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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on Concise Arabic Research & Translation
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Benjamin Hoffiz <hoffiz.ben at gmail.com>
Subject:more on Concise Arabic Research & Translation Dictionary

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Thank you for your enthusiastic interest.

For the highest efficiency, I would kindly request that you contact the
following:

For sample pages, email susan.myrick at xanedu.com
To order, email textbook at copleypublishing.com

<textbook at copleypublishing.com>Otherwise, contact:

Ms. Susan Myrick
Managing Editor, Copley
XanEdu Publishing, Inc.
530 Great Road  •  Acton, MA 01720
800-562-2147 x6763   •   734-302-6763
fax 978-263-9190

Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.  Thank you.

Regards,

Benjamin Hoffiz

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arab World English Journal CFP
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1) Subject:Arab World English Journal CFP

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Arab World English Journal CFP

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:55:15
From: Dr. Khairi Al-Zubaidi [editor at awej.org]
Subject: Arab World English Journal

Full Title: Arab World English Journal

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2012

Call for papers (December 2012)

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) welcomes the submission of papers for the
December issue. The deadline for manuscript submission is 30 september,
2012. The issue publication date is December, 2012. For more information
visit Arab World English Journal on www.awej.org.

Before sending your paper, please read the submission (
http://awej.org/?section=7) and Manuscript Guidelines for Arab World
English Journal (AWEJ) (
http://www.awej.org/awejfiles/_41_5_ManuscriptGuidelinesforAWEJ.pdf)

The papers can address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

English Language Teaching and Intercultural Communication
Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign/ Second Language
Classroom Practice and Language Proficiency
Cognitive Learning and Communication
English Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
Methods for Teaching General English and for Teaching English for Specific
Purposes
Teachers as Innovators and Facilitators
Teaching materials and communicative language teaching and learning
Curriculum Development: A thought for literary texts, texts of Popular
Culture and Information Technology
New literacies and English Language Teaching
English and New Trends in Higher Education
Role of English and Arabic in Globalised Contexts
Relationship between L1 and L2
Course Design and Needs Analysis
Effective Teaching Methodologies in Language and Literature Classrooms
Assessment and Testing
Interdisciplinary in Language Teaching and Learning
Assessment Practices in Language Teaching
Classroom Management
English as an International Language
Language Acquisition
The Role of Culture in English Language Teaching and Learning
Cultural Awareness in the Communicative Class

Papers should be submitted electronically as e-mail to: editor at awej.org

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs refs on using corpora in Arabic language
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs refs on using corpora in Arabic language teaching

Dear all,

Ramadan Kareem to you all.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any research in the field of
using corpora in teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Any theoretical
perspectives or real case studies would be very interesting for me.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Mai

Mai Zaki, PhD
Lecturer in Arabic and Translation Studies
Middlesex University
UK

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:44:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CFP for Minorities in the Middle East
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:"Yasmeen S. Hanoosh" <yasmeensh at yahoo.com>
Subject:CFP for Minorities in the Middle East


      Dear Colleagues,
We're calling for proposals for:

      Minorities
          of the
          Modern Middle East
      Portland State
            University (April 26-27, 2013)

      The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at
        Portland State
        University announces an intensive interdisciplinary two-day
        workshop on
        “Minorities of the Modern Middle East,” to be held April 26-27,
        2013, at
        Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

      Political, ethnic, and religious divides
        intersect in the
        modern Middle East in ways
        that give form to
        various articulations of the term “minority.” While some of
        these minority
        groups are indigenous to the region with a collective presence
        that predates
        the creation of the modern nation-states, others are only now
        beginning to
        articulate their minority identities in response to shifting
        political and
        social contexts. Since 9/11, and now more intensively amidst the
        upheavals of
        the “Arab Spring,” the simplistic political and media discourse
        that had
        previously portrayed the Middle East as a homogenous region has
        given way to an
        equally problematic discourse that casts the region and its
        societies as deeply
        and essentially divided along ethnic, linguistic, and religious
        lines.
        Meanwhile, new articulations of minority and minoritized
        identities are forming
        within different Middle Eastern states, extending and contesting
        the conceptual
        boundaries of minority politics.

      We encourage
        submissions that
        address one or more of the following questions:



        Conceptual:

        How are minorities in the Middle
          East
        defined by themselves and others? How are they perceived
        vis-a-vis majorities?
        What tropes, social/political projects, and narratives are
        working to promote
        and channel minority identities and interests in the
 Middle East ?



          Historical:

        What political, colonial, social, economic, or
        demographic factors have
        given rise to various “minorities”? How did the minority status
        of these groups
        transform over the years? How were minorities defined
        politically and legally
        in different parts of the Middle East
        over the
        course of the twentieth century?



          Political:

        How and for what purposes do religious, ethnic, or
        linguistic minorities
        become politicized? How do they participate in the
        political/demographic
        processes in their countries of citizenship? How are they being
        affected by the
        rapid political transformations brought about by the recent
        uprisings across
        the Arab world?



        Transnational:

        In what ways does the “endangered minority” status
        privilege certain
        ethno-religious groups legally? What are the patterns that
        characterize the
        relationship between minority status and the attainment of
        refugee/asylum
        status in western countries? What patterns can we discern in the
        movements of
        minority populations within the Middle
          East ?
        To what extent does active networking of Middle Eastern
        minorities in the
        diaspora influence human rights definitions and migration
        policies in the host
        countries? How do minority transnational political projects
        emerge (mostly)
        locally in diaspora? Can we examine the traditional diasporic
        sites of the
        family, ethnic business, transnational marriage, church, etc. in
        their capacity
        as transnational (conceptual) social fields where minority
        identities are
        formed and maintained through the movement back and forth
        between home and host
        countries? Can we explore minority privileges in light of dual
        citizenship policies?

      Current:


        What are the conditions under which today's ethnic,
        religious, and
        linguistic minorities live in the Middle
          East ?
        How do they navigate the social and cultural structures of their
        countries and
        regions? How are they affected by the post-colonial legacy in
        some of these
        countries?

      We plan to publish selected essays arising
        out of the
        workshop as an edited volume or special journal issue. Funds for
        travel and
        accommodation may be available to participants.

      Please send 250-word abstracts to Laura
        Robson, lrobson at pdx.edu,
        and Yasmeen Hanoosh, yhanoosh at pdx.edu, by September 15, 2012.


Dr. Yasmeen Hanoosh
Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Portland State University
724 SW Harrison St.
Portland, Or 97201
Office: Neuberger Hall 496

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:47 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Annandale Campus of NVCC Arabic program
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:"Hilmi, Sana N." <shilmi at nvcc.edu>
Subject:

Dear All,
This Fall 2012, the Annandale Campus at Northern Virginia Community College
(www.nvcc.edu<http://www.nvcc.edu>) is offering Arabic Language and culture
courses at different times and days. Beginning Arabic and Intermediate
Arabic courses I and II are offered daytime, night and weekends. Students
can also complete a full year of Intermediate Arabic through our intensive
Intermediate Arabic I and II courses offered first 8 weeks and second 8
weeks this fall.
In addition to the regular classes, we are offering Classical Arabic
Literature and Culture ARA 295, and Reading Quran-Tajweed ARA 195.
At the Annandale Campus, students have the opportunity to use our language
lab or log in from home to use different Arabic software. The language lab
offers tutoring sessions upon request with no extra tuition.
If you are interested in taking Arabic or would like to see our schedule,
our web-site is,
http://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2124/schedule_search_result.asp?term=2012+Fall&course=ARA&campus=Annandale&zSession=All&zDay=All&submit=Search
We also offer walk-in placement exams at the Testing Center in CA building.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at shilmi at nvcc.edu
<mailto:shilmi at nvcc.edu>
Enjoy the summer,
Sana Hilmi
Arabic Instructor
Arabic Program Coordinator
Annandale Campus
Northern Virginia Community College

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:online Quran app
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From:Sahar Ramadan <saharhramadan at gmail.com>
Subject:online Quran app

Thank you for sharing. In the same respect, I found this website is
interesting too http://tanzil.net/#4:25
It offers Quran's recitation for different reciters, over the mouse
translation and interpretation for different scholars.
Regards,
Sahar

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:41:39
From: Aaron Butts [aaron.butts at yale.edu]
Subject: North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics

Full Title: North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics
Short Title: NACAL

Date: 16-Feb-2013 - 17-Feb-2013
Location: New Haven, CT, USA
Contact Person: Aaron Butts
Meeting Email: afroasiatic at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.nacal.org

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2012

Meeting Description:

The North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL) offers a
venue for the presentation and discussion of original research on
linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic phylum
(Chadic, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptian, and Semitic). Now entering its
41st year, NACAL has held annual meetings since 1973.

Accommodations for NACAL 41 will be available at:

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT  06510
203-772-6664

The conference discount rate is $159/night.

Call for Papers:

Submissions are solicited for the 41st annual meeting of the North American
Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL 41), which will be held at
Yale University (New Haven, CT), on Saturday, February 16, 2013 and Sunday,
February 17, 2013.

NACAL offers a venue for the presentation and discussion of original
research on linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic
phylum (Chadic, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptian, and Semitic). Topics
related to all aspects of Afroasiatic languages, including phonology,
morphology, syntax, comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, and
epigraphy, will be considered. These topics should only be considered as
general guidelines and are not intended to be exhaustive.

The theme for NACAL 41 will be 'Afroasiatic Languages in Contact'. This
theme intends to capitalize on the growing number of scholars working on
language contact in the field of Afroasiatic Linguistics. In line with this
theme, submissions dealing with contact situations involving Afroasiatic
languages, whether with another Afroasiatic language or with a
non-Afroasiatic language, are solicited, though no original submission will
be rejected on account of its subject, so long as it relates to the
languages of the Afroasiatic phylum and meets the scholarly standards
established by previous conferences.

Abstracts describing the precise topic treated with a length of
approximately 200-300 words can be sent as an electronic version (pdf and
MS word document) toafroasiatic at gmail.com, or as a paper copy to the
following address:

Aaron M. Butts
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Yale University
P.O. Box 208236
New Haven, CT  06520-8236

The deadline for submission is November 15, 2012. We encourage online
registration, for which please visit our website at http://www.nacal.org.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Washington Job
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:hussein elkhafaifi hme3 at u.washington.edu
Subject:University of Washington Job

University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Classical Arabic

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track appointment in Islamic Studies at the rank of
Assistant Professor to begin in September 2013. University of
Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Teaching
duties will include but are not limited to large introductory courses
in Islamic Studies. The selected candidate should have native or
near-native fluency in Arabic, be prepared to contribute courses to
the overall curriculum in Classical and Modern Standard Arabic, and be
able to conduct instruction in Arabic in advanced classes, along with
proficiency in a second language of Islamic cultural tradition.
Candidates are expected to contribute to the diverse graduate programs
in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington.
Those who possess some expertise in other disciplines (e.g.,
Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Women’s Studies, Comparative
Literature, etc.) are also encouraged to apply.  Candidates should
have completed the requirements of a Ph. D. by the start of the
appointment.

Please send a curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching
interests, three letters of recommendation, and samples of writing and
publications, to nelcdept at uw.edu .  Review of applications will begin
October, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. The
University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and
staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities,
individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.

Hussein M. Elkhafaifi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Arabic
Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics
Director of the Arabic Program
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization
University of Washington
Box 353120, Seattle, WA 98195-3120
Tel:  206.543.9596

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:30 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo Workshop on Aesthetics of the Sublime:
 Religious Texts and Rhetorical Theory
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Maggie Nassif mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:Cairo Workshop on Aesthetics of the Sublime: Religious Texts
and Rhetorical Theory

[I couldn't attach the attachment, but the email address is:  Email:
oibacademia-cairo at orient-institut.org.  Proposals are duel 28 Sep.
The pdf attachment can be had at:
http://www.orient-institut.org/Library/Files/Uploaded%20Files/Call%20for%20Papers%20-%20Aesthetics%20of%20the%20Sublime.pdf
]

Dear colleagues,

the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) and the Cluster of Excellence "Asia
and Europe in a Global Context" (Heidelberg University) are planning a
joint international workshop on the question of aesthetic and
religious experience in religious texts:

Aesthetics of the Sublime: religious texts and rhetorical theory

The workshop will be taking place in Cairo (December 15-17, 2012).
Accommodation and catering will be covered by the organizers, who will
take care of the hotel booking, too. As our fundings are limited, we
would however like to ask you to check the possibility of covering the
travel expenses through your university / institution. Where this is
not possible, we will try to reimburse travel expenses as well.

Please find our call for papers in the attachment and do not hesitate
to contact us if you have further questions.

Sincerely yours,
Sabine Dorpmüller, Jan Scholz, Max Stille, Ines Weinrich

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Hafiz app
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject:Hafiz app


برنامج "حافظ" يساعدك على قراءة جزء عمَّ، بشكل صحيح!! يستمع الى قراءتك و
يصححها لك!!! من تصميم احد اصدقائي.
احثكم على شراءه، بل حتى اهداءه لمن تحبون.
مع العلم انه سيحتوي على باقي الاجزاء في القريب العاجل مجانا، و من الجدير
ذكره ان سعره سيرتفع عند اكتمال باقي الاجزاء، لذا لا تفوت هذه الفرصة و احرص
على اقتناءه بسعره الحالي و احصل على باقي الاجزاء مجاناً

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:19 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Treebank news
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1) Subject:Arabic Treebank news

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:reposted from Linguistic Data Consortium <ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Treebank news

(2) Arabic Treebank - Broadcast News v1.0 was developed at LDC. It
consists of 120 transcribed Arabic broadcast news stories with
part-of-speech, morphology, gloss and syntactic tree annotation in
accordance with the Penn Arabic Treebank (PATB) Morphological and
Syntactic Annotation Guidelines. The ongoing PATB project supports
research in Arabic-language natural language processing and human
language technology development.
This release contains 432,976 source tokens before clitics were split,
and 517,080 tree tokens after clitics were separated for treebank
annotation. The source materials are Arabic broadcast news stories
collected by LDC during the period 2005-2008 from the following
sources: Abu Dhabi TV, Al Alam News Channel, Al Arabiya, Al Baghdadya
TV, Al Fayha, Alhurra, Al Iraqiyah, Aljazeera, Al Ordiniyah, Al
Sharqiyah, Dubai TV, Kuwait TV, Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., Oman TV,
Radio Sawa, Saudi TV and Syria TV. The transcripts were produced by
LDC.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo
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1) Subject:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo

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Hi all,

I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. If there is anyone
available for private tuition (intensive course 4/5 hrs/day) for an English
academic (lower intermediate level) for 2 weeks (end of August) in Cairo
please email me off the list.

Thanks a lot.

Mai Zaki

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Ad:Gerlach Ad
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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:office at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Ad

Up to 30% discount on antiquarian books on

Arabic Classics & Standard Works

Please have a look at the title list which can be downloaded from this site:
http://www.gerlach-books.de/books_offers.php

Some of them bear light traces of wear (signature, ex libris). The
overall condition of the books is mostly very good or at least good.

Our offer:
- purchase of single antiquarian copies (first come, first served)
- 15% discount for any single book
- 30% discount when ordering 5 or more books
- plus shipping charges (surface or air mail delivery)
- plus European VAT (if applicable)
- our institutional and regular customers can order on open account
- first-time customers: credit card or pre-payment by bank transfer preferred
- offer is valid until 21 August 2012 only


Looking forward to your orders.

Best regards from Berlin

(Ms) Dagmar Konrad


:::::::: FOR YOUR email or fax ORDER (Fax +49 30 3235667) :::::::::

To order please send us an email or a fax.

Our order form and title list can be downloaded from here:
http://www.gerlach-books.de/books_offers.php

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:41 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Quran site warning
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1) Subject:Quran site warning

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:"Umm Abdallah" <m.muhaureq at gmail.com>
Subject:Quran site warning

>In the same respect, I found this website is
>interesting too http://tanzil.net/#4:25

Dear Sahar & all,

This Quran application does not apply the proper orthographic rules...
better stay with other correct applictions available in abundance.
The King Saud University Project
http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php?l=en#aya=1_1&m=hafs&qaree=husary&trans=en_sh
with translations available in 24 languages

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course
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1) Subject:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Rajaa Aquil rajaa.aquil at modlangs.gatech.edu
Subject:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course

Dear Friends & Colleagues

I will be teaching an advanced content-based Arabic language, culture
and history through songs this Fall 2012, on August 20, 2012. This is
part of a grant won by Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages to
devise materials and teach advanced content based course for the less
commonly taught languages.

We are looking for colleagues and centers at US (only) institutes
interested in piloting the course fully or partially. I am aware that
the schedules have already been set for most of the Arabic courses
nation wide. And I am afraid it is rather a very short notice, but I
have been advertising about the course since April 2012. And I am
hoping that there are some colleagues teaching Arabic who have some
space in their schedules and are interested in piloting the course. We
are looking for full piloting or partial piloting.

Note that the course is ADVANCED. I would love to share it with all
levels, but unfortunately it is not feasible at this moment. The
course material is on Georgia Tech sever and is web-based. The course
is designed to be covered during the 15 weeks of a semester. It covers
songs from Aljahiliyya to modern times (Arab Spring).

If you are not in a position to teach this course, please pass the
word around and forward this email to instructors of Arabic in your
institute. Those who are interested in the piloting please do email me
ASAP and I will give you  access to the web.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.

Rajaa

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:31 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan
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1) Subject:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Joseph Essex <JEssex at academic-travel.com>
Subject:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan

CET Academic Programs is accepting applications for the Resident
Assistant (RA) position at the Intensive Arabic Language & Culture
Studies program in Irbid, Jordan, to begin in August 2012.  The RA
will assist the Resident Director (RD) and Director of Arabic
Curriculum (DOC) with implementing all aspects of the Intensive Arabic
Language & Culture Studies Program. RA will receive a monthly living
stipend, health benefits, housing, and tuition credit to attend the
CET program in Jordan free of charge. Ideal candidates will have a BA
degree, near fluency in Arabic and English (Jordanian dialect
preferred), and academic experience in the Middle East (Jordan
preferred).  Please submit applications by August 9, 2012. Complete
job description, responsibilities, requirements, and benefits summary
can be found here:
http://cetacademicprograms.com/about-cet/work-for-cet/


CET Academic Programs ~ Innovators in Study Abroad Since 1982
Joseph Essex, Middle East and North Africa Programs Manager
CET Academic Programs
1920 N Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone:   202.349.0676 or 800.225.4262, ext. 7383
Fax: 202.342.0317
E-mail:  jessex at academic-travel.com
Web: http://www.cetacademicprograms.com
Become a CET Facebook fan at http://bit.ly/ctT3Dx
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:35 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CIA Language School Jobs
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1) Subject:CIA Language School Jobs

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:CIA Language School Jobs

University or Organization: CIA
Job Location: District of Columbia, USA
Web Address: https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/support-professional/foreign-language-instructors.html
Job Rank: Instructor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
                      French (fra)
                      German (deu)
                      Greek, Modern (ell)
                      Indonesian (ind)
                      Italian (ita)
                      Japanese (jpn)
                      Russian (rus)
                      Turkish (tur)

Description:

The Central Intelligence Agency is hiring qualified and experienced Language
Instructors of Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, Dari, French, German, Greek,
Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Russian, Serbo-
Croatian, and Turkish to work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

The CIA provides first-class training for energetic, creative and committed
intelligence professionals. CIA Language Instructors deliver programs that
provide students with the foreign language communications skills and cross-
cultural awareness they need to live and work abroad effectively, or to
perform other language-related duties. Foreign Language Instructors apply the
latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs
and conduct language proficiency testing in reading, speaking and
understanding for skills evaluation. In addition, they may be asked to provide
a variety of language support services worldwide.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor's in foreign language, linguistics or
a related field; native fluency in the language; 2-5 years of teaching
experience; demonstrated knowledge of the respective area's history, culture,
politics and economy; and the ability to use the latest technology and
teaching techniques. Also desired are experience in teaching language skills
to a wide range of adult students, from beginners to those at a more
advanced proficiency level, and experience in program and/or education
management. As part of the screening and interview process, applicants will
be required to take language proficiency tests in their native language.
Advanced English proficiency is also required.

Salaries are based on the individual applicant's qualifications. In addition to
base salary of $56,857 - $97,333. Language Instructors earn annual 'bonus'
pay ranging from $4,875 to $9,750, with the amount based on the language
and their language proficiency. Language Instructors who speak multiple
foreign languages may also qualify for additional bonuses in varying amounts.
Furthermore, new employees can qualify for a lump-sum hiring bonus for
languages, up to a maximum amount of $35,000.

All applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and
psychological exam, a polygraph interview and an extensive background
investigation. U.S. citizenship is required.

To be considered suitable for Agency employment, applicants must generally
not have used illegal drugs within the last twelve months. The issue of illegal
drug use prior to twelve months ago is carefully evaluated during the medical
and security processing.

Important Notice: Friends, family, individuals, or organizations may be
interested to learn that you are an applicant for or an employee of the CIA.
Their interest, however, may not be benign or in your best interest. You
cannot control whom they would tell. We therefore ask you to exercise
discretion and good judgment in disclosing your interest in a position with the
Agency. You will receive further guidance on this topic as you proceed
through your CIA employment processing.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications:
https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/support-professional/foreign-language-instructors.html
Contact Information:
        Apply Online
        Email: noreply at cia.gov

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:38 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:38 -0600
Subject: Aarbic-L:LING:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call
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1) Subject:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call

Full Title: Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
Short Title: ISSL

Date: 02-Nov-2012 - 04-Nov-2012
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL, USA
Contact Person: Dana Shalash
Meeting Email: shalash2 at illinois.edu
Web Site: http://ills.linguistics.illinois.edu/issl/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Semitic

Call Deadline: 02-Sep-2012

Meeting Description:

The Semitic Linguistics Association at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its
first annual meeting of the Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
(ISSL) on November 2-4. ISSL is a general Semitic Linguistics
conference open to all subfields.

Invited Speakers:

Reem Bassiouney (Georgetown University)
Abbas Benmamoun (University of Illinois)
John Hayes (University of California, Berkeley)
Christopher Woods (University of Chicago)

Contact Information:

Dana Shalash
shalash2 at illinois.edu

Final Call for Papers:

The deadline for submitting to ISSL has been extended to Sunday,
September 2 at 11:59pm.

Equal consideration will be given to papers from all major linguistic
subfields, as well as from related cross-disciplinary areas. All
abstracts should be relevant to Semitic languages. ISSL requests the
submission of abstracts summarizing the main points of the research
paper, including hypotheses, methods, and conclusions.

Abstract Formatting and Submissions:

Abstracts are to be submitted in PDF format, and should be no more
than 500 words in length, including examples (encouraged) and in-text
citations. Full references are not necessary; please use the (Author,
Year) format. See the LSA model abstracts page for guidance in
building an acceptable abstract. You may submit at most: one
single-author abstract and one multi-author abstract, or two
multi-author abstracts. For abstracts co-authored with a faculty
member, the student should be the primary author and should have
carried out the bulk of the research and analysis. In addition, the
student will be responsible for the presentation of the paper at the
conference.

Abstracts are to be submitted electronically using Easy Abstracts:

http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/issl2012

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:43 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:3rd Conference on Language Documentation and
 Conservation
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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:3rd Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

Aloha!

The *3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC),* “Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,” will be held *February
28-March 3, 2013*, at the Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center on
the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus.

By popular demand, the 3rd ICLDC will be a full day longer than the
previous two conferences. The conference program will feature an integrated
series of *Master Class workshops*. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the
Big Island of Hawai‘i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs
in action will immediately follow the conference (March 4-5).

This year’s *conference theme, “Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,” *intends to
highlight the interdisciplinary nature of language documentation and the
need to share methods for documenting the many aspects of human knowledge
that language encodes. We aim to build on the strong momentum created by
the 1st and 2nd ICLDCs to discuss research and revitalization approaches
yielding rich records that can benefit both the field of language
documentation and speech communities. We hope you will join us.

For more information, visit our *conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/*
*
*

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

*Topics*

We especially welcome abstracts that address the conference theme of the
interdisciplinary nature of language documentation. Language encodes
knowledge from many facets of life: kinship, science, taxonomy, material
culture, spirituality, music, and others. We encourage presentations on
documenting these topics through the lens of endangered languages.

We are also seeking abstracts on the science of documentation and
revitalization. Documentation is usually portrayed as a means of collecting
language data, and revitalization is generally seen primarily as a kind of
applied work directly benefiting communities. However, each of those
domains is a genuine area of research, and we welcome presentations that
treat documentation and revitalization not merely as activities, but also
as domains requiring theorization in their own right.

In addition to the topics above, we warmly welcome abstracts on other
subjects in language documentation and conservation, which may include but
are not limited to:


   - Archiving matters
   - Community experiences of revitalization
   - Data management
   - Ethical issues
   - Language planning
   - Lexicography and reference grammar design
   - Methods of assessing ethnolinguistic vitality
   - Orthography design
   - Teaching/learning small languages
   - Technology in documentation – methods and pitfalls
   - Topics in areal language documentation
   - Training in documentation methods – beyond the university
   - Assessing success in documentation and revitalization strategies


*Abstract submission*

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the region
discussed. Authors may submit no more than one individual and one joint
(co-authored) proposal.

Abstracts are *due by August 31, 2012*, with notification of acceptance by
October 1, 2012.

We ask for *abstracts of no more than 400 words* for online publication so
that conference participants will have a good idea of the content of your
paper, and a *50-word summary* for inclusion in the conference program. All
abstracts will be submitted to blind peer review by international experts
on the topic.

We will only be accepting proposal submissions for papers or posters. We
will not be accepting any proposal submission for panel or colloquia
presentations this year.  Please note that the Advisory Committee may ask
that some abstracts submitted as conference talks be presented as posters
instead.

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

*To submit an online proposal, visit our Call for Proposals page:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/call.html*



*Scholarships*

To help defray travel expenses to come and present at the conference,
scholarships of up to US$1,500 will be awarded to the six best abstracts by
(i) students and/or (ii) members of an endangered language community who
are actively working to document their heritage language and who are not
employed by a college or university. If you are eligible and wish to be
considered for a scholarship, please select the appropriate "Yes" button on
the proposal submission form.


*Presentation formats*

Papers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes of
question time.

Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Poster presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.



Questions?  Feel free to contact us at icldc at hawaii.edu


3rd ICLDC Organizing Committee

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 17:56:21 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:56:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test
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1) Subject:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Inessa Ach uskaman at gmail.com
Subject:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test

American Councils for International Education (AC) is seeking item
writers to develop multiple-choice questions for online Arabic
proficiency tests.

We are trying to identify Arabic language specialists who

·         are at least a level 2+ on the ILR Proficiency Scale or even
a native speaker of  Arabic
·         are familiar with  proficiency scales (either ACTFL or ILR)
·         are trained in language proficiency testing or teaching
(hands-on training is a possibility)
·         have used proficiency considerations in teaching or research
(desirable but not obligatory)
·         have experience and/or interest in developing test questions
in English on Arabic prompts
·         will find appropriate online stimulus oral and written
prompts on which to base multiple-choice questions


We hope you find such an involvement with AC interesting and will
decide to send us a short resume. All submissions will receive further
information about possible assignments, payments and schedules.  In
advance, thank you.

Please email your inquiries and submissions to:

Inessa Ach (Itemwriting at americancouncils.org)

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:45 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab
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1) Subject:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab

Dear colleagues,

Greetings!

We would like to introduce you to three teaching resources that could
be useful for teachers of Arabic in general and those using the Alif
Baa and Al-Kitaab, Part I, 3rd edition textbooks in particular. These
resources are accessible at the following websites free of any charge:


1.    http://press.georgetown.edu/al-kitaab/a/Teacher_Resources/Alif_Baa_3rd_Edition

This site provides detailed schedules, lesson plans, activities, and
sample exams for the 10 units in Alif Baa, 3rd edition. The site is
complete and ready to welcome all teachers.


2.    http://press.georgetown.edu/al-kitaab/a/Teacher_Resources/Al_Kitaab_Part1_3rd_Edition

Provides detailed schedules, lesson plans, activities, and sample
exams for the first 12 lessons in Al-Kitaab, part I, Third Edition.
Please note that this site is still under construction and more lesson
plans are now being uploaded.


3.    http://universityoftexasarabic.com/

Provides day-by-day videos of actual Arabic classes taught at the
University of Texas, Austin using Alif-Baa and Al-Kitaa Part I, 3rd
edition. The videos cover all units of Alif Baa and the first 12
lessons in Al-Kitaab Part I. The videos are divided into two groups:
MaSri and Shaami based on the "flavor" of Arabic introduced in class.
We believe that these videos will be of great value not only to those
teachers using Al-Kitaab series but to all teachers of Arabic as well.

We encourage all colleagues to visit these sites and hope that they
will find them useful. For any questions, please contact Mahmoud
Al-Batal at  albatal at austin@utexas.edu<mailto:albatal at austin@utexas.edu>

          alf salaam,

          Mahmoud Al-Batal


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:49 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi
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1) Subject:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:ypeled at post.tau.ac.il
Subject:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi

Dear all,

In my article Sībawayhi's Kitāb and the teaching of Arabic Grammar,
that has recently appeared in Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam,
Vol. 37, the graphic parsing of the sentences is not displayed
correctly.
For the correct version please use the following link:

http://humanities.tau.ac.il/segel/general_files/segel/ypeled/Peled.Sib.Teach.pdf

Best regards,
Yishai Peled

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:38 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:U of Jordan Conference on Arabic Language and the
 Nation's Identity
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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:moderator
Subject:U of Jordan Conference on Arabic Language and the Nation's Identity

I was made aware of the following website which announces a conference on
15 October, 2012 in Amman at the University of Jordan on the topic: Arabic
Language and the Nation's Identity.  I could find no call for papers.  If
one of our Jordanian colleagues can find the official call, I will post it.
 Here is the URL:

http://www.ju.edu.jo/Research/Lists/Research%20Events/ResEvents.aspx?ID=1

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book:the Subjuntive in Arabic

Title: The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought
Series Title: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics

Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Brill
           http://www.brill.nl


Book URL: http://www.brill.nl/subjunctive-mood-arabic-grammatical-thought


Author: Arik Sadan

Hardback: ISBN:  9789004232952 Pages: 402 Price: Europe EURO 136
Hardback: ISBN:  9789004232952 Pages: 402 Price: U.S. $ 189


Abstract:

In "The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought" Arik Sadan outlines
the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical
Arabic. Examining over 160 treatises written by 85 grammarians,
lexicographers and Qurʾān commentators, the author defines and
characterizes the opinions of medieval Arab grammarians concerning this
mood in the verbal system of Classical Arabic. Special attention is given
to the prominent early grammarians Sībawayhi (d. ca. 180/796) and al-Farrāʾ
(d. 207/822), who represent the Schools of al-Baṣra and al-Kūfa
respectively.

The analysis of the grammarians' views enables the author to draw several
important conclusions and hypotheses on the syntactic environments of the
subjunctive mood, the dialectal differences relating to its employment and
the historical changes and developments it underwent.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two New Books on Arabic Grammar
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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Arik Sadan arik.sadan at mail.huji.ac.il
Subject:Two New Books on Arabic Grammar

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am delighted to share with you the news that two books, on which I
was working during the past couple of years, have recently been
published:

1. A critical edition of the grammatical treatise Taḏkirat jawāmiʿ
al-ʾadawāt by Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Maḥmūd. Arabische Studien 8.
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2012. XIV, 150 pp.

This book is a critical edition of a hitherto unpublished -- and
virtually unknown -- grammatical treatise, Taḏkirat jawāmiʿ
al-ʾadawāt, which is dedicated to Arabic grammar, but also contains
chapters devoted to other topics, such as logic and rhetoric. The
edition is based on eleven manuscripts from Germany, Iran, Israel,
Slovakia and Turkey. The introduction offers an analysis of the
contents of the treatise and surveys the manuscripts used for its
preparation.
This study results from my post-doctoral research, which I began in
Paris (2009-2010) and completed in Jena (2010-2011), under the
academic sponsorship of Prof. Jean-Patrick Guillaume (Université Paris
3 and Université Paris 7) and Prof. Tilman Seidensticker
(Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), respectively.
For further details, please see www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/title_4123.ahtml.

2. The subjunctive mood in Arabic grammatical thought. Studies in
Semitic Languages and Linguistics 66. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2012. XX,
382 pp.

This study is a revised, English version of my Ph.D. dissertation
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010), written under the supervision
of Prof. Aryeh Levin. It analyzes various native grammatical theories
of the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic, its syntactic
environments, the dialectal differences relating to its employment,
and the historical changes and developments it underwent.
For further details, please see
http://www.brill.nl/subjunctive-mood-arabic-grammatical-thought.


The successful completion of these two projects would not have been
possible without the strong support and encouragement of friends and
colleagues worldwide -- as detailed in the acknowledgement sections of
the books -- to whom I wish again to extend my deepest thanks here.

Best wishes,

Arik Sadan

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:24 -0600
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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Mahmoud Aldeeky <mmdeeky at hotmail.com>
Subject:More info on the Arabic Language and the Nations Identity Conference

مؤتمر ( العربية وهوية الأمة ) بالجامعة
الأردنية
التصنيف : معارض  ومؤتمراتمن : 15 أكتوبر 2012 إلى : 15 أكتوبر 2012 مكان
المناسبة : عمّان , الجبيهة , الجامعة  الاردنيةتفاصيل : نظراً للدور
الذي تضطلع به اللغة  العربية في الحفاظ على هوية الأمة وثقافتها ،
وإيماناً من قسم اللغة العربية  وآدابها في الجامعة الأردنية ، القسم
الأول في الجامعة ، واحتفالاً بالعيد الذهبي  للجامعة ، فإن القسم يعُد
العدة لعقد مؤتمر دولي يليق بالعربية والجامعة ، وأساتذة  القسم وهوية
الأمة ، مؤتمر تتحدث محاوره عن وجود هذه الأمة ومستقبل أجيالها، ويشارك
فيه أبناء العربية ومحبّوها من داخل الأردن وخارجه، يلتقون في الذكرى
الخمسين  لتأسيس الجامعة في هذا القسم الأب الذي يقترن بنشأة الجامعة
الأردنية، القسم الذي  يختزن خبرة ممتدة عريقة ، كانت وما زالت تستضيء به
أقسام اللغة العربية في المشهد  الجامعي .
شروط تقديم الأبحاث:
1- أن يكون البحث في أحد مواضيع محاور المؤتمر .
2- أن تتوفر في البحث شروط البحث ومعاييره .
3- ألا يكون البحث قد سبق نشره  أو قدم في مؤتمرات أو فعاليات سابقة .
4- ألا يزيد عدد صفحات البحث عن ( 30 ) صفحة حجم ( A4 ) بما في ذلك
الهوامش والمراجع والملاحق.
5- يرسل البحث في شكل  ملف مرفق عبر البريد الإلكتروني ويشترط أن يكون
مكتوبا باللغة العربية المتوفرة في  قائمة برنامج (Microsoft Word)على أن
يكون الخط بالعربية Traditional Arabic فقط  بما في ذلك الآيات القرآنية
الكريمة مقاسه : 16
6- أن تكون الهوامش مقوسة – (  ... ) آلية لا يدوية مضبوطة ومقاسها ( 14 )
7- أن تكون الهوامش السفلية جديدة  لكل صفحة .
8 ترسل ملخصات الأبحاث في موعد أقصاه 30 /5/2012 على أن لا تتجاوز
الملخصات من (200 – 400) كلمة.
9- ترسل الأبحاث في موعد أقصاه 30/7/2012م.
10- يعلم المشاركون باستلام بحوثهم في حينه .
11. تخضع الملخصات  والبحوث للتقييم من قبل محكمين .
12- تتحمل الجامعة الأردنية نفقات الإقامة  للباحث الذي يتم قبول بحثه .
تكون جميع المراسلات باسم رئيس اللجنة التحضيرية  على :
البريد الإلكتروني : arabic at ju.edu.jo
سكرتارية المؤتمر: فاطـمة بريك،  هاتف 5355000 فرعي 24755

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 20 16:34:22 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two Notre Dame Jobs
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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Li Guo Li.Guo.6 at nd.edu
Subject:Two Notre Dame Jobs

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Assistant Professor of Arabic tenure-track

The Program in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of Classics at the
University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track
position. The field of
specialization is open, although we welcome especially applications
from scholars of
either modern Arabic literature and culture or Islamic Studies
(classical and modern).
The appointment will commence in August 2013. The successful candidate
will teach
undergraduate courses in Arabic language as well as a broad range of
undergraduate
courses in the literature, culture, and history of the Arabic speaking
world. Completion
of the Ph.D. is required.

Address applications to: Dr. Li Guo, Director, Program in Arabic
Language and Culture,
304 O’Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
46556. Applications
should include a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and
evidence of teaching
experience and research, if available. Review of complete applications
will begin on
November 20, 2012.

The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research
university and an
equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and academic
commitments to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women,
members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a
Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. Information about Notre
Dame, including
our mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu <http://www.nd.edu/>
.  Information about the Program in Arabic can be found at
http://classics.nd.edu
<http://classics.nd.edu/> .

ARABIC SPF JOB AD: Fall 2012

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Arabic Language Lecturer

The Program in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of
Classics at Notre Dame
invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to
begin August 2013. The
position has a one-year renewable contract. Successful applicants will
have at least an M.A.
in linguistics, literature, Middle Eastern Studies, or relevant field,
as well as preparation in
communicative language pedagogy. Successful applicants will also have
native or near native
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, at least one dialect, and English,
and some experience
teaching Arabic at beginning and intermediate levels.
Please send a letter of application, CV, statement of teaching
philosophy, and evidence
of teaching experience, along with three letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Li Guo, Director,
Program in Arabic Language and Culture, 304 O’Shaughnessy Hall,
University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame IN 46556. Applications may be sent via email to
lguo at nd.edu. Review of
complete applications will begin on November 20, 2012.
The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research
university and an
equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and
academic commitments
to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women,
members of under-
represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a
Catholic identity are encouraged
to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including the University’s
mission statement, is
available at www.nd.edu <http://www.nd.edu> . Information about the
Program in Arabic can
be found at http://classics.nd.edu.
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:18 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:18 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Wants info on MA in Arabic to English Translation
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:yasser-.- at live.com
Subject:Wants info on MA in Arabic to English Translation

[Please respond to requester <yasser-.- at live.com>. Responses will not
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Greetings,  Do you offer an MA in Arabic to English translation
program or a general translation program.  If not may you please
suggest a University that offers this program in the US.  Thank you..
Yasser

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:14 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:14 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Academic Arabic Jobs Wiki
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Academic Arabic Jobs Wiki

Hello everyone,

I am writing to promote a wiki-style website for posting information
about academic jobs in Arabic language and culture for the 2012-2013
job application cycle. Last year, I'd often compared notes with my
colleagues only to find that we were searching different sites and
listservs for jobs, and as result missing out on job opportunities.
The Academic Jobs Wiki is a well established site intended to solve
this very problem by using crowdsourcing to post jobs from difference
sources. The wiki also supports forums that can help resolve the
question of whether a given job has given out positive responses
(since negative responses are typically only sent at the very end of
the application cycle). I also highly recommend that employers post to
this site as well.

The Arabic section of the Academic Jobs Wiki is located here:
http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_2012-2013

I suggest when editing it to edit the individual sections - so to add
a tenure track job, click on the edit button next to the "Tenure
Track/Full Time" link rather than the larger edit button at the top of
the wiki. The site should be pretty self-explanatory otherwise. Don't
worry too much about formatting provided all of the relevant
information is available.

Alf alf shukr to everyone who contributes to the wiki!
Alex Magidow

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:53 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:53 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Al-Kitaab Part 2 teaching resources
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From: Dana Abdulrahim <dabdulra at ualberta.ca>
Subject:Needs Al-Kitaab Part 2 teaching resources

Dear all,

For those of you who have taught Al-Kitaab Part 2, I was wondering if
you could share some teaching resources with me. I'm teachcing this
book for the first time, and I was trying to see if there were any
lesson plans available for this particular part that I can look at and
get an idea on how to teach this book. I would very much appreciate it
if anyone is willing to give tips and share materials with me.

Thanks,

Dana

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:01 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Scholarships for High School On-line Arabic course
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Maggie Nassif mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:Scholarships for High School On-line Arabic course

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text.  links mentioned in the text are not available, but more info
can be had by contacting the sender or using the phone number below]

Please help us circulate widely.


The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) in
cooperation with Qatar Foundation International and Brigham Young
University Independent Study is offering an award-winning hybrid
online course for high school students. The high school implementation
of Arabic without Walls, winner of the 2010 Distance Education Course
Award and the 2012 K-12 Distance Learning Course Award, covers the
basics of both spoken and written Arabic and enables students to
acquire real-world communication skills. This process is facilitated
by their working with an online tutor and a cohort of students who
form an online learning community.

Credit

BYU is accredited through NWAC and DETC
(http://is.byu.edu/site/about/accreditation.cfm). Students may receive
high school credit for the online course (a university credit option
is also available). To transfer the credit, students need to obtain
school approval prior to enrollment.

To facilitate this, BYU Independent Study:
• Provides the syllabus:
          First Semester AWW:
               http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=ARAB-041-101
          Second Semester AWW:

http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=ARAB-043-101
• Requires the ACT code to post the student grade

Time Commitment

To ensure good progress, students need to communicate regularly with
the online tutor and their fellow students. They typically need to
plan on spending at least 30 to 60 minutes focused study every day
(individuals vary considerably in language learning aptitude).

Cost

The total cost of the program for one semester is $128 (not including books).


Required Books

a) Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, 3rd edition
(ISBN: 9781589016323). Officially      $49.95 on Amazon.com

b) Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for
Beginning Arabic, Part 1, 2nd edition (ISBN: 9781589011045) by Kristen
Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi. Officially $59.99 on
Amazon.com

Are you ready to register? Please review the information above carefully.

I understand that:
I must check with my school counselor before registering to ensure
that the credit for this course will transfer.
I understand that I will be registering for one semester of high
school credit and that I must dedicate daily time to pass the course.
I understand that I must provide my high school ACT code if I wish BYU
Independent Study to transfer information about my grades to my
school.

Financial aid is available according to your family size and income.
If you feel the cost of the course and books constitutes a financial
burden for your family, please click here to apply for financial aid.

To register and pay for the high school class please click here
If you have any problems registering, please call 801-422-7192

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:23 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:Hate Speech in Arabic Discourse
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book:Hate Speech in Arabic Discourse

Title: HateSpeak in Contemporary Arabic Discourse
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
           http://www.c-s-p.org

Author: Bahaa-eddin Mazid

Hardback: ISBN:  9781443836500 Pages: 170 Price: U.K. £ 34.99
Hardback: ISBN:  9781443836500 Pages: 170 Price: U.S. $ 52.99


Abstract:

HateSpeak in Contemporary Arabic Discourse fills in an obvious gap in
discourse studies on Arabic. After a detailed semantic and
metaphorical account of hate in English and its equivalents in Arabic
and an exploration of the causes of hate, the book illustrates major
cases of hate and HateSpeak in contemporary Arabic discourse - Arabs
vs. Israel, Sunnis vs. Shi'ites, Ahly vs. Zamalek, Egypt vs. Algeria,
Men vs. Women, Rebel vs. Mainstream, and Sa'idi vs. Cairene. There is
a separate section on HateSpeak in Arabic in the context of the
revolutions in many Arab countries - the Arab Spring - with a focus on
Egypt. The book contains a number of apt and interesting digressions
on hate in general and hate in Arabic in particular, and a discussion
of the issues involved in translating HateSpeak in Arabic. The
ultimate goal is not to celebrate hate and HateSpeak, not to side with
any party at the expense of another, but to provide a diagnosis
followed by a number of remedies that may help convert HateSpeak into
HeartSpeak.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:10 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:10 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Association for Semitic Linguistics
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1) Subject:New Association for Semitic Linguistics

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Association for Semitic Linguistics

A new association is being formed (now in the theoretical-to-practical
stage) that is
intended to deal with Semitic Linguistics and Languages.

Our goals are to publish books, organise conferences and such activities to
promote and enrich the semitic studies research.

We'd be more than happy to get emails from people (students and scholars)
wishing to join as first members of the organisation. Right now we do
not plan to
charge money for the membership.

For more information, or to indicate your interest in joining, please
contact Orel
Beilinson at orel at harari.edu.pl.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:57 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:GALE Phase 2 from LDC
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1) Subject:GALE Phase 2 from LDC

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Linguistic Data Consortium ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:GALE Phase 2 from LDC

(2) GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Parallel Text Part 2
was developed by LDC. Along with other corpora, the parallel text in
this release comprised training data for Phase 2 of the DARPA GALE
(Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) Program. This corpus
contains Modern Standard Arabic source text and corresponding English
translations selected from broadcast conversation (BC) data collected
by LDC between 2004 and 2007 and transcribed by LDC or under its
direction.

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Parallel Text Part 2
includes 29 source-translation document pairs, comprising 169,488
words of Arabic source text and its English translation. Data is drawn
from eight distinct Arabic programs broadcast between 2004 and 2007
from Aljazeera, a regional broadcast programmer based in Doha, Qatar;
and Nile TV, an Egyptian broadcaster. The programs in this release
focus on current events topics.

The files in this release were transcribed by LDC staff and/or
transcription vendors under contract to LDC in accordance with the
Quick Rich Transcription guidelines developed by LDC. Transcribers
indicated sentence boundaries in addition to transcribing the text.
Data was manually selected for translation according to several
criteria, including linguistic features, transcription features and
topic features. The transcribed and segmented files were then
reformatted into a human-readable translation format and assigned to
translation vendors. Translators followed LDC's Arabic to English
translation guidelines. Bilingual LDC staff performed quality control
procedures in the completed translations.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:05 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
 Contributions welcome
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1) Subject:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
Contributions welcome

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Ruth Ahmedzai <ahmedzai.kemp at gmail.com>
Subject:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
Contributions welcome

Hi all,

I'd like to introduce you to my blog of resources for Arabic teachers and
students, We Love Arabic.

http://welovearabic.wordpress.com/

Much of the content is in English about Arabic but I would welcome more
posts in Arabic if anyone would like to contribute. As I'm in the UK
there's a bias towards the British education system so far, but I would
like it to be relevant and useful for learners worldwide, especially in the
US. You can follow the blog and keep updated by email/RSS or on twitter
@we_love_arabic

Please get in touch if you'd like to offer individual resources or become a
regular contributor. I also welcome books or resources if you'd like me to
review them.

Shukran!

Ruth


PS. Apologies if you receive this more than once.

--
Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
* Arabic and Russian tutor
* Freelance translator of Arabic, German and Russian into English

ahmedzai.kemp at gmail.com
ruthahmedzai.wordpress.com

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:03:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ESL Job (Arabic Knowledge Required)
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1) Subject:ESL Job (Arabic Knowledge Required)

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:ESL Job (Arabic Knowledge Required)

University or Organization: Information International Associates, Inc.
Job Location: Virginia, USA
Web Address: http://www.iiaweb.com
Job Rank: ESL Instructor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; ESL

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

Description:

Conduct general English classes/laboratory sessions
(computer/multimedia) to facilitate foreign students' introduction to
Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC)
courseware, methodology and processes. Students will consist of foreign
military members and instructors must adhere to all policy and
procedures of DLIELC.

Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: http://www.iiaweb.com
Contact Information:
        Martha Wallus
        Email: mwallus at iiaweb.com
        Phone: 865-298-1236

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:35 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Final Call: 3rd Inte Conf on Language Documentation
 & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31
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1) Subject:Final Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on
Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Final Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on
Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31

Aloha!

Just a reminder - the deadline for the 3rd ICLDC Conference Call for
Proposals is August 31, 2012.

The *3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC),* “Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,” will be held *February
28-March 3, 2013*, at the Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center on
the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus.

By popular demand, the 3rd ICLDC will be a full day longer than the
previous two conferences. The conference program will feature an integrated
series of *Master Class workshops*. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the
Big Island of Hawai‘i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs
in action will immediately follow the conference (March 4-5).

This year’s *conference theme, “Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,” *intends to
highlight the interdisciplinary nature of language documentation and the
need to share methods for documenting the many aspects of human knowledge
that language encodes. We aim to build on the strong momentum created by
the 1st and 2nd ICLDCs to discuss research and revitalization approaches
yielding rich records that can benefit both the field of language
documentation and speech communities. We hope you will join us.

For more information, visit our *conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/*
*
*

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

*Topics*

We especially welcome abstracts that address the conference theme of the
interdisciplinary nature of language documentation. Language encodes
knowledge from many facets of life: kinship, science, taxonomy, material
culture, spirituality, music, and others. We encourage presentations on
documenting these topics through the lens of endangered languages.

We are also seeking abstracts on the science of documentation and
revitalization. Documentation is usually portrayed as a means of collecting
language data, and revitalization is generally seen primarily as a kind of
applied work directly benefiting communities. However, each of those
domains is a genuine area of research, and we welcome presentations that
treat documentation and revitalization not merely as activities, but also
as domains requiring theorization in their own right.

In addition to the topics above, we warmly welcome abstracts on other
subjects in language documentation and conservation, which may include but
are not limited to:


   - Archiving matters
   - Community experiences of revitalization
   - Data management
   - Ethical issues
   - Language planning
   - Lexicography and reference grammar design
   - Methods of assessing ethnolinguistic vitality
   - Orthography design
   - Teaching/learning small languages
   - Technology in documentation – methods and pitfalls
   - Topics in areal language documentation
   - Training in documentation methods – beyond the university
   - Assessing success in documentation and revitalization strategies


*Abstract submission*

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the region
discussed. Authors may submit no more than one individual and one joint
(co-authored) proposal.

Abstracts are *due by August 31, 2012*, with notification of acceptance by
October 1, 2012.

We ask for *abstracts of no more than 400 words* for online publication so
that conference participants will have a good idea of the content of your
paper, and a *50-word summary* for inclusion in the conference program. All
abstracts will be submitted to blind peer review by international experts
on the topic.

We will only be accepting proposal submissions for papers or posters. We
will not be accepting any proposal submission for panel or colloquia
presentations this year.  Please note that the Advisory Committee may ask
that some abstracts submitted as conference talks be presented as posters
instead.

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

*To submit an online proposal, visit our Call for Proposals page:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/call.html*


*Proposal review criteria*

   - *Appropriateness of the Topic:* Does the paper/poster address the
   themes of the conference?
   - *Presentation:* Is the abstract well-written? Does it suggest that the
   paper/poster  will be well organized and clearly presented?
   - *Importance of the Topic:* Is this an important topic within the area?
   Is the paper/poster likely to make an original contribution to
   knowledge in the field? Will it stimulate discussion?


*Scholarships*

To help defray travel expenses to come and present at the conference,
scholarships of up to US$1,500 will be awarded to the six best abstracts by
(i) students and/or (ii) members of an endangered language community who
are actively working to document their heritage language and who are not
employed by a college or university. If you are eligible and wish to be
considered for a scholarship, please select the appropriate "Yes" button on
the proposal submission form.


*Presentation formats*

Papers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes of
question time.

Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Poster presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.

Questions?  Feel free to contact us at icldc at hawaii.edu

3rd ICLDC Organizing Committee


************************************************************
*National Foreign Language Resource Center*
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
1859 East-West Road #106
Honolulu, HI  96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu

Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu
NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:33 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on Concise Arabic Research & Translation
 Dictionary
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1) Subject:more on Concise Arabic Research & Translation Dictionary

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Benjamin Hoffiz <hoffiz.ben at gmail.com>
Subject:more on Concise Arabic Research & Translation Dictionary

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Thank you for your enthusiastic interest.

For the highest efficiency, I would kindly request that you contact the
following:

For sample pages, email susan.myrick at xanedu.com
To order, email textbook at copleypublishing.com

<textbook at copleypublishing.com>Otherwise, contact:

Ms. Susan Myrick
Managing Editor, Copley
XanEdu Publishing, Inc.
530 Great Road  ?  Acton, MA 01720
800-562-2147 x6763   ?   734-302-6763
fax 978-263-9190

Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.  Thank you.

Regards,

Benjamin Hoffiz

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:38 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arab World English Journal CFP
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1) Subject:Arab World English Journal CFP

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Arab World English Journal CFP

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:55:15
From: Dr. Khairi Al-Zubaidi [editor at awej.org]
Subject: Arab World English Journal

Full Title: Arab World English Journal

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2012

Call for papers (December 2012)

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) welcomes the submission of papers for the
December issue. The deadline for manuscript submission is 30 september,
2012. The issue publication date is December, 2012. For more information
visit Arab World English Journal on www.awej.org.

Before sending your paper, please read the submission (
http://awej.org/?section=7) and Manuscript Guidelines for Arab World
English Journal (AWEJ) (
http://www.awej.org/awejfiles/_41_5_ManuscriptGuidelinesforAWEJ.pdf)

The papers can address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

English Language Teaching and Intercultural Communication
Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign/ Second Language
Classroom Practice and Language Proficiency
Cognitive Learning and Communication
English Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
Methods for Teaching General English and for Teaching English for Specific
Purposes
Teachers as Innovators and Facilitators
Teaching materials and communicative language teaching and learning
Curriculum Development: A thought for literary texts, texts of Popular
Culture and Information Technology
New literacies and English Language Teaching
English and New Trends in Higher Education
Role of English and Arabic in Globalised Contexts
Relationship between L1 and L2
Course Design and Needs Analysis
Effective Teaching Methodologies in Language and Literature Classrooms
Assessment and Testing
Interdisciplinary in Language Teaching and Learning
Assessment Practices in Language Teaching
Classroom Management
English as an International Language
Language Acquisition
The Role of Culture in English Language Teaching and Learning
Cultural Awareness in the Communicative Class

Papers should be submitted electronically as e-mail to: editor at awej.org

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs refs on using corpora in Arabic language
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs refs on using corpora in Arabic language teaching

Dear all,

Ramadan Kareem to you all.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any research in the field of
using corpora in teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Any theoretical
perspectives or real case studies would be very interesting for me.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Mai

Mai Zaki, PhD
Lecturer in Arabic and Translation Studies
Middlesex University
UK

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:44:07 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CFP for Minorities in the Middle East
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1) Subject:CFP for Minorities in the Middle East

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:"Yasmeen S. Hanoosh" <yasmeensh at yahoo.com>
Subject:CFP for Minorities in the Middle East


      Dear Colleagues,
We're calling for proposals for:

      Minorities
          of the
          Modern Middle East
      Portland State
            University (April 26-27, 2013)

      The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at
        Portland State
        University announces an intensive interdisciplinary two-day
        workshop on
        ?Minorities of the Modern Middle East,? to be held April 26-27,
        2013, at
        Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

      Political, ethnic, and religious divides
        intersect in the
        modern Middle East in ways
        that give form to
        various articulations of the term ?minority.? While some of
        these minority
        groups are indigenous to the region with a collective presence
        that predates
        the creation of the modern nation-states, others are only now
        beginning to
        articulate their minority identities in response to shifting
        political and
        social contexts. Since 9/11, and now more intensively amidst the
        upheavals of
        the ?Arab Spring,? the simplistic political and media discourse
        that had
        previously portrayed the Middle East as a homogenous region has
        given way to an
        equally problematic discourse that casts the region and its
        societies as deeply
        and essentially divided along ethnic, linguistic, and religious
        lines.
        Meanwhile, new articulations of minority and minoritized
        identities are forming
        within different Middle Eastern states, extending and contesting
        the conceptual
        boundaries of minority politics.

      We encourage
        submissions that
        address one or more of the following questions:



        Conceptual:

        How are minorities in the Middle
          East
        defined by themselves and others? How are they perceived
        vis-a-vis majorities?
        What tropes, social/political projects, and narratives are
        working to promote
        and channel minority identities and interests in the
 Middle East ?



          Historical:

        What political, colonial, social, economic, or
        demographic factors have
        given rise to various ?minorities?? How did the minority status
        of these groups
        transform over the years? How were minorities defined
        politically and legally
        in different parts of the Middle East
        over the
        course of the twentieth century?



          Political:

        How and for what purposes do religious, ethnic, or
        linguistic minorities
        become politicized? How do they participate in the
        political/demographic
        processes in their countries of citizenship? How are they being
        affected by the
        rapid political transformations brought about by the recent
        uprisings across
        the Arab world?



        Transnational:

        In what ways does the ?endangered minority? status
        privilege certain
        ethno-religious groups legally? What are the patterns that
        characterize the
        relationship between minority status and the attainment of
        refugee/asylum
        status in western countries? What patterns can we discern in the
        movements of
        minority populations within the Middle
          East ?
        To what extent does active networking of Middle Eastern
        minorities in the
        diaspora influence human rights definitions and migration
        policies in the host
        countries? How do minority transnational political projects
        emerge (mostly)
        locally in diaspora? Can we examine the traditional diasporic
        sites of the
        family, ethnic business, transnational marriage, church, etc. in
        their capacity
        as transnational (conceptual) social fields where minority
        identities are
        formed and maintained through the movement back and forth
        between home and host
        countries? Can we explore minority privileges in light of dual
        citizenship policies?

      Current:


        What are the conditions under which today's ethnic,
        religious, and
        linguistic minorities live in the Middle
          East ?
        How do they navigate the social and cultural structures of their
        countries and
        regions? How are they affected by the post-colonial legacy in
        some of these
        countries?

      We plan to publish selected essays arising
        out of the
        workshop as an edited volume or special journal issue. Funds for
        travel and
        accommodation may be available to participants.

      Please send 250-word abstracts to Laura
        Robson, lrobson at pdx.edu,
        and Yasmeen Hanoosh, yhanoosh at pdx.edu, by September 15, 2012.


Dr. Yasmeen Hanoosh
Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Portland State University
724 SW Harrison St.
Portland, Or 97201
Office: Neuberger Hall 496

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Annandale Campus of NVCC Arabic program
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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:"Hilmi, Sana N." <shilmi at nvcc.edu>
Subject:

Dear All,
This Fall 2012, the Annandale Campus at Northern Virginia Community College
(www.nvcc.edu<http://www.nvcc.edu>) is offering Arabic Language and culture
courses at different times and days. Beginning Arabic and Intermediate
Arabic courses I and II are offered daytime, night and weekends. Students
can also complete a full year of Intermediate Arabic through our intensive
Intermediate Arabic I and II courses offered first 8 weeks and second 8
weeks this fall.
In addition to the regular classes, we are offering Classical Arabic
Literature and Culture ARA 295, and Reading Quran-Tajweed ARA 195.
At the Annandale Campus, students have the opportunity to use our language
lab or log in from home to use different Arabic software. The language lab
offers tutoring sessions upon request with no extra tuition.
If you are interested in taking Arabic or would like to see our schedule,
our web-site is,
http://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2124/schedule_search_result.asp?term=2012+Fall&course=ARA&campus=Annandale&zSession=All&zDay=All&submit=Search
We also offer walk-in placement exams at the Testing Center in CA building.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at shilmi at nvcc.edu
<mailto:shilmi at nvcc.edu>
Enjoy the summer,
Sana Hilmi
Arabic Instructor
Arabic Program Coordinator
Annandale Campus
Northern Virginia Community College

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:online Quran app
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1) Subject:online Quran app

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Sahar Ramadan <saharhramadan at gmail.com>
Subject:online Quran app

Thank you for sharing. In the same respect, I found this website is
interesting too http://tanzil.net/#4:25
It offers Quran's recitation for different reciters, over the mouse
translation and interpretation for different scholars.
Regards,
Sahar

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics
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1) Subject:North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics

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From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:41:39
From: Aaron Butts [aaron.butts at yale.edu]
Subject: North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics

Full Title: North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics
Short Title: NACAL

Date: 16-Feb-2013 - 17-Feb-2013
Location: New Haven, CT, USA
Contact Person: Aaron Butts
Meeting Email: afroasiatic at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.nacal.org

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2012

Meeting Description:

The North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL) offers a
venue for the presentation and discussion of original research on
linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic phylum
(Chadic, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptian, and Semitic). Now entering its
41st year, NACAL has held annual meetings since 1973.

Accommodations for NACAL 41 will be available at:

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT  06510
203-772-6664

The conference discount rate is $159/night.

Call for Papers:

Submissions are solicited for the 41st annual meeting of the North American
Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL 41), which will be held at
Yale University (New Haven, CT), on Saturday, February 16, 2013 and Sunday,
February 17, 2013.

NACAL offers a venue for the presentation and discussion of original
research on linguistic topics relevant to the languages of the Afroasiatic
phylum (Chadic, Berber, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptian, and Semitic). Topics
related to all aspects of Afroasiatic languages, including phonology,
morphology, syntax, comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, and
epigraphy, will be considered. These topics should only be considered as
general guidelines and are not intended to be exhaustive.

The theme for NACAL 41 will be 'Afroasiatic Languages in Contact'. This
theme intends to capitalize on the growing number of scholars working on
language contact in the field of Afroasiatic Linguistics. In line with this
theme, submissions dealing with contact situations involving Afroasiatic
languages, whether with another Afroasiatic language or with a
non-Afroasiatic language, are solicited, though no original submission will
be rejected on account of its subject, so long as it relates to the
languages of the Afroasiatic phylum and meets the scholarly standards
established by previous conferences.

Abstracts describing the precise topic treated with a length of
approximately 200-300 words can be sent as an electronic version (pdf and
MS word document) toafroasiatic at gmail.com, or as a paper copy to the
following address:

Aaron M. Butts
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Yale University
P.O. Box 208236
New Haven, CT  06520-8236

The deadline for submission is November 15, 2012. We encourage online
registration, for which please visit our website at http://www.nacal.org.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:University of Washington Job
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1) Subject:Arabic-L:University of Washington Job

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:hussein elkhafaifi hme3 at u.washington.edu
Subject:University of Washington Job

University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Classical Arabic

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track appointment in Islamic Studies at the rank of
Assistant Professor to begin in September 2013. University of
Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Teaching
duties will include but are not limited to large introductory courses
in Islamic Studies. The selected candidate should have native or
near-native fluency in Arabic, be prepared to contribute courses to
the overall curriculum in Classical and Modern Standard Arabic, and be
able to conduct instruction in Arabic in advanced classes, along with
proficiency in a second language of Islamic cultural tradition.
Candidates are expected to contribute to the diverse graduate programs
in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington.
Those who possess some expertise in other disciplines (e.g.,
Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Women?s Studies, Comparative
Literature, etc.) are also encouraged to apply.  Candidates should
have completed the requirements of a Ph. D. by the start of the
appointment.

Please send a curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching
interests, three letters of recommendation, and samples of writing and
publications, to nelcdept at uw.edu .  Review of applications will begin
October, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. The
University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and
staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities,
individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.

Hussein M. Elkhafaifi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Arabic
Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics
Director of the Arabic Program
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization
University of Washington
Box 353120, Seattle, WA 98195-3120
Tel:  206.543.9596

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:30 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo Workshop on Aesthetics of the Sublime:
 Religious Texts and Rhetorical Theory
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1) Subject:Cairo Workshop on Aesthetics of the Sublime: Religious
Texts and Rhetorical Theory

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Maggie Nassif mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:Cairo Workshop on Aesthetics of the Sublime: Religious Texts
and Rhetorical Theory

[I couldn't attach the attachment, but the email address is:  Email:
oibacademia-cairo at orient-institut.org.  Proposals are duel 28 Sep.
The pdf attachment can be had at:
http://www.orient-institut.org/Library/Files/Uploaded%20Files/Call%20for%20Papers%20-%20Aesthetics%20of%20the%20Sublime.pdf
]

Dear colleagues,

the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) and the Cluster of Excellence "Asia
and Europe in a Global Context" (Heidelberg University) are planning a
joint international workshop on the question of aesthetic and
religious experience in religious texts:

Aesthetics of the Sublime: religious texts and rhetorical theory

The workshop will be taking place in Cairo (December 15-17, 2012).
Accommodation and catering will be covered by the organizers, who will
take care of the hotel booking, too. As our fundings are limited, we
would however like to ask you to check the possibility of covering the
travel expenses through your university / institution. Where this is
not possible, we will try to reimburse travel expenses as well.

Please find our call for papers in the attachment and do not hesitate
to contact us if you have further questions.

Sincerely yours,
Sabine Dorpm?ller, Jan Scholz, Max Stille, Ines Weinrich

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Hafiz app
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1) Subject:Hafiz app

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject:Hafiz app


?????? "????" ?????? ??? ????? ??? ????? ???? ????!! ????? ??? ?????? ?
?????? ??!!! ?? ????? ??? ???????.
????? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ?????.
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???? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ???????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ? ????
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug  2 22:40:19 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Treebank news
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1) Subject:Arabic Treebank news

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:reposted from Linguistic Data Consortium <ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:Arabic Treebank news

(2) Arabic Treebank - Broadcast News v1.0 was developed at LDC. It
consists of 120 transcribed Arabic broadcast news stories with
part-of-speech, morphology, gloss and syntactic tree annotation in
accordance with the Penn Arabic Treebank (PATB) Morphological and
Syntactic Annotation Guidelines. The ongoing PATB project supports
research in Arabic-language natural language processing and human
language technology development.
This release contains 432,976 source tokens before clitics were split,
and 517,080 tree tokens after clitics were separated for treebank
annotation. The source materials are Arabic broadcast news stories
collected by LDC during the period 2005-2008 from the following
sources: Abu Dhabi TV, Al Alam News Channel, Al Arabiya, Al Baghdadya
TV, Al Fayha, Alhurra, Al Iraqiyah, Aljazeera, Al Ordiniyah, Al
Sharqiyah, Dubai TV, Kuwait TV, Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., Oman TV,
Radio Sawa, Saudi TV and Syria TV. The transcripts were produced by
LDC.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo
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1) Subject:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo

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Date: 02 Aug 2012
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs Arabic Private Tuition in Cairo

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Hi all,

I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. If there is anyone
available for private tuition (intensive course 4/5 hrs/day) for an English
academic (lower intermediate level) for 2 weeks (end of August) in Cairo
please email me off the list.

Thanks a lot.

Mai Zaki

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:Ad:Gerlach Ad
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1) Subject:Gerlach Ad

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:office at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Ad

Up to 30% discount on antiquarian books on

Arabic Classics & Standard Works

Please have a look at the title list which can be downloaded from this site:
http://www.gerlach-books.de/books_offers.php

Some of them bear light traces of wear (signature, ex libris). The
overall condition of the books is mostly very good or at least good.

Our offer:
- purchase of single antiquarian copies (first come, first served)
- 15% discount for any single book
- 30% discount when ordering 5 or more books
- plus shipping charges (surface or air mail delivery)
- plus European VAT (if applicable)
- our institutional and regular customers can order on open account
- first-time customers: credit card or pre-payment by bank transfer preferred
- offer is valid until 21 August 2012 only


Looking forward to your orders.

Best regards from Berlin

(Ms) Dagmar Konrad


:::::::: FOR YOUR email or fax ORDER (Fax +49 30 3235667) :::::::::

To order please send us an email or a fax.

Our order form and title list can be downloaded from here:
http://www.gerlach-books.de/books_offers.php

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:41 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Quran site warning
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1) Subject:Quran site warning

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:"Umm Abdallah" <m.muhaureq at gmail.com>
Subject:Quran site warning

>In the same respect, I found this website is
>interesting too http://tanzil.net/#4:25

Dear Sahar & all,

This Quran application does not apply the proper orthographic rules...
better stay with other correct applictions available in abundance.
The King Saud University Project
http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php?l=en#aya=1_1&m=hafs&qaree=husary&trans=en_sh
with translations available in 24 languages

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course
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1) Subject:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Rajaa Aquil rajaa.aquil at modlangs.gatech.edu
Subject:Piloting Advanced Arabic Song Course

Dear Friends & Colleagues

I will be teaching an advanced content-based Arabic language, culture
and history through songs this Fall 2012, on August 20, 2012. This is
part of a grant won by Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages to
devise materials and teach advanced content based course for the less
commonly taught languages.

We are looking for colleagues and centers at US (only) institutes
interested in piloting the course fully or partially. I am aware that
the schedules have already been set for most of the Arabic courses
nation wide. And I am afraid it is rather a very short notice, but I
have been advertising about the course since April 2012. And I am
hoping that there are some colleagues teaching Arabic who have some
space in their schedules and are interested in piloting the course. We
are looking for full piloting or partial piloting.

Note that the course is ADVANCED. I would love to share it with all
levels, but unfortunately it is not feasible at this moment. The
course material is on Georgia Tech sever and is web-based. The course
is designed to be covered during the 15 weeks of a semester. It covers
songs from Aljahiliyya to modern times (Arab Spring).

If you are not in a position to teach this course, please pass the
word around and forward this email to instructors of Arabic in your
institute. Those who are interested in the piloting please do email me
ASAP and I will give you  access to the web.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.

Rajaa

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:31 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan
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1) Subject:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Joseph Essex <JEssex at academic-travel.com>
Subject:CET Resident assistant Job Irbid, Jordan

CET Academic Programs is accepting applications for the Resident
Assistant (RA) position at the Intensive Arabic Language & Culture
Studies program in Irbid, Jordan, to begin in August 2012.  The RA
will assist the Resident Director (RD) and Director of Arabic
Curriculum (DOC) with implementing all aspects of the Intensive Arabic
Language & Culture Studies Program. RA will receive a monthly living
stipend, health benefits, housing, and tuition credit to attend the
CET program in Jordan free of charge. Ideal candidates will have a BA
degree, near fluency in Arabic and English (Jordanian dialect
preferred), and academic experience in the Middle East (Jordan
preferred).  Please submit applications by August 9, 2012. Complete
job description, responsibilities, requirements, and benefits summary
can be found here:
http://cetacademicprograms.com/about-cet/work-for-cet/


CET Academic Programs ~ Innovators in Study Abroad Since 1982
Joseph Essex, Middle East and North Africa Programs Manager
CET Academic Programs
1920 N Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone:   202.349.0676 or 800.225.4262, ext. 7383
Fax: 202.342.0317
E-mail:  jessex at academic-travel.com
Web: http://www.cetacademicprograms.com
Become a CET Facebook fan at http://bit.ly/ctT3Dx
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:35 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CIA Language School Jobs
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1) Subject:CIA Language School Jobs

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:CIA Language School Jobs

University or Organization: CIA
Job Location: District of Columbia, USA
Web Address: https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/support-professional/foreign-language-instructors.html
Job Rank: Instructor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
                      French (fra)
                      German (deu)
                      Greek, Modern (ell)
                      Indonesian (ind)
                      Italian (ita)
                      Japanese (jpn)
                      Russian (rus)
                      Turkish (tur)

Description:

The Central Intelligence Agency is hiring qualified and experienced Language
Instructors of Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, Dari, French, German, Greek,
Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Russian, Serbo-
Croatian, and Turkish to work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

The CIA provides first-class training for energetic, creative and committed
intelligence professionals. CIA Language Instructors deliver programs that
provide students with the foreign language communications skills and cross-
cultural awareness they need to live and work abroad effectively, or to
perform other language-related duties. Foreign Language Instructors apply the
latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs
and conduct language proficiency testing in reading, speaking and
understanding for skills evaluation. In addition, they may be asked to provide
a variety of language support services worldwide.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor's in foreign language, linguistics or
a related field; native fluency in the language; 2-5 years of teaching
experience; demonstrated knowledge of the respective area's history, culture,
politics and economy; and the ability to use the latest technology and
teaching techniques. Also desired are experience in teaching language skills
to a wide range of adult students, from beginners to those at a more
advanced proficiency level, and experience in program and/or education
management. As part of the screening and interview process, applicants will
be required to take language proficiency tests in their native language.
Advanced English proficiency is also required.

Salaries are based on the individual applicant's qualifications. In addition to
base salary of $56,857 - $97,333. Language Instructors earn annual 'bonus'
pay ranging from $4,875 to $9,750, with the amount based on the language
and their language proficiency. Language Instructors who speak multiple
foreign languages may also qualify for additional bonuses in varying amounts.
Furthermore, new employees can qualify for a lump-sum hiring bonus for
languages, up to a maximum amount of $35,000.

All applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and
psychological exam, a polygraph interview and an extensive background
investigation. U.S. citizenship is required.

To be considered suitable for Agency employment, applicants must generally
not have used illegal drugs within the last twelve months. The issue of illegal
drug use prior to twelve months ago is carefully evaluated during the medical
and security processing.

Important Notice: Friends, family, individuals, or organizations may be
interested to learn that you are an applicant for or an employee of the CIA.
Their interest, however, may not be benign or in your best interest. You
cannot control whom they would tell. We therefore ask you to exercise
discretion and good judgment in disclosing your interest in a position with the
Agency. You will receive further guidance on this topic as you proceed
through your CIA employment processing.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications:
https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/support-professional/foreign-language-instructors.html
Contact Information:
        Apply Online
        Email: noreply at cia.gov

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 13 14:57:38 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:38 -0600
Subject: Aarbic-L:LING:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call
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1) Subject:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Semitic Linguistics Association Final Call

Full Title: Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
Short Title: ISSL

Date: 02-Nov-2012 - 04-Nov-2012
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL, USA
Contact Person: Dana Shalash
Meeting Email: shalash2 at illinois.edu
Web Site: http://ills.linguistics.illinois.edu/issl/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Semitic

Call Deadline: 02-Sep-2012

Meeting Description:

The Semitic Linguistics Association at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its
first annual meeting of the Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
(ISSL) on November 2-4. ISSL is a general Semitic Linguistics
conference open to all subfields.

Invited Speakers:

Reem Bassiouney (Georgetown University)
Abbas Benmamoun (University of Illinois)
John Hayes (University of California, Berkeley)
Christopher Woods (University of Chicago)

Contact Information:

Dana Shalash
shalash2 at illinois.edu

Final Call for Papers:

The deadline for submitting to ISSL has been extended to Sunday,
September 2 at 11:59pm.

Equal consideration will be given to papers from all major linguistic
subfields, as well as from related cross-disciplinary areas. All
abstracts should be relevant to Semitic languages. ISSL requests the
submission of abstracts summarizing the main points of the research
paper, including hypotheses, methods, and conclusions.

Abstract Formatting and Submissions:

Abstracts are to be submitted in PDF format, and should be no more
than 500 words in length, including examples (encouraged) and in-text
citations. Full references are not necessary; please use the (Author,
Year) format. See the LSA model abstracts page for guidance in
building an acceptable abstract. You may submit at most: one
single-author abstract and one multi-author abstract, or two
multi-author abstracts. For abstracts co-authored with a faculty
member, the student should be the primary author and should have
carried out the bulk of the research and analysis. In addition, the
student will be responsible for the presentation of the paper at the
conference.

Abstracts are to be submitted electronically using Easy Abstracts:

http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/issl2012

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:57:43 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:3rd Conference on Language Documentation and
 Conservation
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1) Subject:3rd Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:3rd Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

Aloha!

The *3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC),* ?Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,? will be held *February
28-March 3, 2013*, at the Hawai?i Imin International Conference Center on
the University of Hawai?i at M?noa campus.

By popular demand, the 3rd ICLDC will be a full day longer than the
previous two conferences. The conference program will feature an integrated
series of *Master Class workshops*. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the
Big Island of Hawai?i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs
in action will immediately follow the conference (March 4-5).

This year?s *conference theme, ?Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,? *intends to
highlight the interdisciplinary nature of language documentation and the
need to share methods for documenting the many aspects of human knowledge
that language encodes. We aim to build on the strong momentum created by
the 1st and 2nd ICLDCs to discuss research and revitalization approaches
yielding rich records that can benefit both the field of language
documentation and speech communities. We hope you will join us.

For more information, visit our *conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/*
*
*

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

*Topics*

We especially welcome abstracts that address the conference theme of the
interdisciplinary nature of language documentation. Language encodes
knowledge from many facets of life: kinship, science, taxonomy, material
culture, spirituality, music, and others. We encourage presentations on
documenting these topics through the lens of endangered languages.

We are also seeking abstracts on the science of documentation and
revitalization. Documentation is usually portrayed as a means of collecting
language data, and revitalization is generally seen primarily as a kind of
applied work directly benefiting communities. However, each of those
domains is a genuine area of research, and we welcome presentations that
treat documentation and revitalization not merely as activities, but also
as domains requiring theorization in their own right.

In addition to the topics above, we warmly welcome abstracts on other
subjects in language documentation and conservation, which may include but
are not limited to:


   - Archiving matters
   - Community experiences of revitalization
   - Data management
   - Ethical issues
   - Language planning
   - Lexicography and reference grammar design
   - Methods of assessing ethnolinguistic vitality
   - Orthography design
   - Teaching/learning small languages
   - Technology in documentation ? methods and pitfalls
   - Topics in areal language documentation
   - Training in documentation methods ? beyond the university
   - Assessing success in documentation and revitalization strategies


*Abstract submission*

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the region
discussed. Authors may submit no more than one individual and one joint
(co-authored) proposal.

Abstracts are *due by August 31, 2012*, with notification of acceptance by
October 1, 2012.

We ask for *abstracts of no more than 400 words* for online publication so
that conference participants will have a good idea of the content of your
paper, and a *50-word summary* for inclusion in the conference program. All
abstracts will be submitted to blind peer review by international experts
on the topic.

We will only be accepting proposal submissions for papers or posters. We
will not be accepting any proposal submission for panel or colloquia
presentations this year.  Please note that the Advisory Committee may ask
that some abstracts submitted as conference talks be presented as posters
instead.

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

*To submit an online proposal, visit our Call for Proposals page:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/call.html*



*Scholarships*

To help defray travel expenses to come and present at the conference,
scholarships of up to US$1,500 will be awarded to the six best abstracts by
(i) students and/or (ii) members of an endangered language community who
are actively working to document their heritage language and who are not
employed by a college or university. If you are eligible and wish to be
considered for a scholarship, please select the appropriate "Yes" button on
the proposal submission form.


*Presentation formats*

Papers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes of
question time.

Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Poster presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.



Questions?  Feel free to contact us at icldc at hawaii.edu


3rd ICLDC Organizing Committee

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:56:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test
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1) Subject:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test

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Date: 13 Aug 2012
From:Inessa Ach uskaman at gmail.com
Subject:Item writers needed for Arabic Proficiency Test

American Councils for International Education (AC) is seeking item
writers to develop multiple-choice questions for online Arabic
proficiency tests.

We are trying to identify Arabic language specialists who

?         are at least a level 2+ on the ILR Proficiency Scale or even
a native speaker of  Arabic
?         are familiar with  proficiency scales (either ACTFL or ILR)
?         are trained in language proficiency testing or teaching
(hands-on training is a possibility)
?         have used proficiency considerations in teaching or research
(desirable but not obligatory)
?         have experience and/or interest in developing test questions
in English on Arabic prompts
?         will find appropriate online stimulus oral and written
prompts on which to base multiple-choice questions


We hope you find such an involvement with AC interesting and will
decide to send us a short resume. All submissions will receive further
information about possible assignments, payments and schedules.  In
advance, thank you.

Please email your inquiries and submissions to:

Inessa Ach (Itemwriting at americancouncils.org)

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:45 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab
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1) Subject:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:Internet Sites in support of Al-Kitaab

Dear colleagues,

Greetings!

We would like to introduce you to three teaching resources that could
be useful for teachers of Arabic in general and those using the Alif
Baa and Al-Kitaab, Part I, 3rd edition textbooks in particular. These
resources are accessible at the following websites free of any charge:


1.    http://press.georgetown.edu/al-kitaab/a/Teacher_Resources/Alif_Baa_3rd_Edition

This site provides detailed schedules, lesson plans, activities, and
sample exams for the 10 units in Alif Baa, 3rd edition. The site is
complete and ready to welcome all teachers.


2.    http://press.georgetown.edu/al-kitaab/a/Teacher_Resources/Al_Kitaab_Part1_3rd_Edition

Provides detailed schedules, lesson plans, activities, and sample
exams for the first 12 lessons in Al-Kitaab, part I, Third Edition.
Please note that this site is still under construction and more lesson
plans are now being uploaded.


3.    http://universityoftexasarabic.com/

Provides day-by-day videos of actual Arabic classes taught at the
University of Texas, Austin using Alif-Baa and Al-Kitaa Part I, 3rd
edition. The videos cover all units of Alif Baa and the first 12
lessons in Al-Kitaab Part I. The videos are divided into two groups:
MaSri and Shaami based on the "flavor" of Arabic introduced in class.
We believe that these videos will be of great value not only to those
teachers using Al-Kitaab series but to all teachers of Arabic as well.

We encourage all colleagues to visit these sites and hope that they
will find them useful. For any questions, please contact Mahmoud
Al-Batal at  albatal at austin@utexas.edu<mailto:albatal at austin@utexas.edu>

          alf salaam,

          Mahmoud Al-Batal


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:49 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi
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1) Subject:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:ypeled at post.tau.ac.il
Subject:Corrected version of Graphic in article on Sibawayhi

Dear all,

In my article S?bawayhi's Kit?b and the teaching of Arabic Grammar,
that has recently appeared in Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam,
Vol. 37, the graphic parsing of the sentences is not displayed
correctly.
For the correct version please use the following link:

http://humanities.tau.ac.il/segel/general_files/segel/ypeled/Peled.Sib.Teach.pdf

Best regards,
Yishai Peled

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Aug 16 18:41:38 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:U of Jordan Conference on Arabic Language and the
 Nation's Identity
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1) Subject:U of Jordan Conference on Arabic Language and the Nation's
Identity

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:moderator
Subject:U of Jordan Conference on Arabic Language and the Nation's Identity

I was made aware of the following website which announces a conference on
15 October, 2012 in Amman at the University of Jordan on the topic: Arabic
Language and the Nation's Identity.  I could find no call for papers.  If
one of our Jordanian colleagues can find the official call, I will post it.
 Here is the URL:

http://www.ju.edu.jo/Research/Lists/Research%20Events/ResEvents.aspx?ID=1

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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:41:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:the Subjuntive in Arabic
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1) Subject:New Book:the Subjuntive in Arabic

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Date: 16 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book:the Subjuntive in Arabic

Title: The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought
Series Title: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics

Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Brill
           http://www.brill.nl


Book URL: http://www.brill.nl/subjunctive-mood-arabic-grammatical-thought


Author: Arik Sadan

Hardback: ISBN:  9789004232952 Pages: 402 Price: Europe EURO 136
Hardback: ISBN:  9789004232952 Pages: 402 Price: U.S. $ 189


Abstract:

In "The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought" Arik Sadan outlines
the grammatical theories on the na?b (subjunctive mood) in Classical
Arabic. Examining over 160 treatises written by 85 grammarians,
lexicographers and Qur??n commentators, the author defines and
characterizes the opinions of medieval Arab grammarians concerning this
mood in the verbal system of Classical Arabic. Special attention is given
to the prominent early grammarians S?bawayhi (d. ca. 180/796) and al-Farr??
(d. 207/822), who represent the Schools of al-Ba?ra and al-K?fa
respectively.

The analysis of the grammarians' views enables the author to draw several
important conclusions and hypotheses on the syntactic environments of the
subjunctive mood, the dialectal differences relating to its employment and
the historical changes and developments it underwent.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two New Books on Arabic Grammar
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1) Subject:Two New Books on Arabic Grammar

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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Arik Sadan arik.sadan at mail.huji.ac.il
Subject:Two New Books on Arabic Grammar

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am delighted to share with you the news that two books, on which I
was working during the past couple of years, have recently been
published:

1. A critical edition of the grammatical treatise Ta?kirat jaw?mi?
al-?adaw?t by Mu?ammad b. A?mad b. Ma?m?d. Arabische Studien 8.
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2012. XIV, 150 pp.

This book is a critical edition of a hitherto unpublished -- and
virtually unknown -- grammatical treatise, Ta?kirat jaw?mi?
al-?adaw?t, which is dedicated to Arabic grammar, but also contains
chapters devoted to other topics, such as logic and rhetoric. The
edition is based on eleven manuscripts from Germany, Iran, Israel,
Slovakia and Turkey. The introduction offers an analysis of the
contents of the treatise and surveys the manuscripts used for its
preparation.
This study results from my post-doctoral research, which I began in
Paris (2009-2010) and completed in Jena (2010-2011), under the
academic sponsorship of Prof. Jean-Patrick Guillaume (Universit? Paris
3 and Universit? Paris 7) and Prof. Tilman Seidensticker
(Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena), respectively.
For further details, please see www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/title_4123.ahtml.

2. The subjunctive mood in Arabic grammatical thought. Studies in
Semitic Languages and Linguistics 66. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2012. XX,
382 pp.

This study is a revised, English version of my Ph.D. dissertation
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010), written under the supervision
of Prof. Aryeh Levin. It analyzes various native grammatical theories
of the na?b (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic, its syntactic
environments, the dialectal differences relating to its employment,
and the historical changes and developments it underwent.
For further details, please see
http://www.brill.nl/subjunctive-mood-arabic-grammatical-thought.


The successful completion of these two projects would not have been
possible without the strong support and encouragement of friends and
colleagues worldwide -- as detailed in the acknowledgement sections of
the books -- to whom I wish again to extend my deepest thanks here.

Best wishes,

Arik Sadan

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:More info on the Arabic Language and the Nations
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1) Subject:More info on the Arabic Language and the Nations Identity Conference

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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Mahmoud Aldeeky <mmdeeky at hotmail.com>
Subject:More info on the Arabic Language and the Nations Identity Conference

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Mon Aug 20 16:34:22 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:34:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Two Notre Dame Jobs
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1) Subject:Two Notre Dame Jobs

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Date: 21 Aug 2012
From:Li Guo Li.Guo.6 at nd.edu
Subject:Two Notre Dame Jobs

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Assistant Professor of Arabic tenure-track

The Program in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of Classics at the
University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track
position. The field of
specialization is open, although we welcome especially applications
from scholars of
either modern Arabic literature and culture or Islamic Studies
(classical and modern).
The appointment will commence in August 2013. The successful candidate
will teach
undergraduate courses in Arabic language as well as a broad range of
undergraduate
courses in the literature, culture, and history of the Arabic speaking
world. Completion
of the Ph.D. is required.

Address applications to: Dr. Li Guo, Director, Program in Arabic
Language and Culture,
304 O?Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
46556. Applications
should include a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and
evidence of teaching
experience and research, if available. Review of complete applications
will begin on
November 20, 2012.

The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research
university and an
equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and academic
commitments to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women,
members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a
Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. Information about Notre
Dame, including
our mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu <http://www.nd.edu/>
.  Information about the Program in Arabic can be found at
http://classics.nd.edu
<http://classics.nd.edu/> .

ARABIC SPF JOB AD: Fall 2012

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Arabic Language Lecturer

The Program in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of
Classics at Notre Dame
invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Arabic language to
begin August 2013. The
position has a one-year renewable contract. Successful applicants will
have at least an M.A.
in linguistics, literature, Middle Eastern Studies, or relevant field,
as well as preparation in
communicative language pedagogy. Successful applicants will also have
native or near native
fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, at least one dialect, and English,
and some experience
teaching Arabic at beginning and intermediate levels.
Please send a letter of application, CV, statement of teaching
philosophy, and evidence
of teaching experience, along with three letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Li Guo, Director,
Program in Arabic Language and Culture, 304 O?Shaughnessy Hall,
University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame IN 46556. Applications may be sent via email to
lguo at nd.edu. Review of
complete applications will begin on November 20, 2012.
The University of Notre Dame is an international Catholic research
university and an
equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and
academic commitments
to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Persons of color, women,
members of under-
represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a
Catholic identity are encouraged
to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including the University?s
mission statement, is
available at www.nd.edu <http://www.nd.edu> . Information about the
Program in Arabic can
be found at http://classics.nd.edu.
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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:18 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Wants info on MA in Arabic to English Translation
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:yasser-.- at live.com
Subject:Wants info on MA in Arabic to English Translation

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Greetings,  Do you offer an MA in Arabic to English translation
program or a general translation program.  If not may you please
suggest a University that offers this program in the US.  Thank you..
Yasser

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:14 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:14 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Academic Arabic Jobs Wiki
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1) Subject:Academic Arabic Jobs Wiki

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Academic Arabic Jobs Wiki

Hello everyone,

I am writing to promote a wiki-style website for posting information
about academic jobs in Arabic language and culture for the 2012-2013
job application cycle. Last year, I'd often compared notes with my
colleagues only to find that we were searching different sites and
listservs for jobs, and as result missing out on job opportunities.
The Academic Jobs Wiki is a well established site intended to solve
this very problem by using crowdsourcing to post jobs from difference
sources. The wiki also supports forums that can help resolve the
question of whether a given job has given out positive responses
(since negative responses are typically only sent at the very end of
the application cycle). I also highly recommend that employers post to
this site as well.

The Arabic section of the Academic Jobs Wiki is located here:
http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_2012-2013

I suggest when editing it to edit the individual sections - so to add
a tenure track job, click on the edit button next to the "Tenure
Track/Full Time" link rather than the larger edit button at the top of
the wiki. The site should be pretty self-explanatory otherwise. Don't
worry too much about formatting provided all of the relevant
information is available.

Alf alf shukr to everyone who contributes to the wiki!
Alex Magidow

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:53 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:53 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Al-Kitaab Part 2 teaching resources
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From: Dana Abdulrahim <dabdulra at ualberta.ca>
Subject:Needs Al-Kitaab Part 2 teaching resources

Dear all,

For those of you who have taught Al-Kitaab Part 2, I was wondering if
you could share some teaching resources with me. I'm teachcing this
book for the first time, and I was trying to see if there were any
lesson plans available for this particular part that I can look at and
get an idea on how to teach this book. I would very much appreciate it
if anyone is willing to give tips and share materials with me.

Thanks,

Dana

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:01 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Scholarships for High School On-line Arabic course
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1) Subject:Scholarships for High School On-line Arabic course

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Maggie Nassif mnnassif at byu.edu
Subject:Scholarships for High School On-line Arabic course

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can be had by contacting the sender or using the phone number below]

Please help us circulate widely.


The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) in
cooperation with Qatar Foundation International and Brigham Young
University Independent Study is offering an award-winning hybrid
online course for high school students. The high school implementation
of Arabic without Walls, winner of the 2010 Distance Education Course
Award and the 2012 K-12 Distance Learning Course Award, covers the
basics of both spoken and written Arabic and enables students to
acquire real-world communication skills. This process is facilitated
by their working with an online tutor and a cohort of students who
form an online learning community.

Credit

BYU is accredited through NWAC and DETC
(http://is.byu.edu/site/about/accreditation.cfm). Students may receive
high school credit for the online course (a university credit option
is also available). To transfer the credit, students need to obtain
school approval prior to enrollment.

To facilitate this, BYU Independent Study:
? Provides the syllabus:
          First Semester AWW:
               http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=ARAB-041-101
          Second Semester AWW:

http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=ARAB-043-101
? Requires the ACT code to post the student grade

Time Commitment

To ensure good progress, students need to communicate regularly with
the online tutor and their fellow students. They typically need to
plan on spending at least 30 to 60 minutes focused study every day
(individuals vary considerably in language learning aptitude).

Cost

The total cost of the program for one semester is $128 (not including books).


Required Books

a) Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, 3rd edition
(ISBN: 9781589016323). Officially      $49.95 on Amazon.com

b) Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for
Beginning Arabic, Part 1, 2nd edition (ISBN: 9781589011045) by Kristen
Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi. Officially $59.99 on
Amazon.com

Are you ready to register? Please review the information above carefully.

I understand that:
I must check with my school counselor before registering to ensure
that the credit for this course will transfer.
I understand that I will be registering for one semester of high
school credit and that I must dedicate daily time to pass the course.
I understand that I must provide my high school ACT code if I wish BYU
Independent Study to transfer information about my grades to my
school.

Financial aid is available according to your family size and income.
If you feel the cost of the course and books constitutes a financial
burden for your family, please click here to apply for financial aid.

To register and pay for the high school class please click here
If you have any problems registering, please call 801-422-7192

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:Hate Speech in Arabic Discourse
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1) Subject:New Book:Hate Speech in Arabic Discourse

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book:Hate Speech in Arabic Discourse

Title: HateSpeak in Contemporary Arabic Discourse
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
           http://www.c-s-p.org

Author: Bahaa-eddin Mazid

Hardback: ISBN:  9781443836500 Pages: 170 Price: U.K. ? 34.99
Hardback: ISBN:  9781443836500 Pages: 170 Price: U.S. $ 52.99


Abstract:

HateSpeak in Contemporary Arabic Discourse fills in an obvious gap in
discourse studies on Arabic. After a detailed semantic and
metaphorical account of hate in English and its equivalents in Arabic
and an exploration of the causes of hate, the book illustrates major
cases of hate and HateSpeak in contemporary Arabic discourse - Arabs
vs. Israel, Sunnis vs. Shi'ites, Ahly vs. Zamalek, Egypt vs. Algeria,
Men vs. Women, Rebel vs. Mainstream, and Sa'idi vs. Cairene. There is
a separate section on HateSpeak in Arabic in the context of the
revolutions in many Arab countries - the Arab Spring - with a focus on
Egypt. The book contains a number of apt and interesting digressions
on hate in general and hate in Arabic in particular, and a discussion
of the issues involved in translating HateSpeak in Arabic. The
ultimate goal is not to celebrate hate and HateSpeak, not to side with
any party at the expense of another, but to provide a diagnosis
followed by a number of remedies that may help convert HateSpeak into
HeartSpeak.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:10 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:10 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Association for Semitic Linguistics
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Association for Semitic Linguistics

A new association is being formed (now in the theoretical-to-practical
stage) that is
intended to deal with Semitic Linguistics and Languages.

Our goals are to publish books, organise conferences and such activities to
promote and enrich the semitic studies research.

We'd be more than happy to get emails from people (students and scholars)
wishing to join as first members of the organisation. Right now we do
not plan to
charge money for the membership.

For more information, or to indicate your interest in joining, please
contact Orel
Beilinson at orel at harari.edu.pl.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:57 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:57 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:GALE Phase 2 from LDC
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1) Subject:GALE Phase 2 from LDC

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Linguistic Data Consortium ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
Subject:GALE Phase 2 from LDC

(2) GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Parallel Text Part 2
was developed by LDC. Along with other corpora, the parallel text in
this release comprised training data for Phase 2 of the DARPA GALE
(Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) Program. This corpus
contains Modern Standard Arabic source text and corresponding English
translations selected from broadcast conversation (BC) data collected
by LDC between 2004 and 2007 and transcribed by LDC or under its
direction.

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Parallel Text Part 2
includes 29 source-translation document pairs, comprising 169,488
words of Arabic source text and its English translation. Data is drawn
from eight distinct Arabic programs broadcast between 2004 and 2007
from Aljazeera, a regional broadcast programmer based in Doha, Qatar;
and Nile TV, an Egyptian broadcaster. The programs in this release
focus on current events topics.

The files in this release were transcribed by LDC staff and/or
transcription vendors under contract to LDC in accordance with the
Quick Rich Transcription guidelines developed by LDC. Transcribers
indicated sentence boundaries in addition to transcribing the text.
Data was manually selected for translation according to several
criteria, including linguistic features, transcription features and
topic features. The transcribed and segmented files were then
reformatted into a human-readable translation format and assigned to
translation vendors. Translators followed LDC's Arabic to English
translation guidelines. Bilingual LDC staff performed quality control
procedures in the completed translations.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:05 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:05 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
 Contributions welcome
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1) Subject:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
Contributions welcome

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:Ruth Ahmedzai <ahmedzai.kemp at gmail.com>
Subject:Blog of Resources for Arabic teachers and students:
Contributions welcome

Hi all,

I'd like to introduce you to my blog of resources for Arabic teachers and
students, We Love Arabic.

http://welovearabic.wordpress.com/

Much of the content is in English about Arabic but I would welcome more
posts in Arabic if anyone would like to contribute. As I'm in the UK
there's a bias towards the British education system so far, but I would
like it to be relevant and useful for learners worldwide, especially in the
US. You can follow the blog and keep updated by email/RSS or on twitter
@we_love_arabic

Please get in touch if you'd like to offer individual resources or become a
regular contributor. I also welcome books or resources if you'd like me to
review them.

Shukran!

Ruth


PS. Apologies if you receive this more than once.

--
Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
* Arabic and Russian tutor
* Freelance translator of Arabic, German and Russian into English

ahmedzai.kemp at gmail.com
ruthahmedzai.wordpress.com

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:03:01 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:03:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ESL Job (Arabic Knowledge Required)
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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:ESL Job (Arabic Knowledge Required)

University or Organization: Information International Associates, Inc.
Job Location: Virginia, USA
Web Address: http://www.iiaweb.com
Job Rank: ESL Instructor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; ESL

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

Description:

Conduct general English classes/laboratory sessions
(computer/multimedia) to facilitate foreign students' introduction to
Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC)
courseware, methodology and processes. Students will consist of foreign
military members and instructors must adhere to all policy and
procedures of DLIELC.

Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: http://www.iiaweb.com
Contact Information:
        Martha Wallus
        Email: mwallus at iiaweb.com
        Phone: 865-298-1236

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sat Aug 25 07:02:35 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:02:35 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Final Call: 3rd Inte Conf on Language Documentation
 & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31
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1) Subject:Final Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on
Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31

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Date: 25 Aug 2012
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Final Call for Proposals: 3rd International Conference on
Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) - deadline August 31

Aloha!

Just a reminder - the deadline for the 3rd ICLDC Conference Call for
Proposals is August 31, 2012.

The *3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and
Conservation (ICLDC),* ?Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,? will be held *February
28-March 3, 2013*, at the Hawai?i Imin International Conference Center on
the University of Hawai?i at M?noa campus.

By popular demand, the 3rd ICLDC will be a full day longer than the
previous two conferences. The conference program will feature an integrated
series of *Master Class workshops*. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the
Big Island of Hawai?i) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs
in action will immediately follow the conference (March 4-5).

This year?s *conference theme, ?Sharing Worlds of Knowledge,? *intends to
highlight the interdisciplinary nature of language documentation and the
need to share methods for documenting the many aspects of human knowledge
that language encodes. We aim to build on the strong momentum created by
the 1st and 2nd ICLDCs to discuss research and revitalization approaches
yielding rich records that can benefit both the field of language
documentation and speech communities. We hope you will join us.

For more information, visit our *conference website:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/*
*
*

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

*Topics*

We especially welcome abstracts that address the conference theme of the
interdisciplinary nature of language documentation. Language encodes
knowledge from many facets of life: kinship, science, taxonomy, material
culture, spirituality, music, and others. We encourage presentations on
documenting these topics through the lens of endangered languages.

We are also seeking abstracts on the science of documentation and
revitalization. Documentation is usually portrayed as a means of collecting
language data, and revitalization is generally seen primarily as a kind of
applied work directly benefiting communities. However, each of those
domains is a genuine area of research, and we welcome presentations that
treat documentation and revitalization not merely as activities, but also
as domains requiring theorization in their own right.

In addition to the topics above, we warmly welcome abstracts on other
subjects in language documentation and conservation, which may include but
are not limited to:


   - Archiving matters
   - Community experiences of revitalization
   - Data management
   - Ethical issues
   - Language planning
   - Lexicography and reference grammar design
   - Methods of assessing ethnolinguistic vitality
   - Orthography design
   - Teaching/learning small languages
   - Technology in documentation ? methods and pitfalls
   - Topics in areal language documentation
   - Training in documentation methods ? beyond the university
   - Assessing success in documentation and revitalization strategies


*Abstract submission*

Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in any
language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the region
discussed. Authors may submit no more than one individual and one joint
(co-authored) proposal.

Abstracts are *due by August 31, 2012*, with notification of acceptance by
October 1, 2012.

We ask for *abstracts of no more than 400 words* for online publication so
that conference participants will have a good idea of the content of your
paper, and a *50-word summary* for inclusion in the conference program. All
abstracts will be submitted to blind peer review by international experts
on the topic.

We will only be accepting proposal submissions for papers or posters. We
will not be accepting any proposal submission for panel or colloquia
presentations this year.  Please note that the Advisory Committee may ask
that some abstracts submitted as conference talks be presented as posters
instead.

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

*To submit an online proposal, visit our Call for Proposals page:
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ICLDC/2013/call.html*


*Proposal review criteria*

   - *Appropriateness of the Topic:* Does the paper/poster address the
   themes of the conference?
   - *Presentation:* Is the abstract well-written? Does it suggest that the
   paper/poster  will be well organized and clearly presented?
   - *Importance of the Topic:* Is this an important topic within the area?
   Is the paper/poster likely to make an original contribution to
   knowledge in the field? Will it stimulate discussion?


*Scholarships*

To help defray travel expenses to come and present at the conference,
scholarships of up to US$1,500 will be awarded to the six best abstracts by
(i) students and/or (ii) members of an endangered language community who
are actively working to document their heritage language and who are not
employed by a college or university. If you are eligible and wish to be
considered for a scholarship, please select the appropriate "Yes" button on
the proposal submission form.


*Presentation formats*

Papers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes of
question time.

Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Poster presentations
will run during the lunch breaks.

Questions?  Feel free to contact us at icldc at hawaii.edu

3rd ICLDC Organizing Committee


************************************************************
*National Foreign Language Resource Center*
University of Hawai?i at M?noa
1859 East-West Road #106
Honolulu, HI  96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu

Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu
NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/
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