<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Wed 06 April 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: ACTFL Needs Scholar of Syrian Arabic for Testing Protocol Group<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 06 April 2011<br>From: Michelle Paradies <<a href="mailto:mparadies@ACTFL.ORG">mparadies@ACTFL.ORG</a>><br>Subject: ACTFL Needs Scholar of Syrian Arabic for Testing Protocol Group<div><br></div><div>[The following announcement was preceded by this e-mail message: The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is seeking a scholar of the Syrian dialect of Levantine Arabic (must be a native speaker) to participate in a work group that will be tasked with standardizing the scoring protocol for a US Government test of listening proficiency in Levantine Arabic. The workgroup will include members with expertise in the dialects/varieties of the all the areas where Levantine Arabic is spoken. We are seeking an additional representative of the Syrian dialect. Positions for those with expertise in other dialects are already filled. A complete description of the opportunity is attached. Would you be able to post it on your list-serv?]</div><div><br><br><div>The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is seeking Levantine Arabic scholars, educators, and linguists to participate in a three-day work group in Washington DC from April 19-21, 2011. The work will involve helping to determine passing scores on listening tests of Levantine Arabic used within the United States Government. </div><div><br></div><div>Participant Qualifications:</div><div><br></div><div>Ideal participants will be professionally involved in the teaching of Levantine Arabic as a foreign language in a university setting, possess a PhD or equivalent, and have some familiarity with Interagency Language Roundtable Proficiency Scale. Participants must also be able to demonstrate Advanced Professional Proficiency in Levantine Arabic and English as defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions. For more information about the ILR, see <a href="http://www.govtilr.org/Skills/ILRscale2.htm#4">www.govtilr.org/Skills/ILRscale2.htm#4</a>. Evidence of this proficiency may include publication of professional papers in Levantine Arabic or official results an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) or other recognized proficiency tests.</div><div><br></div><div>We expect the meetings to be full-day sessions. Participants will need to be available between 9AM – 5PM on each day. The sessions will have strict security protocols including the surrender of all media devices such as cell phones, iPods, laptops, pagers, and the signing of nondisclosure agreements. </div><div><br></div><div>Compensation: </div><div><br></div><div>The consultant fee will be $400/day. Travel costs will be covered for people who do not live within a 50 mile radius of Washington, DC. </div><div><br></div><div>To apply:</div><div><br></div><div>Please submit your resume to Michelle Paradies (<a href="mailto:mparadies@actfl.org">mparadies@actfl.org</a>) no later than March 31, 2011. Resumes should include your language related experience as well as list any publications, presentations, certifications, and other significant professional achievements. It is not necessary to submit publication and presentation abstracts as separate documents. Please include a brief cover letter if you have experience that is not included on your resume but is relevant for this opportunity.</div><div><br></div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 06 April 2011</div></body></html>