<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Tue 08 Aug 2006</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<A href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <A href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</A>]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</A> with first line reading:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:Seminar on Teaching/Learning Arabic K-12 and on</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 08 Aug 2006</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:Kassem Wahba <<A href="mailto:kmw43@georgetown.edu">kmw43@georgetown.edu</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Seminar on Teaching/Learning Arabic K-12 and on</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[moderator's note: I can't find the date of this seminar anywhere on the announcement. Maybe Kassem can send an addendum giving us the date.]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Arabic Language Workshop and Seminar Series</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;text-align: center; margin-left: 0.25in; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Towards Excellence in Arabic Language Programs </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;text-align: center; margin-left: 0.25in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Teaching/Learning Arabic Language in K-12 and Post-Secondary Education</B><B><BR></B><B><BR></B><B> Critical issues and Future Directions</B><B><BR></B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><BR> A One-Day Workshop given by the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 0.25in; "></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Developments in recent times</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">have changed the role and status of Arabic language teaching and learning in the United States. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The dramatic increase of interest for learning Arabic combined with the varying needs of the learners has created new challenges for most Arabic programs. The situation has posed many pressing issues for teaching/learning Arabic at both K-12 and post-secondary levels:</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -41px;margin-left: 48.75pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">1)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The demand for establishing new Arabic programs that meet the needs of the learners and the requirements of American education, especially at K-16 levels.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -41px;margin-left: 48.75pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">2)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The need for existing Arabic programs to define and deliver high-quality Arabic instruction, and to design new plans in order to adapt to changing demands and needs of new learners at both K-12 and post-secondary levels. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -41px;margin-left: 48.75pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">3)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The need for programs that provide Arabic teacher education in terms of preparation, training, and professional development</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px;margin-left: 0.25in; "><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">It has become clear that the role of Arabic language teaching and learning and the demands for high quality language programs will not only be pressing issues for the next 10 years, but will continue to be important in subsequent decades as well. Thus, the need to explore key issues and create plans for future has become imperative.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Towards this end, we propose to convene at a one-day seminar to examine some central issues facing Arabic language teaching/learning and to explore recommendations for tackling these issues. This first seminar is meant to be a brainstorming session involving key figures in the field. It will be followed by a series of seminars/workshops that investigate these issues in greater detail. The main questions addressed in this seminar will be: </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -41px;margin-left: 48.75pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">1)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">What are the central concerns that must be addressed in terms of present Arabic language teaching demands?</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -41px;margin-left: 48.75pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">2)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">What can be done in response to these concerns?</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The seminar will be for one day only. It will focus on K-12 and post-secondary including those at community college and university levels. Presenters are invited to participate in all sessions. While each presenter will present in only one session, participation in the other sessions is encouraged and appreciated. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The audience will be by invitation only. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Themes to be discussed are as follows:</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">1- Background Issues and Questions: </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">a) </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">K-12 Arabic language education in the U.S.: An</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 1in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Overview</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">2- What Arabic to teach?</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">a) Is it ESA, MSA or Fu</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">%</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Sha or what?</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">b) Hybrid Arabic</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px;"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">3- Language Program Design K-16 </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-outline-level:1"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">a) </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The Arabic Learning Standards: Next Steps and</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Challenges</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-outline-level:1"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">b) Flagship Program K-16 Goals: Problems & Issues Faced</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">at Michigan State University</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">4- Teacher Education/Training</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">a) </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Profile of K-12 Arabic language teachers’ Needs</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">b) Teacher education: University teachers’ Needs</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;tab-stops:129.0pt"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Moderators</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Kassem M. Wahba</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Hana Zabarah</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 24px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>For contact for this seminar</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Kassem Wahba</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B><A href="mailto:kmw43@georgetown.edu">kmw43@georgetown.edu</A></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Hanaa Zabarah</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Hana Zabarah </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B><A href="mailto:zabarahh@georgetown.edu">zabarahh@georgetown.edu</A></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Sarah Monsell</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B><A href="mailto:sem73@georgetown.edu">sem73@georgetown.edu</A></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Dept. of Arabic and Islamic Studies</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>tel. 202-687-5743</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>fax. 202-687-2408</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Box 571046</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Intercultural Center 306</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Washington, DC 20057</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style=""><B style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Seminar Program</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>8:30</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Registration</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>8:45 Welcome: Ahmad Dallal Chair, Arabic and Islamic Studies</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><TABLE border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><TBODY><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Session/Time</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="153" valign="top" style="width:153.0pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Topic</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:167.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Speaker</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>First Session</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="153" valign="top" style="width:153.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Background Issues</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:167.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Chair: Amin Bonnah</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Georgetown University</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">9:00</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="153" valign="top" style="width:153.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">K-12 Arabic language education in the U.S.: An Overview</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:167.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Dora Johnson</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Center of Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C.</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>9:30</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Tea Break</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><TABLE border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><TBODY><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Time</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="154" valign="top" style="width:153.85pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Topic</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Speaker</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Second Session</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="154" valign="top" style="width:153.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Goals and Choices: What Arabic to teach?</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Chair: David Mehall University of Maryland: CASL, SAIC</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">9:45</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="154" valign="top" style="width:153.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is it ESA, MSA or Fusha or What?</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Karin Ryding</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Georgetown University</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">10:15</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="154" valign="top" style="width:153.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hybrid Arabic</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Waheed Samy</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">University of Michigan</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="122" valign="top" style="width:1.7in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">10:45</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="154" valign="top" style="width:153.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Discussion</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">David Wilmsen</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Kassem Wahba</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Georgetown University</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:4.0in"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>12:00 </B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Lunch Time</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><TABLE border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><TBODY><TR><TD width="104" valign="top" style="width:1.45in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Time</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="172" valign="top" style="width:171.85pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Topic</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Speaker</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="104" valign="top" style="width:1.45in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Third Session</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="172" valign="top" style="width:171.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Arabic Program Design K-16</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Chair: Belkacem Baccouche</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="104" valign="top" style="width:1.45in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">1:00</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="172" valign="top" style="width:171.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Arabic Learning Standards: Next Steps and Challenges</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mahdi Alosh</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Ohio State University formerly and West Point currently</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="104" valign="top" style="width:1.45in;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">1:30</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="172" valign="top" style="width:171.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Flagship Program K-16 Goals: Problems & Issues Faced at Michigan State University</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Margo Glew</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Michigan State University</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>2:00 </B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Tea Break</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><TABLE border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><TBODY><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Time</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Topic</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Speaker</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Fourth Session</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Teacher Education/</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Training</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Chair: Zeina </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-staff.cfm?staffID=5"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Azzam Seikaly</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Georgetown University</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Georgetown University</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">2:15</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Profile of K-12 Arabic language teachers’ Needs</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mahmoud Al-Batal</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">University of Austin</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">2:45</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Planning Ahead: Arabic Language Teacher Education - A Global Perspective" </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Liz England</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">3:15</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Discussion</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Jerry Lampe</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">The National Foreign Language Center-University of Maryland</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD width="113" valign="top" style="width:113.4pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>4:30</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="163" valign="top" style="width:162.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;"><B>Conclusion and Recommendations</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD><TD width="167" valign="top" style="width:166.55pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;border-right:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Kassem Wahba</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hana Zabarah</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.6667px;">Gergana Atanassova</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV 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