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 click here, or follow the navigation links to the left.
From AATA's Executive Director
November, 2011
AATA Annual Meeting
01 December 2011
Marriott Wardman Park
Washington, DC
AATA's Annual Meeting will take place on 01 December 2011 in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.
AATA Panel: Using new media and other electronic resources in the Arabic classroom
1.00 - 3.00 p.m
Harding
Laila H. Familiar, University of Texas at Austin, "Teaching culture in the Arabic language classroom"
Raji M. Rammuny, University of Michigan, "Integrating media into advanced Arabic instruction"
Mustafa Mughazy, Western Michigan University, "Arabic Readable Article Finding Tool (RAFT)"
The AATA Panel is open to AATA members and to members of the public.
AATA Business Meeting
3.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Harding Room, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
In addition to presenting AATA news to members, the AATA Business Meeting will feature the presentation of the AATA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2010 to Professor Raji M. Rammuny, University of Michigan. The AATA Business meeting is open to AATA members and to members of the public. Questions? Please contact the AATA Business Office or AATA's Executive Director.
