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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs audio resources for Yemeni Arabic textbooks
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Andrew Freeman <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Needs audio resources for Yemeni Arabic textbooks

Hi,
	Does anybody know where I could lay my hands on audio resources for
the following textbooks for Yemeni Arabic?

1) Yemeni Arabic I
	by Hamdi Qafisheh
	ISBN-10: 9997919610
	ISBN-13: 978-9997919618
2) Arabic Adeni Reader
  	Author: Habaka J. Feghali, Alan S. Kaye
	ISBN: 0-931745-58-6

Thank you,
Andy Freeman
(206)225-0386

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:STARTALK 2010 Online Proposals
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Subject:STARTALK 2010 Online Proposals

September 28, 2009
The STARTALK online application for the 2010 cycle will launch and be  
available early October 2009 athttp://startalk.umd.edu/proposals. The  
completed proposals will be due approximately 28 days later. The  
online application consists of four forms: the Program Form(s), the  
Narrative Form(s), Budget Form and Insurance Form. The site will also  
contain a Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you have questions about the proposal application process itself,  
please contact STARTALK at startalk at nflc.org .

Sincerely,

STARTALK Central

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Oct  1 22:52:33 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wellesley College Job
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:"Laura C. Andrews" <landrews at wellesley.edu>
Subject:Wellesley College Job

Language Instructor in Arabic
Wellesley College invites applications for a four-course, non-tenure- 
track position in Arabic Language. Beginning in Fall 2010, the  
position is for one year with possibility of renewal. The successful  
candidate will participate in Wellesley’s Arabic Language Program and  
will teach four courses in Modern Standard Arabic per year, with  
courses offered at the Elementary and Intermediate levels. Native or  
near-native proficiency in Arabic, M.A. or higher degree in a related  
field, and demonstrated ability to teach Arabic at the college level  
are required. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and  
experience. Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae,  
graduate transcripts, names/email addresses of three references, and,  
if available, syllabuses or similar supporting materials  
electronically through our online application system at:  https://career.wellesley.edu 
.  If circumstances make it impossible to submit any materials through  
our application site, please email us at working at wellesley.edu. Review  
of applications begins November 1 and will continue until the position  
is filled. Wellesley College is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity  
of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who believe  
they can contribute to these goals are encouraged to apply. For more  
information about being a faculty member at Wellesley College, please  
see:http://www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Diversity/Open_pos/prospectfac.pdf 
.

Thank you,
Laura Andrews
Employment Coordinator
Human Resources Dept
781-283-3303
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:technology for language teaching query
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching query

Hello All:مرحبا
I am looking for ideas about using technology for teaching languages.   
I have experience using Wemba.  Any comments, suggestions, ideas,  
references to read, etc. will be appreciated.
You can respond to my email gaa011 at yahoo.com
شكرا
Ghaydase

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Oct  1 22:52:31 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Utah State U job
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1) Subject:Utah State U job

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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:Utah State U job

Assistant Professor of Arabic

The Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication at  
Utah State University announces a tenure-track position in Arabic  
beginning in fall 2010. Candidates must have Ph.D. in hand by August  
10, 2010. Native or near-native fluency in Arabic is required. The  
successful candidate must be able to teach all levels of modern  
standard Arabic and demonstrate knowledge of Arabic literature and  
culture. The willingness to advise and mentor undergraduate students  
is needed to initiate and develop a program in Arabic.  The candidate  
must demonstrate the ability to conduct research.  The ability and  
desire to teach English-language classes across disciplinary  
boundaries, for example Islam for Religious Studies, is a plus. For  
full consideration please have application in by November 28, 2009.

Go to  HYPERLINK "http://jobs.usu.edu" http://jobs.usu.edu < HYPERLINK  
"http://jobs.usu.edu/" http://jobs.usu.edu/>  Assistant Professor of  
Arabic: req. ID 051856 and quicklink:  HYPERLINK "http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54382 
" http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54382 to see full  
job description and to apply with Cover Letter and CV online. Utah  
State University is located in a beautiful mountain valley eighty  
miles north of Salt Lake City.  Visit www.usu.edu/greats/ < HYPERLINK "http://www.usu.edu/greats/ 
" http://www.usu.edu/greats/> or www.usu.edu/multimedia/ < HYPERLINK "http://www.usu.edu/multimedia/ 
" http://www.usu.edu/multimedia/> for more details.  Utah State  
University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer,  
applications from women and members of minority groups are strongly  
encouraged.  For more information, contact Dr. María de Jesús Cordero,  
Arabic Search Chair, maria.cordero at usu.edu or Dr. Brad Hall,  
Department Head, brad.hall at usu.edu or visit the Departmental Web  
Site:  HYPERLINK "http://lpsc.usu.edu/" http://lpsc.usu.edu/.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Oct  1 22:52:46 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic frequency list response
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:"Megerdoomian, Karine" <karine at mitre.org>
Subject:Arabic frequency list response

There is an Arabic frequency list put together by Tim Buckwalter and  
can be found here:
http://www.qamus.org/wordlist.htm

There is "a frequency dictionary of Arabic" by Tim Buckwalter and  
Dilworth Parkinson, including the 5000 most commonly used words.
http://www.routledge.com/books/A-Frequency-Dictionary-of-Arabic-isbn9780415444347

If you have your own set of documents, you could use concordance  
software like aConcorde to get a frequency list.
There are also word list creators that could provide a frequency list  
for a given corpus. Some are listed here (see bottom of page):http://www.supershareware.com/info/word-list-expert.html

Hope these are helpful.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Deadline in One Week
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Gilman <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Deadline in One Week

* ONE WEEK REMINDER * Gilman International Scholarship Deadline,  
October 6, 2009 *
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring & Summer 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.

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.

The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1700  
scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010.  Additionally, the  
Gilman Program is excited to have launched a special pilot summer  
award cycle for students participating in Summer 2010 study abroad  
programs.  A limited number of summer awards will be available to  
students majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field  
who meet the program's standard eligibility criteria.  For more  
information regarding this exciting initiative, a Special Summer  
Podcast and Informational Fact Sheet can be found on the Gilman  
website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

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

Spring 2010 & Summer 2010 applications are now being accepted online  
and are due October 6, 2009.  For more information about the Gilman  
Scholarship, full eligibility criteria, application deadlines &  
timeline, and application process, please visit the Gilman website  
atwww.iie.org/gilman, contact the Gilman Program at 713-621-6300 ext.  
25 or email gilman at iie.org.

There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship!

Gilman International Scholarship Program
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Oct  1 22:52:38 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:List of Arabic Corpus Linguistics Courses
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:List of Arabic Corpus Linguistics Courses

I have been asked several times about the availability of Arabic  
Corpus Linguistics courses.  I assume that such a thing is available  
somewhere (the Netherlands?  Belgium?  Great Britain?  etc.) but I  
have no specific information.  If you send me what you know, I will  
compile and post a list.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American University (in DC) Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:American University (in DC) Job

Dear colleagues: Please circulate widely (and forward to your  
colleagues, students, other institutions) the announcement below of  
our search for an Assistant Professor of Arabic in the Department of  
Language and Foreign Studies at American University in Washington, DC.  
I would greatly appreciate your help in identifying strong candidates  
for this position and encouraging them to apply as soon as possible  
for the position. Please see details below. Preliminary interviews  
will occur at the Middle East Studies Association meeting in Boston in  
November. Thanks very much. Professor Diane Singerman


AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND FOREIGN STUDIES
ARABIC TENURE-TRACK POSITION
TO BEGIN AY 2010-2011


The Department of Language and Foreign Studies in the College of Arts  
and Sciences of American University invites applications for a Tenure- 
Track position in Arabic at the rank of Assistant Professor starting  
in August 2010.

Possible areas of specialization: Arabic language, literature, and  
culture and/or Linguistics with a concentration in Classical or Modern  
Arabic.

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate courses in all levels of Modern  
Standard Arabic, colloquial dialects, and content courses in  
civilization/culture and media. Supervise multi-section curricula,  
instruction and program development. Advise and mentor students.  
Contribute to scholarship and serve on departmental and university  
committees and activities.

Minimum qualifications: PhD (or equivalent) in Arabic language,  
literature, or linguistics with specialization in Arabic language.  
Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and in one of the regional dialects.

American University is seeking highly dedicated teachers and scholars  
who are deeply committed to interdisciplinary learning, the  
application of new technologies in teaching and scholarship, and to  
the preparation of students for life in a diverse and rapidly changing  
global society. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit via U. S. mail (no electronic applications) a  
cover letter indicating interest in the position, c.v., three letters  
of recommendation, formal student evaluations, and statement of  
teaching philosophy to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee
Department of Language and Foreign Studies
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D. C, 20016-8045

Applicants should indicate whether or not attending the MESA Annual  
Meeting in Boston and/or the MLA Convention in Philadelphia.  
Application deadline is October 16, 2009. Review of applications will  
begin thereafter and continue until the position is filled.

American University is an equal employment opportunity affirmative  
action employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student  
body. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.


Diane Singerman, Ph.D.
Department of Government, School of Public Affairs
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-885-2362
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Chicago Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Frank Lewis <flewis at uchicago.edu>
Subject:U of Chicago Job

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the
University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position
as Assistant Professor in Islamic Thought (pre-modern period), to begin
in autumn, 2010.

The successful applicant will have a research and teaching profile with
expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the following
sub-fields of Islamic studies: Qur'an and Hadith; theology and doctrine;
sectarian movements and heresiography; Islamic law; Islamic political
thought; philosophy in the Arabo-Persian tradition. Candidates should
have a thorough grounding in Arabic; knowledge of a second Islamicate
language is highly desired. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. in Near
Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or a relevant field
of study by the time of appointment.

To be considered, candidates must submit a letter of application and
current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's Academic
Career Opportunities website (https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu),
posting 00123. In addition, the letter of application, curriculum vitae,
and the names and addresses of three referees (including email  
addresses)
MUST be mailed in hard copy to

Chair, Islamic Thought Search Committee
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The University of Chicago
1155 East 58th Street Room 212
Chicago IL 60637

No further materials should be submitted at this time.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue
until the position is filled. To be eligible, all electronic and mail
copies must be received by December 15, 2009.

For information on the Department of Near Eastern Language and
Civilizations, see http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/

Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.  The University of
Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:54 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:"Khader T. Khader" <kkhader at iugaza.edu.ps>
Subject:Deixis in Arabic

Dear All ,
Marhaba .
I am conducting a research paper on Diexis of Arabic .Any  
materials,suggestions,ideas,referencesto read, etc. will be highly  
appreciated .Please respond to my e-mail KKhader at iugaza.edu.ps .
Best wishes ,
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L;PEDA:technology for language teaching responses
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Iman Aziz Soliman <halleluiah3 at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Hello Ghydase
I am glad that more people are interested in blended learning and in  
using technology to the benifit of Arabic language learning and  
teaching. You mentioned you had Wemba. What Wemba tools are you  
referring to?:
the posdcast, voice mail, pronto? live classroom, chat tool, create or  
which one exactly? I have used many of these tools and if interested I  
can share some of the activities I did integrating these tools into  
the course.
Best
Iman

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:mimi mel <mimelko at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Dear Ghayda:

I use Wimba everyday in my Arabic classes. Please explain to me  
exactly what do you want to know about Wimba.
Thanks,
Mimi

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:gaa011 at YAHOO.COM
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Merhab"مرحبا" Sharon

Scinicariello,


Thank you so much for your
helpful email.


I have spent some time
looking at the link you suggested. Very interesting and quite  
useful.There are
many ways technology can be used to assist in the language classroom.  
At the
moment, I am specifically interested in how technology can be used to  
help my
students improve their Arabic pronunciations. Several things come to  
mind but
here is what I am thinking about at the moment.

I'd like to be able to have
my students hear (and see?) the same dialog in two or three Arabic  
dialects, to
access to this learning aid by themselves for individual practice, and  
– if
possible- with my supervision either in class or on-line.

If this is possible perhaps
the same technology can be used for audio/visual quizzes (students  
have access
for correction) and for audio/visual homework (students have access for
submission, I have access for correction.)

Off the top of your head do
you think this is reasonable or currently available?

On a related note I have
found a very inexpensive software package called text wave converts text
in several languages including Arabic in MP3 files that are played  
through the
sound card. It is not clear if this works with Arabic script or if it  
requires
transliteration of the Arabic text into the English
alphabet.

All the bestيوما سعيدا

Ghaydaغيداء العلي

Ghayda Al Ali

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Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American U of Sharjah Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:American U of Sharjah Job

University or Organization: American University of Sharjah
Department: Arabic & Translation Studies
Job Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Web Address: http://www.aus.edu

Job Rank: Chair of Department

Specialty Areas: Translation

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

Description:

The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking qualified candidates for the
position of Head of Department (HOD) opening in the Department of Arabic
and Translation Studies for Fall 2010.

The mission of the Department of Arabic & Translation Studies is to
cultivate students' knowledge and understanding of Arabic language and
literature, Arab and Islamic studies, and Arabic/English translation and
intercultural studies with the aim of preparing its graduates for  
academic
and professional success. Currently, the department consists of fifteen
full time faculty members and offers a Master of Arts in
English/Arabic/English Translation and Interpreting (MATI), as well as a
minor in Arabic language and literature, and a minor in English/Arabic
Translation. The prospective HOD is expected to provide good  
leadership in
the development of undergraduate majors in Arabic, Islamic and  
translation
studies.
The successful candidate should satisfy the following requirements:
&#8226;  Be at the rank of associate professor or professor
&#8226;  Hold a PhD in Arabic language and literature, translation  
studies, or
related fields.
&#8226;  Have experience and/or familiarity with North American higher
educational system
&#8226;  Have native or near native proficiency in both Arabic and  
English
&#8226;  Have strong teaching and scholarly publication records
&#8226;  Have a minimum of 3 years administrative experience,  
preferably as
HOD or director of an Arabic/Translation program
&#8226;  Be able to deal efficiently with people from diverse cultural  
and
educational backgrounds
&#8226;  Be familiar with the Middle East.
The HOD receives a three- year administrative contract, renewable at  
three
year increments. However, UAE law prohibits people over 65 from  
receiving
multiple year contracts. Contracts for people over 65 are renewed on a
yearly basis. HODs are expected to teach one course per semester, and  
are
responsible for budget development and implementation, department  
planning,
faculty and staff development, personnel evaluations, and curriculum
development and facilitation.

Please, send letters of application, C.V, a two-page statement of the
applicant's vision for strengthening the Department of Arabic and
Translation Studies, and names of three references to Dean William H
Heidcamp, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah  
via:
cashr at aus.edu. Application review will continue until the position is  
filled.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	
Email Address for Applications: cashr at aus.edu
Contact Information:
	Dr. William Heidcamp
	Email: wheidcamp at aus.edu
	Phone: 97165152402

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:46:03 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Arabic Language Animation


مرحبا
I am looking for someone to do Arabic language animation-perhaps  
overseas. I've been working to complete a draft of an introductory  
Arabic language text. To make this text more effective I have  
organized it as an imaginary visit to Baghdad. I hope to add DVD with  
audio-video of native speaking actors and simple animation.
Does anyone have any contacts in the Arab animation world?

ومسك الختام في السلام
غيداء العلي

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpus Linguistic courses
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:wasamy at UMICH.EDU
Subject:Arabic Corpus Linguistic courses

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, used to offer a course in corpus
linguistics.  It may still be doing so.  The language used was
English, and the instructor was unaware of differences between English
and Arabic, either concerning concordance tools, or that whitespace in
Arabic does not delineate words in the same way as in English.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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1) Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:David Wilmsen <david.wilmsen at gmail.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

To those of you using the al kitaab series in teaching non-native  
speakers of Arabic, I should like to see some discussion of specific  
goals for the number of chapters we should be covering per term or  
semester.  This seems to be something of a trade secret at each  
university whose curriculum I have examined. It should not be; we  
should all know where we want to take our students.

For students following a lock-step at a certain university (and for  
their instructors) this should not pose a significant problem, unless  
of course the school itself has no set goals. I taught for a year at  
one such school in the States, and for the whole time I was there, I  
could not get a firm commitment from any of the other instructors or  
the administration about where I should begin or end. At that school,  
my students were the best source of information about navigating the  
somewhat inflexible routines of the school, and so I petitioned them  
and started where most of them had left off and got them as far as we  
could get.

Of course, goals would have to be flexible, depending upon the  
aggregate skill in each classroom and the average of where all  
students had arrived upon beginning the class.

But for students coming from various schools in the States and  
elsewhere to study at a study-abroad locale, from whence I write, it  
becomes a more serious matter. In the Arabic program at AUB, we  
service non-native speakers of Arabic (and many heritage learners)  
studying for a three to four-term masters, a few undergrads pursuing  
four year degrees, and many many students coming for a semester or  
year abroad.  The placement of these last is the most perplexing.

The two main issues are both matters of articulation. Where do we  
place students who have studied some Arabic? (Granted, this is a  
universal problem.) We do have a placement test, but it takes three  
hours to complete, and so we often revert to the shorthand of placing  
students based upon where they have arrived in the al-kitaabseries  
(the books we use) or an equivalent.  Some of our students come from  
Europe, and many of them have used Schulz, Krahl, and Reuschel/Dickens  
and Watkins. Oddly enough, it is easier to articulate them into the al- 
kitaab curriculum than it is to articulate students coming from  
different universities in the States. Everyone seems to be getting  
students to different points in the book. Some programs use different  
books; often the textbook seems to be chosen at the discretion of the  
instructor; and sometimes the instructor appears to create his or her  
own materials as the class proceeds, never relying upon a textbook at  
all.  I won't go in to my pet peeves about the haphazard approach to  
Arabic teaching in the States. But those three aspects of the  
construct of the Arabic curriculum in the States complicate our  
placement of students coming to us from stateside.

To reiterate, the three perplexities are as follows:

1. variable chapter attainments in the al kitaab series
2. the use of books different from the al kitaab series
3. the use of no books whatsoever

These, then, certainly cause us some anxiety about the second matter.

That too is a matter of articulation; specifically it is a question of  
enabling students to meet a language requirement at their home  
institutions. We feel an obligation to the profession to return to its  
various members and institutions their students ready to articulate  
into their home institutions' curricula or to have satisfied their  
language requirements or to be able to place out of an achievement/ 
proficiency test.

We are definitely shooting at a moving target.

I should say that we usually manage and we have many success stories.   
But that doesn't mean that universities sending their students to us  
should remain so taciturn about their expectations.  (Granted, many  
stateside university study abroad offices would rather not acknowledge  
that their students are coming to Beirut at all, much less engage in  
an open discussion of what they would like their students to achieve.  
Their fears, I hasten to point, out are ill founded. Beirut is a great  
environment for a study-abroad experience.)

As near as I can tell, and based upon what I can extrapolate from  
universities' somewhat vague curriculum descriptions and from what  
many students in the lock-step who reach our shores seem to have  
achieved, then, it seems to me that many programs reach chapter 13 in  
book i at the end of two terms of teaching. I suppose that makes  
sense.  Figuring ten days (that is two weeks, if classes meet every  
day) to cover Aliph Baa, and then two weeks per chapter in al kitaab  
book i, in a fourteen-week term students should be able to reach  
chapter 5 or 6 in the first term and chapter 13 or 14 in the second.

In the fall and spring terms at AUB, we usually get as far as chapter  
16 or 17 in the first year; sometimes 18. (Our summer intensive  
program is a different matter, wherein we can meet students at half- 
way articulation points. We have no intensive program throughout the  
regular school year.)

We may get further than most because we do not address the vernacular  
Egyptian aspects of the lessons. Incorporating a vernacular element  
into the curriculum would probably add at least one and more likely  
two full class sessions to the amount of time it takes to complete a  
chapter. As we are not currently including a vernacular element, we  
save two to four weeks of class time, which can then be devoted to  
fusha. (Now that I think of it this way, it becomes clear to me that  
even that small amount of time devoted to the vernacular is not  
enough, unless students discuss their material in the vernacular). We  
are ordering the new Syrian-oriented DVDs and will start addressing  
the vernacular in class perhaps as early as this term, depending upon  
when the discs actually arrive. So our chapter attainments could begin  
to trend toward the presumptive mean.

We also teach spoken Lebanese Arabic in separate classes and many of  
our students either begin with that, if they have time, or take the  
two concurrently (again, if their schedules permit). It is a shame to  
waste their time in country focusing mainly on fusha, which, after  
all, they could study anywhere.

Regardless of where I think we should arrive or where I would like to  
start the "intermediate" class, we usually end up starting around  
chapter 15. (I place "intermediate" in scare quotes because after two  
terms of Arabic, students are not intermediate at all but high  
beginners-unless they have been studying a vernacular too.) That of  
course is usually a compromise position and it depends upon where all  
the students arrived in their various universities. Our term begins on  
Monday, and it seems to me that this year we will begin the  
"intermediate" level at chapter 14.

That means that by the end of the third term of al kitaab, we usually  
get to chapter 2 or 3 of book ii (assuming three weeks per chapter for  
book ii), and by the end of the fourth term, chapter 6 or 7. (By that  
time, our students are more-or-less true intermediates.)

The fifth level (which we do call advanced) began last year in chapter  
8 of book ii, and judging by the level of the students this year, it  
looks like that is where we will begin again.

By itself, book three could take several terms to complete. For some  
reason, students at that level are easier to place too.

I should add that we also have a full curriculum of Arabic literature  
and thought conducted in Arabic, many of them service review classes,  
and occasionally we have non-native speakers who have reached a level  
of proficiency sufficient to allow them to enroll and participate in  
those classes (three this term).

Do these attainments jibe with other programs using al kitaab?

I am not going to name names, but I would really appreciate some  
expectations/guidelines from those universities who regularly send  
their students to Beirut.

David Wilmsen, PhD, Arabic language and linguistics
Associate Professor of Arabic
Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
American University of Beirut



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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:55 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Mohssen Esseesy <esseesym at gwu.edu>
Subject:George Washington U Job

The George Washington University Department of Classical and Semitic  
Languages and Literatures invites applicants for a three-year,  
renewable, full-time Special Service Faculty position in Arabic,  
commencing with the 2010 Fall semester. The successful candidate is  
expected to teach the Arabic language (Modern Standard and dialects)  
at all levels of proficiency. Experience in teaching Arabic literature  
is desirable but not required. Basic Qualifications: Native or near  
native fluency in Arabic and excellent command of English; M.A.  
required. Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic or related field;  
experience in teaching Arabic literature; experience in use of  
technology in language teaching; and commitment to assistance in  
curriculum development.


To apply: Send a letter of application, a statement of teaching  
philosophy and use of technology in teaching Arabic, Curriculum vitae,  
sample syllabi and teaching materials, teaching evaluations, and three  
letters of recommendation to: Professor Mohssen Esseesy, Director of  
the Arabic Program, Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and  
Literatures, The George Washington University, 801 22nd Street, NW #  
345, Washington, DC 20052. Review of applications will begin on  
October 21, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Only  
complete applications will be considered. The George Washington  
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women,  
people of color, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are  
encouraged to apply.

-- 
Mohssen Esseesy, Ph.D.
Director of the Arabic Program,
Assistant Professor of Arabic and International Affairs
Department of Classical and Semitic
Languages and Literatures
The George Washington University
202-994-6179
www.gwu.edu/~arabic

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Maryland Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:"elgibali at umd.edu" <elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:University of Maryland Job

Assistant Professor in Arabic Culture

Subject to the availability of funding, the Arabic Program at the  
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) at the  
University of Maryland seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant  
Professor position in Arabic culture and civilization. Specialization  
required is in modern/contemporary Arabic cultural studies, with the  
knowledge of historic Arabic cultural production. Candidates will be  
evaluated on their record of scholarship and teaching, and interest in  
language learning. Preference is for candidates with digital  
expertise. Native or near native command of Modern Standard Arabic and  
one major dialect variety of Arabic, and English are required.  
Candidates should also have expertise and experience in teaching  
Arabic as a foreign language at different levels. The successful  
candidate will join a rapidly expanding Arabic program within the  
School, and will contribute to the new B.A. in Arabic Studies.

For best consideration, applicants should submit a letter of  
application, including a short description of their current research  
plans, a CV, and contact information (only) for three referees, by  
October 25, 2009. The position will be open until filled. Applications  
should be sent electronically to the following address: sllcposition at umd.edu
In the subject line, please indicate: Arabic Assistant Professor  
Search. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity,  
Affirmative Action employer. Applications from women and Minority  
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:2010 CIBER Business Language Conf CFP
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:LauderCiber at wharton.upenn.edu
Subject:2010 CIBER Business Language Conf CFP


Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions

12th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference
March 24-26, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2009.

Web Address: http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/index.html

Online Web Submission: http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/call_for_papers.html



Global Literacies:  Integrated Approaches to Cross-Cultural Training
Sharing ideas, Engaging Communities, Integrating Practices

The theme of the 12th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference  
explores the practice and theory of language and cultural training  
through the lens of literacy. The notion of literacies emphasizes the  
multiple competencies required of future business leaders to situate  
appropriate understandings and meaning in proper contexts (discursive  
practices in specific cultures/contexts depending on who is speaking,  
what they are speaking about and the channel of communication).   The  
upcoming conference continues the tradition of bringing together  
teachers, scholars, policy makers, and business leaders to discuss  
business language education and to share ideas about the ways language  
education for future business leaders can benefit from principled  
frameworks and understandings of literacy, cross-cultural awareness  
and second language acquisition.

Presentation strands:

Literacy and Business Language Instruction: Implications for Classroom  
Practices
Literacy for Professional Contexts: Approaches to Cross-Cultural  
Training
Literacy and Study-Abroad/Immersion Programs
Heritage Language Learners and Literacy for Professional Contexts
Assessments: Proficiency Testing, Cross-Cultural Competence, Content  
Knowledge
Curriculum Development and Implementation (Modes, Standards,  
Proficiency)
Literacy and Technology
Case Studies: Literacy and Business Practices



Submitting a Proposal:



You may submit your paper/proposal by using our online submission  
system! To use the system, and for detailed information about  
submitting see:http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/call_for_papers.html



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Penn Lauder CIBER
The Joseph H. Lauder Institute
of Management and International Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Lauder-Fischer Hall, 2nd Floor
256 South 37th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6330
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Appalachian State University Job
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:Appalachian State University Job

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Appalachian  
State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant  
professor in Modern Standard Arabic. Ph.D. by date of appointment is  
preferred; ABD will be considered. The ideal candidate is expected to  
have native or near native fluency in Arabic and in English, to have  
experience teaching Modern Standard Arabic, and to be committed to  
building an Arabic program that collaborates with other units on  
campus. Ability to integrate technology in teaching is highly desirable.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has approximately  
20 full time faculty and 14 adjunct instructors. The department houses  
10 languages, 2 majors (French and Spanish), and 6 minors (Chinese,  
French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Teaching English as a Second  
Language). The department has approximately 148 majors and 140 minors  
in its various programs, including International Business.

Appalachian State University is a member institution of the sixteen- 
campus University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, North  
Carolina, the University has approximately 17,500 students and has  
been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 15 among  
southern regional universities since the ranking first appeared in  
1986. Additional information about the Department of Foreign Languages  
and Literatures, the University and the surrounding area is located  
at: http://wwww.fll.appstate.edu.

A letter of application, CV, names and contact information of three  
(3) references, and unofficial transcripts of all graduate work should  
be sent to Dr. Michael E. Lane, Arabic Search Committee Chair,  
Department of Foreign Languages, 519 Sanford Hall, P.O. Box 32063,  
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Initial review of  
applications will begin on November 2nd, 2009. Completed applications  
will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.  
Applications via email will not be accepted. Federal law requires  
proper documentation of identity and employability prior to final  
consideration for this position. Appalachian State University is an  
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:technology for language teaching response
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Salaam,
We are using Flash Videos that have movies, animations, audio and text.

Have you seen what we have on www.readverse.com?
Peace

Mahmoud  Elsayess
Multimedia & Information Technology Specialist

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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabizi video
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From: "Familiar, Laila H" <laila at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:Arabizi video

Hi everybody,

I thought I’d share with you this video that I recently discovered  
online:

http://vimeo.com/1849133

You can also show it to your students in class if you like it or agree  
with it.

Enjoy!

Laila Familiar
Lecturer of Arabic
The University of Texas at Austin

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Job
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:<nmisleem at duke.edu>
Subject:University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Job


ARABIC LECTURER ANNOUNCEMENT

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill invites applications for a
two-year
lecturer position in Arabic language beginning July 1, 2010. We are  
seeking a
skilled language instructor with a serious commitment to a proficiency- 
based
approach to language teaching at all levels. Native or near-native  
command of
Modern Standard Arabic, one major dialect variety of Arabic, and  
English is
required. Candidates should also have expertise and experience in  
teaching
Arabic as a foreign language at different levels, preferably in the  
American
university system. MA in Arabic, applied linguistics, or an allied  
field at
time of appointment is required. Applicants having ACTFL certification  
or
interested in acquiring such certification are preferred.  
Responsibilities
include teaching three courses per semester and working closely with  
other
faculty members in Arabic to build a cohesive and rigorous language and
culture
program.



Qualified applicants should submit an online application including the
following
materials: letter of application detailing teaching experience and  
philosophy,
CV, and sample syllabi. Submit these materials online at jobs.unc.edu/ 
1002059;
paper or email applications will not be accepted.  In addition, send a
DVD of a
recent class taught, and have three original signed letters of  
recommendation
sent directly, to: Chair, Arabic Search, Department of Asian Studies,  
Campus
Box #3267, 113 New West, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC
27599-3267. To be considered, complete applications must be received by
November 16th, 2009. Direct inquiries to arabicsearch at unc.edu and see  
our
website: http://www.unc.edu/depts/asia/.



The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Women and minorities are  
encouraged
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic word for "phraseology"
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Ashraf Abdou <ashrafma at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Arabic word for "phraseology"

Dear all,
I wonder if there is consensus on an Arabic word for 'phraseology',  
i.e. the domain of linguistic enquiry interested in studying  
prefabricated constructions.

Ashraf


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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Quran Arabic Treebank and Call for Volunteer
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:dukes.kais at googlemail.com
Subject:New Quran Arabic Treebank and Call for Volunteer Annotators

Hello All,

A new version of the Crescent Quran Corpus is now freely available  
online at http://quran.uk.net. The corpus contains both morphological  
and syntactic annotation of the Quran in Arabic. Previous releases of  
the corpus focused on the morphology of Classical Arabic, but this new  
release now includes an in-progress syntactic treebank of the Quran.  
Some new features of this release of the corpus include:

(1) Natural Language Generation (NLG) has been applied to provide  
summaries in English of the morphology of each Arabic word of the  
Quran. For example:

The fourth word of verse (21:70) is divided into 4 morphological  
segments. A conjunction, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The  
prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The  
perfect verb (fi3il mad) is first person masculine plural. The verb's  
root is jim 3ayn lam (j 3 l). The attached object pronoun is third  
person masculine plural.
See http://quran.uk.net/TokenDetail.aspx?location=(21:70:4)

(2) Syntactic Treebank. Syntactic annotation of the Quran has been  
expanded, using a hybrid dependency / constituency framework,  
following traditional Arabic grammar (i'3raab). Syntactic annotation  
is now available for chapters 67 to 114. See http://quran.uk.net/Treebank.aspx 
. Morphological annotation for all of the Quran with part-of-speech  
tagging has been reviewed and improved.

(3) Quran Java API. A Quran Java API for the text of the corpus has  
been integrated into the website, and is freely available for download.

(4) Grammar Documentation and Annotation Guidelines. The website now  
includes a comprehensive set of documentation on Arabic dependency  
grammar which also serves as set of guidelines for corpus annotators.

(5) Audio Improvements. A selection of 10 choices for audio, including  
an audio English translation of the text for each verse in the corpus.

(6) Arabic/English Lexicon of the Quran. Now includes root counts for  
each lexicon entry.

(7) Improved Visualization. The website provides improved  
visualization for 700 dependency graphs, with better website layout  
and navigation.

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Interested in becoming a volunteer annotator?

We are currently looking for native Arabic speakers to assist in  
corpus annotation, and in particular syntactic annotation. The  
Crescent corpus is an open source community project with the aim of  
producing accurate multi-level annotation of the Quran in classical  
Arabic, including morphological and syntactic annotation. The  
framework adpoted for syntactic annotation is that of traditional  
Arabic dependency grammar (i'3raab).

For more information on the corpus please contact the main project  
researcher.

Kais Dukes,

School of Computing
University of Leeds
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:Needs research on emergent Arabic literacy
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:lsarroub at unl.edu
Subject:Needs research on emergent Arabic literacy

I am looking for any research related to emergent Arabic literacy/ 
reading instruction (how children learn Arabic).  My sense is that  
there is little research in education in this area.  Are there  
dissertations or MA theses that you know of or that colleagues on the ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU 
  might know of?  Many thanks for your assistance in response to this  
question.

Best regards,
Loukia

*****************************
Loukia K. Sarroub, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
216C Henzlik Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0355
Office: 402.472.5166
Mobile: 402.570.4566
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:55 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:PARC Fellowships
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
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Subject:PARC Fellowships

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Dear PARC fellows, members, and colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to announce PARC’s 11th annual fellowship  
competition for post-doctoral and doctoral research in Palestinian  
Studies.  As usual, this year will feature two separate fellowship  
competitions: one for US scholars, and one for their Palestinian  
counterparts.  We encourage you to post and circulate this  
announcement among students, colleagues, and friends.  For more  
information about the PARC or its fellowship programs, please see the  
attached announcements or consult our website at http://parc-us- 
pal.org/.

Sincerely,

Penelope Mitchell

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Hanada Taha-Thomure <hanada at arabexpertise.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

Hello Dear David,

First of all, a warm salute to you and to my Alma Mater, AUB, and to  
the wonderful Arabic program you have there.

Second, I'm very pleased to hear anyone at all mentioning the word  
"goals".  It is essential that we move the discourse in the field of  
Arabic teaching & learning from "which chapter in which textbook ought  
we finish" to "what goals, skills and competencies ought our students  
learn and master."  The field of education has made wide strides into  
that domain and the Arabic language professionals and programs need to  
benefit from that, otherwise, we become yet again textbook and teacher- 
centered programs which is not a very relevant situation in today's  
world.

Having clearly articulated competencies ad goals that all learners of  
Arabic need to achieve after a certain number of instructional hours  
has been completed will help streamline the field and lessen the state  
of chaos created.  It will in addition, give teachers the freedom  
indeed to choose materials from various sources to help them  
accomplish those goals and competencies and for once we will all speak  
the same educational jargon.

Best regards, hanada


Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD
Director of Arabic Programs,
Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larc.sdsu.edu
858-342-7399 OR 619-594-0371
Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com
Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From: kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term



1-      There is a big difference between goals of a program at a  
university level and material covered in terms of how many chapters  
covered per each semester for a course in a text book (any text –Peter  
Abboud or Al-Osh or A-Batal-Abbas- Younis etc). Since Each program-I  
assume- is based on a clear (not vague) philosophy in terms of goals  
specified for the learners, the teachers, and administration, The  
issues of covering materials depends on the program philosophy not the  
other way around. I assume that it is not sound rational to base a  
program’s goals on any textbook. However, the textbook should be  
adopted for the needs of any program in terms of the goals of the  
learners and what the teachers want, and the administration’s  
philosophy of having Arabic taught at their institute.
I think this is the problem of many language programs- a book is  
selected and adopted as a curriculum for the whole program.

2-      Another question related to the goals of a
  language program: is there a difference between the goals of  
learning Arabic at the university level or the non-university level?  
In other words, why should a student study a foreign language like  
Arabic in a university and not at any private institute? I assume  
there must be some differences.
The main differences are the goals of the program which should be  
based on a philosophy that assure delivering content + high quality  
instruction. Many programs will state that they deliver high quality  
instructions (whether it is true or not I am not arguing for this  
point- I assume there must be some sort of criteria) However, the  
content is the main difference between  learning Arabic at a  
university level and a non- university level. The question now is do  
any of the adopted language textbooks fit
  the goals of any Arabic language program at a university level?
I’m not passing my judgment on any text book but As far as I am  
concerned there is a big issue for discussion here.

    The issue of goals can be expressed briefly in terms of:  1) What  
the students will learn through the use of Arabic language (not  
English or using any other language) in terms of content (culture,  
religion. etc...) at the university level 2) What the student will be  
able to do with Arabic after taking X number
  of courses?

3- Is there a difference in terms of goals  (philosophies) between the  
following: a) an Arabic program housed in a Middle East Program b) an  
Arabic program next to an Islamic Studies program within the same  
department c) and an Arabic program housed in a foreign language  
department?



Let me pose the question again, if we assume there is a difference,  
does this help us to use same the text books for all the above  
programs. Is there any textbook that fits all the goals of programs?

3-      Since the goals of the program are linked with what the
  learners will learn in terms
    of content and  proficiency language level, the issue of material  
covered comes in a relatively secondary position after setting and  
knowing the learning program’s goals. The issue is not the materials  
covered, it is with the language tasks in terms of language use (FUSHA  
and ‘Aamiyya)  that students will be able to do or assumed to doing  
after studying one semester or two semesters in reading, writing,  
listening and speaking and in themes and topics that reflects the  
content of the materials covered.

5-      Another point related to the question posed: How many chapters  
covered in a book X in one semester? The question is an achievement  
rather than a proficiency-related question. It takes us back to the  
goals of the program to see if the goals are stated in terms of the  
number of lesson covered, if the goals of the program requires the  
teacher to end with a certain number of lessons per semester, IT seems  
to me that fulfilling of the above mentioned
  program goals and course objectives requires a different approach  
than the one we are claiming we are doing.
6-      Related to the issue of assessment, is the placement test. As  
we know that placement test is used by administrators to classify  
incoming students with various language abilities according to the  
different instructional levels represented in X program. Thus, since  
each program
  has different goals, it will have certain language requirements that  
are manifested in its own placement test. So placement testing is  
curriculum-dependent. In other words, I can not take a placement test  
from x program and use it in another program.
7-      What is the purpose of ACTFL ratings or (measure):
    One of the purposes of the ACTFL measures (as we know) is to  
establish standards that are comparable with other programs  
independent of the standard set within a certain curriculum or a  
program. However, the problem with ACTFL testing is it assesses the  
general language abilities and it does not reflects the learning goals  
specific to a certain program or a school x at the university level.  
Here ACTFL does not help us in to distinguish between language  
abilities required at a university and non-university level.   
Accordingly It is not appropriate to use ACTFL to set learning  
standards in a university program that has it own learning goals. This  
may lead us to be using another modified assessment tool that suits  
the requirement of each Arabic language program appropriate within the  
university level. However, ACTFL guidelines can be used for
  comparable purposes.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Polite Plurals summary
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:brustad at AUSTIN.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject:Polite Plurals summary

Colleagues,
About a month ago I wrote asking about the use of polite plurals and  
their grammatical agreement, and I received the following responses.   
Thanks again to all the colleagues who took time to write with  
information.
Best,
Kristen Brustad

Question:   A colleague of mine in Linguistics is doing a cross- 
linguistic investigation of "polite plurals"-- the use of the plural  
pronoun (antum) to a single addressee. Of course, this happens  
regularly in fuSHaa  in formal situations, with plural verb and  
adjective agreement (HaDaraat-kum dhakartum anna ..).    The question  
is whether this happens in any spoken dialects of Arabic on a regular  
basis, and if so, are there ever contexts in which the plural pronoun  
might have singular verb agreement?



Moroocan Arabic, from Abderrahman Zouhir

the verb should be in the plural.



Example: siyaadtkum f jwaabkum lli rsaltuu lbaariH...qultuu blli



 From Adil Ait Hamd:



To reply to your question, in Morocco, this polite form is used when  
addressing government officials like governors, ministers or the king.  
Sometimes you can hear a low rank employee using this structure to  
address his/her boss. The plural pronoun usually agrees with the verb  
(plural).



  Syria, from Alex Dalati:

The polite plural certainly extends into colloquial Syrian in the  
Damascus dialect; and in my experience the verb is always in the plural.



Iraq, from Lamia Jamal Aldin:

I have heard this polite plurals in spoken Iraqi among the religious  
shia of Najaf and Karbala, you would hear something like: "mawlaana,  
intu giltu kadha wa kadha, w riHtu ilaa...", maybe it is the norm  
spoken for respect in the "Hawza" - the religious school in Najaf.



Yemen, from Kathrin Feitz:

In Yemen the polite plural is used very often in Sanaa region to  
address even ones parents, so you use antu for talking with your  
mother and father and other elder relatives.  They use the plural  
pronoun and verb when addressing respectable or unknown people.



And from Fatma Said:

In San'aani (Yemeni) Arabic we always use the plural to address a  
single person and we do switch to singular now and then; interestingly  
enough we move between the two so plural, singular, plural, singular  
and so on. I don't have any data as yet but definitely when I am in  
San'aa I am aware that it would not be seen as polite to address  
people especially in formal settings in the singular. But when we go  
to Hadramout or other places the singular is enough in everyday  
dealings unless it is official business but even then there are no  
consequences if the plural is not used.





Gulf, from Stephen Franke:
Re..."HaDaraat-kum":  That term is rarely used in SA and adjacent GCC  
countries. My Saudi informants mentioned with aspersion that  
"HaDaraat" is considered a foreign and artificial transplant, also  
imported via the Turks who occupied Hijaz and parts of Najd and the  
Eastern Province.  Based on my field research and regional residence  
several times in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries, the more-common  
terms of deferential utterances by Saudi, Qataris, and Emiratis tend  
to be variants on the constructions "Taal" + "3mr", viz:  Taal 3mruk =  
ÿ«· ⁄„—fl

While the honorifics of "samookum al-maliki" and "ma3alii al-wazir"  
etc. may be used as parts of formal addresses in written  
correspondence, the utterances based on "Taal 3mruk" seem to carry the  
day in verbal discourse.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Deixis in Arabic responses
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Thomas Milo <decotype at gmail.com>
Subject:Deixis in Arabic response

1. die demonstrativen Bildungen der neuarabischen Dialekte - ein  
Beitrag zur historischen Grammatik des Arabischen, W.Fischer, 's  
Gravenhage 1959
2. kurs arabskoj grammatiki v sravnitel'no-istoricheskom osveshchenii,  
Bencion Grande, Moscow 1963

Thomas Milo
www.decotype.com

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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Alaa Elgibali <elgibali at umd.edu>

  Subject:Deixis in Arabic response

One excellent source is the Masters thesis of Ms. Lubna Ismael at the  
American Yniversity in Cairo, perhaps 1998 or around.

With best wishes,

Alaa Elgibali
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:<m7schub at aol.de>

       Please check out Ariel A. Bloch's recent *Studies in Arabic  
Syntax and Semantics* (Wiesbaden); and
Jacob Barth's *Die Pronominalbildung in den semitischen Sprachen*   
Reprint Hildesheim (1967).
       Peace.
                                                                           Mike 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:50 -0600
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Maltese Linguistics CFP

nternational Programme in Maltese Linguistics

Date: 22-Mar-2010 - 31-Mar-2010
Location: Valletta, Malta
Contact: Alexandra Vella
Contact Email: alexandra.vella at um.edu.mt
Meeting URL: http://www.fis.com.mt/programmes.html

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Morphology; Phonology;  
Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Maltese (mlt)

Meeting Description:

The Institute of Linguistics in collaboration with the Department of  
Maltese of the University of Malta is pleased to announce a call for  
participation in the International Programme in Maltese Linguistics to  
be held in Malta from 22-31 March 2010. The programme was offered for  
the first time in the summer of 2009, and, like the Summer School in  
Maltese Linguistics that ran in June 2009, it is being organised  
through the Foundation for International Studies ltd at the Old  
University in Valletta. The programme comprises lectures and seminars,  
as well as a number of visits to historical sites, some with  
linguistic interest, around Malta and Gozo. It will provide  
participants with a unique opportunity to become acquainted with  
different aspects of the linguistic structure of Maltese. It is aimed  
primarily at linguists and students of linguistics but should also  
appeal to practitioners working with Maltese, such as translators and  
language teachers, particularly teachers of Maltese to adults/ 
foreigners. A parallel course in Maltese involving input from  
lecturers of the University of Malta's Skola tal-Malti will also be  
offered if enough interest is expressed.

Comments from June 2009 participants:

'As an Arabist and a historical linguist, I found the programme  
extremely interesting, stimulating and beneficial. I think it would be  
useful to students and researchers in Arabic dialectology, historical  
linguistics, contact linguistics, varieties of English and linguistic  
typology.' --C.L., Cambridge.

'It was an excellent experience. The very thorough programme on  
Maltese Linguistics is suitable even for students who only have  
limited knowledge about Maltese. For me as a student who has been  
dealing with Maltese for some time, this programme was the ideal place  
not only to revise and deepen my knowledge of the language structure  
but also to get an update on current issues in Maltese linguistics.' -- 
J.J., Osnabrück.

Topics to be discussed will include:

-The segmental phonetics and phonology of Maltese
-Maltese prosody
-The historical phonology and morphology of Maltese
-Word formation processes in Maltese: derivation, inflection,  
compounding
-Verbless sentences
-Topicalisation
-Tense and aspect in Maltese
-Reflections on aspects of Maltese vocabulary
-Maltese and other languages: A linguistic history of Malta
-Language use in the Maltese context
-Computer technologies and Maltese
-Maltese in the media
-Language planning in the Maltese context
-Literature in Maltese
-Maltese in the EU context
-Maltese Sign Language



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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Oregon Job
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Chris Holman <chrish at uoregon.edu>
Subject:University of Oregon Job

The University of Oregon seeks to appoint a tenure-track, full-time  
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies specializing in Classical  
Arabic language and religious literature, beginning Fall term 2010.  
Competitive salary.

Primary area of specialization should be in the language and religious  
literature of Classical Arabic. Candidates must have commitment to  
excellence in research and teaching, and enthusiasm for developing an  
Arabic language program. Demonstrated proficiency in language pedagogy  
is strongly desired. Ph.D. must be awarded by August 2010.

Responsibilities will include teaching upper level classical Arabic  
language classes, and courses in religious literature of the Arab  
world (Islamic, Judeo-Arabic, and/or Christian-Arabic literature);  
supervising all levels of Arabic language instruction; research and  
publication in field of specialization in Arabic and Religious  
Studies. Teaching load is typical for University of Oregon  
undergraduate programs in the Humanities.

Candidate will be expected to perform the normal range of service to  
the department and university, as well as participate in the  
anticipated development of an MA program in Religious Studies.  
Candidate must show an ongoing and active program of scholarly research.

We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our  
commitment to diversity. The successful candidate will have the  
ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from  
diverse backgrounds.

The Department of Religious Studies, one of the first Religious  
Studies departments at a public institution in the country, includes  
seven full-time "core faculty" and about a dozen "affiliated faculty"  
who have primary appointments in other departments. It offers a major  
and a minor leading to either the B.A. or B.S. degree, and there are  
typically between thirty-five and fifty majors.

The University of Oregon is located in the city of Eugene (pop.  
approx. 137,000), two hours south of Portland and one hour each from  
the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains. The UO is a public  
research university and member of the Association of American  
Universities, one of only two such universities in the greater  
Northwest. It has an enrollment of over 16,000 undergraduate students  
and about 4000 graduate students, and is a member of the Pac-10  
conference.

Interested applicants should submit: a c.v.; a letter outlining her or  
his academic qualifications for this position, research goals, and  
philosophy of undergraduate education; and a list of courses taught or  
prepared to teach. Applicants must also submit graduate transcripts  
and three letters of reference.

Review of complete applications will begin Nov 1, 2009, and continue  
until position is filled.

All materials should be addressed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee
Department of Religious Studies
1294 University of Oregon
1415 Kincaid Street, Room 837
Eugene OR 97403-1294

FAX 541-346-4118
Email (for inquiries): dfalk at uoregon.edu

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action  
institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the  
Americans with Disabilities Act.


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wemba & mp3
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wemba & mp3

Merhaba Iman,
I made extensive use of the WEMBA software package in my language  
course offerings at Bucknell: Live classroom (I made it when I was  
visiting Baghdad past January, live chat from Baghdad with my  
students, they love it), voice discussion board, voice presentation ,  
voice mail & assignment?
Do you think I can make use of text to sound conversion software that  
converts texts file into MP3 audio files?
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Ghayda

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Thanks for help
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:gaa011 at YAHOO.COM
Subject:Thanks for help

Dear All,
I'm writing to say 'thank you very much' for all those
helpful people in this list. Your generosity and assistance is
overwhelming. You made me feel I have a big family around the corner.
You are here when I need your advice and assistance. I have been here
in the States for four years working and living in a place where I'm
alien in my language, culture and faith. As a one person Arabic
department for three of those years, it was difficult to get
professional advice and support. Now I am much more comfortable knowing
excellent professional advice and support is only an email away at this
wonderful Linguistic list.

Thank you for being nice and helpful. Special Thank you goes to Dr.  
Reem Basseony who recommend this list to me.
شكرا جزيلا ... جزاك الله خيرا
المخلصة لهذه الاسرة
غيداء العلي
P.S. I heard from 'Lina Safar'-children-books illustrator- & Summer El  
Amir. I sent them the book description in Arabic and I'm
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Gerlach Books Royal Library Manuscripts
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:orders at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Books Royal Library Manuscripts

Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts at Royal Library Copenhagen - 3 Vols Set

This richly illustrated set shows the 356 Arabic manuscripts of the  
Royal Library in Copenhagen. 47 manuscripts are published for the  
first time, 309 manuscripts have so far only been described in Latin  
in a catalogue printed in 1851. Now they are presented in English and  
with detailed entries including transcriptions and illustrations	 
enabling scholars to identify the material.

The acquisition history of the collection reaches from the 17th  
century to the present day. The oldest manuscripts are Qur'an  
fragments written on parchment in Kufi script, dating from the 9th  
century and the most recent manuscript is a collection of Sufi texts  
copied in 1905.


Details:
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts - 3 Vols Set
Codices Arabici and Codices Arabici Additamenta; Book 1-3
Author: Irmeli Perho
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: NIAS Press, Copenhagen
ISBN: 9788776940126
Hardcover, 3 vols set, 1,600 pp, richly illustrated, 14 kg
Publisher's list price: GBP 200


Our offer for this book:
>>> 10% discount: EUR 194 or GBP 180 or USD 288
- plus surface mail delivery:
(Germany EUR 10 / Europe EUR 30 / Worldwide EUR 40)
- air mail delivery on request only
- plus European VAT (if applicable only)
- prepayment required
- this offer is valid until 30th October 2009 only


The table of contents and one cover picture can be downloaded here:
http://mysql.snafu.de/khg/gerlach_books/books_download.php

Looking forward to your orders. This offer is valid until 30th October  
2009 only.

Best regards from Berlin

(Ms) Dagmar Konrad


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Arabic creole in Kenya
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Arabic creole in Kenya


Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:52:28
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Un créole arabe: le kinubi de Mombasa, Kenya: Luffin



Title: Un créole arabe: le kinubi de Mombasa, Kenya
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Pidgin & Creole Languages 07

Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	
Author: Xavier Luffin

Paperback: ISBN: 3895868043  Pages: 480 Price: Europe EURO 87.80


Abstract:

Le kinubi est un créole de base arabe, parlé en Afrique de l'Est (Kenya,
Ouganda, République Démocratique du Congo, Tanzanie) et apparenté à  
l'arabe
de Juba (Soudan). Il est parlé par une communauté musulmane - les Nubi -
dont les ancêtres sont venus du sud du Soudan à la fin du 19ème siècle.

La présente recherche se propose de décrire le kinubi tel qu'il est  
parlé
actuellement à Mombasa, sur la côte kenyane, en mettant l'accent d'une  
part
sur l'originalité de ce parler par rapport à ceux de Kibera (Kenya) et  
de
Bombo (Ouganda), et en analysant d'autre part quel a été le rôle du
superstrat (arabe dialectal), du substrat (langues sud-soudanaises) et
surtout de l'adstrat (kiswahili et anglais) dans sa formation.

En ce qui concerne l'originalité, le kinubi de Mombasa présente une  
série
de traits phonologiques et morphologiques qui, même s'ils sont limités à
certains locuteurs, n'apparaissent pas dans les autres parlers étudiés :
épenthèse et apocope moins fréquentes, survivance du duel, utilisation  
du
pronom affixe après un nom? Par ailleurs, le kinubi de Mombasa est
influencé par divers parlers, en raison des origines variées de ses  
locuteurs.

En ce qui concerne la formation du kinubi, nous constatons que  
l'influence
du substrat est peu visible, tandis que le superstrat a joué un rôle-clé
dans le processus. Enfin, l'adstrat exerce actuellement une forte  
influence
sur la langue. Toutefois, l'anglais et le kiswahili n'agissent pas de la
même manière sur le kinubi en général, tandis que les autres langues
adstratales ont un impact très limité. Cette étude tente donc de  
déterminer
quels sont les facteurs linguistiques, sociaux et historiques  
permettant de
comprendre cette différence de traitement.

The Kinubi is an Arabic-based Creole, spoken in East Africa (Kenya,  
Uganda,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania) and closely related to Juba  
Arabic
(Southern Sudan). It is the language of a Muslim community - the Nubis.
Their ancestors came from Southern Sudan in the late 19th century.

This research describes the Kinubi as it is spoken today in Mombasa,  
on the
Kenyan coast. It emphasizes the originality of this dialect, compared to
the one of Kibera (Kenya) and the one of Bombo (Uganda). It analyzes  
what
was the role of the supestratum (Dialectal Arabic), the substratum  
(various
languages of Southern Sudan) and the adstratum (Swahili and English)  
in its
evolution.

Concerning the originality, the Kinubi of Mombasa has various  
phonological
and morphological characteristics which, though they are not used by all
our informants, do not appear in the other Kinubi dialects which have  
been
already described: the apocope and the epenthesis are less common, the  
dual
form is still in use, as well as the affixed pronoun? Moreover, the  
Kinubi
of Mombasa is influenced by the various origins of its speakers.

Regarding the formation process, we notice that the influence of the
substratum is scarcely observable, and that the superstratum has  
played an
important role. The adstratum has a major influence on the language  
today.
However, English and Swahili do not influence Kinubi in the same manner,
and the role of the other languages which are spoken in East Africa is
almost irrelevant. In this study, we try to determine the various  
factors -
linguistically, socially, historically - which may explain those  
differences.

2nd printng 2009.


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:U of Cairo Symposium on The Marginalized
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:U of Cairo Symposium on The Marginalized

Call for Papers
Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
December 7-9, 2010

“The Marginalized”

Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2010
Replies will be posted by April 30, 2010
(No abstracts will be accepted after the deadline)

In a globalized world, which is, paradoxically, also a world of  
growing dissent, marginalized groups with diverse ideological mindsets  
are likely to emerge on various levels. Women find themselves at the  
periphery of an oppressive patriarchal society, ethnic groups endure  
diasporic mobility to flee political subjugation, and the wretched at  
the bottom of the social ladder lack their bare necessities, to  
mention but a few of the groups. In such instances, the marginalized  
is relegated to the periphery of the dominant authority, against which  
s/he struggles so as to assert his/her position.

The Symposium seeks to explore the dynamics of various marginalized  
voices, as it is concerned with what Bill Ashcroft et al. call  
“discourses of marginality.” It is interested in readings of  
marginality in both literary and linguistic studies. Papers submitted  
must be original, unpublished, and not previously presented at any  
other conference.

Proposed topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

§         Literature of the diaspora

§         Resistance literature

§         Prison literature

§         Immigrant literature

§         Hybridity in language and literature

§         ‘Englishes’

§         Gender studies

§         Oral literature

§         Children’s literature

§         New forms & the mainstream (e.g. graphic novels, blogs, e- 
literature, etc.)

§         Popular culture

§         Visual culture


Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20  
minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.
Fees:

USD 300 for non-Egyptian participants
LE 300 for Egyptian participants and foreign residents

The above fees include registration, 2 social and cultural events, and— 
if paper is accepted—publication in The Proceedings.

§      LE 50 for attendance only
§      Free admission for students.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address: cairosymposium at yahoo.com 
.
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
Topic area:
Title of presentation:
Presenter’s biodata (50 words)
Address:
E-mail:
Equipment needed (if any):
Abstract (300 words):*

* Abstracts must be submitted in English along with an Arabic  
translation (non-Arab presenters are exempted from Arabic translation).


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:needs contact info for Habaka J. Feghali
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Andrew Freeman <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:needs contact info for Habaka J. Feghali

Hi,
                 Does anybody have contact information for Habaka J.  
Feghali, the author of “Arabic Adeni textbook”
Thanks,
Andy Freeman, PhD
(206)225-0386

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic word for "phraseology"
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:psgrimm at CASAARABE-IEAM.ES
Subject:Arabic word for "phraseology"

Dear Ashraf,


I suggest that you read the following article, though I donít think  
thereís
a proposal of an Arabic term for phraseology in it.

http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/9783110190762.752

-paula

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Karow Award for Digital Typography to Thomas Milo
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:blokland at dutchtypelibrary.com
Subject:Karow Award for Digital Typography to Thomas Milo

The second Dr. Peter Karow Award for Font Technology & Digital
Typography has been awarded to Thomas Milo for the development of the
ACE layout engine (the heart of the Tasmeem plugin for InDesign ME)
for Arabic text setting.

The Dr. Peter Karow Award for Font Technology & Digital Typography is
presented once per five years to a person who makes an exceptional and
innovative contribution to the development of digital type and
typography related technology. The first Dr. Peter Karow Award was
presented to Dr. Peter Karow himself at the third DTL FontMaster
Conference at Castle Maurick in 2003. So, in this case it took
actually an extra year before the jury (Dr. Peter Karow, Dr. Jürgen
Willrodt, Peter Rosenfeld and Frank E. Blokland [chairman]) came to an
unanimous decision for the second award.

Thomas Milo and his company DecoType developed with ACE, which is an
acronym for 'Arabic Calligraphic Engine', new advanced technology for
Arabic text setting, which needs a far more sophisticated approach
than for instance the Latin script, based on a thorough analysis of
the Arabic script. Not only served Milo's typographic research as the
fundament for the ACE technology, clearly it also formed a basis for
the development of the OpenType format, although this is a less known
and acknowledged fact.

Thomas Milo's importance for the development of digital type and
typography is evident and in line with the position of Dr. Peter Karow
in the field. As one consultant of the award jury stated: 'Dr. Karow
made type digital in a way we know today (description of shapes as
outlines, rasterization, hinting, greyscaling, plus page-layout
improvements). Thomas Milo added the "smartness" needed for scripts
that ask for a more sophisticated behavior than Latin'.

On the 18th of November Dr. Peter Karow shall personally present the
award to Thomas Milo at the Type[&]Design 2009 conference
<http://www.fontmaster.nl/Blogs/FMNews> in The Hague.

The jury of the Dr. Peter Karow Award congratulates Thomas Milo with
his impressive achievements!

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Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 24 Second Call for Papers
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:"Brustad, Kristen" <brustad at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:ALS 24 Second Call for Papers

  24th Arabic Linguistics Symposium:  “Arabic Linguistics across  
Traditions”
University of Texas, Austin
April 9-11, 2010

Call for Papers

The Arabic Linguistics Society and the University of Texas at Austin  
are pleased to announce the Twenty-Fourth Annual Symposium on Arabic  
Linguistics to be held at the University of Texas, Austin, April 9-11,  
2010.

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

This year’s theme will be  “Arabic Linguistics across Traditions.”   
Submissions that compare or combine two traditions, approaches, or  
analytic frameworks are especially encouraged.  The conference will  
also offer a special session on Formal and Functional Approaches to  
Syntax featuring papers that either (1) compare two or more syntactic  
analyses to a problem or (2)  present a solution to a syntactic  
problem using a particular approach that other approaches are unable  
to solve.  The goal of this session is to discuss the various  
approaches to syntactic analysis with a general linguist audience.

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a one- 
page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of the  
topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be developed  
(the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be presented).   
Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in describing  
their topics.  Abstracts should be submitted by PDF email attachment  
(all fonts embedded) to:

  mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu

Presenters’ names should not appear on the abstracts.   Rather, the  
author's name, title and affiliation, and return email address should  
be included in the body of the email message. It will be removed  
before being forwarded to the review committee.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 25, 2009

2009 ALS membership dues of $25 and conference fees of $50 (total $75)  
are to be submitted with all abstracts and must be received by the  
abstract deadline.   Membership dues are non-refundable; conference  
fees are refundable, if requested, only to those whose papers are not  
accepted.
Address:
Dr. Mustafa Mughazy
Department of Foreign Languages
410 Sprau Tower
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA


Conference Registration Fees:
Before March 1, 2010: $35 for students and $50 for non-students.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Muhammad Eissa <eissa at comcast.net>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

Salaam All;

	Perhaps Hanada's response is among the firs I read in this list that
attract our attention to a major misallocation of our teaching focus.  
In the
past ten years + I have been heavily engaged in mostly K-12 teachers'
training. One expression is always highlighted and stressed as a goal  
is:
"what you want student to know and be able to do by the end of your  
teaching
phase?".

	The prevailing misconception is that "curriculum" means textbook and
visa versa. Unlike language teaching faculty in institutions of higher
education,  K-12 Arabic language teachers, especially in public  
schools, are
required to teach according to Standards-Based Curriculum.  (see  
Executive
Summary: http://www.actfl.org/files/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf)
Very few of Arabic language teachers in colleges and universities care  
to
know or to be engaged in the current language teaching movement.

	I am afraid many members in this list may be reluctant to open the
door for a realistic discussion of the status of Arabic language  
teaching,
particularly those who teach in institutions of higher education.  
However,
it is not too late to reflect on our current status and engage in a  
serious
investigation of why Arabic is still lagging behind in its teaching
pedagogical progress.

Salaam
Muhammad S. Eissa, Ph. D.
University of Chicago,
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations,
1155 E. 58th. Street,
Chicago, IL 60637
Ph. (773) 834-0123
Fax (773) 702-2587
E. Mail: <meissa at uchicago.edu>

A N D

President;
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Inter Journal of Sociology of Lang: CFP on Religion
 and Language
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Inter Journal of Sociology of Lang: CFP on Religion and Language

Hey everyone,

I found this call for papers at:
http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/34605
Reprinted below:

full name / name of organization:
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
contact email:
mukherjeesipra at gmail.com
cfp categories:
cultural_studies_and_historical_approaches
journals_and_collections_of_essays
religion
CALL FOR PAPERS: This is a call for papers for the International  
Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL). The theme of this issue  
will be: “Language and Religion.” The aim of this issue is to bring  
into focus the complex cultural, social and political relationships  
between Language and Religion.  Both the terms may be interpreted  
widely to include dialects, lost languages, religious sects/cults, non- 
institutional faiths.  Topics may include, but are not limited to:

religion and literacy - how the spread of religions may be accompanied  
by spread of a language or a certain kind of literacy,
how the coming of a religion to another land changes the discourse,  
definitions of religious faith,
translations, - how cross-cultural interactions affect interpretations  
of terms when a religion is adapted from one culture to another,
language and religion impacting each other as tools of social  
mobility, or as areas of competition,
how religious conversion may be influenced by the social status of a  
language,
consequence of words and terms from the more powerful religious groups  
finding their way into secular language,
the question of the choice of language in religious practices,
religion being used to establish failing/flagging languages,
how language used in religious texts/preaching uses the social context  
- the power dynamics of nationalism, society, conversion, etc,
effects of migration leading to influence of language upon religion,  
or vice versa, altering language and religion demographics of a society,
struggles over the status of a certain language within the larger  
multi-linguistic religious group,
the discourse of secular power used by most religions (king, crown,  
battle) which has, in some cases, allied religious discourse with  
nationalistic struggles.
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words (with ‘IJSL’ as the  
subject) along with a short CV to the editor of this issue Sipra  
Mukherjee (mukherjeesipra at gmail.com , andsipram at yahoo.com) by 10th  
Dec, 2009.  Decisions regarding relevant proposals will be completed  
by 20th Dec., 2009. Completed papers of approx 10,000 -12,000 words  
will be required by 1st August, 2010 to be considered for  
inclusion.The IJSL is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.  
The General Editor of IJSL is Joshua A. Fishman and the Associate  
Editor, Ofelia Garcia.



Hope someone finds this useful,
Alex Magidow (not affiliated with IJSL)


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:polite plurals
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:polite plurals

I'm Iraqi from Baghdad, I've been raised to address my grandparents  
and elder people by using Plural forms "حضرنكم/تفضلوا", The  
plural forms also used in the south as you have mentioned in Najif in  
Houza. It is also used some parts of Qatar, Sharja (UAE), Bahrain and  
Lebanon. I lived in for a while in these places.
Ghayda

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:hakathaa
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:hakathaa

Dear list members,

I want to ask about this expression: hakathaa هكذا. Is it  
considered a demonstrative or a discourse marker? Is this a new  
combination of the demonstrative morpheme /tha/ with the /ha/ for  
attention and the /ka/ for similarity, or does it exist in Classical  
Arabic? For example, this term is not mentioned in the Quran. I would  
appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you.

Mai Zaki
Lecturer in Arabic and Translation Studies
Middlesex University

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wh-forms in Arabic dialects
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From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Wh-forms in Arabic dialects

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:53
From: Issa Abdel Razaq [issarazaq at yahoo.com]
Subject: Wh- forms in Modern Arabic Dialect


For those who can contribute:
My name is Issa Abdel Razaq, I am doing my PhD in the Department of
Linguistics at the University of London-Queen Mary:

I am trying to tie together the use of wh- forms in Modern Arabic  
dialects.
I have been working for a while on argument & adjunct wh- phrases.
Currently, I am studying the wh- form 'shuu'  (the equivelant of  
'what' in
English') and its instantiations such as 'eish' 'wesh' 'sheno' 'esho'  
etc.
My hypothesis is that across all the dialects, these forms have the same
deep structure and share morphology & internal structure. If I am on the
right track, I believe that this wh- form comes from a complex makeup of
'ayyu/ayya shay'en huwwa' (which-thing-it) which then has undergone
morphological reductions to result in the different forms used in the
Arabic dialects even the Egyptian form 'eeh'.

Moreover, this type of wh- form forms the basis of some adjunct wh-words
such as 'gadd eish' (how much); 'leesh/laweesh..' (for what thing, i.e.,
why); 'eshloon' (how).

I would be grateful for you feedback and comments as well as  
initiating a
discussion on this wh- form in Arabic as I believe it will have  
significant
implication for the analysis of wh- words at least as far as Arabic is
concerned, rather than some scattered material.  My e-mail is:
issarazaq at yahoo.com.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:word for goat
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From:moderator
Subject:word for goat

I have been asked by a colleague to post a query if anyone knows  
whether there is a word for 'goat' in the provinces of Homorzgan or  
Fars (in Iran) that sounds something like gashun or gatshin.

Thanks.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Full-Tuition Fellowships Monterey Institute and
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Oct 30 21:43:39 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American University in Cairo Job
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:American University in Cairo Job

University or Organization: The American University in Cairo
Department: Arabic Language Institute
Job Location: Cairo, Egypt
Web Address: http://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/ali

Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics

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

Description:

Company Profile:
Founded in 1919, AUC's campus has moved to its new, state-of-the-art  
campus
in New Cairo beginning Fall Semester, 2008. AUC's degree programs are
accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools; Engineering programs are  
accredited by
ABET and the Management program is accredited by AACSB. For more
information visit the university's website at www.aucegypt.edu. The  
normal
teaching load is three courses per semester and English is the  
language of
instruction. For expatriates, benefits include housing, annual round- 
trip
air travel for appointee and qualifying dependents, plus schooling for  
the
equivalent of up to two children at Cairo American College. In view of
AUC's protocol agreement with the Egyptian government, which requires
specific proportions of Egyptian, U.S., and third-country citizen  
faculty,
at this time preference will be given to qualified applicants who are  
U.S.
citizens.

Job Description:
Assistant Professor to teach and do research in the MA in TAFL program.
Specialization is sought in one or more of the following areas: Research
methodology, pedagogical grammar, teaching language skills, CALL and
syllabus design.

Requirements:
Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics, TAFL or a related field by  
September
1, 2010, is required. An active research agenda is expected.  
Experience in
teaching in an MA TAFL program is strongly desirable (including the
supervision of MA theses) and experience or interest in community based
learning and/or online learning and teaching online is also an asset.

Additional Information:
Tenure-track position. Review of applications will start immediately.
Priority will be given to applications received by December 1, 2009.  
Note:
Please remember your account login enables you to respond to AUC  
additional
questions (if required).

Application Instructions:
All applicants must submit the following documents online: a) a current
C.V. (upload via Step 2 on the next page); b) a letter of interest; c) a
completed AUC Personal Information Form (PIF). For your convenience, the
PIF can be downloaded on the next page (next to upload section); d) a
statement of teaching philosophy. e) a copy of a recently published  
article
or manuscript chapter in progress; f) ask three referees familiar with  
your
professional background to send reference letters directly to our  
office in
New York (lspecht at aucnyo.edu) or to the Office of the Provost
(provost at aucegypt.edu). Note: Please remember your account login enables
you to respond to AUC additional questions (if required).


Application Deadline: 18-Apr-2010
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.apply-for-job.net/c/jobclick.cfm?site=944&job=6099320
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:annotating the Quran
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Ahmed Saleh Elimam <asaleh1111 at yahoo.com>
Subject:annotating the Quran

Dear All,

For those intersted in I'raab AlQuran, please read a classical source  
such as Alnahaas http://www.altafsir.com/QuranSyntax.asp?SoraName=1&Ayah=0&img=C

hope this helps

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:research on emergent Arabic literacy
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:research on emergent Arabic literacy

  am not sure if I did understood what you mean by"emergent Arabic  
literacy/reading instruction". However, I have thought  of  the  
history of literacy in Arabic education. You might look at
1- Avner Gil'adi (1992) Children of Islam. St. Martin's press. New York
2- Bayard Dodge (1962) Muslim Education in Medieval Times. The Middle  
East Institute. Washington, DC.
3- Elinor Saiegh-Haddad (2003) Linguistic Distance and Initial reading  
acquisition: the case of Arabic diglossia in Applied Psycholinguistics  
(Psychological Studies of Language Processes): 24:3:431-451.

best wishes
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs audio resources for Yemeni Arabic textbooks
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Andrew Freeman <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Needs audio resources for Yemeni Arabic textbooks

Hi,
	Does anybody know where I could lay my hands on audio resources for
the following textbooks for Yemeni Arabic?

1) Yemeni Arabic I
	by Hamdi Qafisheh
	ISBN-10: 9997919610
	ISBN-13: 978-9997919618
2) Arabic Adeni Reader
  	Author: Habaka J. Feghali, Alan S. Kaye
	ISBN: 0-931745-58-6

Thank you,
Andy Freeman
(206)225-0386

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:STARTALK 2010 Online Proposals
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:startalk <startalk at nflc.org>
Subject:STARTALK 2010 Online Proposals

September 28, 2009
The STARTALK online application for the 2010 cycle will launch and be  
available early October 2009 athttp://startalk.umd.edu/proposals. The  
completed proposals will be due approximately 28 days later. The  
online application consists of four forms: the Program Form(s), the  
Narrative Form(s), Budget Form and Insurance Form. The site will also  
contain a Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you have questions about the proposal application process itself,  
please contact STARTALK at startalk at nflc.org .

Sincerely,

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wellesley College Job
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:"Laura C. Andrews" <landrews at wellesley.edu>
Subject:Wellesley College Job

Language Instructor in Arabic
Wellesley College invites applications for a four-course, non-tenure- 
track position in Arabic Language. Beginning in Fall 2010, the  
position is for one year with possibility of renewal. The successful  
candidate will participate in Wellesley?s Arabic Language Program and  
will teach four courses in Modern Standard Arabic per year, with  
courses offered at the Elementary and Intermediate levels. Native or  
near-native proficiency in Arabic, M.A. or higher degree in a related  
field, and demonstrated ability to teach Arabic at the college level  
are required. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and  
experience. Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae,  
graduate transcripts, names/email addresses of three references, and,  
if available, syllabuses or similar supporting materials  
electronically through our online application system at:  https://career.wellesley.edu 
.  If circumstances make it impossible to submit any materials through  
our application site, please email us at working at wellesley.edu. Review  
of applications begins November 1 and will continue until the position  
is filled. Wellesley College is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity  
of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who believe  
they can contribute to these goals are encouraged to apply. For more  
information about being a faculty member at Wellesley College, please  
see:http://www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Diversity/Open_pos/prospectfac.pdf 
.

Thank you,
Laura Andrews
Employment Coordinator
Human Resources Dept
781-283-3303
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:technology for language teaching query
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching query

Hello All:?????
I am looking for ideas about using technology for teaching languages.   
I have experience using Wemba.  Any comments, suggestions, ideas,  
references to read, etc. will be appreciated.
You can respond to my email gaa011 at yahoo.com
????
Ghaydase

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Utah State U job
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:Utah State U job

Assistant Professor of Arabic

The Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication at  
Utah State University announces a tenure-track position in Arabic  
beginning in fall 2010. Candidates must have Ph.D. in hand by August  
10, 2010. Native or near-native fluency in Arabic is required. The  
successful candidate must be able to teach all levels of modern  
standard Arabic and demonstrate knowledge of Arabic literature and  
culture. The willingness to advise and mentor undergraduate students  
is needed to initiate and develop a program in Arabic.  The candidate  
must demonstrate the ability to conduct research.  The ability and  
desire to teach English-language classes across disciplinary  
boundaries, for example Islam for Religious Studies, is a plus. For  
full consideration please have application in by November 28, 2009.

Go to  HYPERLINK "http://jobs.usu.edu" http://jobs.usu.edu < HYPERLINK  
"http://jobs.usu.edu/" http://jobs.usu.edu/>  Assistant Professor of  
Arabic: req. ID 051856 and quicklink:  HYPERLINK "http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54382 
" http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54382 to see full  
job description and to apply with Cover Letter and CV online. Utah  
State University is located in a beautiful mountain valley eighty  
miles north of Salt Lake City.  Visit www.usu.edu/greats/ < HYPERLINK "http://www.usu.edu/greats/ 
" http://www.usu.edu/greats/> or www.usu.edu/multimedia/ < HYPERLINK "http://www.usu.edu/multimedia/ 
" http://www.usu.edu/multimedia/> for more details.  Utah State  
University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer,  
applications from women and members of minority groups are strongly  
encouraged.  For more information, contact Dr. Mar?a de Jes?s Cordero,  
Arabic Search Chair, maria.cordero at usu.edu or Dr. Brad Hall,  
Department Head, brad.hall at usu.edu or visit the Departmental Web  
Site:  HYPERLINK "http://lpsc.usu.edu/" http://lpsc.usu.edu/.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic frequency list response
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:"Megerdoomian, Karine" <karine at mitre.org>
Subject:Arabic frequency list response

There is an Arabic frequency list put together by Tim Buckwalter and  
can be found here:
http://www.qamus.org/wordlist.htm

There is "a frequency dictionary of Arabic" by Tim Buckwalter and  
Dilworth Parkinson, including the 5000 most commonly used words.
http://www.routledge.com/books/A-Frequency-Dictionary-of-Arabic-isbn9780415444347

If you have your own set of documents, you could use concordance  
software like aConcorde to get a frequency list.
There are also word list creators that could provide a frequency list  
for a given corpus. Some are listed here (see bottom of page):http://www.supershareware.com/info/word-list-expert.html

Hope these are helpful.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Deadline in One Week
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Gilman <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Deadline in One Week

* ONE WEEK REMINDER * Gilman International Scholarship Deadline,  
October 6, 2009 *
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring & Summer 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.

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.

The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1700  
scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010.  Additionally, the  
Gilman Program is excited to have launched a special pilot summer  
award cycle for students participating in Summer 2010 study abroad  
programs.  A limited number of summer awards will be available to  
students majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field  
who meet the program's standard eligibility criteria.  For more  
information regarding this exciting initiative, a Special Summer  
Podcast and Informational Fact Sheet can be found on the Gilman  
website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

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

Spring 2010 & Summer 2010 applications are now being accepted online  
and are due October 6, 2009.  For more information about the Gilman  
Scholarship, full eligibility criteria, application deadlines &  
timeline, and application process, please visit the Gilman website  
atwww.iie.org/gilman, contact the Gilman Program at 713-621-6300 ext.  
25 or email gilman at iie.org.

There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship!

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:List of Arabic Corpus Linguistics Courses
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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:List of Arabic Corpus Linguistics Courses

I have been asked several times about the availability of Arabic  
Corpus Linguistics courses.  I assume that such a thing is available  
somewhere (the Netherlands?  Belgium?  Great Britain?  etc.) but I  
have no specific information.  If you send me what you know, I will  
compile and post a list.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American University (in DC) Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:American University (in DC) Job

Dear colleagues: Please circulate widely (and forward to your  
colleagues, students, other institutions) the announcement below of  
our search for an Assistant Professor of Arabic in the Department of  
Language and Foreign Studies at American University in Washington, DC.  
I would greatly appreciate your help in identifying strong candidates  
for this position and encouraging them to apply as soon as possible  
for the position. Please see details below. Preliminary interviews  
will occur at the Middle East Studies Association meeting in Boston in  
November. Thanks very much. Professor Diane Singerman


AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND FOREIGN STUDIES
ARABIC TENURE-TRACK POSITION
TO BEGIN AY 2010-2011


The Department of Language and Foreign Studies in the College of Arts  
and Sciences of American University invites applications for a Tenure- 
Track position in Arabic at the rank of Assistant Professor starting  
in August 2010.

Possible areas of specialization: Arabic language, literature, and  
culture and/or Linguistics with a concentration in Classical or Modern  
Arabic.

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate courses in all levels of Modern  
Standard Arabic, colloquial dialects, and content courses in  
civilization/culture and media. Supervise multi-section curricula,  
instruction and program development. Advise and mentor students.  
Contribute to scholarship and serve on departmental and university  
committees and activities.

Minimum qualifications: PhD (or equivalent) in Arabic language,  
literature, or linguistics with specialization in Arabic language.  
Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and in one of the regional dialects.

American University is seeking highly dedicated teachers and scholars  
who are deeply committed to interdisciplinary learning, the  
application of new technologies in teaching and scholarship, and to  
the preparation of students for life in a diverse and rapidly changing  
global society. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit via U. S. mail (no electronic applications) a  
cover letter indicating interest in the position, c.v., three letters  
of recommendation, formal student evaluations, and statement of  
teaching philosophy to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee
Department of Language and Foreign Studies
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D. C, 20016-8045

Applicants should indicate whether or not attending the MESA Annual  
Meeting in Boston and/or the MLA Convention in Philadelphia.  
Application deadline is October 16, 2009. Review of applications will  
begin thereafter and continue until the position is filled.

American University is an equal employment opportunity affirmative  
action employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student  
body. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.


Diane Singerman, Ph.D.
Department of Government, School of Public Affairs
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-885-2362
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:45 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Frank Lewis <flewis at uchicago.edu>
Subject:U of Chicago Job

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the
University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position
as Assistant Professor in Islamic Thought (pre-modern period), to begin
in autumn, 2010.

The successful applicant will have a research and teaching profile with
expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the following
sub-fields of Islamic studies: Qur'an and Hadith; theology and doctrine;
sectarian movements and heresiography; Islamic law; Islamic political
thought; philosophy in the Arabo-Persian tradition. Candidates should
have a thorough grounding in Arabic; knowledge of a second Islamicate
language is highly desired. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. in Near
Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or a relevant field
of study by the time of appointment.

To be considered, candidates must submit a letter of application and
current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's Academic
Career Opportunities website (https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu),
posting 00123. In addition, the letter of application, curriculum vitae,
and the names and addresses of three referees (including email  
addresses)
MUST be mailed in hard copy to

Chair, Islamic Thought Search Committee
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The University of Chicago
1155 East 58th Street Room 212
Chicago IL 60637

No further materials should be submitted at this time.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue
until the position is filled. To be eligible, all electronic and mail
copies must be received by December 15, 2009.

For information on the Department of Near Eastern Language and
Civilizations, see http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/

Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.  The University of
Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:54 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:"Khader T. Khader" <kkhader at iugaza.edu.ps>
Subject:Deixis in Arabic

Dear All ,
Marhaba .
I am conducting a research paper on Diexis of Arabic .Any  
materials,suggestions,ideas,referencesto read, etc. will be highly  
appreciated .Please respond to my e-mail KKhader at iugaza.edu.ps .
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:51 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Iman Aziz Soliman <halleluiah3 at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Hello Ghydase
I am glad that more people are interested in blended learning and in  
using technology to the benifit of Arabic language learning and  
teaching. You mentioned you had Wemba. What Wemba tools are you  
referring to?:
the posdcast, voice mail, pronto? live classroom, chat tool, create or  
which one exactly? I have used many of these tools and if interested I  
can share some of the activities I did integrating these tools into  
the course.
Best
Iman

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:mimi mel <mimelko at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Dear Ghayda:

I use Wimba everyday in my Arabic classes. Please explain to me  
exactly what do you want to know about Wimba.
Thanks,
Mimi

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2)
Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:gaa011 at YAHOO.COM
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Merhab"?????" Sharon

Scinicariello,


Thank you so much for your
helpful email.


I have spent some time
looking at the link you suggested. Very interesting and quite  
useful.There are
many ways technology can be used to assist in the language classroom.  
At the
moment, I am specifically interested in how technology can be used to  
help my
students improve their Arabic pronunciations. Several things come to  
mind but
here is what I am thinking about at the moment.

I'd like to be able to have
my students hear (and see?) the same dialog in two or three Arabic  
dialects, to
access to this learning aid by themselves for individual practice, and  
? if
possible- with my supervision either in class or on-line.

If this is possible perhaps
the same technology can be used for audio/visual quizzes (students  
have access
for correction) and for audio/visual homework (students have access for
submission, I have access for correction.)

Off the top of your head do
you think this is reasonable or currently available?

On a related note I have
found a very inexpensive software package called text wave converts text
in several languages including Arabic in MP3 files that are played  
through the
sound card. It is not clear if this works with Arabic script or if it  
requires
transliteration of the Arabic text into the English
alphabet.

All the best???? ?????

Ghayda????? ?????

Ghayda Al Ali

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:American U of Sharjah Job

University or Organization: American University of Sharjah
Department: Arabic & Translation Studies
Job Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Web Address: http://www.aus.edu

Job Rank: Chair of Department

Specialty Areas: Translation

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

Description:

The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking qualified candidates for the
position of Head of Department (HOD) opening in the Department of Arabic
and Translation Studies for Fall 2010.

The mission of the Department of Arabic & Translation Studies is to
cultivate students' knowledge and understanding of Arabic language and
literature, Arab and Islamic studies, and Arabic/English translation and
intercultural studies with the aim of preparing its graduates for  
academic
and professional success. Currently, the department consists of fifteen
full time faculty members and offers a Master of Arts in
English/Arabic/English Translation and Interpreting (MATI), as well as a
minor in Arabic language and literature, and a minor in English/Arabic
Translation. The prospective HOD is expected to provide good  
leadership in
the development of undergraduate majors in Arabic, Islamic and  
translation
studies.
The successful candidate should satisfy the following requirements:
&#8226;  Be at the rank of associate professor or professor
&#8226;  Hold a PhD in Arabic language and literature, translation  
studies, or
related fields.
&#8226;  Have experience and/or familiarity with North American higher
educational system
&#8226;  Have native or near native proficiency in both Arabic and  
English
&#8226;  Have strong teaching and scholarly publication records
&#8226;  Have a minimum of 3 years administrative experience,  
preferably as
HOD or director of an Arabic/Translation program
&#8226;  Be able to deal efficiently with people from diverse cultural  
and
educational backgrounds
&#8226;  Be familiar with the Middle East.
The HOD receives a three- year administrative contract, renewable at  
three
year increments. However, UAE law prohibits people over 65 from  
receiving
multiple year contracts. Contracts for people over 65 are renewed on a
yearly basis. HODs are expected to teach one course per semester, and  
are
responsible for budget development and implementation, department  
planning,
faculty and staff development, personnel evaluations, and curriculum
development and facilitation.

Please, send letters of application, C.V, a two-page statement of the
applicant's vision for strengthening the Department of Arabic and
Translation Studies, and names of three references to Dean William H
Heidcamp, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah  
via:
cashr at aus.edu. Application review will continue until the position is  
filled.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	
Email Address for Applications: cashr at aus.edu
Contact Information:
	Dr. William Heidcamp
	Email: wheidcamp at aus.edu
	Phone: 97165152402

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:46:03 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Arabic Language Animation


?????
I am looking for someone to do Arabic language animation-perhaps  
overseas. I've been working to complete a draft of an introductory  
Arabic language text. To make this text more effective I have  
organized it as an imaginary visit to Baghdad. I hope to add DVD with  
audio-video of native speaking actors and simple animation.
Does anyone have any contacts in the Arab animation world?

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

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpus Linguistic courses
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:wasamy at UMICH.EDU
Subject:Arabic Corpus Linguistic courses

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, used to offer a course in corpus
linguistics.  It may still be doing so.  The language used was
English, and the instructor was unaware of differences between English
and Arabic, either concerning concordance tools, or that whitespace in
Arabic does not delineate words in the same way as in English.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:David Wilmsen <david.wilmsen at gmail.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

To those of you using the al kitaab series in teaching non-native  
speakers of Arabic, I should like to see some discussion of specific  
goals for the number of chapters we should be covering per term or  
semester.  This seems to be something of a trade secret at each  
university whose curriculum I have examined. It should not be; we  
should all know where we want to take our students.

For students following a lock-step at a certain university (and for  
their instructors) this should not pose a significant problem, unless  
of course the school itself has no set goals. I taught for a year at  
one such school in the States, and for the whole time I was there, I  
could not get a firm commitment from any of the other instructors or  
the administration about where I should begin or end. At that school,  
my students were the best source of information about navigating the  
somewhat inflexible routines of the school, and so I petitioned them  
and started where most of them had left off and got them as far as we  
could get.

Of course, goals would have to be flexible, depending upon the  
aggregate skill in each classroom and the average of where all  
students had arrived upon beginning the class.

But for students coming from various schools in the States and  
elsewhere to study at a study-abroad locale, from whence I write, it  
becomes a more serious matter. In the Arabic program at AUB, we  
service non-native speakers of Arabic (and many heritage learners)  
studying for a three to four-term masters, a few undergrads pursuing  
four year degrees, and many many students coming for a semester or  
year abroad.  The placement of these last is the most perplexing.

The two main issues are both matters of articulation. Where do we  
place students who have studied some Arabic? (Granted, this is a  
universal problem.) We do have a placement test, but it takes three  
hours to complete, and so we often revert to the shorthand of placing  
students based upon where they have arrived in the al-kitaabseries  
(the books we use) or an equivalent.  Some of our students come from  
Europe, and many of them have used Schulz, Krahl, and Reuschel/Dickens  
and Watkins. Oddly enough, it is easier to articulate them into the al- 
kitaab curriculum than it is to articulate students coming from  
different universities in the States. Everyone seems to be getting  
students to different points in the book. Some programs use different  
books; often the textbook seems to be chosen at the discretion of the  
instructor; and sometimes the instructor appears to create his or her  
own materials as the class proceeds, never relying upon a textbook at  
all.  I won't go in to my pet peeves about the haphazard approach to  
Arabic teaching in the States. But those three aspects of the  
construct of the Arabic curriculum in the States complicate our  
placement of students coming to us from stateside.

To reiterate, the three perplexities are as follows:

1. variable chapter attainments in the al kitaab series
2. the use of books different from the al kitaab series
3. the use of no books whatsoever

These, then, certainly cause us some anxiety about the second matter.

That too is a matter of articulation; specifically it is a question of  
enabling students to meet a language requirement at their home  
institutions. We feel an obligation to the profession to return to its  
various members and institutions their students ready to articulate  
into their home institutions' curricula or to have satisfied their  
language requirements or to be able to place out of an achievement/ 
proficiency test.

We are definitely shooting at a moving target.

I should say that we usually manage and we have many success stories.   
But that doesn't mean that universities sending their students to us  
should remain so taciturn about their expectations.  (Granted, many  
stateside university study abroad offices would rather not acknowledge  
that their students are coming to Beirut at all, much less engage in  
an open discussion of what they would like their students to achieve.  
Their fears, I hasten to point, out are ill founded. Beirut is a great  
environment for a study-abroad experience.)

As near as I can tell, and based upon what I can extrapolate from  
universities' somewhat vague curriculum descriptions and from what  
many students in the lock-step who reach our shores seem to have  
achieved, then, it seems to me that many programs reach chapter 13 in  
book i at the end of two terms of teaching. I suppose that makes  
sense.  Figuring ten days (that is two weeks, if classes meet every  
day) to cover Aliph Baa, and then two weeks per chapter in al kitaab  
book i, in a fourteen-week term students should be able to reach  
chapter 5 or 6 in the first term and chapter 13 or 14 in the second.

In the fall and spring terms at AUB, we usually get as far as chapter  
16 or 17 in the first year; sometimes 18. (Our summer intensive  
program is a different matter, wherein we can meet students at half- 
way articulation points. We have no intensive program throughout the  
regular school year.)

We may get further than most because we do not address the vernacular  
Egyptian aspects of the lessons. Incorporating a vernacular element  
into the curriculum would probably add at least one and more likely  
two full class sessions to the amount of time it takes to complete a  
chapter. As we are not currently including a vernacular element, we  
save two to four weeks of class time, which can then be devoted to  
fusha. (Now that I think of it this way, it becomes clear to me that  
even that small amount of time devoted to the vernacular is not  
enough, unless students discuss their material in the vernacular). We  
are ordering the new Syrian-oriented DVDs and will start addressing  
the vernacular in class perhaps as early as this term, depending upon  
when the discs actually arrive. So our chapter attainments could begin  
to trend toward the presumptive mean.

We also teach spoken Lebanese Arabic in separate classes and many of  
our students either begin with that, if they have time, or take the  
two concurrently (again, if their schedules permit). It is a shame to  
waste their time in country focusing mainly on fusha, which, after  
all, they could study anywhere.

Regardless of where I think we should arrive or where I would like to  
start the "intermediate" class, we usually end up starting around  
chapter 15. (I place "intermediate" in scare quotes because after two  
terms of Arabic, students are not intermediate at all but high  
beginners-unless they have been studying a vernacular too.) That of  
course is usually a compromise position and it depends upon where all  
the students arrived in their various universities. Our term begins on  
Monday, and it seems to me that this year we will begin the  
"intermediate" level at chapter 14.

That means that by the end of the third term of al kitaab, we usually  
get to chapter 2 or 3 of book ii (assuming three weeks per chapter for  
book ii), and by the end of the fourth term, chapter 6 or 7. (By that  
time, our students are more-or-less true intermediates.)

The fifth level (which we do call advanced) began last year in chapter  
8 of book ii, and judging by the level of the students this year, it  
looks like that is where we will begin again.

By itself, book three could take several terms to complete. For some  
reason, students at that level are easier to place too.

I should add that we also have a full curriculum of Arabic literature  
and thought conducted in Arabic, many of them service review classes,  
and occasionally we have non-native speakers who have reached a level  
of proficiency sufficient to allow them to enroll and participate in  
those classes (three this term).

Do these attainments jibe with other programs using al kitaab?

I am not going to name names, but I would really appreciate some  
expectations/guidelines from those universities who regularly send  
their students to Beirut.

David Wilmsen, PhD, Arabic language and linguistics
Associate Professor of Arabic
Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
American University of Beirut



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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:55 -0600
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Mohssen Esseesy <esseesym at gwu.edu>
Subject:George Washington U Job

The George Washington University Department of Classical and Semitic  
Languages and Literatures invites applicants for a three-year,  
renewable, full-time Special Service Faculty position in Arabic,  
commencing with the 2010 Fall semester. The successful candidate is  
expected to teach the Arabic language (Modern Standard and dialects)  
at all levels of proficiency. Experience in teaching Arabic literature  
is desirable but not required. Basic Qualifications: Native or near  
native fluency in Arabic and excellent command of English; M.A.  
required. Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic or related field;  
experience in teaching Arabic literature; experience in use of  
technology in language teaching; and commitment to assistance in  
curriculum development.


To apply: Send a letter of application, a statement of teaching  
philosophy and use of technology in teaching Arabic, Curriculum vitae,  
sample syllabi and teaching materials, teaching evaluations, and three  
letters of recommendation to: Professor Mohssen Esseesy, Director of  
the Arabic Program, Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and  
Literatures, The George Washington University, 801 22nd Street, NW #  
345, Washington, DC 20052. Review of applications will begin on  
October 21, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Only  
complete applications will be considered. The George Washington  
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women,  
people of color, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are  
encouraged to apply.

-- 
Mohssen Esseesy, Ph.D.
Director of the Arabic Program,
Assistant Professor of Arabic and International Affairs
Department of Classical and Semitic
Languages and Literatures
The George Washington University
202-994-6179
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Maryland Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:"elgibali at umd.edu" <elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:University of Maryland Job

Assistant Professor in Arabic Culture

Subject to the availability of funding, the Arabic Program at the  
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) at the  
University of Maryland seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant  
Professor position in Arabic culture and civilization. Specialization  
required is in modern/contemporary Arabic cultural studies, with the  
knowledge of historic Arabic cultural production. Candidates will be  
evaluated on their record of scholarship and teaching, and interest in  
language learning. Preference is for candidates with digital  
expertise. Native or near native command of Modern Standard Arabic and  
one major dialect variety of Arabic, and English are required.  
Candidates should also have expertise and experience in teaching  
Arabic as a foreign language at different levels. The successful  
candidate will join a rapidly expanding Arabic program within the  
School, and will contribute to the new B.A. in Arabic Studies.

For best consideration, applicants should submit a letter of  
application, including a short description of their current research  
plans, a CV, and contact information (only) for three referees, by  
October 25, 2009. The position will be open until filled. Applications  
should be sent electronically to the following address: sllcposition at umd.edu
In the subject line, please indicate: Arabic Assistant Professor  
Search. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity,  
Affirmative Action employer. Applications from women and Minority  
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:2010 CIBER Business Language Conf CFP
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:LauderCiber at wharton.upenn.edu
Subject:2010 CIBER Business Language Conf CFP


Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions

12th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference
March 24-26, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2009.

Web Address: http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/index.html

Online Web Submission: http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/call_for_papers.html



Global Literacies:  Integrated Approaches to Cross-Cultural Training
Sharing ideas, Engaging Communities, Integrating Practices

The theme of the 12th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference  
explores the practice and theory of language and cultural training  
through the lens of literacy. The notion of literacies emphasizes the  
multiple competencies required of future business leaders to situate  
appropriate understandings and meaning in proper contexts (discursive  
practices in specific cultures/contexts depending on who is speaking,  
what they are speaking about and the channel of communication).   The  
upcoming conference continues the tradition of bringing together  
teachers, scholars, policy makers, and business leaders to discuss  
business language education and to share ideas about the ways language  
education for future business leaders can benefit from principled  
frameworks and understandings of literacy, cross-cultural awareness  
and second language acquisition.

Presentation strands:

Literacy and Business Language Instruction: Implications for Classroom  
Practices
Literacy for Professional Contexts: Approaches to Cross-Cultural  
Training
Literacy and Study-Abroad/Immersion Programs
Heritage Language Learners and Literacy for Professional Contexts
Assessments: Proficiency Testing, Cross-Cultural Competence, Content  
Knowledge
Curriculum Development and Implementation (Modes, Standards,  
Proficiency)
Literacy and Technology
Case Studies: Literacy and Business Practices



Submitting a Proposal:



You may submit your paper/proposal by using our online submission  
system! To use the system, and for detailed information about  
submitting see:http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/call_for_papers.html



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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:Appalachian State University Job

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Appalachian  
State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant  
professor in Modern Standard Arabic. Ph.D. by date of appointment is  
preferred; ABD will be considered. The ideal candidate is expected to  
have native or near native fluency in Arabic and in English, to have  
experience teaching Modern Standard Arabic, and to be committed to  
building an Arabic program that collaborates with other units on  
campus. Ability to integrate technology in teaching is highly desirable.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has approximately  
20 full time faculty and 14 adjunct instructors. The department houses  
10 languages, 2 majors (French and Spanish), and 6 minors (Chinese,  
French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Teaching English as a Second  
Language). The department has approximately 148 majors and 140 minors  
in its various programs, including International Business.

Appalachian State University is a member institution of the sixteen- 
campus University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, North  
Carolina, the University has approximately 17,500 students and has  
been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 15 among  
southern regional universities since the ranking first appeared in  
1986. Additional information about the Department of Foreign Languages  
and Literatures, the University and the surrounding area is located  
at: http://wwww.fll.appstate.edu.

A letter of application, CV, names and contact information of three  
(3) references, and unofficial transcripts of all graduate work should  
be sent to Dr. Michael E. Lane, Arabic Search Committee Chair,  
Department of Foreign Languages, 519 Sanford Hall, P.O. Box 32063,  
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Initial review of  
applications will begin on November 2nd, 2009. Completed applications  
will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.  
Applications via email will not be accepted. Federal law requires  
proper documentation of identity and employability prior to final  
consideration for this position. Appalachian State University is an  
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:technology for language teaching response
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Salaam,
We are using Flash Videos that have movies, animations, audio and text.

Have you seen what we have on www.readverse.com?
Peace

Mahmoud  Elsayess
Multimedia & Information Technology Specialist

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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabizi video
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From: "Familiar, Laila H" <laila at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:Arabizi video

Hi everybody,

I thought I?d share with you this video that I recently discovered  
online:

http://vimeo.com/1849133

You can also show it to your students in class if you like it or agree  
with it.

Enjoy!

Laila Familiar
Lecturer of Arabic
The University of Texas at Austin

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Job
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:<nmisleem at duke.edu>
Subject:University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Job


ARABIC LECTURER ANNOUNCEMENT

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill invites applications for a
two-year
lecturer position in Arabic language beginning July 1, 2010. We are  
seeking a
skilled language instructor with a serious commitment to a proficiency- 
based
approach to language teaching at all levels. Native or near-native  
command of
Modern Standard Arabic, one major dialect variety of Arabic, and  
English is
required. Candidates should also have expertise and experience in  
teaching
Arabic as a foreign language at different levels, preferably in the  
American
university system. MA in Arabic, applied linguistics, or an allied  
field at
time of appointment is required. Applicants having ACTFL certification  
or
interested in acquiring such certification are preferred.  
Responsibilities
include teaching three courses per semester and working closely with  
other
faculty members in Arabic to build a cohesive and rigorous language and
culture
program.



Qualified applicants should submit an online application including the
following
materials: letter of application detailing teaching experience and  
philosophy,
CV, and sample syllabi. Submit these materials online at jobs.unc.edu/ 
1002059;
paper or email applications will not be accepted.  In addition, send a
DVD of a
recent class taught, and have three original signed letters of  
recommendation
sent directly, to: Chair, Arabic Search, Department of Asian Studies,  
Campus
Box #3267, 113 New West, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC
27599-3267. To be considered, complete applications must be received by
November 16th, 2009. Direct inquiries to arabicsearch at unc.edu and see  
our
website: http://www.unc.edu/depts/asia/.



The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Women and minorities are  
encouraged
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic word for "phraseology"
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Ashraf Abdou <ashrafma at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Arabic word for "phraseology"

Dear all,
I wonder if there is consensus on an Arabic word for 'phraseology',  
i.e. the domain of linguistic enquiry interested in studying  
prefabricated constructions.

Ashraf


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Quran Arabic Treebank and Call for Volunteer
 Annotators
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1) Subject:New Quran Arabic Treebank and Call for Volunteer Annotators

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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:dukes.kais at googlemail.com
Subject:New Quran Arabic Treebank and Call for Volunteer Annotators

Hello All,

A new version of the Crescent Quran Corpus is now freely available  
online at http://quran.uk.net. The corpus contains both morphological  
and syntactic annotation of the Quran in Arabic. Previous releases of  
the corpus focused on the morphology of Classical Arabic, but this new  
release now includes an in-progress syntactic treebank of the Quran.  
Some new features of this release of the corpus include:

(1) Natural Language Generation (NLG) has been applied to provide  
summaries in English of the morphology of each Arabic word of the  
Quran. For example:

The fourth word of verse (21:70) is divided into 4 morphological  
segments. A conjunction, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The  
prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The  
perfect verb (fi3il mad) is first person masculine plural. The verb's  
root is jim 3ayn lam (j 3 l). The attached object pronoun is third  
person masculine plural.
See http://quran.uk.net/TokenDetail.aspx?location=(21:70:4)

(2) Syntactic Treebank. Syntactic annotation of the Quran has been  
expanded, using a hybrid dependency / constituency framework,  
following traditional Arabic grammar (i'3raab). Syntactic annotation  
is now available for chapters 67 to 114. See http://quran.uk.net/Treebank.aspx 
. Morphological annotation for all of the Quran with part-of-speech  
tagging has been reviewed and improved.

(3) Quran Java API. A Quran Java API for the text of the corpus has  
been integrated into the website, and is freely available for download.

(4) Grammar Documentation and Annotation Guidelines. The website now  
includes a comprehensive set of documentation on Arabic dependency  
grammar which also serves as set of guidelines for corpus annotators.

(5) Audio Improvements. A selection of 10 choices for audio, including  
an audio English translation of the text for each verse in the corpus.

(6) Arabic/English Lexicon of the Quran. Now includes root counts for  
each lexicon entry.

(7) Improved Visualization. The website provides improved  
visualization for 700 dependency graphs, with better website layout  
and navigation.

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Interested in becoming a volunteer annotator?

We are currently looking for native Arabic speakers to assist in  
corpus annotation, and in particular syntactic annotation. The  
Crescent corpus is an open source community project with the aim of  
producing accurate multi-level annotation of the Quran in classical  
Arabic, including morphological and syntactic annotation. The  
framework adpoted for syntactic annotation is that of traditional  
Arabic dependency grammar (i'3raab).

For more information on the corpus please contact the main project  
researcher.

Kais Dukes,

School of Computing
University of Leeds
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:Needs research on emergent Arabic literacy
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:lsarroub at unl.edu
Subject:Needs research on emergent Arabic literacy

I am looking for any research related to emergent Arabic literacy/ 
reading instruction (how children learn Arabic).  My sense is that  
there is little research in education in this area.  Are there  
dissertations or MA theses that you know of or that colleagues on the ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU 
  might know of?  Many thanks for your assistance in response to this  
question.

Best regards,
Loukia

*****************************
Loukia K. Sarroub, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
216C Henzlik Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0355
Office: 402.472.5166
Mobile: 402.570.4566
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:55 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:PARC Fellowships
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
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Dear PARC fellows, members, and colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to announce PARC?s 11th annual fellowship  
competition for post-doctoral and doctoral research in Palestinian  
Studies.  As usual, this year will feature two separate fellowship  
competitions: one for US scholars, and one for their Palestinian  
counterparts.  We encourage you to post and circulate this  
announcement among students, colleagues, and friends.  For more  
information about the PARC or its fellowship programs, please see the  
attached announcements or consult our website at http://parc-us- 
pal.org/.

Sincerely,

Penelope Mitchell

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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2) Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Hanada Taha-Thomure <hanada at arabexpertise.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

Hello Dear David,

First of all, a warm salute to you and to my Alma Mater, AUB, and to  
the wonderful Arabic program you have there.

Second, I'm very pleased to hear anyone at all mentioning the word  
"goals".  It is essential that we move the discourse in the field of  
Arabic teaching & learning from "which chapter in which textbook ought  
we finish" to "what goals, skills and competencies ought our students  
learn and master."  The field of education has made wide strides into  
that domain and the Arabic language professionals and programs need to  
benefit from that, otherwise, we become yet again textbook and teacher- 
centered programs which is not a very relevant situation in today's  
world.

Having clearly articulated competencies ad goals that all learners of  
Arabic need to achieve after a certain number of instructional hours  
has been completed will help streamline the field and lessen the state  
of chaos created.  It will in addition, give teachers the freedom  
indeed to choose materials from various sources to help them  
accomplish those goals and competencies and for once we will all speak  
the same educational jargon.

Best regards, hanada


Hanada Taha-Thomure, PhD
Director of Arabic Programs,
Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU http://larc.sdsu.edu
858-342-7399 OR 619-594-0371
Director, ArabExpertise www.arabexpertise.com
Lecturer, Department of Linguistics & Oriental Languages, SDSU
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From: kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term



1-      There is a big difference between goals of a program at a  
university level and material covered in terms of how many chapters  
covered per each semester for a course in a text book (any text ?Peter  
Abboud or Al-Osh or A-Batal-Abbas- Younis etc). Since Each program-I  
assume- is based on a clear (not vague) philosophy in terms of goals  
specified for the learners, the teachers, and administration, The  
issues of covering materials depends on the program philosophy not the  
other way around. I assume that it is not sound rational to base a  
program?s goals on any textbook. However, the textbook should be  
adopted for the needs of any program in terms of the goals of the  
learners and what the teachers want, and the administration?s  
philosophy of having Arabic taught at their institute.
I think this is the problem of many language programs- a book is  
selected and adopted as a curriculum for the whole program.

2-      Another question related to the goals of a
  language program: is there a difference between the goals of  
learning Arabic at the university level or the non-university level?  
In other words, why should a student study a foreign language like  
Arabic in a university and not at any private institute? I assume  
there must be some differences.
The main differences are the goals of the program which should be  
based on a philosophy that assure delivering content + high quality  
instruction. Many programs will state that they deliver high quality  
instructions (whether it is true or not I am not arguing for this  
point- I assume there must be some sort of criteria) However, the  
content is the main difference between  learning Arabic at a  
university level and a non- university level. The question now is do  
any of the adopted language textbooks fit
  the goals of any Arabic language program at a university level?
I?m not passing my judgment on any text book but As far as I am  
concerned there is a big issue for discussion here.

    The issue of goals can be expressed briefly in terms of:  1) What  
the students will learn through the use of Arabic language (not  
English or using any other language) in terms of content (culture,  
religion. etc...) at the university level 2) What the student will be  
able to do with Arabic after taking X number
  of courses?

3- Is there a difference in terms of goals  (philosophies) between the  
following: a) an Arabic program housed in a Middle East Program b) an  
Arabic program next to an Islamic Studies program within the same  
department c) and an Arabic program housed in a foreign language  
department?



Let me pose the question again, if we assume there is a difference,  
does this help us to use same the text books for all the above  
programs. Is there any textbook that fits all the goals of programs?

3-      Since the goals of the program are linked with what the
  learners will learn in terms
    of content and  proficiency language level, the issue of material  
covered comes in a relatively secondary position after setting and  
knowing the learning program?s goals. The issue is not the materials  
covered, it is with the language tasks in terms of language use (FUSHA  
and ?Aamiyya)  that students will be able to do or assumed to doing  
after studying one semester or two semesters in reading, writing,  
listening and speaking and in themes and topics that reflects the  
content of the materials covered.

5-      Another point related to the question posed: How many chapters  
covered in a book X in one semester? The question is an achievement  
rather than a proficiency-related question. It takes us back to the  
goals of the program to see if the goals are stated in terms of the  
number of lesson covered, if the goals of the program requires the  
teacher to end with a certain number of lessons per semester, IT seems  
to me that fulfilling of the above mentioned
  program goals and course objectives requires a different approach  
than the one we are claiming we are doing.
6-      Related to the issue of assessment, is the placement test. As  
we know that placement test is used by administrators to classify  
incoming students with various language abilities according to the  
different instructional levels represented in X program. Thus, since  
each program
  has different goals, it will have certain language requirements that  
are manifested in its own placement test. So placement testing is  
curriculum-dependent. In other words, I can not take a placement test  
from x program and use it in another program.
7-      What is the purpose of ACTFL ratings or (measure):
    One of the purposes of the ACTFL measures (as we know) is to  
establish standards that are comparable with other programs  
independent of the standard set within a certain curriculum or a  
program. However, the problem with ACTFL testing is it assesses the  
general language abilities and it does not reflects the learning goals  
specific to a certain program or a school x at the university level.  
Here ACTFL does not help us in to distinguish between language  
abilities required at a university and non-university level.   
Accordingly It is not appropriate to use ACTFL to set learning  
standards in a university program that has it own learning goals. This  
may lead us to be using another modified assessment tool that suits  
the requirement of each Arabic language program appropriate within the  
university level. However, ACTFL guidelines can be used for
  comparable purposes.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Polite Plurals summary
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:brustad at AUSTIN.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject:Polite Plurals summary

Colleagues,
About a month ago I wrote asking about the use of polite plurals and  
their grammatical agreement, and I received the following responses.   
Thanks again to all the colleagues who took time to write with  
information.
Best,
Kristen Brustad

Question:   A colleague of mine in Linguistics is doing a cross- 
linguistic investigation of "polite plurals"-- the use of the plural  
pronoun (antum) to a single addressee. Of course, this happens  
regularly in fuSHaa  in formal situations, with plural verb and  
adjective agreement (HaDaraat-kum dhakartum anna ..).    The question  
is whether this happens in any spoken dialects of Arabic on a regular  
basis, and if so, are there ever contexts in which the plural pronoun  
might have singular verb agreement?



Moroocan Arabic, from Abderrahman Zouhir

the verb should be in the plural.



Example: siyaadtkum f jwaabkum lli rsaltuu lbaariH...qultuu blli



 From Adil Ait Hamd:



To reply to your question, in Morocco, this polite form is used when  
addressing government officials like governors, ministers or the king.  
Sometimes you can hear a low rank employee using this structure to  
address his/her boss. The plural pronoun usually agrees with the verb  
(plural).



  Syria, from Alex Dalati:

The polite plural certainly extends into colloquial Syrian in the  
Damascus dialect; and in my experience the verb is always in the plural.



Iraq, from Lamia Jamal Aldin:

I have heard this polite plurals in spoken Iraqi among the religious  
shia of Najaf and Karbala, you would hear something like: "mawlaana,  
intu giltu kadha wa kadha, w riHtu ilaa...", maybe it is the norm  
spoken for respect in the "Hawza" - the religious school in Najaf.



Yemen, from Kathrin Feitz:

In Yemen the polite plural is used very often in Sanaa region to  
address even ones parents, so you use antu for talking with your  
mother and father and other elder relatives.  They use the plural  
pronoun and verb when addressing respectable or unknown people.



And from Fatma Said:

In San'aani (Yemeni) Arabic we always use the plural to address a  
single person and we do switch to singular now and then; interestingly  
enough we move between the two so plural, singular, plural, singular  
and so on. I don't have any data as yet but definitely when I am in  
San'aa I am aware that it would not be seen as polite to address  
people especially in formal settings in the singular. But when we go  
to Hadramout or other places the singular is enough in everyday  
dealings unless it is official business but even then there are no  
consequences if the plural is not used.





Gulf, from Stephen Franke:
Re..."HaDaraat-kum":  That term is rarely used in SA and adjacent GCC  
countries. My Saudi informants mentioned with aspersion that  
"HaDaraat" is considered a foreign and artificial transplant, also  
imported via the Turks who occupied Hijaz and parts of Najd and the  
Eastern Province.  Based on my field research and regional residence  
several times in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries, the more-common  
terms of deferential utterances by Saudi, Qataris, and Emiratis tend  
to be variants on the constructions "Taal" + "3mr", viz:  Taal 3mruk =  
??? ????

While the honorifics of "samookum al-maliki" and "ma3alii al-wazir"  
etc. may be used as parts of formal addresses in written  
correspondence, the utterances based on "Taal 3mruk" seem to carry the  
day in verbal discourse.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:51 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Deixis in Arabic responses
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2) Subject:Deixis in Arabic response
3) Subject:Deixis in Arabic response

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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Thomas Milo <decotype at gmail.com>
Subject:Deixis in Arabic response

1. die demonstrativen Bildungen der neuarabischen Dialekte - ein  
Beitrag zur historischen Grammatik des Arabischen, W.Fischer, 's  
Gravenhage 1959
2. kurs arabskoj grammatiki v sravnitel'no-istoricheskom osveshchenii,  
Bencion Grande, Moscow 1963

Thomas Milo
www.decotype.com

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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Alaa Elgibali <elgibali at umd.edu>

  Subject:Deixis in Arabic response

One excellent source is the Masters thesis of Ms. Lubna Ismael at the  
American Yniversity in Cairo, perhaps 1998 or around.

With best wishes,

Alaa Elgibali
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:<m7schub at aol.de>

       Please check out Ariel A. Bloch's recent *Studies in Arabic  
Syntax and Semantics* (Wiesbaden); and
Jacob Barth's *Die Pronominalbildung in den semitischen Sprachen*   
Reprint Hildesheim (1967).
       Peace.
                                                                           Mike 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:50 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Maltese Linguistics CFP
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Maltese Linguistics CFP

nternational Programme in Maltese Linguistics

Date: 22-Mar-2010 - 31-Mar-2010
Location: Valletta, Malta
Contact: Alexandra Vella
Contact Email: alexandra.vella at um.edu.mt
Meeting URL: http://www.fis.com.mt/programmes.html

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Morphology; Phonology;  
Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Maltese (mlt)

Meeting Description:

The Institute of Linguistics in collaboration with the Department of  
Maltese of the University of Malta is pleased to announce a call for  
participation in the International Programme in Maltese Linguistics to  
be held in Malta from 22-31 March 2010. The programme was offered for  
the first time in the summer of 2009, and, like the Summer School in  
Maltese Linguistics that ran in June 2009, it is being organised  
through the Foundation for International Studies ltd at the Old  
University in Valletta. The programme comprises lectures and seminars,  
as well as a number of visits to historical sites, some with  
linguistic interest, around Malta and Gozo. It will provide  
participants with a unique opportunity to become acquainted with  
different aspects of the linguistic structure of Maltese. It is aimed  
primarily at linguists and students of linguistics but should also  
appeal to practitioners working with Maltese, such as translators and  
language teachers, particularly teachers of Maltese to adults/ 
foreigners. A parallel course in Maltese involving input from  
lecturers of the University of Malta's Skola tal-Malti will also be  
offered if enough interest is expressed.

Comments from June 2009 participants:

'As an Arabist and a historical linguist, I found the programme  
extremely interesting, stimulating and beneficial. I think it would be  
useful to students and researchers in Arabic dialectology, historical  
linguistics, contact linguistics, varieties of English and linguistic  
typology.' --C.L., Cambridge.

'It was an excellent experience. The very thorough programme on  
Maltese Linguistics is suitable even for students who only have  
limited knowledge about Maltese. For me as a student who has been  
dealing with Maltese for some time, this programme was the ideal place  
not only to revise and deepen my knowledge of the language structure  
but also to get an update on current issues in Maltese linguistics.' -- 
J.J., Osnabr?ck.

Topics to be discussed will include:

-The segmental phonetics and phonology of Maltese
-Maltese prosody
-The historical phonology and morphology of Maltese
-Word formation processes in Maltese: derivation, inflection,  
compounding
-Verbless sentences
-Topicalisation
-Tense and aspect in Maltese
-Reflections on aspects of Maltese vocabulary
-Maltese and other languages: A linguistic history of Malta
-Language use in the Maltese context
-Computer technologies and Maltese
-Maltese in the media
-Language planning in the Maltese context
-Literature in Maltese
-Maltese in the EU context
-Maltese Sign Language



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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Oregon Job
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Chris Holman <chrish at uoregon.edu>
Subject:University of Oregon Job

The University of Oregon seeks to appoint a tenure-track, full-time  
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies specializing in Classical  
Arabic language and religious literature, beginning Fall term 2010.  
Competitive salary.

Primary area of specialization should be in the language and religious  
literature of Classical Arabic. Candidates must have commitment to  
excellence in research and teaching, and enthusiasm for developing an  
Arabic language program. Demonstrated proficiency in language pedagogy  
is strongly desired. Ph.D. must be awarded by August 2010.

Responsibilities will include teaching upper level classical Arabic  
language classes, and courses in religious literature of the Arab  
world (Islamic, Judeo-Arabic, and/or Christian-Arabic literature);  
supervising all levels of Arabic language instruction; research and  
publication in field of specialization in Arabic and Religious  
Studies. Teaching load is typical for University of Oregon  
undergraduate programs in the Humanities.

Candidate will be expected to perform the normal range of service to  
the department and university, as well as participate in the  
anticipated development of an MA program in Religious Studies.  
Candidate must show an ongoing and active program of scholarly research.

We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our  
commitment to diversity. The successful candidate will have the  
ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from  
diverse backgrounds.

The Department of Religious Studies, one of the first Religious  
Studies departments at a public institution in the country, includes  
seven full-time "core faculty" and about a dozen "affiliated faculty"  
who have primary appointments in other departments. It offers a major  
and a minor leading to either the B.A. or B.S. degree, and there are  
typically between thirty-five and fifty majors.

The University of Oregon is located in the city of Eugene (pop.  
approx. 137,000), two hours south of Portland and one hour each from  
the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains. The UO is a public  
research university and member of the Association of American  
Universities, one of only two such universities in the greater  
Northwest. It has an enrollment of over 16,000 undergraduate students  
and about 4000 graduate students, and is a member of the Pac-10  
conference.

Interested applicants should submit: a c.v.; a letter outlining her or  
his academic qualifications for this position, research goals, and  
philosophy of undergraduate education; and a list of courses taught or  
prepared to teach. Applicants must also submit graduate transcripts  
and three letters of reference.

Review of complete applications will begin Nov 1, 2009, and continue  
until position is filled.

All materials should be addressed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee
Department of Religious Studies
1294 University of Oregon
1415 Kincaid Street, Room 837
Eugene OR 97403-1294

FAX 541-346-4118
Email (for inquiries): dfalk at uoregon.edu

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action  
institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the  
Americans with Disabilities Act.


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wemba & mp3
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wemba & mp3

Merhaba Iman,
I made extensive use of the WEMBA software package in my language  
course offerings at Bucknell: Live classroom (I made it when I was  
visiting Baghdad past January, live chat from Baghdad with my  
students, they love it), voice discussion board, voice presentation ,  
voice mail & assignment?
Do you think I can make use of text to sound conversion software that  
converts texts file into MP3 audio files?
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Ghayda

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Thanks for help
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:gaa011 at YAHOO.COM
Subject:Thanks for help

Dear All,
I'm writing to say 'thank you very much' for all those
helpful people in this list. Your generosity and assistance is
overwhelming. You made me feel I have a big family around the corner.
You are here when I need your advice and assistance. I have been here
in the States for four years working and living in a place where I'm
alien in my language, culture and faith. As a one person Arabic
department for three of those years, it was difficult to get
professional advice and support. Now I am much more comfortable knowing
excellent professional advice and support is only an email away at this
wonderful Linguistic list.

Thank you for being nice and helpful. Special Thank you goes to Dr.  
Reem Basseony who recommend this list to me.
???? ????? ... ???? ???? ????
??????? ???? ??????
????? ?????
P.S. I heard from 'Lina Safar'-children-books illustrator- & Summer El  
Amir. I sent them the book description in Arabic and I'm
  looking forward to working with them inshallah

Ghayda Al Ali


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:32:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Gerlach Books Royal Library Manuscripts
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Date: 21 Oct 2009
From:orders at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Books Royal Library Manuscripts

Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts at Royal Library Copenhagen - 3 Vols Set

This richly illustrated set shows the 356 Arabic manuscripts of the  
Royal Library in Copenhagen. 47 manuscripts are published for the  
first time, 309 manuscripts have so far only been described in Latin  
in a catalogue printed in 1851. Now they are presented in English and  
with detailed entries including transcriptions and illustrations	 
enabling scholars to identify the material.

The acquisition history of the collection reaches from the 17th  
century to the present day. The oldest manuscripts are Qur'an  
fragments written on parchment in Kufi script, dating from the 9th  
century and the most recent manuscript is a collection of Sufi texts  
copied in 1905.


Details:
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts - 3 Vols Set
Codices Arabici and Codices Arabici Additamenta; Book 1-3
Author: Irmeli Perho
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: NIAS Press, Copenhagen
ISBN: 9788776940126
Hardcover, 3 vols set, 1,600 pp, richly illustrated, 14 kg
Publisher's list price: GBP 200


Our offer for this book:
>>> 10% discount: EUR 194 or GBP 180 or USD 288
- plus surface mail delivery:
(Germany EUR 10 / Europe EUR 30 / Worldwide EUR 40)
- air mail delivery on request only
- plus European VAT (if applicable only)
- prepayment required
- this offer is valid until 30th October 2009 only


The table of contents and one cover picture can be downloaded here:
http://mysql.snafu.de/khg/gerlach_books/books_download.php

Looking forward to your orders. This offer is valid until 30th October  
2009 only.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Arabic creole in Kenya
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book on Arabic creole in Kenya


Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:52:28
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Un cr?ole arabe: le kinubi de Mombasa, Kenya: Luffin



Title: Un cr?ole arabe: le kinubi de Mombasa, Kenya
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Pidgin & Creole Languages 07

Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	
Author: Xavier Luffin

Paperback: ISBN: 3895868043  Pages: 480 Price: Europe EURO 87.80


Abstract:

Le kinubi est un cr?ole de base arabe, parl? en Afrique de l'Est (Kenya,
Ouganda, R?publique D?mocratique du Congo, Tanzanie) et apparent? ?  
l'arabe
de Juba (Soudan). Il est parl? par une communaut? musulmane - les Nubi -
dont les anc?tres sont venus du sud du Soudan ? la fin du 19?me si?cle.

La pr?sente recherche se propose de d?crire le kinubi tel qu'il est  
parl?
actuellement ? Mombasa, sur la c?te kenyane, en mettant l'accent d'une  
part
sur l'originalit? de ce parler par rapport ? ceux de Kibera (Kenya) et  
de
Bombo (Ouganda), et en analysant d'autre part quel a ?t? le r?le du
superstrat (arabe dialectal), du substrat (langues sud-soudanaises) et
surtout de l'adstrat (kiswahili et anglais) dans sa formation.

En ce qui concerne l'originalit?, le kinubi de Mombasa pr?sente une  
s?rie
de traits phonologiques et morphologiques qui, m?me s'ils sont limit?s ?
certains locuteurs, n'apparaissent pas dans les autres parlers ?tudi?s :
?penth?se et apocope moins fr?quentes, survivance du duel, utilisation  
du
pronom affixe apr?s un nom? Par ailleurs, le kinubi de Mombasa est
influenc? par divers parlers, en raison des origines vari?es de ses  
locuteurs.

En ce qui concerne la formation du kinubi, nous constatons que  
l'influence
du substrat est peu visible, tandis que le superstrat a jou? un r?le-cl?
dans le processus. Enfin, l'adstrat exerce actuellement une forte  
influence
sur la langue. Toutefois, l'anglais et le kiswahili n'agissent pas de la
m?me mani?re sur le kinubi en g?n?ral, tandis que les autres langues
adstratales ont un impact tr?s limit?. Cette ?tude tente donc de  
d?terminer
quels sont les facteurs linguistiques, sociaux et historiques  
permettant de
comprendre cette diff?rence de traitement.

The Kinubi is an Arabic-based Creole, spoken in East Africa (Kenya,  
Uganda,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania) and closely related to Juba  
Arabic
(Southern Sudan). It is the language of a Muslim community - the Nubis.
Their ancestors came from Southern Sudan in the late 19th century.

This research describes the Kinubi as it is spoken today in Mombasa,  
on the
Kenyan coast. It emphasizes the originality of this dialect, compared to
the one of Kibera (Kenya) and the one of Bombo (Uganda). It analyzes  
what
was the role of the supestratum (Dialectal Arabic), the substratum  
(various
languages of Southern Sudan) and the adstratum (Swahili and English)  
in its
evolution.

Concerning the originality, the Kinubi of Mombasa has various  
phonological
and morphological characteristics which, though they are not used by all
our informants, do not appear in the other Kinubi dialects which have  
been
already described: the apocope and the epenthesis are less common, the  
dual
form is still in use, as well as the affixed pronoun? Moreover, the  
Kinubi
of Mombasa is influenced by the various origins of its speakers.

Regarding the formation process, we notice that the influence of the
substratum is scarcely observable, and that the superstratum has  
played an
important role. The adstratum has a major influence on the language  
today.
However, English and Swahili do not influence Kinubi in the same manner,
and the role of the other languages which are spoken in East Africa is
almost irrelevant. In this study, we try to determine the various  
factors -
linguistically, socially, historically - which may explain those  
differences.

2nd printng 2009.


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:34 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:U of Cairo Symposium on The Marginalized
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:U of Cairo Symposium on The Marginalized

Call for Papers
Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
December 7-9, 2010

?The Marginalized?

Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2010
Replies will be posted by April 30, 2010
(No abstracts will be accepted after the deadline)

In a globalized world, which is, paradoxically, also a world of  
growing dissent, marginalized groups with diverse ideological mindsets  
are likely to emerge on various levels. Women find themselves at the  
periphery of an oppressive patriarchal society, ethnic groups endure  
diasporic mobility to flee political subjugation, and the wretched at  
the bottom of the social ladder lack their bare necessities, to  
mention but a few of the groups. In such instances, the marginalized  
is relegated to the periphery of the dominant authority, against which  
s/he struggles so as to assert his/her position.

The Symposium seeks to explore the dynamics of various marginalized  
voices, as it is concerned with what Bill Ashcroft et al. call  
?discourses of marginality.? It is interested in readings of  
marginality in both literary and linguistic studies. Papers submitted  
must be original, unpublished, and not previously presented at any  
other conference.

Proposed topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

?         Literature of the diaspora

?         Resistance literature

?         Prison literature

?         Immigrant literature

?         Hybridity in language and literature

?         ?Englishes?

?         Gender studies

?         Oral literature

?         Children?s literature

?         New forms & the mainstream (e.g. graphic novels, blogs, e- 
literature, etc.)

?         Popular culture

?         Visual culture


Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20  
minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.
Fees:

USD 300 for non-Egyptian participants
LE 300 for Egyptian participants and foreign residents

The above fees include registration, 2 social and cultural events, and? 
if paper is accepted?publication in The Proceedings.

?      LE 50 for attendance only
?      Free admission for students.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address: cairosymposium at yahoo.com 
.
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
Topic area:
Title of presentation:
Presenter?s biodata (50 words)
Address:
E-mail:
Equipment needed (if any):
Abstract (300 words):*

* Abstracts must be submitted in English along with an Arabic  
translation (non-Arab presenters are exempted from Arabic translation).


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:needs contact info for Habaka J. Feghali
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Andrew Freeman <andyf at u.washington.edu>
Subject:needs contact info for Habaka J. Feghali

Hi,
                 Does anybody have contact information for Habaka J.  
Feghali, the author of ?Arabic Adeni textbook?
Thanks,
Andy Freeman, PhD
(206)225-0386

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Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic word for "phraseology"
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:psgrimm at CASAARABE-IEAM.ES
Subject:Arabic word for "phraseology"

Dear Ashraf,


I suggest that you read the following article, though I don?t think  
there?s
a proposal of an Arabic term for phraseology in it.

http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/9783110190762.752

-paula

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Karow Award for Digital Typography to Thomas Milo
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:blokland at dutchtypelibrary.com
Subject:Karow Award for Digital Typography to Thomas Milo

The second Dr. Peter Karow Award for Font Technology & Digital
Typography has been awarded to Thomas Milo for the development of the
ACE layout engine (the heart of the Tasmeem plugin for InDesign ME)
for Arabic text setting.

The Dr. Peter Karow Award for Font Technology & Digital Typography is
presented once per five years to a person who makes an exceptional and
innovative contribution to the development of digital type and
typography related technology. The first Dr. Peter Karow Award was
presented to Dr. Peter Karow himself at the third DTL FontMaster
Conference at Castle Maurick in 2003. So, in this case it took
actually an extra year before the jury (Dr. Peter Karow, Dr. J?rgen
Willrodt, Peter Rosenfeld and Frank E. Blokland [chairman]) came to an
unanimous decision for the second award.

Thomas Milo and his company DecoType developed with ACE, which is an
acronym for 'Arabic Calligraphic Engine', new advanced technology for
Arabic text setting, which needs a far more sophisticated approach
than for instance the Latin script, based on a thorough analysis of
the Arabic script. Not only served Milo's typographic research as the
fundament for the ACE technology, clearly it also formed a basis for
the development of the OpenType format, although this is a less known
and acknowledged fact.

Thomas Milo's importance for the development of digital type and
typography is evident and in line with the position of Dr. Peter Karow
in the field. As one consultant of the award jury stated: 'Dr. Karow
made type digital in a way we know today (description of shapes as
outlines, rasterization, hinting, greyscaling, plus page-layout
improvements). Thomas Milo added the "smartness" needed for scripts
that ask for a more sophisticated behavior than Latin'.

On the 18th of November Dr. Peter Karow shall personally present the
award to Thomas Milo at the Type[&]Design 2009 conference
<http://www.fontmaster.nl/Blogs/FMNews> in The Hague.

The jury of the Dr. Peter Karow Award congratulates Thomas Milo with
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 24 Second Call for Papers
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:"Brustad, Kristen" <brustad at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:ALS 24 Second Call for Papers

  24th Arabic Linguistics Symposium:  ?Arabic Linguistics across  
Traditions?
University of Texas, Austin
April 9-11, 2010

Call for Papers

The Arabic Linguistics Society and the University of Texas at Austin  
are pleased to announce the Twenty-Fourth Annual Symposium on Arabic  
Linguistics to be held at the University of Texas, Austin, April 9-11,  
2010.

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

This year?s theme will be  ?Arabic Linguistics across Traditions.?   
Submissions that compare or combine two traditions, approaches, or  
analytic frameworks are especially encouraged.  The conference will  
also offer a special session on Formal and Functional Approaches to  
Syntax featuring papers that either (1) compare two or more syntactic  
analyses to a problem or (2)  present a solution to a syntactic  
problem using a particular approach that other approaches are unable  
to solve.  The goal of this session is to discuss the various  
approaches to syntactic analysis with a general linguist audience.

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a one- 
page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of the  
topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be developed  
(the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be presented).   
Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in describing  
their topics.  Abstracts should be submitted by PDF email attachment  
(all fonts embedded) to:

  mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu

Presenters? names should not appear on the abstracts.   Rather, the  
author's name, title and affiliation, and return email address should  
be included in the body of the email message. It will be removed  
before being forwarded to the review committee.

Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 25, 2009

2009 ALS membership dues of $25 and conference fees of $50 (total $75)  
are to be submitted with all abstracts and must be received by the  
abstract deadline.   Membership dues are non-refundable; conference  
fees are refundable, if requested, only to those whose papers are not  
accepted.
Address:
Dr. Mustafa Mughazy
Department of Foreign Languages
410 Sprau Tower
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA


Conference Registration Fees:
Before March 1, 2010: $35 for students and $50 for non-students.
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Muhammad Eissa <eissa at comcast.net>
Subject:Number of Al-Kitaab Chapters per term

Salaam All;

	Perhaps Hanada's response is among the firs I read in this list that
attract our attention to a major misallocation of our teaching focus.  
In the
past ten years + I have been heavily engaged in mostly K-12 teachers'
training. One expression is always highlighted and stressed as a goal  
is:
"what you want student to know and be able to do by the end of your  
teaching
phase?".

	The prevailing misconception is that "curriculum" means textbook and
visa versa. Unlike language teaching faculty in institutions of higher
education,  K-12 Arabic language teachers, especially in public  
schools, are
required to teach according to Standards-Based Curriculum.  (see  
Executive
Summary: http://www.actfl.org/files/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf)
Very few of Arabic language teachers in colleges and universities care  
to
know or to be engaged in the current language teaching movement.

	I am afraid many members in this list may be reluctant to open the
door for a realistic discussion of the status of Arabic language  
teaching,
particularly those who teach in institutions of higher education.  
However,
it is not too late to reflect on our current status and engage in a  
serious
investigation of why Arabic is still lagging behind in its teaching
pedagogical progress.

Salaam
Muhammad S. Eissa, Ph. D.
University of Chicago,
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations,
1155 E. 58th. Street,
Chicago, IL 60637
Ph. (773) 834-0123
Fax (773) 702-2587
E. Mail: <meissa at uchicago.edu>

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Inter Journal of Sociology of Lang: CFP on Religion
 and Language
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1) Subject:Inter Journal of Sociology of Lang: CFP on Religion and  
Language

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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Inter Journal of Sociology of Lang: CFP on Religion and Language

Hey everyone,

I found this call for papers at:
http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/34605
Reprinted below:

full name / name of organization:
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
contact email:
mukherjeesipra at gmail.com
cfp categories:
cultural_studies_and_historical_approaches
journals_and_collections_of_essays
religion
CALL FOR PAPERS: This is a call for papers for the International  
Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL). The theme of this issue  
will be: ?Language and Religion.? The aim of this issue is to bring  
into focus the complex cultural, social and political relationships  
between Language and Religion.  Both the terms may be interpreted  
widely to include dialects, lost languages, religious sects/cults, non- 
institutional faiths.  Topics may include, but are not limited to:

religion and literacy - how the spread of religions may be accompanied  
by spread of a language or a certain kind of literacy,
how the coming of a religion to another land changes the discourse,  
definitions of religious faith,
translations, - how cross-cultural interactions affect interpretations  
of terms when a religion is adapted from one culture to another,
language and religion impacting each other as tools of social  
mobility, or as areas of competition,
how religious conversion may be influenced by the social status of a  
language,
consequence of words and terms from the more powerful religious groups  
finding their way into secular language,
the question of the choice of language in religious practices,
religion being used to establish failing/flagging languages,
how language used in religious texts/preaching uses the social context  
- the power dynamics of nationalism, society, conversion, etc,
effects of migration leading to influence of language upon religion,  
or vice versa, altering language and religion demographics of a society,
struggles over the status of a certain language within the larger  
multi-linguistic religious group,
the discourse of secular power used by most religions (king, crown,  
battle) which has, in some cases, allied religious discourse with  
nationalistic struggles.
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words (with ?IJSL? as the  
subject) along with a short CV to the editor of this issue Sipra  
Mukherjee (mukherjeesipra at gmail.com , andsipram at yahoo.com) by 10th  
Dec, 2009.  Decisions regarding relevant proposals will be completed  
by 20th Dec., 2009. Completed papers of approx 10,000 -12,000 words  
will be required by 1st August, 2010 to be considered for  
inclusion.The IJSL is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.  
The General Editor of IJSL is Joshua A. Fishman and the Associate  
Editor, Ofelia Garcia.



Hope someone finds this useful,
Alex Magidow (not affiliated with IJSL)


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:polite plurals
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Ghayda Al Ali <gaa011 at yahoo.com>
Subject:polite plurals

I'm Iraqi from Baghdad, I've been raised to address my grandparents  
and elder people by using Plural forms "??????/??????", The  
plural forms also used in the south as you have mentioned in Najif in  
Houza. It is also used some parts of Qatar, Sharja (UAE), Bahrain and  
Lebanon. I lived in for a while in these places.
Ghayda

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:hakathaa
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:hakathaa

Dear list members,

I want to ask about this expression: hakathaa ????. Is it  
considered a demonstrative or a discourse marker? Is this a new  
combination of the demonstrative morpheme /tha/ with the /ha/ for  
attention and the /ka/ for similarity, or does it exist in Classical  
Arabic? For example, this term is not mentioned in the Quran. I would  
appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you.

Mai Zaki
Lecturer in Arabic and Translation Studies
Middlesex University

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wh-forms in Arabic dialects
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Wh-forms in Arabic dialects

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:53
From: Issa Abdel Razaq [issarazaq at yahoo.com]
Subject: Wh- forms in Modern Arabic Dialect


For those who can contribute:
My name is Issa Abdel Razaq, I am doing my PhD in the Department of
Linguistics at the University of London-Queen Mary:

I am trying to tie together the use of wh- forms in Modern Arabic  
dialects.
I have been working for a while on argument & adjunct wh- phrases.
Currently, I am studying the wh- form 'shuu'  (the equivelant of  
'what' in
English') and its instantiations such as 'eish' 'wesh' 'sheno' 'esho'  
etc.
My hypothesis is that across all the dialects, these forms have the same
deep structure and share morphology & internal structure. If I am on the
right track, I believe that this wh- form comes from a complex makeup of
'ayyu/ayya shay'en huwwa' (which-thing-it) which then has undergone
morphological reductions to result in the different forms used in the
Arabic dialects even the Egyptian form 'eeh'.

Moreover, this type of wh- form forms the basis of some adjunct wh-words
such as 'gadd eish' (how much); 'leesh/laweesh..' (for what thing, i.e.,
why); 'eshloon' (how).

I would be grateful for you feedback and comments as well as  
initiating a
discussion on this wh- form in Arabic as I believe it will have  
significant
implication for the analysis of wh- words at least as far as Arabic is
concerned, rather than some scattered material.  My e-mail is:
issarazaq at yahoo.com.

Regards to everyone.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:37 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:word for goat
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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:moderator
Subject:word for goat

I have been asked by a colleague to post a query if anyone knows  
whether there is a word for 'goat' in the provinces of Homorzgan or  
Fars (in Iran) that sounds something like gashun or gatshin.

Thanks.

dil

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Full-Tuition Fellowships Monterey Institute and
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Subject:Full-Tuition Fellowships Monterey Institute and Middlebury  
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American University in Cairo Job
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1) Subject:American University in Cairo Job

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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:American University in Cairo Job

University or Organization: The American University in Cairo
Department: Arabic Language Institute
Job Location: Cairo, Egypt
Web Address: http://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/ali

Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics

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

Description:

Company Profile:
Founded in 1919, AUC's campus has moved to its new, state-of-the-art  
campus
in New Cairo beginning Fall Semester, 2008. AUC's degree programs are
accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools; Engineering programs are  
accredited by
ABET and the Management program is accredited by AACSB. For more
information visit the university's website at www.aucegypt.edu. The  
normal
teaching load is three courses per semester and English is the  
language of
instruction. For expatriates, benefits include housing, annual round- 
trip
air travel for appointee and qualifying dependents, plus schooling for  
the
equivalent of up to two children at Cairo American College. In view of
AUC's protocol agreement with the Egyptian government, which requires
specific proportions of Egyptian, U.S., and third-country citizen  
faculty,
at this time preference will be given to qualified applicants who are  
U.S.
citizens.

Job Description:
Assistant Professor to teach and do research in the MA in TAFL program.
Specialization is sought in one or more of the following areas: Research
methodology, pedagogical grammar, teaching language skills, CALL and
syllabus design.

Requirements:
Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics, TAFL or a related field by  
September
1, 2010, is required. An active research agenda is expected.  
Experience in
teaching in an MA TAFL program is strongly desirable (including the
supervision of MA theses) and experience or interest in community based
learning and/or online learning and teaching online is also an asset.

Additional Information:
Tenure-track position. Review of applications will start immediately.
Priority will be given to applications received by December 1, 2009.  
Note:
Please remember your account login enables you to respond to AUC  
additional
questions (if required).

Application Instructions:
All applicants must submit the following documents online: a) a current
C.V. (upload via Step 2 on the next page); b) a letter of interest; c) a
completed AUC Personal Information Form (PIF). For your convenience, the
PIF can be downloaded on the next page (next to upload section); d) a
statement of teaching philosophy. e) a copy of a recently published  
article
or manuscript chapter in progress; f) ask three referees familiar with  
your
professional background to send reference letters directly to our  
office in
New York (lspecht at aucnyo.edu) or to the Office of the Provost
(provost at aucegypt.edu). Note: Please remember your account login enables
you to respond to AUC additional questions (if required).


Application Deadline: 18-Apr-2010
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.apply-for-job.net/c/jobclick.cfm?site=944&job=6099320
Contact Information:
	Rafaela Messmer
	Email: r.messmer at jobtarget.com


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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Oct 30 21:43:28 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:annotating the Quran
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1) Subject:annotating the Quran

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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:Ahmed Saleh Elimam <asaleh1111 at yahoo.com>
Subject:annotating the Quran

Dear All,

For those intersted in I'raab AlQuran, please read a classical source  
such as Alnahaas http://www.altafsir.com/QuranSyntax.asp?SoraName=1&Ayah=0&img=C

hope this helps

Ahmed A.S. Elimam


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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Oct 30 21:43:45 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING/PEDA:research on emergent Arabic literacy
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1) Subject:research on emergent Arabic literacy

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Date: 30 Oct 2009
From:kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:research on emergent Arabic literacy

  am not sure if I did understood what you mean by"emergent Arabic  
literacy/reading instruction". However, I have thought  of  the  
history of literacy in Arabic education. You might look at
1- Avner Gil'adi (1992) Children of Islam. St. Martin's press. New York
2- Bayard Dodge (1962) Muslim Education in Medieval Times. The Middle  
East Institute. Washington, DC.
3- Elinor Saiegh-Haddad (2003) Linguistic Distance and Initial reading  
acquisition: the case of Arabic diglossia in Applied Psycholinguistics  
(Psychological Studies of Language Processes): 24:3:431-451.

best wishes
Kassem Wahba


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