<div dir="ltr">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Wed 05 Mar 2014<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu" target="_blank">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>><br>
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<br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 05 Mar 2014<br>From: <span name="Elrayah, Tagelsir H" style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Elrayah, Tagelsir H</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;white-space:nowrap"><a href="mailto:ElrayahTH@state.gov" target="_blank">ElrayahTH@state.gov</a></span><br>
Subject: Needs studies on order of teaching MSA and dialect<br><br>Dear all,<br><br>Is anyone aware of studies in the field pertaining to the following:<br><br>· Starting with MSA makes it easy and quick to move to a local dialect<br>
<br>· Starting with a local dialect makes it easy and quick to move to MSA.<br><br>· Learning one dialect supports and speeds up the learning of another dialect.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>Tagelsir Elrayah<br>
Language Training Supervisor, Arabic<br>Foreign Language Institute<br>Arlington, VA<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 05 Mar 2014<br></div>