29.3110, Confs: Applied Ling, Cog Sci, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Socioling/USA

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Subject: 29.3110, Confs: Applied Ling, Cog Sci, Disc Analysis, Lang Acquisition, Socioling/USA

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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:25:04
From: Mohammad Alhawary [abuamr at umich.edu]
Subject: Arabic Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing

 
Arabic Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing 
Short Title: U-M Arabic AppL18 

Date: 01-Sep-2018 - 02-Sep-2018 
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 
Contact: Mohammad Alhawary 
Contact Email: abuamr at umich.edu 
Meeting URL: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/arabic-sla-conference/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

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

Meeting Description: 

The University of Michigan International Conference on Arabic Applied
Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

The conference is an open forum for scholars interested in exploring
empirically topics and issue in Arabic applied linguistics and second language
acquisition. The conference themes are Arabic second/foreign language
learning, teaching, and testing as well as the interface and connections
between them.

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Stephen Krashen 
Professor Sami Boudelaa

Registration:

Registration is free. Please register online by using the following link:

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/arabic-sla-conference/registration/

 
Co-Sponsors at U-M:

Department of Near Eastern Studies
Department of Linguistics
Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science
The Language Resource Center 
Humanities Institute
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Rackham Graduate School
U-M Office of Research

Conference Advisory Committee:

Professor Abdulkafi Albirini 
Professor Brahim Chakrani 
Professor Mohammad Alhawary

Registration:

Registration is free. Please register online by using the following link:
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/arabic-sla-conference/registration/

Inquiries:

Please contact the conference organizer, Prof. Mohammad Alhawary:
abuamr at umich.edu
 

Program:

Saturday, September 1, 2018 

7:45-8:15:
Registration (Michigan League, 2nd Floor) 

8:15-8:30:
Welcome--Opening Remarks (Vandenberg Room-Michigan League, 2nd Floor)  

Panel: Language Learning Strategies, Attitudes, and Motivation  
Location: Vandenberg Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Brahim Chakrani, Michigan State University 

8:30-9:00:
Arabic Language-Learning Strategy Preferences among College-Level Students
Hezi Brosh, United States Naval Academy

9:00-9:30:
Learners’ and Teachers’ Attitudes to Using L1 in EFL and AFL classrooms
El-Hussein A. Y. Aly, Helwan University, Egypt 

9:30-10:00:
Language Attitude Perspectives on Arabic as a Second Language Learning and
Teaching
Mohamed ElSawi Hassan, Amherst College
 
10:00-10:30:
The Effect of Innate Psychological Needs on Learning Arabic as a Second
Language in Light of Self-determination Theory
Abdelaadim Bidaoui, Ball State University
 
10:30-10:45:
Coffee/Tea Break  
 
10:45-12:00:
Keynote – Vandenberg Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)
On Polyglots and Multilingualism    
Stephen Krashen   

12:00-1:30: Lunch Break

PANEL: Codeswitching, Naming, and Discourse Analysis   
Location: Vandenberg Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Abdulkafi Albirini, Utah State University  

1:30-2:00:
Codeswitching Use on Twitter and Implications for Arabic L2 Pedagogy
Saeed Ali Al Alaslaa, King Abdulaziz University

2:00-2:30:
What is in a Name? The Case of Arabic Names
Ahmed Ferhadi, New York University
 
2:30-3:00:
A Window on Islamic Cultural Discourse Strategies in Textbooks of Arabic as a
Foreign Language: A Descriptive Study
Halimeh Ahmad Mohammad Amayreh, Al- Balqa' Applied University;
Mokhemer Saleh Mosa Yehya, Yarmouk University 

Panel: Arabic Heritage Learners and L1/L2 Acquisition  
Location: Vandenberg Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Michigan 

3:00-3:30:
Heritage and L2 Learners’ Acquisition of Arabic Emphatics and Gutturals: An
Ultrasound Study
Amanda Eads, Jodi Khater, and Jeff Mielke, North Carolina State University

3:30-4:00:
L1 and L2 Transfer in Heritage Speakers and L2 Learners of Standard Arabic
Abdulkafi Albirini, Utah State University; 
Eman Saadah, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 
Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Michigan 

4:00-4:30:
Sentential Negation in Southern Levantine Heritage Arabic
Ahmad Alqassas, Georgetown University

4:30-5:00:
Why Standard Arabic is not a “Second Language” for Native Speakers of Arabic
Abdulkafi Albirini, Utah State University

6:00-10:00: Reception/Dinner – Koessler Room (Michigan League, 3rd Floor) 


Sunday, September 2, 2018 

Panel: Technology-mediated Learning and Teaching
Location: Hussey Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Sameh Alansary, University of Alexandria 

8:00-8:30:
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language Using Blended E-learning and its
Effectiveness on Achievement and Attitude towards Self-learning
Hanan Hamdi Elsalamouny and Walid Mohamed Ghabbour, Shaqra University, Saudi
Arabia

8:30-9:00:
Influence of Technology on the Acquisition of Incidental Vocabulary
Juman Al Bukhari and John Dewey, University of North Georgia

9:00-9:30:
It is Fun to Make Comics! Integrating Digital Comics 
Creation Tasks in the Online AFL Classroom
Mona Maged Hassan Abdou Azam, The American University in Cairo

9:30-10:00: 
A Corpus Study of Length and Pronominality Effect on L2 Arabic Ditransitive
Construction
Cheng-Wei Lin, University of Texas, Austin 
 
10:00-10:15: Coffee/Tea Break
 
Panel: Classroom Interaction and Tasks
Location: Hussey Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)  

Chair: Eman Saadah, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10:15-10:45:
Forward and Backward Repair in L2 Arabic Classroom and Dyadic Interactions
Khaled Al Masaeed, Carnegie Mellon University

10:45-11:15:
The Role of Tasks and Activities in the Development of Language Competence by
Learners of Arabic as a Second Language
Fouad Amraoui, Mohammed V University & Qalam wa Lawh Center for Arabic Studies
 

 
11:15-12:15:
Keynote – Hussey Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)
Automatic Arabic Text Diacritization for Teaching/Learning 
Arabic as a Foreign Language
Sameh Alansary, University of Alexandria 

12:15-2:00: Lunch Break

Panel: Language Learning and Ideology
Location: Hussey Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Wijdan Alsayegh, University of Michigan

2:00-2:30:
Examining the Role of Ideology in Intergenerational Language Attitudes amongst
Arab Americans
Brahim Chakrani, Michigan State University
 
2:30-3:00:
Language Ideologies in Arabic Classrooms: A Reflection from a Study Abroad
Experience
Dris Soulaimani, San Diego State University 

3:00-3:30:
Moving from Monolingual to Multilingual Ideologies of Arabic Language Learning
Emma Trentman, University of New Mexico

Panel: Word Recognition and Reading & Proficiency Assessment
Location: Hussey Room (Michigan League, 2nd Floor)

Chair: Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Michigan

3:30-4:00:
The Role of Diacritics in Word Recognition and their Impact on Arabic L2
Learners’ Reading Speed, Accuracy, and Comprehension at Different Stages of
Arabic L2 Acquisition
Ali Ahmed Al Midhwah, King Saud University

4:00-4:30:
Investigating the Influences of Long-Term, as Compared to Short-Term,
Phonological Memory on the Word Recall Abilities of Arabic Readers versus
Arabic Native Speakers: A Word-Recall Study
Insiya Bhalloo, University of Toronto

4:30-5:00:
Native Arabic Speakers as Key Informants in Assessing Oral Proficiency of
Nonnatives
Wessam Abdelaziz, Western Michigan University

Co-Sponsors:

Department of Middle East Studies
Department of Linguistics
Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science
The Language Resource Center
Humanities Institute
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Rackham Graduate School
U-M Office of Research





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