<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-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 18 Dec 2007</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:U of Arizona looking for Grad Students with interest in Teaching Arabic</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: 18 Dec 2007</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:Martha Schulte-Nafeh <<a href="mailto:marthas@email.arizona.edu">marthas@email.arizona.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:U of Arizona looking for Grad Students with interest in Teaching Arabic</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; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; ">Dear Colleages,<br><br>The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph. D. program at the University of Arizona is interested in receiving applications from Arabic speaking students interested in pursuing research and teaching careers in the field of Arabic as a Second Language. The SLAT program is working with the department of Near Eastern Studies in order to provide possible support for qualified applicants who could teach Arabic. There have been speakers of Arabic who have taught Arabic at the university while pursuing their Ph.D. in SLAT in the past, and the SLAT program is very interested in attracting more Arabic speakers in the future. A detailed description of the program and contact information is provided below. We would be most grateful if you would bring this to the attention of qualified potential applicants.<br><br><br>PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The SLAT doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program with 73 faculty members located in 16 collaborating departments. The program is designed to provide rigorous advanced training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language learning, and teaching. The SLAT Program has been recognized as a high-quality interdisciplinary program. Several of our participating departments have been ranked in the top ten in the country, including Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Linguistics, and Speech and Hearing Sciences.<br><br><br>SPECIALIZATIONS: Students select from among the following four specializations: 1. L2 Analysis: grammar, contrastive linguistics, interlanguage studies, syntax, phonology, morphology, syntax. 2. L2 Use: discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language planning & policy, rhetoric, pragmatics, variation, socio-cultural factors 3. L2 Processes and Learning: psycholinguistics, second language acquisition theory and research, foreign language learning and research, interlanguage. 4. L2 Pedagogical Theory and Program Administration: ESL/FL methods curriculum development, testing and evaluation, reading, writing and educational technology.<br><br><br>DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: Most students entering the program hold a master's degree or its equivalent. Candidates are required to complete 33 units of core courses (including courses in second language acquisition theory and teaching practice, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, research methods and statistics) and then choose an 18-unit specialization from among the four specializations listed above. In addition, candidates select a minor (12 or more units) from among the above four specializations or they may choose an external minor in a field such as Near Eastern Studies, French Linguistics, Language Reading and Culture or Rhetoric and Composition. They must also complete a dissertation for a minimum of an additional 18 units. Post-baccalaureate coursework completed prior to admission may be substituted for a portion of these requirements.<br><br><br>APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application packets are available from the SLAT Program office, and from our web site: http:// <a href="http://www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/">www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/</a> <<a href="http://www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/">http://www.coh.arizona.edu/SLAT/</a>>. Applicants are asked to submit: A completed SLAT Application form- A statement of purpose- GRE scores- An example of scholarly writing- 3 letters of reference- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. International students also must submit TOEFL scores and a financial guarantee form. Forms and complete information on these procedures may be obtained directly from the SLAT Program Office, or on-line. International students should apply to the University before the end of December. The deadline for receipt of all other application materials is February 1.<br><br><br>FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Financial aid includes: Graduate College Fellowships, Research Assistantships, Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GATships) in one of the language departments. In addition, a limited number of tuition and registration scholarships are available. Decisions on the awarding of GATships are generally made by the cooperating departments in negotiation with the Director of the SLAT Program. Other support decisions are made by the SLAT Admissions Committee. Awards are usually made in March and early April for the forthcoming academic year. Application to the SLAT program automatically includes consideration for GATships and other awards if the applicant says that he/she would like to have financial assistance.<br><br><br>SETTING: The University of Arizona is located in Tucson, a culturally lively and ethnically varied city of over 800,000 inhabitants. Situated in the Sonoran Desert in Southeastern Arizona at an altitude of 2,600 feet, Tucson provides easy access to many outdoor activities in the desert and in the mountains that surround the city. The 351- acre campus of the University of Arizona is conveniently located in the center of the city. The University is an active and expanding institution of more than 36,000 students with 6,400 graduate students enrolled in 138 masters and 95 doctoral programs. The University is a Research I institution ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the nation. Its library has also been ranked by the Association of Research Libraries as one of the best large research libraries in North America. Moreover, the University houses nationally and internationally recognized organizations in the study of language, such as the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The Federal Court Interpreter Certification project, the Center for English as a Second Language and the American Indian Language & Development Institute as well as two federally funded title VI centers whose activities focus on improving the teaching and learning of second languages: the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and the Center for Educational Research on Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL).<br><br><br>For Further Information Contact:<br><br>Dr. Linda Waugh, Head, SLAT Program<br><br><a href="mailto:lwaugh@u.arizona.edu">lwaugh@u.arizona.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:lwaugh@u.arizona.edu">mailto:lwaugh@u.arizona.edu</a>><br></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 class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><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; ">End of Arabic-L: 18 Dec 2007</div></body></html>