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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:44 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intermediate Writing Textbook
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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Laila Al Sawi <lsawi at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Intermediate Writing Textbook

I suggest: Connectors in Modern Standard Arabic:
http://www.amazon.com/Connectors-Modern-Standard-Arabic/dp/9774243544


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:More films on Christian Arabs
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1) Subject:More films on Christian Arabs
2) Subject:More films on Christian Arabs
3) Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Pernille.Myrvold at if.uib.no
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

I suggest the film "Un ete a Goulette", Tunisian.

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Amani Attia <ama66 at pitt.edu>
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

Try also السيماباحب

Best,

Amani Attia

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Keri Miller <kmiller3 at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs


 دمشق مع حبي is a beautiful film that involves Christian and Jewish Syrians.


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:11 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:11 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:AUB jobs in Lit and Islamics
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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:"Nadine RizkÂ" <as_dean at AUB.EDU.LB>
Subject:AUB jobs in Lit and Islamics

The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages at the American
University of Beirut seeks applicants in the fields of Modern Arabic
Literature and Literary Theory (with special emphasis on prose
genres), and Classical Islamic thought in its literary dimensions to
begin September 1, 2013.

For the position in Modern Arabic Literature and Literary Theory,
applicants should be well versed in both Arab and Western classical
heritages, including Western literary theory.

For the position in Classical Islamic thought in its literary
dimensions, candidates should be able to design and teach advanced
courses in one or more the following areas: Islamic theology and its
Greco-Arabic background, Qur’anic and Sufi studies, as well as more
basic courses in other fields of classical Islamic thought such as
heresiography and classical literary theory.

The language of instruction in this department (and only in this
department) is Modern Standard Arabic, but mastery of English is an
essential requirement.  A reading knowledge of French and/or German is
highly desirable.
Applicants must be able to teach, in Arabic, service courses in Arabic
grammar and modern Arabic thought to native speakers of Arabic. Solid
knowledge of the Arabic language and heritage and training in modern
Western methodologies are essential.

Applicants must have a PhD upon appointment. Rank will normally be at
the Assistant Professor level; usual contracts are initially for four
years. The department offers BA and MA degrees, and a PhD in Arabic
Language and Literature.
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV, and
should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:

Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2303
Or
Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh
Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon

Electronic submissions are highly encouraged; please send to: as_dean at aub.edu.lb

Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2012, but priority
will be given to complete applications received by November 1, 2012.
In your cover letter, please indicate whether you will be attending
the 2012 MESA meetings.

For more information please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas

The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:20 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs OCR for early 20th Century Printed books
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1) Subject:Needs OCR for early 20th Century Printed books

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Hilary Kalmbach <hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs OCR for early 20th Century Printed books

Dear list members,

I am looking for a programme that will reliably convert text from
early twentieth century printed Arabic materials (books, journals,
magazines from 1890 through 1950).  I've used trial version of several
of the readily-available commercial OCR programmes that say they can
OCR Arabic texts, but none have been able to handle this material.  Do
any list members have experience running OCR on such material?
Thank you,

Hilary Kalmbach


Dr Hilary Kalmbach
Sir Christopher Cox Junior Fellow (Islamic and Modern Middle Eastern Studies)
New College, Oxford, OX1 3BN, United Kingdom
hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk<mailto:hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk>,
www.hilarykalmbach.com<http://www.hilarykalmbach.com/>


New College is registered with the Charity Commissioners (Registration
N. 1142701)
'New College Oxford' is a registered trade mark - (r)No. 2588652

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:33 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:33 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA
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1) Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA
2) Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Paul Roochnik <proochnik at gmail.com>
Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA

In response to David Wilmsen's question, "What does Near Native Proficiency
Mean for MSA?" --
I am not here to defend the use or misuse of this expression,  but one of
the hallmarks of a highly educated native speaker of Arabic at ILR level 4+
or 5 would be his/her ability to shift effortlessly from one register of
the language to another -- anywhere in the spectrum from most colloquial to
most formal -- depending on the shifting socio-linguistic context.
Cheers,
Abu Sammy

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA


Dear David,

The issue you raised is an important one in both applied and
theoretical linguistics. The term near-native speaker or native
speaker is mentioned a lot but nobody knows what this term means.

Aside then the few people, like Dil Parkinson, who attempt to explore
what native Egyptians know of MSA, nobody,as far as I know, attempts
to examine this issue empirically.

ACTFL and the Common European Framework mention it in terms of the
foreign language learner's performance and our colleagues who revised
the ACTFL guidelines (for Arabic) recently posted functions to be done
by the near-native speaker in MSA without taking the time to examine
what does the native or near-speaker do in MSA in terms of language
use. It is obvious empirical research based on quantitative data
collection and analysis is hard work and time consuming.


The same question was raised in English by our colleague: JUDITH E.
LISKIN–GASPARRO who wrote the following article on this issue.
1999*** What is a near-native speaker? Perspectives of job seekers and
search committees in Spanish (with Dale A. Koike). ADFL Bulletin, 30,
3, 54–62.

Greetings
Kassem Wahba


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:22 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:22 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:OCR program responses
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1) Subject:OCR program response
2) Subject:OCR program response

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Karen McNeil <karenlmcneil at gmail.com>
Subject:OCR program response

Regarding OCR programs:

I was also looking for an OCR program for my corpus work, and I found
that none of the ones I tried were able to deal at all well with my
materials.  (Which were good-quality printed books, but in dialect.)

I found that it was much more effective to use workers on Amazon Turk
for this kind of work.  I put up the material I needed transcribed,
with each page as a separate 'hit' which paid $0.20.  The work was
done very quickly (all the hits had been completed in a few hours),
and the batches that I accepted had almost perfect accuracy.

I don't know how many pages you have to do, and so if this would be
cost prohibitive at even such a low rate, but I had several hundred
pages transcribed this way with great success.

Good luck,
Karen McNeil

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Stewart Felker <stewart.felker at gmail.com>
Subject:OCR program response

May I ask which programs you've tried so far? I've heard Sakhr is quite
good for Arabic; but I haven't been able to run it on my computer yet. I
know VERUS is also supposed to be excellent - but it's like $1000. I've
heard OmniPage is a good, cheaper alternative - but, again, haven't been
able to test it.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:52 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Language Learning & Technology Vo. 16
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1) Subject:Language Learning & Technology Vo. 16

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Language Learning Technology Social Media Editor <lltmedia at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Learning & Technology Vo. 16

We are happy to announce that Volume 16, Number 3 of Language Learning

& Technology is now available at http://llt.msu.edu. The contents are
listed below.

Please visit the LLT Web site and be sure to enter your free
subscription if you have not already done so. Also, we welcome your
contributions for future issues. Check our guidelines for submission
at: http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Chun and Mark Warschauer, Editors
Language Learning & Technology (http://llt.msu.edu)


----- FEATURE ARTICLES -----

Eye Tracking as a Measure of Noticing: A Study of Explicit Recasts in SCMC
by Bryan Smith

Promoting Learner Autonomy through Multiliteracy Skills Development in
Cross-Institutional Exchanges
by Mirjam Hauck, Carolin Fuchs, and Andreas Müller-Hartmann

Towards an Instructional Programme for L2 Vocabulary: Can a Story Help?
by Peter Prince


----- COLUMNS -----

Emerging Technologies
Edited by Robert Godwin-Jones



Robot Assisted Language Learning
by Jeonghye Han

Action Research
Edited by Greg Kessler

Promoting EFL Students’ Inferential Reading Skills through Computerized
Dynamic Assessment
by Adeline Teo

----- REVIEWS -----

Edited by Paige Ware

Deconstructing Digital Narratives: Young People, Technology, and the New
Literacies
Thomas, M. (Ed.)
Reviewed by Mark Evan Nelson

Language Teaching in Blended Contexts
Nicolson, M., Murphy, L., & Southgate, M.
Reviewed by Rebeca Fernandez

Rocket Languages
http://www.rocketlanguages.com
Reviewed by Wan-Jeng Chang

Using Corpora in the Classroom
Reppen, R.
Reviewed by Jacqueline Mull

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:27:07 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:07 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Language and Culture in Schools Conference
 Postponed
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:steven fawkes <steven.fawkes at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic Language and Culture in Schools Conference Postponed

CHANGE OF DATE

ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN SCHOOLS

FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2012

Please note that the date of this Conference has been postponed
because of a religious event on the date previously arranged.

Organised by the Association for Language Learning, the British
Council , CfBT and other partners this one day event taking place at
Dulwich College (South London) on Friday 14th. December 2012 will be
of interest to
- Arabic teachers in mainstream, independent and complementary sectors
as well as
- teachers and heads from schools which have, or would like to have, a
link with an Arabic speaking country and
- schools thinking about introducing Arabic.

Full details will be circulated soon by email and will be published at .
www.all-languages.org.uk/community/committees_and_sigs/list_of_committees_and_sigs/special_interest_group_for_world_languages

You can register interest now at : arabicconference12 at mail.com

Dulwich College is is 4 minutes walk from West Dulwich Station – which
is around 12 mins by train from Victoria.

Please excuse cross-postings, and please pass on to interested colleagues.

-- 
Steven Fawkes for the volunteer planning group

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:27 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:27 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book on Developing Writing Skills in
 Intermediate/Advanced Arabic students
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject:New Book on Developing Writing Skills in Advance Arabic students

Apologies for the blatant self promotion, but later this month
Routledge will publish a book I wrote entitled: Developing Writing
Skills in Arabic. It aims at Upper Intermediate and Advanced students.
the book is already posted on Amazon.com. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Writing-English-Italian-Edition/dp/0415588138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349277234&sr=8-1&keywords=developing+writing+skills+in+arabic

Best,

Taoufik Ben Amor
Columbia University

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:35:51 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:35:51 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American U of Sharjah Visiting Job in Arabic Studies
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:"Enas S. Tabakhah" <etabakhah at aus.edu>
Subject:American U of Sharjah Visiting Job in Arabic Studies

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, Visiting Positions (Fall 2013)
The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies in the American
University of Sharjah invites applications for a visiting position in
Arabic Studies at the rank of Assistant professor and above beginning
in the fall, 2013. The successful candidate will have a Ph. D. in
Arabic literature or a related field, a native or near-native
proficiency in Arabic, while being able to teach in English. The
selected candidate must be able to teach courses in Arabic heritage,
literature and humanities in both Arabic and English. Strong scholarly
potential and good teaching record expected.
AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, UAE.
Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al
Qassimi, AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational
university in the Gulf, serving some 5,500 students of 82
nationalities. Our Mass Communication Program at AUS is accredited by
the UAE Commission of Higher Education and the US Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools.

Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration,
applications must be received before December 1, 2012.  Interested
applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and
three letters of recommendation to Dr. Mark Rush, Dean, College of
Arts & Sciences, e-mail: cashr at aus.edu and with Subject: Application
for Visiting Position in ATS

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Journal of NCLCTL CFP for Spring 2013 Issue
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
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Subject:Journal of NCLCTL CFP for Spring 2013 Issue

Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:53:51
From: Danko Sipka [Danko.Sipka at asu.edu]
Subject: Second Call for Papers: Journal of the National Council of
Less Commonly Taught Languages

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


Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2012

Call for Spring 2013 Journal Papers

Extended Deadline: November 1, 2012

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

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

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

- Methodology and Technology
- Academia
- Beyond Academia
- Social embeddedness

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

Submitted Manuscripts:

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

Manuscripts should be:

- A maximum of 20 pages (excluding references, charts, notes, etc.)
and submitted electronically via word (1997-2003)-document e-mail
attachment.
- Double-line spaced throughout, including notes, references, and
tables, using 12-point Times New Roman font with a 1.5 inch left
margin. (Please ensure that this specified formatting is followed).
- Accompanied by a 150 word (or less) abstract and a cover sheet
containing the manuscript title, name, address, office and home
telephone numbers, fax number, email address, and full names and
institutions of each author. (Because the manuscript will be blind
reviewed, identifying information should be on the cover sheet only,
and not appear in the manuscript).
- All Manuscripts should be electronically submitted  to The Editor
at: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu and copied to the Secretariat at:
ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.

Deadline: While submissions are welcome at any point, only manuscripts
received by November 1, 2012 will be considered for the Spring 2013
issue of the journal.

***The deadline for the Spring 2013 issue of the journal has been
extended from October 1, 2012 to November 1, 2012.***

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:27:12 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:12 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels
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1) Subject:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:GCZaidan at aol.com GCZaidan at aol.com
Subject:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels

Dear All,
I am pleased to inform you that the translation into English of two
historical novels by Jurji Zaidan set during the Abbasid period.  They
are The Caliph’s Sister (ISBN 13: 9780984843510), subtitled Harun
al-Rashid and the Fall of the Persians and translated by Issa
J.Boullata of McGill University and The Caliph’s Heirs (ISBN 13:
9780984843527), subtitled Brothers at War: the Fall of Baghdad,
translated by Michael Cooperson of UCLA.
These translations have been published and are now available at Amazon
which also has a digital version on Kindle. Search for “Juriji Zaidan”
under “Books” on the amazon.com website in the US or on the European
websites at amazon.uk; amazon.fr; amazon.de; or amazon.es. The novels
are also available at Create Space at the links below as well as other
outlets.
For The Caliph’s Sister
www.createspace.com/3597668
For The Caliph’s Heirs
www.createspace.com/3597671
This work has been sponsored by the Zaidan Foundation. See more
details about the novel in the attached Press Release and Flyer. For a
description of the activities of the Foundation visit its website:
www.zaidanfoundation.org
Feel free to distribute attached Press Release and Flyer to other
interested parties and/or forward this email to them.

Thank you

George Zaidan
President
Zaidan Foundation

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:25 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Online-New Advanced Arabic Online Materials
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From: Mustafa Mughazy <mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu>
Subject:Arabic Online-New Advanced Arabic Online Materials

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce a new resource for teachers and learners of Arabic.
Arabic Online is a web portal with three content-based online courses:

http://www.wmich.edu/languages/academics/arabic/arabiconline.html


Advanced MSA I (Arab Cultures)

Advanced MSA II (Arab Cultures)

Advanced Egyptian Arabic (Egyptian Culture)


Summary:

15 units per course (total 45)

225 web pages per course (675 total)

5 hours of audio/video with transcripts per course (15 hours total)

300 Glosses per unit on average

600 Comprehension questions per course (1800 total)

The materials can be used for self study or classroom use, and they are
available for free (no registration required).

Please, feel free to disseminate this information to those who might be
interested.

This project was funded through grant NSEP-U631023


Thank you,

Mustafa Mughazy


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:35:54 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American U of Sharjah Job in TAFL
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:"Enas S. Tabakhah" <etabakhah at aus.edu>
Subject:American U of Sharjah Job in TAFL

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, Assistant Professor,
Faculty Requirement (Fall 2013)
The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies in the American
University of Sharjah invites applications at the rank of Assistant
Professor, beginning in the fall, 2013. The successful candidate will
have a Ph.D. in applied linguistics or in a closely related field.
Experience in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers is essential.
Preference will be given to dynamic applicants with experience at the
university level in a liberal arts environment. Evidence of competence
in the latest Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) pedagogy is
expected. Experience in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is
desirable. Native or near-native proficiency in both Arabic and
English is required. The successful candidate will join a department
with an expanding agenda dealing with the teaching of Arabic as a
foreign language.
 AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, UAE.
Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al
Qassimi, AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational
university in the Gulf, serving some 5,500 students of 82
nationalities. The American University of Sharjah (AUS) is accredited
by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools. Review of applications will begin
immediately. For full consideration, applications must be received
before the 1st December , 2012. Interested applicants should send a
letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of research, a
statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation
to Dr. MARK RUSH, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, e-mail:
cashr at aus.edu

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:46 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:46 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Meaning of 'near-native-speaker' discussion
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Benjamin Geer <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject:Meaning of 'near-native-speaker' discussion

It's certainly not the case that highly educated native speakers of Arabic
can necessarily speak MSA well. I have quite a few Egyptian friends who are
native speakers of Arabic, and have degrees from Egyptian state
universities, but have very low proficiency in spoken MSA. As far as I can
tell, for most educated Egyptians, there is simply no socio-linguistic
context that calls for "correct" spoken MSA. Even in the most formal
situations, highly educated native speakers can always speak a form of
Arabic that includes a great deal of colloquial syntax and morphology. Of
course, some native speakers are indeed proficient in MSA, but I think
these are a very small minority, perhaps consisting mainly of "professional
MSA speakers" such as Arabic teachers.

Ben
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:19 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CLS Scholarships 2013
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Jeanette Owen JOwen at americancouncils.org
Subject:CLS Scholarships 2013

The U. S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship
competition for the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
in thirteen critical need foreign languages.

The CLS Program provides fully-funded group-based intensive language
instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven
to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi,
Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and
Urdu.

The application is available online at http://www.clscholarship.org.
Applications will be due November 15, 2012.

Prior to preparing their application, interested students should
review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS
Program website: www.clscholarship.org/applicants.

Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have
language prerequisites, which can also be found at the link above.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business,
engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to
apply.

While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards,
participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the
scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in
their professional careers.

The CLS Program will be planning outreach events at universities
across the U.S. in fall 2012. Check out the CLS webpage or our
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship page for updates! For
more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website:
http://www.clscholarship.org.


Jeanette S. Owen, Ph.D.
Project Director
Critical Language Scholarship Program

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L Street, NW        Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202-833-7522
Fax: 202-833-7523

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:31 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:31 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job
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1) Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Rochelle Davis <rad39 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in Arabic
Language/Applied Linguistics


*Arabic Language/Applied Linguistics*

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar invites
applications for an open-rank, core-track position in the field of Arabic
Language/Applied Linguistics starting in August 2013.  Core faculty
positions are full-time positions which carry the job security and
commitment to academic freedom associated with tenure-track appointments.


The position is part of a major faculty expansion funded by Qatar
Foundation with the triple aim of supporting SFS-Qatar’s enhanced research
mission, diversifying our curriculum, and growing student numbers. This
expansion includes four new positions in Arabic. The new appointments are
designed to make SFS-Qatar into a global leader in Arabic for Heritage
Learners, as well as a regional leader in world-class research and teaching
in Arabic and Arab literature.

Some experience of, and research interest in, the teaching of Arabic for
Heritage Learners is required, while an ability to teach “content” courses
in Arabic on a subject such as culture, history, and/or aspects of the
contemporary Arab world, will be a bonus.  Applicants of advanced rank must
have substantial research accomplishments and evidence of ambitious ongoing
research agendas; entry-level applicants must have exceptional promise of
future research productivity; an early track record of publications will be
an advantage.  The Candidate is expected to offer undergraduate courses,
play a leading role in strengthening the program, and complement the
research and teaching interests of other faculty members. The normal
teaching load is 2-2.  Applications (consisting of a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, writing sample (of no more than 30 pages) and three
letters of reference) will be accepted online at
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2086. Review of applications will
start on October 30, and will continue until the position is filled.


Qatar offers a diverse, safe and family-friendly environment. SFS-Q
provides free high-quality housing, and excellent compensation and
expatriate benefits packages. Faculty at SFS-Q receive generous research
support and support for conference travel, and benefit from exceptional
facilities. Faculty are eligible to apply for Qatar National Priorities
Research Program grants from the Qatar National Research Fund, for up to
$1,050,000 for three years. QNRF also additional offers competitive
research grants for early-career scholars (for more information see
http://www.qnrf.org/). For more information on SFS-Q see
http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/.


Questions about the online application system should be directed to Nick
Starvaggi at nhs22 at georgetown.edu. Queries about the position should be
directed to Dr. James Reardon-Anderson, Senior Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs, at reardonj at georgetown.edu. Georgetown University is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a
diverse faculty and staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply
and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex,
sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran
status, disability or other categories protected by law.


--
Rochelle Davis
Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Georgetown University
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, http://ccas.georgetown.edu/
https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/rochelledavis/

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:41 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:41 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job
 in Arabic Literature and Culture
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1) Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in
Arabic Literature and Culture

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Rochelle Davis <rad39 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in Arabic
Literature and Culture

Arabic Literature and Culture
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q)
invites applications for an open-rank, core-track position in the
field of Arabic Literature and Culture starting in August 2013. Core
faculty positions are full-time positions which carry the job security
and commitment to academic freedom associated with tenure-track
appointments.
The position is part of a major faculty expansion funded by Qatar
Foundation with the triple aim of supporting SFS-Qatar’s enhanced
research mission, diversifying our curriculum, and growing student
numbers. This expansion includes four new positions in Arabic. The new
appointments are designed to make SFS-Qatar into the leading center
for Arabic for Heritage Learners, as well as a regional leader in
world-class research and teaching in Arabic and Arab literature.

Specialization is open, but the successful candidate is expected to
have strong training in both prose and poetic genres of Arabic
literature, modern and/or classical. The successful candidate will
have a completed Ph.D. in a literary discipline with a clearly
demonstrated specialty in Arabic. Experience with teaching Arabic will
be beneficial. Applicants of advanced rank must have substantial
research accomplishments and evidence of ambitious ongoing research
agendas; entry-level applicants must have exceptional promise of
future research productivity; an early track record of publications
will be an advantage. Applicants must be able to teach in English as
well as in Arabic. The Candidate is expected to offer undergraduate
courses, play a leading role in strengthening the program, and
complement the research and teaching interests of other faculty
members. The normal teaching load is 2-2.  Applications (consisting of
a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (of no more
than 30 pages) and three letters of reference) will be accepted online
at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2085; Review of
applications will start on October 30, and will continue until the
position is filled.

Qatar offers a diverse, safe and family-friendly environment. SFS-Q
provides free high-quality housing, and excellent compensation and
expatriate benefits packages. Faculty at SFS-Q receive generous
research support and support for conference travel, and benefit from
exceptional facilities. Faculty are eligible to apply for Qatar
National Priorities Research Program grants from the Qatar National
Research Fund, for up to $1,050,000 for three years. QNRF also
additional offers competitive research grants for early-career
scholars (for more information see http://www.qnrf.org/). For more
information on SFS-Q see http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/.
Questions about the online application system should be directed to
Nick Starvaggi at nhs22 at georgetown.edu. Queries about the position
should be directed to Dr. James Reardon-Anderson, Senior Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs, at reardonj at georgetown.edu. Georgetown
University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer fully
dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age,
religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability
or other categories protected by law.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:40:15 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:INLAC website
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1) Subject:INLAC website

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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From: fatima lhouari fatimalhouari36 at gmail.com
Subject:INLAC website

Dear ,

I am pleased to let you know that the International Institute for
Languages and Cultures (INLAC), co-founded by Dr Fatima Sadiqi and Dr
Moha Ennaji, has now a website: www.inlac.net that you can visit and
circulate to interested students and faculty interested in Study
Abroad programs. INLAC is a private non-profit nstitute which is
accredited by the Moroccan Ministry of Education. It welcomes students
from top American and European universities and offers a combination
of Arabic classes, content courses, think thanks, and homestay in a
unique environment. INLAC is located in the twelve centuries old
Medina of Fez which boasts the oldest university in the Islamic world.
As such, the Institute combines the quality of courses with the
essence of the place. Alongside the credit courses, the Institute
brings together academics, theologians, politicians, and social
activists to discuss the urgent issues of our time. These range from
new divinities, the inter-religious, the inter-cultural to conflict
resolutions, youth concerns, gender, development, human rights, social
justice and much more.

INLAC can be your affiliate provider. Should you need any
complementary information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

With my best wishes

Fatima Elhouari

Assistant

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:19 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book:Intro to Quranic Arabic
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Routledge Language Learning mail.kqdrdbewcsgceasbzs at tandf.msgfocus
Subject:New Book:Intro to Quranic Arabic

The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic
Munther Younes, Cornell University, USA

The Routledge Introduction to Qur’anic Arabic is an innovative,
text-based, language course designed for students interested in
acquiring a foundation in Qur’anic and Classical Arabic.

Focused on enhancing comprehension and vocabulary acquisition, the
book contains 40 lessons designed to be covered in about 40 hours of
classroom instruction. Starting with the shorter suras of the Qur’an,
such as al-fatia and those of the Juz’ ‘Amma, it utilizes their
recurring vocabulary and grammatical structures to build a stable
linguistic foundation for learners before moving on to more
challenging and longer suras such as Yasin, Maryam and Yusuf.

Written by an experienced teacher, The Routledge Introduction to
Qur’anic Arabic is an essential guide for instructors, students and
anyone interested in developing their knowledge of Qur’anic Arabic.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:39:52 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Al-Jazeera review of Al-Mudawwina by Salih Al-Toma
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:moderator
Subject:Al-Jazeera review of Al-Mudawwina by Salih Al-Toma

Here is the link:

www.al-jazirah.com/culture/2012/04102012/

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:40:37 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:37 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 27 Call for Papers, Deadline Extended
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Mushira Eid mushira.eid at utah.edu
Subject:ALS 27 Call for Papers, Deadline Extended

CALL FOR PAPERS

27th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
Indiana University, Bloomington
February 28 – March 2, 2013

The Arabic Linguistics Society together with the Department of
Linguistics and the Center for the Study of the Middle East at Indiana
University are pleased to announce the 27th Arabic Linguistics
Symposium to be held at Indiana University, Bloomington, February 28 -
March 2, 2013.

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

Keynote Speakers
Elabbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mona Diab, Columbia University, New York
Atiqa Hachimi, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Sam Hellmuth, University of York, United Kingdom

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a
one-page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of
the topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be
developed (the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be
presented). Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in
describing their topics and to adhere to the one-page requirement.

To submit an abstract, please go to the following link, click Abstract
Submission then follow the instructions to upload a .pdf file of your
abstract. http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/ALS2013.
You will receive an e-mail afterwards indicating that your abstract
has been successfully submitted. Please note that, unlike in previous
years, submitting abstracts by e-mail will not be accepted. Names are
not to appear on the abstracts. You will be asked to provide this
information with your submission.  Should you face any problem
submitting your abstract via the above link, please contact ALS
Organizers als.organizers at gmail.com.

	•	Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 10, 2012

	•	Twenty minutes will be allowed for each presentation followed by 10
minutes for questions and discussion.
	•	Fees:
	•	Arabic Linguistics Society membership: $35 for students and $50 for
non-students.
	•	Registration fees:
	      Through February 1, 2013:  $35 for students and $60 for non-students
	      After February 1, 2013:  	   $45 for students and $70 for non-students
To register on line, please go to http://go.iu.edu/5TP

	•	For further inquiries, please contact ALS Executive Director:
mushira.eid at utah.edu
	•	Selected papers from the symposium may be considered for publication.


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:39:58 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:58 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Thanks for Taoufiq Ben Amor's writing book
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1) Subject:Thanks for Taoufiq Ben Amor's writing book

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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Nasim Chowdhury <5before5 at gmail.com>
Subject:Thanks for Taoufiq Ben Amor's writing book

Dear Taoufiq,

Many congratulations on writing this book.

As an English-speaking student of Arabic, I can assure you that it fills a
much needed gap in the market.

Best regards,

Nasim

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:40:26 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:26 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PED:Virginian Association of Teachers of Arabic
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Olla Al-Shalchi <oalshalchi at smith.edu>
Subject:Virginian Association of Teachers of Arabic

It is our pleasure to announce the establishment of the Virginia
Association of Teachers of Arabic (VATA), a non-profit, nonpolitical
academic and educational organization. We welcome all Arabic teachers to
join the organization to share your expertise with others as well as learn
from others. Our goals are:
1. To promote quality teaching and learning in Arabic language and culture
at all educational levels,
2. To enhance pedagogical development and career advancement in teaching
Arabic as a foreign language,
3. To maximize professional exchanges and collaboration among Arabic
language educators.
Members do not have to reside in Virginia; the only requirement is that you
have a passion for Arabic teaching. Annual membership fees are only $25.
Please email Olla Al-Shalchi (oalshalchi at smith.edu) to receive the
membership form.

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Dear brother,
This is fantastic. Thank you very much for posting.
Manuel Feria.

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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Comp Ling in the UAE


Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:43:14
From: Natalie Walker [icd at sdiwc.net]
Subject: 3rd International Conference on Digital Information
Processing and Communications

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Full Title: 3rd International Conference on Digital Information
Processing and Communications
Short Title: ICDIPC2013

Date: 30-Jan-2013 - 01-Feb-2013
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Contact Person: Natalie Walker
Meeting Email: icd at sdiwc.net
Web Site: http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2012

Meeting Description:

3rd International Conference on Digital Information Processing and
Communications (ICDIPC2013)
Islamic Azad University (IAU), Dubai, UAE
January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013
http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

The proposed conference will be held at Islamic Azad University (IAU),
Dubai, UAE, from January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013 which aims to
enable researchers build connections between different digital
applications.

2nd Call for Papers:

The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to)
research topics:

- Information and Data Management
- Data Compression
- E-Technology
- E-Government
- E-Learning
- Wireless Communications
- Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
- Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
- Data Mining
- Computational Intelligence
- Biometrics Technologies
- Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications
- Information Ethics
- Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems
- Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications
- Image Processing
- User Interfaces, Visualization and Modeling
- XML-Based Languages
- Network Security
- Cryptography and Data Protection
- Social Networks
- Information Content Security
- Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management
- Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design
- Semantic Web, Ontologies
- Web Services Security
- Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
- Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems
- Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks
- Indexing and Query Processing for Moving Objects
- User Interfaces and Usability Issues form Mobile Applications
- Mobile Social Networks
- Peer-to-Peer Social Networks
- Sensor Networks and Social Sensing
- Distributed and parallel applications
- Social Search
- Internet Modeling
- Embedded Systems and Software
- Real-Time Systems
- Multimedia Computing
- Software Engineering

Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All
papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized
referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be
considered.

For more information on submission guidelines, please view our website:

http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: December 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: January 1, 2013
Camera ready submission: January 20, 2013
Registration: January 20, 2013
Conference dates: January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:46 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Special Session on Arabic Natural Language
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:reposted from CORPORA
Subject:Special Session on Arabic Natural Language Processing

A Special Session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications

In conjunction with the First International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13)
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013
https://www2.aus.edu/conferences/iccspa/index.html

AIMS AND SCOPE:

Arabic language is the largest Semitic language which is still in
existence, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and
one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN).
Traditionally, most research in the field of speech technology has
been conducted in very few languages such as English, French, Spanish
or Chinese. Recently, many researchers from Arab world and worldwide,
have been interested in Arabic Natural Language Processing
(NLP). Several improvements have been achieved for various language
processing components (e.g. morphological analysis, parsing, named
entities recognition, audio transcription, acoustic model, language
model, phonetic dictionaries, continuous speech recognition, etc),
which involved Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and
Colloquial Arabic. We invite submissions for this special session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications, as part of the First International
Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their
Applications (ICCSPA’13), Sharjah, UAE. The focus of this special
session is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art, explore new
directions and emerging trends, exchange information regarding Arabic
language processing and their applications, evaluation methodologies
and tools, ongoing and planned activities. Algorithms, resources,
technologies and
 applications for processing text, speech and multimodalities are
encouraged. In addition, papers integrating speech and/or multimodal
with written resources are welcomed. The aim of this special session
is to bring together researchers with a generic interest on Arabic NLP
to raise awareness of different perspectives and practices, and to
identify some common themes.

We therefore welcome submissions on a range of topics of interest,
including but not limited to:

·         Guidelines, standards, best practices and models for Arabic
NLP interoperability.
·         Methodologies and tools for annotating Arabic NLP resources.
·         Methodologies and tools for the extraction and acquisition
of knowledge.
·         Issues in, and evaluation of, morphological analysers, PoS
taggers, and parsers.
·         Issues in, and evaluation of, machine translation.
·         Text-mining, stylometry, and authorship attribution.
·         Corpus query languages and tools.
·         Dictionaries, thesaurai, Wordnet, ontologies, and knowledge
representation.
·         Terminology.
·         Arabic speech recognition and understanding.
·         Arabic acoustic and language models.
·         Arabic phonetic dictionaries and transcriptions.
·         Arabic Speech Synthesis.
·         Emotion recognition using Arabic speech and/or multimodal biometrics.
·         Speaker recognition and verification using Arabic speech
and/or multimodal biometrics.
·         Arabic language resources and corpora (spoken, written,
etc), and tools.
·         Integration between (multilingual) LRs, ontologies and
Semantic Web technologies.
·         Integration between (multilingual) LRs and multimedia technologies.
·         Metadata descriptions of LRs and metadata for semantic/content markup.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

The session solicits original, unpublished, and high-quality research
papers. The authors are invited to submit their contributions
formatted as IEEE double
columns. All submitted papers will be refereed by at least two
reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. All
accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceeding and will be included in IEEE
Xplore digital library. Selected papers from the ICCSPA'13 will be
published in one or
more special issues of reputed journals. Authors are kindly required
to follow the (ICCSPA'13) submission procedure with an email
notification to the session
organizers (m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo and sawalha.majdi at gmail.com)
including the paper ID and the paper title.

IMPORTANT DATES:

·         Deadline for paper submission: October 30, 2012
·         Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2012
·         Deadline for camera-ready submission: December 15, 2012
·         Conference date: February 12-14, 2013


SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS:

Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah, Dr. Majdi Sawalha, and Dr. Bassam H. Hammo
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo , sawalha.majdi at gmail.com , b.hammo at ju.edu.jo

Dr. Eric Atwell and Dr. Claire Brierley
I-AIBS Institute for Artificial intelligence and Biological Systems,
School of Computing,
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
E-mail: e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk , C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk


SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT:
Contribute to building the Arabic NLP Language Library.  Researchers
are invited to submit their open-sources resources and tools with
their papers to make them widely available for Arabic NLP community.
The resources, tools, standards, annotation schemes will be available
(initially) through Arabic NLP group servers at the
University of Jordan http://nlp.ju.edu.jo.



Dr. Majdi Sawalha (On behalf of organizing committee)
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/sawalha

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:06 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR response
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Joseph Norment Bell <joseph.bell at if.uib.no>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

I think my experience with OmniPage some years ago was not very good. For
Versus I paid my grand, only to find out that it was not as good even as
the early DOS versions of Sakhr. It could not even read computer generated
text properly. I had also heard that it was good. Maybe I was doing
something wrong.

Basically I suspect that if you cannot train a program to deal with the
ligatures specific to the text you are OCRing, you are out of luck.

Joseph Bell

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:30 +0300
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Nicholas Skidmore <nl6144638 at gmail.com>
Subject:Asymptote: Free Online Translation Journal

Dear All,

Asymptote’s Fall Issue went live today at
http://asymptotejournal.com/.  For those who are unaware of Asymptote,
it’s a free online translation journal that has featured poetry,
fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from more than 70 countries and
over 50 different languages. Their new issue features new poems by
Ruth Padel and Cole Swensen, new Urdu fiction by Aamer Hussein, a
video by Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, an excerpt of Paco Roca's
award winning Spanish comic "Wrinkles," the second installment of the
Sinophone "20 under 40" Feature, and a PEN Translation Grant winner
spotlight with an excerpt from the journals of Hervé Guibert.

For its first special feature in the April 2013 issue, Asymptote is
inviting submissions of fiction by African writers, whether translated
or in English, as well as writings on the subject of Africa as a place
and an idea. Does it make sense to talk about such a thing as Africa?
Is it a place or an idea? If it is an idea, is it merely so? As a
concept, is it limiting or liberating? The journal is looking for work
from and about Africa that goes beyond the anthropological, the
idealizing, and the dystopic: work that takes nothing, even the
substantiality of its subject, for granted. Submissions of poetry and
essays by African writers are also very much encouraged, and will be
considered with higher priority in the regular sections. For those
interested there’s a deadline of 15 Feb 2013

Best,

Nick

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sun Oct 21 12:44:43 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:43 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Qatar Foundation Grans for K-12 Teachers and
 Curriculum Development
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Arabic Language and Culture Initiative <alci at qfi.org>
Subject:Qatar Foundation Grans for K-12 Teachers and Curriculum Development

[I can't post the referred to attachments, but the URL's seem to have
all the information--dil]

Dear colleagues,

Qatar Foundation International (QFI) is pleased to announce another
round of education grants for Arabic language educators and
organizations.

Teacher Initiative Grants are awards (up to $3,000) for individual
Arabic teachers in K to 12 public or public charter schools in the
United States to use for classroom materials, field trips, cultural
events, and professional development. Applications are due January 11,
2013.  Please see the announcement on QFI's website here:
http://www.qfi.org/page/174/5/Opportunities

Curriculum Development Grants: are awards (up to $25,000) for
organizations to develop and share materials and curricula for Arabic
language K to 12 classrooms. Developed materials must be linked to the
ACTFL standards for language learning.  Applications are due January
25, 2013. Please see the announcement on QFI's website here:
http://www.qfi.org/page/178/5/Opportunities

You will find the Requests for Proposals attached to this email.  You
will need to submit your applications to our grants portal here:
https://qfi.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new.  Instructions on how to apply
are included in the attached RfPs.  Submissions sent by email will not
be considered.

Please distribute this announcement to your friends and colleagues who
would benefit from this great opportunity. If you have any questions,
please send us an email at alci at qfi.org.

We look forward to hearing from you soon with your proposals!

---
Arabic Language and Culture Initiative
Qatar Foundation International


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:48 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACIE Arabic Overseas Program in Alexandria, Egypt
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Rafah Helal RHelal at americancouncils.org
Subject:ACIE Arabic Overseas Program in Alexandria, Egypt

American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce
that the online application for the Arabic Overseas Program in
Alexandria, Egypt is live.

This program is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in
the US and Canada, at the intermediate level of Arabic. To apply,
please visit us at: http://programs.americancouncils.org/aop2013

Program Dates:

May 29th, 2013 – July 31st, 2013

Program Components:

20 hours a week of MSA, ECA, and Media classes;
4 hours a week of Conversational Partners to improve ECA;
2 overnight trips;
Cultural enrichment activities
Day trips around Alexandria

Benefits:
Summer Credits from Bryn Mawr College;
Pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC;
Round-trip International Airfare from Washington, DC
Live in the dorms with an Egyptian student

Application Deadline:
February 24th, 2013

Program Cost: $8,860 including pre-departure orientation, airfare,
insurance, tuition, room and board

For more information, please contact Rafah Elias-Helal at:
helal at americancouncils.org

Rafah Elias-Helal
Senior Program Officer
Arabic Overseas Programs
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street, N.W. Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-833-7522 Office
202-833-7523 Fax

www.americancouncils.org

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Sun Oct 21 12:45:01 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:45:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Rasha Khalil <r.khalil at NVIC.LEIDENUNIV.NL>
Subject:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo

Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language at The Netherlands-Flemish Institute
Cairo
http://institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/education/other-courses/other-courses.html#teaching-arabic-as-foreign-language

This 5 ECTS methodological course on Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers
is a blended course that combines the practical aspects of teaching Arabic
as a Foreign Language (TAFL) with its underlying linguistic theories.

The course will start with a theoretical background on methods of teaching
foreign languages and their underlying linguistic theories before moving to
the practical aspects of teaching the four language skills (reading,
writing, listening, and speaking). In addition, it will focus on a number
of important questions confronting the teacher of Arabic as a foreign
language:
• How to teach vocabulary and grammar?
• How to design a syllabus?
• How to write a lesson plan?

Date and Instructor
Sunday 13 January - Monday 21 January 2013 ( Friday 18 January : day off)

Instructor:  Adel Abdelmoneim and various guest lecturers.

Goals and objectives
- To help the participants enhance their teaching skills based on recent
research on foreign language teaching.
- To familiarize participants with different approaches and methods for
teaching foreign languages in general and Arabic in particular.
- To provide participants with knowledge of key concepts and recent
discussions regarding the process of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.
- To familiarize the participants with strategies-based learning.
- To discuss strategies for feedback and evaluation of the various skills
in an Arabic as a Foreign Language class.
- To help participants to note the challenges that face teachers of Arabic
today.

Course formula
The course will be interactive; the instructor will introduce a topic, and
the participants will discuss it based on readings and their own teaching
experiences. The course will also contain a practical part, in which every
participant will be required to teach a class in each of the four language
skills, and to design a syllabus and lesson plan for a course of his/her
choice. Click here for the provisional course schedule.

The course is taught in English and Arabic.

Participants

The course is aimed at teachers with varying levels of experience in Arabic
Language teaching who are interested in developing their teaching skills in
the framework of the latest trends in language teaching. A BA in Arabic
Studies (or similar) is required.

Teaching Materials
The teaching materials will consist of an extensive reader that will be
distributed to the participants before the start of the course. For every
session, the participants will be required to read a number of articles
that will be discussed in class. Every participant is also invited to bring
his/her own teaching materials for discussion purposes.

Course cost

600 Euro for participants affiliated to institutions supporting the NVIC
650 Euro for non-affiliated participants

The costs of the course will have to be paid in full before the start of
the course. Bank details will be given upon registration.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
The course equals 5 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of a study program, an ECTS
“transcript of Records” will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course. The
course equals 6 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of the study program, an ECTS
“transcript of Records” will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

Application

Please send in the application form before 17 December 2012.

More info: info at nvic.leidenuniv.nl

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:45:05 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L-PEDA:Wants list of Arabic Coursebooks used in US
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Khaled Mostafa <k74a at AUCEGYPT.EDU>
Subject:Wants list of Arabic Coursebooks used in US Universities

Hi guys,

          what's up? I'd really appreciate it if someone sends me names of
the Arabic course books being taught in the US universities nowadays. Also,
how can I order copies of such books?


 Thanks

 Khaled

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic NLP Special Session, Sharjah Conference
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Mohammad AbuShariah <M.AbuShariah at ju.edu.jo>
Subject:Arabic NLP Special Session, Sharjah Conference

On behalf of the organizing committee members, I would like to seek
research contributions to the special session onArabic Natural Language
Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools, Techniques and Applications,
which will be held in conjunction with the International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13),
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013.

Further details are listed below for your action and perusal. We look
forward to receiving submissions from your kind self.

Should you have further enquiries, kindly do not hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,


Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah (On behalf of the organizing committee)
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> ,
m.abushariah at gmail.com<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>

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A Special Session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications

In conjunction with the First International Conference on Communications,
Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13)
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013
https://www2.aus.edu/conferences/iccspa/index.html

AIMS AND SCOPE:

Arabic language is the largest Semitic language which is still in
existence, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and one of
the six official languages of the United Nations (UN). Traditionally, most
research in the field of speech technology has been conducted in very few
languages such as English, French, Spanish or Chinese. Recently, many
researchers from Arab world and worldwide, have been interested in Arabic
Natural Language Processing (NLP). Several improvements have been achieved
for various language processing components (e.g. morphological analysis,
parsing, named entities recognition, audio transcription, acoustic model,
language model, phonetic dictionaries, continuous speech recognition, etc),
which involved Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and
Colloquial Arabic. We invite submissions for this special session on Arabic
Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools, Techniques and
Applications, as part of the First International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA’13),
Sharjah, UAE. The focus of this special session is to provide an overview
of the state-of-the-art, explore new directions and emerging trends,
exchange information regarding Arabic language processing and their
applications, evaluation methodologies and tools, ongoing and planned
activities. Algorithms, resources, technologies and applications for
processing text, speech and multimodalities are encouraged. In addition,
papers integrating speech and/or multimodal with written resources are
welcomed. The aim of this special session is to bring together researchers
with a generic interest on Arabic NLP to raise awareness of different
perspectives and practices, and to identify some common themes. We
therefore welcome submissions on a range of topics of interest, including
but not limited to:


•         Guidelines, standards, best practices and models for Arabic NLP
interoperability.

•         Methodologies and tools for annotating Arabic NLP resources.

•         Methodologies and tools for the extraction and acquisition of
knowledge.

•         Issues in, and evaluation of, morphological analysers, PoS
taggers, and parsers.

•         Issues in, and evaluation of, machine translation.

•         Text-mining, stylometry, and authorship attribution.

•         Corpus query languages and tools.

•         Dictionaries, thesaurai, Wordnet, ontologies, and knowledge
representation.

•         Terminology.

•         Arabic speech recognition and understanding.

•         Arabic acoustic and language models.

•         Arabic phonetic dictionaries and transcriptions.

•         Arabic Speech Synthesis.

•         Emotion recognition using Arabic speech and/or multimodal
biometrics.

•         Speaker recognition and verification using Arabic speech and/or
multimodal biometrics.

•         Arabic language resources and corpora (spoken, written, etc), and
tools.

•         Integration between (multilingual) LRs, ontologies and Semantic
Web technologies.

•         Integration between (multilingual) LRs and multimedia
technologies.

•         Metadata descriptions of LRs and metadata for semantic/content
markup.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

The session solicits original, unpublished, and high-quality research
papers. The authors are invited to submit their contributions formatted as
IEEE double columns. All submitted papers will be refereed by at least two
reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. All
accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding and will be
included in IEEE Xplore digital library. Selected papers from the ICCSPA'13
will be published in one or more special issues of reputed journals.
Authors are kindly required to follow the (ICCSPA'13) submission procedure
with an email notification to the session organizers (m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo
<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> and sawalha.majdi at gmail.com<mailto:
sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>) including the paper ID and the paper title.

IMPORTANT DATES:


•         Deadline for paper submission: October 31, 2012

•         Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2012

•         Deadline for camera-ready submission: December 15, 2012

•         Conference date: February 12-14, 2013


SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS:

Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah, Dr. Majdi Sawalha, and Dr. Bassam H. Hammo
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> ,
sawalha.majdi at gmail.com<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com> , b.hammo at ju.edu.jo
<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>

Dr. Eric Atwell and Dr. Claire Brierley
I-AIBS Institute for Artificial intelligence and Biological Systems,
School of Computing,
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
E-mail: e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk> ,
C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk>


SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT:
Contribute to building the Arabic NLP Language Library.  Researchers are
invited to submit their open-sources resources and tools with their papers
to make them widely available for Arabic NLP community. The resources,
tools, standards, annotation schemes will be available (initially) through
Arabic NLP group servers at the University of Jordan http://nlp.ju.edu.jo<
http://nlp.ju.edu.jo/> .

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:51 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Complimentary copies of writing book
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject:Complimentary copies of writing book

Dear colleagues,

I hope this note finds you all well. Once again, please excuse the blatant
self-promostion, but many of you have asked me about getting a
complimentary/desk/exam copy of my book Developing Writing Skills in
Arabic, which will be published mid-November by Routledge. Please follow
this link to request a copy, and if you have an issues, "Maisey, Laura" <
Laura.Maisey at tandf.co.uk> will be happy to assist you.

http://www.routledge.com/resources/complimentary_exam_copy_request/9780415588133/

All the best,

taoufik ben amor
Columbia University

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:09 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Rabat Conference & Festschrift honoring Abdelkader
 Fassi Fehri
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:takriim fassifehri takriimfassifehri at gmail.com
Subject:Rabat Conference & Festschrift honoring Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

International Conference and Festschrift in Honor of Professor
Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

In Honor of Pr Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, the
Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at Mohamed V University-Agdal,
Rabat, in collaboration with the Linguistic Society of Morocco, hosts
an international conference on the theme
“Language, Cognition, Meaning, Planning, and Education”
on March 27_29, 2013.
Pr Abdelkader Fassi Fehri is better known as an outstanding
comparative linguist and Arabist, but his contributions go far beyond
language and linguistics proper to cognition, meaning, language
planning and politics, reform of education and scientific
institutions, etc.
We colleagues, students, and friends of his, are eager to organize an
international event of broad interest, as a tribute to his original
and leading performances in various fields. We are seeking
presentations that explore several topics related (but not limited) to
the following titles:
	•	Language, linguistics, cognition, and thought.
	•	Describing and theorizing features of the Arabic Language.
	•	Language planning, politics, and the World language system.
	•	Semiotics, culture, literature, and art.
	•	Reform of educational systems and scientific institutions.

The selected contributions will be included in a book to be dedicated
to him as a Festschrift.

The proposed abstracts for contributions should reach the organizing
committee no later than November 15, 2012. They should be typed in
Word format, not exceeding 500 words.
The full text of the contribution should be around 6000 words, and be
sent before January 30, 2013.
Please contact one of the following organizers  or addressees for more
information:
takriimfassifehri at gmail.com
Dr Mohamed Hafid, hafid.alhayat at yahoo.fr
Dr Amina Yamlahi, yamllahi_amina at yahoo.fr
Dr Khalid Lacheb, khlachheb at yahoo.fr
LSM P.O. Box 2154 Ryad Rabat Morocco, Phone 212665382864, 212661390470

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:13 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MIIS Job
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:Abdalla, Mahmoud I. mabdalla at miis.edu
Subject:MIIS Job

Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies
The Monterey Institute of International Studies, a graduate school of
Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California is seeking
applications for an Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies.  The
position is a regular, full-time position, teaching approximately 10
contact hours per week in an Arabic Studies program where graduate
students are pursuing Arabic to complement their Master’s degree
studies in international policy and management.  The ideal applicant
has experience teaching all levels of Arabic and experience with
content-focused instruction, particularly in areas of policy and
business.  We expect applicants to have native-level fluency in Arabic
and a proven record of teaching excellence as demonstrated in
supervisor and peer observations, student evaluations, original
materials, etc., as well as the ability to work with graduate students
from varied linguistic, educational, and experiential backgrounds. MA
(considered) or PhD (preferred) in teaching foreign language or
related field. For more details and to apply please see:
https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/5798.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Tue Oct 23 07:08:17 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:17 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Nebraska-Lincoln Job
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:Jerome Bookin-Weiner jbookinweiner at amideast.org
Subject:U of Nebraska-Lincoln Job

[note: this job announcement came to me only in pdf format, and
arabic-l can't do attachments, so I have extracted a minimum of
relavant info so you can find more info online--dil]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Position Announcement
Assistant Professor of Practice-Arabic Language and Cultuer
Requisition #120742
Basically a teaching professor, non-tenure track, but renewable long
term.  Fill out form at http:/employment.unl.edu for requisition
#120742 and send transcript, cv and 3 letters of recommendation and a
teaching portfolio to Shannon Parry (sparry3 at unl.edu) in MS Word or
pdf formats.
Chair of the search committee: rbalasubrahamanian at unl.edu


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:44 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:44 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intermediate Writing Textbook
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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Laila Al Sawi <lsawi at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Intermediate Writing Textbook

I suggest: Connectors in Modern Standard Arabic:
http://www.amazon.com/Connectors-Modern-Standard-Arabic/dp/9774243544


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:15 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:More films on Christian Arabs
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2) Subject:More films on Christian Arabs
3) Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Pernille.Myrvold at if.uib.no
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

I suggest the film "Un ete a Goulette", Tunisian.

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Amani Attia <ama66 at pitt.edu>
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs

Try also ??????????

Best,

Amani Attia

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Keri Miller <kmiller3 at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:More films on Christian Arabs


 ???? ?? ??? is a beautiful film that involves Christian and Jewish Syrians.


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:11 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:11 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:AUB jobs in Lit and Islamics
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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:"Nadine Rizk?" <as_dean at AUB.EDU.LB>
Subject:AUB jobs in Lit and Islamics

The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages at the American
University of Beirut seeks applicants in the fields of Modern Arabic
Literature and Literary Theory (with special emphasis on prose
genres), and Classical Islamic thought in its literary dimensions to
begin September 1, 2013.

For the position in Modern Arabic Literature and Literary Theory,
applicants should be well versed in both Arab and Western classical
heritages, including Western literary theory.

For the position in Classical Islamic thought in its literary
dimensions, candidates should be able to design and teach advanced
courses in one or more the following areas: Islamic theology and its
Greco-Arabic background, Qur?anic and Sufi studies, as well as more
basic courses in other fields of classical Islamic thought such as
heresiography and classical literary theory.

The language of instruction in this department (and only in this
department) is Modern Standard Arabic, but mastery of English is an
essential requirement.  A reading knowledge of French and/or German is
highly desirable.
Applicants must be able to teach, in Arabic, service courses in Arabic
grammar and modern Arabic thought to native speakers of Arabic. Solid
knowledge of the Arabic language and heritage and training in modern
Western methodologies are essential.

Applicants must have a PhD upon appointment. Rank will normally be at
the Assistant Professor level; usual contracts are initially for four
years. The department offers BA and MA degrees, and a PhD in Arabic
Language and Literature.
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV, and
should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:

Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2303
Or
Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh
Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon

Electronic submissions are highly encouraged; please send to: as_dean at aub.edu.lb

Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2012, but priority
will be given to complete applications received by November 1, 2012.
In your cover letter, please indicate whether you will be attending
the 2012 MESA meetings.

For more information please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas

The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:20 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs OCR for early 20th Century Printed books
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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Hilary Kalmbach <hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs OCR for early 20th Century Printed books

Dear list members,

I am looking for a programme that will reliably convert text from
early twentieth century printed Arabic materials (books, journals,
magazines from 1890 through 1950).  I've used trial version of several
of the readily-available commercial OCR programmes that say they can
OCR Arabic texts, but none have been able to handle this material.  Do
any list members have experience running OCR on such material?
Thank you,

Hilary Kalmbach


Dr Hilary Kalmbach
Sir Christopher Cox Junior Fellow (Islamic and Modern Middle Eastern Studies)
New College, Oxford, OX1 3BN, United Kingdom
hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk<mailto:hilary.kalmbach at new.ox.ac.uk>,
www.hilarykalmbach.com<http://www.hilarykalmbach.com/>


New College is registered with the Charity Commissioners (Registration
N. 1142701)
'New College Oxford' is a registered trade mark - (r)No. 2588652

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  3 12:50:33 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:50:33 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA
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2) Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:Paul Roochnik <proochnik at gmail.com>
Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA

In response to David Wilmsen's question, "What does Near Native Proficiency
Mean for MSA?" --
I am not here to defend the use or misuse of this expression,  but one of
the hallmarks of a highly educated native speaker of Arabic at ILR level 4+
or 5 would be his/her ability to shift effortlessly from one register of
the language to another -- anywhere in the spectrum from most colloquial to
most formal -- depending on the shifting socio-linguistic context.
Cheers,
Abu Sammy

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Date: 03 Oct 2012
From:kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:Meaning of Near Native Proficiency for MSA


Dear David,

The issue you raised is an important one in both applied and
theoretical linguistics. The term near-native speaker or native
speaker is mentioned a lot but nobody knows what this term means.

Aside then the few people, like Dil Parkinson, who attempt to explore
what native Egyptians know of MSA, nobody,as far as I know, attempts
to examine this issue empirically.

ACTFL and the Common European Framework mention it in terms of the
foreign language learner's performance and our colleagues who revised
the ACTFL guidelines (for Arabic) recently posted functions to be done
by the near-native speaker in MSA without taking the time to examine
what does the native or near-speaker do in MSA in terms of language
use. It is obvious empirical research based on quantitative data
collection and analysis is hard work and time consuming.


The same question was raised in English by our colleague: JUDITH E.
LISKIN?GASPARRO who wrote the following article on this issue.
1999*** What is a near-native speaker? Perspectives of job seekers and
search committees in Spanish (with Dale A. Koike). ADFL Bulletin, 30,
3, 54?62.

Greetings
Kassem Wahba


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:22 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:22 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:OCR program responses
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2) Subject:OCR program response

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Karen McNeil <karenlmcneil at gmail.com>
Subject:OCR program response

Regarding OCR programs:

I was also looking for an OCR program for my corpus work, and I found
that none of the ones I tried were able to deal at all well with my
materials.  (Which were good-quality printed books, but in dialect.)

I found that it was much more effective to use workers on Amazon Turk
for this kind of work.  I put up the material I needed transcribed,
with each page as a separate 'hit' which paid $0.20.  The work was
done very quickly (all the hits had been completed in a few hours),
and the batches that I accepted had almost perfect accuracy.

I don't know how many pages you have to do, and so if this would be
cost prohibitive at even such a low rate, but I had several hundred
pages transcribed this way with great success.

Good luck,
Karen McNeil

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Stewart Felker <stewart.felker at gmail.com>
Subject:OCR program response

May I ask which programs you've tried so far? I've heard Sakhr is quite
good for Arabic; but I haven't been able to run it on my computer yet. I
know VERUS is also supposed to be excellent - but it's like $1000. I've
heard OmniPage is a good, cheaper alternative - but, again, haven't been
able to test it.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:26:52 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Language Learning & Technology Vo. 16
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Language Learning Technology Social Media Editor <lltmedia at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Learning & Technology Vo. 16

We are happy to announce that Volume 16, Number 3 of Language Learning

& Technology is now available at http://llt.msu.edu. The contents are
listed below.

Please visit the LLT Web site and be sure to enter your free
subscription if you have not already done so. Also, we welcome your
contributions for future issues. Check our guidelines for submission
at: http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Chun and Mark Warschauer, Editors
Language Learning & Technology (http://llt.msu.edu)


----- FEATURE ARTICLES -----

Eye Tracking as a Measure of Noticing: A Study of Explicit Recasts in SCMC
by Bryan Smith

Promoting Learner Autonomy through Multiliteracy Skills Development in
Cross-Institutional Exchanges
by Mirjam Hauck, Carolin Fuchs, and Andreas M?ller-Hartmann

Towards an Instructional Programme for L2 Vocabulary: Can a Story Help?
by Peter Prince


----- COLUMNS -----

Emerging Technologies
Edited by Robert Godwin-Jones



Robot Assisted Language Learning
by Jeonghye Han

Action Research
Edited by Greg Kessler

Promoting EFL Students? Inferential Reading Skills through Computerized
Dynamic Assessment
by Adeline Teo

----- REVIEWS -----

Edited by Paige Ware

Deconstructing Digital Narratives: Young People, Technology, and the New
Literacies
Thomas, M. (Ed.)
Reviewed by Mark Evan Nelson

Language Teaching in Blended Contexts
Nicolson, M., Murphy, L., & Southgate, M.
Reviewed by Rebeca Fernandez

Rocket Languages
http://www.rocketlanguages.com
Reviewed by Wan-Jeng Chang

Using Corpora in the Classroom
Reppen, R.
Reviewed by Jacqueline Mull

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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:07 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Language and Culture in Schools Conference
 Postponed
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:steven fawkes <steven.fawkes at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic Language and Culture in Schools Conference Postponed

CHANGE OF DATE

ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN SCHOOLS

FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2012

Please note that the date of this Conference has been postponed
because of a religious event on the date previously arranged.

Organised by the Association for Language Learning, the British
Council , CfBT and other partners this one day event taking place at
Dulwich College (South London) on Friday 14th. December 2012 will be
of interest to
- Arabic teachers in mainstream, independent and complementary sectors
as well as
- teachers and heads from schools which have, or would like to have, a
link with an Arabic speaking country and
- schools thinking about introducing Arabic.

Full details will be circulated soon by email and will be published at .
www.all-languages.org.uk/community/committees_and_sigs/list_of_committees_and_sigs/special_interest_group_for_world_languages

You can register interest now at : arabicconference12 at mail.com

Dulwich College is is 4 minutes walk from West Dulwich Station ? which
is around 12 mins by train from Victoria.

Please excuse cross-postings, and please pass on to interested colleagues.

-- 
Steven Fawkes for the volunteer planning group

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:27 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book on Developing Writing Skills in
 Intermediate/Advanced Arabic students
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject:New Book on Developing Writing Skills in Advance Arabic students

Apologies for the blatant self promotion, but later this month
Routledge will publish a book I wrote entitled: Developing Writing
Skills in Arabic. It aims at Upper Intermediate and Advanced students.
the book is already posted on Amazon.com. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Writing-English-Italian-Edition/dp/0415588138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349277234&sr=8-1&keywords=developing+writing+skills+in+arabic

Best,

Taoufik Ben Amor
Columbia University

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:35:51 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American U of Sharjah Visiting Job in Arabic Studies
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1) Subject:American U of Sharjah Visiting Job in Arabic Studies

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:"Enas S. Tabakhah" <etabakhah at aus.edu>
Subject:American U of Sharjah Visiting Job in Arabic Studies

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, Visiting Positions (Fall 2013)
The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies in the American
University of Sharjah invites applications for a visiting position in
Arabic Studies at the rank of Assistant professor and above beginning
in the fall, 2013. The successful candidate will have a Ph. D. in
Arabic literature or a related field, a native or near-native
proficiency in Arabic, while being able to teach in English. The
selected candidate must be able to teach courses in Arabic heritage,
literature and humanities in both Arabic and English. Strong scholarly
potential and good teaching record expected.
AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, UAE.
Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al
Qassimi, AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational
university in the Gulf, serving some 5,500 students of 82
nationalities. Our Mass Communication Program at AUS is accredited by
the UAE Commission of Higher Education and the US Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools.

Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration,
applications must be received before December 1, 2012.  Interested
applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and
three letters of recommendation to Dr. Mark Rush, Dean, College of
Arts & Sciences, e-mail: cashr at aus.edu and with Subject: Application
for Visiting Position in ATS

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Journal of NCLCTL CFP for Spring 2013 Issue
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1) Subject:Journal of NCLCTL CFP for Spring 2013 Issue

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Journal of NCLCTL CFP for Spring 2013 Issue

Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:53:51
From: Danko Sipka [Danko.Sipka at asu.edu]
Subject: Second Call for Papers: Journal of the National Council of
Less Commonly Taught Languages

E-mail this message to a friend:
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Full Title: Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages


Call Deadline: 01-Nov-2012

Call for Spring 2013 Journal Papers

Extended Deadline: November 1, 2012

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

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

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

- Methodology and Technology
- Academia
- Beyond Academia
- Social embeddedness

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

Submitted Manuscripts:

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

Manuscripts should be:

- A maximum of 20 pages (excluding references, charts, notes, etc.)
and submitted electronically via word (1997-2003)-document e-mail
attachment.
- Double-line spaced throughout, including notes, references, and
tables, using 12-point Times New Roman font with a 1.5 inch left
margin. (Please ensure that this specified formatting is followed).
- Accompanied by a 150 word (or less) abstract and a cover sheet
containing the manuscript title, name, address, office and home
telephone numbers, fax number, email address, and full names and
institutions of each author. (Because the manuscript will be blind
reviewed, identifying information should be on the cover sheet only,
and not appear in the manuscript).
- All Manuscripts should be electronically submitted  to The Editor
at: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu and copied to the Secretariat at:
ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu.

Deadline: While submissions are welcome at any point, only manuscripts
received by November 1, 2012 will be considered for the Spring 2013
issue of the journal.

***The deadline for the Spring 2013 issue of the journal has been
extended from October 1, 2012 to November 1, 2012.***

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:27:12 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:12 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels
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1) Subject:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels

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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:GCZaidan at aol.com GCZaidan at aol.com
Subject:Translation of Two Jurji Zaidan Historical Novels

Dear All,
I am pleased to inform you that the translation into English of two
historical novels by Jurji Zaidan set during the Abbasid period.  They
are The Caliph?s Sister (ISBN 13: 9780984843510), subtitled Harun
al-Rashid and the Fall of the Persians and translated by Issa
J.Boullata of McGill University and The Caliph?s Heirs (ISBN 13:
9780984843527), subtitled Brothers at War: the Fall of Baghdad,
translated by Michael Cooperson of UCLA.
These translations have been published and are now available at Amazon
which also has a digital version on Kindle. Search for ?Juriji Zaidan?
under ?Books? on the amazon.com website in the US or on the European
websites at amazon.uk; amazon.fr; amazon.de; or amazon.es. The novels
are also available at Create Space at the links below as well as other
outlets.
For The Caliph?s Sister
www.createspace.com/3597668
For The Caliph?s Heirs
www.createspace.com/3597671
This work has been sponsored by the Zaidan Foundation. See more
details about the novel in the attached Press Release and Flyer. For a
description of the activities of the Foundation visit its website:
www.zaidanfoundation.org
Feel free to distribute attached Press Release and Flyer to other
interested parties and/or forward this email to them.

Thank you

George Zaidan
President
Zaidan Foundation

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:27:25 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:25 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Online-New Advanced Arabic Online Materials
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From: Mustafa Mughazy <mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu>
Subject:Arabic Online-New Advanced Arabic Online Materials

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce a new resource for teachers and learners of Arabic.
Arabic Online is a web portal with three content-based online courses:

http://www.wmich.edu/languages/academics/arabic/arabiconline.html


Advanced MSA I (Arab Cultures)

Advanced MSA II (Arab Cultures)

Advanced Egyptian Arabic (Egyptian Culture)


Summary:

15 units per course (total 45)

225 web pages per course (675 total)

5 hours of audio/video with transcripts per course (15 hours total)

300 Glosses per unit on average

600 Comprehension questions per course (1800 total)

The materials can be used for self study or classroom use, and they are
available for free (no registration required).

Please, feel free to disseminate this information to those who might be
interested.

This project was funded through grant NSEP-U631023


Thank you,

Mustafa Mughazy


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 10 13:35:54 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:35:54 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:American U of Sharjah Job in TAFL
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:"Enas S. Tabakhah" <etabakhah at aus.edu>
Subject:American U of Sharjah Job in TAFL

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, Assistant Professor,
Faculty Requirement (Fall 2013)
The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies in the American
University of Sharjah invites applications at the rank of Assistant
Professor, beginning in the fall, 2013. The successful candidate will
have a Ph.D. in applied linguistics or in a closely related field.
Experience in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers is essential.
Preference will be given to dynamic applicants with experience at the
university level in a liberal arts environment. Evidence of competence
in the latest Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) pedagogy is
expected. Experience in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is
desirable. Native or near-native proficiency in both Arabic and
English is required. The successful candidate will join a department
with an expanding agenda dealing with the teaching of Arabic as a
foreign language.
 AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, UAE.
Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al
Qassimi, AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational
university in the Gulf, serving some 5,500 students of 82
nationalities. The American University of Sharjah (AUS) is accredited
by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools. Review of applications will begin
immediately. For full consideration, applications must be received
before the 1st December , 2012. Interested applicants should send a
letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of research, a
statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation
to Dr. MARK RUSH, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, e-mail:
cashr at aus.edu

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:46 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Meaning of 'near-native-speaker' discussion
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From:Benjamin Geer <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject:Meaning of 'near-native-speaker' discussion

It's certainly not the case that highly educated native speakers of Arabic
can necessarily speak MSA well. I have quite a few Egyptian friends who are
native speakers of Arabic, and have degrees from Egyptian state
universities, but have very low proficiency in spoken MSA. As far as I can
tell, for most educated Egyptians, there is simply no socio-linguistic
context that calls for "correct" spoken MSA. Even in the most formal
situations, highly educated native speakers can always speak a form of
Arabic that includes a great deal of colloquial syntax and morphology. Of
course, some native speakers are indeed proficient in MSA, but I think
these are a very small minority, perhaps consisting mainly of "professional
MSA speakers" such as Arabic teachers.

Ben
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:27:19 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:CLS Scholarships 2013
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Jeanette Owen JOwen at americancouncils.org
Subject:CLS Scholarships 2013

The U. S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship
competition for the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
in thirteen critical need foreign languages.

The CLS Program provides fully-funded group-based intensive language
instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven
to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi,
Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and
Urdu.

The application is available online at http://www.clscholarship.org.
Applications will be due November 15, 2012.

Prior to preparing their application, interested students should
review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS
Program website: www.clscholarship.org/applicants.

Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have
language prerequisites, which can also be found at the link above.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business,
engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to
apply.

While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards,
participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the
scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in
their professional careers.

The CLS Program will be planning outreach events at universities
across the U.S. in fall 2012. Check out the CLS webpage or our
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship page for updates! For
more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website:
http://www.clscholarship.org.


Jeanette S. Owen, Ph.D.
Project Director
Critical Language Scholarship Program

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L Street, NW        Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202-833-7522
Fax: 202-833-7523

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:31 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job
 in Arabic Language/Applied Linguistics
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Rochelle Davis <rad39 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in Arabic
Language/Applied Linguistics


*Arabic Language/Applied Linguistics*

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar invites
applications for an open-rank, core-track position in the field of Arabic
Language/Applied Linguistics starting in August 2013.  Core faculty
positions are full-time positions which carry the job security and
commitment to academic freedom associated with tenure-track appointments.


The position is part of a major faculty expansion funded by Qatar
Foundation with the triple aim of supporting SFS-Qatar?s enhanced research
mission, diversifying our curriculum, and growing student numbers. This
expansion includes four new positions in Arabic. The new appointments are
designed to make SFS-Qatar into a global leader in Arabic for Heritage
Learners, as well as a regional leader in world-class research and teaching
in Arabic and Arab literature.

Some experience of, and research interest in, the teaching of Arabic for
Heritage Learners is required, while an ability to teach ?content? courses
in Arabic on a subject such as culture, history, and/or aspects of the
contemporary Arab world, will be a bonus.  Applicants of advanced rank must
have substantial research accomplishments and evidence of ambitious ongoing
research agendas; entry-level applicants must have exceptional promise of
future research productivity; an early track record of publications will be
an advantage.  The Candidate is expected to offer undergraduate courses,
play a leading role in strengthening the program, and complement the
research and teaching interests of other faculty members. The normal
teaching load is 2-2.  Applications (consisting of a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, writing sample (of no more than 30 pages) and three
letters of reference) will be accepted online at
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2086. Review of applications will
start on October 30, and will continue until the position is filled.


Qatar offers a diverse, safe and family-friendly environment. SFS-Q
provides free high-quality housing, and excellent compensation and
expatriate benefits packages. Faculty at SFS-Q receive generous research
support and support for conference travel, and benefit from exceptional
facilities. Faculty are eligible to apply for Qatar National Priorities
Research Program grants from the Qatar National Research Fund, for up to
$1,050,000 for three years. QNRF also additional offers competitive
research grants for early-career scholars (for more information see
http://www.qnrf.org/). For more information on SFS-Q see
http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/.


Questions about the online application system should be directed to Nick
Starvaggi at nhs22 at georgetown.edu. Queries about the position should be
directed to Dr. James Reardon-Anderson, Senior Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs, at reardonj at georgetown.edu. Georgetown University is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a
diverse faculty and staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply
and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex,
sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran
status, disability or other categories protected by law.


--
Rochelle Davis
Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Georgetown University
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, http://ccas.georgetown.edu/
https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/rochelledavis/

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:26:41 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job
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Date: 10 Oct 2012
From:Rochelle Davis <rad39 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Georgetown U School of Foreign Service in Qatar Job in Arabic
Literature and Culture

Arabic Literature and Culture
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q)
invites applications for an open-rank, core-track position in the
field of Arabic Literature and Culture starting in August 2013. Core
faculty positions are full-time positions which carry the job security
and commitment to academic freedom associated with tenure-track
appointments.
The position is part of a major faculty expansion funded by Qatar
Foundation with the triple aim of supporting SFS-Qatar?s enhanced
research mission, diversifying our curriculum, and growing student
numbers. This expansion includes four new positions in Arabic. The new
appointments are designed to make SFS-Qatar into the leading center
for Arabic for Heritage Learners, as well as a regional leader in
world-class research and teaching in Arabic and Arab literature.

Specialization is open, but the successful candidate is expected to
have strong training in both prose and poetic genres of Arabic
literature, modern and/or classical. The successful candidate will
have a completed Ph.D. in a literary discipline with a clearly
demonstrated specialty in Arabic. Experience with teaching Arabic will
be beneficial. Applicants of advanced rank must have substantial
research accomplishments and evidence of ambitious ongoing research
agendas; entry-level applicants must have exceptional promise of
future research productivity; an early track record of publications
will be an advantage. Applicants must be able to teach in English as
well as in Arabic. The Candidate is expected to offer undergraduate
courses, play a leading role in strengthening the program, and
complement the research and teaching interests of other faculty
members. The normal teaching load is 2-2.  Applications (consisting of
a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (of no more
than 30 pages) and three letters of reference) will be accepted online
at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2085; Review of
applications will start on October 30, and will continue until the
position is filled.

Qatar offers a diverse, safe and family-friendly environment. SFS-Q
provides free high-quality housing, and excellent compensation and
expatriate benefits packages. Faculty at SFS-Q receive generous
research support and support for conference travel, and benefit from
exceptional facilities. Faculty are eligible to apply for Qatar
National Priorities Research Program grants from the Qatar National
Research Fund, for up to $1,050,000 for three years. QNRF also
additional offers competitive research grants for early-career
scholars (for more information see http://www.qnrf.org/). For more
information on SFS-Q see http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/.
Questions about the online application system should be directed to
Nick Starvaggi at nhs22 at georgetown.edu. Queries about the position
should be directed to Dr. James Reardon-Anderson, Senior Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs, at reardonj at georgetown.edu. Georgetown
University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer fully
dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age,
religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability
or other categories protected by law.

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:INLAC website
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From: fatima lhouari fatimalhouari36 at gmail.com
Subject:INLAC website

Dear ,

I am pleased to let you know that the International Institute for
Languages and Cultures (INLAC), co-founded by Dr Fatima Sadiqi and Dr
Moha Ennaji, has now a website: www.inlac.net that you can visit and
circulate to interested students and faculty interested in Study
Abroad programs. INLAC is a private non-profit nstitute which is
accredited by the Moroccan Ministry of Education. It welcomes students
from top American and European universities and offers a combination
of Arabic classes, content courses, think thanks, and homestay in a
unique environment. INLAC is located in the twelve centuries old
Medina of Fez which boasts the oldest university in the Islamic world.
As such, the Institute combines the quality of courses with the
essence of the place. Alongside the credit courses, the Institute
brings together academics, theologians, politicians, and social
activists to discuss the urgent issues of our time. These range from
new divinities, the inter-religious, the inter-cultural to conflict
resolutions, youth concerns, gender, development, human rights, social
justice and much more.

INLAC can be your affiliate provider. Should you need any
complementary information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

With my best wishes

Fatima Elhouari

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:19 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book:Intro to Quranic Arabic
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Routledge Language Learning mail.kqdrdbewcsgceasbzs at tandf.msgfocus
Subject:New Book:Intro to Quranic Arabic

The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic
Munther Younes, Cornell University, USA

The Routledge Introduction to Qur?anic Arabic is an innovative,
text-based, language course designed for students interested in
acquiring a foundation in Qur?anic and Classical Arabic.

Focused on enhancing comprehension and vocabulary acquisition, the
book contains 40 lessons designed to be covered in about 40 hours of
classroom instruction. Starting with the shorter suras of the Qur?an,
such as al-fatia and those of the Juz? ?Amma, it utilizes their
recurring vocabulary and grammatical structures to build a stable
linguistic foundation for learners before moving on to more
challenging and longer suras such as Yasin, Maryam and Yusuf.

Written by an experienced teacher, The Routledge Introduction to
Qur?anic Arabic is an essential guide for instructors, students and
anyone interested in developing their knowledge of Qur?anic Arabic.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Al-Jazeera review of Al-Mudawwina by Salih Al-Toma
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:moderator
Subject:Al-Jazeera review of Al-Mudawwina by Salih Al-Toma

Here is the link:

www.al-jazirah.com/culture/2012/04102012/

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:37 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 27 Call for Papers, Deadline Extended
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Mushira Eid mushira.eid at utah.edu
Subject:ALS 27 Call for Papers, Deadline Extended

CALL FOR PAPERS

27th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
Indiana University, Bloomington
February 28 ? March 2, 2013

The Arabic Linguistics Society together with the Department of
Linguistics and the Center for the Study of the Middle East at Indiana
University are pleased to announce the 27th Arabic Linguistics
Symposium to be held at Indiana University, Bloomington, February 28 -
March 2, 2013.

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

Keynote Speakers
Elabbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mona Diab, Columbia University, New York
Atiqa Hachimi, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Sam Hellmuth, University of York, United Kingdom

Persons interested in presenting papers are requested to submit a
one-page abstract giving the title of the paper, a brief statement of
the topic, and a summary clearly stating how the topic will be
developed (the reasoning, data, or experimental results to be
presented). Authors are requested to be as specific as possible in
describing their topics and to adhere to the one-page requirement.

To submit an abstract, please go to the following link, click Abstract
Submission then follow the instructions to upload a .pdf file of your
abstract. http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/ALS2013.
You will receive an e-mail afterwards indicating that your abstract
has been successfully submitted. Please note that, unlike in previous
years, submitting abstracts by e-mail will not be accepted. Names are
not to appear on the abstracts. You will be asked to provide this
information with your submission. ?Should you face any problem
submitting your abstract via the above link, please contact ALS
Organizers als.organizers at gmail.com.

	?	Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: November 10, 2012

	?	Twenty minutes will be allowed for each presentation followed by 10
minutes for questions and discussion.
	?	Fees:
	?	Arabic Linguistics Society membership: $35 for students and $50 for
non-students.
	?	Registration fees:
	      Through February 1, 2013:  $35 for students and $60 for non-students
	      After February 1, 2013:  	   $45 for students and $70 for non-students
To register on line, please go to http://go.iu.edu/5TP

	?	For further inquiries, please contact ALS Executive Director:
mushira.eid at utah.edu
	?	Selected papers from the symposium may be considered for publication.


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:58 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Thanks for Taoufiq Ben Amor's writing book
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Nasim Chowdhury <5before5 at gmail.com>
Subject:Thanks for Taoufiq Ben Amor's writing book

Dear Taoufiq,

Many congratulations on writing this book.

As an English-speaking student of Arabic, I can assure you that it fills a
much needed gap in the market.

Best regards,

Nasim

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:40:26 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:26 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PED:Virginian Association of Teachers of Arabic
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1) Subject:Virginian Association of Teachers of Arabic

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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Olla Al-Shalchi <oalshalchi at smith.edu>
Subject:Virginian Association of Teachers of Arabic

It is our pleasure to announce the establishment of the Virginia
Association of Teachers of Arabic (VATA), a non-profit, nonpolitical
academic and educational organization. We welcome all Arabic teachers to
join the organization to share your expertise with others as well as learn
from others. Our goals are:
1. To promote quality teaching and learning in Arabic language and culture
at all educational levels,
2. To enhance pedagogical development and career advancement in teaching
Arabic as a foreign language,
3. To maximize professional exchanges and collaboration among Arabic
language educators.
Members do not have to reside in Virginia; the only requirement is that you
have a passion for Arabic teaching. Annual membership fees are only $25.
Please email Olla Al-Shalchi (oalshalchi at smith.edu) to receive the
membership form.

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:02 +0300
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Dear brother,
This is fantastic. Thank you very much for posting.
Manuel Feria.

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:41 +0300
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Subject:Comp Ling in the UAE


Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:43:14
From: Natalie Walker [icd at sdiwc.net]
Subject: 3rd International Conference on Digital Information
Processing and Communications

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Full Title: 3rd International Conference on Digital Information
Processing and Communications
Short Title: ICDIPC2013

Date: 30-Jan-2013 - 01-Feb-2013
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Contact Person: Natalie Walker
Meeting Email: icd at sdiwc.net
Web Site: http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2012

Meeting Description:

3rd International Conference on Digital Information Processing and
Communications (ICDIPC2013)
Islamic Azad University (IAU), Dubai, UAE
January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013
http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

The proposed conference will be held at Islamic Azad University (IAU),
Dubai, UAE, from January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013 which aims to
enable researchers build connections between different digital
applications.

2nd Call for Papers:

The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to)
research topics:

- Information and Data Management
- Data Compression
- E-Technology
- E-Government
- E-Learning
- Wireless Communications
- Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
- Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
- Data Mining
- Computational Intelligence
- Biometrics Technologies
- Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications
- Information Ethics
- Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems
- Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications
- Image Processing
- User Interfaces, Visualization and Modeling
- XML-Based Languages
- Network Security
- Cryptography and Data Protection
- Social Networks
- Information Content Security
- Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management
- Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design
- Semantic Web, Ontologies
- Web Services Security
- Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
- Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems
- Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks
- Indexing and Query Processing for Moving Objects
- User Interfaces and Usability Issues form Mobile Applications
- Mobile Social Networks
- Peer-to-Peer Social Networks
- Sensor Networks and Social Sensing
- Distributed and parallel applications
- Social Search
- Internet Modeling
- Embedded Systems and Software
- Real-Time Systems
- Multimedia Computing
- Software Engineering

Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All
papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized
referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be
considered.

For more information on submission guidelines, please view our website:

http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/Dubai/index.php

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: December 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: January 1, 2013
Camera ready submission: January 20, 2013
Registration: January 20, 2013
Conference dates: January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013


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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 17 13:40:46 2012
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:46 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Special Session on Arabic Natural Language
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:reposted from CORPORA
Subject:Special Session on Arabic Natural Language Processing

A Special Session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications

In conjunction with the First International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13)
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013
https://www2.aus.edu/conferences/iccspa/index.html

AIMS AND SCOPE:

Arabic language is the largest Semitic language which is still in
existence, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and
one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN).
Traditionally, most research in the field of speech technology has
been conducted in very few languages such as English, French, Spanish
or Chinese. Recently, many researchers from Arab world and worldwide,
have been interested in Arabic Natural Language Processing
(NLP). Several improvements have been achieved for various language
processing components (e.g. morphological analysis, parsing, named
entities recognition, audio transcription, acoustic model, language
model, phonetic dictionaries, continuous speech recognition, etc),
which involved Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and
Colloquial Arabic. We invite submissions for this special session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications, as part of the First International
Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their
Applications (ICCSPA?13), Sharjah, UAE. The focus of this special
session is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art, explore new
directions and emerging trends, exchange information regarding Arabic
language processing and their applications, evaluation methodologies
and tools, ongoing and planned activities. Algorithms, resources,
technologies and
 applications for processing text, speech and multimodalities are
encouraged. In addition, papers integrating speech and/or multimodal
with written resources are welcomed. The aim of this special session
is to bring together researchers with a generic interest on Arabic NLP
to raise awareness of different perspectives and practices, and to
identify some common themes.

We therefore welcome submissions on a range of topics of interest,
including but not limited to:

?         Guidelines, standards, best practices and models for Arabic
NLP interoperability.
?         Methodologies and tools for annotating Arabic NLP resources.
?         Methodologies and tools for the extraction and acquisition
of knowledge.
?         Issues in, and evaluation of, morphological analysers, PoS
taggers, and parsers.
?         Issues in, and evaluation of, machine translation.
?         Text-mining, stylometry, and authorship attribution.
?         Corpus query languages and tools.
?         Dictionaries, thesaurai, Wordnet, ontologies, and knowledge
representation.
?         Terminology.
?         Arabic speech recognition and understanding.
?         Arabic acoustic and language models.
?         Arabic phonetic dictionaries and transcriptions.
?         Arabic Speech Synthesis.
?         Emotion recognition using Arabic speech and/or multimodal biometrics.
?         Speaker recognition and verification using Arabic speech
and/or multimodal biometrics.
?         Arabic language resources and corpora (spoken, written,
etc), and tools.
?         Integration between (multilingual) LRs, ontologies and
Semantic Web technologies.
?         Integration between (multilingual) LRs and multimedia technologies.
?         Metadata descriptions of LRs and metadata for semantic/content markup.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

The session solicits original, unpublished, and high-quality research
papers. The authors are invited to submit their contributions
formatted as IEEE double
columns. All submitted papers will be refereed by at least two
reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. All
accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceeding and will be included in IEEE
Xplore digital library. Selected papers from the ICCSPA'13 will be
published in one or
more special issues of reputed journals. Authors are kindly required
to follow the (ICCSPA'13) submission procedure with an email
notification to the session
organizers (m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo and sawalha.majdi at gmail.com)
including the paper ID and the paper title.

IMPORTANT DATES:

?         Deadline for paper submission: October 30, 2012
?         Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2012
?         Deadline for camera-ready submission: December 15, 2012
?         Conference date: February 12-14, 2013


SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS:

Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah, Dr. Majdi Sawalha, and Dr. Bassam H. Hammo
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo , sawalha.majdi at gmail.com , b.hammo at ju.edu.jo

Dr. Eric Atwell and Dr. Claire Brierley
I-AIBS Institute for Artificial intelligence and Biological Systems,
School of Computing,
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
E-mail: e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk , C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk


SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT:
Contribute to building the Arabic NLP Language Library.  Researchers
are invited to submit their open-sources resources and tools with
their papers to make them widely available for Arabic NLP community.
The resources, tools, standards, annotation schemes will be available
(initially) through Arabic NLP group servers at the
University of Jordan http://nlp.ju.edu.jo.



Dr. Majdi Sawalha (On behalf of organizing committee)
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/sawalha

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:06 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic OCR response
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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Joseph Norment Bell <joseph.bell at if.uib.no>
Subject:Arabic OCR response

I think my experience with OmniPage some years ago was not very good. For
Versus I paid my grand, only to find out that it was not as good even as
the early DOS versions of Sakhr. It could not even read computer generated
text properly. I had also heard that it was good. Maybe I was doing
something wrong.

Basically I suspect that if you cannot train a program to deal with the
ligatures specific to the text you are OCRing, you are out of luck.

Joseph Bell

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1) Subject:Asymptote: Free Online Translation Journal

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Date: 17 Oct 2012
From:Nicholas Skidmore <nl6144638 at gmail.com>
Subject:Asymptote: Free Online Translation Journal

Dear All,

Asymptote?s Fall Issue went live today at
http://asymptotejournal.com/.  For those who are unaware of Asymptote,
it?s a free online translation journal that has featured poetry,
fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from more than 70 countries and
over 50 different languages. Their new issue features new poems by
Ruth Padel and Cole Swensen, new Urdu fiction by Aamer Hussein, a
video by Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, an excerpt of Paco Roca's
award winning Spanish comic "Wrinkles," the second installment of the
Sinophone "20 under 40" Feature, and a PEN Translation Grant winner
spotlight with an excerpt from the journals of Herv? Guibert.

For its first special feature in the April 2013 issue, Asymptote is
inviting submissions of fiction by African writers, whether translated
or in English, as well as writings on the subject of Africa as a place
and an idea. Does it make sense to talk about such a thing as Africa?
Is it a place or an idea? If it is an idea, is it merely so? As a
concept, is it limiting or liberating? The journal is looking for work
from and about Africa that goes beyond the anthropological, the
idealizing, and the dystopic: work that takes nothing, even the
substantiality of its subject, for granted. Submissions of poetry and
essays by African writers are also very much encouraged, and will be
considered with higher priority in the regular sections. For those
interested there?s a deadline of 15 Feb 2013

Best,

Nick

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:43 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Qatar Foundation Grans for K-12 Teachers and
 Curriculum Development
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1) Subject:Qatar Foundation Grans for K-12 Teachers and Curriculum Development

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Arabic Language and Culture Initiative <alci at qfi.org>
Subject:Qatar Foundation Grans for K-12 Teachers and Curriculum Development

[I can't post the referred to attachments, but the URL's seem to have
all the information--dil]

Dear colleagues,

Qatar Foundation International (QFI) is pleased to announce another
round of education grants for Arabic language educators and
organizations.

Teacher Initiative Grants are awards (up to $3,000) for individual
Arabic teachers in K to 12 public or public charter schools in the
United States to use for classroom materials, field trips, cultural
events, and professional development. Applications are due January 11,
2013.  Please see the announcement on QFI's website here:
http://www.qfi.org/page/174/5/Opportunities

Curriculum Development Grants: are awards (up to $25,000) for
organizations to develop and share materials and curricula for Arabic
language K to 12 classrooms. Developed materials must be linked to the
ACTFL standards for language learning.  Applications are due January
25, 2013. Please see the announcement on QFI's website here:
http://www.qfi.org/page/178/5/Opportunities

You will find the Requests for Proposals attached to this email.  You
will need to submit your applications to our grants portal here:
https://qfi.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new.  Instructions on how to apply
are included in the attached RfPs.  Submissions sent by email will not
be considered.

Please distribute this announcement to your friends and colleagues who
would benefit from this great opportunity. If you have any questions,
please send us an email at alci at qfi.org.

We look forward to hearing from you soon with your proposals!

---
Arabic Language and Culture Initiative
Qatar Foundation International


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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:48 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:ACIE Arabic Overseas Program in Alexandria, Egypt
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1) Subject:ACIE Arabic Overseas Program in Alexandria, Egypt

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Rafah Helal RHelal at americancouncils.org
Subject:ACIE Arabic Overseas Program in Alexandria, Egypt

American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce
that the online application for the Arabic Overseas Program in
Alexandria, Egypt is live.

This program is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in
the US and Canada, at the intermediate level of Arabic. To apply,
please visit us at: http://programs.americancouncils.org/aop2013

Program Dates:

May 29th, 2013 ? July 31st, 2013

Program Components:

20 hours a week of MSA, ECA, and Media classes;
4 hours a week of Conversational Partners to improve ECA;
2 overnight trips;
Cultural enrichment activities
Day trips around Alexandria

Benefits:
Summer Credits from Bryn Mawr College;
Pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC;
Round-trip International Airfare from Washington, DC
Live in the dorms with an Egyptian student

Application Deadline:
February 24th, 2013

Program Cost: $8,860 including pre-departure orientation, airfare,
insurance, tuition, room and board

For more information, please contact Rafah Elias-Helal at:
helal at americancouncils.org

Rafah Elias-Helal
Senior Program Officer
Arabic Overseas Programs
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street, N.W. Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-833-7522 Office
202-833-7523 Fax

www.americancouncils.org

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:45:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo
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1) Subject:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Rasha Khalil <r.khalil at NVIC.LEIDENUNIV.NL>
Subject:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo

Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language at The Netherlands-Flemish Institute
Cairo
http://institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/education/other-courses/other-courses.html#teaching-arabic-as-foreign-language

This 5 ECTS methodological course on Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers
is a blended course that combines the practical aspects of teaching Arabic
as a Foreign Language (TAFL) with its underlying linguistic theories.

The course will start with a theoretical background on methods of teaching
foreign languages and their underlying linguistic theories before moving to
the practical aspects of teaching the four language skills (reading,
writing, listening, and speaking). In addition, it will focus on a number
of important questions confronting the teacher of Arabic as a foreign
language:
? How to teach vocabulary and grammar?
? How to design a syllabus?
? How to write a lesson plan?

Date and Instructor
Sunday 13 January - Monday 21 January 2013 ( Friday 18 January : day off)

Instructor:  Adel Abdelmoneim and various guest lecturers.

Goals and objectives
- To help the participants enhance their teaching skills based on recent
research on foreign language teaching.
- To familiarize participants with different approaches and methods for
teaching foreign languages in general and Arabic in particular.
- To provide participants with knowledge of key concepts and recent
discussions regarding the process of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.
- To familiarize the participants with strategies-based learning.
- To discuss strategies for feedback and evaluation of the various skills
in an Arabic as a Foreign Language class.
- To help participants to note the challenges that face teachers of Arabic
today.

Course formula
The course will be interactive; the instructor will introduce a topic, and
the participants will discuss it based on readings and their own teaching
experiences. The course will also contain a practical part, in which every
participant will be required to teach a class in each of the four language
skills, and to design a syllabus and lesson plan for a course of his/her
choice. Click here for the provisional course schedule.

The course is taught in English and Arabic.

Participants

The course is aimed at teachers with varying levels of experience in Arabic
Language teaching who are interested in developing their teaching skills in
the framework of the latest trends in language teaching. A BA in Arabic
Studies (or similar) is required.

Teaching Materials
The teaching materials will consist of an extensive reader that will be
distributed to the participants before the start of the course. For every
session, the participants will be required to read a number of articles
that will be discussed in class. Every participant is also invited to bring
his/her own teaching materials for discussion purposes.

Course cost

600 Euro for participants affiliated to institutions supporting the NVIC
650 Euro for non-affiliated participants

The costs of the course will have to be paid in full before the start of
the course. Bank details will be given upon registration.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
The course equals 5 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of a study program, an ECTS
?transcript of Records? will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course. The
course equals 6 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of the study program, an ECTS
?transcript of Records? will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

Application

Please send in the application form before 17 December 2012.

More info: info at nvic.leidenuniv.nl

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:45:05 +0300
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1) Subject:Wants list of Arabic Coursebooks used in US Universities

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Khaled Mostafa <k74a at AUCEGYPT.EDU>
Subject:Wants list of Arabic Coursebooks used in US Universities

Hi guys,

          what's up? I'd really appreciate it if someone sends me names of
the Arabic course books being taught in the US universities nowadays. Also,
how can I order copies of such books?


 Thanks

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic NLP Special Session, Sharjah Conference
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1) Subject:Arabic NLP Special Session, Sharjah Conference

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Mohammad AbuShariah <M.AbuShariah at ju.edu.jo>
Subject:Arabic NLP Special Session, Sharjah Conference

On behalf of the organizing committee members, I would like to seek
research contributions to the special session onArabic Natural Language
Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools, Techniques and Applications,
which will be held in conjunction with the International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13),
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013.

Further details are listed below for your action and perusal. We look
forward to receiving submissions from your kind self.

Should you have further enquiries, kindly do not hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,


Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah (On behalf of the organizing committee)
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> ,
m.abushariah at gmail.com<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>

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A Special Session on
Arabic Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools,
Techniques and Applications

In conjunction with the First International Conference on Communications,
Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA'13)
Sharjah, UAE, February 12 - 14, 2013
https://www2.aus.edu/conferences/iccspa/index.html

AIMS AND SCOPE:

Arabic language is the largest Semitic language which is still in
existence, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and one of
the six official languages of the United Nations (UN). Traditionally, most
research in the field of speech technology has been conducted in very few
languages such as English, French, Spanish or Chinese. Recently, many
researchers from Arab world and worldwide, have been interested in Arabic
Natural Language Processing (NLP). Several improvements have been achieved
for various language processing components (e.g. morphological analysis,
parsing, named entities recognition, audio transcription, acoustic model,
language model, phonetic dictionaries, continuous speech recognition, etc),
which involved Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and
Colloquial Arabic. We invite submissions for this special session on Arabic
Natural Language Processing: Algorithms, Resources, Tools, Techniques and
Applications, as part of the First International Conference on
Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA?13),
Sharjah, UAE. The focus of this special session is to provide an overview
of the state-of-the-art, explore new directions and emerging trends,
exchange information regarding Arabic language processing and their
applications, evaluation methodologies and tools, ongoing and planned
activities. Algorithms, resources, technologies and applications for
processing text, speech and multimodalities are encouraged. In addition,
papers integrating speech and/or multimodal with written resources are
welcomed. The aim of this special session is to bring together researchers
with a generic interest on Arabic NLP to raise awareness of different
perspectives and practices, and to identify some common themes. We
therefore welcome submissions on a range of topics of interest, including
but not limited to:


?         Guidelines, standards, best practices and models for Arabic NLP
interoperability.

?         Methodologies and tools for annotating Arabic NLP resources.

?         Methodologies and tools for the extraction and acquisition of
knowledge.

?         Issues in, and evaluation of, morphological analysers, PoS
taggers, and parsers.

?         Issues in, and evaluation of, machine translation.

?         Text-mining, stylometry, and authorship attribution.

?         Corpus query languages and tools.

?         Dictionaries, thesaurai, Wordnet, ontologies, and knowledge
representation.

?         Terminology.

?         Arabic speech recognition and understanding.

?         Arabic acoustic and language models.

?         Arabic phonetic dictionaries and transcriptions.

?         Arabic Speech Synthesis.

?         Emotion recognition using Arabic speech and/or multimodal
biometrics.

?         Speaker recognition and verification using Arabic speech and/or
multimodal biometrics.

?         Arabic language resources and corpora (spoken, written, etc), and
tools.

?         Integration between (multilingual) LRs, ontologies and Semantic
Web technologies.

?         Integration between (multilingual) LRs and multimedia
technologies.

?         Metadata descriptions of LRs and metadata for semantic/content
markup.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

The session solicits original, unpublished, and high-quality research
papers. The authors are invited to submit their contributions formatted as
IEEE double columns. All submitted papers will be refereed by at least two
reviewers for quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. All
accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding and will be
included in IEEE Xplore digital library. Selected papers from the ICCSPA'13
will be published in one or more special issues of reputed journals.
Authors are kindly required to follow the (ICCSPA'13) submission procedure
with an email notification to the session organizers (m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo
<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> and sawalha.majdi at gmail.com<mailto:
sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>) including the paper ID and the paper title.

IMPORTANT DATES:


?         Deadline for paper submission: October 31, 2012

?         Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2012

?         Deadline for camera-ready submission: December 15, 2012

?         Conference date: February 12-14, 2013


SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS:

Dr. Mohammad A. M. Abushariah, Dr. Majdi Sawalha, and Dr. Bassam H. Hammo
Computer Information Systems Department,
King Abdullah II School for Information Technology,
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
E-mail: m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo<mailto:m.abushariah at ju.edu.jo> ,
sawalha.majdi at gmail.com<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com> , b.hammo at ju.edu.jo
<mailto:sawalha.majdi at gmail.com>

Dr. Eric Atwell and Dr. Claire Brierley
I-AIBS Institute for Artificial intelligence and Biological Systems,
School of Computing,
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
E-mail: e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:e.s.atwell at leeds.ac.uk> ,
C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:C.Brierley at leeds.ac.uk>


SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT:
Contribute to building the Arabic NLP Language Library.  Researchers are
invited to submit their open-sources resources and tools with their papers
to make them widely available for Arabic NLP community. The resources,
tools, standards, annotation schemes will be available (initially) through
Arabic NLP group servers at the University of Jordan http://nlp.ju.edu.jo<
http://nlp.ju.edu.jo/> .

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:44:51 +0300
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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:taoufiq ben amor <tb46 at columbia.edu>
Subject:Complimentary copies of writing book

Dear colleagues,

I hope this note finds you all well. Once again, please excuse the blatant
self-promostion, but many of you have asked me about getting a
complimentary/desk/exam copy of my book Developing Writing Skills in
Arabic, which will be published mid-November by Routledge. Please follow
this link to request a copy, and if you have an issues, "Maisey, Laura" <
Laura.Maisey at tandf.co.uk> will be happy to assist you.

http://www.routledge.com/resources/complimentary_exam_copy_request/9780415588133/

All the best,

taoufik ben amor
Columbia University

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:09 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Rabat Conference & Festschrift honoring Abdelkader
 Fassi Fehri
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:takriim fassifehri takriimfassifehri at gmail.com
Subject:Rabat Conference & Festschrift honoring Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

International Conference and Festschrift?in Honor of Professor
Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

In Honor of Pr Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, the
Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at Mohamed V University-Agdal,
Rabat, in collaboration with the Linguistic Society of Morocco, hosts
an international conference on the theme
?Language, Cognition, Meaning, Planning, and Education?
on March 27_29, 2013.
Pr Abdelkader Fassi Fehri is better known as an outstanding
comparative linguist and Arabist, but his contributions go far beyond
language and linguistics proper to cognition, meaning, language
planning and politics, reform of education and scientific
institutions, etc.
We colleagues, students, and friends of his, are eager to organize an
international event of broad interest, as a tribute to his original
and leading performances in various fields. We are seeking
presentations that explore several topics related (but not limited) to
the following titles:
	?	Language, linguistics, cognition, and thought.
	?	Describing and theorizing features of the Arabic Language.
	?	Language planning, politics, and the World language system.
	?	Semiotics, culture, literature, and art.
	?	Reform of educational systems and scientific institutions.

The selected contributions will be included in a book to be dedicated
to him as a Festschrift.

The proposed abstracts for contributions should reach the organizing
committee no later than November 15, 2012. They should be typed in
Word format, not exceeding 500 words.
The full text of the contribution should be around 6000 words, and be
sent before January 30, 2013.
Please contact one of the following organizers  or addressees for more
information:
takriimfassifehri at gmail.com
Dr Mohamed Hafid, hafid.alhayat at yahoo.fr
Dr Amina Yamlahi, yamllahi_amina at yahoo.fr
Dr Khalid Lacheb, khlachheb at yahoo.fr
LSM P.O. Box 2154 Ryad Rabat Morocco, Phone 212665382864, 212661390470

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:13 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:MIIS Job
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:Abdalla, Mahmoud I. mabdalla at miis.edu
Subject:MIIS Job

Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies
The Monterey Institute of International Studies, a graduate school of
Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California is seeking
applications for an Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies.  The
position is a regular, full-time position, teaching approximately 10
contact hours per week in an Arabic Studies program where graduate
students are pursuing Arabic to complement their Master?s degree
studies in international policy and management.  The ideal applicant
has experience teaching all levels of Arabic and experience with
content-focused instruction, particularly in areas of policy and
business.  We expect applicants to have native-level fluency in Arabic
and a proven record of teaching excellence as demonstrated in
supervisor and peer observations, student evaluations, original
materials, etc., as well as the ability to work with graduate students
from varied linguistic, educational, and experiential backgrounds. MA
(considered) or PhD (preferred) in teaching foreign language or
related field. For more details and to apply please see:
https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/5798.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:08:17 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Nebraska-Lincoln Job
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Date: 23 Oct 2012
From:Jerome Bookin-Weiner jbookinweiner at amideast.org
Subject:U of Nebraska-Lincoln Job

[note: this job announcement came to me only in pdf format, and
arabic-l can't do attachments, so I have extracted a minimum of
relavant info so you can find more info online--dil]

?University of Nebraska-Lincoln Position Announcement
Assistant Professor of Practice-Arabic Language and Cultuer
Requisition #120742
Basically a teaching professor, non-tenure track, but renewable long
term.  Fill out form at http:/employment.unl.edu for requisition
#120742 and send transcript, cv and 3 letters of recommendation and a
teaching portfolio to Shannon Parry (sparry3 at unl.edu) in MS Word or
pdf formats.
Chair of the search committee: rbalasubrahamanian at unl.edu


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