<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: Thu 03 Jan 2008</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:Jordan U's Conf. on Teaching Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages</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: 003 Jan 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:"Sane Yagi" <<a href="mailto:saneyagi@gmail.com">saneyagi@gmail.com</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Jordan U's Conf. on Teaching Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages</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; ">Jordan University's First International Conference on the Teaching of Arabic<br>to Speakers of Other Languages<br>JU-TASOL 2008<br><br>*First Call for Papers*<br><br>Jordan University is organizing its first international conference on the<br>Teaching of Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages. It shall be held from May<br>6th to 8th, 2008. It is organized by the Faculty of Arts' Department of<br>Arabic in collaboration with the Linguistics Department, the Department of<br>Curriculum and Instruction, and the Language Center. This conference will be<br>held in the beautiful city of Amman during the Spring season.<br><br>The conference covers a broad spectrum of interest within the teaching of<br>Arabic. Therefore, researchers from the various disciplines in Linguistics,<br>Education, and Information Technology are encouraged to participate.<br><br>January 30, 2008<br><br>Submission of abstract<br><br>February 7, 2008<br><br>Notification of abstract acceptance<br><br>April 1, 2008<br><br>Submission of full paper<br><br>April 15, 2008<br><br>Notification of paper acceptance<br><br>May 1, 2008<br><br>Submission of camera-ready paper<br><br>May 6-8, 2008<br><br>Conference<br><br>*Linguistic Areas:***<br><br>Syntax and semantics<br><br>Phonetics and phonology<br><br>Language acquisition<br><br>Sociolinguistics<br><br>Psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics<br><br>Computational linguistics<br><br>*Educational Areas:***<br><br>Curriculum<br><br>Pedagogy<br><br>Educational psychology<br><br>Philosophy of education<br><br>Educational technology<br><br>*Experiential Knowledge:***<br><br>In-class teaching<br><br>Program administration<br><br>Computer-assisted instruction<br><br>Arabic for specific purposes<br><br>*General Issues:***<br><br>Cultural considerations and attitudes to teaching Arabic to speakers of<br>other languages<br><br>The politics of teaching and researching Arabic<br><br><br><br>*Abstract requirements:*<br><br>Abstracts and papers are written in Arabic. Abstracts must not exceed 400<br>words in length, but papers may be of any length. The abstract must have the<br>topic stated clearly, the methodology explained, and the expected<br>conclusions outlined.<br><br>*Submission requirements:*<br><br>Submissions must be sent first in SOFT copies as e-mail attachments to *<br><a href="mailto:tasol2008@gmail.com">tasol2008@gmail.com</a>* and then in print together with a diskette or CD to *Dr.<br>Sameer Qatami, Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan*.<br>The electronic file format must be either in Microsoft Word, RTF, or PDF.<br><br>Please state the name(s) of the author(s) in full along with their<br>individual, affiliation, postal address, and email address. Hard copies are<br>essential only to verify the formatting of electronic versions.<br><br>*Document Format:*<br><br> - Margin: vertical = 1 inch; horizontal = 1.25 inches.<br> - Font: Times New Roman.<br> - Title of the paper: size = 16 font; skip one line before title.<br> - Author's information:<br><br>*Name(s):* size = 12 font; order = First name, Last name (1st letter<br>capitalized).<br>*Affiliation(s):* size = 9 font.<br>*E-mail address(es):* size = 9 font.<br><br> - "Abstract": size = 14 font; text = 12 font; 1.5 spaced.<br> - "Keywords": size = 14 font; text = 12 font.<br> - "References": size = 12 font; aligned in the center; text = 9 font.<br> - File: DOC, RTF, or PDF<br><br><br><br>*Amman *<br><br>Amman, the modern capital of Jordan, is one of the oldest inhabited places<br>in the world. Recent excavations have uncovered homes and towers believed to<br>have been built during the Stone Age with many references to it in the<br>Bible. Amman was known as Rabbath -Ammon, the capital of the Ammonites. It<br>was also referred to as "the city of waters".<br><br>In the 3rd century BC, the city was renamed Philadelphia after the Ptolemaic<br>ruler Philadelphus. the City later came under Seleucid as well as Nabataean<br>rule, until the Roman General Pompey annexed Syria and made Philadelphia<br>part of the Decapolis league - a loose alliance of initially ten free city<br>states under over all allegiance to Rome. Under the influence of the Roman<br>culture, Philadelphia was reconstructed in typically grand Roman style with<br>colonnaded streets, baths, a theatre and impressive public buildings.<br><br>During the Byzantine period, Philadelphia was the seat of a bishop and<br>therefore several churches were built. The city declined somewhat until the<br>year 635 AD. As Islam spread northwards from the Arabian Peninsula, the land<br>became part of its domain. Its original Semitic name Ammon or Amman was<br>returned to it.<br><br>Amman 's modern history began in the late 19th century, when the Ottomans<br>resettled a colony of Circassian emigrants in 1878. As the Great Arab Revolt<br>progressed and the state of Transjordan was established, King Abdullah I,<br>founder of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, made Amman his capital in 1921.<br>Since then, Amman has grown rapidly into a modern, thriving metropolis of<br>well over a million people.<br><br>*Tourist Attractions in Jordan*<br><br>*Roman Forum in Amman*<br><br>The Roman time Public Square, bordered by the theatre and the Odeon, once<br>was among the largest of the Empire (over 100 * 50 meters). A row of columns<br>in the front of the theatre is what remains of the colonnades which once<br>flanked it.<br><br>*Roman Theatre in Amman*<br><br>An imposing monument set into the side of the mountain. Its 33 rows of seats<br>can accommodate almost 6000 spectators. The theatre, which dates back to<br>approximately the mid 2nd century AD, comes back to life with musical and<br>dance performance held regularly under the moonlit summer.<br><br>*Odeon in Amman*<br><br>Adjacent to the theatre and set on the east side of the Forum, the Odeon<br>dates back to the 2nd century AD. The lower seats of this monument, which<br>could accommodate up to 500 spectators, have been restored and the Odeon is<br>used occasionally for concerts.<br><br>*Jerash (Gerasa)*<br><br>Straddling one of the ancient worlds key trade routes, Jerash offers<br>extensive and breathtaking ruins of colonnaded streets, arches, temples, and<br>baths in a remarkable state of preservation and completeness. The visitor is<br>free to wander through these sites and observe at close hand the intricacy<br>and sophistication of the workmanship and the artistry of the cravings and<br>decorations. During the summer, the Jerash Festival of culture and arts<br>brings together the finest talent, both Arab and international, to revive<br>one of the great monuments of civilization.<br><br>*Ajlon Castle *<br><br>Twenty four kilometers west of Jerash, overlooking the Jordan Valley north<br>of Amman, Ajlon was built in 1184 by the Ayyubid to encounter the Crusader<br>advance in east Jordan and to protect the communications between Cairo and<br>Damascus. The hulking remains of these once powerful citadels await the<br>eager explorer with their mighty military exteriors, their dark inner<br>passageways, and their mute testimony to the struggles for power so familiar<br>to this historic land.<br><br>*Madaba*<br><br>Madaba is an archaeological park and an ancient city of mosaics. It has the<br>oldest preserved ancient mosaic map of the holy lands.<br><br>*Mount Nebo*<br><br>Mount Nebo is one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, located just a<br>short drive west of the Roman Byzantine town of Madaba, for this is where<br>Moses was buried. The sites association with the last days of Moses is<br>described in moving words in Deuteronomy (43:1-7). The episode of Balak and<br>Balam (2:13-26) also takes place here.<br><br>The site's other name is Pisgah: "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab<br>to Mt Nebo, to the top of Pisgah which is opposite Jerico". From the<br>mountaintop, you can admire the dazzling view across the Jordan Valley and<br>the Dead Sea, to the rooftops of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.<br><br>*Dead Sea*<br><br>The Dead Sea eastern coast in Jordan is one of the most spectacular natural<br>and spiritual landscapes in whole world.<br><br>The leading attraction at the Dead Sea is the warm, soothing, super-salty<br>seawater, which is nine times saltier than Mediterranean Sea water. It is<br>rich in chloride salts of Magnesium, sodium and potassium, in bromine,<br>potash and several other minerals and salts. This unusually salty, buoyant<br>and mineral-rich water has attracted visitors since ancient times, all of<br>whom have floated effortlessly on their backs while soaking up the water's<br>healthy minerals along with the gentler, filtered rays of the Jordanian sun.<br><br>The Dead Sea's total attraction is due to its unique combination of several<br>factors: the chemical composition of its water, the filtered sun rays and<br>oxygen -rich air, the mineral- rich black mud along the shoreline, and the<br>adjacent fresh water and thermal mineral spring.<br><br>*Umm Qays*<br><br>This is the most dramatically situated of the Decapolis cities. At Umm Qays,<br>one can explore fascinating ruins -a stunning black basalt theater, a<br>colonnaded main street, and a city gate, among others -and enjoy spectacular<br>views of the Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and Golan heights. Umm Qais<br>has a charming museum in a restored Ottoman house in addition to its other<br>attractions.<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: 03 Jan 2008</div></body></html>