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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Milan Conference on African Arabic
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1) Subject: Milan Conference on African Arabic

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Subject: Milan Conference on African Arabic

Full Title: African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology 
Short Title: AFRAR 

Date: 26-May-2011 - 27-May-2011
Location: Milan, Italy 
Contact Person: Mena Lafkioui
Meeting Email: mena.lafkioui at unimib.it

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

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                    Swahili (swh)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic; Niger-Congo; Nilo-Saharan; Semitic 

Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2011 

Meeting Description:

The international conference African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology that will be held at Università di Milano-Bicocca on May 26 - 27, 2011 addresses African varieties of Arabic, focusing especially on topics dealing with language contact, the development of Arabic-based pidgins and creoles, synchronic language variation and diachronic language reconstruction. Other topics related to the conference theme are welcome. 

Call for Papers

The international conference 'African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology' addresses African varieties of Arabic, focusing especially on topics dealing with language contact, the development of Arabic-based pidgins and creoles, synchronic language variation and diachronic language reconstruction. Other topics related to the conference theme are welcome.

The conference languages are English and French. Presentations are 20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.

Papers will be selected on the basis of anonymous abstracts. Abstracts should be in by January 30, 2011. Selections of abstracts is done by a Scientific Committee.

Notification will be sent out before February 20, 2011. 

How to submit an abstract:
- Send your (anonymous) title and abstract as an email attachment to: mena.lafkioui at unimib.it
- Subject header: (your last name) AFRAR abstract 
- Please include the following in the body of the email: 
- Name(s) of author(s) 
- Abstract title 
- Contact information: email, phone, fax 

Abstract specifications: 
- Maximum length: 500 words or 1 single-spaced page written in Times New Roman 12 Font.
- Format: If possible Pdf. 
- Language: English or French. 
- Please do not put your name or other identifying information on the abstract. 

Conference convenor: Mena Lafkioui (Università Milano-Bicocca-Ghent University).

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:52 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 25 Info
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1) Subject: ALS 25 Info

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From: S Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: ALS 25 Info

Dear Arabic-L Members,
 
I hope to see as many of you in Tucson this March. Judging from the high quality of accepted papers, the symposium promises to be an outstanding one. There is a web site for ALS 25 created by our wonderful web master at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies -for which many thanks. - located at
http//www.cmes.arizona.edu/als25
 The web site now has a tentative schedule which will be replaced by the final program once it is ready. There is a link to the Marriott Hotel, host of ALS 25, for room reservations. Reservations must be made through this link by Feb 1 to secure the conference rate. A conference registration form will be uploaded soon.
Concerning dues, please follow instructions stated in the call for papers and pasted below.
 
Registration:
All registrations must include a $25 ALS membership fee in addition to:
Before February 1, 2011: 35 for students and 50 for non-students.
After February 1, 2011: 45 for students and 60 for non-students.

For those who don’t want to do the math, this means your check should be $60 for students, and $75 for non-students before Feb. 1, 2011, an $70 for students and $85 for non-students after Feb. 1, 2011.  ALS membership dues are non-refundable.  Conference fees are refundable only for those whose abstracts were not accepted.

Registration checks may be sent to:

Dilworth Parkinson
3058 JFSB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT  84602

Make checks to “Arabic Linguistics Society”

Please let me know if you encounter any difficulty with the ALS or hotel site and I would be happy to answer any questions.
 
Samira Farwaneh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Department of Linguistics, SLAT Program
P.O. Box 210158B; L. F. Marshall #440,  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158B
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:57 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic etymological dictionaries responses
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1) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response
2) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response

Doesn't Lane's have etymological/cognate information in the entries?

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response

An Arabic etymological dictionary? There is no such thing. 

Etymology in the modern sense is a serious black hole in Oriental studies. There is nothing that systematically and exhaustively scrutinizes the obvious relationships of Arabic with related Semitic languages like Akkadian, Eblaitic, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sabaic, Thamudic, Hebrew, Ethiopian etc. etc., nor with any of the surrounding major non-Semitic languages such as Sumerian, Latin, Greek, Egyptian, Persian ad Turkish.

There isn't even a Semitic etymological dictionary in the sense they exist for all major and many minor Indo-European languages.

There are etymological dictionaries of Hebrew like the "Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew: Based on the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch", but these are theological exegetical works without the concept of historical linguistics as it is understood today.

A major challenge and a splendid inspiration for a happy 2011!

t

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:53 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Columbia Summer Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan 2011
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1) Subject: Columbia Summer Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan 2011

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject: Columbia Summer Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan 2011

Columbia University Summer Arabic Language Program in Amman, Jordan

Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students, the nine week program takes place from May 28-July 28, 2011. In its second year, the program offers three levels of Modern Standard Arabic (second year, third year, and fourth year). Students complete the equivalent of a full year of Arabic and are awarded 10 points of Columbia University credit upon successful completion of the program. Jordanian Arabic is offered as a one day course during the orientation period and in independent tutoring sessions with Teaching Assistants.

Field trips and cultural activities are organized to provide opportunities for students to strengthen their language skills and deepen their understanding of Arabic language, history, and culture. Sites visited in the past include Petra, Wadi Rum, and Ajloun Nature Reserve. Workshops or lectures introduce students to the local art, music, or film scene.  Advanced students volunteer with local community organizations. There is a week long break during which students can travel independently throughout Jordan and the Middle East.

The application deadline is March 1.

More information and an application can be found by going to the following website:

http://ogp.columbia.edu/?go=AmmanSummer

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:55 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New articles
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1) Subject: New article
2) Subject: New article

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New article

Journal Title:  Journal of Pragmatics 
Volume Number:  43 
Issue Number:  2 
Issue Date:  2011 

16. Tunisian university students' choice of apology strategies in a discourse
completion task
Pages 648-662
Khaled Jebahi

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New article

Journal Title:  International Journal of the Sociology of Language 
Volume Number:  2010 
Issue Number:  206 
Issue Date:  2010 

A critical commentary on the discourse of language rights in the Naivasha
language policy in Sudan using habitus as a method
Ashraf Abdelhay

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:59:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:needs verb conjugation website
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From: Alexis Neme <alexis.neme at gmail.com>
Subject: needs verb conjugation website

Hello,

I am wondering if there is  a website dedicated to  Arabic verb conjugation which is  reliable and with diacritics. 

Thanks,

Alexis

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:58 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Vodcast of festive greetings
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1) Subject: Vodcast of festive greetings

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: Vodcast of festive greetings

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Students, 

As the new year has dawned in both Islamic and Gregorian calendars, may I take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and joyful new year full of success and happy memories. 

For this occasion, I have created a special vodcast (i.e. video podcast) that teaches Arabic learners to say the festive greeting in Arabic. This was recorded in collaboration with Marc Pentletonthe founder of Radio Lingua, which produces some of the top and most popular language-learning podcasts in the world, such as Coffee Break French, Spanish, etc… 

Hopefully, there will be a full Arabic podcast course coming soon in 2011

To watch the video for the Arabic episode + other languages go to : http://bit.ly/eIrQk1

If you have any comments please post them via the link provided. 

I'll be in touch with you very soon with the 2nd e-Arabic Teachers Digest to keep you up to date with the latest developments in TAFL. 

Best Regards 

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan  6 18:58:59 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpora resource
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1) Subject: Arabic Corpora resource

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: طه taha <taha_zerrouki at gawab.com>
Subject: Arabic Corpora resource


Arabic Corpora resource now available on
   http://aracorpus.e3rab.com/index.php?content=english

The Arabic Corpora resource project aims to give references of arabic
corpora with free access, to allow computing linguistics to accomplish
their works.
corpora

Ajdir Corpora

   * Collector : Dr Ahmed Abdelali
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals ()
   * Size: 113 millions words, 800 Mb
   * Link: compressed file (tar.gz)
     individual files

Arabic corpus (Watan&Khaleej)

   * Collector : Dr Mourad Abbes
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals (AlWatan & Alkhaleej)
   * Size: 14 Mb
   * Link: Arabic Corpus

Arabic Corpora

   * Collector : Dr. Latifa Al-Sulaiti
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals()
   * Size:-
   * Link: Arabic corpus

Open Source Arabic Corpora

   * Collector : Dr Saad Motaz
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals ()
   * Size:20 millions words, 15 Mb
   * Link: ar-text-mining

Arabic Words Corpora

   * A list of words
   * Collector : Muayyed Al-Saadi
   * Access:Free
   * References:Thwab library
   * Size: 1.5 million words, 6 Mb (zip)
   * Link: Arabic word corpus

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New Book

AUTHOR(S): Diouy, Samirn
TITLE: Some Aspects of Moroccan Arabic Agrammatism
YEAR: 2010
PUBLISHER: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443821551
ANNOUNCED IN: http://linguistlist.org/issues/21/21-5171.html

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Mon Jan 10 16:53:53 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Studies Online survey
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1) Subject: Arabic Studies Online survey

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: ASI <dina at arabicstudiesonline.org>
Subject: Arabic Studies Online survey

Have you visited the fastest growing online resource for Arabic professionals? 


We currently have posted an online survey and urge you to visit and complete 
the survey so we may serve your needs.  The survey is accessed from our home 
page: http://www.arabicstudiesonline.org 

Our online community for professionals, scholars, students, and vendors in the 
field of Arabic studies is expanding quite dramatically, and we urge you to visit 
and participate. 

At this time membership is free!

We do charge a fee for vendor members to display their goods or services at a 
low rate of $50.00 per year.  This is a bargain to promote your company to our 
members as well as the thousands of visitors to our site each month.

Arabic Studies International (ASI) welcomes your participation in this community 
where you will be able to: 
- Participate in forums on Arabic culture, linguistics, literature, pedagogy, 
teaching, and research
- Join in a forum for public question and answers
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Feel free to reply to this email if you have any questions or inquiries about 
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The web site is again http://www.arabicstudiesonline.org.  I look forward to 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Verb Conjugation sites
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1) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
2) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
3) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
4) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
5) Subject: Verb Conjugation site

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Dear Alexis, 
You may try http://acon.baykal.be/ but with caution.  

Best Regards 
Mourad

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Samar Moushabeck <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Dear Alexis,

I have found the following sites very useful:

http://home.pacbell.net/walwahab/CHART.htm
and
http://acon.baykal.be/index.php

Best,
Samar Moushabeck
Deerfield Academy

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Taha Zerrouki <taha.zerrouki at gmail.com
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

There is one
called 
Qutrub
on http://qutrub.arabeyes.org

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From:  "Dr. Saeed Alwakil" <alwakil at aucegypt.edu>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

I suggest this sit:
 
http://qutrub.arabeyes.org/#options
 
Best regards,
 
Saeed Alwakeel

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From:  Otakar Smrz <otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Hi, Alexis,

there are a couple of systems available online. For Arabic verb 
conjugation only, you can try out Qutrub http://qutrub.arabeyes.org/ 
or ACON http://acon.baykal.be/ for instance.

Let me however recommend ElixirFM http://elixir-fm.sourceforge.net/ 
which can conjugate verbs as well as derive participles and masdars. 
The conjugation/inflection mode is not limited to verbs, you can in 
fact inflect also nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals, and some 
prepositions. ElixirFM can be also used as a dictionary or as a 
morphological analyzer of Arabic texts.

You can visit http://elixir-fm.sourceforge.net/ and click the ElixirFM 
Inflect mode. The screen will show an example query. In the right 
field, you can specify the Arabic citation form of the word you want 
to inflect. You can even write down the English translation of the 
word you are interesed in. It is possible to input the Arabic script 
using an intuitive Latin transcription (click on the Yamli icon for 
more help).

The left field of the form indicates what morphological parameters you 
are interested in. You can use common linguistic names for them, such 
as 'perfect' or 'indicative', or use abbreviations, like 'perf' or 
'ind'. The parameters that you leave unrestricted will be iterated 
over, so you can easily obtain whole paradigms of inflected word 
forms.

The default example says 'perfect active third imperative', which will 
give you all third person perfective active verb forms and all 
imperative verb forms. You can modify this easily to relax or restrict 
the space of inflectional parameters according to your needs.

Some more documentation is provided at the ElixirFM Wiki 
http://elixir-fm.wiki.sourceforge.net/, but feel free to contact me if 
you have any questions or comments.


Best regards and wishes for the new year,


Otakar Smrz

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Overseas Program in Alex
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Rafah Helal <Helal at americancouncils.org>
Subject: Arabic Overseas Program in Alex

The deadline to apply to the Arabic Overseas Undergraduate Program in Alexandria, Egypt is February 16th, 2011.
This program is designed for undergraduate students in the US, at the intermediate level of Arabic. To apply, please visit us at: http://apps.americancouncils.org/AOP
 
Program Dates:
May 23rd, 2011 – July 23rd, 2011
 
Program Components:
20 hours a week of MSA, ECA, and Media classes;
4 hours a week of Conversational Partners to improve ECA;
2-3 overnight excursions;
Cultural enrichment activities
 
Benefits:
Summer Credits from Bryn Mawr College;
Pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC;
Round-trip International Airfare from Washington, DC
Live in the dorms with an Egyptian student
 
Application Deadline:
February 16th, 2011
 
Program Cost: $8,600 including pre-departure orientation, airfare, insurance, tuition, room and board
 
For more information, please contact Rafah Helal at: helal at actr.org
 
Rafah Helal
Senior Program Officer
Arabic Overseas Programs
American Councils for International Education
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Digital Dialects site
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: craigjg at gmail.com
Subject: Digital Dialects site

Greetings,
I would like to suggest a section of my website as a link for inclusion on your sites. I have a few interactive games for acquiring Arabic vocabulary (with a few more pending assistance from a translator) available on my website at

http://www.digitaldialects.com/Arabic.htm

You might call the link something like 'Digital Dialects Arabic or whatever you wish. A usual description might be 'Interactive games for learning the Arabic language'.


Kind regards
Craig Gibson

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on Arabic etymological dictionaries
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Benjamin Geer <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject: more on Arabic etymological dictionaries

Thomas Milo wrote:
An Arabic etymological dictionary? There is no such thing. 

Etymology in the modern sense is a serious black hole in Oriental studies. There is nothing that systematically and exhaustively scrutinizes the obvious relationships of Arabic with related Semitic languages like Akkadian, Eblaitic, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sabaic, Thamudic, Hebrew, Ethiopian etc. etc., nor with any of the surrounding major non-Semitic languages such as Sumerian, Latin, Greek, Egyptian, Persian ad Turkish.

I agree, and it would also be very useful to have an etymological dictionary that traced the histories of modern Arabic words.  For example, I would like to know exactly when the word qawmiyyastarted to be used to mean "nationalism" in Arabic, or who was the first person to use the word thaqafa to mean "culture".  In other words, it would be immensely useful to have something like the Oxford English Dictionary for Arabic.

I think this could only be done through digitisation and electronic processing of large numbers of texts.  A vast project.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARAM conferences July 2011
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies <aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: ARAM conferences July 2011

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing three conferences on
Trade Routes and Seafaring in the Ancient Near East, 04-06 July 2011
The Amorites, 11-13 July 2011
The Western Missions in the Levant (including Iran, Iraq & Egypt), 18-20 July 2011
to be held at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, UK.

Papers: Each talk is limited to 30 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. It would help us greatly if the speaker keeps to the time allocated in order to allow the other speakers sufficient time to address the Conference. If however a speaker feels that 30 minutes is not enough time for his/her topic, an extended version of his/her paper can be published in the Aram periodical, while the 30 minute limit will be retained for the presentation of his/her paper at the Conference itself.
Papers will be accepted from accredited academics in the field, and please note that the Academic Committee of the Conference will be very strict in only accepting papers relevant to the main theme of the conference. We need you CV if you are a new contributor to an Aram conference.
All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review.

Abstract: The Academic Committee of the Conference would like to receive your abstract before mid-February 2011. We will confirm that we have accepted your proposal on receipt of an abstract, which should be in the region of 500 words long with a bibliography of the primary sources that will be discussed. 

If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact Dr. Shafiq Abouzayd:
Aram Society, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. 01865-514041, Fax. 01865-516824, Email: aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Monterey Institute Summer Institute jobs
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Monterey Institute Summer Institute jobs

University or Organization: Monterey Institute of International Studies 
Department: GSTILE-ICLP
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.miis.edu
Job Rank: Adjunct Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                     Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) 
                     French (fra) 
                     Japanese (jpn) 
                     Russian (rus) 
                     Spanish (spa) 

Description:

Position Summary:
The Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) provides beginning,
intermediate level, and some advanced language instruction in an intensive
format to approximately 150 undergraduate and graduate students as well as
professionals for 8 weeks every summer.  Under supervision of the Language
Program Coordinator and the SILP Director, language instructors provide
intensive instruction through a communicative approach to language teaching
using authentic contexts, assessments and materials for the Summer
Intensive Language Program.

Essential Responsibilities:
-  Teaches assigned language 4.5 hour per day, plus one office hour per day
-  Attends three-day pre-program training workshop
-  Participates in first-day student orientation
-  Participates in administering and scoring pre- and post program
proficiency and placement tests
-  Collaborates with the language program coordinator, other instructors
and tutors/activity guide to provide integration between curricular and
extra-curricular programming as well as cultural relevance
-  Participates in at least one extra-curricular activity with students per
week
-  Collaborates with Language Program Coordinator in the development of
session tests
-  Prepares comprehensive syllabus including course description, course
goals and objectives, assessment guidelines for students as well as
required class material(s)
-  Prepares classes and provides instruction focusing on communicative
language teaching and the use of authentic materials
-  Adjusts intensity and pace of curriculum as needed in collaboration with
language program coordinator and SILP director
-  Keeps track of student progress by regularly implementing appropriate
formal and informal assessment and completing grade reports as requested
-  Attends pre-, mid-, and post-program faculty meetings

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
-  Excellent teaching and interpersonal communication skills
-  Familiarity with communicative teaching practices and use of authentic
materials to teach foreign language
-  Previous experience in content or project-based instruction a plus
-  Proven dedication to excellence in language teaching
-  Willingness and ability to become acquainted and comply with SILP
processes and regulations as well as Institute policies

Education/Experience
-  MA or PhD in language, language teaching or related field strongly preferred
-  2+ years of previous language teaching experience in the target language
-  Native or near-native language ability
-  Previous experience teaching in intensive program strongly preferred

Physical Requirements/Environment

The Monterey institute of International Studies maintains a smoke-free
workplace and complies with the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act and Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Position requires light to moderate physical effort and the ability to work
at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.

Required Application Materials:

-  Curriculum Vitae and cover letter detailing all relevant teaching and
language experience, a brief description of your teaching philosophy, and
your interest in the position
-  Two letters of recommendation from previous teaching experience
(evaluations are not required but would be appreciated). Letters of
recommendation may be emailed to jobs at miis.edu  
-  This position will be open until filled with a priority application
deadline of March 15, 2011.
-  All applicants will be informed about the status of their application no
later than March 31, 2011. 

MIIS is an EEO/AA Employer


Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2011 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://apptrkr.com/171109 
Contact Information:
	MIIS Human Resources 
	Email: jobs at miis.edu 


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic etymological dictionaries
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2) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries
3) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries


I think this could only be done through digitisation and electronic processing of large numbers of texts.  A vast project.

While I too would love vast amounts of medieval and modern texts made machine-readable, there *was* an OED before we had the OCP, you know. :-) It is just possible that the requisite textual scholarship exists in the great universities of the Middle East, and perhaps beyond. What is not a given is a lexicographic team with the will to organize all this scattered erudition. 

-Dan.

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: <rstock at drew.edu>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

Wonderful idea, Ben and one that has long intrigued me, in all the permutations you cite here.--Raymond

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Antonio Giménez <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

While not being etymological dictionaries strictly speaking, some
lexicographical works on Andalusi Arabic by Professor Federico Corriente
contain valuable etymological information (see e.g. /A Dictionary of
Andalusi Arabic/, Brill, 1997).

Antonio Giménez

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs responses from native speaking first year
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Beth Clark-Gareca <beth.clarkgareca at nyu.edu>
Subject: Needs responses from native speaking first year instructors

Dear Arabic-L Community,

We are graduate students in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University. We are conducting a research study on the perceptions and practices of first-year, native-speaker Arabic instructors. We would like to better understand how Arabic teachers’ perceptions of student needs influence their classroom teaching practices.

If you are a native speaker of Arabic, and are currently teaching a first year Arabic language course (first or second semester), please contact us through email at bc210 at nyu.edu, or by phone at (610) 597-0100. If you would prefer to contact us by regular mail, the address is

Beth Clark-Gareca and/or Tasha Darbes
Department of Teaching and Learning
239 Greene Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003

We would be happy to answer any questions you may have and hope that you will consider taking part in this worthwhile research project.

Thank you very much,

Beth Clark-Gareca, PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning
Tasha Darbes, PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Tue Jan 11 18:27:06 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:eLearning Training for Foreign Language Teachers
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: eLearning Training for Foreign Language Teachers

2-Day Intensive Training:  Essential eLearning for Foreign Language Teachers

Building on its previous success, I am pleased to announce that CASAW will be running its third 2-day intensive CPD training program in eLearning skills for MFL teachers as follows: 
Time: Fri 25 – Sat 26 Feb, 0900-1700
Venue: Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, SE14 6NW
Fees: £75. The fee includes lunch, plus morning and afternoon refreshments for 2 days.
Type of event: Seminars and hands-on workshops
Target number: 10-15 participants
Trainer: Mourad Diouri, CASAW, University of Edinburgh
To get an idea of how the event went last year, please have a look at the photo album and read the feedback and testimonials submitted by participants at: http://bit.ly/h4ukik

Aims of the Course
This two day training will be delivered using a blended style of combining theory-based seminars with hands-on practical
It is aimed at teachers with an interest in, but little experience of, technology-enhanced language education
The training will equip participants with the most essential elearning ideas, practices and tools required for language teaching
It will also build participants’ confidence, knowledge and creativity to inspire them to use technology to their advantage
Due to time restrictions, the programme will not go into great detail, but rather will be provided in short “bite-sized” chunks

Further details can be found at: http://bit.ly/h4ukik
Training Skills & Themes
Training Programme
Who should apply?
Photo Album
Feedback & Testimonials

How to apply?
To register and book your place,  please complete the online application form at : http://bit.ly/h4ukik

Places are limited so early booking is encouraged.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch. 

Best Regards

Mourad

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Additions to arabiCorpus
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject: Additions to arabiCorpus

This is to announce that two new 'sub' corpora have been added to newspaper section of arabiCorpus.byu.edu:

Masri2010: 
This is the entire year of 2010 worth of the newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yawm.  This paper was chosen partly because of its popularity, partly because it contrasts markedly in style from the Ahram, and partly because it is one of the papers that uses the new 'quoting' style: they actually write down what people say, even if it is in colloquial Arabic or some mixed form (look up وتعاليمها تخاخل الإنجيل using 'string' for a relatively hilarious example quoting Baba Shanouda during last summers 'divorce controversy'(. (almost 14 million words)

ShuruqColumns:
This is a large set of columns from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Shuruuq.  This paper is reputed to have attracted some of the best editorial writers in Egypt, and many people buy it just for the writers and columns, rather than for the news.  This would be a good (small) corpus to use if you wanted samples of what is considered to be 'fine' current writing on politics and social life.  Writers include Fahmy Huwaidi, Khaled Al-Khamissi (of Taxi fame), Alaa' Al-Aswaani (of Yaqubian Building fame), and many others.  Enjoy.  (about 2 million words)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:04:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Research Assistantship in Intonational Variation in
 Arabic
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Sam Hellmuth <sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk>
Subject: Research Assistantship in Intonational Variation in Arabic

A Research Assistantship is available on the ESRC-funded project
Intonational Variation in Arabic.
تباين التنغيم في اللهجات العربية
[www-users.york.ac.uk/~sh581/ivar]

The IVAr project will create a corpus of Arabic speech recordings in which
speakers record a parallel set of sentences, stories and conversations. A
basic dataset will be collected with 18-24 year olds in five regions of the
Arab world, and in two of these regions an in-depth survey will collect
additional data with older speakers (50+) and in neighbouring cities.
Prosodic transcription of the intonation patterns observed in the corpus
will provide the basis for publication of descriptions of the typical
intonation patterns in individual dialects, and comparisons among them.

You will conduct fieldwork, undertake both quantitative auditory/acoustic
phonetic and qualitative data analysis (to include prosodic transcription
in the Autosegmental- Metrical framework), and participate in the
dissemination of findings. You will hold or will have submitted (prior to
commencement of employment) a PhD in phonetics and/or phonology and you
will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic. Previous experience of
fieldwork and/or prosodic transcription is also advantageous. Relevant
training will be provided where necessary. Excellent IT proficiency and
time management skills are required.

The starting salary will be £28,893 per annum (GBP). The post is available
on a fixed term basis for up to 36 months.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Sam Hellmuth, phone:
+44-1904-322657, email: sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk.

Closing date: 14 February 2011.

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website:
http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/ Alternatively contact HR Services on
+44-1904-324835 or recruitment at york.ac.uk quoting reference number
UoY01092.

The University of York is committed to promoting equality and diversity.

Application URL: http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/

--
Dr Sam Hellmuth
Department of Language & Linguistic Science
University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD
email: sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk
tel: 01904 322657 fax: 01904 322673

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Article:Word Recognition
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Gunna Funder Hansen <gfh at vucfyn.dk>
Subject: New Article:Word Recognition

New article:
 
In the current issue of The Modern Language Journal
Winter 2010, volume 94, issue 4
 
Gunna Funder Hansen: Word Recognition in Arabic as a Foreign Language (pp. 567-581)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LPEDA:Michigan State programs for K-12 Arabic teacher
 certification
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Wafa Hassan <hassanw at msu.edu>
Subject: Michigan State programs for K-12 Arabic teacher certification

Michigan State University will help increase the number of teachers certified to teach Arabic language in K-12 public schools by offering new academic programs for both current and prospective teachers. The initiative is led by the College of Education's Jeff Bale and Wafa Hassan in the Department of Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages (Arts and Letters).
 

MSU will now offer an Arabic endorsement and related master’s degree program for certified teachers who wish to add Arabic to their credentials. This option, primarily expected to serve native Arabic speakers working in southeast Michigan schools, can be completed almost entirely online.

The university also will offer a traditional teacher preparation program for undergraduates who want to become certified Arabic teachers. Both programs will enroll candidates starting in fall 2011.

MSU also hopes to offer an experimental, post-baccalaureate certification program for people who want to become teachers of a world language, including Arabic. This program, for which the university is seeking approval from the Michigan Department of Education, would be open to candidates who already hold a relevant bachelor’s degree and who are proficient in the target language.
Students interested in the programs may contact Bale at jbale at msu.edu
 
 
Dr. Wafa N. Hassan
Outreach Coordinator
Arabic Language Flagship Program
Michigan State University
Department of Linguistics and Languages
A644 Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
Phone: (517) 353-7870
Fax:   (517) 432-2736
hassanw at msu.edu
www.arabicflagship.msu.edu
 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Blackbird Technologies Job
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1) Subject: Blackbird Technologies Job

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Blackbird Technologies Job

University or Organization: Blackbird Technologies, Inc. 
Job Location: Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://www.blackbirdtech.com
Job Rank: Senior Language Analyst  

Specialty Areas: Translation 

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

Description:

Blackbird Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking Senior Language Analysts
to support customer programs in Northern Virginia. As part of a team, the
Senior Language Analyst will engage in academic and philosophical
discussion while translating foreign language discussions into English. 

Currently looking for Analyst with the following languages: African-French,
Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Urdu.

The Senior Language Analyst will provide an understanding of the specific
geographic region through maintenance of social, academic or business
contacts; through the reading and understanding of native-language
publications; and/or through open-source research. Successful applicants
must be able to analyze foreign language documents from a contextual and
content approach and must be able to prepare professional quality reports
within short timelines suitable for distribution to senior level corporate
and customer executives.

The ideal candidate will be expected to work cohesively as part of a team
of regionally-oriented analysts to monitor and analyze regional topics. The
candidate may also be responsible for conducting research as related to the
successful translation and understanding of conversations, documents, etc.
The successful candidate will possess native-level fluency and have expert
level skills in translation for time-sensitive products.

Blackbird employs creative, technical thinkers. The ideal candidate will
share these qualities. 

Required Skills/Education: 
-5+ years as a Language Analyst supporting US Government programs
-Native level proficiency of specific Language and culture
-Must possess excellent command of the English language, both verbal and
written 
-Must possess the ability to analyze and dissect academic texts
-Must work well both individually and in a team environment
-Must be a self-starter
-Exceptional knowledge of current world events
-Ability to conduct independent research and familiarity with Open-Source
research and analysis
-Must have the ability to identify, analyze and provide written summaries
of diverse problem sets, such as economics, politics, defense, religion or
culture
-Strong skills in computer-based applications such as MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, MS Excel
-Qualified applicants must be prepared to complete a translation test at
the time of the interview.

-Special Project Access—eligibility may require additional security processing.

Please visit our website at the URL given below to apply online.

Blackbird Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are
committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most
qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual
orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability,
citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited
by state, local or federal law.


Application Deadline: 01-Jul-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Recruiting Manager Denise Ward 
	13900 Lincoln Park Drive 
	Suite 400 
	Herndon, VA 20171 
	USA  
Email Address for Applications: recruiting at blackbirdtech.com 
Web Address for Applications: http://www.blackbirdtech.com 
Contact Information:
	Denise Ward 
	Email: recruiting at blackbirdtech.com 

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2nd ICLDC preregistration reminder
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1) Subject: 2nd ICLDC preregistration reminder

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject: 2nd ICLDC preregistration reminder

Aloha!

Just a final reminder - the preregistration deadline for the 2nd International 
Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) is January 15, just 
a couple days away.  Register now to enjoy discounted conference rates:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2011/registration.html


For more information on the conference itself, visit:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2011/index.html


Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:etymological dictionaries thanks
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1) Subject: etymological dictionaries thanks

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Rajaa Aquil <rajaa.aquil at modlangs.gatech.edu>
Subject: etymological dictionaries thanks

To all colleagues and friends out there who responded to my query, Thank You!

Your help, suggestions, feedback and answers are of great help. I go agree it is a vast project that needs to be addressed. 

Once again thank you.  And  really thank to the moderator of the list for communicating my query and help me find the answer. 

Rajaa

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Announcing Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project
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1) Subject: Announcing Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: <stephan.guth at ikos.uio.no>
Subject: Announcing Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Dear all

I should perhaps not conceal from you that I have already begun work on
"the" etymological dictionary everybody is looking for. Since this is a
vast project, I am still hesiting to call what I have been able to do so
far a real beginning. But there is a basic concept, a preliminary internet
design which I am experimenting with, an open structure that envisages and
allows a number of additional features/aspects/jobs, there is a huge
amount of relevant material that I have collected, and there are the germs
of some model entries which will be needed when it comes to trying to
raise monies for each single operation that will add to the dictionary.

As a working title, I called the project "An Etymological Dictionary of
Arabic Language and Culture" (EDALC) or "An Etymologico-Conceptual
Dictionary..."

http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/projects/etymological_dictionary_arabic/index.html

since it comprises both a strictly etymological component and another one
dealing with semantic history and the history of key concepts. There is
already a lot of highly valuable material around, but it is scattered here
and there, and one of the major tasks of the EDALC project is to
systematically make this material available as dictionary lemmata in a
pre-designed format (accessible online).
The other big task is to (choose and) digitalize key texts of the Arabic
turaath as well as the nahDa and our own days, to raise monies for this,
to employ people and to supervise their work. It's an enormous task, of
course, but I think we have to begin SOMEwhere, and after that the project
will run more or less by itself because of its open structure -- a kind of
Wikipedia to which the global community of scholars of Arabic can
contribute (controlled by an editorial board / a committee of peer
reviewers).

I will be happy to receive support for this project, however critical it
may be, and welcome everybody who is seriously interested in forming a
core group in order to advance the project to the next level(s):
applications for funding, discussing components and design, etc.

However is interested, please contact me!
Stephan Guth, Oslo

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Mon Jan 17 16:05:11 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship deadlines
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1) Subject: Gilman Scholarship deadlines

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: "Thiele, Jane" <JThiele at iie.org>
Subject: Gilman Scholarship deadlines

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Summer & Fall 2011 Applications Open
 
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Gilman Scholarship Program, we are proud to announce the expansion of our summer awards to include all academic majors. We anticipate this will be our most competitive cycle ever so please encourage your students to seek your guidance and utilize all available Gilman resources. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.
 
Summer & Fall 2011 online applications are due March 1, 2011.
 
For students applying for any academic term (Academic Year, Fall, Spring or Summer) please find the eligibility requirements below:
 
•             Enrolled as an undergraduate student at a two or four-year U.S. Institution
•             United States citizen
•             Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad
•             Participating in a study abroad program that is no less than 4 weeks in one country and no more than an academic year
•             Receiving academic credit
•             Study in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Cuba
 
For more information, please contact the appropriate person below:
 
Advisors:
Jane Thiele
gilmanadvisors at iie.org
713.621.6300 ext. 16
 
Applicants (last name A-L):
Aileen O'Donnell
gilman at iie.org
713.621.6300 ext. 25
 
Applicants (last name M-Z):
Olga Tunga
gilmanapp at iie.org
713.621.6300 ext. 24

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Michigan Intensive Arabic Summer Program
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1) Subject: U of Michigan Intensive Arabic Summer Program

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: raram <raram at umich.edu>
Subject: U of Michigan Intensive Arabic Summer Program

The Department of Near Eastern Studies and The Arabic Language Flagship Program announce the following Intensive Arabic courses during Summer 2011:
 
AAPTIS 103: This intensive course meets the needs of students who want to cover the equivalence of one year by studying Arabic intensively during the spring/summer terms. AAPTIS 103 is a 10-credit intensive course equivalent in content, objectives, requirements and credits to the non-intensive two semester sequence AAPTIS 101-102. It provides an accelerated introduction to the phonology and script of modern standard Arabic and its basic vocabulary and fundamental structures. Emphasis is placed on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through simple short dialogues, texts, interactive communicative activities, and grammatical explanations supported by drill practice.
Intended audience: Undergraduates concentrating in Arabic and those who want to study Arabic for academic and research purposes.
Course Requirements: Regular class attendance and participation, quizzes, mid-term and a final examination including an oral component.
Primary Instructor: Mohammad Alhawary
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
AAPTIS 205: AAPTIS 205 is a 10-credit intensive course equivalent in content, objectives, requirements and credits to the non-intensive two semester sequence AAPTIS 201-202. It continues the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through texts, and practice, focusing on the newly introduced vocabulary and grammatical structures. Use of Arabic is emphasized throughout the course. The goals for students who successfully complete this course are as follows: participate in simple conversations with educated Arabs about personal accommodation needs; elicit and supply biographical information and provide short description of people, places, and things; read, comprehend and translate short printed passages including news items, simple narratives and descriptions; and write notes and short personal letters to friends as well as short descriptions.
Intended audience: Undergraduates concentrating in Arabic, or those who want to study Arabic for academic and research purposes.
Course Requirements: Regular class attendance and participation, quizzes, mid-term and a final examination including an oral component.
Primary Instructor: Hani Sabbagh
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
AAPTIS 506: Intensive Advance Arabic Media I and II. This course covers a host of political, economic, historical and social issues in the contemporary Arab world, with a special focus on critical reading, analysis and writing. It is conducted entirely in Arabic and intended for students who have completed at least three years of Arabic and wish to continue Arabic study for academic and professional purposes.
Prerequisites:  AAPTIS 404, or equivalent
Primary Instructor: Raji M Rammuny
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
 
Deadline March 31, 2011
Application materials are available at http://lsa.umich.edu/sli
 
 
Raji

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Mon Jan 17 16:05:06 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Free Access to Arab Academy On-line Curriculum for
 K-12 programs
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1) Subject: Free Access to Arab Academy On-line Curriculum for K-12 programs

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Sanaa Ghanem <info at arabacademy.com>
Subject: Free Access to Arab Academy On-line Curriculum for K-12 programs
Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources. You can now have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE! The Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)

Apply for a sponsorship NOW! The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian Relations, which is a charity organization. Priority goes to less privileged schools in non-Arabic speaking countries. To register, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships-institutions

Arab Academy's online resources have been used by leading schools in the US and the Middle East. Some of those schools are:
- Fairfax County Public High Schools, Virginia, United States
- Montgomery County Public High Schools, Maryland, United States
- Bishop Feehan High School, Massachusetts, United States
- Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt
- Ecole L'Oasis de Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
- Amercian Cooperative School of Tunis, Tunis
- Rabat American School, Rabat, Morocco
- Passaic County Technical Institute, New Jersey, United States
- South Side Area School, Pennsylvania, United States

Do not miss this opportunity to benefit from this offer. Register NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships-institutions

Sanaa Ghanem
(http://www.arabacademy.com/ghanem)
President, Arab Academy,
3 Kamil El-Shinnawi Street (Formerly: Al-Nabataat Street),
Garden City 14511, Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: info at arabacademy.com
Web Inquiries: http://www.arabacademy.com/about/contact-us
Web Site: http://www.arabacademy.com
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:44 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs on demand publisher in Europe
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1) Subject: Needs on demand publisher in Europe

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Ahmed Hassan Khorshid <khorshid at aucegypt.edu>
Subject: Needs on demand publisher in Europe

Dear list members,
Would you please recommend a good on-demand publisher in Europe, in terms of service, royalty, audience, etc. ? I'd like to publish my Arabic books in Europe.
shokran 

-- 
Ahmad Khorshid
Arabic Language Instructor

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:36 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of South Florida Morocco Summer program
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1) Subject: U of South Florida Morocco Summer program

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Youness Mountaki <youness at mail.usf.edu>
Subject: U of South Florida Morocco Summer program

Dear all,
My name is Youness Mountaki and I am happy to inform you about an Arabic program that will be held in Morocco this Summer (May 23 - June 17). The program is offered by the University of South Florida and our host will be the institute of Law7 wa Qalam in Rabat. 
Program details can be found at the following website:http://global.usf.edu/educationabroad/progInfo.php?prog_id=99
If you have any questions  please feel free to contact me or Patricia Smith. All the contact information are below.  
All the best,
Youness

Youness Mountaki
youness at mail.usf.edu
& 
Patricia Smith
Program Coordinator, Education Abroad
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 107
Tampa, FL    33620-5550  USA
Phone:  813-974-6148
Fax:     813-974-4613
Office Location:  Cooper Hall 468
psmith at usf.edu
http://global.usf.edu/educationabroad

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:41 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:East View Modern Arabic Renaissance Collection
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1) Subject: East View Modern Arabic Renaissance Collection

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: East View Information Services <carolyn.fennell at eastview.com>
Subject: East View Modern Arabic Renaissance Collection

Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance
The Modern Arab Renaissance Collection is made up of an exclusive electronic archive of books published from 1820-1914 from across the Islamic world, with special focus on Egypt and Syria. 
 
With over 3,000 titles covering the sciences and humanities, including philosophy and theology, literature, arts, history and politics, including writings from Mahmoud Abdo, Gamal El Din El Afgahany and Rashid Reda.

Content is mostly in Arabic, with metadata in both Arabic and transliteration. The search interface is in English and will include a virtual Arabic keyboard for easy text input.
 
If your institution has already purchased the Kotobarabia E-Library, East View will extend credit toward the purchase of the Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance collection. 
 
Contact East View for more information or set up a trial.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:42 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Arabic Persian Turkish Language Immersion Institute <aptlii at global.wisc.edu>
Subject: U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs

The University of Wisconsin- Madison Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) invites applications for summer 2011 language instructors in all 3 languages.

APTLII is an 8-week residential language immersion program. Students and staff will live on campus in an language community and are expected to use the appropriate language (Arabic, Persian, or Turkish) at all times. Information about the program can be found on the APTLII website, http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu

A detailed job description, along with application instructions, can be found at the following pages:

Arabic - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066382.html

Persian - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066265.html

Turkish - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066280.html

Complete applications must be received by February 28, 2011 to ensure consideration. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Please forward to campus e-mail lists and other interested individuals.
-- 
Scott Trigg
Coordinator
Arabic Persian and Turkish Language Immersion Institute
(formerly APIP/APTIP)
(608) 262-5666
http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:46 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:46 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA
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1) Subject: New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA

Title: Beyond Lexical Variation in Modern Standard Arabic 
Subtitle: Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco 
Publication Year: 2010 
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
	   http://www.c-s-p.org
	
Author: Zeinab M.A. Ibrahim

Hardback: ISBN:  9781443803427 Pages: 260 Price: U.K. £ 39.99


Abstract:

"Beyond Lexical Variation in Modern Standard Arabic" presents several
aspects concerning Modern Standard Arabic. It analyzes the different forms
of lexical variation, and the causes for these variations. This starting
point led to many other vital issues related to the present state of the
Arabic Language such as language planning, native speakers' identity and
fears and most importantly the relationship between the different Arabic
varieties: Classical, Modern Standard, and dialects. The book analyzes
lexical variation comprehensively and provides deep insights on the present
state of the language with some speculations on its future. 



Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography
                    Sociolinguistics

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

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject: 2010 Middle East Book Awards

From: "Rose, Christopher S" <csrose at austin.utexas.edu>
Date: January 19, 2011 7:52:48 AM MST
To: MEOC List <meoc at utlists.utexas.edu>
Subject: 2010 Middle East Book Award Recipients

PRESS RELEASE


Date:                November 18, 2010

Contact:           Christopher Rose, Co-Chair, Middle East Book Awards Committee

                        Middle East Outreach Council

                        Contact: csrose at austin.utexas.edu, (512) 471-3582

http://www.meoc.us/


MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 
2010 MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) has announced its 2010 Middle East book awards recipients. Awards recipients were announced at the MEOC Annual Business Meeting at the Middle East Studies Association conference held in San Diego, CA, in November 2010.

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

Nominations for the Middle East Book Award are made by publishers, educators, librarians and the general public, with eligible books published in the period from January 1, 2009 to August 1, 2010.  The MEOC Book Award Committee is a volunteer committee consisting of MEOC members representing primary, secondary, and post-secondary educational institutions.

The 2010 MEOC award recipients are:


PICTURE BOOK

WINNER: How Many Donkeys? An Arabic Counting Tale by Margaret Read McDonald, Nadia Jameel Taibah (authors) and Carol Liddiment (Illustrator)
In this Saudi folktale, Jouha loads ten donkeys with dates to sell at the market. As he rides along, he counts nine and believes one is lost. Yet when he walks, he counts all ten and is grateful that the missing donkey is back. Alternately lucky and unlucky, depending on whether he walks or rides, Jouha sells his dates and returns home with all of his donkeys. Arabic numbers from one to ten are written from right to left at the bottom of the pages, both in Arabic and in English transliteration, and invite youngsters to count along with the silly date merchant. A great introduction to Arabic numbers for younger readers, as well as the Joha/Goha/Hoca characterknown throughout the region.
 
HONORABLE MENTION: Kings and Carpenters: One hundred Bible land jobs you might have praised or panned by Laurie Coulter and Mary Newbigging 
Life was tough in the time of the Old Testament! A fact-filled introduction, detailed timeline and thorough index make this book perfect for research projects, while the humorous illustrations and snappy text provide an entertaining read. Kids will look at history in a whole new way thanks to this unique approach.

YOUTH LITERATURE

WINNER: Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai
In July 2001, as 11-year-old Fadi and his family hastily board a truck to begin their escape from Afghanistan, six-year-old Mariam lets go of her brother'shand and is tragically left behind. Their arrival in San Francisco is bittersweet as they are all too concerned about Mariam to appreciate their newfound safety and freedom. Fadi struggles with integrating himself into American middle school culture, eventually finding solace in the photography club. Still, he is most concerned with the part he played in losing Mariam and getting her back. A photography contest with the prize of a trip to India seems to be his best means of finding a way back to Afghanistan to help in the search for his sister. An age-appropriate tale relevant to current events.

YOUTH NON-FICTION

WINNER: A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, 2nded. by James Wynbrandt 
In recent years, Saudi Arabic has experienced changes that have both altered the internal structure of the country and affected its foreign relations, and many works continue to propagate stereotypes about what the Kingdom was, while paying little attention to recent developments. This title is written in a clear, concise style that is approachable to the younger reader (but informative enough for older readers as well), and manages to steer an even course through a subject that is often treated with skepticism or defensiveness.

HONORABLE MENTION: Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, Edward E. Curtis IV, ed.
This illustrated two-volume encyclopedia includes some 300 articlescovering historical and contemporary issues, events, people, court cases, themes, and activism relating to Muslim-American history. The reference also includes 50 original documents, a master chronology and an extensive bibliography. Given the little that has been published on the topic, especially for a younger audience, this book is a welcome addition to the field.

STYLE INFORMATION

The award should be referred to as the Middle East Book Award.  The awarding organization is the Middle East Outreach Council, which may be abbreviated as MEOC.

ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL

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


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FULL LIST OF MIDDLE EAST BOOKAWARD RECIPIENTS

2010—PICTURE BOOK: How Many Donkeys? An Arabic Counting Tale by Margaret Read McDonald, Nadia Jameel Taibah, and Carol Liddiment (Albert Whitman & Co, 2009); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: Kings and Carpenters: One hundred Bible land jobs you might have praised or panned by Laurie Coulter and Mary Newbigging (Annick Press, 2010); YOUTH LITERATURE: Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai (Simon and Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2010); YOUTH NON-FICTION: A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, 2nded. by James Wynbrandt (Facts on File, 2010); YOUTH NON-FICTON HONORABLE MENTION: Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, Edward E. Curtis IV, ed. (Facts on File, 2010)

2009—PICTURE BOOK: The Butter Man, by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou (Charlesbridge, 2008); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix (Holiday House, 2008); YOUTH LITERATURE: Wanting Mor, by Rukhsana Khan (Groundwood, 2009); YOUTH LITERATURE HONORABLE MENTION: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea, by Valérie Zenatti (Bloomsbury, 2008); Extra Credit by Andrew Clements (Atheneum, 2009); YOUTH NON-FICTION: The Iranian Revolution, by Brendan January (21st Century Books, 2008); YOUTH NON-FICTION HONORABLE MENTION: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arabia, by Mary Beardwood (Stacey International, 2009); The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical, and Cultural Perspectives, by Donna J. Stewart (Routledge, 2008)

2008—PICTURE BOOK: Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad, by James Rumford (Roaring Brook Press, 2008); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: Four Feet, TwoSandals, by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka (Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers, 2007) and The Best Eid Ever, by Asma Mobin-Uddin, illustrated by Laura Jacobsen (Boyds Mills Press, 2007); YOUTH LITERATURE: The Apprentice’s Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain, by Melanie Little (Annick Press, 2007); YOUTH NON-FICTON: Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World, by Natalie Maydell and Sep Riahi, paintings by Heba Amin (Global Content Ventures, 2007). 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YOUTH REFERENCE: Islam by Sue Penney (Heinemann Library, 2001).

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

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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:47 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project
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3) Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

> I should perhaps not conceal from you that I have already begun work on
> "the" etymological dictionary everybody is looking for

This is exiting news. I sincerely hope it will help Oriental studies to extend and deepen its scope.

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Hi Ben,

> I agree, and it would also be very useful to have an etymological dictionary that traced the histories of modern Arabic words.  For example, I would like to know exactly when the word qawmiyyastarted to be used to mean "nationalism" in Arabic, or who was the first person to use the word thaqafa to mean "culture".  In other words, it would be immensely useful to have something like the Oxford English Dictionary for Arabic.

This function is indeed also missing from our instruments. Useful as it is, this is however IMHO not what etymology is about. After all, the OED is not an etymological dictionary. The sort of thing one would like to be able to find in an authoritative etymological dictionary is, e.g., the notion that RZQ as in rizq and razzāq is in fact not Semitic but borrowed from Persian rūzik [rūz "day"+ik"adjectival suffix"] in the sense of "daily ration" (I got this etymology in a personal communication with Volker Popp, one of the contributors to "The Hidden Origins of Islam" -http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/19589/sec_id/19589).

BTW, Arthur Jeffery's The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān is kind of an etymological trailblazer.

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Richard Durkan <rdurkan at hotmail.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Even if there are no systematic and exhaustive studies of the relationship between Arabic and the languages cited by Thomas Milo, have  there been less ambitious, preliminary studies? The only ones I have come across are in connection with Persian and standard Arabic. Then there also the etymological dictionaries of Egyptian colloquial (eg Spiro, Hinds & Badawi) and a study of Semitic cognates (Old Babylonian - Akkadian - Ugaritic - Arabic - Aramaic - Hebrew - Sumerian - Egyptian) I received from Michael Sheflin via this list.
 
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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NCLCTL Journal CFP
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Subject: NCLCTL Journal CFP

Full Title: Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 01-Apr-2011 

Call for Fall 2011 Journal Papers

The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(JNCOLCTL) is soliciting articles for publication.

The Journal, published annually by NCOLCTL, is dedicated to the issues and
concerns related to the teaching and learning of Less Commonly Taught
Languages. The Journal primarily seeks to address the interests of language
teachers, administrators, and researchers. Arti cles that describe
in novative and successful teaching methods that are relevant to the
con cerns or problems of the profession, or that report educational
research or experimentation in Less Common ly Taught Lan guages are
welcome. Papers presented at NCOLCTL's annual conference will be considered
for publication, but additional manuscripts from members of the
pro fes sion are also welcome.

Our general editorial focus is on policy, education, programs, advocacy,
and research in the field of Less commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). The
envisioned coverage of the journal is as follows:  


Methodology and Technology
Academia
Beyond Academia
Social embeddedness

The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages shall
include papers focusing on broader theoretical and technological issues in
all fields of LCTL's along with reports about research and teaching in
academia, at both the K-12 and collegiate levels. Also to be included are
papers addressing research and teaching in government and industry and
issues of a broader social environment, ranging from heritage communities
to advancing LCTLs in federal initiatives and legislation in the USA.


Submitted Manuscripts 


In preparing the manuscript, please use the latest edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), see
http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx 

Manuscripts should be:

- A maximum of 20 pages (excluding references, charts, notes, etc.) and
submitted electronically via word (1997-2003)-document e-mail attachment.

- Double-line spaced throughout, including notes, references, and tables,
using 12-point Times New Roman font with a 1.5 inch left margin. (Please
ensure that this specified formatting is followed).
-Accompanied by a 150 word (or less) abstract and a cover sheet containing
the manuscript title, name, address, office and home telephone numbers, fax
number, email address, and full names and institutions of each author.
(Because the manuscript will be blind reviewed, identifying information
should be on the cover sheet only, and not appear in the manuscript).
All Manuscripts should be electronically submitted  to The Editor at:
Danko.Sipka at asu.edu and copied to the Secretariat at:
ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.

Deadline: While submissions are welcome at any point, only manuscripts
received by April 1, 2011 will be considered for the Fall 2011 issue of the
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:talk the talk, walk the walk
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Subject: talk the talk, walk the walk

Please:  what are the Arabic parallels to:  "to talk the talk, and to walk the walk"?  What is its origin in English, in Arabic?  Many thanks,
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:38:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:bibliography of lexicographic and etymological
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Ernest McCarus <enm at umich.edu>
Subject: bibliography of lexicographic and etymological resources suggestion

There is strong interest in an etymological dictionary of Arabic, as 
evidenced to the response to Rajaa Aquil's appeal; see his message below. 
It is unlikely, however, that any one or any group will start work on one 
to produce one in the foreseeable future.

I would like to propose that we at least assemble all the known works that 
have been published, I have some that haven't been mentioned yet.  If you 
agree, would it be possible for Arabic-L to set up a kind of mailbox that 
individuals could send in bibliographic references to that would then be 
available to anyone interested?

Thanks again for all you do for Arabic studies and for Arabists, and please 
have a year full of joy, excellent health and only good news.

best,

Ernest

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: moderator <dil at byu.edu
Subject: bibliography of lexicographic and etymological resources suggestion

I can compile whatever people send in into a single list, and post it (it would thereafter be available through the archives).  If it became more extensive we could conceivably turn it into a mysql database that people could access through the web, but let's cross that bridge when we come to it; that would probably be overkill at this stage.
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Diplomatic Language Services Jobs
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
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Subject: Diplomatic Language Services Jobs

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:55:18
From: Caitlin Marshall [cmarshall at dlsdc.com]
Subject: Arabic, Standard; French; Farsi, Eastern; Pashto, Central; Spanish & Austronesian & Language Acquisition: Manager / Testing Project Manager, Diplomatic Language Services, Virginia, USA

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University or Organization: Diplomatic Language Services 
Department: Curriculum Development
Job Location: Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://www.dlsdc.com
Job Rank: Manager  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                     French (fra) 
                     Farsi, Eastern (prs) 
                     Pashto, Central (pst) 
                     Spanish (spa) 
                     Austronesian 

Description:

Diplomatic Language Services (DLS) is a 25-year old company based in the
Washington, DC metro area that provides language and cultural training and
other related language services to US government and commercial clients. 
We are currently recruiting a Project Manager for an upcoming one-year test
development project. The project involves developing test items for
proficiency tests in six languages. 

Qualifications: 
-Master's degree in Language Education or a related field strongly
preferred (or BA degree in Language Education, Linguistics/related field
plus 5 years of language training and testing experience)
-At least one year of experience managing language proficiency test
development projects
-Knowledge of the Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale 
-High level computer skills 
-Native or near-native English proficiency 
-Very strong multitasking and interpersonal skills 
-Previous experience with language training and testing 
-Proven track record of meeting project deadlines under clear time constraints 
-Some familiarity with Dari, Pashto, Iraqi Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, or
French is helpful. 

Responsibilities include: 
-Interface with the client, acting as main point of contact to receive and
disseminate feedback to project staff. 
-Engage test developers in ongoing training activities, sharing subject
matter expertise and educating them in language proficiency testing and
curriculum development theory and pedagogical processes. 
-Ensure deadlines are being met across all languages and take
responsibility for providing final deliverables to client. 
-Oversee the revision process, ensuring that feedback is clearly conveyed
to the development team. 
-Perform a final review of each test component to make sure that quality
expectations are being met. 

DLS is a rapidly growing language services company with a dynamic and
flexible work environment and significant employee growth opportunities.
Please send your resume and salary requirement to the address provided. No
phone calls, please. EOE.


Application Deadline: 10-Feb-2011 
	  
Email Address for Applications: recruiting at dlsdc.com 
Contact Information:
	Caitlin Marshall 
	Email: cmarshall at dlsdc.com 

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:16 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic of San Andres Island
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Arabic of San Andres Island

Title: La Lengua Árabe en San Andrés Isla 
Series Title: Languages of the World 40  

Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	

Book URL: http://www.lincom-shop.eu/shop/article_N-ISBN%25209783862880386/LW-40:-LA-LENGUA-%C3%81RABE-EN-SAN-ANDR%C3%89S-ISLA.html?shop_param=cid%3D234%26aid%3DN-ISBN%25209783862880386%26 


Author: Carlos Jair Martínez Albarracín

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862880386 Pages: 183 Price: Europe EURO 68.80


Abstract:

El estudio da cuenta de la presencia de la lengua árabe en San Andrés Isla,
de las principales características sociales de la comunidad de habla que la
usa en la cotidianidad como es la historia, la distribución poblacional, la
economía y el sistema de creencias. Se presenta una referencia sobre la
situación lingüística de la comunidad en la que se describen las
principales características fonológicas del dialecto árabe libanés y el
árabe clásico usados por la comunidad de habla árabe. 

Se realiza un acercamiento a la dinámica del uso lingüístico en diferentes
contextos y con diferentes actores. Se hace referencia a la situación de
diglosia árabe, en esta se hace énfasis en la distribución funcional y el
prestigio del árabe clásico. Se presenta una referencia sobre la situación
del bilingüismo árabe/castellano en la comunidad en la que destaca la
adquisición lingüística, el transito por el bilingüismo a través de la vida
y algunas características derivadas del uso lingüístico en bilingües como
es la alternancia lingüística en las modalidades del cambio y la mezcla de
códigos. 

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dutch-Arabic Lexicography and request for new
 technical words
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at nimar.ru.nl>
Subject: Dutch-Arabic Lexicography

Dear all,
 
Since 1997 I have been active in lexicography of Modern Standard Arabic.
In 2003 the first edition of the Dutch-Arabic and Arabic-Dutch dictionaries came out. You can read everything about this on the project website: www.let.ru.nl/wba
 
In 2009 the second edition of the same dictionary came out.
The Arabic-Dutch part was enlarged with over 80 pages. The number of new Arabic entries was …
A few examples of the added headwords:
مُؤَتْمَت    automated
أَتْمَتة        automation
أَتْمَتَ        automate
جيجابايْت gigabyte
جينوم      genome
مُتَأَسْلِم      islamized
تَأَسْلَمَ        to islamize
لابْ توبْ,               laptop
ميجابايْت megabyte
ميغابيكْسِل               megapixel
نانوتَكْنولوجِيا          nano technology
 
Now in attendance of a third edition I have started collecting new words and expressions again.
I have been reading many articles about technology and science from Al Hayat and other sources.
This has resulted in new words like:
تويتر       twitter
تيرابايت  terabyte
الهجينة    hybrid (car)
متأمركة   americanized
رقمنة       digitazation/digitalization
 
New words are of course only entered in the dictionary if they do occur in certain numbers in a variety of sources both in a defined text corpus and on the internet.
 
But the extremely rich source of knowledge among Arabic-L subscribers can be consulted too. So I want to ask all of you to inform me (through this list or directly and privately) if there are any words or expressions related to modern scientific, technological, political or other developments.
Please supply me with as much details as possible (source, regional origin, translation in English).
I am very grateful to all your contributions and will keep the list posted of the results.
 
Best wishes,
Jan Hoogland
 
 
NIMAR - Jan Hoogland 
Directeur Nederlands Instituut in Marokko/directeur Institut néerlandais au Maroc 
mail/courier:  j.hoogland at nimar.ru.nl 
adres/adresse: 9 Rue Moulay Abdelaziz, Rabat, Marokko/Maroc 
postadres/adresse postale:  NIMAR-locatie 430 Rabat, Postbus 12200, 2500 DD Den Haag
telefoon/téléphone: +212 (0)537 66 85 00 
fax/télécopieur:  +212 (0)537 76 84 07 
mobiel/GSM: +212 (0)679 14 63 12 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book:Voice of Arab Women
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1) Subject: New Book:Voice of Arab Women

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Mohammed Jiyad <mjiyad at judnea.umass.edu>
Subject: New Book:Voice of Arab Women

Dear Colleagues:
My new book, The Voice of Arab Women: A Media Based Content Reader for  
Arabic Language & Culture Proficiency, has been published and is now  
available on both amazon.com and http://www.get-morebooks.com
Have a nice weekend.
Mohammed Jiyad

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS hotel info reminder
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: S Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: ALS hotel info reminder

Hello ALS participants
 
This is a quick note to remind participants attending the ALS symposium to make hotel reservations by February 1. After this date, the block of rooms reserved for the conference at the lower rate of $130 will be released to the public. Please visit the ALS site at
www.cmes.arizona.edu/als25 where you will find a link to the Marriott Hotel.
 
I look forward to seeing many Arabic-L members this March.
Best
Samira
 
 
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Samira Farwaneh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Department of Linguistics, SLAT Program
P.O. Box 210158B; L. F. Marshall #440,  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158B
Phone: (520) 621-8629; Fax: (520) 621-2333
 
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job
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1) Subject: Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Sandy Williams and Jane Courson <qatarudas at wittkieffer.com>
Subject: Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job
 
Qatar University (QU) is seeking a visionary, accomplished and innovative academic leader to serve as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 
 
Reporting to the vice president and chief academic officer, the dean will work in close partnership with the vice president and other deans to shape the future direction of the university’s academic program.  The dean has responsibility for the development and assessment of quality academic programs and policies within the College of Arts and Sciences, including the proactive pursuit of accreditation by international agencies for all eligible programs.  Working in close collaboration with faculty, the dean will chart the course of the college within the frame of the vision, mission and strategic plan of the college and the university as a whole.  The dean directly oversees ten department chairs, several program heads and the associate dean for academic affairs, the associate dean for research, the assistant dean for student affairs and the financial and administration office.
 
The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate and an outstanding record of teaching, research and administrative experience in a similarly complex academic setting; experience building and being part of successful leadership teams employing effective strategies for enhancing academic quality, achieving accreditation, experience supporting faculty recruitment, retention and development; experience planning, managing and allocating resources and a broad institutional perspective.  Superior communication and interpersonal skills are critical.  Familiarity with the culture and of the region is highly desirable; candidates that are fluent in both Arabic and English are highly preferred.
 
Founded in 1977, Qatar University is the only national university in the country.  QU is comprised of seven colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, and Sharia and Islamic Studies) offering vibrant undergraduate and emerging graduate programs to 8,000 students.  The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest at QU with more than 1,900 students and 256 full-time faculty and plays a central role in the university’s general education program.
 
QU is located in Doha, Qatar, a vibrant modern city with visitors and residents from around the globe.  Located on a peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, the state of Qatar has substantial oil and natural gas reserves and is one of the wealthiest states in the world.  The country has dedicated 2.8 percent of its GDP to fund scientific research.
 
Thank you for your consideration and willingness to assist Qatar University with this important endeavor.  We welcome ideas for potential candidates and/or expressions of interest.  The best way to contact us about this search is via email at qatarudas at wittkieffer.com.  We invite you to review the leadership profile at http://www.wittkieffer.com.
 
Sincerely,
 
Alexander (Sandy) Williams                           Jane Courson

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:12 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:12 -0700
Subject: Arabic-:PEDA:Georgetown Summer Program
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1) Subject: Georgetown Summer Program

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Arabic and Islamic Studies <arabic at georgetown.edu>
Subject: Georgetown Summer Program

Welcome to the Summer Arabic & Persian Language Institute 
at Georgetown University!

 http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/29/summer-school/format/language-institutes/arabic-and-persian

2011 SUMMER SESSION DATES
1ST SESSION: JUNE 6 - JULY 8
2ND SESSION: JULY 11 - AUGUST 12

The Language Institute offers students the opportunity to acquire or master skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Arabic and Persian. Language instruction is proficiency-oriented and imparts cultural experiences and knowledge. The materials used are broad-based and help students develop skills for communication. Students learn how to accomplish language tasks in formal and informal situations. Assessments reflect the model of an educated native speaker as well as proficiency (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Language: ACTFL) guidelines.

Classes are small and students benefit from individual attention inside and outside the classroom. Experienced, dedicated, and diverse faculty use current techniques and incorporate technology-based instruction. The summer program provides real-time and on demand access to current media resources and the latest in classroom language learning technology. The Language Institute offers its students a gateway to an exceptional academic community at Georgetown University, a range of summer activities in the Summer School, and state-of-the-art language opportunities.

Arabic: A comprehensive undergraduate program of intensive and non-intensive learning in Modern Standard Arabic will last ten weeks, with courses in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic.  

Colloquial Arabic: Undergraduate course in spoken Levantine Arabic will be offered with continuation in the Second Session. This course is not open to native speakers of Arabic, heritage speakers of Arabic, or students who have completed three years or more of Arabic at Georgetown.

Persian: In cooperation with the Division of Eastern Mediterranean Languages, two Persian courses are offered at the undergraduate level. Intensive First Level Persian and Intensive Second Level Persian will be offered both sessions.

 Highlights of the program:

An intensive ten-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year of study
Intensive courses award 6 credits and Non-Intensive courses award 3 credit hours
Weekly conversation hour with free coffee and refreshments
Weekly Arabic and Persian movie screenings
Weekly calendar of cultural and other activities in Georgetown and around DC
Language lab equipped with latest classroom language learning technology
Partial Tuition Scholarships
Non-Georgetown students accepted into this Language Institute are eligible to apply for a partial tuition scholarship offered by Georgetown University (Please see http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/29/summer-school/admissions-and-tuition.cfm). For further information and special application forms, please contact the Scholarship Coordinator, Summer School Georgetown University, 3307 M. Street, N.W., Suite #202, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel: (202) 687-8700.

Institute Director: Dr. Belkacem Baccouche
Assistant Director: Ms. Meriem Tikue

For questions, please contact Ms. Meriem Tikue at mmt43 at georgetown.edu or 202-687-2735.
-- 
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Georgetown University, 200 Poulton Hall
Washington, DC 20007
p: 202.687.5743
f: 202.687.7971
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:18 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco
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1) Subject: IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute <igai.fez at gmail.com>
Subject: IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco

My name is Fouad Touzani and I am the director of Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute. IGAI is a language, cultural and educational center located in the historical and cultural capital of Morocco, Fez.

Our summer intensive program offers more than Arabic classes. Students at IGAI do not only enjoy learning Arabic from native and very experienced professors, but they also have the opportunity to:

·         Attend lectures on various issues related to the Arab and Muslim World such as women’s rights in Islam, media in the Arab world and Islam in the West, to name a few.
·         Take part in a variety of cultural activities and events which allow students to get an authentic cultural experience.
·         Travel to many Moroccan cities and experience the rich and diverse cultures and regions of Morocco.
·         Live in and explore the imperial city of Fez which remains the biggest medieval city in the world and one of the few remaining ones. 
·         Experience the wonderful beauty of the Moroccan craftsmanship through visiting workshops and learning the basics.

I invite you to take a look at our website http://www.igai-fez.com   for more information.

I will be very grateful if you could forward the link to the students who might be interested. More importantly, I am very interested in establishing an academic cooperation with Brigham University with which IGAI could be a summer study abroad program for its students.

I very much appreciate your help and time

Looking forward to hearing from you

Warmest regards

Fouad

-- 

Fouad Touzani, Director
Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute in Fez
40 Rue Houcine Slaoui, Hay Badr. Fes, Morocco.
T: +212 (0) 679 24 53 92
F: +212 (0) 535 60 23 27
E: igai.fez at gmail.com
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs English Egyptian Arabic dictionary
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: cory jorgensen <coryjorgensen at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Needs English Egyptian Arabic dictionary

Hello all,
 
Does anybody know of a good English-Egyptian Arabic dictionary, also an Egyptian idiomatic dictionary?
 
Thanks,
Cory Jorgensen


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco
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1) Subject: U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Adil Ait Hamd <adilaithamd at gmail.com>
Subject: U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco

Dear colleagues,
University of Washington in Seattle is offering an intensive summer 
study abroad program in Morocco.
The program begins on June 13th and ends on August 7th. Eight weeks of 
intermediate Arabic and culture in the city of Fez in Morocco.
Students will earn a 18 UW credits in an immersive environment.

For more information, please visit
https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10903&Type=O&sType=O 


Regards,

Adil Ait Hamd

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:14 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Phonetics and Phonology Conference
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
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Subject: Arabic Phonetics and Phonology Conference

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:19:39
From: Rana Alhussein Almbark [raa502 at york.ac.uk]
Subject: Postgraduate Conference on Arabic Phonetics and Phonology

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Full Title: Postgraduate Conference on Arabic Phonetics and Phonology 

Date: 10-Jun-2011 - 10-Jun-2011
Location: York, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Rana Alhussein Almbark
Meeting Email: pcapp.2011 at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology 

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

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2011 

Meeting Description:

Venue:

It is a one-day conference to be held on the 10th of June 2011 at the University of York in the Humanities Research Centre.  

Invited Speakers:

The conference will include two oral-presentation sessions by: 
-Alex Bellem, University of Salford
-and Ghada Khattab, Newcastle University

One of the oral presentations will be in Arabic Phonology and one in Arabic Phonetics. One session will be in the morning and the other one in the afternoon. Poster presentations will be held between the two sessions. 

Registration:

For both presenters and attendees, no registration fees are required. However, you are required to register for the conference before 10th of May 2011 by sending an email topcapp.2011 at gmail.com confirming either your attendance or your participation. Should you require any further information, please send us an email to pcapp.2011 at gmail.com. 

Call for Papers:

Researchers and postgraduate students, who are working on any aspect of Arabic phonetics and phonology and/or their effects on the production of L2 English by Arabs, are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations for a postgraduate conference on Arabic phonetics and phonology at the University of York, UK. The conference aims at providing those researchers with a chance to present and share their research findings with an audience who share the same research interest. It also aims at providing opportunities for creating research networks between those researchers. 

Abstracts:

Abstracts of no more than 300 words (excluding references) should be sent to pcapp.2011 at gmail.com at any time before Thursday 31 March 2011. Participants should send two copies of the abstract in a Microsoft-word format, one anonymous with no personal details included and one includes name, affiliation, and email. Abstracts acceptance notification will be sent by 30th of April 2011. Oral-presentation participants will be given 20 minutes for their talks and 10 minutes for questions and discussions. Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for inclusion in a special edition of York Papers in Linguistics designated for the conference papers.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Milan Conference on African Arabic
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1) Subject: Milan Conference on African Arabic

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Milan Conference on African Arabic

Full Title: African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology 
Short Title: AFRAR 

Date: 26-May-2011 - 27-May-2011
Location: Milan, Italy 
Contact Person: Mena Lafkioui
Meeting Email: mena.lafkioui at unimib.it

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

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                    Swahili (swh)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic; Niger-Congo; Nilo-Saharan; Semitic 

Call Deadline: 30-Jan-2011 

Meeting Description:

The international conference African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology that will be held at Universit? di Milano-Bicocca on May 26 - 27, 2011 addresses African varieties of Arabic, focusing especially on topics dealing with language contact, the development of Arabic-based pidgins and creoles, synchronic language variation and diachronic language reconstruction. Other topics related to the conference theme are welcome. 

Call for Papers

The international conference 'African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology' addresses African varieties of Arabic, focusing especially on topics dealing with language contact, the development of Arabic-based pidgins and creoles, synchronic language variation and diachronic language reconstruction. Other topics related to the conference theme are welcome.

The conference languages are English and French. Presentations are 20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.

Papers will be selected on the basis of anonymous abstracts. Abstracts should be in by January 30, 2011. Selections of abstracts is done by a Scientific Committee.

Notification will be sent out before February 20, 2011. 

How to submit an abstract:
- Send your (anonymous) title and abstract as an email attachment to: mena.lafkioui at unimib.it
- Subject header: (your last name) AFRAR abstract 
- Please include the following in the body of the email: 
- Name(s) of author(s) 
- Abstract title 
- Contact information: email, phone, fax 

Abstract specifications: 
- Maximum length: 500 words or 1 single-spaced page written in Times New Roman 12 Font.
- Format: If possible Pdf. 
- Language: English or French. 
- Please do not put your name or other identifying information on the abstract. 

Conference convenor: Mena Lafkioui (Universit? Milano-Bicocca-Ghent University).

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From: S Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: ALS 25 Info

Dear Arabic-L Members,
 
I hope to see as many of you in Tucson this March. Judging from the high quality of accepted papers, the symposium promises to be an outstanding one. There is a web site for ALS 25 created by our wonderful web master at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies -for which many thanks. - located at
http//www.cmes.arizona.edu/als25
 The web site now has a tentative schedule which will be replaced by the final program once it is ready. There is a link to the Marriott Hotel, host of ALS 25, for room reservations. Reservations must be made through this link by Feb 1 to secure the conference rate. A conference registration form will be uploaded soon.
Concerning dues, please follow instructions stated in the call for papers and pasted below.
 
Registration:
All registrations must include a $25 ALS membership fee in addition to:
Before February 1, 2011: 35 for students and 50 for non-students.
After February 1, 2011: 45 for students and 60 for non-students.

For those who don?t want to do the math, this means your check should be $60 for students, and $75 for non-students before Feb. 1, 2011, an $70 for students and $85 for non-students after Feb. 1, 2011.  ALS membership dues are non-refundable.  Conference fees are refundable only for those whose abstracts were not accepted.

Registration checks may be sent to:

Dilworth Parkinson
3058 JFSB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT  84602

Make checks to ?Arabic Linguistics Society?

Please let me know if you encounter any difficulty with the ALS or hotel site and I would be happy to answer any questions.
 
Samira Farwaneh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Department of Linguistics, SLAT Program
P.O. Box 210158B; L. F. Marshall #440,  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158B
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic etymological dictionaries responses
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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response

Doesn't Lane's have etymological/cognate information in the entries?

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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries response

An Arabic etymological dictionary? There is no such thing. 

Etymology in the modern sense is a serious black hole in Oriental studies. There is nothing that systematically and exhaustively scrutinizes the obvious relationships of Arabic with related Semitic languages like Akkadian, Eblaitic, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sabaic, Thamudic, Hebrew, Ethiopian etc. etc., nor with any of the surrounding major non-Semitic languages such as Sumerian, Latin, Greek, Egyptian, Persian ad Turkish.

There isn't even a Semitic etymological dictionary in the sense they exist for all major and many minor Indo-European languages.

There are etymological dictionaries of Hebrew like the "Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew: Based on the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch", but these are theological exegetical works without the concept of historical linguistics as it is understood today.

A major challenge and a splendid inspiration for a happy 2011!

t

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Columbia Summer Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan 2011
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From: taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject: Columbia Summer Arabic Program in Amman, Jordan 2011

Columbia University Summer Arabic Language Program in Amman, Jordan

Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students, the nine week program takes place from May 28-July 28, 2011. In its second year, the program offers three levels of Modern Standard Arabic (second year, third year, and fourth year). Students complete the equivalent of a full year of Arabic and are awarded 10 points of Columbia University credit upon successful completion of the program. Jordanian Arabic is offered as a one day course during the orientation period and in independent tutoring sessions with Teaching Assistants.

Field trips and cultural activities are organized to provide opportunities for students to strengthen their language skills and deepen their understanding of Arabic language, history, and culture. Sites visited in the past include Petra, Wadi Rum, and Ajloun Nature Reserve. Workshops or lectures introduce students to the local art, music, or film scene.  Advanced students volunteer with local community organizations. There is a week long break during which students can travel independently throughout Jordan and the Middle East.

The application deadline is March 1.

More information and an application can be found by going to the following website:

http://ogp.columbia.edu/?go=AmmanSummer

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Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New articles
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From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New article

Journal Title:  Journal of Pragmatics 
Volume Number:  43 
Issue Number:  2 
Issue Date:  2011 

16. Tunisian university students' choice of apology strategies in a discourse
completion task
Pages 648-662
Khaled Jebahi

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From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New article

Journal Title:  International Journal of the Sociology of Language 
Volume Number:  2010 
Issue Number:  206 
Issue Date:  2010 

A critical commentary on the discourse of language rights in the Naivasha
language policy in Sudan using habitus as a method
Ashraf Abdelhay

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Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:59:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:needs verb conjugation website
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From: Alexis Neme <alexis.neme at gmail.com>
Subject: needs verb conjugation website

Hello,

I am wondering if there is  a website dedicated to  Arabic verb conjugation which is  reliable and with diacritics. 

Thanks,

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Vodcast of festive greetings
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From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: Vodcast of festive greetings

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Students, 

As the new year has dawned in both Islamic and Gregorian calendars, may I take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and joyful new year full of success and happy memories. 

For this occasion, I have created a special vodcast (i.e. video podcast) that teaches Arabic learners to say the festive greeting in Arabic. This was recorded in collaboration with Marc Pentletonthe founder of Radio Lingua, which produces some of the top and most popular language-learning podcasts in the world, such as Coffee Break French, Spanish, etc? 

Hopefully, there will be a full Arabic podcast course coming soon in 2011

To watch the video for the Arabic episode + other languages go to : http://bit.ly/eIrQk1

If you have any comments please post them via the link provided. 

I'll be in touch with you very soon with the 2nd e-Arabic Teachers Digest to keep you up to date with the latest developments in TAFL. 

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpora resource
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Date: 06 Jan 2011
From: ???? taha <taha_zerrouki at gawab.com>
Subject: Arabic Corpora resource


Arabic Corpora resource now available on
   http://aracorpus.e3rab.com/index.php?content=english

The Arabic Corpora resource project aims to give references of arabic
corpora with free access, to allow computing linguistics to accomplish
their works.
corpora

Ajdir Corpora

   * Collector : Dr Ahmed Abdelali
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals ()
   * Size: 113 millions words, 800 Mb
   * Link: compressed file (tar.gz)
     individual files

Arabic corpus (Watan&Khaleej)

   * Collector : Dr Mourad Abbes
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals (AlWatan & Alkhaleej)
   * Size: 14 Mb
   * Link: Arabic Corpus

Arabic Corpora

   * Collector : Dr. Latifa Al-Sulaiti
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals()
   * Size:-
   * Link: Arabic corpus

Open Source Arabic Corpora

   * Collector : Dr Saad Motaz
   * Access:Free
   * References:Journals ()
   * Size:20 millions words, 15 Mb
   * Link: ar-text-mining

Arabic Words Corpora

   * A list of words
   * Collector : Muayyed Al-Saadi
   * Access:Free
   * References:Thwab library
   * Size: 1.5 million words, 6 Mb (zip)
   * Link: Arabic word corpus

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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:51 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New Book

AUTHOR(S): Diouy, Samirn
TITLE: Some Aspects of Moroccan Arabic Agrammatism
YEAR: 2010
PUBLISHER: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443821551
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Studies Online survey
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From: ASI <dina at arabicstudiesonline.org>
Subject: Arabic Studies Online survey

Have you visited the fastest growing online resource for Arabic professionals? 


We currently have posted an online survey and urge you to visit and complete 
the survey so we may serve your needs.  The survey is accessed from our home 
page: http://www.arabicstudiesonline.org 

Our online community for professionals, scholars, students, and vendors in the 
field of Arabic studies is expanding quite dramatically, and we urge you to visit 
and participate. 

At this time membership is free!

We do charge a fee for vendor members to display their goods or services at a 
low rate of $50.00 per year.  This is a bargain to promote your company to our 
members as well as the thousands of visitors to our site each month.

Arabic Studies International (ASI) welcomes your participation in this community 
where you will be able to: 
- Participate in forums on Arabic culture, linguistics, literature, pedagogy, 
teaching, and research
- Join in a forum for public question and answers
- Find colleagues with similar interests in the field and maintain your own member 
profile
- Promote your publications to members and the general public
- Search (or post) jobs in the field
- Find vendors
- Review and promote field events, announcements and news
- Provide feedback for additional features
- Receive a complimentary monthly e-newsletter with the latest announcements

Feel free to reply to this email if you have any questions or inquiries about 
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The web site is again http://www.arabicstudiesonline.org.  I look forward to 
your participation. 

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Verb Conjugation sites
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3) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
4) Subject: Verb Conjugation site
5) Subject: Verb Conjugation site

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Dear Alexis, 
You may try http://acon.baykal.be/ but with caution.  

Best Regards 
Mourad

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Samar Moushabeck <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Dear Alexis,

I have found the following sites very useful:

http://home.pacbell.net/walwahab/CHART.htm
and
http://acon.baykal.be/index.php

Best,
Samar Moushabeck
Deerfield Academy

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Taha Zerrouki <taha.zerrouki at gmail.com
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

There is one
called 
Qutrub
on http://qutrub.arabeyes.org

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From:  "Dr. Saeed Alwakil" <alwakil at aucegypt.edu>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

I suggest this sit:
 
http://qutrub.arabeyes.org/#options
 
Best regards,
 
Saeed Alwakeel

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From:  Otakar Smrz <otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz>
Subject: Verb Conjugation site

Hi, Alexis,

there are a couple of systems available online. For Arabic verb 
conjugation only, you can try out Qutrub http://qutrub.arabeyes.org/ 
or ACON http://acon.baykal.be/ for instance.

Let me however recommend ElixirFM http://elixir-fm.sourceforge.net/ 
which can conjugate verbs as well as derive participles and masdars. 
The conjugation/inflection mode is not limited to verbs, you can in 
fact inflect also nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals, and some 
prepositions. ElixirFM can be also used as a dictionary or as a 
morphological analyzer of Arabic texts.

You can visit http://elixir-fm.sourceforge.net/ and click the ElixirFM 
Inflect mode. The screen will show an example query. In the right 
field, you can specify the Arabic citation form of the word you want 
to inflect. You can even write down the English translation of the 
word you are interesed in. It is possible to input the Arabic script 
using an intuitive Latin transcription (click on the Yamli icon for 
more help).

The left field of the form indicates what morphological parameters you 
are interested in. You can use common linguistic names for them, such 
as 'perfect' or 'indicative', or use abbreviations, like 'perf' or 
'ind'. The parameters that you leave unrestricted will be iterated 
over, so you can easily obtain whole paradigms of inflected word 
forms.

The default example says 'perfect active third imperative', which will 
give you all third person perfective active verb forms and all 
imperative verb forms. You can modify this easily to relax or restrict 
the space of inflectional parameters according to your needs.

Some more documentation is provided at the ElixirFM Wiki 
http://elixir-fm.wiki.sourceforge.net/, but feel free to contact me if 
you have any questions or comments.


Best regards and wishes for the new year,


Otakar Smrz

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Overseas Program in Alex
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Rafah Helal <Helal at americancouncils.org>
Subject: Arabic Overseas Program in Alex

The deadline to apply to the Arabic Overseas Undergraduate Program in Alexandria, Egypt is February 16th, 2011.
This program is designed for undergraduate students in the US, at the intermediate level of Arabic. To apply, please visit us at: http://apps.americancouncils.org/AOP
 
Program Dates:
May 23rd, 2011 ? July 23rd, 2011
 
Program Components:
20 hours a week of MSA, ECA, and Media classes;
4 hours a week of Conversational Partners to improve ECA;
2-3 overnight excursions;
Cultural enrichment activities
 
Benefits:
Summer Credits from Bryn Mawr College;
Pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC;
Round-trip International Airfare from Washington, DC
Live in the dorms with an Egyptian student
 
Application Deadline:
February 16th, 2011
 
Program Cost: $8,600 including pre-departure orientation, airfare, insurance, tuition, room and board
 
For more information, please contact Rafah Helal at: helal at actr.org
 
Rafah Helal
Senior Program Officer
Arabic Overseas Programs
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street, N.W. Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Digital Dialects site
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: craigjg at gmail.com
Subject: Digital Dialects site

Greetings,
I would like to suggest a section of my website as a link for inclusion on your sites. I have a few interactive games for acquiring Arabic vocabulary (with a few more pending assistance from a translator) available on my website at

http://www.digitaldialects.com/Arabic.htm

You might call the link something like 'Digital Dialects Arabic or whatever you wish. A usual description might be 'Interactive games for learning the Arabic language'.


Kind regards
Craig Gibson

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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:55 -0700
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1) Subject: more on Arabic etymological dictionaries

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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Benjamin Geer <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject: more on Arabic etymological dictionaries

Thomas Milo wrote:
An Arabic etymological dictionary? There is no such thing. 

Etymology in the modern sense is a serious black hole in Oriental studies. There is nothing that systematically and exhaustively scrutinizes the obvious relationships of Arabic with related Semitic languages like Akkadian, Eblaitic, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sabaic, Thamudic, Hebrew, Ethiopian etc. etc., nor with any of the surrounding major non-Semitic languages such as Sumerian, Latin, Greek, Egyptian, Persian ad Turkish.

I agree, and it would also be very useful to have an etymological dictionary that traced the histories of modern Arabic words.  For example, I would like to know exactly when the word qawmiyyastarted to be used to mean "nationalism" in Arabic, or who was the first person to use the word thaqafa to mean "culture".  In other words, it would be immensely useful to have something like the Oxford English Dictionary for Arabic.

I think this could only be done through digitisation and electronic processing of large numbers of texts.  A vast project.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARAM conferences July 2011
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
From: Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies <aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: ARAM conferences July 2011

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing three conferences on
Trade Routes and Seafaring in the Ancient Near East, 04-06 July 2011
The Amorites, 11-13 July 2011
The Western Missions in the Levant (including Iran, Iraq & Egypt), 18-20 July 2011
to be held at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, UK.

Papers: Each talk is limited to 30 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. It would help us greatly if the speaker keeps to the time allocated in order to allow the other speakers sufficient time to address the Conference. If however a speaker feels that 30 minutes is not enough time for his/her topic, an extended version of his/her paper can be published in the Aram periodical, while the 30 minute limit will be retained for the presentation of his/her paper at the Conference itself.
Papers will be accepted from accredited academics in the field, and please note that the Academic Committee of the Conference will be very strict in only accepting papers relevant to the main theme of the conference. We need you CV if you are a new contributor to an Aram conference.
All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review.

Abstract: The Academic Committee of the Conference would like to receive your abstract before mid-February 2011. We will confirm that we have accepted your proposal on receipt of an abstract, which should be in the region of 500 words long with a bibliography of the primary sources that will be discussed. 

If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact Dr. Shafiq Abouzayd:
Aram Society, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. 01865-514041, Fax. 01865-516824, Email: aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk

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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Monterey Institute Summer Institute jobs
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Date: 10 Jan 2011
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Subject: Monterey Institute Summer Institute jobs

University or Organization: Monterey Institute of International Studies 
Department: GSTILE-ICLP
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.miis.edu
Job Rank: Adjunct Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                     Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) 
                     French (fra) 
                     Japanese (jpn) 
                     Russian (rus) 
                     Spanish (spa) 

Description:

Position Summary:
The Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) provides beginning,
intermediate level, and some advanced language instruction in an intensive
format to approximately 150 undergraduate and graduate students as well as
professionals for 8 weeks every summer.  Under supervision of the Language
Program Coordinator and the SILP Director, language instructors provide
intensive instruction through a communicative approach to language teaching
using authentic contexts, assessments and materials for the Summer
Intensive Language Program.

Essential Responsibilities:
-  Teaches assigned language 4.5 hour per day, plus one office hour per day
-  Attends three-day pre-program training workshop
-  Participates in first-day student orientation
-  Participates in administering and scoring pre- and post program
proficiency and placement tests
-  Collaborates with the language program coordinator, other instructors
and tutors/activity guide to provide integration between curricular and
extra-curricular programming as well as cultural relevance
-  Participates in at least one extra-curricular activity with students per
week
-  Collaborates with Language Program Coordinator in the development of
session tests
-  Prepares comprehensive syllabus including course description, course
goals and objectives, assessment guidelines for students as well as
required class material(s)
-  Prepares classes and provides instruction focusing on communicative
language teaching and the use of authentic materials
-  Adjusts intensity and pace of curriculum as needed in collaboration with
language program coordinator and SILP director
-  Keeps track of student progress by regularly implementing appropriate
formal and informal assessment and completing grade reports as requested
-  Attends pre-, mid-, and post-program faculty meetings

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
-  Excellent teaching and interpersonal communication skills
-  Familiarity with communicative teaching practices and use of authentic
materials to teach foreign language
-  Previous experience in content or project-based instruction a plus
-  Proven dedication to excellence in language teaching
-  Willingness and ability to become acquainted and comply with SILP
processes and regulations as well as Institute policies

Education/Experience
-  MA or PhD in language, language teaching or related field strongly preferred
-  2+ years of previous language teaching experience in the target language
-  Native or near-native language ability
-  Previous experience teaching in intensive program strongly preferred

Physical Requirements/Environment

The Monterey institute of International Studies maintains a smoke-free
workplace and complies with the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act and Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Position requires light to moderate physical effort and the ability to work
at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.

Required Application Materials:

-  Curriculum Vitae and cover letter detailing all relevant teaching and
language experience, a brief description of your teaching philosophy, and
your interest in the position
-  Two letters of recommendation from previous teaching experience
(evaluations are not required but would be appreciated). Letters of
recommendation may be emailed to jobs at miis.edu  
-  This position will be open until filled with a priority application
deadline of March 15, 2011.
-  All applicants will be informed about the status of their application no
later than March 31, 2011. 

MIIS is an EEO/AA Employer


Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2011 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://apptrkr.com/171109 
Contact Information:
	MIIS Human Resources 
	Email: jobs at miis.edu 


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic etymological dictionaries
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2) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries
3) Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries


I think this could only be done through digitisation and electronic processing of large numbers of texts.  A vast project.

While I too would love vast amounts of medieval and modern texts made machine-readable, there *was* an OED before we had the OCP, you know. :-) It is just possible that the requisite textual scholarship exists in the great universities of the Middle East, and perhaps beyond. What is not a given is a lexicographic team with the will to organize all this scattered erudition. 

-Dan.

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: <rstock at drew.edu>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

Wonderful idea, Ben and one that has long intrigued me, in all the permutations you cite here.--Raymond

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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Antonio Gim?nez <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject: Arabic etymological dictionaries

While not being etymological dictionaries strictly speaking, some
lexicographical works on Andalusi Arabic by Professor Federico Corriente
contain valuable etymological information (see e.g. /A Dictionary of
Andalusi Arabic/, Brill, 1997).

Antonio Gim?nez

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs responses from native speaking first year
 instructors
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Beth Clark-Gareca <beth.clarkgareca at nyu.edu>
Subject: Needs responses from native speaking first year instructors

Dear Arabic-L Community,

We are graduate students in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University. We are conducting a research study on the perceptions and practices of first-year, native-speaker Arabic instructors. We would like to better understand how Arabic teachers? perceptions of student needs influence their classroom teaching practices.

If you are a native speaker of Arabic, and are currently teaching a first year Arabic language course (first or second semester), please contact us through email at bc210 at nyu.edu, or by phone at (610) 597-0100. If you would prefer to contact us by regular mail, the address is

Beth Clark-Gareca and/or Tasha Darbes
Department of Teaching and Learning
239 Greene Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003

We would be happy to answer any questions you may have and hope that you will consider taking part in this worthwhile research project.

Thank you very much,

Beth Clark-Gareca, PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning
Tasha Darbes, PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:eLearning Training for Foreign Language Teachers
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject: eLearning Training for Foreign Language Teachers

2-Day Intensive Training:  Essential eLearning for Foreign Language Teachers

Building on its previous success, I am pleased to announce that CASAW will be running its third 2-day intensive CPD training program in eLearning skills for MFL teachers as follows: 
Time: Fri 25 ? Sat 26 Feb, 0900-1700
Venue: Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, SE14 6NW
Fees: ?75. The fee includes lunch, plus morning and afternoon refreshments for 2 days.
Type of event: Seminars and hands-on workshops
Target number: 10-15 participants
Trainer: Mourad Diouri, CASAW, University of Edinburgh
To get an idea of how the event went last year, please have a look at the photo album and read the feedback and testimonials submitted by participants at: http://bit.ly/h4ukik

Aims of the Course
This two day training will be delivered using a blended style of combining theory-based seminars with hands-on practical
It is aimed at teachers with an interest in, but little experience of, technology-enhanced language education
The training will equip participants with the most essential elearning ideas, practices and tools required for language teaching
It will also build participants? confidence, knowledge and creativity to inspire them to use technology to their advantage
Due to time restrictions, the programme will not go into great detail, but rather will be provided in short ?bite-sized? chunks

Further details can be found at: http://bit.ly/h4ukik
Training Skills & Themes
Training Programme
Who should apply?
Photo Album
Feedback & Testimonials

How to apply?
To register and book your place,  please complete the online application form at : http://bit.ly/h4ukik

Places are limited so early booking is encouraged.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch. 

Best Regards

Mourad

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:27:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Additions to arabiCorpus
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Date: 11 Jan 2011
From: Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject: Additions to arabiCorpus

This is to announce that two new 'sub' corpora have been added to newspaper section of arabiCorpus.byu.edu:

Masri2010: 
This is the entire year of 2010 worth of the newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yawm.  This paper was chosen partly because of its popularity, partly because it contrasts markedly in style from the Ahram, and partly because it is one of the papers that uses the new 'quoting' style: they actually write down what people say, even if it is in colloquial Arabic or some mixed form (look up ????????? ????? ??????? using 'string' for a relatively hilarious example quoting Baba Shanouda during last summers 'divorce controversy'(. (almost 14 million words)

ShuruqColumns:
This is a large set of columns from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Shuruuq.  This paper is reputed to have attracted some of the best editorial writers in Egypt, and many people buy it just for the writers and columns, rather than for the news.  This would be a good (small) corpus to use if you wanted samples of what is considered to be 'fine' current writing on politics and social life.  Writers include Fahmy Huwaidi, Khaled Al-Khamissi (of Taxi fame), Alaa' Al-Aswaani (of Yaqubian Building fame), and many others.  Enjoy.  (about 2 million words)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:04:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Research Assistantship in Intonational Variation in
 Arabic
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1) Subject: Research Assistantship in Intonational Variation in Arabic

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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Sam Hellmuth <sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk>
Subject: Research Assistantship in Intonational Variation in Arabic

A Research Assistantship is available on the ESRC-funded project
Intonational Variation in Arabic.
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[www-users.york.ac.uk/~sh581/ivar]

The IVAr project will create a corpus of Arabic speech recordings in which
speakers record a parallel set of sentences, stories and conversations. A
basic dataset will be collected with 18-24 year olds in five regions of the
Arab world, and in two of these regions an in-depth survey will collect
additional data with older speakers (50+) and in neighbouring cities.
Prosodic transcription of the intonation patterns observed in the corpus
will provide the basis for publication of descriptions of the typical
intonation patterns in individual dialects, and comparisons among them.

You will conduct fieldwork, undertake both quantitative auditory/acoustic
phonetic and qualitative data analysis (to include prosodic transcription
in the Autosegmental- Metrical framework), and participate in the
dissemination of findings. You will hold or will have submitted (prior to
commencement of employment) a PhD in phonetics and/or phonology and you
will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic. Previous experience of
fieldwork and/or prosodic transcription is also advantageous. Relevant
training will be provided where necessary. Excellent IT proficiency and
time management skills are required.

The starting salary will be ?28,893 per annum (GBP). The post is available
on a fixed term basis for up to 36 months.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Sam Hellmuth, phone:
+44-1904-322657, email: sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk.

Closing date: 14 February 2011.

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website:
http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/ Alternatively contact HR Services on
+44-1904-324835 or recruitment at york.ac.uk quoting reference number
UoY01092.

The University of York is committed to promoting equality and diversity.

Application URL: http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/

--
Dr Sam Hellmuth
Department of Language & Linguistic Science
University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD
email: sam.hellmuth at york.ac.uk
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Article:Word Recognition
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Gunna Funder Hansen <gfh at vucfyn.dk>
Subject: New Article:Word Recognition

New article:
 
In the current issue of The Modern Language Journal
Winter 2010, volume 94, issue 4
 
Gunna Funder Hansen: Word Recognition in Arabic as a Foreign Language (pp. 567-581)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LPEDA:Michigan State programs for K-12 Arabic teacher
 certification
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Wafa Hassan <hassanw at msu.edu>
Subject: Michigan State programs for K-12 Arabic teacher certification

Michigan State University will help increase the number of teachers certified to teach Arabic language in K-12 public schools by offering new academic programs for both current and prospective teachers. The initiative is led by the College of Education's Jeff Bale and Wafa Hassan in the Department of Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages (Arts and Letters).
 

MSU will now offer an Arabic endorsement and related master?s degree program for certified teachers who wish to add Arabic to their credentials. This option, primarily expected to serve native Arabic speakers working in southeast Michigan schools, can be completed almost entirely online.

The university also will offer a traditional teacher preparation program for undergraduates who want to become certified Arabic teachers. Both programs will enroll candidates starting in fall 2011.

MSU also hopes to offer an experimental, post-baccalaureate certification program for people who want to become teachers of a world language, including Arabic. This program, for which the university is seeking approval from the Michigan Department of Education, would be open to candidates who already hold a relevant bachelor?s degree and who are proficient in the target language.
Students interested in the programs may contact Bale at jbale at msu.edu
 
 
Dr. Wafa N. Hassan
Outreach Coordinator
Arabic Language Flagship Program
Michigan State University
Department of Linguistics and Languages
A644 Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
Phone: (517) 353-7870
Fax:   (517) 432-2736
hassanw at msu.edu
www.arabicflagship.msu.edu
 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Blackbird Technologies Job
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Blackbird Technologies Job

University or Organization: Blackbird Technologies, Inc. 
Job Location: Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://www.blackbirdtech.com
Job Rank: Senior Language Analyst  

Specialty Areas: Translation 

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

Description:

Blackbird Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking Senior Language Analysts
to support customer programs in Northern Virginia. As part of a team, the
Senior Language Analyst will engage in academic and philosophical
discussion while translating foreign language discussions into English. 

Currently looking for Analyst with the following languages: African-French,
Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Urdu.

The Senior Language Analyst will provide an understanding of the specific
geographic region through maintenance of social, academic or business
contacts; through the reading and understanding of native-language
publications; and/or through open-source research. Successful applicants
must be able to analyze foreign language documents from a contextual and
content approach and must be able to prepare professional quality reports
within short timelines suitable for distribution to senior level corporate
and customer executives.

The ideal candidate will be expected to work cohesively as part of a team
of regionally-oriented analysts to monitor and analyze regional topics. The
candidate may also be responsible for conducting research as related to the
successful translation and understanding of conversations, documents, etc.
The successful candidate will possess native-level fluency and have expert
level skills in translation for time-sensitive products.

Blackbird employs creative, technical thinkers. The ideal candidate will
share these qualities. 

Required Skills/Education: 
-5+ years as a Language Analyst supporting US Government programs
-Native level proficiency of specific Language and culture
-Must possess excellent command of the English language, both verbal and
written 
-Must possess the ability to analyze and dissect academic texts
-Must work well both individually and in a team environment
-Must be a self-starter
-Exceptional knowledge of current world events
-Ability to conduct independent research and familiarity with Open-Source
research and analysis
-Must have the ability to identify, analyze and provide written summaries
of diverse problem sets, such as economics, politics, defense, religion or
culture
-Strong skills in computer-based applications such as MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, MS Excel
-Qualified applicants must be prepared to complete a translation test at
the time of the interview.

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Please visit our website at the URL given below to apply online.

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2nd ICLDC preregistration reminder
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject: 2nd ICLDC preregistration reminder

Aloha!

Just a final reminder - the preregistration deadline for the 2nd International 
Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) is January 15, just 
a couple days away.  Register now to enjoy discounted conference rates:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2011/registration.html


For more information on the conference itself, visit:

http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2011/index.html


Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:etymological dictionaries thanks
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Rajaa Aquil <rajaa.aquil at modlangs.gatech.edu>
Subject: etymological dictionaries thanks

To all colleagues and friends out there who responded to my query, Thank You!

Your help, suggestions, feedback and answers are of great help. I go agree it is a vast project that needs to be addressed. 

Once again thank you.  And  really thank to the moderator of the list for communicating my query and help me find the answer. 

Rajaa

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Announcing Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: <stephan.guth at ikos.uio.no>
Subject: Announcing Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Dear all

I should perhaps not conceal from you that I have already begun work on
"the" etymological dictionary everybody is looking for. Since this is a
vast project, I am still hesiting to call what I have been able to do so
far a real beginning. But there is a basic concept, a preliminary internet
design which I am experimenting with, an open structure that envisages and
allows a number of additional features/aspects/jobs, there is a huge
amount of relevant material that I have collected, and there are the germs
of some model entries which will be needed when it comes to trying to
raise monies for each single operation that will add to the dictionary.

As a working title, I called the project "An Etymological Dictionary of
Arabic Language and Culture" (EDALC) or "An Etymologico-Conceptual
Dictionary..."

http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/projects/etymological_dictionary_arabic/index.html

since it comprises both a strictly etymological component and another one
dealing with semantic history and the history of key concepts. There is
already a lot of highly valuable material around, but it is scattered here
and there, and one of the major tasks of the EDALC project is to
systematically make this material available as dictionary lemmata in a
pre-designed format (accessible online).
The other big task is to (choose and) digitalize key texts of the Arabic
turaath as well as the nahDa and our own days, to raise monies for this,
to employ people and to supervise their work. It's an enormous task, of
course, but I think we have to begin SOMEwhere, and after that the project
will run more or less by itself because of its open structure -- a kind of
Wikipedia to which the global community of scholars of Arabic can
contribute (controlled by an editorial board / a committee of peer
reviewers).

I will be happy to receive support for this project, however critical it
may be, and welcome everybody who is seriously interested in forming a
core group in order to advance the project to the next level(s):
applications for funding, discussing components and design, etc.

However is interested, please contact me!
Stephan Guth, Oslo

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship deadlines
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: "Thiele, Jane" <JThiele at iie.org>
Subject: Gilman Scholarship deadlines

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Summer & Fall 2011 Applications Open
 
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Gilman Scholarship Program, we are proud to announce the expansion of our summer awards to include all academic majors. We anticipate this will be our most competitive cycle ever so please encourage your students to seek your guidance and utilize all available Gilman resources. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.
 
Summer & Fall 2011 online applications are due March 1, 2011.
 
For students applying for any academic term (Academic Year, Fall, Spring or Summer) please find the eligibility requirements below:
 
?             Enrolled as an undergraduate student at a two or four-year U.S. Institution
?             United States citizen
?             Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad
?             Participating in a study abroad program that is no less than 4 weeks in one country and no more than an academic year
?             Receiving academic credit
?             Study in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Cuba
 
For more information, please contact the appropriate person below:
 
Advisors:
Jane Thiele
gilmanadvisors at iie.org
713.621.6300 ext. 16
 
Applicants (last name A-L):
Aileen O'Donnell
gilman at iie.org
713.621.6300 ext. 25
 
Applicants (last name M-Z):
Olga Tunga
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Michigan Intensive Arabic Summer Program
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From: raram <raram at umich.edu>
Subject: U of Michigan Intensive Arabic Summer Program

The Department of Near Eastern Studies and The Arabic Language Flagship Program announce the following Intensive Arabic courses during Summer 2011:
 
AAPTIS 103: This intensive course meets the needs of students who want to cover the equivalence of one year by studying Arabic intensively during the spring/summer terms. AAPTIS 103 is a 10-credit intensive course equivalent in content, objectives, requirements and credits to the non-intensive two semester sequence AAPTIS 101-102. It provides an accelerated introduction to the phonology and script of modern standard Arabic and its basic vocabulary and fundamental structures. Emphasis is placed on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through simple short dialogues, texts, interactive communicative activities, and grammatical explanations supported by drill practice.
Intended audience: Undergraduates concentrating in Arabic and those who want to study Arabic for academic and research purposes.
Course Requirements: Regular class attendance and participation, quizzes, mid-term and a final examination including an oral component.
Primary Instructor: Mohammad Alhawary
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
AAPTIS 205: AAPTIS 205 is a 10-credit intensive course equivalent in content, objectives, requirements and credits to the non-intensive two semester sequence AAPTIS 201-202. It continues the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through texts, and practice, focusing on the newly introduced vocabulary and grammatical structures. Use of Arabic is emphasized throughout the course. The goals for students who successfully complete this course are as follows: participate in simple conversations with educated Arabs about personal accommodation needs; elicit and supply biographical information and provide short description of people, places, and things; read, comprehend and translate short printed passages including news items, simple narratives and descriptions; and write notes and short personal letters to friends as well as short descriptions.
Intended audience: Undergraduates concentrating in Arabic, or those who want to study Arabic for academic and research purposes.
Course Requirements: Regular class attendance and participation, quizzes, mid-term and a final examination including an oral component.
Primary Instructor: Hani Sabbagh
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
AAPTIS 506: Intensive Advance Arabic Media I and II. This course covers a host of political, economic, historical and social issues in the contemporary Arab world, with a special focus on critical reading, analysis and writing. It is conducted entirely in Arabic and intended for students who have completed at least three years of Arabic and wish to continue Arabic study for academic and professional purposes.
Prerequisites:  AAPTIS 404, or equivalent
Primary Instructor: Raji M Rammuny
Class Format: Mon through Fri, 9am-1pm June 2- August 11.
 
 
Deadline March 31, 2011
Application materials are available at http://lsa.umich.edu/sli
 
 
Raji

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:05:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Free Access to Arab Academy On-line Curriculum for
 K-12 programs
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Date: 17 Jan 2011
From: Sanaa Ghanem <info at arabacademy.com>
Subject: Free Access to Arab Academy On-line Curriculum for K-12 programs
Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources. You can now have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE! The Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)

Apply for a sponsorship NOW! The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian Relations, which is a charity organization. Priority goes to less privileged schools in non-Arabic speaking countries. To register, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships-institutions

Arab Academy's online resources have been used by leading schools in the US and the Middle East. Some of those schools are:
- Fairfax County Public High Schools, Virginia, United States
- Montgomery County Public High Schools, Maryland, United States
- Bishop Feehan High School, Massachusetts, United States
- Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt
- Ecole L'Oasis de Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
- Amercian Cooperative School of Tunis, Tunis
- Rabat American School, Rabat, Morocco
- Passaic County Technical Institute, New Jersey, United States
- South Side Area School, Pennsylvania, United States

Do not miss this opportunity to benefit from this offer. Register NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships-institutions

Sanaa Ghanem
(http://www.arabacademy.com/ghanem)
President, Arab Academy,
3 Kamil El-Shinnawi Street (Formerly: Al-Nabataat Street),
Garden City 14511, Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: info at arabacademy.com
Web Inquiries: http://www.arabacademy.com/about/contact-us
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:44 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs on demand publisher in Europe
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Ahmed Hassan Khorshid <khorshid at aucegypt.edu>
Subject: Needs on demand publisher in Europe

Dear list members,
Would you please recommend a good on-demand publisher in Europe, in terms of service, royalty, audience, etc. ? I'd like to publish my Arabic books in Europe.
shokran 

-- 
Ahmad Khorshid
Arabic Language Instructor

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:36 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of South Florida Morocco Summer program
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Youness Mountaki <youness at mail.usf.edu>
Subject: U of South Florida Morocco Summer program

Dear all,
My name is Youness Mountaki and I am happy to inform you about an Arabic program that will be held in Morocco this Summer (May 23 - June 17). The program is offered by the University of South Florida and our host will be the institute of Law7 wa Qalam in Rabat. 
Program details can be found at the following website:http://global.usf.edu/educationabroad/progInfo.php?prog_id=99
If you have any questions  please feel free to contact me or Patricia Smith. All the contact information are below.  
All the best,
Youness

Youness Mountaki
youness at mail.usf.edu
& 
Patricia Smith
Program Coordinator, Education Abroad
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 107
Tampa, FL    33620-5550  USA
Phone:  813-974-6148
Fax:     813-974-4613
Office Location:  Cooper Hall 468
psmith at usf.edu
http://global.usf.edu/educationabroad

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:41 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:East View Modern Arabic Renaissance Collection
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: East View Information Services <carolyn.fennell at eastview.com>
Subject: East View Modern Arabic Renaissance Collection

Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance
The Modern Arab Renaissance Collection is made up of an exclusive electronic archive of books published from 1820-1914 from across the Islamic world, with special focus on Egypt and Syria. 
 
With over 3,000 titles covering the sciences and humanities, including philosophy and theology, literature, arts, history and politics, including writings from Mahmoud Abdo, Gamal El Din El Afgahany and Rashid Reda.

Content is mostly in Arabic, with metadata in both Arabic and transliteration. The search interface is in English and will include a virtual Arabic keyboard for easy text input.
 
If your institution has already purchased the Kotobarabia E-Library, East View will extend credit toward the purchase of the Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance collection. 
 
Contact East View for more information or set up a trial.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:42 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Arabic Persian Turkish Language Immersion Institute <aptlii at global.wisc.edu>
Subject: U of Wisconsin Summer Institute Jobs

The University of Wisconsin- Madison Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) invites applications for summer 2011 language instructors in all 3 languages.

APTLII is an 8-week residential language immersion program. Students and staff will live on campus in an language community and are expected to use the appropriate language (Arabic, Persian, or Turkish) at all times. Information about the program can be found on the APTLII website, http://aptlii.global.wisc.edu

A detailed job description, along with application instructions, can be found at the following pages:

Arabic - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066382.html

Persian - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066265.html

Turkish - http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_066280.html

Complete applications must be received by February 28, 2011 to ensure consideration. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Please forward to campus e-mail lists and other interested individuals.
-- 
Scott Trigg
Coordinator
Arabic Persian and Turkish Language Immersion Institute
(formerly APIP/APTIP)
(608) 262-5666
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:46 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:46 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA
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1) Subject: New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: New Book: Lexical Variation in MSA

Title: Beyond Lexical Variation in Modern Standard Arabic 
Subtitle: Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco 
Publication Year: 2010 
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
	   http://www.c-s-p.org
	
Author: Zeinab M.A. Ibrahim

Hardback: ISBN:  9781443803427 Pages: 260 Price: U.K. ? 39.99


Abstract:

"Beyond Lexical Variation in Modern Standard Arabic" presents several
aspects concerning Modern Standard Arabic. It analyzes the different forms
of lexical variation, and the causes for these variations. This starting
point led to many other vital issues related to the present state of the
Arabic Language such as language planning, native speakers' identity and
fears and most importantly the relationship between the different Arabic
varieties: Classical, Modern Standard, and dialects. The book analyzes
lexical variation comprehensively and provides deep insights on the present
state of the language with some speculations on its future. 



Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography
                    Sociolinguistics

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

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Thu Jan 20 18:46:39 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:39 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:2010 Middle East Book Awards
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1) Subject: 2010 Middle East Book Awards

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject: 2010 Middle East Book Awards

From: "Rose, Christopher S" <csrose at austin.utexas.edu>
Date: January 19, 2011 7:52:48 AM MST
To: MEOC List <meoc at utlists.utexas.edu>
Subject: 2010 Middle East Book Award Recipients

PRESS RELEASE


Date:                November 18, 2010

Contact:           Christopher Rose, Co-Chair, Middle East Book Awards Committee

                        Middle East Outreach Council

                        Contact: csrose at austin.utexas.edu, (512) 471-3582

http://www.meoc.us/


MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 
2010 MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) has announced its 2010 Middle East book awards recipients. Awards recipients were announced at the MEOC Annual Business Meeting at the Middle East Studies Association conference held in San Diego, CA, in November 2010.

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

Nominations for the Middle East Book Award are made by publishers, educators, librarians and the general public, with eligible books published in the period from January 1, 2009 to August 1, 2010.  The MEOC Book Award Committee is a volunteer committee consisting of MEOC members representing primary, secondary, and post-secondary educational institutions.

The 2010 MEOC award recipients are:


PICTURE BOOK

WINNER: How Many Donkeys? An Arabic Counting Tale by Margaret Read McDonald, Nadia Jameel Taibah (authors) and Carol Liddiment (Illustrator)
In this Saudi folktale, Jouha loads ten donkeys with dates to sell at the market. As he rides along, he counts nine and believes one is lost. Yet when he walks, he counts all ten and is grateful that the missing donkey is back. Alternately lucky and unlucky, depending on whether he walks or rides, Jouha sells his dates and returns home with all of his donkeys. Arabic numbers from one to ten are written from right to left at the bottom of the pages, both in Arabic and in English transliteration, and invite youngsters to count along with the silly date merchant. A great introduction to Arabic numbers for younger readers, as well as the Joha/Goha/Hoca characterknown throughout the region.
 
HONORABLE MENTION: Kings and Carpenters: One hundred Bible land jobs you might have praised or panned by Laurie Coulter and Mary Newbigging 
Life was tough in the time of the Old Testament! A fact-filled introduction, detailed timeline and thorough index make this book perfect for research projects, while the humorous illustrations and snappy text provide an entertaining read. Kids will look at history in a whole new way thanks to this unique approach.

YOUTH LITERATURE

WINNER: Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai
In July 2001, as 11-year-old Fadi and his family hastily board a truck to begin their escape from Afghanistan, six-year-old Mariam lets go of her brother'shand and is tragically left behind. Their arrival in San Francisco is bittersweet as they are all too concerned about Mariam to appreciate their newfound safety and freedom. Fadi struggles with integrating himself into American middle school culture, eventually finding solace in the photography club. Still, he is most concerned with the part he played in losing Mariam and getting her back. A photography contest with the prize of a trip to India seems to be his best means of finding a way back to Afghanistan to help in the search for his sister. An age-appropriate tale relevant to current events.

YOUTH NON-FICTION

WINNER: A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, 2nded. by James Wynbrandt 
In recent years, Saudi Arabic has experienced changes that have both altered the internal structure of the country and affected its foreign relations, and many works continue to propagate stereotypes about what the Kingdom was, while paying little attention to recent developments. This title is written in a clear, concise style that is approachable to the younger reader (but informative enough for older readers as well), and manages to steer an even course through a subject that is often treated with skepticism or defensiveness.

HONORABLE MENTION: Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, Edward E. Curtis IV, ed.
This illustrated two-volume encyclopedia includes some 300 articlescovering historical and contemporary issues, events, people, court cases, themes, and activism relating to Muslim-American history. The reference also includes 50 original documents, a master chronology and an extensive bibliography. Given the little that has been published on the topic, especially for a younger audience, this book is a welcome addition to the field.

STYLE INFORMATION

The award should be referred to as the Middle East Book Award.  The awarding organization is the Middle East Outreach Council, which may be abbreviated as MEOC.

ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH COUNCIL

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


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FULL LIST OF MIDDLE EAST BOOKAWARD RECIPIENTS

2010?PICTURE BOOK: How Many Donkeys? An Arabic Counting Tale by Margaret Read McDonald, Nadia Jameel Taibah, and Carol Liddiment (Albert Whitman & Co, 2009); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: Kings and Carpenters: One hundred Bible land jobs you might have praised or panned by Laurie Coulter and Mary Newbigging (Annick Press, 2010); YOUTH LITERATURE: Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai (Simon and Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2010); YOUTH NON-FICTION: A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, 2nded. by James Wynbrandt (Facts on File, 2010); YOUTH NON-FICTON HONORABLE MENTION: Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, Edward E. Curtis IV, ed. (Facts on File, 2010)

2009?PICTURE BOOK: The Butter Man, by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou (Charlesbridge, 2008); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix (Holiday House, 2008); YOUTH LITERATURE: Wanting Mor, by Rukhsana Khan (Groundwood, 2009); YOUTH LITERATURE HONORABLE MENTION: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea, by Val?rie Zenatti (Bloomsbury, 2008); Extra Credit by Andrew Clements (Atheneum, 2009); YOUTH NON-FICTION: The Iranian Revolution, by Brendan January (21st Century Books, 2008); YOUTH NON-FICTION HONORABLE MENTION: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arabia, by Mary Beardwood (Stacey International, 2009); The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical, and Cultural Perspectives, by Donna J. Stewart (Routledge, 2008)

2008?PICTURE BOOK: Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad, by James Rumford (Roaring Brook Press, 2008); PICTURE BOOK HONORABLE MENTION: Four Feet, TwoSandals, by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka (Eerdman?s Books for Young Readers, 2007) and The Best Eid Ever, by Asma Mobin-Uddin, illustrated by Laura Jacobsen (Boyds Mills Press, 2007); YOUTH LITERATURE: The Apprentice?s Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain, by Melanie Little (Annick Press, 2007); YOUTH NON-FICTON: Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World, by Natalie Maydell and Sep Riahi, paintings by Heba Amin (Global Content Ventures, 2007). 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YOUTH REFERENCE: Islam by Sue Penney (Heinemann Library, 2001).

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

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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:46:47 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project
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2) Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

> I should perhaps not conceal from you that I have already begun work on
> "the" etymological dictionary everybody is looking for

This is exiting news. I sincerely hope it will help Oriental studies to extend and deepen its scope.

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Thomas Milo <tmilo at decotype.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Hi Ben,

> I agree, and it would also be very useful to have an etymological dictionary that traced the histories of modern Arabic words.  For example, I would like to know exactly when the word qawmiyyastarted to be used to mean "nationalism" in Arabic, or who was the first person to use the word thaqafa to mean "culture".  In other words, it would be immensely useful to have something like the Oxford English Dictionary for Arabic.

This function is indeed also missing from our instruments. Useful as it is, this is however IMHO not what etymology is about. After all, the OED is not an etymological dictionary. The sort of thing one would like to be able to find in an authoritative etymological dictionary is, e.g., the notion that RZQ as in rizq and razz?q is in fact not Semitic but borrowed from Persian r?zik [r?z "day"+ik"adjectival suffix"] in the sense of "daily ration" (I got this etymology in a personal communication with Volker Popp, one of the contributors to "The Hidden Origins of Islam" -http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/19589/sec_id/19589).

BTW, Arthur Jeffery's The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qur??n is kind of an etymological trailblazer.

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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: Richard Durkan <rdurkan at hotmail.com>
Subject: Arabic Etymological Dictionary Project

Even if there are no systematic and exhaustive studies of the relationship between Arabic and the languages cited by Thomas Milo, have  there been less ambitious, preliminary studies? The only ones I have come across are in connection with Persian and standard Arabic. Then there also the etymological dictionaries of Egyptian colloquial (eg Spiro, Hinds & Badawi) and a study of Semitic cognates (Old Babylonian - Akkadian - Ugaritic - Arabic - Aramaic - Hebrew - Sumerian - Egyptian) I received from Michael Sheflin via this list.
 
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Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NCLCTL Journal CFP
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Date: 20 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: NCLCTL Journal CFP

Full Title: Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 01-Apr-2011 

Call for Fall 2011 Journal Papers

The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(JNCOLCTL) is soliciting articles for publication.

The Journal, published annually by NCOLCTL, is dedicated to the issues and
concerns related to the teaching and learning of Less Commonly Taught
Languages. The Journal primarily seeks to address the interests of language
teachers, administrators, and researchers. Arti cles that describe
in novative and successful teaching methods that are relevant to the
con cerns or problems of the profession, or that report educational
research or experimentation in Less Common ly Taught Lan guages are
welcome. Papers presented at NCOLCTL's annual conference will be considered
for publication, but additional manuscripts from members of the
pro fes sion are also welcome.

Our general editorial focus is on policy, education, programs, advocacy,
and research in the field of Less commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). The
envisioned coverage of the journal is as follows:  


Methodology and Technology
Academia
Beyond Academia
Social embeddedness

The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages shall
include papers focusing on broader theoretical and technological issues in
all fields of LCTL's along with reports about research and teaching in
academia, at both the K-12 and collegiate levels. Also to be included are
papers addressing research and teaching in government and industry and
issues of a broader social environment, ranging from heritage communities
to advancing LCTLs in federal initiatives and legislation in the USA.


Submitted Manuscripts 


In preparing the manuscript, please use the latest edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), see
http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx 

Manuscripts should be:

- A maximum of 20 pages (excluding references, charts, notes, etc.) and
submitted electronically via word (1997-2003)-document e-mail attachment.

- Double-line spaced throughout, including notes, references, and tables,
using 12-point Times New Roman font with a 1.5 inch left margin. (Please
ensure that this specified formatting is followed).
-Accompanied by a 150 word (or less) abstract and a cover sheet containing
the manuscript title, name, address, office and home telephone numbers, fax
number, email address, and full names and institutions of each author.
(Because the manuscript will be blind reviewed, identifying information
should be on the cover sheet only, and not appear in the manuscript).
All Manuscripts should be electronically submitted  to The Editor at:
Danko.Sipka at asu.edu and copied to the Secretariat at:
ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.

Deadline: While submissions are welcome at any point, only manuscripts
received by April 1, 2011 will be considered for the Fall 2011 issue of the
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:talk the talk, walk the walk
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Subject: talk the talk, walk the walk

Please:  what are the Arabic parallels to:  "to talk the talk, and to walk the walk"?  What is its origin in English, in Arabic?  Many thanks,
Mike Schub  <m7schub at aol.com>  

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:38:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:bibliography of lexicographic and etymological
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Ernest McCarus <enm at umich.edu>
Subject: bibliography of lexicographic and etymological resources suggestion

There is strong interest in an etymological dictionary of Arabic, as 
evidenced to the response to Rajaa Aquil's appeal; see his message below. 
It is unlikely, however, that any one or any group will start work on one 
to produce one in the foreseeable future.

I would like to propose that we at least assemble all the known works that 
have been published, I have some that haven't been mentioned yet.  If you 
agree, would it be possible for Arabic-L to set up a kind of mailbox that 
individuals could send in bibliographic references to that would then be 
available to anyone interested?

Thanks again for all you do for Arabic studies and for Arabists, and please 
have a year full of joy, excellent health and only good news.

best,

Ernest

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: moderator <dil at byu.edu
Subject: bibliography of lexicographic and etymological resources suggestion

I can compile whatever people send in into a single list, and post it (it would thereafter be available through the archives).  If it became more extensive we could conceivably turn it into a mysql database that people could access through the web, but let's cross that bridge when we come to it; that would probably be overkill at this stage.
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Diplomatic Language Services Jobs
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
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Subject: Diplomatic Language Services Jobs

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:55:18
From: Caitlin Marshall [cmarshall at dlsdc.com]
Subject: Arabic, Standard; French; Farsi, Eastern; Pashto, Central; Spanish & Austronesian & Language Acquisition: Manager / Testing Project Manager, Diplomatic Language Services, Virginia, USA

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University or Organization: Diplomatic Language Services 
Department: Curriculum Development
Job Location: Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://www.dlsdc.com
Job Rank: Manager  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                     French (fra) 
                     Farsi, Eastern (prs) 
                     Pashto, Central (pst) 
                     Spanish (spa) 
                     Austronesian 

Description:

Diplomatic Language Services (DLS) is a 25-year old company based in the
Washington, DC metro area that provides language and cultural training and
other related language services to US government and commercial clients. 
We are currently recruiting a Project Manager for an upcoming one-year test
development project. The project involves developing test items for
proficiency tests in six languages. 

Qualifications: 
-Master's degree in Language Education or a related field strongly
preferred (or BA degree in Language Education, Linguistics/related field
plus 5 years of language training and testing experience)
-At least one year of experience managing language proficiency test
development projects
-Knowledge of the Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale 
-High level computer skills 
-Native or near-native English proficiency 
-Very strong multitasking and interpersonal skills 
-Previous experience with language training and testing 
-Proven track record of meeting project deadlines under clear time constraints 
-Some familiarity with Dari, Pashto, Iraqi Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, or
French is helpful. 

Responsibilities include: 
-Interface with the client, acting as main point of contact to receive and
disseminate feedback to project staff. 
-Engage test developers in ongoing training activities, sharing subject
matter expertise and educating them in language proficiency testing and
curriculum development theory and pedagogical processes. 
-Ensure deadlines are being met across all languages and take
responsibility for providing final deliverables to client. 
-Oversee the revision process, ensuring that feedback is clearly conveyed
to the development team. 
-Perform a final review of each test component to make sure that quality
expectations are being met. 

DLS is a rapidly growing language services company with a dynamic and
flexible work environment and significant employee growth opportunities.
Please send your resume and salary requirement to the address provided. No
phone calls, please. EOE.


Application Deadline: 10-Feb-2011 
	  
Email Address for Applications: recruiting at dlsdc.com 
Contact Information:
	Caitlin Marshall 
	Email: cmarshall at dlsdc.com 

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:16 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic of San Andres Island
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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Arabic of San Andres Island

Title: La Lengua ?rabe en San Andr?s Isla 
Series Title: Languages of the World 40  

Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	

Book URL: http://www.lincom-shop.eu/shop/article_N-ISBN%25209783862880386/LW-40:-LA-LENGUA-%C3%81RABE-EN-SAN-ANDR%C3%89S-ISLA.html?shop_param=cid%3D234%26aid%3DN-ISBN%25209783862880386%26 


Author: Carlos Jair Mart?nez Albarrac?n

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862880386 Pages: 183 Price: Europe EURO 68.80


Abstract:

El estudio da cuenta de la presencia de la lengua ?rabe en San Andr?s Isla,
de las principales caracter?sticas sociales de la comunidad de habla que la
usa en la cotidianidad como es la historia, la distribuci?n poblacional, la
econom?a y el sistema de creencias. Se presenta una referencia sobre la
situaci?n ling??stica de la comunidad en la que se describen las
principales caracter?sticas fonol?gicas del dialecto ?rabe liban?s y el
?rabe cl?sico usados por la comunidad de habla ?rabe. 

Se realiza un acercamiento a la din?mica del uso ling??stico en diferentes
contextos y con diferentes actores. Se hace referencia a la situaci?n de
diglosia ?rabe, en esta se hace ?nfasis en la distribuci?n funcional y el
prestigio del ?rabe cl?sico. Se presenta una referencia sobre la situaci?n
del biling?ismo ?rabe/castellano en la comunidad en la que destaca la
adquisici?n ling??stica, el transito por el biling?ismo a trav?s de la vida
y algunas caracter?sticas derivadas del uso ling??stico en biling?es como
es la alternancia ling??stica en las modalidades del cambio y la mezcla de
c?digos. 

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dutch-Arabic Lexicography and request for new
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1) Subject: Dutch-Arabic Lexicography

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at nimar.ru.nl>
Subject: Dutch-Arabic Lexicography

Dear all,
 
Since 1997 I have been active in lexicography of Modern Standard Arabic.
In 2003 the first edition of the Dutch-Arabic and Arabic-Dutch dictionaries came out. You can read everything about this on the project website: www.let.ru.nl/wba
 
In 2009 the second edition of the same dictionary came out.
The Arabic-Dutch part was enlarged with over 80 pages. The number of new Arabic entries was ?
A few examples of the added headwords:
?????????    automated
????????        automation
????????        automate
????????? gigabyte
?????      genome
???????????      islamized
??????????        to islamize
???? ????,               laptop
????????? megabyte
???????????               megapixel
????????????????          nano technology
 
Now in attendance of a third edition I have started collecting new words and expressions again.
I have been reading many articles about technology and science from Al Hayat and other sources.
This has resulted in new words like:
?????       twitter
????????  terabyte
???????    hybrid (car)
???????   americanized
?????       digitazation/digitalization
 
New words are of course only entered in the dictionary if they do occur in certain numbers in a variety of sources both in a defined text corpus and on the internet.
 
But the extremely rich source of knowledge among Arabic-L subscribers can be consulted too. So I want to ask all of you to inform me (through this list or directly and privately) if there are any words or expressions related to modern scientific, technological, political or other developments.
Please supply me with as much details as possible (source, regional origin, translation in English).
I am very grateful to all your contributions and will keep the list posted of the results.
 
Best wishes,
Jan Hoogland
 
 
NIMAR - Jan Hoogland 
Directeur Nederlands Instituut in Marokko/directeur Institut n?erlandais au Maroc 
mail/courier:  j.hoogland at nimar.ru.nl 
adres/adresse: 9 Rue Moulay Abdelaziz, Rabat, Marokko/Maroc 
postadres/adresse postale:  NIMAR-locatie 430 Rabat, Postbus 12200, 2500 DD Den Haag
telefoon/t?l?phone: +212 (0)537 66 85 00 
fax/t?l?copieur:  +212 (0)537 76 84 07 
mobiel/GSM: +212 (0)679 14 63 12 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book:Voice of Arab Women
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1) Subject: New Book:Voice of Arab Women

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Mohammed Jiyad <mjiyad at judnea.umass.edu>
Subject: New Book:Voice of Arab Women

Dear Colleagues:
My new book, The Voice of Arab Women: A Media Based Content Reader for  
Arabic Language & Culture Proficiency, has been published and is now  
available on both amazon.com and http://www.get-morebooks.com
Have a nice weekend.
Mohammed Jiyad

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS hotel info reminder
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1) Subject: ALS hotel info reminder

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: S Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: ALS hotel info reminder

Hello ALS participants
 
This is a quick note to remind participants attending the ALS symposium to make hotel reservations by February 1. After this date, the block of rooms reserved for the conference at the lower rate of $130 will be released to the public. Please visit the ALS site at
www.cmes.arizona.edu/als25 where you will find a link to the Marriott Hotel.
 
I look forward to seeing many Arabic-L members this March.
Best
Samira
 
 
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Samira Farwaneh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Department of Linguistics, SLAT Program
P.O. Box 210158B; L. F. Marshall #440,  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158B
Phone: (520) 621-8629; Fax: (520) 621-2333
 
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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:01 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job
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1) Subject: Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Sandy Williams and Jane Courson <qatarudas at wittkieffer.com>
Subject: Qatar University Dean of Arts and Sciences Job
 
Qatar University (QU) is seeking a visionary, accomplished and innovative academic leader to serve as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 
 
Reporting to the vice president and chief academic officer, the dean will work in close partnership with the vice president and other deans to shape the future direction of the university?s academic program.  The dean has responsibility for the development and assessment of quality academic programs and policies within the College of Arts and Sciences, including the proactive pursuit of accreditation by international agencies for all eligible programs.  Working in close collaboration with faculty, the dean will chart the course of the college within the frame of the vision, mission and strategic plan of the college and the university as a whole.  The dean directly oversees ten department chairs, several program heads and the associate dean for academic affairs, the associate dean for research, the assistant dean for student affairs and the financial and administration office.
 
The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate and an outstanding record of teaching, research and administrative experience in a similarly complex academic setting; experience building and being part of successful leadership teams employing effective strategies for enhancing academic quality, achieving accreditation, experience supporting faculty recruitment, retention and development; experience planning, managing and allocating resources and a broad institutional perspective.  Superior communication and interpersonal skills are critical.  Familiarity with the culture and of the region is highly desirable; candidates that are fluent in both Arabic and English are highly preferred.
 
Founded in 1977, Qatar University is the only national university in the country.  QU is comprised of seven colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, and Sharia and Islamic Studies) offering vibrant undergraduate and emerging graduate programs to 8,000 students.  The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest at QU with more than 1,900 students and 256 full-time faculty and plays a central role in the university?s general education program.
 
QU is located in Doha, Qatar, a vibrant modern city with visitors and residents from around the globe.  Located on a peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, the state of Qatar has substantial oil and natural gas reserves and is one of the wealthiest states in the world.  The country has dedicated 2.8 percent of its GDP to fund scientific research.
 
Thank you for your consideration and willingness to assist Qatar University with this important endeavor.  We welcome ideas for potential candidates and/or expressions of interest.  The best way to contact us about this search is via email at qatarudas at wittkieffer.com.  We invite you to review the leadership profile at http://www.wittkieffer.com.
 
Sincerely,
 
Alexander (Sandy) Williams                           Jane Courson

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:12 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:12 -0700
Subject: Arabic-:PEDA:Georgetown Summer Program
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1) Subject: Georgetown Summer Program

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Arabic and Islamic Studies <arabic at georgetown.edu>
Subject: Georgetown Summer Program

Welcome to the Summer Arabic & Persian Language Institute 
at Georgetown University!

 http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/29/summer-school/format/language-institutes/arabic-and-persian

2011 SUMMER SESSION DATES
1ST SESSION: JUNE 6 - JULY 8
2ND SESSION: JULY 11 - AUGUST 12

The Language Institute offers students the opportunity to acquire or master skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Arabic and Persian. Language instruction is proficiency-oriented and imparts cultural experiences and knowledge. The materials used are broad-based and help students develop skills for communication. Students learn how to accomplish language tasks in formal and informal situations. Assessments reflect the model of an educated native speaker as well as proficiency (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Language: ACTFL) guidelines.

Classes are small and students benefit from individual attention inside and outside the classroom. Experienced, dedicated, and diverse faculty use current techniques and incorporate technology-based instruction. The summer program provides real-time and on demand access to current media resources and the latest in classroom language learning technology. The Language Institute offers its students a gateway to an exceptional academic community at Georgetown University, a range of summer activities in the Summer School, and state-of-the-art language opportunities.

Arabic: A comprehensive undergraduate program of intensive and non-intensive learning in Modern Standard Arabic will last ten weeks, with courses in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic.  

Colloquial Arabic: Undergraduate course in spoken Levantine Arabic will be offered with continuation in the Second Session. This course is not open to native speakers of Arabic, heritage speakers of Arabic, or students who have completed three years or more of Arabic at Georgetown.

Persian: In cooperation with the Division of Eastern Mediterranean Languages, two Persian courses are offered at the undergraduate level. Intensive First Level Persian and Intensive Second Level Persian will be offered both sessions.

 Highlights of the program:

An intensive ten-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year of study
Intensive courses award 6 credits and Non-Intensive courses award 3 credit hours
Weekly conversation hour with free coffee and refreshments
Weekly Arabic and Persian movie screenings
Weekly calendar of cultural and other activities in Georgetown and around DC
Language lab equipped with latest classroom language learning technology
Partial Tuition Scholarships
Non-Georgetown students accepted into this Language Institute are eligible to apply for a partial tuition scholarship offered by Georgetown University (Please see http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/29/summer-school/admissions-and-tuition.cfm). For further information and special application forms, please contact the Scholarship Coordinator, Summer School Georgetown University, 3307 M. Street, N.W., Suite #202, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel: (202) 687-8700.

Institute Director: Dr. Belkacem Baccouche
Assistant Director: Ms. Meriem Tikue

For questions, please contact Ms. Meriem Tikue at mmt43 at georgetown.edu or 202-687-2735.
-- 
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Georgetown University, 200 Poulton Hall
Washington, DC 20007
p: 202.687.5743
f: 202.687.7971
http://arabic.georgetown.edu

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:18 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco
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1) Subject: IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute <igai.fez at gmail.com>
Subject: IGAI Study Abroad Program in Morocco

My name is Fouad Touzani and I am the director of Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute. IGAI is a language, cultural and educational center located in the historical and cultural capital of Morocco, Fez.

Our summer intensive program offers more than Arabic classes. Students at IGAI do not only enjoy learning Arabic from native and very experienced professors, but they also have the opportunity to:

?         Attend lectures on various issues related to the Arab and Muslim World such as women?s rights in Islam, media in the Arab world and Islam in the West, to name a few.
?         Take part in a variety of cultural activities and events which allow students to get an authentic cultural experience.
?         Travel to many Moroccan cities and experience the rich and diverse cultures and regions of Morocco.
?         Live in and explore the imperial city of Fez which remains the biggest medieval city in the world and one of the few remaining ones. 
?         Experience the wonderful beauty of the Moroccan craftsmanship through visiting workshops and learning the basics.

I invite you to take a look at our website http://www.igai-fez.com   for more information.

I will be very grateful if you could forward the link to the students who might be interested. More importantly, I am very interested in establishing an academic cooperation with Brigham University with which IGAI could be a summer study abroad program for its students.

I very much appreciate your help and time

Looking forward to hearing from you

Warmest regards

Fouad

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Fouad Touzani, Director
Ibn Ghazi Arabic Institute in Fez
40 Rue Houcine Slaoui, Hay Badr. Fes, Morocco.
T: +212 (0) 679 24 53 92
F: +212 (0) 535 60 23 27
E: igai.fez at gmail.com
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs English Egyptian Arabic dictionary
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1) Subject: Needs English Egyptian Arabic dictionary

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: cory jorgensen <coryjorgensen at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Needs English Egyptian Arabic dictionary

Hello all,
 
Does anybody know of a good English-Egyptian Arabic dictionary, also an Egyptian idiomatic dictionary?
 
Thanks,
Cory Jorgensen


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From dil at BYU.EDU  Wed Jan 26 19:39:11 2011
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco
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1) Subject: U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
From: Adil Ait Hamd <adilaithamd at gmail.com>
Subject: U of Washington Summer Study Abroad in Morocco

Dear colleagues,
University of Washington in Seattle is offering an intensive summer 
study abroad program in Morocco.
The program begins on June 13th and ends on August 7th. Eight weeks of 
intermediate Arabic and culture in the city of Fez in Morocco.
Students will earn a 18 UW credits in an immersive environment.

For more information, please visit
https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10903&Type=O&sType=O 


Regards,

Adil Ait Hamd

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:14 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Phonetics and Phonology Conference
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1) Subject: Arabic Phonetics and Phonology Conference

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Date: 26 Jan 2011
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Subject: Arabic Phonetics and Phonology Conference

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:19:39
From: Rana Alhussein Almbark [raa502 at york.ac.uk]
Subject: Postgraduate Conference on Arabic Phonetics and Phonology

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Full Title: Postgraduate Conference on Arabic Phonetics and Phonology 

Date: 10-Jun-2011 - 10-Jun-2011
Location: York, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Rana Alhussein Almbark
Meeting Email: pcapp.2011 at gmail.com

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology 

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

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2011 

Meeting Description:

Venue:

It is a one-day conference to be held on the 10th of June 2011 at the University of York in the Humanities Research Centre.  

Invited Speakers:

The conference will include two oral-presentation sessions by: 
-Alex Bellem, University of Salford
-and Ghada Khattab, Newcastle University

One of the oral presentations will be in Arabic Phonology and one in Arabic Phonetics. One session will be in the morning and the other one in the afternoon. Poster presentations will be held between the two sessions. 

Registration:

For both presenters and attendees, no registration fees are required. However, you are required to register for the conference before 10th of May 2011 by sending an email topcapp.2011 at gmail.com confirming either your attendance or your participation. Should you require any further information, please send us an email to pcapp.2011 at gmail.com. 

Call for Papers:

Researchers and postgraduate students, who are working on any aspect of Arabic phonetics and phonology and/or their effects on the production of L2 English by Arabs, are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations for a postgraduate conference on Arabic phonetics and phonology at the University of York, UK. The conference aims at providing those researchers with a chance to present and share their research findings with an audience who share the same research interest. It also aims at providing opportunities for creating research networks between those researchers. 

Abstracts:

Abstracts of no more than 300 words (excluding references) should be sent to pcapp.2011 at gmail.com at any time before Thursday 31 March 2011. Participants should send two copies of the abstract in a Microsoft-word format, one anonymous with no personal details included and one includes name, affiliation, and email. Abstracts acceptance notification will be sent by 30th of April 2011. Oral-presentation participants will be given 20 minutes for their talks and 10 minutes for questions and discussions. Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for inclusion in a special edition of York Papers in Linguistics designated for the conference papers.

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