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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 15:10:33 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants Arabic text analysis software
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1) Subject: Wants Arabic text analysis software

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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Sohaib Sandhu <sohaibsandhu at hotmail.com>
Subject: Wants Arabic text analysis software

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone was aware of online software, into which if one
were to paste Arabic text, it would produce information such as a word
frequency list, number of words in the text, and any other relevant or
related information.

Would appreciate any help on the matter.

With best regards,

Sohaib

Sohaib Sandhu (London/Madinah)
Affiliation: University of Bristol
EFL Lecturer and Assessment Specialist
Language Proficiency Examiner
Taibah University
Madinah
Saudi Arabia
Mobile: 050 497 2035
www.sohaibsandhu.com

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Sep  4 11:40:55 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:55 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:40th International Conference on Neo-Aramaic
 Dialects
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies <aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk>
Subject:

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fortieth
International Conference on the theme of Neo-Aramaic Dialects, to be held
at the Oriental Institute, the University of Oxford, 07-09 July 2014.
The conference will start on Monday 7th July at 9am finishing on Wednesday
9th July at 5pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an
additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference
will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM
Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the
conference, please contact our Aram Society before next December 2013:
ARAM, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1
2LE, England.
Tel.  01865-514041 Fax. 01865-516824. Email: aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk

Yours faithfully,
The Aram Secretary

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Sep  4 11:40:43 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:43 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Grammar questions
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: read <berkeleymusic at gmail.com>
Subject: Grammar questions

1) Is the Arabic transitive verb (al-fi'l al-muta'addi) considered 'kalam
mufid' if one doesn't mentioned it's direct object (maf'ul). For example,
Daraba al-ustadh. Do you have to mention the direct object?

2) Is the imperative verb (fi'l amr) 'lafz mufid' or 'la budda min shart
al-tarkib'

3) Is 'al-murakkab ghayr al-mufid' considered kalam among the linguists?
For example, the name Abd-Allah alone.

Thank you!

Iqra

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Sep  4 11:40:49 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:49 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:"Berber" vs. "Tamazight"
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1) Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: "Adil AIT HAMD" <adilaithamd at gmail.com>
Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

Dear Abderrahman Zouhir,

    I agree with your analysis. However, the term Tamazight does not refer
solely to the language spoken mostly in the Middle Atlas, it refers to the
"Berber" culture as a whole.

    When you hear Tamazight, it refers to the Amazigh languages, including
those spoken outside of Morocco, as well as the customs, tradition, etc.

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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Aissa, Abderrahman <aaissa at wesleyan.edu>
Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

Salaam,

1. Tamazight refers to all sorts of "berber" language varieties, a person
from jebel "nafoosa" in Lybia or  southern Algeria speaks a lanauage called
Tamazight just like someone from the Middle Atlas Mountains.

2. Imazighen is a general term that refers to all sorts of 'berber' people
in North Africa and the northern
parts of the great Sahara.
Rifee people's language in Northern Morocco and Chleuh's language in SW
Morocco along with the Chawiya's and the 9bayl's languages in Algeria and
other parts of North Africa have a local name for their language variety
(tarifit, tachlheet .. etc), but the ARE all considered varieties of
Tamazight.

3. By the way the word "Imazighen" means "the free people", so the language
denomination is rather linked
to the people's classification.

4. Finally, "bra bra bra" in Greek, became le "bla bla bla" in today's
vernacular French and "bla bla bla" in English, which are all linked to the
name "Berber" given by the Greeks to the people of North Africa. the Greeks
a) couldn't understand what the "Berbers" were saying and  b) the 'berbers"
 were "Barbaros", since everyone else was seen less civilized by the Greeks
at that time (by the Greeks)

Peace and Love!

Abderrahman Aissa,
Wesleyan University,
Middletown. CT

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Sep  4 11:40:52 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:AATA messages
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: moderator
Subject: AATA messages

I am copying below a series of messages recently received from the AATA
secretariat in case any of you did not receive them.
dil

Dear Colleague:

The American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) calls for papers for
presentation at the Association's Panel in conjunction with the Middle East
Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, 10 October 2013.  The
theme of this year’s panel is “Content Based Instruction in the Arabic
Language Classroom.” Papers are invited on topics that deal with
theoretical or application issues of content-based instruction (teaching a
given subject matter in the target language).  These would include any of
the following: conceptual design, feasibility, timing, student and program
needs, modes of delivery (print, electronic, video, blended, etc.), methods
of implementation (classroom vs. outside of classroom lessons , peer
evaluation, flip or reverse teaching, and the like), etc. ****

Persons interested in presenting papers on any of these or related issues
are requested to submit an abstract not to exceed 300-400 words. Twenty
minutes will be allowed for each presentation followed by ten minutes for
questions and answers. ****

Please send abstracts in electronic form (attached to an email addressed to
admin at aataweb.org). The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 13 September
2013.

We look forward to receiving your submission,

****
Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D.
Executive Director

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
3416 Primm Lane Birmingham, Alabama 35216 USA
 Phone 205-822-6800 Fax 205-823-2760

Dear Colleague,

I look forward to seeing you at the 2013 American Association of Teachers
of Arabic (AATA) Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will take place this year on Thursday, 10 October in New
Orleans.  The AATA Panel, "Content Based Instruction in the Arabic Language
Classroom" is 1.00 - 3.30 p.m.  The AATA Business Meeting, when the
Lifetime Achievement Award will be made to Professor Farhat Ziadeh,
University of Washington, is 3.30 - 4.30 p.m.  Both events will take place
in the Nottoway Room of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

Please remember that AATA events are free and open to the public.  If you
plan to attend other events at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Annual Meeting, you must register.  For registration information, please
see: http://mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting/registration.html.

Finally, if you should misplace this message, you can find the details on
the MESA website and in the printed program.  AATA events appear on the
"Meetings in Conjunction" page.

See you in New Orleans!

Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D.
Executive Director


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From burt at USNA.EDU  Mon Sep  9 16:24:48 2013
From: burt at USNA.EDU (Clarissa Burt)
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:24:48 -0400
Subject: US Naval Academy Arabic job
Message-ID: <MON.9.SEP.2013.122448.0400.ARABICL@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU>

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARABIC (TENURE-TRACK)

The Languages and Cultures Department of the United States Naval Academy
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Arabic at
the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2014. The candidate must
have a Ph.D. in Arabic, native or near-native fluency, and a strong
commitment to effective teaching on all levels of undergraduate courses in
language and culture. The area of research specialization is open, but
applicants must demonstrate strong research potential alongside a record of
effective teaching.  U.S. citizenship required.

Applications in the form of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of
teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of
recommendation should be sent electronically with the subject line as
Arabic Application with your last name to Dr. Clarissa Burt (burt at usna.edu)
and LT Ayman Mottaleb (mottaleb at usna.edu) by 10 October 2013.  Paper
applications, to be received by 10 October 2013, should be mailed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee, Languages and Cultures Department, United
States Naval Academy, 589 McNair Road, MS 10C, Annapolis, MD 21402.

The U.S. Naval Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:31 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Use of 'Berber'
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: "Antonio Giménez" <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject: Use of 'Berber'

Concerning "Berbers as barbarians", I would suggest Ramzi Rouighi's "The
Berbers of the Arabs", Studia Islamica, new series, 1, 2011, pp. 67-101.

--
Antonio Giménez
huesteantigua at yahoo.es

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Fri Sep 13 15:39:16 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:16 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants sources on measuring mutual intelligibility
 of dialects
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Rasha K. <lingrash at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Wants sources on measuring mutual intelligibility of dialects

Dear All,

I am trying to find any research work which objectively measured the mutual
intelligibility between the Arabic dialects.  It is very common to find
statements in research papers such as "the level of intelligibility between
neighbouring countries i.e. Levantine is much higher than between further
countries such as between Kuwait and Morocco" , but has anyone
scientifically measured the intelligibility either by using a lexical
corpus, listening comprehension tests or other research methods?

I would appreciate your input.
Rasha Soliman
University of Manchester

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Fri Sep 13 15:39:25 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:25 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:query about Sketch Engine and XML prep
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: <r.s.a.alkhammash at qmul.ac.uk>
Subject: query about Sketch Engine and XML prep

Dear Arabic- L members,
My name is Reem Abdullah, a PhD candidate at Queen Mary, uni of
london. I have a small corpora of one million word of written Arabic
newspapers for a specific topic. My aim is to use corpus approaches in
discourse analysis
I have a couple of questions:

1. Has any one had an experience of using Sketch Engine, for example,
getting word frequency, key words or concordance analysis?

2. Has anyone had an experience with preparing data for analysis in
terms of encoding and processing data; is it preferable to morph the
data into XML files?

I appreciate any suggestion of names, papers etc

My email is r.s.a.alkhammash at qmul.ac.uk

Regards,
Reem

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Fri Sep 13 15:39:20 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:US Naval Academy Job
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Clarissa Burt <burt at usna.edu>
Subject: US Naval Academy Job

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARABIC (TENURE-TRACK)

The Languages and Cultures Department of the United States Naval Academy
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Arabic at
the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2014. The candidate must
have a Ph.D. in Arabic, native or near-native fluency, and a strong
commitment to effective teaching on all levels of undergraduate courses in
language and culture. The area of research specialization is open, but
applicants must demonstrate strong research potential alongside a record of
effective teaching.  U.S. citizenship required.

Applications in the form of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of
teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of
recommendation should be sent electronically with the subject line as
Arabic Application with your last name to Dr. Clarissa Burt (burt at usna.edu)
and LT Ayman Mottaleb (mottaleb at usna.edu) by 10 October 2013.  Paper
applications, to be received by 10 October 2013, should be mailed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee, Languages and Cultures Department, United
States Naval Academy, 589 McNair Road, MS 10C, Annapolis, MD 21402.

The U.S. Naval Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Fri Sep 13 15:39:34 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:34 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:"Arabic Schooling" programs
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1) Subject: "Arabic Schooling" programs

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: <info at arabicschooling.com>
Subject: "Arabic Schooling" programs

We are happy to introduce to you the Arabic language Programs of "Arabic
Schooling". We would appreciate it if you were to pass on information about
our programs to your Arabic students and teaching staff.

We are specialized in offering online as well as onsite Arabic language
courses. We offer a large range of courses which will prepare your students
for a wide range of internationally recognized language exams/certificates.
All our courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR).

Key features:
- Highly interactive courses in Modern Standard Arabic (A1 Through C2),
Egyptian Colloquial and Media Arabic
- Arab culture highlighted in each course
- Extensive and comprehensive activities with immediate feedback
- Teachers feedback on writing assignments
- One-on-one online speaking classes
- Summer/winter onsite courses, small class size
- Expert,  highly-motivated native teachers and flexible schedules

I want to take this opportunity to invite you for a demo over Skype to show
you the structure of our program. We would also be happy to give you
temporary access to a demo account to explore it more

For more information about our services, please visit:
http://arabicschooling.com

Please do not hesitate to contact us by email info at arabicschooling.com or
by telephone +20 100 8173 677

We look forward to offering our services to your students.

Best regards,
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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Fri Sep 13 15:39:28 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:28 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New Book:Arabic Literature and Music volume
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1) Subject: New Book: Arabic Literature and Music volume

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: jacobus.waardenburg at unil.ch <jacobus.waardenburg at unil.ch>
Subject: New Book: Arabic Literature and Music volume

Dear colleagues,
I am writing to draw your attention to a recent publication on
literature and music in Arab culture which I guest-edited. I attach
the table of contents and would be most grateful if you could post it
on the website you manage.  If a  periodical would like a review copy
they may get in touch with me at the above address.
Thanking you for your trouble, I remain
Yours sincerely,
Hilary Kilpatrick


Dr. Hilary kilpatrick,
Book Reviews Editor, Middle Eastern Literatures,
Avenue de Cour 155,
1007 Lausanne,
Switzerland.

QUADERNI DI STUDI ARABI N.S. 7 (2012) ARABIC LITERATURE AND MUSIC
Guest Editor: Hilary Kilpatrick
Introduction (Hilary Kilpatrick) III-VI
Geert Jan VAN GELDER, Sing Me to Sleep: Ṣafī al-Dīn al-Urmawī, Hülegü,
and the Power of Music 1-9
Julien DUFOUR, « J’ai ouï chanter l’oiseau » : Musique, chant, danse
et poésie ḥumaynī 11-46
Carl DAVILA, Yā qātilī bi-t-tajannī: Love, Contextualized Meaning and
Praise
of the Prophet in Ramal al-Māya 47-68
Dwight REYNOLDS, Lost Virgins Found: The Arabic Songbook Genre
and an Early North African Exemplar 69-105
Hilary KILPATRICK, The Example of the Angels: Makarios ibn al-Za‘īm’s
Treatise on Byzantine Hymnography 107-126
Anne VAN OOSTRUM, Arabic Music in Western Ears: An Account
of the Music of the Hejaz at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 127-144
Elizabeth WICKETT, The Aesthetics and Poetics of Upper Egyptian
Funerary Lament in Performance 145-168
Frédéric LAGRANGE, « Mettre en musique » : La sélection et
l’interprétation
de la qaṣīda dans le répertoire égyptien savant enregistré sur disques
78 tours (1903-1925) 169-204
Monica RUOCCO, Between Symphony and Novel: ‘Alī Badr’s Ḥāris al-tabġ
(The tobacco keeper)
205-224
***
Gregor SCHOELER, The Genres of Classical Arabic Poetry. Classifications
of Poetic Themes and Poems by Pre-Modern Critics and Redactors of Dīwāns
225-230
QSA n.s. 7 (2012), pp. 000-000
© Istituto per l’Oriente C.A. Nallino, Roma

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic text analysis software responses
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2) Subject: Arabic text analysis software response
3) Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Eric Atwell <E.S.Atwell at leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

I recommend you try http://sketchengine.co.uk/ 30-day free trial.
This website allows you to upload your own Arabic corpus, or use an
existing corpus on the website, or you can even use the web-crawler to
collect a corpus from your own chosen websites. Then you can
automatically extract wordlists, keywords, terms, and thesauri;
compare and contrast usages of words; and extract lexical patterns.
SketchEngine is used by dictionary publishers (Oxford University Press,
Le Robert, Cornelsen, Collins, Macmillan etc) but is also useful for
individual Arabic language teachers and researchers.

Eric

Dear Sohaib,

I suggest you also contact your colleagues at Taibah University
in the College of Computer Science and Engineering, who are also
researching Arabic text analysis, particularly religious texts.
They may be interested in collaboration on Arabic text corpus analysis.
I have met Dr Mohamed Menacer of the NOOR research centre at Taibah
University, who is helping to organise a conference around this topic in
December 2013: International Conference on Advances in Information
Technology for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences.http://www.taibahu.edu.sa/**
pages.aspx?pid=11438&ln=en<http://www.taibahu.edu.sa/pages.aspx?pid=11438&ln=en>

He can be contacted at:

Dr Mohamed Menacer eazmm at hotmail.com
Department of Computer Science
College of Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University,
P.O. Box 30002, Madinah Munawarrah,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mobile: +966-530943483


regards

Eric

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From:  "Jiří Milička" <milicka at centrum.cz>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

Hello Sohaib
Try TypeTokener (milicka.cz/en/typetokener), it is a freeware.
Just provide it with names of files you want to process in plain txt format
(utf-8) (it can remove vocalisation if you wish) and it gives you set of
word types (=set of distinct words), rank-frequency relation ("Zipf law"),
number of word types, type-token relation (Herdan's/ Heaps' law) and
combinatorial model of the type-token relation which can help you to
discover inhomogeneities in the text.

Let me know if you met any problem.

Jiří Milička

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

Please try cmu language tool kit

http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/SLM_info.html


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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:14 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Conf. on Info Tech for Amazigh
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1) Subject: Conf. on Info Tech for Amazigh

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Conf. on Info Tech for Amazigh

Full Title: 6th International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies for Amazigh
Short Title: TICAM

Date: 24-Nov-2014 - 25-Nov-2014
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Contact Person: Organization Committee
Meeting Email: ticam at ircam.ma
Web Site: http://tal.ircam.ma/conference/index.php

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics;
Morphology; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation

Subject Language(s): Tamazight, Central Atlas (tzm)

Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2014

Meeting Description:

TICAM, the international conference on Amazigh along with information and
communication technologies, is a biannual event held at the Royal Institute
of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) by Computer Science Studies, Information Systems
and Communications Center (CEISIC).

Since 2004, TICAM became the meeting place for scientists, researchers and
professionals interested on information and communication technologies
applied to natural languages and particularly to the Amazigh language. This
conference aims to highlight national and international research, to
promote young researchers' works, as well as to provide a representative
overview of the state of the art in order to offer promising prospects for
the development of this domain.

The sixth edition of this conference will be an opportunity to hear from
keynote speakers about theoretical, experimental and applicative advances
in their fields of research. Furthermore, this event will be an occasion to
organize demonstration workshops to bring to light the challenges of
natural language processing and to discuss the new trends of information
and communication technologies applied to the Amazigh language during the
oral sessions and posters' presentations.

Call for Papers:

Topics:

To privilege a profitable exchange, we propose, without limitation, to
debate about theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of the
following points:

1. Languages' data-processing standards
2. Localization and multilingualism projects
3. Reflection on the computerization of less resourced languages
4. Development of linguistic resources
5. Applications on language computer processing:

- Language E-learning
- Indexation
- Lexical disambiguation
- Classification
- Knowledge discovery and data mining
- Optic character recognition
- Speech processing
- Machine translation
- Web development
- Mobile application development

Submission:

We invite researchers to submit their papers on one or more of the
conference topics. Contributions can address various issues:
methodological, theoretical or experimental research; tool, system or
application development, etc.

The submitted papers may be written in Arabic, French or English. The
accepted papers will be published in the proceeding of the conference.

The papers should include between 10 to 12 pages (including figures,
examples and references). The text should be written in Times, size of the
fonts 11, line spacing set to ''Exactly 11 pt'', in size 17 x 24 cm, and
with a margin of top/bottom 2 cm and right/left 2.5 cm. Submitting articles
is done in word format.

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: 30 April 2014
Authors notification date: 15 July 2014
Final version: 15 August 2014
Conference date: 24 and 24 November 2014

Organization Committee:

Ait ouguengay Youssef
Ataa Allah Fadoua
Boulaknadel Siham
Boumediane Mounia
El Hamdaoui Amal
El Marssi Karim
Frain Jamal

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:51 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Linguistics Society Website
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1) Subject: Arabic Linguistics Society Website

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: moderator
Subject: Arabic Linguistics Society Website

The Arabic Linguistics Society is happy to announce that we finally have a
website:

http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/linguistics/als/


A big thanks to the University of Wisconsin for being willing to host this
site.  Save this link for conference announcements, instructions on
submitting abstracts, and other info.  It is also now possible to pay ALS
dues online through Paypal.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:13 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic text analysis software
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: "Slavomír Čéplö" <bulbulthegreat at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software

Dear Sohaib,

if desktop software would do, I recommend antconc
http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/software.html.

S.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:18 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Berbers in Arabic LIterature book
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1) Subject: :Berbers in Arabic LIterature book

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: "ibcbooks" <ibc at ibcbooks.com>
Subject: :Berbers in Arabic LIterature book

Use of Berber ---  I handle in interesting title from Librarie du Liban
Arab Background series "The Berbers in Arabic Literature" by N. T.
Norris...  The book contains some interesting black and white photos.    If
you would like information about this title, just let me know...
Doris/International Book Centre, www.ibcbooks.com

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:41:44 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Startalk outreach
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: startalk <startalk at NFLC.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Startalk outreach

Dear Colleagues,



The 2014 STARTALK online proposal submission system will open on Tuesday
September 24, 2013. Proposals will be due by midnight Monday November 4,
2013. To help you start working on your proposal, the applicant support
documents for the 2014 competition are available here:
https://startalk.umd.edu/proposals?year=2014.



Sincerely,

STARTALK Central

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture
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1) Subject: UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Mourad Diouri m.diouri at ed.ac.uk
Subject: UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture

Dear Colleagues,

Join Arabic educators and professionals from across the UK for a one day
conference on Arabic learning and culture at our Spring Gardens office in
London.

The day includes workshops on how to introduce the learning of Arabic,
professional development sessions, classroom tips and the chance to network
with other Arabic teachers. Speakers to be confirmed shortly.

It's free of charge and lunch will be provided.

The conference is sponsored by Qatar 2013 and organised by the British
Council in partnership with ALL, Goldsmiths, Edinburgh University and
leading practitioners

Please register to attend the conference. Places are limited and
registration ends on Friday 18 October.
http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/international-education-week-2013/annual-conference-for-arabic-language-and-culture

Vicky

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:32 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Contingent Language Faculty outreach
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject: Contingent Language Faculty outreach

Dear Friends:
Hope all is well.
We are conducting further research on contingent language faculty and
looking for success stories of institutions that have found ways to improve
the working conditions of such faculty. This is a complicated issue with no
easy one-size-fits-all solution. We are looking for a variety of examples
of win-win arrangements where the leadership of departments and colleges
and tenured faculty have taken it upon themselves to improve the work
conditions of non-tenure track and part-time faculty by providing
alternative career paths, professional development opportunities, and
avenues for them to have a voice.
Would you please help us find examples of such positive initiatives and
thereby contribute to making them less of the exception and more of the
norm. We would appreciate your help by sending an email with the following
information to Maggie Nassif at mnnassif at byu.edu.
Name of your institution:
A brief description of the measures taken to improve conditions for
contingent faculty:
Contact Information for a person to interview (if available):
Kindly send your response by September 22nd.
Thank you,
MNN

Maggie N. Nassif, PhD, MBA
Administrative Director
National Middle East
Language Resource Center
Brigham Young University
212 HRCB, BYU,
Provo, Utah, 84602
mnnassif at byu.edu

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools
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1) Subject: Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From:  David Wilmsen <david.wilmsen at gmail.com>
Subject: Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools

I see we have a great many tools (or at least some) with which to construct
(or attempt to construct) corpora of written Arabic.

I have a query involving what I think would involve corpora of much greater
complexity:

Does anyone know of or is anyone working on programs that can handle spoken
Arabic corpora?

By now, thousands - maybe hundreds of thousands - of hours of spoken
language data are available in the form of Arab serials, archived on many
web sites, including those of the channels that originally broadcast them.
This is to say nothing of the unscripted spoken language available on sites
such as Utube.

Some researchers (including myself) are already utilizing language-use data
gleaned from Arabic-language serials. Imagine the potential for being able
to search and compare thousands of instances of usage of whatever word or
construct is under investigation.

I think I'm too old to begin trying to learn how to construct software that
might be able to handle such a task. Is there anyone in our younger
generation of scholars with the know-how to approach it?


David Wilmsen
Associate Professor of Arabic
Chair, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
American University of Beirut
Bliss Street, Hamra
Beirut, Lebanon
1107 2020
tel:  +961-1-350000 ext. 3850/1

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:American U of Beirut Job
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1) Subject: American U of Beirut Job

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Nadine Rizk <nr04 at aub.edu.lb>
Subject: American U of Beirut Job

The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages seeks applicants in the
field of Modern Arabic Literature and Literary Theory with special emphasis
on prose to begin September 1, 2014.
Applicants must have a PhD upon appointment. Rank will normally be at the
Assistant Professor level; usual contracts are initially for four years.
The language of instruction in this department (and only in this
department) is Modern Standard Arabic, but mastery of English is an
essential requirement. Applicants should be well versed in both Arab and
Western classical heritages, including Western literary theory. 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.
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV, and should
arrange for three letters of reference to be directly 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<mailto:as_dean at aub.edu.lb>

For best consideration, please submit all required credentials by the early
deadline of October 1, 2013 and indicate whether you will be attending
MESA. Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2013. Visiting
scholars will be considered.

For more information, please visit
http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx

The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:45 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PED:U of Arizona Job
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1) Subject: U of Arizona Job

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Shiri, Sonia <soniashiri at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: U of Arizona Job

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Practice, non-tenure track
Affiliation: University of Arizona, School of Middle Eastern and North
African Studies
The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the
University of Arizona invites applications for an Assistant Professor of
Practice, Arabic focus, beginning August 2014. This is a full-time
non-tenure track position with primary responsibility in instructional
activities in the newly established Arizona Arabic Flagship Program, which
is housed in MENAS. The appointment is renewable contingent upon continued
funding and successful performance review.
Required qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD degree in language
acquisition and pedagogy, linguistics, education or related field at the
time of appointment, possess native or near-native fluency in Arabic
(Modern Standard Arabic and at least one dialect), and have extensive
classroom experience teaching Arabic as a foreign language in an academic
setting. They must also possess experience in the latest approaches to
classroom instruction, curriculum design, material development, and
computer assisted language learning. The successful candidate must be
prepared to teach all levels of Arabic. She or he must also be an effective
team leader with solid multitasking and interpersonal skills and show
commitment to maintaining and enhancing the School’s long-standing
excellence in Arabic studies, ability to work with a diverse student body,
and commitment to working collaboratively and cooperatively with colleagues
in MENAS, the Arizona Arabic Flagship Program, and other schools and
departments. Excellent oral and writing skills in English are required as
the candidate may serve as the Flagship representative at local and
national events.
Preferred qualifications: In addition to the required qualifications, the
successful candidate is expected to show familiarity with blended/hybrid
language instruction or willingness to receive training in this area as
needed; ACTFL OPI certification in Arabic is highly desirable.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities for this position include teaching
Arabic language courses at all levels, curriculum design and material
development, assisting the Language Coordinator with graduate teaching
assistant training and mentorship, participating in student and outreach
activities, and performing other service-related tasks as directed by the
Director of MENAS. While this is not a research position, it is expected
that the successful applicant will actively engage in professional
development and represent the University of Arizona at teaching-related
conferences and workshops, and maintain membership at relevant professional
organizations.
The successful candidate will join a highly-recognized interdisciplinary
faculty in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies and will
be a key member of the Arizona Arabic Flagship Program. The University of
Arizona is home to a thriving Middle East and North African Studies
community strengthened by the continuing operation of two Title VI resource
centers, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Center for
Educational Resources in Culture, Language and literacy (CERCLL), in
addition to being the headquarters of the Middle East Studies Association

(MESA) and the American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS), thus
providing an assortment of resources and assistance to any incoming faculty.
The University of Arizona is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer supporting applications from all candidates regardless of race,
ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, disability, or sexual
orientation.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae; statement of interest; a
portfolio including statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy;
teaching evaluations; syllabi, exams, and lesson plans preferably for
different course levels; three letters of recommendation; and, if possible,
a videotaped example of language teaching. Application review will begin
September 27, 2013 and the position will remain open until filled.
Applicants must apply online at UA Careertrack Job number 53481:
www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=209449
For further inquiries please contact Miriam Saleh at
mcsaleh at email.arizona.edu or Ph: (520) 621-8013

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mutual Intelligibilty Research
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2) Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: "Slavomír Čéplö" <bulbulthegreat at gmail.com>
Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

Dear Rasha,

as far as I'm aware, there has so far been no research published which
would rigurously test the mutual intelligibility of Arabic dialects.
There has been plenty of studies testing the mutual intelligibility of
related varieties of other languages (Dutch and Frisian, Scandinavian
Germanic languages, topolects of Chinese) and there is a large-scale
project going on which attempts to do the same for closely related
languages in Europe (http://www.let.rug.nl/gooskens/project/), but
nothing on Arabic.
Which is why I put together a grant proposal for a pilot project to
test the mutual intelligibility of three varieties of Arabic using the
methodology employed by one of the studies on topolects of Chinese
(essentially listening comprehension tests, see
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024384108001678).
The three varieties in question are Maltese, Libyan (Benghazi) Arabic
and Tunisian Arabic, the primary reasons for the selection being that
a) my research focus is currently on Maltese and there the issue of
mutual intelligibility is even more tricky, and b) me and my research
partners believe the best way to test the methodology would be to
focus on one region. I'm happy to report that the grant proposal went
through and we are currently in the final stages of preparation with
the first part of field tests scheduled for November. The completion
is scheduled for March 2014, but until then, I'd be happy to answer
any other questions you may have.

Yours sincerely,

Slavomír

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

It'd be interesting to set up a comprehension test with texts in a number
of broad dialects (Gulf, Iraqi, Yemeni, Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine) and
tried to correlate them with an information-theoretic measure like Mutual
Information.

The experimental design alone would be fun... so, for example, you'd want
to avoid boundary dialects (e.g., in comparing Egyptian and Levantine, you
might want to go with Damascene, rather than Gazan). If the dialect maps
are laid out geometrically, you may want to choose a central point like in
a Voronoi tessellation.

If anyone wants to talk about this, I'd be interested in continuing the
conversation.

Cheers,

-Dan.

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Linguistic Data Consortium ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
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Subject: LDC new Arabic publications

(1)* *GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Speech Part
2<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/CatalogEntry.jsp?catalogId=LDC2013S07>
was
developed by LDC and is comprised of approximately 128 hours of Arabic
broadcast conversation speech collected in 2007 by LDC as part of the DARPA
GALE (Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) Program. The data was
collected at LDC’s Philadelphia, PA USA facilities and at three remote
collection sites. The combined local and outsourced broadcast collection
supported GALE at a rate of approximately 300 hours per week of programming
from more than 50 broadcast sources for a total of over 30,000 hours of
collected broadcast audio over the life of the program.****

LDC's local broadcast collection system is highly automated, easily
extensible and robust and capable of collecting, processing and evaluating
hundreds of hours of content from several dozen sources per day. The
broadcast material is served to the system by a set of free-to-air (FTA)
satellite receivers, commercial direct satellite systems (DSS) such as
DirecTV, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) receivers, and cable television
(CATV) feeds. The mapping between receivers and recorders is dynamic and
modular; all signal routing is performed under computer control, using a
256x64 A/V matrix switch. Programs are recorded in a high bandwidth A/V
format and are then processed to extract audio, to generate keyframes and
compressed audio/video, to produce time-synchronized closed captions (in
the case of North American English) and to generate automatic speech
recognition (ASR) output.****

The broadcast conversation recordings in this release feature interviews,
call-in programs and round table discussions focusing principally on
current events from several sources. This release contains 141 audio files
presented in .wav, 16000 Hz single-channel 16-bit PCM. Each file was
audited by a native Arabic speaker following Audit Procedure Specification
Version 2.0 which is included in this release.****

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Speech Part 2 is distributed on
2 DVD-ROM.

2013 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this
data.  2013 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16 free
membership corpora.  Non-members may license this data for US$2000.


****

(2) GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Transcripts Part
2<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/CatalogEntry.jsp?catalogId=LDC2013T17>
was
developed by LDC and contains transcriptions of approximately 128 hours of
Arabic broadcast conversation speech collected in 2007 by LDC, MediaNet,
Tunis, Tunisia and MTC, Rabat, Morocco during Phase 2 of the DARPA GALE
(Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) program. The source broadcast
conversation recordings feature interviews, call-in programs and round
table discussions focusing principally on current events from several
sources.****

The transcript files are in plain-text, tab-delimited format (TDF) with
UTF-8 encoding, and the transcribed data totals 763,945 tokens. The
transcripts were created with the LDC-developed transcription tool,
XTrans<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/tools/XTrans/downloads/>,
a multi-platform, multilingual, multi-channel transcription tool that
supports manual transcription and annotation of audio recordings. ****

The files in this corpus were transcribed by LDC staff and/or by
transcription vendors under contract to LDC. Transcribers followed LDC’s
quick transcription guidelines (QTR) and quick rich transcription
specification (QRTR) both of which are included in the documentation with
this release. QTR transcription consists of quick (near-)verbatim,
time-aligned transcripts plus speaker identification with minimal
additional mark-up. It does not include sentence unit annotation. QRTR
annotation adds structural information such as topic boundaries and manual
sentence unit annotation to the core components of a quick transcript.****

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Transcripts - Part 2 is
distributed via web download.****

2013 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this
data on disc.  2013 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16
free membership corpora.  Non-members may license this data for US$1500.


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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Emilie Zuniga <emiliezuniga at utexas.edu>
Subject: Survey for Arabic native speakers

Dear Arabic-L subscribers,

My name is Emilie Zuniga and I am a PhD student in Arabic linguistics at
UT-Austin. I am currently working on a project on Arab culture and I am
looking for participants to fill out a quick anonymous survey (20-30
minutes). Participants need to be Arabs who are 18 years old or older, and
who attended elementary school, middle school and high school in the Arab
world.

This study is aimed at: 1) identifying some of the most salient aspects of
Arab culture, and 2) determining how participants were first exposed to
those cultural elements.

Please follow the following link to complete the survey:
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1223469/73cd20e82f59

Also, feel free to share this link with others.

Your participation and support are greatly appreciated!

-Emilie Zuniga


أهلا وسهلا!

اسمي إميلي زونيكا وأنا طالبة دكتوراه متخصصة بعلم اللغة العربي في جامعة
تكساس في أوستن. أعمل حاليا على دراسة جديدة للثقافة العربية وأبحث عن مشتركين
يملؤون استبيانا بسيطا مجهول الاسم (٢٠-٣٠ دقيقة). ويجب للمشتركين أن يكونوا
عربا عمرهم لا يقل عن ١٨ عاما وأن يكونوا قد درسوا في مدارس ابتدائية وإعدادية
وثانوية في العالم العرب.

وتهدف هذه الدراسة إلى غايتين هما: ١) تحديد بعض الجوانب البارزة للثقافة
العربية كما يراها العرب و٢) جمع قصص تشرح لنا كيف تعرض المشتركون إلى هذه
الجوانب الثقافية.

الرجاء الضغط على الرابط التالي للمشاركة:
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1223469/73cd20e82f59

مع جزيل الشكر والتقدير لمشاركتك

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:48 +0300
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Jil Jadid Conference CFP

Full Title: Jil Jadid Graduate Student Conference in Arabic Literature and
Linguistics

Date: 21-Feb-2014 - 22-Feb-2014
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Contact Person: Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Meeting Email: jiljadidconf at gmail.com
Web Site:
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/events/conferences/jiljadid2014/home.php

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical
Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics

Language Family(ies): Arabic

Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2013

Meeting Description:

The Department of and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University
of Texas at Austin are happy to announce the 4th Annual Jil Jadid
Conference in Arabic Literature and Linguistics, a graduate student
conference to be held at the University of Texas at Austin, February 21-22,
2014.

Jil Jadid is a graduate student conference that aims to provide a forum for
young scholars spread across a variety of disciplines to come together,
share ideas and research, and discuss the future of their respective fields
as they move forward in their careers and come to represent the eponymous
new generation of scholars engaging with the Arabic-speaking world and its
cultures. For the past three Februaries, graduate students from a wide
range of universities, both domestic and international, have assembled in
Austin to set the tone for Arabic studies in the twenty-first century. The
ongoing positive feedback we have received from these past conferences
prompts us to once again assemble with the same goal, uniting students from
linguistics, area studies, comparative literature and other departments in
order to facilitate a productive and interdisciplinary exchange of new
ideas.

Fostering fruitful, engaging, and innovative dialogue remains our topmost
priority. The conference will feature keynote speeches in both Arabic
linguistics and literature, as well as a professional development panel
offered by University of Texas faculty. In addition to individual
presentations, the conference will highlight explicit opportunities for
participants to discuss their collective vision for the development of
their fields.

The 2014 Jil Jadid Conference is sponsored by the University of Texas at
Austin's Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Center for Middle Eastern
Studies, Department of Linguistics, Program in Comparative Literature,
Department of History, and the Graduate School.

Call for Papers:

All papers treating topics in Arabic linguistics (of all subfields,
including applied linguistics) and Arabic literature (both classical and
modern) will gladly be considered, in either English or Arabic (with the
request that an English summary be prepared for any papers to be presented
in Arabic). In addition to original research, we also encourage state of
the field papers that provide a focused overview of specific subfields of
Arabic studies and propose new avenues of research in that area.

Papers to be presented at other conferences are more than welcome, as we
wish to provide a forum for students to further develop and refine their
research.

Unfortunately, this year we will not be able to accommodate virtual
presentations via video-chat.

Abstracts:

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than a single, standardly
formatted page (not including references).

Abstracts may be submitted online at:
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/jiljadid2014.

The deadline for abstracts is November 15, 2013. Abstracts should not
include identifying information; you must, however, indicate the highest
degree you have obtained and your current position (e.g. 'M.A., Graduate
Student,' 'Ph.D., Assistant Professor,' etc.). Only submissions from
current or recent graduate students will be considered.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:36 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conf. CFP
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conf. CFP

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:11:08
From: Dimitrios Ntelitheos [dimitrios_n at uaeu.ac.ae]
Subject: Experimental Arabic Linguistics

Full Title: Experimental Arabic Linguistics
Short Title: EXAL2013

Date: 06-Nov-2013 - 07-Nov-2013
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Contact Person: Ali Idrissi, Dimitrios Ntelitheos
Meeting Email: exal2013.uaeu at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/exaluaeu2013/home

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Neurolinguistics; Phonology; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Arabic

Call Deadline: 25-Sep-2013

Meeting Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the United Arab Emirates University is
organizing the first conference on Experimental Arabic Linguistics
(EXAL-2013). The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars using
experimental approaches to address long-standing or new theoretical issues
pertaining to the study of language, focusing on Arabic. Areas of interest
include (but are not limited to):

1) L1 acquisition in typically and atypically developing children
2) Language impairment and language therapy
3) Representations and processing in healthy and brain-damaged speakers
(case studies, EEG, MEG, fMRI, fNIRS)
4) L2 acquisition from an experimental perspective
5) Representations and processing in Arabic heritage speakers
6) Experimental phonetics and laboratory phonology
7) Computational linguistics
8) Corpus-based linguistic studies

Invited Speakers:

Liina Pylkkänen, New York University: TBA
Michel Paradis, McGill University: 'Bilingual speakers' Implicit and
explicit memory in various pathologies: implications for assessment and
treatment.'
Ghada Khattab, Newcastle University: 'Towards normative data on
phonological development in Arabic.'
Diogo Almeida, New York University - Abu Dhabi: TBA

For further information about the conference venue, travel and
accommodation details please visit our website and the university website
at www.uaeu.ac.ae. More information about the conference will be added to
the conference website as it becomes available.

2nd Call for Papers:

This is a reminder and notification of deadline extension.

We invite abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations followed by
a 10 minutes discussion on any of the issues listed above, or any other
issue related to the broader theme of the conference. Each author may
submit at most one individual and one joint paper. Abstracts including the
title of the paper should not exceed one page (A4 or Letter size), with a
possible second page for examples, diagrams, and references. Please, use 12
size fonts with at least 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins. Abstracts should be
anonymous and should be submitted as PDF or MS Word files at the Linguist
List Easy Abs:

http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/exal2013

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 25 September 2013
Notification of acceptance: Beginning of October 2013
Conference dates: 6-7 November 2013

We anticipate that limited travel funding will be provided to students
whose abstracts have received the highest acceptance scores by the abstract
reviewers. Details regarding financial support will be communicated to
eligible presenters before the program is finalized.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:58 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of New Mexico Job
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From:  Emma Trentman <etrentman at unm.edu>
Subject: U of New Mexico Job

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

LECTURER II IN ARABIC

The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures at the University of New
Mexico is seeking to fill a Lecturer II position in Arabic beginning in
August 2014.  The successful candidate will contribute to the pedagogical
goals of a department seeking to expand its offerings in critical languages
and in the internationalization of our campus and programs.  We currently
have a tenure-track Assistant Professor with whom this Lecturer will work
closely in building courses and programs in Arabic.

The position will involve teaching a base load of twelve credits a semester.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of
undergraduate courses in Arabic language.  S/he will also develop
upper-division courses in the context of an expanded Arabic program.  This
person will help create courses and programs to expand Arabic at UNM.  S/he
will interact with other programs and departments across campus such as
Asian Studies and International Studies.

Salary and benefits are competitive.

This position requires an M.A. in hand by time of appointment in a field of
Arabic language, literature, applied linguistics, and/or pedagogy.   Native
or near-native fluency in modern standard Arabic and at least one dialect
is expected. Also required is native or near–native fluency in written and
spoken English. Evidence of university level teaching is expected.

We would prefer a candidate with evidence of successful involvement with
student activities.  Familiarity with standards-based teaching and
assessments is preferred. Evidence of excellence in teaching and of use of
best pedagogical practices. Evidence of familiarity and of use of classroom
teaching technologies. Evidence of ability and willingness to assist in
Arabic program development.

Applications must be uploaded online at
https://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=74595

These should include a letter of intent addressing the applicant’s
qualifications for the position and a description of the applicant’s
teaching interests and experience; a current curriculum vitae; a statement
of teaching philosophy; and a sample syllabus for a lower-division language
course.

Please have three letters of recommendation sent via post directly to:
Professor Lorenzo F. Garcia, Jr., Chair of the Arabic Lecturer Search
Committee, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures, MSC 03 2080,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001.  Emailed letters will
NOT be accepted.

For best consideration, completed applications are due October 15, 2013.
The position will remain open until filled.

The University of New Mexico is committed to promoting and supporting the
diversity of our campuses.  UNM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.

--
Emma Trentman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Arabic
309 Ortega Hall
MSC03 2080
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus responses
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2) Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

Dear David
I developed some tools for building Arabic speech corpus , but unfortunately
due to the lake of fund the project stopped

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  Marc Van Mol <Mark.VanMol at ilt.kuleuven.be>
Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

Dear David,

We are currently working on such a project, but it is very time consuming
and it will take several years.

Kind regards,

prof. dr. Mark Van Mol
Leuven Language Institute - Faculty of Arts
KU Leuven
Address: Dekenstraat 6
B 3000 Leuven
Belgium

Phone +32 16 32 56 83
Email: mark.vanmol at ilt.kuleuven.be
website: http://ilt.kuleuven.be/arabic/ENG/indexENG.php

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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:54 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA: Results of the First Waheed Samy Excellence in
 Arabic Writing Contest
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:  Results of the First Waheed Samy Excellence in Arabic Writing
Contest

Dear Collegaues,

The members of the Waheed Samy Excellence in Arabic Writing Award selection
committee are happy to report to you the results of the 2013 competition.
The committee received nine outstanding applications and writing portfolios
from advanced-level students of Arabic in Arabic programs in the US and
abroad.

The committee decided to present the 2013 award to Dr. Omid Ghaemmaghami
who participated in the competition as a student in the CASA program in
Cairo. Dr. Ghaemmaghami earned his PhD in Middle Eastern and Islamic
Studies from the University of Toronto and holds an MA in Islamic and Near
Eastern Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. He has taught
Arabic at the University of Toronto and the Arabic School at Middlebury
College and is now pursuing a second MA in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign
Language (TAFL) at the American University in Cairo. His research interests
include Qur'anic exegesis and Islamic messianism.

We would like to congratulate Omid for this outstanding achievement and we
feel privileged to have someone of this caliber in our field.

Given the outstanding quality of the writing portfolios submitted, the
selection committee decided also to present certificates of distinction to
three finalists whose portfolios demonstrated outstanding writing skills in
Arabic. These certificates were granted to the following students (in
alphabetical order)

David Bashirian Bishop (Cornell University)
Paul Cuno-Booth (CASA/University of Texas, Austin)
Cameron Cross (CASA II/ University of Chicago)

The committee extends a very warm alf mabruuk to all these outstanding
students and their programs and to the Arabic faculty members who helped
them reach such distinguished levels of proficiency in Arabic writing. We
are fortunate to have such a group of excellent writers in our midst and we
look forward to seeing more of their ibdaa`aat in Arabic writing in the
future.

We encourage all teachers of Arabic at the higher levels to bring this
award to their students' attention. The 2014 competition will take place in
May 2014 and more information will be available in Spring 2014. For
information about the application and requirements please visit
https://sites.google.com/a/aucegypt.edu/arabic-writing-contest/home

Wishing you all a very successful year.

Members of the selection committee
Dr. Dalal Abou El-Seoud
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal
Ustaadha Azza Hassanein
Dr. Iman Soliman
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:59 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:JOBS:U of Iowa Job
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: ahmed souaiaia <ahmed-souaiaia at uiowa.edu>
Subject:

Announcement of the position of the Assistant Professor in Arabic Language
and Literatures

The Department of French and Italian in the Division of World Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Iowa invites applications
for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Arabic Language and Literature.
Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic language, literature, or culture,
in hand by August 20, 2014; native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and
English; evidence of an active research program in Arabic studies;
familiarity
with up-to-date approaches to language instruction and Arabic curriculum
development; and successful teaching of courses in Modern Standard Arabic
as a second language.  The successful candidate must be able to direct the
first- and / or second-year Arabic program, to teach undergraduate courses
in Arabic language, and to teach and direct advanced courses in Arabic
language and in Arabic/Islamic literatures and cultures.

Desirable qualifications: experience teaching in an American college or
university and in language program coordination; experience or interest in
grant writing. The Department currently offers a minor in Arabic and seeks
to expand course opportunities to offer a major. There will be
possibilities to mentor graduate students in the Division and other
academic departments and opportunities to collaborate with Division faculty
to develop and teach interdisciplinary courses in Comparative Literature,
Cinema, Translation, International Studies, French, Spanish, History,
Religious Studies, Journalism, Communication Studies, Business, and
Linguistics, among other academic units.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of interest that
indicates research interests and teaching philosophy, and one sample of
English-language scholarly work online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and arrange
to have three letters of recommendation submitted online to the same link.
Refer to requisition number *63327*.  Screening begins October 20 and
preliminary interviews may be conducted by telephone or Skype. Short-listed
candidates will be asked to provide a digital sample of their language
teaching.

The Department of French and Italian, the Division of World Languages,
Literatures and Cultures, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are
strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of
the University, College, Division and Department reflect this commitment.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  The University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:48 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Director and Host Institution for CASA
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject: Director and Host Institution for CASA

Position Announcement
Director and Host Institution
Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)

Deadline:  November 15, 2013

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) seeks applications for a new host
institution and a new Director (a regular full-time faculty member at that
institution) to assume responsibility of the program effective June 1,
2014.  The CASA Stateside office is currently located at The University of
Texas at Austin and operates an overseas program at the American University
in Cairo, Egypt. Due to recent events in Egypt the program has been
temporarily moved to the Qasid Institute in Amman, Jordan. A detailed
description of CASA and its various programs is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/
The prospective host institution must be an institutional member of the
CASA Consortium and must commit to providing CASA with the following for a
minimum of five years:

  *   Office and file storage space for a CASA full-time program
coordinator.  CASA will pay for the coordinator's position but the space
needs to be provided by the host institution free of charge.
  *   Support for administrative staff (also free of any charge) within the
academic department/unit that will be hosting CASA.
  *   Support (free of any direct or indirect costs) through the
institution's accounting office and office of sponsored programs to
administer the CASA accounts, including a U.S. Department of Education
(USED) grant.  The host institution will be asked to provide support for
the submissions of CASA's USED grant (every 4 years), processing 2-3
invoices to AUC annually in addition to maintaining two CASA operating and
endowment accounts.
Requirements for the CASA Director include:
§  Ph.D. in Arabic or related field
§  Professional-level competence in Arabic
§  Experience in proficiency and content-based teaching, especially at the
advanced levels
§  Experience in curriculum & material development and testing
§  Study abroad experience
§  Administrative and grant-writing experience
Based on CASA By-Laws, the CASA Director receives summer salary supplement
equivalent to 25% of her/his annual salary.
Interested institutions need to submit the following application materials
by November 15, 2013.

  *   A letter of application, complete CV, and two letters of
recommendation for the Director's position.
  *   A letter of commitment from the Department chair or Dean of the
prospective host institution indicating the institution's willingness to
host CASA for a minimum of five years.

All application materials should be mailed to:
Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
ATTN: Marissa Canales, Stateside Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
306 Inner Campus Drive, F9400
Austin, TX 78712-1029
For any questions, please contact Marissa Canales via email at
casaprogram1967 at gmail.com<mailto:casaprogram1967 at gmail.com> or by phone at
(512) 471-3513.

THE CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:57 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Methods in Dialectology XV
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Horesh, Uri" <uhores at essex.ac.uk> (from LINGUIST)
Subject: Methods in Dialectology XV

Message1: Methods in Dialectology XV
Date:20-Sep-2013
From:Nanna H Hilton n.h.hilton at rug.nl
LINGUIST List issue http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-3717.html


Full Title: Methods in Dialectology XV
Short Title: Methods XV

Date: 11-Aug-2014 - 15-Aug-2014
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Contact Person: Nanna H Hilton
Meeting Email: methodsxv at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.methods-xv.net/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2014

Meeting Description:

Methods XV - University of Groningen

In a world of virtual communication and increasing opportunities for
geographical mobility, both the basis for linguistic variation and the
types of variation that are frequently encountered are hanging. The field
of dialectology is also hanging - therefore, the theme for the 15th edition
of Methods in Dialectology is 'The Future of dialects'.  One of the aims of
the conference is to bring traditional approaches to dialectology together
with the latest advances in data collection technologies, new analysis
instruments, and new interpretations of the concept of 'dialect'.

Methods in Dialectology is a triennial conference that alternates between
Canada and Europe. Methods XV will be held at the University of Groningen
from Monday, 11 August to Friday, 15 August 2014. We are proud to announce
that the following speakers have accepted our invitation to deliver keynote
addresses at the conference:

Jacob Eisenstein (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Frans Gregersen (University of Copenhagen)
Mark Liberman (University of Pennsylvania)
Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)

Call for Papers:

The organizing committee of Methods XV invites papers on all subjects in
the field of dialectology, on any language and on any topic related to
regional, social or historical variation in language. We particularly
welcome paper submissions that address the main theme of the conference,
'The Future of Dialects'. We also urge scientists working in fields outside
linguistics, but who are involved with technologies or methodologies that
can be applied to the investigation of linguistic variation, to submit
papers for this conference.

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute
discussion period. There will also be sessions for poster presentations.

Abstracts for papers or posters should be no more than 300 words excluding
bibliography and can be submitted using EasyAbs. Please submit your
abstract in a .txt or .doc(x) format. We strive towards a double-blind
reviewing process of the abstracts; please make the abstract as anonymous
as possible. The abstract deadline is 15 January 2014. Authors will be
notified of acceptance in March 2014. Each participant may have at most two
contributions at the conference, one as author and one as co-author.

Call for Workshops and Special Sessions:

We welcome proposals for workshops and special sessions for Methods XV.
Workshops may be concerned with particular methodological instruments,
technological innovations or forms of analysis. Special sessions may have a
particular focus on a language group or a specific topic in dialectology.
Proposals for workshops or special sessions should include an overview of
the topic and importance of the session, in no more than 500 words. In
addition the proposal should contain details of the invited speakers, the
text of the call for papers (if applicable), and a description of the
relevance of the workshop to Methods XV. The deadline for submitting a
special session proposal is also on 15 January 2013. The workshop and
special session proposals will be reviewed by the local organizing
committee.

Best Papers and Posters from Young Scholars:

The organizing committee of Methods XV is happy to announce that we will be
awarding a €500 prize to the best papers or posters presented by young
scholars during Methods XV. A young scholar is a (graduate) student or a
post-doc whose Ph.D. was awarded after August 2011. Please indicate on the
abstract whether you might be eligible for such an award.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:47:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat
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1) Subject: New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  "Orders / Pedidos / Achats - Albujayra SL" <orders at albujayra.com>
Subject: New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat

We are proud to present a series of textbooks to teach Arabic at advanced
levels.
You can have a look at sample pages on our website:
www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog
Teachers can register and they get a 15% discount on our textbooks.
 <http://www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog>

**Tittle:* Al-qutayrat ( 6 books)

 *Author:* Aguilar Cobos, J. David. / García Castillo, Alejandro. / Palas
Sánchez, Sergio. / Peña Agüeros, Miguel Ángel. / Tadorián Ramos, Blanca.

*Publisher:* Albujayra

*Description from Publisher:* *Al-qutayrat *series consists of six drops,
each of a different color and a different thematic area, that have as a
main objective to make the student able to produce and understand all the
contents required at an advanced level of Arabic.
It provides a variety of drills and exercises to learn and practice the
grammatical points without neglecting the lexical, discursive and cultural
aspects of the language. The structure of this textbook is very simple:  in
each drop there is always a first audio exercise that serves as an
introduction to the covered topics. Next, a series of texts followed by a
wide range of activities to focus on the four skills: listening, writing,
speaking and reading. These texts, which can also be heard as audio texts,
are used as pretexts to work on all the grammatical, functional, phonetic
and cultural aspects. Finally, it includes answer keys to exercises and
transcription of all the audios.
This series is designed for a B2 level (advanced) and includes 6 books of
40-50 pages each. The contents are independently arranged throughout these
six books, so that each teacher can decide, according to the curriculum
needs, which books or drops to use for his / her groups of advanced level.
This method corresponds to an advanced level B2 of the Common European
Framework of* *Reference and each drop or book covers approximately 55
contact hours of instruction, plus 50 working / self-study hours by
students.


*Al-qutayrat al-bayda B2. Arabic language*. The texts in these drops cover
topics of current interest such as the globalisation and its advantages and
disadvantages and effects in different fields like economy, society,
culture, or languages, for instance. The use of new technologies (social
networks, on-line shopping…) are also covered in these white
drops.*Al-qutayrat
al-hamra B2. Arabic language*. These red drops focus on of the aspects of
the human being as citizen and user of services. These drops cover a wide
range of  topics such as traditional and alternative medicine, health
insurance, different types of diseases, the right to vote, electoral
campaings and the separation of powers.*
Al-qutayrat al-khadra B2. Arabic language*. These green drops are
refreshing drops: sports, leisure, cinema and types of films, television
and programs, ancient and modern arabic music are the topics covered in
these drops. The student will be able to speak about likes and dislikes and
plans and intentions.
*Al-qutayrat as-safra B2. Arabic language. *The development of the economic
sectors and its  advantages and disadvantages  are covered in these yellow
drops. The student will be able to think about topics such as recycling,
pollution of the environment and sustainable development and will be able
to adopt an attitude towards these issues in Arabic.*
Al-qutayrat as-sawda B2. Arabic language*. In these black drops the student
will learn important cultural aspects of the Arabic civilisation, from its
ancient history to the current issues, including literature, customs and
institutions. The student will be able to interact in a variety of social
situations such as, for example, expressing condolences.*
Al-qutayrat az-zarqa B2. Arabic language*. The planet in which we live
requires our attention. In these blue drops, the student will become aware
of those important issues related to the environment such as
desertification, nature protection programs, pollution, natural disasters
and species in danger of extinction and will be able to discuss about them
using the Arabic language

*Language:* Arabic

*Age / level:* High school, University, Language center. Advanced.

*To order: *orders at albujayra.com* /* www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog

Best regards,

Sergio PALAS
Albujayra Publishers

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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:05:53 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CLS scholarship program for 2014 announced
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Jessica O'Higgins" <johiggins at americancouncils.org>
Subject: CLS scholarship program for 2014 announced

The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship
competition for the 2014 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in
thirteen critical 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.

Arabic is among the 13 offered languages! Other languages include:
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, 2013 by 8:00 pm EST. Prior to
preparing their application, interested students should review the full
eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website<
http://www.clscholarship.org/applicants>. Arabic, Chinese, Persian,
Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can
also be found on the website.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering,
law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts 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 2013. Check out the CLS webpage or our Facebook page<
http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship> for updates!

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website<
http://www.clscholarship.org/>.


Jessica O'Higgins
Program Officer, Critical Language Scholarship Program
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
T 202-833-7522
F 202-833-7523
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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 15:10:33 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants Arabic text analysis software
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Sohaib Sandhu <sohaibsandhu at hotmail.com>
Subject: Wants Arabic text analysis software

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone was aware of online software, into which if one
were to paste Arabic text, it would produce information such as a word
frequency list, number of words in the text, and any other relevant or
related information.

Would appreciate any help on the matter.

With best regards,

Sohaib

Sohaib Sandhu (London/Madinah)
Affiliation: University of Bristol
EFL Lecturer and Assessment Specialist
Language Proficiency Examiner
Taibah University
Madinah
Saudi Arabia
Mobile: 050 497 2035
www.sohaibsandhu.com

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:55 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:40th International Conference on Neo-Aramaic
 Dialects
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies <aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk>
Subject:

Dear Colleague,

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fortieth
International Conference on the theme of Neo-Aramaic Dialects, to be held
at the Oriental Institute, the University of Oxford, 07-09 July 2014.
The conference will start on Monday 7th July at 9am finishing on Wednesday
9th July at 5pm. Each speaker?s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an
additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference
will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM
Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the
conference, please contact our Aram Society before next December 2013:
ARAM, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1
2LE, England.
Tel.  01865-514041 Fax. 01865-516824. Email: aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk

Yours faithfully,
The Aram Secretary

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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:43 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Grammar questions
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: read <berkeleymusic at gmail.com>
Subject: Grammar questions

1) Is the Arabic transitive verb (al-fi'l al-muta'addi) considered 'kalam
mufid' if one doesn't mentioned it's direct object (maf'ul). For example,
Daraba al-ustadh. Do you have to mention the direct object?

2) Is the imperative verb (fi'l amr) 'lafz mufid' or 'la budda min shart
al-tarkib'

3) Is 'al-murakkab ghayr al-mufid' considered kalam among the linguists?
For example, the name Abd-Allah alone.

Thank you!

Iqra

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:49 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:"Berber" vs. "Tamazight"
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1) Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: "Adil AIT HAMD" <adilaithamd at gmail.com>
Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

Dear Abderrahman Zouhir,

    I agree with your analysis. However, the term Tamazight does not refer
solely to the language spoken mostly in the Middle Atlas, it refers to the
"Berber" culture as a whole.

    When you hear Tamazight, it refers to the Amazigh languages, including
those spoken outside of Morocco, as well as the customs, tradition, etc.

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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: Aissa, Abderrahman <aaissa at wesleyan.edu>
Subject: "Berber" vs. "Tamazight"

Salaam,

1. Tamazight refers to all sorts of "berber" language varieties, a person
from jebel "nafoosa" in Lybia or  southern Algeria speaks a lanauage called
Tamazight just like someone from the Middle Atlas Mountains.

2. Imazighen is a general term that refers to all sorts of 'berber' people
in North Africa and the northern
parts of the great Sahara.
Rifee people's language in Northern Morocco and Chleuh's language in SW
Morocco along with the Chawiya's and the 9bayl's languages in Algeria and
other parts of North Africa have a local name for their language variety
(tarifit, tachlheet .. etc), but the ARE all considered varieties of
Tamazight.

3. By the way the word "Imazighen" means "the free people", so the language
denomination is rather linked
to the people's classification.

4. Finally, "bra bra bra" in Greek, became le "bla bla bla" in today's
vernacular French and "bla bla bla" in English, which are all linked to the
name "Berber" given by the Greeks to the people of North Africa. the Greeks
a) couldn't understand what the "Berbers" were saying and  b) the 'berbers"
 were "Barbaros", since everyone else was seen less civilized by the Greeks
at that time (by the Greeks)

Peace and Love!

Abderrahman Aissa,
Wesleyan University,
Middletown. CT

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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:40:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:AATA messages
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Date: 04 Sep 2013
From: moderator
Subject: AATA messages

I am copying below a series of messages recently received from the AATA
secretariat in case any of you did not receive them.
dil

Dear Colleague:

The American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) calls for papers for
presentation at the Association's Panel in conjunction with the Middle East
Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, 10 October 2013.  The
theme of this year?s panel is ?Content Based Instruction in the Arabic
Language Classroom.? Papers are invited on topics that deal with
theoretical or application issues of content-based instruction (teaching a
given subject matter in the target language).  These would include any of
the following: conceptual design, feasibility, timing, student and program
needs, modes of delivery (print, electronic, video, blended, etc.), methods
of implementation (classroom vs. outside of classroom lessons , peer
evaluation, flip or reverse teaching, and the like), etc. ****

Persons interested in presenting papers on any of these or related issues
are requested to submit an abstract not to exceed 300-400 words. Twenty
minutes will be allowed for each presentation followed by ten minutes for
questions and answers. ****

Please send abstracts in electronic form (attached to an email addressed to
admin at aataweb.org). The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 13 September
2013.

We look forward to receiving your submission,

****
Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D.
Executive Director

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
3416 Primm Lane Birmingham, Alabama 35216 USA
 Phone 205-822-6800 Fax 205-823-2760

Dear Colleague,

I look forward to seeing you at the 2013 American Association of Teachers
of Arabic (AATA) Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will take place this year on Thursday, 10 October in New
Orleans.  The AATA Panel, "Content Based Instruction in the Arabic Language
Classroom" is 1.00 - 3.30 p.m.  The AATA Business Meeting, when the
Lifetime Achievement Award will be made to Professor Farhat Ziadeh,
University of Washington, is 3.30 - 4.30 p.m.  Both events will take place
in the Nottoway Room of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

Please remember that AATA events are free and open to the public.  If you
plan to attend other events at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Annual Meeting, you must register.  For registration information, please
see: http://mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting/registration.html.

Finally, if you should misplace this message, you can find the details on
the MESA website and in the printed program.  AATA events appear on the
"Meetings in Conjunction" page.

See you in New Orleans!

Elizabeth M. Bergman, Ph.D.
Executive Director


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From burt at USNA.EDU  Mon Sep  9 16:24:48 2013
From: burt at USNA.EDU (Clarissa Burt)
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:24:48 -0400
Subject: US Naval Academy Arabic job
Message-ID: <MON.9.SEP.2013.122448.0400.ARABICL@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU>

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARABIC (TENURE-TRACK)

The Languages and Cultures Department of the United States Naval Academy
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Arabic at
the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2014. The candidate must
have a Ph.D. in Arabic, native or near-native fluency, and a strong
commitment to effective teaching on all levels of undergraduate courses in
language and culture. The area of research specialization is open, but
applicants must demonstrate strong research potential alongside a record of
effective teaching.  U.S. citizenship required.

Applications in the form of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of
teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of
recommendation should be sent electronically with the subject line as
Arabic Application with your last name to Dr. Clarissa Burt (burt at usna.edu)
and LT Ayman Mottaleb (mottaleb at usna.edu) by 10 October 2013.  Paper
applications, to be received by 10 October 2013, should be mailed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee, Languages and Cultures Department, United
States Naval Academy, 589 McNair Road, MS 10C, Annapolis, MD 21402.

The U.S. Naval Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:31 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Use of 'Berber'
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: "Antonio Gim?nez" <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject: Use of 'Berber'

Concerning "Berbers as barbarians", I would suggest Ramzi Rouighi's "The
Berbers of the Arabs", Studia Islamica, new series, 1, 2011, pp. 67-101.

--
Antonio Gim?nez
huesteantigua at yahoo.es

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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:16 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants sources on measuring mutual intelligibility
 of dialects
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Rasha K. <lingrash at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Wants sources on measuring mutual intelligibility of dialects

Dear All,

I am trying to find any research work which objectively measured the mutual
intelligibility between the Arabic dialects.  It is very common to find
statements in research papers such as "the level of intelligibility between
neighbouring countries i.e. Levantine is much higher than between further
countries such as between Kuwait and Morocco" , but has anyone
scientifically measured the intelligibility either by using a lexical
corpus, listening comprehension tests or other research methods?

I would appreciate your input.
Rasha Soliman
University of Manchester

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:25 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:query about Sketch Engine and XML prep
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: <r.s.a.alkhammash at qmul.ac.uk>
Subject: query about Sketch Engine and XML prep

Dear Arabic- L members,
My name is Reem Abdullah, a PhD candidate at Queen Mary, uni of
london. I have a small corpora of one million word of written Arabic
newspapers for a specific topic. My aim is to use corpus approaches in
discourse analysis
I have a couple of questions:

1. Has any one had an experience of using Sketch Engine, for example,
getting word frequency, key words or concordance analysis?

2. Has anyone had an experience with preparing data for analysis in
terms of encoding and processing data; is it preferable to morph the
data into XML files?

I appreciate any suggestion of names, papers etc

My email is r.s.a.alkhammash at qmul.ac.uk

Regards,
Reem

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:US Naval Academy Job
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Clarissa Burt <burt at usna.edu>
Subject: US Naval Academy Job

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARABIC (TENURE-TRACK)

The Languages and Cultures Department of the United States Naval Academy
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Arabic at
the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2014. The candidate must
have a Ph.D. in Arabic, native or near-native fluency, and a strong
commitment to effective teaching on all levels of undergraduate courses in
language and culture. The area of research specialization is open, but
applicants must demonstrate strong research potential alongside a record of
effective teaching.  U.S. citizenship required.

Applications in the form of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of
teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of
recommendation should be sent electronically with the subject line as
Arabic Application with your last name to Dr. Clarissa Burt (burt at usna.edu)
and LT Ayman Mottaleb (mottaleb at usna.edu) by 10 October 2013.  Paper
applications, to be received by 10 October 2013, should be mailed to:
Chair, Arabic Search Committee, Languages and Cultures Department, United
States Naval Academy, 589 McNair Road, MS 10C, Annapolis, MD 21402.

The U.S. Naval Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:34 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:"Arabic Schooling" programs
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1) Subject: "Arabic Schooling" programs

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: <info at arabicschooling.com>
Subject: "Arabic Schooling" programs

We are happy to introduce to you the Arabic language Programs of "Arabic
Schooling". We would appreciate it if you were to pass on information about
our programs to your Arabic students and teaching staff.

We are specialized in offering online as well as onsite Arabic language
courses. We offer a large range of courses which will prepare your students
for a wide range of internationally recognized language exams/certificates.
All our courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR).

Key features:
- Highly interactive courses in Modern Standard Arabic (A1 Through C2),
Egyptian Colloquial and Media Arabic
- Arab culture highlighted in each course
- Extensive and comprehensive activities with immediate feedback
- Teachers feedback on writing assignments
- One-on-one online speaking classes
- Summer/winter onsite courses, small class size
- Expert,  highly-motivated native teachers and flexible schedules

I want to take this opportunity to invite you for a demo over Skype to show
you the structure of our program. We would also be happy to give you
temporary access to a demo account to explore it more

For more information about our services, please visit:
http://arabicschooling.com

Please do not hesitate to contact us by email info at arabicschooling.com or
by telephone +20 100 8173 677

We look forward to offering our services to your students.

Best regards,
Ahmed Massoud

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:28 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New Book:Arabic Literature and Music volume
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: jacobus.waardenburg at unil.ch <jacobus.waardenburg at unil.ch>
Subject: New Book: Arabic Literature and Music volume

Dear colleagues,
I am writing to draw your attention to a recent publication on
literature and music in Arab culture which I guest-edited. I attach
the table of contents and would be most grateful if you could post it
on the website you manage.  If a  periodical would like a review copy
they may get in touch with me at the above address.
Thanking you for your trouble, I remain
Yours sincerely,
Hilary Kilpatrick


Dr. Hilary kilpatrick,
Book Reviews Editor, Middle Eastern Literatures,
Avenue de Cour 155,
1007 Lausanne,
Switzerland.

QUADERNI DI STUDI ARABI N.S. 7 (2012) ARABIC LITERATURE AND MUSIC
Guest Editor: Hilary Kilpatrick
Introduction (Hilary Kilpatrick) III-VI
Geert Jan VAN GELDER, Sing Me to Sleep: S?afi? al-Di?n al-Urmawi?, Hu?legu?,
and the Power of Music 1-9
Julien DUFOUR, ? J?ai oui? chanter l?oiseau ? : Musique, chant, danse
et poe?sie h?umayni? 11-46
Carl DAVILA, Ya? qa?tili? bi-t-tajanni?: Love, Contextualized Meaning and
Praise
of the Prophet in Ramal al-Ma?ya 47-68
Dwight REYNOLDS, Lost Virgins Found: The Arabic Songbook Genre
and an Early North African Exemplar 69-105
Hilary KILPATRICK, The Example of the Angels: Makarios ibn al-Za?i?m?s
Treatise on Byzantine Hymnography 107-126
Anne VAN OOSTRUM, Arabic Music in Western Ears: An Account
of the Music of the Hejaz at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 127-144
Elizabeth WICKETT, The Aesthetics and Poetics of Upper Egyptian
Funerary Lament in Performance 145-168
Fre?de?ric LAGRANGE, ? Mettre en musique ? : La se?lection et
l?interpre?tation
de la qas?i?da dans le re?pertoire e?gyptien savant enregistre? sur disques
78 tours (1903-1925) 169-204
Monica RUOCCO, Between Symphony and Novel: ?Ali? Badr?s H?a?ris al-tabg?
(The tobacco keeper)
205-224
***
Gregor SCHOELER, The Genres of Classical Arabic Poetry. Classifications
of Poetic Themes and Poems by Pre-Modern Critics and Redactors of Di?wa?ns
225-230
QSA n.s. 7 (2012), pp. 000-000
? Istituto per l?Oriente C.A. Nallino, Roma

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic text analysis software responses
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2) Subject: Arabic text analysis software response
3) Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: Eric Atwell <E.S.Atwell at leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

I recommend you try http://sketchengine.co.uk/ 30-day free trial.
This website allows you to upload your own Arabic corpus, or use an
existing corpus on the website, or you can even use the web-crawler to
collect a corpus from your own chosen websites. Then you can
automatically extract wordlists, keywords, terms, and thesauri;
compare and contrast usages of words; and extract lexical patterns.
SketchEngine is used by dictionary publishers (Oxford University Press,
Le Robert, Cornelsen, Collins, Macmillan etc) but is also useful for
individual Arabic language teachers and researchers.

Eric

Dear Sohaib,

I suggest you also contact your colleagues at Taibah University
in the College of Computer Science and Engineering, who are also
researching Arabic text analysis, particularly religious texts.
They may be interested in collaboration on Arabic text corpus analysis.
I have met Dr Mohamed Menacer of the NOOR research centre at Taibah
University, who is helping to organise a conference around this topic in
December 2013: International Conference on Advances in Information
Technology for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences.http://www.taibahu.edu.sa/**
pages.aspx?pid=11438&ln=en<http://www.taibahu.edu.sa/pages.aspx?pid=11438&ln=en>

He can be contacted at:

Dr Mohamed Menacer eazmm at hotmail.com
Department of Computer Science
College of Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University,
P.O. Box 30002, Madinah Munawarrah,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mobile: +966-530943483


regards

Eric

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From:  "Ji?? Mili?ka" <milicka at centrum.cz>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

Hello Sohaib
Try TypeTokener (milicka.cz/en/typetokener), it is a freeware.
Just provide it with names of files you want to process in plain txt format
(utf-8) (it can remove vocalisation if you wish) and it gives you set of
word types (=set of distinct words), rank-frequency relation ("Zipf law"),
number of word types, type-token relation (Herdan's/ Heaps' law) and
combinatorial model of the type-token relation which can help you to
discover inhomogeneities in the text.

Let me know if you met any problem.

Ji?? Mili?ka

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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software response

Please try cmu language tool kit

http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/SLM_info.html


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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:39:14 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Conf. on Info Tech for Amazigh
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Date: 12 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Conf. on Info Tech for Amazigh

Full Title: 6th International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies for Amazigh
Short Title: TICAM

Date: 24-Nov-2014 - 25-Nov-2014
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Contact Person: Organization Committee
Meeting Email: ticam at ircam.ma
Web Site: http://tal.ircam.ma/conference/index.php

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics;
Morphology; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation

Subject Language(s): Tamazight, Central Atlas (tzm)

Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2014

Meeting Description:

TICAM, the international conference on Amazigh along with information and
communication technologies, is a biannual event held at the Royal Institute
of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) by Computer Science Studies, Information Systems
and Communications Center (CEISIC).

Since 2004, TICAM became the meeting place for scientists, researchers and
professionals interested on information and communication technologies
applied to natural languages and particularly to the Amazigh language. This
conference aims to highlight national and international research, to
promote young researchers' works, as well as to provide a representative
overview of the state of the art in order to offer promising prospects for
the development of this domain.

The sixth edition of this conference will be an opportunity to hear from
keynote speakers about theoretical, experimental and applicative advances
in their fields of research. Furthermore, this event will be an occasion to
organize demonstration workshops to bring to light the challenges of
natural language processing and to discuss the new trends of information
and communication technologies applied to the Amazigh language during the
oral sessions and posters' presentations.

Call for Papers:

Topics:

To privilege a profitable exchange, we propose, without limitation, to
debate about theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of the
following points:

1. Languages' data-processing standards
2. Localization and multilingualism projects
3. Reflection on the computerization of less resourced languages
4. Development of linguistic resources
5. Applications on language computer processing:

- Language E-learning
- Indexation
- Lexical disambiguation
- Classification
- Knowledge discovery and data mining
- Optic character recognition
- Speech processing
- Machine translation
- Web development
- Mobile application development

Submission:

We invite researchers to submit their papers on one or more of the
conference topics. Contributions can address various issues:
methodological, theoretical or experimental research; tool, system or
application development, etc.

The submitted papers may be written in Arabic, French or English. The
accepted papers will be published in the proceeding of the conference.

The papers should include between 10 to 12 pages (including figures,
examples and references). The text should be written in Times, size of the
fonts 11, line spacing set to ''Exactly 11 pt'', in size 17 x 24 cm, and
with a margin of top/bottom 2 cm and right/left 2.5 cm. Submitting articles
is done in word format.

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: 30 April 2014
Authors notification date: 15 July 2014
Final version: 15 August 2014
Conference date: 24 and 24 November 2014

Organization Committee:

Ait ouguengay Youssef
Ataa Allah Fadoua
Boulaknadel Siham
Boumediane Mounia
El Hamdaoui Amal
El Marssi Karim
Frain Jamal

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:51 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Linguistics Society Website
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1) Subject: Arabic Linguistics Society Website

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: moderator
Subject: Arabic Linguistics Society Website

The Arabic Linguistics Society is happy to announce that we finally have a
website:

http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/linguistics/als/


A big thanks to the University of Wisconsin for being willing to host this
site.  Save this link for conference announcements, instructions on
submitting abstracts, and other info.  It is also now possible to pay ALS
dues online through Paypal.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:13 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic text analysis software
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: "Slavom?r ??pl?" <bulbulthegreat at gmail.com>
Subject: Arabic text analysis software

Dear Sohaib,

if desktop software would do, I recommend antconc
http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/software.html.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:18 +0300
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1) Subject: :Berbers in Arabic LIterature book

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From: "ibcbooks" <ibc at ibcbooks.com>
Subject: :Berbers in Arabic LIterature book

Use of Berber ---  I handle in interesting title from Librarie du Liban
Arab Background series "The Berbers in Arabic Literature" by N. T.
Norris...  The book contains some interesting black and white photos.    If
you would like information about this title, just let me know...
Doris/International Book Centre, www.ibcbooks.com

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:41:44 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Startalk outreach
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1) Subject: Startalk outreach

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Subject: Startalk outreach

Dear Colleagues,



The 2014 STARTALK online proposal submission system will open on Tuesday
September 24, 2013. Proposals will be due by midnight Monday November 4,
2013. To help you start working on your proposal, the applicant support
documents for the 2014 competition are available here:
https://startalk.umd.edu/proposals?year=2014.



Sincerely,

STARTALK Central

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:23 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture
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1) Subject: UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Mourad Diouri m.diouri at ed.ac.uk
Subject: UK Conf on Arabic Learning and Culture

Dear Colleagues,

Join Arabic educators and professionals from across the UK for a one day
conference on Arabic learning and culture at our Spring Gardens office in
London.

The day includes workshops on how to introduce the learning of Arabic,
professional development sessions, classroom tips and the chance to network
with other Arabic teachers. Speakers to be confirmed shortly.

It's free of charge and lunch will be provided.

The conference is sponsored by Qatar 2013 and organised by the British
Council in partnership with ALL, Goldsmiths, Edinburgh University and
leading practitioners

Please register to attend the conference. Places are limited and
registration ends on Friday 18 October.
http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/international-education-week-2013/annual-conference-for-arabic-language-and-culture

Vicky

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:32 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Contingent Language Faculty outreach
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject: Contingent Language Faculty outreach

Dear Friends:
Hope all is well.
We are conducting further research on contingent language faculty and
looking for success stories of institutions that have found ways to improve
the working conditions of such faculty. This is a complicated issue with no
easy one-size-fits-all solution. We are looking for a variety of examples
of win-win arrangements where the leadership of departments and colleges
and tenured faculty have taken it upon themselves to improve the work
conditions of non-tenure track and part-time faculty by providing
alternative career paths, professional development opportunities, and
avenues for them to have a voice.
Would you please help us find examples of such positive initiatives and
thereby contribute to making them less of the exception and more of the
norm. We would appreciate your help by sending an email with the following
information to Maggie Nassif at mnnassif at byu.edu.
Name of your institution:
A brief description of the measures taken to improve conditions for
contingent faculty:
Contact Information for a person to interview (if available):
Kindly send your response by September 22nd.
Thank you,
MNN

Maggie N. Nassif, PhD, MBA
Administrative Director
National Middle East
Language Resource Center
Brigham Young University
212 HRCB, BYU,
Provo, Utah, 84602
mnnassif at byu.edu

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:20 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools
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1) Subject: Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From:  David Wilmsen <david.wilmsen at gmail.com>
Subject: Query on Spoken Arabic Corpus tools

I see we have a great many tools (or at least some) with which to construct
(or attempt to construct) corpora of written Arabic.

I have a query involving what I think would involve corpora of much greater
complexity:

Does anyone know of or is anyone working on programs that can handle spoken
Arabic corpora?

By now, thousands - maybe hundreds of thousands - of hours of spoken
language data are available in the form of Arab serials, archived on many
web sites, including those of the channels that originally broadcast them.
This is to say nothing of the unscripted spoken language available on sites
such as Utube.

Some researchers (including myself) are already utilizing language-use data
gleaned from Arabic-language serials. Imagine the potential for being able
to search and compare thousands of instances of usage of whatever word or
construct is under investigation.

I think I'm too old to begin trying to learn how to construct software that
might be able to handle such a task. Is there anyone in our younger
generation of scholars with the know-how to approach it?


David Wilmsen
Associate Professor of Arabic
Chair, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
American University of Beirut
Bliss Street, Hamra
Beirut, Lebanon
1107 2020
tel:  +961-1-350000 ext. 3850/1

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:56 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:American U of Beirut Job
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1) Subject: American U of Beirut Job

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Nadine Rizk <nr04 at aub.edu.lb>
Subject: American U of Beirut Job

The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages seeks applicants in the
field of Modern Arabic Literature and Literary Theory with special emphasis
on prose to begin September 1, 2014.
Applicants must have a PhD upon appointment. Rank will normally be at the
Assistant Professor level; usual contracts are initially for four years.
The language of instruction in this department (and only in this
department) is Modern Standard Arabic, but mastery of English is an
essential requirement. Applicants should be well versed in both Arab and
Western classical heritages, including Western literary theory. 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.
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV, and should
arrange for three letters of reference to be directly 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<mailto:as_dean at aub.edu.lb>

For best consideration, please submit all required credentials by the early
deadline of October 1, 2013 and indicate whether you will be attending
MESA. Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2013. Visiting
scholars will be considered.

For more information, please visit
http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx

The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:45 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PED:U of Arizona Job
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1) Subject: U of Arizona Job

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Shiri, Sonia <soniashiri at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: U of Arizona Job

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Practice, non-tenure track
Affiliation: University of Arizona, School of Middle Eastern and North
African Studies
The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the
University of Arizona invites applications for an Assistant Professor of
Practice, Arabic focus, beginning August 2014. This is a full-time
non-tenure track position with primary responsibility in instructional
activities in the newly established Arizona Arabic Flagship Program, which
is housed in MENAS. The appointment is renewable contingent upon continued
funding and successful performance review.
Required qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD degree in language
acquisition and pedagogy, linguistics, education or related field at the
time of appointment, possess native or near-native fluency in Arabic
(Modern Standard Arabic and at least one dialect), and have extensive
classroom experience teaching Arabic as a foreign language in an academic
setting. They must also possess experience in the latest approaches to
classroom instruction, curriculum design, material development, and
computer assisted language learning. The successful candidate must be
prepared to teach all levels of Arabic. She or he must also be an effective
team leader with solid multitasking and interpersonal skills and show
commitment to maintaining and enhancing the School?s long-standing
excellence in Arabic studies, ability to work with a diverse student body,
and commitment to working collaboratively and cooperatively with colleagues
in MENAS, the Arizona Arabic Flagship Program, and other schools and
departments. Excellent oral and writing skills in English are required as
the candidate may serve as the Flagship representative at local and
national events.
Preferred qualifications: In addition to the required qualifications, the
successful candidate is expected to show familiarity with blended/hybrid
language instruction or willingness to receive training in this area as
needed; ACTFL OPI certification in Arabic is highly desirable.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities for this position include teaching
Arabic language courses at all levels, curriculum design and material
development, assisting the Language Coordinator with graduate teaching
assistant training and mentorship, participating in student and outreach
activities, and performing other service-related tasks as directed by the
Director of MENAS. While this is not a research position, it is expected
that the successful applicant will actively engage in professional
development and represent the University of Arizona at teaching-related
conferences and workshops, and maintain membership at relevant professional
organizations.
The successful candidate will join a highly-recognized interdisciplinary
faculty in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies and will
be a key member of the Arizona Arabic Flagship Program. The University of
Arizona is home to a thriving Middle East and North African Studies
community strengthened by the continuing operation of two Title VI resource
centers, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Center for
Educational Resources in Culture, Language and literacy (CERCLL), in
addition to being the headquarters of the Middle East Studies Association
???
(MESA) and the American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS), thus
providing an assortment of resources and assistance to any incoming faculty.
The University of Arizona is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer supporting applications from all candidates regardless of race,
ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, disability, or sexual
orientation.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae; statement of interest; a
portfolio including statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy;
teaching evaluations; syllabi, exams, and lesson plans preferably for
different course levels; three letters of recommendation; and, if possible,
a videotaped example of language teaching. Application review will begin
September 27, 2013 and the position will remain open until filled.
Applicants must apply online at UA Careertrack Job number 53481:
www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=209449
For further inquiries please contact Miriam Saleh at
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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:15 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mutual Intelligibilty Research
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2) Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: "Slavom?r ??pl?" <bulbulthegreat at gmail.com>
Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

Dear Rasha,

as far as I'm aware, there has so far been no research published which
would rigurously test the mutual intelligibility of Arabic dialects.
There has been plenty of studies testing the mutual intelligibility of
related varieties of other languages (Dutch and Frisian, Scandinavian
Germanic languages, topolects of Chinese) and there is a large-scale
project going on which attempts to do the same for closely related
languages in Europe (http://www.let.rug.nl/gooskens/project/), but
nothing on Arabic.
Which is why I put together a grant proposal for a pilot project to
test the mutual intelligibility of three varieties of Arabic using the
methodology employed by one of the studies on topolects of Chinese
(essentially listening comprehension tests, see
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024384108001678).
The three varieties in question are Maltese, Libyan (Benghazi) Arabic
and Tunisian Arabic, the primary reasons for the selection being that
a) my research focus is currently on Maltese and there the issue of
mutual intelligibility is even more tricky, and b) me and my research
partners believe the best way to test the methodology would be to
focus on one region. I'm happy to report that the grant proposal went
through and we are currently in the final stages of preparation with
the first part of field tests scheduled for November. The completion
is scheduled for March 2014, but until then, I'd be happy to answer
any other questions you may have.

Yours sincerely,

Slavom?r

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Dan Parvaz <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Mutual Intelligibilty Research

It'd be interesting to set up a comprehension test with texts in a number
of broad dialects (Gulf, Iraqi, Yemeni, Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine) and
tried to correlate them with an information-theoretic measure like Mutual
Information.

The experimental design alone would be fun... so, for example, you'd want
to avoid boundary dialects (e.g., in comparing Egyptian and Levantine, you
might want to go with Damascene, rather than Gazan). If the dialect maps
are laid out geometrically, you may want to choose a central point like in
a Voronoi tessellation.

If anyone wants to talk about this, I'd be interested in continuing the
conversation.

Cheers,

-Dan.

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:43 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:LDC new Arabic publications
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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Linguistic Data Consortium ldc at ldc.upenn.edu
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Subject: LDC new Arabic publications

(1)* *GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Speech Part
2<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/CatalogEntry.jsp?catalogId=LDC2013S07>
was
developed by LDC and is comprised of approximately 128 hours of Arabic
broadcast conversation speech collected in 2007 by LDC as part of the DARPA
GALE (Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) Program. The data was
collected at LDC?s Philadelphia, PA USA facilities and at three remote
collection sites. The combined local and outsourced broadcast collection
supported GALE at a rate of approximately 300 hours per week of programming
from more than 50 broadcast sources for a total of over 30,000 hours of
collected broadcast audio over the life of the program.****

LDC's local broadcast collection system is highly automated, easily
extensible and robust and capable of collecting, processing and evaluating
hundreds of hours of content from several dozen sources per day. The
broadcast material is served to the system by a set of free-to-air (FTA)
satellite receivers, commercial direct satellite systems (DSS) such as
DirecTV, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) receivers, and cable television
(CATV) feeds. The mapping between receivers and recorders is dynamic and
modular; all signal routing is performed under computer control, using a
256x64 A/V matrix switch. Programs are recorded in a high bandwidth A/V
format and are then processed to extract audio, to generate keyframes and
compressed audio/video, to produce time-synchronized closed captions (in
the case of North American English) and to generate automatic speech
recognition (ASR) output.****

The broadcast conversation recordings in this release feature interviews,
call-in programs and round table discussions focusing principally on
current events from several sources. This release contains 141 audio files
presented in .wav, 16000 Hz single-channel 16-bit PCM. Each file was
audited by a native Arabic speaker following Audit Procedure Specification
Version 2.0 which is included in this release.****

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Speech Part 2 is distributed on
2 DVD-ROM.

2013 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this
data.  2013 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16 free
membership corpora.  Non-members may license this data for US$2000.


****

(2) GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Transcripts Part
2<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/CatalogEntry.jsp?catalogId=LDC2013T17>
was
developed by LDC and contains transcriptions of approximately 128 hours of
Arabic broadcast conversation speech collected in 2007 by LDC, MediaNet,
Tunis, Tunisia and MTC, Rabat, Morocco during Phase 2 of the DARPA GALE
(Global Autonomous Language Exploitation) program. The source broadcast
conversation recordings feature interviews, call-in programs and round
table discussions focusing principally on current events from several
sources.****

The transcript files are in plain-text, tab-delimited format (TDF) with
UTF-8 encoding, and the transcribed data totals 763,945 tokens. The
transcripts were created with the LDC-developed transcription tool,
XTrans<http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/tools/XTrans/downloads/>,
a multi-platform, multilingual, multi-channel transcription tool that
supports manual transcription and annotation of audio recordings. ****

The files in this corpus were transcribed by LDC staff and/or by
transcription vendors under contract to LDC. Transcribers followed LDC?s
quick transcription guidelines (QTR) and quick rich transcription
specification (QRTR) both of which are included in the documentation with
this release. QTR transcription consists of quick (near-)verbatim,
time-aligned transcripts plus speaker identification with minimal
additional mark-up. It does not include sentence unit annotation. QRTR
annotation adds structural information such as topic boundaries and manual
sentence unit annotation to the core components of a quick transcript.****

GALE Phase 2 Arabic Broadcast Conversation Transcripts - Part 2 is
distributed via web download.****

2013 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this
data on disc.  2013 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16
free membership corpora.  Non-members may license this data for US$1500.


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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:53 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Survey for Arabic native speakers
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1) Subject: Survey for Arabic native speakers

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: Emilie Zuniga <emiliezuniga at utexas.edu>
Subject: Survey for Arabic native speakers

Dear Arabic-L subscribers,

My name is Emilie Zuniga and I am a PhD student in Arabic linguistics at
UT-Austin. I am currently working on a project on Arab culture and I am
looking for participants to fill out a quick anonymous survey (20-30
minutes). Participants need to be Arabs who are 18 years old or older, and
who attended elementary school, middle school and high school in the Arab
world.

This study is aimed at: 1) identifying some of the most salient aspects of
Arab culture, and 2) determining how participants were first exposed to
those cultural elements.

Please follow the following link to complete the survey:
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1223469/73cd20e82f59

Also, feel free to share this link with others.

Your participation and support are greatly appreciated!

-Emilie Zuniga


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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:48 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT&LING:Jil Jadid Conference CFP
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1) Subject: Jil Jadid Conference CFP

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Jil Jadid Conference CFP

Full Title: Jil Jadid Graduate Student Conference in Arabic Literature and
Linguistics

Date: 21-Feb-2014 - 22-Feb-2014
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Contact Person: Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Meeting Email: jiljadidconf at gmail.com
Web Site:
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/events/conferences/jiljadid2014/home.php

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical
Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics

Language Family(ies): Arabic

Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2013

Meeting Description:

The Department of and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University
of Texas at Austin are happy to announce the 4th Annual Jil Jadid
Conference in Arabic Literature and Linguistics, a graduate student
conference to be held at the University of Texas at Austin, February 21-22,
2014.

Jil Jadid is a graduate student conference that aims to provide a forum for
young scholars spread across a variety of disciplines to come together,
share ideas and research, and discuss the future of their respective fields
as they move forward in their careers and come to represent the eponymous
new generation of scholars engaging with the Arabic-speaking world and its
cultures. For the past three Februaries, graduate students from a wide
range of universities, both domestic and international, have assembled in
Austin to set the tone for Arabic studies in the twenty-first century. The
ongoing positive feedback we have received from these past conferences
prompts us to once again assemble with the same goal, uniting students from
linguistics, area studies, comparative literature and other departments in
order to facilitate a productive and interdisciplinary exchange of new
ideas.

Fostering fruitful, engaging, and innovative dialogue remains our topmost
priority. The conference will feature keynote speeches in both Arabic
linguistics and literature, as well as a professional development panel
offered by University of Texas faculty. In addition to individual
presentations, the conference will highlight explicit opportunities for
participants to discuss their collective vision for the development of
their fields.

The 2014 Jil Jadid Conference is sponsored by the University of Texas at
Austin's Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Center for Middle Eastern
Studies, Department of Linguistics, Program in Comparative Literature,
Department of History, and the Graduate School.

Call for Papers:

All papers treating topics in Arabic linguistics (of all subfields,
including applied linguistics) and Arabic literature (both classical and
modern) will gladly be considered, in either English or Arabic (with the
request that an English summary be prepared for any papers to be presented
in Arabic). In addition to original research, we also encourage state of
the field papers that provide a focused overview of specific subfields of
Arabic studies and propose new avenues of research in that area.

Papers to be presented at other conferences are more than welcome, as we
wish to provide a forum for students to further develop and refine their
research.

Unfortunately, this year we will not be able to accommodate virtual
presentations via video-chat.

Abstracts:

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than a single, standardly
formatted page (not including references).

Abstracts may be submitted online at:
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/jiljadid2014.

The deadline for abstracts is November 15, 2013. Abstracts should not
include identifying information; you must, however, indicate the highest
degree you have obtained and your current position (e.g. 'M.A., Graduate
Student,' 'Ph.D., Assistant Professor,' etc.). Only submissions from
current or recent graduate students will be considered.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:36 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conf. CFP
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1) Subject: Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conf. CFP

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conf. CFP

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:11:08
From: Dimitrios Ntelitheos [dimitrios_n at uaeu.ac.ae]
Subject: Experimental Arabic Linguistics

Full Title: Experimental Arabic Linguistics
Short Title: EXAL2013

Date: 06-Nov-2013 - 07-Nov-2013
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Contact Person: Ali Idrissi, Dimitrios Ntelitheos
Meeting Email: exal2013.uaeu at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/exaluaeu2013/home

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Neurolinguistics; Phonology; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Arabic

Call Deadline: 25-Sep-2013

Meeting Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the United Arab Emirates University is
organizing the first conference on Experimental Arabic Linguistics
(EXAL-2013). The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars using
experimental approaches to address long-standing or new theoretical issues
pertaining to the study of language, focusing on Arabic. Areas of interest
include (but are not limited to):

1) L1 acquisition in typically and atypically developing children
2) Language impairment and language therapy
3) Representations and processing in healthy and brain-damaged speakers
(case studies, EEG, MEG, fMRI, fNIRS)
4) L2 acquisition from an experimental perspective
5) Representations and processing in Arabic heritage speakers
6) Experimental phonetics and laboratory phonology
7) Computational linguistics
8) Corpus-based linguistic studies

Invited Speakers:

Liina Pylkk?nen, New York University: TBA
Michel Paradis, McGill University: 'Bilingual speakers' Implicit and
explicit memory in various pathologies: implications for assessment and
treatment.'
Ghada Khattab, Newcastle University: 'Towards normative data on
phonological development in Arabic.'
Diogo Almeida, New York University - Abu Dhabi: TBA

For further information about the conference venue, travel and
accommodation details please visit our website and the university website
at www.uaeu.ac.ae. More information about the conference will be added to
the conference website as it becomes available.

2nd Call for Papers:

This is a reminder and notification of deadline extension.

We invite abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations followed by
a 10 minutes discussion on any of the issues listed above, or any other
issue related to the broader theme of the conference. Each author may
submit at most one individual and one joint paper. Abstracts including the
title of the paper should not exceed one page (A4 or Letter size), with a
possible second page for examples, diagrams, and references. Please, use 12
size fonts with at least 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins. Abstracts should be
anonymous and should be submitted as PDF or MS Word files at the Linguist
List Easy Abs:

http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/exal2013

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 25 September 2013
Notification of acceptance: Beginning of October 2013
Conference dates: 6-7 November 2013

We anticipate that limited travel funding will be provided to students
whose abstracts have received the highest acceptance scores by the abstract
reviewers. Details regarding financial support will be communicated to
eligible presenters before the program is finalized.

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:58 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of New Mexico Job
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1) Subject: U of New Mexico Job

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Date: 19 Sep 2013
From:  Emma Trentman <etrentman at unm.edu>
Subject: U of New Mexico Job

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

LECTURER II IN ARABIC

The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures at the University of New
Mexico is seeking to fill a Lecturer II position in Arabic beginning in
August 2014.  The successful candidate will contribute to the pedagogical
goals of a department seeking to expand its offerings in critical languages
and in the internationalization of our campus and programs.  We currently
have a tenure-track Assistant Professor with whom this Lecturer will work
closely in building courses and programs in Arabic.

The position will involve teaching a base load of twelve credits a semester.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of
undergraduate courses in Arabic language.  S/he will also develop
upper-division courses in the context of an expanded Arabic program.  This
person will help create courses and programs to expand Arabic at UNM.  S/he
will interact with other programs and departments across campus such as
Asian Studies and International Studies.

Salary and benefits are competitive.

This position requires an M.A. in hand by time of appointment in a field of
Arabic language, literature, applied linguistics, and/or pedagogy.   Native
or near-native fluency in modern standard Arabic and at least one dialect
is expected. Also required is native or near?native fluency in written and
spoken English. Evidence of university level teaching is expected.

We would prefer a candidate with evidence of successful involvement with
student activities.  Familiarity with standards-based teaching and
assessments is preferred. Evidence of excellence in teaching and of use of
best pedagogical practices. Evidence of familiarity and of use of classroom
teaching technologies. Evidence of ability and willingness to assist in
Arabic program development.

Applications must be uploaded online at
https://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=74595

These should include a letter of intent addressing the applicant?s
qualifications for the position and a description of the applicant?s
teaching interests and experience; a current curriculum vitae; a statement
of teaching philosophy; and a sample syllabus for a lower-division language
course.

Please have three letters of recommendation sent via post directly to:
Professor Lorenzo F. Garcia, Jr., Chair of the Arabic Lecturer Search
Committee, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures, MSC 03 2080,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001.  Emailed letters will
NOT be accepted.

For best consideration, completed applications are due October 15, 2013.
The position will remain open until filled.

The University of New Mexico is committed to promoting and supporting the
diversity of our campuses.  UNM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.

--
Emma Trentman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Arabic
309 Ortega Hall
MSC03 2080
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:52 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus responses
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1) Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response
2) Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  hussein hiyassat <hiyassat at gmail.com>
Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

Dear David
I developed some tools for building Arabic speech corpus , but unfortunately
due to the lake of fund the project stopped

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  Marc Van Mol <Mark.VanMol at ilt.kuleuven.be>
Subject: Tools for building Arabic Speech Corpus response

Dear David,

We are currently working on such a project, but it is very time consuming
and it will take several years.

Kind regards,

prof. dr. Mark Van Mol
Leuven Language Institute - Faculty of Arts
KU Leuven
Address: Dekenstraat 6
B 3000 Leuven
Belgium

Phone +32 16 32 56 83
Email: mark.vanmol at ilt.kuleuven.be
website: http://ilt.kuleuven.be/arabic/ENG/indexENG.php

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From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:54 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA: Results of the First Waheed Samy Excellence in
 Arabic Writing Contest
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1) Subject:  Results of the First Waheed Samy Excellence in Arabic Writing
Contest

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject:  Results of the First Waheed Samy Excellence in Arabic Writing
Contest

Dear Collegaues,

The members of the Waheed Samy Excellence in Arabic Writing Award selection
committee are happy to report to you the results of the 2013 competition.
The committee received nine outstanding applications and writing portfolios
from advanced-level students of Arabic in Arabic programs in the US and
abroad.

The committee decided to present the 2013 award to Dr. Omid Ghaemmaghami
who participated in the competition as a student in the CASA program in
Cairo. Dr. Ghaemmaghami earned his PhD in Middle Eastern and Islamic
Studies from the University of Toronto and holds an MA in Islamic and Near
Eastern Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. He has taught
Arabic at the University of Toronto and the Arabic School at Middlebury
College and is now pursuing a second MA in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign
Language (TAFL) at the American University in Cairo. His research interests
include Qur'anic exegesis and Islamic messianism.

We would like to congratulate Omid for this outstanding achievement and we
feel privileged to have someone of this caliber in our field.

Given the outstanding quality of the writing portfolios submitted, the
selection committee decided also to present certificates of distinction to
three finalists whose portfolios demonstrated outstanding writing skills in
Arabic. These certificates were granted to the following students (in
alphabetical order)

David Bashirian Bishop (Cornell University)
Paul Cuno-Booth (CASA/University of Texas, Austin)
Cameron Cross (CASA II/ University of Chicago)

The committee extends a very warm alf mabruuk to all these outstanding
students and their programs and to the Arabic faculty members who helped
them reach such distinguished levels of proficiency in Arabic writing. We
are fortunate to have such a group of excellent writers in our midst and we
look forward to seeing more of their ibdaa`aat in Arabic writing in the
future.

We encourage all teachers of Arabic at the higher levels to bring this
award to their students' attention. The 2014 competition will take place in
May 2014 and more information will be available in Spring 2014. For
information about the application and requirements please visit
https://sites.google.com/a/aucegypt.edu/arabic-writing-contest/home

Wishing you all a very successful year.

Members of the selection committee
Dr. Dalal Abou El-Seoud
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal
Ustaadha Azza Hassanein
Dr. Iman Soliman
Dr. Zeinab Taha


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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:59 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:JOBS:U of Iowa Job
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: ahmed souaiaia <ahmed-souaiaia at uiowa.edu>
Subject:

Announcement of the position of the Assistant Professor in Arabic Language
and Literatures

The Department of French and Italian in the Division of World Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Iowa invites applications
for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Arabic Language and Literature.
Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic language, literature, or culture,
in hand by August 20, 2014; native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and
English; evidence of an active research program in Arabic studies;
familiarity
with up-to-date approaches to language instruction and Arabic curriculum
development; and successful teaching of courses in Modern Standard Arabic
as a second language.  The successful candidate must be able to direct the
first- and / or second-year Arabic program, to teach undergraduate courses
in Arabic language, and to teach and direct advanced courses in Arabic
language and in Arabic/Islamic literatures and cultures.

Desirable qualifications: experience teaching in an American college or
university and in language program coordination; experience or interest in
grant writing. The Department currently offers a minor in Arabic and seeks
to expand course opportunities to offer a major. There will be
possibilities to mentor graduate students in the Division and other
academic departments and opportunities to collaborate with Division faculty
to develop and teach interdisciplinary courses in Comparative Literature,
Cinema, Translation, International Studies, French, Spanish, History,
Religious Studies, Journalism, Communication Studies, Business, and
Linguistics, among other academic units.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of interest that
indicates research interests and teaching philosophy, and one sample of
English-language scholarly work online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and arrange
to have three letters of recommendation submitted online to the same link.
Refer to requisition number *63327*.  Screening begins October 20 and
preliminary interviews may be conducted by telephone or Skype. Short-listed
candidates will be asked to provide a digital sample of their language
teaching.

The Department of French and Italian, the Division of World Languages,
Literatures and Cultures, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are
strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of
the University, College, Division and Department reflect this commitment.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  The University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:48 +0300
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject: Director and Host Institution for CASA

Position Announcement
Director and Host Institution
Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)

Deadline:  November 15, 2013

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) seeks applications for a new host
institution and a new Director (a regular full-time faculty member at that
institution) to assume responsibility of the program effective June 1,
2014.  The CASA Stateside office is currently located at The University of
Texas at Austin and operates an overseas program at the American University
in Cairo, Egypt. Due to recent events in Egypt the program has been
temporarily moved to the Qasid Institute in Amman, Jordan. A detailed
description of CASA and its various programs is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/
The prospective host institution must be an institutional member of the
CASA Consortium and must commit to providing CASA with the following for a
minimum of five years:

  *   Office and file storage space for a CASA full-time program
coordinator.  CASA will pay for the coordinator's position but the space
needs to be provided by the host institution free of charge.
  *   Support for administrative staff (also free of any charge) within the
academic department/unit that will be hosting CASA.
  *   Support (free of any direct or indirect costs) through the
institution's accounting office and office of sponsored programs to
administer the CASA accounts, including a U.S. Department of Education
(USED) grant.  The host institution will be asked to provide support for
the submissions of CASA's USED grant (every 4 years), processing 2-3
invoices to AUC annually in addition to maintaining two CASA operating and
endowment accounts.
Requirements for the CASA Director include:
?  Ph.D. in Arabic or related field
?  Professional-level competence in Arabic
?  Experience in proficiency and content-based teaching, especially at the
advanced levels
?  Experience in curriculum & material development and testing
?  Study abroad experience
?  Administrative and grant-writing experience
Based on CASA By-Laws, the CASA Director receives summer salary supplement
equivalent to 25% of her/his annual salary.
Interested institutions need to submit the following application materials
by November 15, 2013.

  *   A letter of application, complete CV, and two letters of
recommendation for the Director's position.
  *   A letter of commitment from the Department chair or Dean of the
prospective host institution indicating the institution's willingness to
host CASA for a minimum of five years.

All application materials should be mailed to:
Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
ATTN: Marissa Canales, Stateside Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
306 Inner Campus Drive, F9400
Austin, TX 78712-1029
For any questions, please contact Marissa Canales via email at
casaprogram1967 at gmail.com<mailto:casaprogram1967 at gmail.com> or by phone at
(512) 471-3513.

THE CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:46:57 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Methods in Dialectology XV
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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Horesh, Uri" <uhores at essex.ac.uk> (from LINGUIST)
Subject: Methods in Dialectology XV

Message1: Methods in Dialectology XV
Date:20-Sep-2013
From:Nanna H Hilton n.h.hilton at rug.nl
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Full Title: Methods in Dialectology XV
Short Title: Methods XV

Date: 11-Aug-2014 - 15-Aug-2014
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Contact Person: Nanna H Hilton
Meeting Email: methodsxv at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.methods-xv.net/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2014

Meeting Description:

Methods XV - University of Groningen

In a world of virtual communication and increasing opportunities for
geographical mobility, both the basis for linguistic variation and the
types of variation that are frequently encountered are hanging. The field
of dialectology is also hanging - therefore, the theme for the 15th edition
of Methods in Dialectology is 'The Future of dialects'.  One of the aims of
the conference is to bring traditional approaches to dialectology together
with the latest advances in data collection technologies, new analysis
instruments, and new interpretations of the concept of 'dialect'.

Methods in Dialectology is a triennial conference that alternates between
Canada and Europe. Methods XV will be held at the University of Groningen
from Monday, 11 August to Friday, 15 August 2014. We are proud to announce
that the following speakers have accepted our invitation to deliver keynote
addresses at the conference:

Jacob Eisenstein (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Frans Gregersen (University of Copenhagen)
Mark Liberman (University of Pennsylvania)
Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)

Call for Papers:

The organizing committee of Methods XV invites papers on all subjects in
the field of dialectology, on any language and on any topic related to
regional, social or historical variation in language. We particularly
welcome paper submissions that address the main theme of the conference,
'The Future of Dialects'. We also urge scientists working in fields outside
linguistics, but who are involved with technologies or methodologies that
can be applied to the investigation of linguistic variation, to submit
papers for this conference.

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute
discussion period. There will also be sessions for poster presentations.

Abstracts for papers or posters should be no more than 300 words excluding
bibliography and can be submitted using EasyAbs. Please submit your
abstract in a .txt or .doc(x) format. We strive towards a double-blind
reviewing process of the abstracts; please make the abstract as anonymous
as possible. The abstract deadline is 15 January 2014. Authors will be
notified of acceptance in March 2014. Each participant may have at most two
contributions at the conference, one as author and one as co-author.

Call for Workshops and Special Sessions:

We welcome proposals for workshops and special sessions for Methods XV.
Workshops may be concerned with particular methodological instruments,
technological innovations or forms of analysis. Special sessions may have a
particular focus on a language group or a specific topic in dialectology.
Proposals for workshops or special sessions should include an overview of
the topic and importance of the session, in no more than 500 words. In
addition the proposal should contain details of the invited speakers, the
text of the call for papers (if applicable), and a description of the
relevance of the workshop to Methods XV. The deadline for submitting a
special session proposal is also on 15 January 2013. The workshop and
special session proposals will be reviewed by the local organizing
committee.

Best Papers and Posters from Young Scholars:

The organizing committee of Methods XV is happy to announce that we will be
awarding a ?500 prize to the best papers or posters presented by young
scholars during Methods XV. A young scholar is a (graduate) student or a
post-doc whose Ph.D. was awarded after August 2011. Please indicate on the
abstract whether you might be eligible for such an award.

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Sep 25 14:47:01 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:47:01 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat
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1) Subject: New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From:  "Orders / Pedidos / Achats - Albujayra SL" <orders at albujayra.com>
Subject: New Advanced Level Arabic textbooks:Al-Qutayrat

We are proud to present a series of textbooks to teach Arabic at advanced
levels.
You can have a look at sample pages on our website:
www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog
Teachers can register and they get a 15% discount on our textbooks.
 <http://www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog>

**Tittle:* Al-qutayrat ( 6 books)

 *Author:* Aguilar Cobos, J. David. / Garc?a Castillo, Alejandro. / Palas
S?nchez, Sergio. / Pe?a Ag?eros, Miguel ?ngel. / Tadori?n Ramos, Blanca.

*Publisher:* Albujayra

*Description from Publisher:* *Al-qutayrat *series consists of six drops,
each of a different color and a different thematic area, that have as a
main objective to make the student able to produce and understand all the
contents required at an advanced level of Arabic.
It provides a variety of drills and exercises to learn and practice the
grammatical points without neglecting the lexical, discursive and cultural
aspects of the language. The structure of this textbook is very simple:  in
each drop there is always a first audio exercise that serves as an
introduction to the covered topics. Next, a series of texts followed by a
wide range of activities to focus on the four skills: listening, writing,
speaking and reading. These texts, which can also be heard as audio texts,
are used as pretexts to work on all the grammatical, functional, phonetic
and cultural aspects. Finally, it includes answer keys to exercises and
transcription of all the audios.
This series is designed for a B2 level (advanced) and includes 6 books of
40-50 pages each. The contents are independently arranged throughout these
six books, so that each teacher can decide, according to the curriculum
needs, which books or drops to use for his / her groups of advanced level.
This method corresponds to an advanced level B2 of the Common European
Framework of* *Reference and each drop or book covers approximately 55
contact hours of instruction, plus 50 working / self-study hours by
students.


*Al-qutayrat al-bayda B2. Arabic language*. The texts in these drops cover
topics of current interest such as the globalisation and its advantages and
disadvantages and effects in different fields like economy, society,
culture, or languages, for instance. The use of new technologies (social
networks, on-line shopping?) are also covered in these white
drops.*Al-qutayrat
al-hamra B2. Arabic language*. These red drops focus on of the aspects of
the human being as citizen and user of services. These drops cover a wide
range of  topics such as traditional and alternative medicine, health
insurance, different types of diseases, the right to vote, electoral
campaings and the separation of powers.*
Al-qutayrat al-khadra B2. Arabic language*. These green drops are
refreshing drops: sports, leisure, cinema and types of films, television
and programs, ancient and modern arabic music are the topics covered in
these drops. The student will be able to speak about likes and dislikes and
plans and intentions.
*Al-qutayrat as-safra B2. Arabic language. *The development of the economic
sectors and its  advantages and disadvantages  are covered in these yellow
drops. The student will be able to think about topics such as recycling,
pollution of the environment and sustainable development and will be able
to adopt an attitude towards these issues in Arabic.*
Al-qutayrat as-sawda B2. Arabic language*. In these black drops the student
will learn important cultural aspects of the Arabic civilisation, from its
ancient history to the current issues, including literature, customs and
institutions. The student will be able to interact in a variety of social
situations such as, for example, expressing condolences.*
Al-qutayrat az-zarqa B2. Arabic language*. The planet in which we live
requires our attention. In these blue drops, the student will become aware
of those important issues related to the environment such as
desertification, nature protection programs, pollution, natural disasters
and species in danger of extinction and will be able to discuss about them
using the Arabic language

*Language:* Arabic

*Age / level:* High school, University, Language center. Advanced.

*To order: *orders at albujayra.com* /* www.kutub.albujayra.com/catalog

Best regards,

Sergio PALAS
Albujayra Publishers

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From dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM  Thu Sep 26 12:05:53 2013
From: dilworthparkinson at GMAIL.COM (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:05:53 +0300
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:CLS scholarship program for 2014 announced
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1) Subject: CLS scholarship program for 2014 announced

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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: "Jessica O'Higgins" <johiggins at americancouncils.org>
Subject: CLS scholarship program for 2014 announced

The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship
competition for the 2014 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in
thirteen critical 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.

Arabic is among the 13 offered languages! Other languages include:
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, 2013 by 8:00 pm EST. Prior to
preparing their application, interested students should review the full
eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website<
http://www.clscholarship.org/applicants>. Arabic, Chinese, Persian,
Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can
also be found on the website.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering,
law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts 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 2013. Check out the CLS webpage or our Facebook page<
http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship> for updates!

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website<
http://www.clscholarship.org/>.


Jessica O'Higgins
Program Officer, Critical Language Scholarship Program
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
T 202-833-7522
F 202-833-7523
www.americancouncils.org<http://www.americancouncils.org/>

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