<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Arabic-L: Tue 24 May 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: Workshop on eLearning for Arabic teachers<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 24 May 2011<br>From: Mourad Diouri <<a href="mailto:mourad.diouri@e-arabic.com">mourad.diouri@e-arabic.com</a>><br>Subject: Workshop on eLearning for Arabic teachers<br><br><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>Building on its previous success, the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW) will be running a 2-day intensive CPD training in eLearning skills for foreign/Arabic language teachers followed by a 5-day intensive CPD training ("Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers: A Communicative Approach"). The two events complement one another and the skills acquired during the first training are transferable to the course that follows.</div><div><br></div><div>Both courses will run at the University of Edinburgh in July 2011 within a 7-day period. Interested applicants may apply for one or both of these courses. Enrollment is limited to 12-15 participants to allow trainees to work through their own specific needs</div><div><br></div><div>Essential eLearning Skills & Tools for MFL/Arabic Teachers</div><div><br></div><div>Date: Fri 22- Sat 23 July 2011</div><div>Fees: £100</div><div>Trainer: Mourad Diouri, University of Edinburgh (<a href="mailto:m.diouri@ed.ac.uk">m.diouri@ed.ac.uk</a>)</div><div>Applicants should be teachers of Arabic or any other foreign languages interested in integrating technology in their practice.</div><div>For further details, go to: bit.ly/h4ukik </div><div>Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers: A Communicative Approach</div><div><br></div><div>Date: Mon 25- Fri 29 July 2011</div><div>Fees: £395</div><div>Trainer: Jonathan Featherstone, University of Edinburgh (<a href="mailto:jonathan.featherstone@ed.ac.uk">jonathan.featherstone@ed.ac.uk</a>) & Mourad Diouri</div><div>Applicants must have native or near-native competence in Arabic. They should also have a minimum of one year's experience of either teaching Arabic or another language.</div><div>For further details, go to: bit.ly/kbK916 </div><div>**Special Discount for joint booking: £450**</div><div><br></div><div>Fees includes catering costs (lunches and tea/coffee breaks) for the duration of the training.</div><div><br></div><div>How to apply?</div><div><br></div><div>To register your interest for either or both events:</div><div><br></div><div>2-day training: bit.ly/h4ukik (under 'Booking')</div><div>5-day training: bit.ly/jTEnRC</div><div>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the course organisers. We look forward to hearing from you.</div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div><br></div><div>The CASAW Team</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mourad Diouri</div><div><br></div><div>e-Learning Lecturer/Developer in Arabic Studies</div><div>Centre for the Ad. Study of the Arab World | University of Edinburgh, 19 George Sq. Edinburgh, EH8 9LD </div><div>e: <a href="mailto:m.diouri@ed.ac.uk">m.diouri@ed.ac.uk</a> </div><div>w: eArabic Teachers Portal : <a href="http://v-Arabic.com">v-Arabic.com</a></div><div>w: eArabic Learners Portal : <a href="http://e-Arabic.com">e-Arabic.com</a></div><div><br></div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 24 May 2011</body></html>