27.3902, Calls: Standard Arabic, Applied Ling/UK

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-3902. Mon Oct 03 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.3902, Calls: Standard Arabic, Applied Ling/UK

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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:43:06
From: Abedal-mutaleb Al-zuweiri [abedal-mutaleb.al-zuweiri at durham.ac.uk]
Subject: Arabic Language Teaching & Learning in UK Higher Education

Full Title: Arabic Language Teaching & Learning in UK Higher Education 

Date: 28-Mar-2017 - 28-Mar-2017
Location: Leeds/ the University of Leeds, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Mark Critchley
Meeting Email: ArabicConference at leeds.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)

Call Deadline: 09-Dec-2016 

Meeting Description:

The purpose of the conference is to bring together academics and language
teachers working in UK universities to discuss the nature and challenges
presently faced in the field.  This is in the context of a recent rapid growth
of demand for Arabic language learning, in particular across university-wide
language programmes.  There are now (2016) almost 60 UK Universities teaching
the Arabic language, including 12 who offer degree programmes (single or joint
honours, undergraduate or postgraduate) in Arabic Studies.  The conference
intends to:

a) Provide a forum for all teachers of Arabic in Higher Education in the UK to
come together, and to act as a catalyst for collaboration across all
institutions
b) To support the closer integration of the teaching & learning of Arabic with
the teaching & learning of other languages in UKHE
c) To provide a forum for development of collaborative ideas amongst
participants, leading to collaborative projects through external funding

The conference will include two external keynote speakers, and will close with
a panel discussion.  There will also be parallel sessions to receive
presentations on topics of principal interest, a small exhibition and a space
for posters. The focus will be towards Arabic teaching and learning in UK
universities, submissions from outside the UK will be accepted. 

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Zeinab A. Taha, American University in Cairo
Munther A. Younes, Cornell University

Key Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 9 December 2016
Notification of acceptance: 13 January 2017
Registration opens: 16 January 2017.
Registration deadline: 13 March 2017.

For more information, please contact ArabicConference at leeds.ac.uk

The Organising Committee:

Abed Al-Zuweiri (Durham University)
Mark Critchley (Durham University)
Hanem el-Farahaty (University of Leeds)
Farida el-Keiy (University of Cambridge)
Jonathan Featherstone (University of Edinburgh)
Lourdes Hernández Martin (London School of Economics & Political Science)
Saussan Khalil (University of Cambridge)
Rasha Soliman (University of Leeds)

Call for Papers: 

We now invite abstract submissions and/or posters that relate to the following
sub-themes:

a. Pedagogical Approaches to Arabic Diglossia and Language Variation: This may
include research   findings, presentations on the integrated approach and the
questions of MSA versus Dialect.
b. Arabic Language Resources, Technology and Innovation: This would allow
discussions on textbooks and technology T&L resources.
c. Approaches to Assessment and Proficiency Level Bench-marking: This can
include discussions on proficiency scales for Arabic language, assessment of
the different language skills and the different Arabic varieties and the use
of innovative approaches to assessment.
d. Arabic Students and Teachers Aspirations: This can include learning
motivations as well as opportunities for teacher training and professional
development.

Abstract Submission :

Papers are allotted thirty-minute slots followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Please submit your abstract (In English, 250 words maximum) to
ArabicConference at leeds.ac.uk, by 9 December 2016. A scientific committee will
review the abstracts and acceptance will be confirmed by 13 January 2017.

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