To help you stay up to date with events, news and developments in the field of TAFL (Teaching Arabic As a Foreign Language), as well as networking with fellow-minded professionals, the following directory contains links to:
- Professional Networks
- Mailing/Discussion Lists
- Professional Organisations (under development)
If you are familiar with other networks, mailing lists, etc… that are not included in this directory, please get in touch.
American Association of Teachers of Arabic (الرابطة الأمريكية لأساتذة العربية )
American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) aims to facilitate communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature. The information available here is a sampling of the materials available to AATA members. For information on joining, please see the “Membership” link on the right.
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The Arabic K-12 Network Website
- This website is for teachers, administrators, foreign language professionals, researchers, parents and anyone interested in the teaching of Arabic K-12 in the U.S. We need your help to produce the content that is so needed by Arabic teachers. If you would like to contribute to this website, by suggesting resources, writing articles, sharing curricula, and providing materials developed for Arabic classes, please email us at: arabick12@gmail.com .
- The Arabic K-12 Project and this website are maintained by Michael Greer.
- The Arabic-K12 Network is part of a project within the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC), a consortium organization of the Georgetown University, the George Washington University , and the Center for Applied Linguistics.
- The mission of the NCLRC is to serve as a resource to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It fulfills this function by providing material resources and professional services that derive from its activities and projects.
- For more information on the NCLRC, please visit our website at www.nclrc.org
- PAGES: Home | Schools | Guide to Teaching | Materials | Professional Development |Standards | For Teachers | News | About Us
Academia.edu (TAFL Teaching Arabic As A Foreign Language)
Academia.edu helps academics answer the question ‘Who’s researching what?’:
- You can find people with similar research interests to yours
- You can keep track of the latest developments in your research area - the latest papers, talks, blog posts and status updates
- You can create an easy-to-maintain academic webpage, listing your research interests and any papers you have written. A sample webpage is here:http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardPrice
To sign up, search for your university and connect with other teachers/researchers in the field of TAFL, go to Academia.edu
Mailing lists related to Arabic language learning and teaching.
To be able to send and receive email discussions via the following mailing lists, first you will need to subscribe as a member.
This list is for teachers of Arabic in institutions of higher, further and secondary education to discuss issues policy, practice and resources
- eMail: ARABIC-NETWORK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
- Subscribe or Unsubscribe
- Log In
- Get Password
Subscribe to web feed
Arabic Network: For teachers of the Arabic language and their pupils as well as for anyone involved in promoting cultural activities, linked to the Arab and Muslim world.
Arabic Language and Linguistics Mailing List
The Linguist List, provided by Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State University, posts archives of the Arabic Language and Linguistics mailing list. The aim of the list is to provide a forum where academic linguists can discuss linguistic issues and exchange linguistic information.
To join the mailing list or search the archives please visit http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/arabic-l.html.
- Email: ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU
- WebPage: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/arabic-l.html
- It exists only to provide a web-searchable archive of the material posted there.
- If you wish to subscribe to it, you can do so here.
- Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu>
- To subscribe, send message to listserv@byu.edu
- To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu
Interested in job postings, resources, conferences, and news in the Arabic K-12 field? Join NCLRC Arabic K-12 Teacher’s listserv for weekly e-mail updates.
To join: E-mail NCLRC Arabic K-12
Once subscribed, to send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail to NCLRC@HERMES.GWU.EDU
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