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1) Subject:Western Consortium Workshop: Language Beyond the Classroom
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Date: 02 Mar 2010
From:S Farwaneh <<a href="mailto:farwaneh@email.arizona.edu">farwaneh@email.arizona.edu</a>>
Subject:Western Consortium Workshop: Language Beyond the Classroom
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Dear Language instructors<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">We hope to see many of you at this year's Western Consortium workshop, as presenters or participants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">We are delighted that the workshop facilitator this year is Dr. John Eisele whom you all know. I'm sure some of you have already seen the call for abstracts, but in case you have not, the invitation appears below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Call for Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">“Language Beyond the Classroom:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Developing & Maintaining Advanced Proficiency”<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Tucson, AZ<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">April 16-18, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The 2010 Western Consortium Middle East Language Workshop is a 2-day event hosted<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">this year by the University of Arizona’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). The<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">2010 Workshop will explore "bridging activities" that link formal classroom learning to<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">non-formal, student-centered learning especially for developing and maintaining<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">advanced proficiency in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. These activities could<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">include use of films or broadcast media, technology, games, or study abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The workshop facilitator is Dr. John Eisele, Associate Professor of Arabic in the<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of William and Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Using the case of Arabic diglossia, Dr. Eisele will conduct a two-hour interactive session<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">on the pedagogy of teaching formal (textbook) vs. informal (street) language.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The workshop program will include hands-on/interactive sessions, panels, and individual<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">talks. CMES invites abstracts from language instructors for these sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and must be accompanied by the registration<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">form (available for download on the workshop website).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The deadline for submissions is March 8, 2010. Notification of acceptance or rejection<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">will be sent by March 17, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">We look forward to seeing you in Tucson!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Workshop website (and schedule): <a href="http://cmes.arizona.edu/language/workshop2010" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://cmes.arizona.edu/language/workshop2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Center for Middle Eastern Studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">2010 Western Consortium Middle East Language Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div></span>
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