help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L

[Souad T. Ali]

Dear Wafa:
Thanks very much for your input.
With regard to your inquiry about the Middle East and Central Asia 
Conference (MECA), it's an annual academic conference organized by the the U 
of Utah in Salt Lake City. Yet, in order for you to participate in the 
conference you needed to apply by last February, which is usually the 
deadline for receiving applications since the conference is usually convened 
during the first week of September (this week it is September 7 to 9).  I 
hope this helps. Please check the link below to know more about the 
conference.
http://www.utah.edu/meca/

Best regards.
Souad

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Souad T. Ali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Coordinator of Classics and Middle Eastern Studies
Department of Languages and Literatures
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Women and Gender Studies Affiliate
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0202
Office Phone (480) 965-4586
souad.ali at asu.edu


>From: Wafa Daoud <daoudw at STJOHNS.EDU>
>Reply-To: List arabic-l <ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU>
>To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
>Subject: Re: help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L
>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 20:37:38 -0400
>
>Dear Souad,
>
>I have been following up on this intermediate reading teaching issue, I use 
>al-Kitaab at St John's University and  my students enjoy it as well.
>
>Would you please provide me with some more information regarding the Middle 
>East and Central Asia
>Conference (MECA) in September and who should I get in touch with since I 
>would like very much to attend this event
>
>Best regards,
>
>
>
>Wafa Daoud
>Arabic Studies
>Language and literature department
>St John's University
>8000, Utopia Parkway
>Queens, NY 11439
>daoudw at stjohns.edu
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From: List arabic-l on behalf of Souad T. Ali
>	Sent: Fri 9/1/2006 5:51 PM
>	To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
>	Cc:
>	Subject: Re: help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L
>
>
>
>	Salaam, Talaat:
>
>	In addition to the good suggestions you have received thus far, I would 
>like
>	to support the ones recommending the readings from al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum
>	al-'Arabiyya (Books 2 and 3, especially 3).  I have noticed that my 
>students
>	enjoy such short texts as (Suaad AsSabbah), (al-Xansaa), (Adoniis). Longer
>	texts, such as the text from Hisham Sharabi's book, "al-Jamr wa 
>al-Ramaad),
>	have also been good for upper intermediate or advanced students. For
>	Intermediate levels such texts as "Bidaayaat al-Sahaafah al-'Arabiyya,"
>	"Tawfiiq al-Hakiim," have also been popular among my students. I am glad 
>to
>	know from Mahmoud al-Batal's message that some of these texts will soon be
>	available on online.
>
>	See you soon in Salt Lake City during the Middle East and Central Asia
>	Conference (MECA) in September.
>
>	All the best all to all the colleagues at the U.
>	Souad Ali
>
>	---
>	Souad T. Ali, Ph.D.
>	Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
>	Coordinator of Classics and Middle Eastern Studies
>	Department of Languages and Literatures
>	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
>	Women and Gender Studies Affiliate
>	Arizona State University
>	Tempe, AZ 85287-0202
>	Office Phone (480) 965-4586
>	souad.ali at asu.edu
>
>
>
>	>From: Talaat Pasha <Talaat.Pasha at UTAH.EDU>
>	>Reply-To: List arabic-l <ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU>
>	>To: ARABIC-L at LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
>	>Subject: help: teaching reading in Arabic_ Arabic -L
>	>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:12:47 -0600
>	>
>	>
>	>
>	>Salamaat all,
>	>
>	>I wonder if anyone has taught intermediate/ advanced course in reading in
>	>Arabic. I would appreciate any suggestions/ idea of the material,
>	>textbooks, if any etc. I would like to introduce the students to various
>	>genres of written Arabic: classical, modern, short stories, media,
>	>literature etc.
>	>
>	>Any ideas are very welcome,
>	>
>	>
>	>
>	>Talaat
>
>