Mar 2009 From:Emad Rushdie Subject:U of Pennsylvania Summer Arabic Program Summer Arabic Program at the University of Pennsylvania (May 26th-July 2nd) ARAB 131 (elementary) Course Description: This six weeks long course will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab world-Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students will cover Alif Baa and 14 chapters of Al-Kitaab I. At the end of the six weeks, students will be able to speak about themselves and environment and to hold conversations on a number of simple topics; be able to read and understand texts on familiar topics; be able to carry out written transactions connected to daily life; and have a greater knowledge of and appreciation for Arab culture. Prerequisite: None for the first semester; for the second semester, successful completion of the first semester or the equivalent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARAB 133 (intermediate) Course Description: In this course, students will further their proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, utilizing complex semantic and syntactic structures. Students will continue with Al-kitaab I (chapters 15-20) and will cover up to the end of chapter 4 of Al-Kitaab II. Students will be encouraged to participate in discussions, discourse, and analysis, featuring historical, geographic, and cultural topics specific to the Arab world. Multimedia material is an integral part of the course. Moreover, this course will enable students to read, discuss and translate Arabic newspapers and other materials related to the religions, politics and economics of the Middle East. In addition, students are given a special course in oral skills to improve their ability to discuss in Arabic their background, future plans, and current political issues; to satisfy everyday and professional needs; and to give short oral reports. By the end of the second year, students usually reach either Intermediate- Mid or Intermediate-High on the ACTFL scale in listening, speaking and reading, and Intermediate-Mid in writing. Prerequisites: ARAB 031/ ARAB 032 (elementary Arabic I/ II), placement test, or permission of the instructor. For further information,please contact Emad Rushdie. Emad Rushdie Lecturer in Foreign Languages Coordinator of the Arabic Language Program Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 847 Williams Hall 255 South 36th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel/(215)898-7466 E-mail: emad at sas.upenn.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 03 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:18 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:qabl ma query responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:qabl ma query response 2) Subject:qabl ma query response 3) Subject:qabl ma query response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Abbas Al-Tonsi Subject:qabl ma query response In Egyptiam Colloquial we use imperfect Abbas Al-Tonsi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Waheed Samy Subject:qabl ma query response Some Egyptian Arabic speakers will object to qabl ma being followed by a perfect form verb. The feeling is that qabl ma should be followed by an imperfect form verb (for past time). Nevertheless such usage occurs. If you google something like "qabl ma kaan" (in Arabic "??? ?? ???") in Arabic, you will get hundreds of hits, in dialects and fusHa. Here are a couple, the first appears to be Egyptian, and the second Lebanese. ?? ??? ?? ??? ????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ??? ??????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?????????????????????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ?? ???? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????? If you feel that kaan is a special case, you can also try other combinations; you will get many hits. Waheed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:rehab eldeeb Subject:qabl ma query response Hi, qabl ma in Egyptian dialect is followed always by the mudaari3 and could mean " in the future " or " in the past " according to other verb used in the sentence Another option is prefixing the "bi " of habituality . For example : qabl ma anaam hasma3 musiiqa ( in the future ) qabl ma anaam seme3t musiiqa ( in the past ) qabl ma banaam basma3 musiiqa ( a habit / usually) and does not give a tense or a time in specific!! Hope this could help Rehab El Deeb Arabic Language Instructor Arabic Language Institute American University in Cairo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Daniel Dorado Subject:Mahdi Al-Osh contact info Try mahdi.alosh at usma.edu Daniel K. Dorado Major, US Army Muscat, Oman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Difference between sa- and sawfa query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Difference between sa- and sawfa query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:"Nancy A. Coffin" Subject:Difference between sa- and sawfa query Some grammarians distinguish between sa- and sawfa concerning the near and distant future, whereas others do not make mention of such distinction. I am curious about how my colleagues discuss these two particles with their students. Thanks! Nancy Coffin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:27 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Corrected URL for Al-Jaleys Part III Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Corrected URL for Al-Jaleys Part III -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:moderator Subject:Corrected URL for Al-Jaleys Part III www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mjiyad/textbooks.shtml -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:29 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Zayed University Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Zayed University Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Zayed University Jobs From: Nermine Hatata [nermine.hatata at zu.ac.ae] Subject: English; Arabic, Standard & Applied Linguistics: Asst/Assoc Professor, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates E-mail this message to a friend: http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=20-655.html&submissionid=207408&topicid=7&msgnumber=1 University or Organization: Zayed University Department: Human Resources Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Web Address: http://www.zu.ac.ae Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) English (eng) Description: Zayed University is seeking to hire Assistant, Associate, Full Professors for its Bilingualism and Bilingual Center. The UAE Center for Bilingualism and Bilingual Education (UAE CBBE) is a newly-established Research Excellence Center at Zayed University (Abu Dhabi campus) funded by the UAE's National Research Foundation. The UAE CBBE will be engaged in basic and applied linguistics research with the aim to generate knowledge about and to promote academic and professional proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and English among Arabic-speaking peoples of the UAE, the Gulf, and the wider Arab world. The UAE CBBE invites applications for several researcher positions in applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics at Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus, with appointments starting in September 2009. We are seeking colleagues who possess a strong commitment to applied linguistics research excellence and to supporting high-level bilingual proficiency. In addition to full-time appointments, we also welcome inquiries from colleagues interested in entering into a joint appointment with their current institution or in a visiting appointment. The UAE CBBE seeks to appoint researchers with specializations in one or more of the following: - Ethnographic approaches to intercultural and multilingual communication and literacies in academic and professional contexts - Language learning and teaching, particularly as it relates to advanced language learners of Arabic and English - Language assessment and testing, particularly as they relate to academic and professional literacies in Arabic and English - Multilingual communication corpora - Language policy and planning - Arabic sociolinguistics - Arabic language education Successful applicants will be expected to collaborate on research projects that contribute to the overall mission of the UAE CBBE. Successful applicants might undertake some teaching in academic writing (Arabic or English) and applied linguistics. This is a unique opportunity to join a new research center that is actively working to strengthen applied linguistics research to enhance language education in one of the world's most dynamic nations. Requirements: - A Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics or a related field from a recognized university, with research expertise in one or more of the specializations listed above - Demonstrated capacity to achieve research and publication outcomes - Demonstrated capacity to identify research opportunities and cooperate with international research partners - Strong interpersonal and inter cultural skills and capacity to work in a team environment - Ability to liaise with a diverse range of research partners and stakeholders - Evidence of commitment to excellence in language education - High-level proficiency in English is required - High-level proficiency in Arabic is desirable The benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the United Arab Emirates. For further information contact the Center Director, Prof. Ingrid Piller. In addition to completing the online application form, attach one document containing a letter of application, a current CV and the names and contact details of three referees. Application Deadline: 03-Apr-2009 Web Address for Applications: http://www.zu.ac.ae/online_app/opportunities.aspx Contact Information: Nermine Hatata Email: nermine.hatata at zu.ac.ae -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:11 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:11 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Mohammad Subject:Hashemite U Arabic Summer Program ASIP 2009 Arabic Summer Intensive Program 2009 at the Hashemite University, Jordan 8 weeks of Arabic: May 20th ? July 16th 2009 The program offers the following levels of Arabic: Level 1: Beginning Arabic: Target: Students with little or no prior experience with Arabic. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: ? Participate in simple conversations. ? Read and write simple, correct, short texts of Modern Standard Arabic. ? Acquire vocabulary of about 1000 words. Credits: 8 - 10 credits hours depending on enrollment in Jordanian Arabic. Textbooks& material: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Alif Baa, with DVDs. An Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al-?arabiyya with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 1. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Level 2: Intermediate Arabic Target: Students who covered at least 13 units of Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al- ?arabiyya, part 1 or equivalent. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: ? Be able to understand main ideas in texts dealing with basic personal and social needs. ? Write Arabic for various basic purposes. ? Narrate and describe basic situations. ? Handle a number of interactive and social situations. ? Be familiar the Jordanian colloquial variety of Arabic. Credits: 6 credit hours Textbooks& material: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2004) Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al-?arabiyya with DVDs. A textbook for Arabic, Beginning Arabic: Part 2. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. 16 units in Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al-?arabiyya, parts 1 & 2 Level 3: Advanced Arabic: Target: Students who have finished 160-200 contact hours and covered Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al-?arabiyya, part 2. or equivalent. This might vary according to students' needs and their grades on the placement test. Objectives: By the end of the program students are expected to: ? Be able to use new grammatical constructions that reflect the advanced level of expression and be able to construct complex sentences. ? Be able to understand and analyze Arabic grammar used in diverse text genres. ? Be able to understand upper level reading passages. ? Be able to understand the general ideas and several specific details of longer listening materials of different types. ? Write longer texts using the new grammar and vocabulary in social, political, historical, linguistic and personal text types. ? Be able to converse in Arabic on different topics with minimal mistakes. ? Be able to understand and converse in the dialect. Credits: 6 credit hours Textbook & materials: Brustad, Kristen. et. al. (2007) Al-Kitaab fii Ta?allum al-?arabiyya, part 3. 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Other Language courses: Advanced Media Arabic ? Pre-requisite: Advanced Arabic or equivalent ? Language of instruction: Arabic Target: Advanced level students of at least two years Description: emphasizes the development of skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking through the use of authentic journalistic material and with the help of guest lectures. Objectives: By the end of the program, students are expected to: ? Read and understand authentic media texts written in Arabic; ? Learn specialized vocabulary and idiomatic expressions; ? Improve their reading pace and reading comprehension; ? Compare, analyze, and argue; ? Write on journalistic and literary topics. Credits: 3 credit hours (9 June- July 18) Cultural courses: Credits: 3 credit hours for each course History of the Arab World Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course covers the history of the Arab world from the rise of Islam to the present. It will take a social and cultural approach to understanding the different histories of Arab society. The course will attempt to balance political history and its focus on regimes and main events with long term social ands cultural transformations that are relevant to the ordinary peoples of the Arab world. Islamic Civilization Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course introduces the student to the general features of various aspects of Islamic civilization using an approach that takes into account the basis of this civilization, its sources and its permanent components. Causes of past development of this civilization will be related to factors that explain its present- day vitality. The Modern Middle East Language of instruction: Arabic Description: This course is a general survey of the major cultural, political, and social issues in contemporary Middle Eastern with a special focus on Jordan. The purpose of the course is to give students an overall understanding of these issues in order for them to pursue points of their own interest. The course has a seminar format with presentations by both HU faculty and outside experts. Field trips are organized to complement the course and are counted as part of the course requirement. Topics included: Culture and Identity, Political Systems and Democratization, Political Islam, Popular Islam, Sufism, Rural Migration, Urban Development and Planning, Tourism and Development, Literacy, Gender Issues, Contemporary Music, Literature and Cinema. Program activities: 1. Three weekend excursions to archaeological sites in Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum, Mount Nebo, Jerash and the Dead Sea 2. Weekend homestay program 3. The Arabic language partner 4. Clubs: Calligraphy, Music and Drama 5. Series of lectures on current cultural issues Application Deadline: April 10th 2009 For more info, contact: Mohammad Almasri mohd at hu.edu.jo Language Center lchu at hu.edu.jo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:14 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:hanada at arabexpertise.com Subject:New Textbook:Arabic Through Dialogue 2 The Arabic language Through Dialogue 2 textbook developed by San Diego State University is now ready for sale. Please check it and the other near future textbooks at: http://www.montezumapublishing.com/HOME/PUBLICATIONSFORSALE/LanguageAquisitionResourceCenter/tabid/204/Default.aspx Warm regards, hanada Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD Director of Arabic Programs, Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larcnet.sdsu.edu Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:26 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Responses to Levantine Dialects query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Responses to Levantine Dialects query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Rania Habib Subject:Responses to Levantine Dialects query You could check these two works on Syrian Arabic: Habib, Rania. 2005. The Role of Social Factors, Lexical Borrowing and Speech Accommodation in the Variation of [q] and [?] in the Colloquial Arabic of Rural Migrant Families in Hims, Syria. M.A. Thesis, University of Florida. Habib, Rania. 2008. New Model for Analyzing Sociolinguistic Variation: The Interaction of Social and Linguistic Constraints. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida. Best, Rania Habib, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Linguistics Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Syracuse University 325 H. B. Crouse Syracuse, NY 13244 Tel: 315-443-5490 Fax: 315-443-5376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Otakar Smrz Subject:ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface Dear colleagues and prospective ElixirFM users :) In the recent months, the ElixirFM project has undergone considerable improvement in various respects. We have worked most on developing the programming library and on refining the lexicon. On top of these essential components, we have built a user-friendly web application, the ElixirFM 1.1 Online Interface. http://quest.ms.mff.cuni.cz/elixir/ ElixirFM is a computational model of the morphology of Modern Written Arabic. It provides the user with four different modes of operation, in addition to the unique lexical resource and the other open-source functions of the implementation. Resolve provides tokenization and morphological analysis of the inserted text, even if you omit some symbols or do not spell everything correctly. You can experiment with entering the text not only in the original script and orthography, but also in other notations, including a purely phonetic transcription. Inflect lets you inflect words into the forms required by context. You only need to define the grammatical parameters of the expected word forms. You can either enter natural language descriptions, or you can specify the parameters using the positional morphological tags. Derive lets you derive words of similar meaning but different grammatical category. You only need to tell the desired grammatical categories, using either natural language descriptions, or the positional morphological tags. Lookup can lookup lexical entries by the citation form and nests of entries by the root. You can even search the dictionary using English. The online interface includes example queries for each of the modes. It further incorporates several interactive tools to facilitate the browsing of the results returned by the system. Information on the programming libraries and the research context of the project is in part available in our papers. Yet, we would like to extend the documentation according to the requirements of the users, and would be happy to discuss any unclear issues with anyone interested. ElixirFM is published under the GNU General Public License GNU GPL 3. Everyone is welcome to participate in this project! http://sourceforge.net/projects/elixir-fm/ Enjoy ... and let us know in case of questions or comments :) With best regards and wishes Otakar Smrz & Viktor Bielicky Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics Charles University in Prague The online version of this announcement with hyperlinks is posted at http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/padt/online/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:16 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:16 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:AD:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:scott.gravina at alucen.com Subject:New Arabic titles from Alucen Learning Alucen Learning (www.alucen.com) is proud to announce two new Arabic titles to help instructors integrate language and culture in an exciting new way. I hope that you will take a moment to review these outstanding teaching and learning resources. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to receive an examination copy of either book. I hope that you will find these materials to be an excellent complement to your existing program and a stimulating way to add authentic materials in a cultural context. Perspectives: Arabic Language and Culture in Film by Zainab Alwani, Nasser M. Isleem and Mbarek Sryfi Based on nine highly acclaimed feature films from Palestine, Egypt and Morocco, Perspectives is designed for students of Arabic language and culture at the intermediate to advanced level. It may be used as either the primary text in a culture, conversation or film course or an enriching supplement to any existing language program. With Perspectives, students will benefit from the exposure to authentic materials, develop linguistic skills in context, broaden vocabulary (both MSA and colloquial) and enrich their cultural understanding through these highly acclaimed films. For more information about Perspectives and to see a sample chapter online please visit http://www.alucen.com/perspectives/. Popular Proverbs: An Entrance to Palestinian Culture by Nasser M. Isleem This monumental collection of over one thousand proverbs from Palestine and across the Arabic-speaking world provides an informative and entertaining treasure trove of knowledge for today's students or anyone with interest in this remarkable culture. Written specifically for language instructors and scholars, Popular Proverbs not only offers students the opportunity to improve their linguistic abilities but provides a deeper cultural understanding with a unique perspective on the language, history, values and beliefs shared among Arabs. Available with interactive audio program. For more information about Popular Proverbs please visit http://www.alucen.com/popularproverbs/ . I hope you enjoy learning about these innovative new teaching materials. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you would like to order your examination copy today. Kind Regards, Scott Gravina Executive Director Alucen Learning (781) 635-8858 www.alucen.com scott.gravina at alucen.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:17 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:Gilman Subject:Gilman International Scholarship-Online Application Now Open Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Fall 2009/Academic Year 2009-2010 Application Open ? Deadline: April 7, 2009 The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1200 scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship! Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education Houston, TX Contact for Applicants: Email: gilman at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 25 Contact for Advisors: Email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 16 http://www.iie.org/gilman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 6 22:58:13 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:58:13 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:POS tagged Quran query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 06 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:POS tagged Quran query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 06 Mar 2009 From:moderator Subject:POS tagged Quran query I have received a request for a POS tagged Quran. If any of you know whether or not such a thing exists, I will let the requester know and also post your answer here so we can all know. dil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 06 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The arabic version of Cinderella (the title should be "the red fish and the colg of gold") has been written by Inea Bushnaq in one of her book entitled "Arabic Folktales". I really need this story, but written in arabic, its original language. Can you please help me or give me some information about Inea Bushnaq, her contacts or an e-mail address? Thank you in advance. Maria -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:32:59 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:59 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Nazif Al-Hajar Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Nazif Al-Hajar -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:moderator Subject:Nazif Al-Hajar If anyone has access to an electronic copy of Ibrahim al-Kuni's novel Nazif al-Hajar, could they let me know? 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:04 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:04 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Mai Zaki Subject:Teaching materials for speaking/listening MSA Dear all, I wanted to ask about suggestions for teaching materials for a 3-year program in Arabic (beginner/intermediate/advanced) which is mainly concerned with the speaking/listening element of MSA. I realise there are a lot of materials for teaching written MSA but I am finding difficulty in finding material for the speaking/listening part to cater for the 3 levels. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:05 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:05 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Query about Shiit Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query about Shiit -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Haruko SAKAEDANI Subject:Query about Shiit First, i'd like to ask you about this name: ???? ?? ???? mSd3 bn mhrj He killed Salih's camel with Qudaaru bin Saalifin ???? ?? ???? but i do not know how to read his name. MaSda3u bin Muharrijin? Or MuSdi3u bin Muhrijin??? Secondly, i'd like to know about Shiit. Is Shiit(un) one of Aadam's sons? Someone said on the web that Shiit was a son of Aadam's, who had been born after the death of Haabiil. Is that right? Thanks a lot in advance. Best wishes, Haruko -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:32:58 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:58 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:arabic-l at alibaba.jo Subject:Ali Baba Center in Amman Summer Programs Ali Baba International Center is an Arabic language institute located in Amman, Jordan. We would like to invite university community college students to apply for our intensive summer programs which will be held in May, June, July and August. Each program is actually a package consisting of a 4-week long intensive Arabic language course, a comfortable accommodation, and a weekly tour to a touristic site in Jordan. Three levels of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) are offered in each session. Colloquial Jordanian courses are also offered upon request. Please refer to our website (www.alibaba.jo) for more information. We will be happy to send you, upon your request, an offer that will suit your students language needs and budgets. Dr. Ali Al-Haj, Director Ali Baba International Center Amman Jordan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:02 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:02 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA(AD):OWL SOPI Testing Software at CALICO Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:OWL Testing Software at CALICO -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Greg Russak Subject:OWL Testing Software at CALICO OWL Testing Software Announces New ?Test Conversion Service? During Annual CALICO Conference New Service Simplifies Online Migration of Language Tests and Assessments TEMPE, Ariz. (March 10, 2009) ? OWL Testing Software announced a new service today at the 26th Annual Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference being held at Arizona State University. The OWL Test Conversion Service will make the transition from traditional, paper-based, or other technology-based testing to OWL?s Web-based platform fast, easy, and effortless for their customers in education, government, and business?while allowing continued use of the same basic test content that they have used in the past. ?One of the great misconceptions among teachers, language lab directors, school administrators, and even corporate and government trainers is the amount of work required to convert their existing teaching and testing materials into an online environment like OWL,? said Chris Dalessandri, OWL Testing Software?s president and CEO. ?By offering to convert existing content free of charge as part of the OWL Testing Software solution, we make this transition to online testing even more painless and economical.? ?By combining our new Test Conversion Service with the OWL Community Library, we become the only language testing software company in the world to offer a ?best of both worlds? solution: validated SOPI-type test content created by and voluntarily contributed to our Library by customers, combined with the means by which customers can repurpose their existing tests,? added Greg Russak, OWL Testing Software vice president of sales. ?We?re pleased to offer such a unique and powerful language testing system that goes beyond the standalone, canned tests, as well as any commercial or open-source software, which is typically complicated and devoid of test content.? OWL provides full functionality for the entire assessment cycle: authoring, scheduling, administering, rating, and reporting. Custom assessments are created using an intuitive online wizard and can include any number or combination of oral response, essays, cloze, completion, fill-in-the-blank, matching, multiple-choice, or short answer questions? incorporating text, graphics, audio, and video components. ?OWL offers the only widely-available testing tool designed specifically for assessing all modes of communication through a single platform,? Dalessandri added. ?We?re very pleased to make this announcement here and to have the opportunity to showcase our cutting-edge assessment technology to the people attending CALICO, as they are among the best and brightest language education professionals from the United States and around the globe.? In addition to measuring a student?s oral proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and comfort level communicating in the target language; the OWL test management system allows language instructors to establish baselines against which to measure their progress over time. What?s more, the Web-based system may be used anywhere there?s access to the Internet?providing flexibility across multiple offices or campuses, time zones, and even continents. About OWL Testing Software Founded in 1999, OWL Testing Software is a premier provider of affordable Web-based testing and assessment systems for academia, government, and business users. OWL?s intuitive test management system simplifies the unique and complex challenges of second language acquisition?including ESL and EFL programs?and is easily applied to any subject matter in education or the workplace. Learn more at www.owlts.com. # # # OWL Testing Software 1484 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228 +1.412.436.0559 www.owlts.com Media Contacts: OWL Testing Software Brady Lutsko Communications Consultant brady at lutskoconsulting.com 412.381.1105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009n -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:33:07 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:07 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:POS tagged Quran Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:POS tagged Quran 2) Subject:POS tagged Quran -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:boknilev at gmail.com Subject:POS tagged Quran Wintner and Talmon from Haifa University ran a project on morphological tagging of the Qur'an. Information may be found in the following link: http://cl.haifa.ac.il/projects/quran/index.shtml Redards, Yonatan Belinkov Tel Aviv University -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:CIMOS International Language Services Subject:POS tagged Quran Dear Colleagues, About POS tagged Quran query, we can provide a tagged Quran. With best regards M.AZZEDINE CIMOS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 CIMOS International Language Services From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 11 21:38:55 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:38:55 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:sa- and sawfa Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 11 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:sa- and sawfa 2) Subject:sa- and sawfa 3) Subject:sa- and sawfa 4) Subject:sa- and sawfa 5) Subject:sa- and sawfa -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:wasamy at UMICH.EDU Subject:sa- and sawfa Hello Nancy. I tell my students that they are the same. Waheed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Dilworth Parkinson Subject:sa- and sawfa I did a corpus study of sa- and sawfa based on a modern newspaper corpus ?Future Variability: A Corpus Study of Arabic Future Particles.? Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XV. Edited by Dilworth Parkinson and Samira Farwaneh. 2003. pp. 191-211. I really found no evidence that they are used to refer to near vs far future in modern newspapers, but a lot of evidence that they are different in other ways. dil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Sana N Hilmi Subject:sa- and sawfa yes, I do that. I tell my students if they are planning on graduating within a month but will start working after six months, use the sa- for the nearer action. take care, Sana -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Muhammad Aziz Subject:sa- and sawfa Hi Nancy, 1. 1. As you said the ?s?n? (?? ) is used for the near future whereas ?sawfa? ( ???? ) is used for the distant future. 2. 2. ?sawfa? ( ???? ) is more formal while ?sa? (?? ) is both formal and informal since it appears in the Qur?an, Arabic literature, with less in daily life (because of a slight transformation to a different letter according to the dialect, i.e, in Egypt ?h??? (? ) while, for instance, in some Yemeni dialects it is ??ayn? ( ? ). 3. 3. The ?s?n? (?? ) is an abbreviation of ?sawfa? ( ???? ) and is called the particle of ?tanf?s? (amplification). 4. 4. The ?s?n? (?? ) is used for a quick response while ?sawfa? ( ???? ) can be used for a delayed response. 5. 5. It is already known that the ?s?n? (?? ) is always prefixed to the imperfect verb whereas ?sawfa? ( ???? ) is never prefixed. 6. 6. Finally, I always find it easier, especially, for first year students to say that the difference between the ?s?n? (?? ) and ?sawfa? ( ???? ) is like the difference between ?will? and ?shall?. ?will? works very well for the ?s?n? (?? ) while ?shall? works very well for ?sawfa? ( ???? ), though some scholars may opt for the other way round, i.e., the ?s?n?(?? ) for ?shall? and ?sawfa? ( ???? ) for ?will?. At any case, these are just some quick thoughts. Muhammad Aziz -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Date: 11 Mar 2009 From:Douja Mamelouk Subject:sa- and sawfa Even though al-kitaab does not mention the difference between sa and sawfa, I tell my students about the 'distance' rule that several Arab grammarians mention. It makes sense to them, since there are more letters in sawfa for the distant future as opposed to sa. I also explain to them that the use of sa and sawfa is more fluid and flexible in MSA today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 11 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 13 16:51:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:51:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:speaking/listening MSA materials Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 13 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials 2) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials 3) Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Ayesha Nicole Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials Dear Mai, I am an informal student of Arabic, and believe the two following programs are what you are looking for: http://www.press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?session=985d877f0c38c4c68762d3d3b633efaa&cat=&id=9781589010604 http://www.press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?session=985d877f0c38c4c68762d3d3b633efaa&cat=&id=9781589011069 - Ayesha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Paul Wulfsberg Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials find Dr. Shukri Abed's "Focus on Contemporary Arabic" an excellent supplementary in-class listening resource. The DVD offers interviews with native speakers at a range of difficulties (organized according to various cultural and social issues in the Arab world), mostly at intermediate and advanced levels, but with several that are appropriate at a beginning level. One appealing aspect of the book is that it offers a glimpse into how native speakers speak fusha in unscripted conversations, mixing in bits of dialect, making mistakes, or using filler words. These elements are all marked in the book, which simply consists of the transcripts for each of the interviews, as well as some questions at the end. I use it more as a teacher's supplementary in-class listening resource than a text that all the students would purchase (partly because the transcript is present, meaning that a student could easily use their reading instead of listening skills), but I have seen it also used as a main text in classes focusing on speaking and listening. Focus on Contemporary Arabic is also very handy for listening segments on tests, and I've never had any technical problems with the DVD, difficulty rewinding it, etc. There will be a follow-up text coming out I believe in the next few months, aimed more at students who have had 1-3 semesters of Arabic. The conversations accordingly are more scripted and more strictly in fusha, and the accompanying textbook has detailed explanations of grammar points. http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Arabic-Conversations-Native-Speakers/dp/0300109482 -Khalid -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Date: 13 Mar 2009 From:Rana Kanaan Subject:speaking/listening MSA materials Dear Mai, For the listening portion, check to see if the material on www.nclrc.org/webcasts/arabic would be of any use for your intermediate /advanced level students. Rana -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 13 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:33 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:33 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:John.Hannoush at anu.edu.au Subject:Transcription Query I am a Masters? student at the ANU writing a thesis on a Lebanese poet who came to Australia in the 60s. My query is technical concerning a point that came up when I decided to smarten up my transcription system (I like the McGill freeserif based font with a special word template). I am wondering whether I need to use underlining or some other marking if I want to transliterate ? (dhal) as ?dh?. Similarly for khaa (?) as ?kh?, and so on. I assume the underlining is needed to remove ambiguity but is it a practical concern: do in fact sequences like d-sukun-h, k-sukun-h, etc for example exist or are they uncommon enough to make the risk of ambiguity negligible (that is, anyone seeing ?dh? could safely assume we are talking about dhal). I think I can leave the underlining off with ?gh? for ? ghain because ?g? does not occur singly in the transcriptions. Regards John ______________________________________ John Hannoush Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies Australian National University 0439 973 699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Three Jobs at FSI Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Three Jobs at FSI -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Bernhardt, James E" Subject:Three Jobs at FSI The Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the educational arm of the U.S. Department of State, has announced three openings for Language Training Supervisors. Go to http://tinyurl.com/bgyjed for the complete job announcement, which can also be found on www.usajobs.gov. Search for FSI-09-16. The jobs require knowledge of a language other than English, U.S. citizenship, and knowledge of foreign language pedagogy, instructional design, etc. Salary range is $73,100 to $113,007. Jim Bernhardt, Chair, Near East, Central and South Asian Languages, FSI, 703-302-7291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:38 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:38 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:NooJ'09 Deadline extension Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NooJ'09 Deadline extension -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:NooJ'09 Organising Committee Subject:NooJ'09 Deadline extension Dear colleagues, Due to many requests, the submission deadline has been extended. The deadline is now 29 March 2009. ******************************************************************** *Last Call for abstracts & Final deadline extension* NOOJ'09 : Conference & Workshop 08-10 June 2009, Tozeur , Tunisia * * www.miracl.rnu.tn/nooj. ******************************************************************** *Important Dates* ? Abstract submission: Mars 29, 2009 (FINAL deadline extension) ? Notification of Acceptance : May 04, 2009 ? Conference : 08-10 June, 2009 ******************************************************************** NOOJ 2009 will be organized by the research laboratory MIR at CL (Multimedia InfoRmation & Advanced Computing Laboratory), Sfax University in collaboration with the "Semio-linguistic, the Didactic and computer science Laboratory", Franche-Comt? University and the "Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Claude Ledoux". NOOJ 2009 will be held in Tozeur city-Tunisia, 450 Km in the south- west of Tunis . The conference intends to: - give NooJ users and researchers in Linguistics and in Computational Linguistics the opportunity to meet and share their experience as developers, researchers and teachers; - present to NooJ users the latest linguistic resources and NLP applications developed for/with NooJ, its latest functionalities, as well as its future developments; - offer researchers and graduate students two tutorials (one basic and one advanced) to help them parse corpora and build NLP applications using NooJ. - Present NooJ's Arabic resources to all researchers in Arabic studies : linguists, computational linguists as well as all researchers who work with/on Arabic corpora. NooJ is a freeware, linguistic engineering development environment used to formalize various types of textual phenomena (orthography, lexical and productive morphology, local, structural and transformational syntax) using a large gamut of computational devices (from Finite-State Automata to Augmented Recursive Transition Networks). NooJ includes tools to construct, test, debug, maintain and accumulate large sets of linguistic resources, and can apply them to large texts. Modules for a dozen languages are already available for free download: Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. A dozen of other modules are under construction. ****************************************************** *Topics of Interest* Suggested topics include but are not limited to: ? Syntactic analysis ? Lexical analysis ? Linguistic resources ? Dictionary ******************************************************: *Submission* We invite the submission of papers until the March 15, 2009 either in English or in French. The abstracts should contain the title of the article, the name, the institution, the surface mail and the electronic address of each co-author. The abstracts should not exceed one page, and should be submitted from the workshop web site: www.miracl.rnu.tn/nooj. All proposals will be reviewed by the scientific committee. You will be given notice about the acceptance of the proposals no later than May 04, 2009. For more information, please contact: nooj2009 at miracl.rnu.tn abdelmajid.benhamadou at isimsf.rnu.tn. ********************************************************************: *Program Committee*** * *Abdelmajid Ben Hamadou* (MIRACL, ISIM-Sfax , Tunisia ) * *Max Silberztein* ( University of Franche-Comt? , France ) * Anaid Donabedian (INALCO, Paris) * Belinda Maia ( University of Porto , Portugal ) * Bilel Gargouri (MIRACL, FSEG-Sfax , Tunisia ) * Denis Le Pesant (University Paris 10) * Dusko Vitas ( University of Belgrade , Serbia ) * Gisele Chevalier ( University of Moncton , Canada ) * Kais Haddar (MIRACL, FSS-Sfax , Tunisia ) * Kimmo Koskenniemi ( University of Helsinki , Finland ) * Krzysztof Bogacki ( University of Warshaw , Poland ) * Mireille Piot (University Stendhal 3, Grenoble ) * Odile Piton (University Paris 1, France) * Peter Machonis (Intnl University of Florida , USA ) * Philippe Schepens ( University of Franche-Comt? , France ) * Simona Vietri (University Salerne , Italy ) * Xavier Blanco (University Autonomous Barcelona , Spain ) *Organization Committee*** * H?la FEHRI, FS Sfax , Tunisia * Bilel GARGOURI, FSEG Sfax , Tunisia * Kais HADDAR, FS Sfax , Tunisia * Slim MESFAR, ISI Tunis , Tunisia * Moncef TEMANNI, ISI Tunis,Tunisia * In?s ZALILA, FS Sfax , Tunisia -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:16 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:16 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Farsi Book to Prepare students for Standard Tests Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Farsi Book to Prepare students for Standard Tests -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:jabrafghneim at gmail.com Subject:New Farsi Book to Prepare students for Standard Tests This is to announce a new Farsi book "Ace My Language - Farsi Edition"? The book contains 150 articles with over 400 multiple choice items and an audio CD with about 7 hours of MP3. It was designed to raise the reading and listening abilities of Farsi students as well as prepare students to take standard language tests such as the DLPT5. The book is available for purchase on the following link http://globallanguagesystems.com/bookstore.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:31 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:31 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Elizabeth Langston Subject:New Scholarships for Summer Program in Oman The World Learning Oman Center and Dhofar University are proud to announce that the Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) 2009 advanced intensive course will be offering substantial scholarships from the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center to qualified applicants. For more information and application materials, please visit: http://www.sqcc.org/Scholarships/sqccsalam.htm Deadline is fast approaching, April 4! Thank you, Elizabeth Langston, Ph.D. Academic Manager, Middle Eastern Studies World Learning Oman Center Phone: 968-92208715 elizabeth.langston at sit.edu www.sit.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:18 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mark Cowell info query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mark Cowell info query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Donna Susser Subject:Mark Cowell info query Greetings. My name is Donna Susser and I am currently studying for my BA at the University of Haifa, Israel. I'm working on a paper regarding Syrian - Israeli Arabic and I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me: are you familiar with Mark W. Cowell who wrote the book A Reference Grammar of Syrian Arabic? The book has been very useful to me while writing this paper but the problem is I can't seem to find any information regarding the author. Absolutely none. No information is written in the foreword of the book either. The one thing I know about Cowell is that he died young. Do you know anything else about him? Anything at all? Or maybe your colleagues might know? With much appreciation, Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:35 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:35 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:another sa- sawfa query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:another sa- sawfa query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:"Schub, Michael B." Subject:another sa- sawfa query the diachronic dimension: is /sawfa/ so overwhelmingly represented in pre-Islamic poetry to the point where we can definately say that, in the course of time (when??) the abbreviated form /sa-/ developed from it? Best wishes, Mike Schub -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:24 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Rajaa.Chouairi at usma.edu Subject:Arabic, To Where Roundtable at NECTFL This important round table panel discussion is opening the NECTFL conference this year and we expect a lot of people to attend from around the country. I intend the discussion to be dialectical in nature and to show a non-diplomatic (yet civilized) disagreement, in order to reach a good result. Here is a synopsis of what will take place. When and Where: The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. April 17, 2009. New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway Title: Arabic, to Where? Are We Wasting Time or Are We on the Right Track? Panelists: Rajaa Chouairi, United States Military Academy, West Point; Karen Ryding, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; Mahdi Alosh, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Cornell University. Description: What is the future of Arabic teaching and what is the ideal curriculum in a modern world. Are we doing the right thing? Are we wasting time by not teaching the spoken variety? When to teach this variety and how? How are Arabic literacy practices reflected in the classroom? This is possibly the most unique, frank and out-in-the-open panel discussion on Arabic. Rajaa Chouairi, senior Arabic faculty at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will be hosting and leading a frank and open discussion by a panel of four major Arabic pedagogues from the U.S. and England: Karen Ryding, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, England; Mahdi Alosh, Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University. Difficult and controversial questions will be asked by Chouairi and the audience to people of contradictory opinions with the hope of finding a common ground that will be beneficial for Arabic curriculum development. Presentation of each panelist will not exceed 5 minutes, and then Rajaa Chouairi will conduct and direct the discussion and the questions of the audience. The whole discourse will be based on the following short 5 minutes presentations: Chouairi: Introduction. Ryding: What is Educated Spoken Arabic, and how and when should it be included in the curriculum. Younes: Integrating Arabic Colloquial with Fusha from the beginning. Alosh: The Arabic Continuum, Where to Start? McLoughlin: Away with myths. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:27 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:27 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEA:Summer Arabic at San Diego State Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Arabic in San Diego -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:hanada at arabexpertise.com Subject:Summer Arabic in San Diego Salam Dears, I hope that this finds you well. Here are our summer Arabic offerings. Please feel free to disseminate to anyone interested. Many thanks, This summer, we are offering intensive courses in Arabic. Classes are held on the San Diego State University campus 1- The Distinguised level course runs from July 6 - August 14, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2- Arabic 101/102 (Beginners), runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 3- Arabic 201/202 (Intermediate), runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 4- Arabic 301/302 (Advanced) runs May 27 - July 2, 2009. Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. For more details please check this webpage: http://larc.sdsu.edu/events/?page_id=26 Warmest regards, hanada Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD Director of Arabic Programs, Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larcnet.sdsu.edu Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Wed Mar 18 16:09:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 18 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 18 Mar 2009 From:Dr_KHALED_SHAALAN Subject:Arabic Natural Language Processing TALIP Reminder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALL For Papers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Issue on Arabic Natural Language Processing (ANLP) ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (TALIP) http://talip.acm.org/ Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arabic is a Semitic language spoken by over 250 million people, in an area extending from the Arabian Gulf in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is also the language in which some of the world's greatest works of literature, science, and history have been written. Arabic is a strongly structured and highly derivational language. Arabic language processing requires the treatment of the language constituents at all levels. Each level requires extensive study and exploitation of the associated linguistic characteristics. Over the last few years, Arabic natural language processing (ANLP) has been gaining increasing importance, and has found a wide range of applications including: machine translation, information extraction, and tutoring systems. These applications require developing innovative approaches and techniques for natural language analysis, natural language generation, and linguistic resources. Various forums have been dedicated to ANLP: * Special track on Natural Language Processing, The International Conference on Informatics and Systems (NLP-INFOS 2008), Cairo Univ., Egypt. * Workshop on HLT & NLP within the Arabic world: Arabic Language and local languages processing: Status Updates and Prospects, LREC, 2008 * Computational Approaches to Arabic Script-based Languages, workshop series (04, 07). * International Conference on Arabic Language Resources and Tools (NEMLAR 2004), Cairo Egypt. * ACL Workshop on Computational Approaches to Semitic Languages (2005, 2007) This special issue of the ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (TALIP) is intended to present the state-of-the-art in research on Arabic natural language processing, Arabic computational linguistics, applied Arabic linguistics and related areas. This call is intended to be as broad as possible. We solicit original research papers on topics including, but not limited to: * Linguistic resources (corpora, electronic dictionaries, treebanks, etc.) * Transliteration, transcription and diacritization * Part of speech tagging * Morphological analysis and generation * Shallow and deep parsing * Machine translation * Word sense and syntactic disambiguation * Semantic analysis * Information extraction and retrieval * Question answering * Text clustering, and classification * Text summarization * Text and web content mining * Named entity recognition * Colloquial-based language processing >>>> Important Dates <<<<< * Submissions due for review: 1 April 2009 * Notification of 1st decision: 1 July 2009 * Revisions due: 15 August 2009 * Notification of acceptance: 1 October 2009 * Final version submitted: 1 November 2009 * Issue publication: March 2010 >>>>> Submission Guidelines <<<<< Papers should be formatted following the style guidelines for the ACM Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing (http://talip.acm.org). The instructions for preparing manuscripts for submission can be found at http://www.acm.org/publications/submissions. Please submit papers in PDF format using the web-based submission system Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/talip). In order to identify the submission as for the special issue, please indicate "This paper is being submitted to the Special Issue on Arabic NLP" on the first page of the paper. Please notice that the typical paper length is 20-30 pages. *-*-*-*-* >>>>> Guest Editors <<<<< * Prof. Khaled Shaalan, (Fellow) School of Informatics University of Edinburgh, UK; Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo University; Faculty of Informatics, British Univ. in Dubai. Email: k.shaalan_AT_fci-cu.edu.eg. * Prof. Ali Farghaly, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Text Group, Oracle USA, CA; Adjunct Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, USA. Email: ali.farghaly_AT_oracle.com For a one page PDF version of this Call for papers upload http://www.buid.ac.ae/shaalan/arabnlpcfp.pdf -- Regards, Khaled ________________________________________________________________________________________ Khaled Shaalan, Ph. D. Senior Lecturer Faculty of Informatics, The British University in Dubai (BUiD) PO Box 502216 Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tel + 971 4 391 3628 Office: + 971 4 367 1963 Fax +971 4 366 4698 Email: khaled.shaalan at buid.ac.ae Personal Email: khaled.shaalan at gmail.com Web: www.buid.ac.ae/shaalan (Fellow) School of Informatics University of Edinburgh, UK Professor, Faculty of Computers & Information, Cairo University, Egypt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 18 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:31 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:31 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Chahine M. Hamila" Subject:Needs Milton's Paradise Lost in Arabic Translation Hi, I'm looking for a way to get hold of an Arabic translation of John Milton's Paradise Lost. I know Kalima in the UAE has been working on one, but I haven't been able to find a way to order it. Any lead on where I could find it from Canada? Thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:38 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:38 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Michael Fishbein Subject:Transcription response Unless your university, department, or publisher requires a certain transcription system for Arabic, you can decide for yourself, as there rarely will be ambiguity if you omit the underlining. If you decide to underline dh for dhal, etc., you might consider one of the Jaghbub fonts available at http://www.smi.uib.no/ksv/Jaghbub.html The directions for the fonts describe how to generate underlining as a diacritical mark for a character, rather than a character attribute. The advantage is that some word processors -- if I remember correctly -- do not allow underlining only part of a word. However, the latest version of Word allows it. Michael Fishbein, Lecturer in Arabic Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures 366 Humanities Building, UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511 tel. 310 206-2229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:36 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:36 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Rajaa.Chouairi at usma.edu Subject:Arabic to Where Roundtable at NECTFL correction [some of the titles are changed in the following re-post] This important round table panel discussion is opening the NECTFL conference this year and we expect a lot of people to attend from around the country. I intend the discussion to be dialectical in nature and to show a non-diplomatic (yet civilized) disagreement, in order to reach a good result. Here is a synopsis of what will take place. When and Where: The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. April 17, 2009. New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway Title: Arabic, to Where? Are We Wasting Time or Are We on the Right Track? Panelists: Rajaa Chouairi, United States Military Academy, West Point; Karen Ryding, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; Mahdi Alosh, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Cornell University. Description: What is the future of Arabic teaching and what is the ideal curriculum in a modern world. Are we doing the right thing? Are we wasting time by not teaching the spoken variety? When to teach this variety and how? How are Arabic literacy practices reflected in the classroom? This is possibly the most unique, frank and out-in-the-open panel discussion on Arabic. Rajaa Chouairi, senior Arabic faculty at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will be hosting and leading a frank and open discussion by a panel of four major Arabic pedagogues from the U.S. and England: Karen Ryding, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University; Leslie McLaughlin, Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, England; Mahdi Alosh, Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point; Munther Younes, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University. Difficult and controversial questions will be asked by Chouairi and the audience to people of contradictory opinions with the hope of finding a common ground that will be beneficial for Arabic curriculum development. Presentation of each panelist will not exceed 5 minutes, and then Rajaa Chouairi will conduct and direct the discussion and the questions of the audience. The whole discourse will be based on the following short 5 minutes presentations: Chouairi: Introduction. Ryding: Educated Spoken Arabic: A Flexible Spoken Standard Younes: Integrating Colloquial Arabic with Fusha from Day One Alosh: The Arabic Continuum, Where to Start? Mclouglin: Away with myths. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:28 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:28 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:Past Arabic Study Abroad Students: Complimentary Book Did you study Arabic in the Arabic-speaking world in the past 3 years? My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a Ph.D. student in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I am conducting research about cultural integration, language proficiency and other issues in a study abroad context. I am looking for people who have been on a study abroad program anywhere in the Arabic- speaking world within the past 3 years to complete one online survey about their experiences in their host country. If you were in Egypt, Jordan, or Syria, there is also a short online/emailed speech acts assessment (kind of like a dialect language test - it's short). In return I am offering a complimentary parallel text Arabic/English book from Al-Ghazali. I can only send this book to addresses in the United States. This book is a parallel English-Arabic text called The Incoherence of the Philosophers from Al-Ghazali. From byubookstore.com: ?The Incoherence of the Philosophers ranks among the most important works of one of the most fascinating thinkers in the history of Islam.? I am only able to offer this complimentary book to the next 24 participants who complete all the research. If you are interested in participating, please email me. I will then send you links to the online research instruments. Length: about 45 ? 60 minutes. Why might you be interested? You will get a complimentary Arabic/English book if you meet the above criteria, complete the research, and you have an address in the United States. Moreover, participating in this research may help Arabic language teachers and learners improve their understanding of issues related to cultural integration and language proficiency (and other issues). Reflecting on your language and cultural experience may be a beneficial exercise. For those who were in Egypt, Jordan, or Syria, the speech acts assessment may help improve your spoken Arabic. If you are interested in participating, please email me at jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Thank you, Jeremy Palmer jeremy.palmer at gmail.com -- Jeremy Palmer http://www.u.arizona.edu/~jpalmer1/index.htm Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph.D. Candidate/ABD University of Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:33 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:33 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Amin, Nesrin" Subject:Response to Al-Jaleys Part III Thank you very much for the excellent material. The only thing I missed was the names of the authors of each reading excerpt. Would it be possible to post these alongside each excerpt title? Thanks again. Nesrin Amin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:43 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:43 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From: "Theisen-Gandara, Heather" Subject:IEE/Houston Manager Job (Arabic preferred) POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title: Manager, Corporate Programs Grade: 56 Division: IIE/Houston - Southern Regional Center Incumbent: Reports to: Assistant Director Department: PECO Purpose of Position The Program Officer II, Corporate Programs administers sponsored exchange programs for students and coordinates the selection, budgetary, outreach and application aspects of existing and newly established corporate sponsored exchange programs. The programs include: The Iraq Scholars and Leaders Program (ISLP) and the ExxonMobil Russian Scholars Program. In addition to the grantee management, immigration, orientation, and outreach responsibilities, the Program Officer II leads the website and online application management processes of various programs. The Program Officer II is responsible for coordinating monthly sponsor invoices and yearly budget renewals. The Program Officer II works as part of a close team to develop protocol and procedures for the implementation and effective management of new and existing programs. The Program Officer II must exhibit maturity and be comfortable in a client-centered office. Principal Responsibilities 1. 1. Maintains ongoing relationships with corporate sponsored exchange visitors attending colleges and universities in the U.S. by interpreting program policy and Department of State and Department of Homeland (DHS) regulations to meet student needs and sponsor requirements; ensuring that sponsor, DHS and academic requirements are fulfilled and that student issues are resolved effectively. 2. 2. Arranges U.S. Embassy interviews and all travel/payment logistics for large numbers of students in Russia, Iraq and the MENA region. Organizes yearly in-region scholarship selection activity. 3. 3. Coordinates grantee management, scholarship policies, in-region and arrival orientations, customized pre-academic programs and on- going student academic monitoring for an increasing number of students. 4. 4. Prepares yearly and quarterly financial reports, monthly sponsor invoices; customizes 1. formats based on sponsor preferences 2. 5. Responsible for overseeing immigration compliance and file management. 3. 6. Supervises Program Coordinator if needed 4. 7. Organizes selection panels, outreach initiatives and online application processing; advises prospective applicants via e-mail and phone. Responsible for enrollment and maintenance of grantees in IIE's grantee management system (IIE Enterprise) including Autopay, Grantax and Health Insurance. 5. 8. Performs accurate data entry to the SEVIS and works with IIE New York SEVIS Quality Assurance team to process DS-2019's and provide on- going immigration monitoring including validation, extensions, and monitoring of SEVIS events; Track and/or maintain records with the correct SEVIS start date for all exchange visitors. 6. 9. Organizes in country pre-departure and U.S. based cultural orientation for international grantees. Closely monitors student's ability to adapt to the U.S. and their academic and living environments. Works with on-campus academic advisors and international offices to develop degree plans for students. Develops rapport with student accounts offices on campus to ensure proper billing protocol. Conducts campus site visits. 7. 10. Assists IIE's Placement Division as needed for grantee university placement; arranges academic testing for grantees (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, SAT), designs and implements pre-academic programs in Houston; 8. 11. Manages student emergencies and exceptional cases, in coordination with the Senior Manager, Director, Vice President of PECO and other IIE management and staff as appropriate. 9. 12. Responsible for developing exchanges student acculturation manual and orientation presentation and materials; designs a full time pre-academic summer program. 10. 13. Arranges all aspects of special events, including the annual scholarship recipient activity in Houston. Responsible for all travel, social activity and meeting logistics for up to 100 students. Internal/External Contacts: External contacts with sponsors including program sponsors such as ExxonMobil. Daily contact with grantees from all scholarship programs via email and phone. Position has contact with senior management throughout the Institute. Supervision Requirements: Assists in day to day supervision of Program Coordinators Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Assistant Director Qualifications: Education/Experience/Skills: 1. * Staff supervisory experience preferred 2. * Budgetary and financial management experience required. 3. * Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred. 4. * At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in working with international students and/or scholars. Ideal candidates have lived and/or studied in the MENA region. 5. * Requires in-depth knowledge of the complexities of intra-region travel and immigration 1. requirements in the Middle East and North Africa. 2. * Strong Excel, Access, Microsoft Office management skills 3. * Ideal candidates have SEVIS experience at a university or other. Pervious experience as an ARO or DSO strongly preferred. 4. * Strong understanding of cultural issues facing international students, especially those from the Middle East and North Africa. Ability to deal with sensitive cultural and counseling issues. 5. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be comfortable in conducting presentations to a wide variety of constituents. 6. * Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload. 7. * Ability and willingness to occasionally travel to domestically and internationally. No telephone inquiries, please. If interested in applying, please send resume and cover letter to HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org or fax to (713) 621-0688. Please indicate your salary requirements with your resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:34 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:34 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of California Riverside Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of California Riverside Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:Jeff Sacks Subject:U of California Riverside Job UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE & FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARABIC LANGUAGE LECTURER The University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a part-time lecturer position in Arabic Language for the 2009-2010 academic year (pending enrollment and final administrative approval). Candidates must have native or near-native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and at least one dialect. Candidates must hold at least an M.A. degree, demonstrate significant teaching experience at the college or university level, and have a commitment to teaching the Arabic language for academic purposes in line with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Duties include teaching two sections of Arabic language (one course in fall, and a second, either in fall or another quarter) and participation in the administration of the Arabic language program. Salary per course is $4,766.96. Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, two or three letters of recommendation to: Jeffrey Sacks, Chair Arabic Lecturer Search Committee Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages University of California, Riverside Riverside, California 92521 Review of applications will begin April 17, 2009; the position will remain open until filled. 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 20 16:21:41 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:41 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 20 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 20 Mar 2009 From:"Theisen-Gandara, Heather" Subject:IEE/Houston Program Associate Job (Arabic strongly preferred) POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title: Program Associate II (International Exchange Programs) Grade: 54 Division: D324: IIE/Houston - Southern Regional Center Incumbent: New Position Reports to: Senior Manager, International Exchange Programs Department: PECO IIE's office in Houston, Texas manages an exciting array of programs and contracts for the U.S. government, U.S. corporations, foundations and foreign sponsors. The work is dynamic and team-oriented. Enthusiasm for IIE's mission, respect for IIE's policies and procedures, and ability to meet sponsor requirements and deliverables are of premier importance to the work of the division. Purpose of Position: The Program Associate II works as part of a close team (Program managers and office Director) to administer the international scholarship exchange programs for students from around the world, including the Middle East/North Africa region, Indonesia and Russia. The Program Associate II of International Exchange Programs provides administrative support for the overall management of the programs. They assist with scholar selection processes, reporting, event planning, immigration compliance, outreach and online scholarship application of existing and newly established programs. Primarily, the Program Associate II will be responsible for organizing and maintaining immigration and academic files (both electronic and paper) on all students, paying tuition invoices and building rapport with university billing offices, preparing student progress reports, processing applications and meeting preparation. They may assist with the website, financial reporting, and correspondence with the students. Principal Responsibilities: International Student Scholarships 1. 1. Answers daily e-mail inquiries and phone calls regarding the scholarship programs. Supports organization of selection panels, outreach initiatives and online application processing. 2. 2. Maintains relationship with university accounts offices; responsible for organization * and maintenance of immigration and academic records and document tracking. * Assists with accurate data entry to the electronic student records database. Creates and maintains new files for students. Arranges travel for students as needed. * 4. Assists with student reporting preparation including collection of required immigration and academic documents. * 5. Gathers information for quarterly sponsor reports on current and future student trends, progress and expectations. * 6. Receives, organizes and processes payment tuition and other program expenses as needed. Internal/External Contacts: Prospective and current scholars from all scholarship programs via email and phone Position has contact with the New York Controller's office, Placement division and universities where students are located. Supervision Exercised: None Supervision Received: Works under general supervision of the Assistant Director of International Exchange Programs. Qualifications: Education/Experience/Skills: * 2 year degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred. * Ideal candidates have experience working with international students and immigration files. * Proven organizational skills and attention to detail a must. * Ability to multitask effectively. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. * Requires flexibility and ability to handle heavy workload. No telephone inquiries, please. If interested in applying, please send resume and cover letter to HTheisen-Gandara at iie.org or fax to (713) 621-0688. Please indicate your salary requirements with your resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 20 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:U of Maryland 1-Day Meeting for Local Arabic Educators UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND INVITES LOCAL ARABIC TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS FOR 1-DAY MEETING Dear Arabic teacher/administrator: We are writing to invite you to a special meeting at the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program to discuss the condition of Arabic K-12 in the Greater Washington D.C. area. The purpose of this meeting is to identify possible areas of collaboration between the Flagship and existing or potential Arabic K-12 programs. The Arabic K-12 Outreach Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at the University of Maryland Conference Center from 10:00 am ? 3:00 pm. Lunch will be served to all attendees. Specific directions will be sent to attendees when they RSVP. The University of Maryland Arabic Flagship is a U.S. Government- sponsored program that is designed to enhance the teaching of Arabic. The Flagship uses scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in Arabic language study and it supports special programs at the university including sponsored overseas study which allow students to reach advanced levels of proficiency. We would like to learn more about Arabic K-12 programs in the Greater Washington D.C. area, both existing programs and potential sites for Arabic programs. Our goal is to educate as many students as possible to highly advanced levels of the language, and this can best be accomplished when we have students coming to the university who have already studied the language for a period of time. We would like to know who is teaching Arabic K-12 in the region, how the programs are doing, what can we do to support your efforts, and what can we all do to help the development of new programs. We are interested in meeting with representatives of public schools, private schools, community colleges, and heritage programs. It is our hope that, with some coordination and collaboration among our institutions, we might be able to work together to improve, expand, and increase Arabic K-12 in our area. We very much hope that you will attend the meeting and luncheon and would appreciate if you could pass on this open invitation to other interested colleagues. If you have any questions please call Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org; please do not reply to this message. If you are able to come, please send an email to vnier at cal.org with your name and affiliation, which will be printed on your nametag at the meeting. Thank you, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:20 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:20 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:JQuranTree 1.0 Released Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:JQuranTree 1.0 Released -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:kais.dukes at jqurantree.org Subject:JQuranTree 1.0 Released The website http://jqurantree.org is now online, and version 1.0 of JQuranTree has been released. This is an open source Java library for accessing and analyzing the Holy Quran. Version 1.0 contains: - a Java API which wraps the XML Uthmani Script of the Tanzil project - an object model for the Quran?s orthography - encoders and decoders for converting Arabic text - a search class for finding tokens in the Holy Quran - user guide and Java API documentation - examples on using the library to perform basic analysis of the text I would appreciate your feedback on the website and the project. This initial release is aimed at providing a basic set of Java APIs. Hopefully these are good enough to build on for further linguistic analysis, e.g. morphology and part of speech tagging. Looking forward to your reply. Kind Regards, -- Kais Dukes http://jqurantree.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Paradise Lost in Arabic responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response 2) Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Brenda Bickett Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response Hi, in response to the question about an Arabic edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, I found that there is a translation published in Cairo (al-Hayah al-Misriyah al-Ammah lil-Kitab) and Baghdad, that started in 1982; not clear if it is complete yet. If Chahine is at an acadmeic institution in Canada, you should be able to borrow via InterLibrary Loan from one of the 5 North American libraries listed; if you are not with an academic institution, perhaps your local public library can borrow on your behalf. I found this holdings information in FirstSearch (also known as WorldCat); the record numbers are: 53300922 & 12103007 hope this helps, Brenda -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Farouk Mustafa Subject:Paradise Lost in Arabic response Try to contact Muhammad Enani, in Cairo, Egypt, who published a translation that received very good reviews in the seventies or eighties of the last Century. I hope this helps. Farouk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:12 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:12 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Maryland Day for Arabic Students Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Maryland Day for Arabic Students -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:Maryland Day for Arabic Students University of Maryland invites Arabic students, family, and friends to "Maryland Day" Dear Arabic teacher/administrator: We are writing to invite you to a special meeting at the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program to discuss the condition of Arabic K-12 in the Greater Washington D.C. area. The purpose of this meeting is to identify possible areas of collaboration between the Flagship and existing or potential Arabic K-12 programs. The Arabic K-12 Outreach Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at the University of Maryland Conference Center from 10:00 am ? 3:00 pm. Lunch will be served to all attendees. Specific directions will be sent to attendees when they RSVP. The University of Maryland Arabic Flagship is a U.S. Government- sponsored program that is designed to enhance the teaching of Arabic. The Flagship uses scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in Arabic language study and it supports special programs at the university including sponsored overseas study which allow students to reach advanced levels of proficiency. We would like to learn more about Arabic K-12 programs in the Greater Washington D.C. area, both existing programs and potential sites for Arabic programs. Our goal is to educate as many students as possible to highly advanced levels of the language, and this can best be accomplished when we have students coming to the university who have already studied the language for a period of time. We would like to know who is teaching Arabic K-12 in the region, how the programs are doing, what can we do to support your efforts, and what can we all do to help the development of new programs. We are interested in meeting with representatives of public schools, private schools, community colleges, and heritage programs. It is our hope that, with some coordination and collaboration among our institutions, we might be able to work together to improve, expand, and increase Arabic K-12 in our area. We very much hope that you will attend the meeting and luncheon and would appreciate if you could pass on this open invitation to other interested colleagues. If you have any questions please call Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org; please do not reply to this message. If you are able to come, please send an email to vnier at cal.org with your name and affiliation, which will be printed on your nametag at the meeting. Thank you, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:22 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:22 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Transcription response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Transcription response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Alexander Magidow Subject:Transcription response Hello, I would recommend also looking at the various transliteration schemes that are out there, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic I personally would prefer to have unique characters for the transcription, since /h/ is a phoneme in Arabic. For example, at least some systems use an underlined d for "dhaal" and an underlined t for thaa'. Depending on what word processor you're using, it might be fastest for you to type in one form (e.g. the Arabtex system is excellent in that it is unambigious, or perhaps Buckwalter), and then for your final draft just run a series of find+replaces to insert the correct character. This is easier the fewer characters you have to replace, but you can't do something ambigious. Hence, it might be better to transcribe dhaal with _d rather than dh, since you might alter the meaning of a word with a find and replace. I've done this quite successfully in the past for various projects where I had to use a limited number of special characters not normally available on the keyboard. Alex -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:19 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:19 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Textbooks for Business Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Textbooks for Business Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:maizaki at GMAIL.COM Subject:Textbooks for Business Arabic query Dear all, I wanted to ask for info about textbooks for Business Arabic. I know about Raji Rammuny books Business Arabic: Language, Culture and Communication for Intermediate Level (1998) and Business Arabic: Advanced Level (1998). Anything more recent? Thanks a lot. Mai Zaki -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:15 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:15 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabization Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabization Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:mhamalwy at hotmail.com Subject:Arabization Conference ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ?????? ??????? ?? ????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??????. ???? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ????? ???? ????? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ??????. ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???? ?? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ??????? ??????: ????? ??????? ???????? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ??? ?????? ????????? ???? ????? (?????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????) ??????? ?? ???? ????? ???????. ?????? ?? ????????? ???? ????? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????? ?????? www.taareeb.info ?????? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ??? ???? ??????? ??????? ???????. ?? ???? ?????? ??????? ?. ???? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ????????? ???? ???????? ????? ?????? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? mhamalwy at hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:17 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Queries about NECTFL roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable 2) Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Sana N Hilmi Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable Marhaba, Is it open to public? how do we register? thanks, Miss Sana Hilmi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:Paula Santill?n [psgrimm at casaarabe-ieam.es] Subject:Query about NECTFL roundtable The ?Arabic to Where Roundtable? sounds a highly interesting discussion; would there be a way to follow it online for those of us who won?t be able to be there? Or, will it be posted in the web afterwards? Thanks! Paula S. G. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 24 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 24 17:53:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:53:23 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic as Second Language Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 24 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic as Second Language Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Mar 2009 From:sa ka Subject:Arabic as Second Language Conference This to announce an international conference on Arabic as a second language which will be held at the Arabic Language Institute, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2-3 November 2009. 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:09 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:09 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Maryland Day correction Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Maryland Day correction -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:arabick12 at gmail.com Subject:Maryland Day correction Dear Dr. Parkinson, I'm afraid there was a mistake in one of the messages I sent you on Monday. It has the right title, but the wrong body. Here is the correction. ***Correction*** Local event: University of Maryland invites Arabic students, family, and friends to "Maryland Day" Calling All Arabic Students, Friends, and Family! Join us for a celebration of Arabic language and culture at the University of Maryland?s Maryland Day on Saturday, April 25th. Eat delicious food, experience traditional dance performances, and learn about the exciting Arabic Language Flagship Program offered by the University of Maryland. Established in 2008, the undergraduate Arabic Flagship at the University of Maryland offers students a unique opportunity to attain the professional level of proficiency in both Modern Standard Arabic and the Egyptian dialect. The Flagship is looking for students who are interested in pursuing Arabic language studies at the university level, and has prepared a special program for you during Maryland Day. 12:00 ? 12:30 pm: Presentation about the Arabic Flagship Program at the University of Maryland (at the Inn and Conference Center) 12:30 ? 2:00 pm: Catered lunch (also at the Inn and Conference Center) 2:00 ? 2:30 pm: Enjoy Maryland Day festivities, and stop by the Middle East Booth in the Global Village at Hornbake Plaza. Experience henna hand painting, savor Arabic coffee and baklava, see your future in your coffee cup and have your photo taken in traditional Middle Eastern dress. Learn about the language flagship programs and scholarships at UM. 2:30 ? 3:00 pm: ?Around the Middle East in Dance? show in Hornbake Plaza. Enjoy multiple Middle Eastern dances including Egyptian belly dance, Lebanese Dabke line dance and Tabla folkloric drums. If you would like to attend the presentation and lunch, please RSVP to Roula Abousaleh: rabousal at umd.edu. The room number and directions to the Inn and Conference Center will be provided when you RSVP. Please send this invitation on to anyone you know who might be interested in attending. We hope to see you there! For more information on Maryland Day, click on the link below. http://www.marylandday.umd.edu/misc/eblast09.html ***************************** In addition to this event, we are also planning an outreach event specifically for Arabic teachers and administrators at the University ofMaryland on April 29th. If you are interested in attending this event, contact Victoria Nier at 202-362-0700 or email vnier at cal.org. If you are unable to attend these events but would like to stay connected regarding events/training/resources in the Arabic K-12 field, contact Mike Greer atmike at arabick12.org to join our Arabic K-12 Listserv. **************************** Best, Dr. Alaa Elgibali Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Director of Arabic Programs University of Maryland -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:25 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:25 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Lina Kholaki Subject:Suggestion for NECTFL Roundtable Could you consider using skype? more participants will benefit from the discussion. 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URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Impact of Media on Languages Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Impact of Media on Languages Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Dora Johnson Subject:Impact of Media on Languages Conference This came through the Edling list. http://alsunconference.scienceontheweb.net/dates.html Impact of Media and New Technologies on Languages The Fifth International Conference of the Faculty Al-Alsun Minia University December 7-9/2009 at the Suzanne Mubarak Auditorium, Minia University, Egypt We invite to explore new research in language, linguistics and literature through the use of the Internet, multimedia and new technologies (the digital discourse of blogs, wikis, texts, instant messaging, video games, emails, podcasting, hypertexts, web communities, etc.). The conference is searching topics including both the way in which language-related themes are represented in the media as well as looking at how language specialists might communicate more effectively with and through the media. Contributions include works on media in all its forms including newspapers, radio, television, computer-mediated communication, and mobile-mediated communication. Submission deadline: September 10th, 2009 Notification of acceptance: Octobar, 8th 2009 Final version due: November 1st, 2009 Main conference: December 7th - 9th, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:19 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:19 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Husain Qutbuddin Subject:CFP-Middle East Studies Symposium, U. of Cambridge Oct 09 Hello all, The Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, invites papers to be presented at the Second International Symposium on Middle Eastern Studies (17th - 18th October, 2009). The focus this year will be on 'Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies'. Papers can cover any period or region in Middle Eastern Studies broadly defined. We encourage papers to reflect on broader methodological or disciplinary questions of interest to the field, focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics: 1) Language, society and politics 2) Linguistic, historiographical, and literary analysis 3) Transmission and classification of knowledge 4) Production and distribution of religious and secular ideas Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Abstracts should be sent by email to the committee (mes-symposium2009 at ames.cam.ac.uk) latest by 10th April, 2009. Submissions should be no more than 300 words in MS Word or PDF format, and should include your name, affiliation and academic institution. The University of Cambridge will provide complimentary accommodation to speakers. More information can be found on http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/news_events/knowledge-language-mes.htm Thank you for your interest and support, Sincerely, Husain Qutbuddin On behalf of Ignacio Sanchez, for The Organizing Committee, Department of Middle Eastern Studies (University of Cambridge) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:23 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:23 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs David Nunan contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs David Nunan contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:Iman Soliman Subject:Needs David Nunan contact info Dear colleagues, I know this question is not strictly related to Arabic but it is a pedagogic inquiry for the contact information of Professor David Nunan. I would appreciate it if any of you can send me his email address. Best wishes Iman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:17 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:17 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Arabic textbooks response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Business Arabic textbooks response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:IBCBOOKS.COM Subject:Business Arabic textbooks response May, International book center has published text- Let's Read The Arabic newspapers. You will find information on our websit at www.ibcbooks.com Please Please regards Claudette -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Fri Mar 27 16:07:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 27 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 27 Mar 2009 From:ayari-s at tamu.edu Subject:Author needed for Advanced Arabic composition book Dear Arabic educator, Routledge (www.routledge.com) is looking for an author to write an advanced Arabic composition book called Developing Writing Skills in Arabic, which would be aimed at 3rd or 4th year undergrads and teaches advanced composition skills. The person would need to have a fair amount of teaching experience at the advanced level and preferably should have been involved in teaching composition at that level. If you are interested and qualified (you meet the above-mentioned criteria) to write such a book, please contact Sonja van Leeuwen atSonja.vanLeeuwen at tandf.co.uk . Please send your resume and contact information. Shukran! Salah Ayari, PhD Director Arabic and Asian Languages 4224 TAMU, 103B Academic College Station, Texas 77843-4224 979-458-1342 Fax: 979-458-3581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 27 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:18 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:18 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From: Subject:Two PT Tufts U. Jobs Kindly circulate the ad below. Thank you. TUFTS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN, RUSSIAN & ASIAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES Two Part-time Lecturers in Arabic Language; Fall 2009; possibility of renewal. The Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures at Tufts University seeks two part-time lecturers in Arabic Language beginning in September 2009. Responsibilities include teaching Modern Standard Arabic language at various levels and participating in curriculum related activities. Requirements: native or near-native fluency in Arabic and good command of English; experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching all levels of Modern Standard Arabic, preferably at the college level in the U.S.; commitment to language teaching and curriculum innovation; college degree required, MA desirable. Letter of Application, CV, and two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to: Language Coordinator, Program in Arabic, Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literatures, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. To facilitate the application process, applications can be submitted by email to Ms. Rana Abdul-Aziz at: rana.abdul-aziz at tufts.edu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:12 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:12 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:NITLE query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NITLE query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Frederic Cadora Subject:NITLE query Who took over NITLE? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:06 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:06 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Notre Dame Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Notre Dame Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:mnnassif at byu.edu Subject:Notre Dame Job University of Notre Dame: Arabic Language Lecturer The Arabic Program in the Department of Classics at Notre Dame invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to begin August 2009. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Successful applicants will have at least an M.A. in linguistics, literature, Middle Eastern Studies, or relevant field, as well as preparation in communicative language pedagogy. Successful applicants will also have native or near native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, at least one dialect, and English, and some experience teaching at all levels of Arabic language instruction. Please send letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching experience, along with three letters of recommendation to: Elizabeth F. Mazurek, Chair, Department of Classics, 304 O?Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46544. Applications may be sent via e-mail to: Mazurek.4 at nd.edu . The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research university and an equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and academic commitments to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women, members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including the University?s mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu. Information about the Department of Classics can be found at http://classics.nd.edu . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:16 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:16 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NECTFL Roundtable Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NECTFL Roundtable -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Iman Soliman Subject:NECTFL Roundtable I add my voice to that of Lina Kholaki and would like to know the possibility of attending via video conferencing. Best wishes Iman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:11 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:11 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Valerie Anishchenkova Subject:Intensive Summer Arabic at Tufts U Intensive Summer Arabic Courses at Tufts University : one-year of Arabic in 6 weeks! (1) Elementary Arabic: ARB 01/2A Description: The course begins with an introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. We start with pronunciation, script, basic grammar, and reading skills using a communicative approach for the first half of the course to later developing the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. No previous knowledge of Arabic language or script is required. No prerequisite. Material covered: "Alif Baa" and 12 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part I", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 ? June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am ? 2:30 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Rana Abdul-Aziz (2) Intermediate Arabic: ARB 03/4A Description: A continuation of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Communicative approach with particular emphasis on active control of Arabic grammar and vocabulary, conversation, reading, translation, and discussion of selected texts. The course includes oral presentations and short papers in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARB 0002 or equivalent. Material covered: Chapters 13-20 of "Al-Kitaab Part I" and 2 chapters of "Al-Kitaab Part II", plus supplementary materials. Offered in : First session (May 20 ? June 26) Day(s) : MTWThF Times : 9:00 am ? 2:00 pm (with 1-hr lunch break) Instructor : Valerie Anishchenkova To register please visit: ase.tufts.edu/summer For more information about courses contact: Rana Abdul-Aziz (elementary Arabic): rana.abdulaziz at gmail.com Valerie Anishchenkova (intermediate Arabic): valerie.anishchenkova at tufts.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:21 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:21 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:David Nunan contact info at Anaheim U. CA Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ at Anaheim U. CA 1) Subject:David Nunan contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Stephen Franke Subject:David Nunan contact info at Anaheim U. CA Ahalan wa sahalan... Try this website: http://www.davidnunan.com/index-1.html Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah. Regards, Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:14 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:14 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:mnnassif at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC 2009 Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin deadline extended 2009 NMELRC Arabic Summer Workshop at UT Austin Teaching Arabic to Upper High School and College Students A Hands-On Workshop for teachers conducted in Arabic by Mahmoud Al- Batal, Kristan Brustad, University of Texas and Chris Stone, Hunter College, CUNY July 27 - August 1, 2009 Teachers of Arabic will learn about current methods and practices in learner-centered, proficiency-based instruction, through demonstrations, video, discussion, and interactive activities. The presenters will demonstrate best practices and the participants will engage in micro-teaching with small groups of university students, and receive feedback. Limited space. NMELRC will cover workshop tuition. Applicants are responsible for their own housing and travel expenses. Limited NMELRC Financial Aid available in the form of travel awards. Deadline for applications, April 15th, 2009. For an application form please visit: www.nmelrc.org For more information please email nmelrc at byu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:08 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:08 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Deadline reminder Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Gilman Deadline reminder -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:Gilman Subject:Gilman Deadline reminder * ONE WEEK REMINDER * Upcoming Gilman International Scholarship Deadline, April 7, 2009 * Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Fall 2009/Academic Year 2009-2010 Online Application The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1200 scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship! Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education Houston, TX Contact for Applicants: Email: gilman at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 25 Contact for Advisors: Email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 16 http://www.iie.org/gilman -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009 From dil at BYU.EDU Tue Mar 31 22:34:24 2009 From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:34:24 -0600 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Morph + POS tagged Quran Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Tue 31 Mar 2009 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Morph + POS tagged Quran -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 31 Mar 2009 From:kais.dukes at jqurantree.org Subject:Morph + POS tagged Quran [Kais sent this note to me (the moderator), but agreed that I could post it to the group for your information--dil] Hi Dil, If you recall we spoke some weeks ago about a POS tagged Quran. I currently have some exciting results I would like to share with you, in the hope of getting your opinion. I have ported Tim Buckwalter's BAMA analyzer to Java, and integrated it into the JQuranTree API. I then ran the analyzer against the Quranic text. I found a problem in that BAMA produces many possible results for each token, usually around 5 but in extreme cases up to 26. However, I was able to find a way to rank these results using a scoring function (described below). The results are a partially accurate POS + morph tagged Quran. I have put up a web interface so that the tagged Quran can be browsed online: http://jqurantree.org/morphology/ I would really appreciate some feedback on this. I know still work in progress, but I am so far encouraged by the results, as can be seen on the web page. The current analyzer (BAMA + scoring function) seems to work better on some of the shorter suras (i.e. chapter 80 onwards) although this could just be my impression. The scoring function assigns an integer (+ve, zero or -ve) to each candidate BAMA solution for each token. The BAMA result with the highest score is then chosen as the unique morph analysis for that token in the Quran. Sometimes BAMA suggests alternative spellings when the original spelling is not found, thus the scoring function is: Step 1. for each letter in candidate BAMA result, if letter matches the letter original word at the same position, then +10, else -10 Step 2. then if the letter matches, for each diacritic in the BAMA result's letter, if that diacritic is present in the original word then +1 else -1 It would be great if you could have a quick look at the data. I am now thinking what to do next. My aim is to push up the accuracy of the POS/ Morph tagger as far as possible. Some ideas come to mind 1) I could select N tokens (N = 100, N = 1000?) and manually go through them to give the current analyzer a % accuracy score (or F- measure, i.e. accuracy and recall harmonic mean?). 2) Another idea is to make a list of missing words and their frequencies 3) Some other work I could do ... make a list of the POS tags coming out of BAMA. I am not sure what all of these mean, or how many they are, although I skimmed through Tim Buckwalter's documentation and that looked quite comprehensive. Perhaps I should map the POS tag set to something more standard or well known? Looking forward to your replies. Kind Regards, -- Kais dukes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Arabic-L: 31 Mar 2009