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Date: 27 Feb 2013
From:Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:Cairo Symposium on Internationalizing Arabic

Call for Papers
The Contemporary Arabic/English Linguistics Program (CAELP):
The Departments of Arabic and English,
برنامج الدراسات اللغوية االعربية الإنجليزية المعاصرة
Faculty of Arts, Cairo University and
The Cairo University Arabic Language and Culture Center
Will hold
An International Symposium on
Internationalizing the Arabic Language
Venue: Faculty of Arts, Cairo University
28th-30th December 2013

The Contemporary Arabic/English Linguistics Program: Why now? The Arab
Spring has
alerted the Arab world to the need for total change. The 25 January
Revolution in particular has
strengthened the urge for rejuvenating all aspects of the social,
economic, and political setup in a
bid to upgrade the quality of life for people in this area. Education and
learning is a basic
component in this new configuration, while mastering a language–especially
the native
language–is an essential ingredient for most learning. The teaching of
Arabic as L1 in the Arabic
speaking countries and as L2 elsewhere in the world, requires an instant
uplift. Instilling vigor
and vitality into a sagging educational system, which has been for a very
long time out of touch
with up-to-date developments in other parts of the world, is indeed a
challenge. The status of
teaching Arabic and designing curricula today requires a good deal of
effort. The key to such
improvement seems to be contemporary linguistic research, both theoretical
and applied.
The interface between Arabic and English covers many areas of interest to
scholars in
both languages. Language as human social behavior connects individuals
within a community,
groups, and populations across geographical boundaries and generations
across eras and epochs
of history. Revisiting the findings of major Arab grammarians and language
critics (Ibn Jinni and
others) with a view to the reformulation of these findings in terms of
modern linguistics, and
undertaking comparative studies of the findings of major Arab insights
into language. and
literature as twin activities (Abdul Qahir El-Jurjani), will be
invaluable. Without language (and
translation), we would by definition be living in isolated islands.
Translation today is an essential
branch of applied linguistics. Research by linguists in this field has
created insight into the nature
and practice of translation and has come up with what we may call
“Translation Theory”. To
become a translator, one can acquire this skill via adequate knowledge of
contemporary theory.
Besides, the idea of transplanting the research findings of English
linguistics to the teaching of
Arabic language and culture has been the dream of many linguists in Egypt.
The mechanism for
regenerating the teaching of Arabic as L1 and L2 involves, among other
things, knowledge and
application of modern linguistic theories.
Linguists and Arabic specialists from different institutions around the
world are invited to
meet to discuss the problems encountered in the teaching of Arabic as L1
and L2, and to
exchange ideas and suggestions about how contemporary linguistic theory,
particularly in
English could assist in enhancing Arabic language learning and teaching as
well as enriching the
comprehension and appreciation of Arabic texts, literary or otherwise.
Participants are invited to consider any of the topics listed below for
contributing to this event:
1. Linguistics and Arabic-English contrastive studies
2. Linguistic theory and Arabic language curriculum design
3. Facilitating Arabic grammar via modern linguistics and pedagogical
applications
4. Modernizing Arabic teaching methods
5. The enhancement of phonological description in the Arabic Language
6. Linguistics and methodology of teaching Arabic
7. The applicability of new research to the teaching of Arabic as L1 and
L2
8. Challenges encountered in researching theoretical and empirical studies
of Arabic as L1 and/or L2.
9. Establishing a reliable data base for research on Arabic (in both
Arabic and English)
10. E-learning/teaching of Arabic
11. The role of linguistics in human and machine translation
12. The standardized translation of linguistic terminology and the need
for an Arabic linguistics dictionary
13. The debate on the codification of the spoken variety
14. The debate on traditional/attitudinal resistance to, and
administrative and legal processes for, changing the status quo

Papers submitted must be original, unpublished, and not previously
presented at any other conference.
Presentations may be in one of the following forms:
Papers (20 minutes), and Panels, or Workshops
The languages of the Symposium are Arabic and English.

Registration fees (cash only):
US$ 200 for non-Egyptian participants (this fee does NOT include
accommodation)
L.E. 300 for faculty members of Egyptian universities and foreign
residents
NOTE: The above fees include registration, two social and cultural events,
and—if paper is accepted—publication in
The Proceedings and a complimentary copy.
L.E. 50 for attending the sessions only + certificate of attendance
Free admission for students.

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 1st May 2013

Please complete the information below and send it to the following
address:
caelp2013 at edcu.edu.eg
Topic area:
Title of presentation:
Presenter’s name and biographical data (50 words):
Address:
E-mail:
Abstract in English and Arabic (300 words each)

The Organizing Committee:
Muhammad Eissa, Sayed El-Bahrawy, Mahmoud El-Batal, Awad El-
Ghobary, Walid El Hamamsy, Zeinab Ibrahim, Salwa Kamel, Wafaa Kamel,
Maggie Nassif, Sahar

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