<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div 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 30 Sep 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:Conference on Government Arabic Programs</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: 30 Sep 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:"Asst Prof Clarissa C Burt " <<a href="mailto:burt@usna.edu">burt@usna.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Conference on Government Arabic Programs</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; ">Call for Papers<br><br>Arabic Language and Culture Studies<br>Toward Greater Expertise<br><br>A Conference on and for Arabic Programs<br>in US Military Academies and Government Institutes:<br><br>February 19-21, 2009<br><br>U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland<br><br>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>We invite submissions of paper abstracts for a conference on U.S. Government Arabic Programs to be held at the U.S. Naval Academy February 19-21, 2009. The central topics of the conference are:<br><br>•Impediments to the teaching and learning of Arabic<br>•Assessment of Arabic students, classes and programs<br>•Creative responses to the DOD framework for regional and cultural expertise<br><br>In addition to these topics, we invite student demonstrations of Arabic skills and presentations of other academic and linguistic products by students of U.S. Government Arabic Studies programs. Please refer to the attachment below for detailed descriptions of conference topics and outlines for student participation.<br><br>Please send proposal forms, including paper abstracts (approx. 200 words) and proposals for student demonstrations by October 25th, 2008 to:<br><br>Conference on Arabic Toward Greater Expertise<br>Clarissa Burt<br>c/o Language and Culture Studies Department<br>U.S. Naval Academy<br>589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C<br>Annapolis, MD 21402<br><br>410 293 6353 wk<br>410 293 2729 fax<br><br>Or email <a href="mailto:burt@usna.edu">burt@usna.edu</a><br><br>Notifications of proposal acceptances will be sent by November 30th, 2008.<br><br>Please indicate in your proposal the language (Arabic or English) in which you intend to deliver your paper. We wish to encourage the use of Arabic in this conference to the furthest possible extent, but proposals for presentations in English are most welcome.<br><br>Student presenters from USAFA and USMC may be housed at USNA. Other participants requiring housing will be able to book hotel rooms within walking distance of the Naval Academy. There may be funds to help defray some of the travel costs of participation for some presenters. Details of such arrangements will be discussed in conjunction with acceptance of proposals for participation.<br><br>Arabic Language and Culture Studies Toward Greater Expertise:<br>A Conference on and for Arabic Programs<br>in US Military Academies and Government Institutes:<br><br>February 19-21, 2009<br><br>U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland<br><br>Sponsors: Office of the Director of National Intelligence<br> Language and Culture Studies Department, USNA<br> Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, USNA<br> International Programs Office, USNA<br><br> This three day meeting of faculty and students from and concerning U.S. military and government language and cultural programs, and university programs serving government programs, will have several main foci for academic discussion and presentation, including:<br><br>I. Impediments in teaching and learning of Arabic: identification, response and building strategies to overcome<br>This topic allows the academic discussion of a variety of linguistic, cognitive, psychological, institutional and intellectual impediments which stand in the way of successful language learning and/or teaching. Discussion of challenges specific to the military and government institute classroom are most welcome, as are the results of attempts to solve any specific issues in language and culture learning and teaching in the classroom environment, and for the individual student.<br><br>II. Assessment of Arabic students, classes and programs, and the benefits and limitations of feedback: putting assessment back to work in the classroom to improve overall programmatic outcomes<br>Issues, incentives, limitations and benefits of assessment with national standards as touchstones, using comparisons among military, governmental and civilian academic programs. Where do these programs fit in preparing students for the greater world and for specific military operational, intelligence, career and diplomatic needs?<br><br>III. Creative responses to the DOD framework for Regional and Cultural Expertise (October 2007) and LREC (January 2008) in Arabic Programs<br>Arabic cultural and regional learning in Arabic programs at the military academies and governmental institutes – relationships, requirements, and intellectual, academic, military, intelligence and diplomatic implications<br><br>(next page)<br><br><br><br>IV. Arabic Cultural, Regional and Language learning products: Student Demonstrations and Presentations<br>An Arabic program student competition in three categories. Students from the military academy and government institute programs will present their best Arabic 1) creative or 2) topical work, focusing on oral delivery, or 3) an academic paper in English. A committee composed of faculty drawn from all the Arabic programs represented at the conference will judge these productions.<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></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: 30 Sep 2008</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>