American Association of Teachers of Arabic

Professional Development Fellows Program for Teachers of Arabic

14 Jun 2011 1:34 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Professional Development Fellows Program for Teachers of Arabic

Sponsored by the Qatar Foundation International

• Are you a current or future teacher of Arabic?

• Are you looking for inspiring professional development?

If so, the Qatar Professional Development Fellows Program may be a perfect opportunity for you to engage in some of the best professional development programs in the country for little to no cost!

Through a generous grant from the Qatar Foundation International, the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota in collaboration with Teacher Seminars at Concordia Language Villages (CLV), Minnesota, will bring together K-16 Arabic language teachers from across the United States for an unprecedented program of learning and practice. Selected Fellows will be able to attend a CARLA summer institute of their choice, and will put their new knowledge to work at an internship at the CLV Arabic Language Village.

Two graduate-level credits will be awarded for the successful completion of a CARLA summer institute (http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/index.html) and a two-week internship at the Arabic Language Village either during the summer of 2011 or the summer of 2012. CARLA summer institutes focus on key topics such as assessment, culture, and second language acquisition. During their CLV internship, the participants will prepare lesson plans and co-teach activities and language learning groups with master teachers from the Arabic Language Village. The program is relevant to Arabic teachers of all age groups.

Qatar Fellows will be awarded scholarships valued at $5,000.

Details on the Qatar Fellows Program and application information can be found on the CLV website at:

http://tiny.cc/qatarfellow

Occidental College Startalk Teacher Training Program

14 Jun 2011 1:26 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Occidental College Startalk Teacher Training Program:

Putting the Arabic Standards Front and Center

The program offers two independent sessions:

1) "Building Leadership in the Arabic Language Teaching Community", June 19 - 23, 2011.

This is an invitational program that is designed for teachers who attended Occidental College’s STARTALK workshop in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, completed Occidental College’s Arabic Language Teaching Certificate, or equivalent course work.

2) "Technology as the Core of Standards-Based Arabic Instruction" June 25 - July 1, 2011. In this workshop, participants will be divided into two groups based on the needs they identify in the application and the level of their proficiency in standards-based and technology-enhanced instruction. Both groups will learn to effectively use various technologies to enhance a standards-based approach: locating authentic materials on the web including video, music,art, graphics, text, data; making input comprehensible using PowerPoint and moviemaker; facilitating interpersonal communication through instant messaging, video, audio and written chats, emails, blogs, interactive assignments and homework; supporting presentational communication using the technologies listed above as well as voki, aminoto, flip cameras,webpages, and Google Docs.

For more information:

Iman Arabi-Katbi Hashem

Program Director

Occidental College Foreign Language Project

ihashem@oxy.edu

www.la-stars.net

323-259-2949

Western Michigan University summer Translation Institute

25 Apr 2011 3:25 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Western Michigan University summer Translation Institute

The Summer Translation Institute (STI), hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University, offers a unique opportunity for advanced language learners and professionals to improve their translation skills while working on language proficiency. This four-week summer intensive program in Kalamazoo, Michigan will teach students about the business and practice of translation in:

Arabic

Japanese

Russian

Translators in these languages are in high demand in the marketplace, and WMU is one of only a few institutions that offer this type of training at the undergraduate and graduate level. In order to do translation accurately and efficiently, it is necessary to develop special skills above and beyond the ordinary skills developed in language studies.

The deadline for initial consideration of applications is April 1, 2011, but applications received after that will be considered based on available space. Applications, as well as more information regarding how to apply, housing, fees, Western Michigan University, or Kalamazoo in general, are now available at our website.

We would like to share our excitement about this program. If you have a colleague, classmate, or student who would be interested in the Institute, we would appreciate your assistance in forwarding this email to him/her.

Questions? Please contact Paula Bucknell via email or call (269) 387-4174.

Aldeen Startalk Teacher Training

04 Apr 2011 12:48 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Aldeen Startalk Teacher Training

The Aldeen Foundation is Proud to announce its Third Aldeen StarTalk Summer Teacher Training Program “Arabic 4 All”.

Training Themes and Focus:

- Teaching Heritage Learners.

- Planning Instruction for HL.

- Standards Based and Differentiated Instruction.

- The use of Technology in the HL class.

Qualifications:

- Should attend online for 2-3 hours/day between May 16th and May 27th.

And attend the onsite training June 27th to July 1st (from9am-5pm) at our Pasadena/California location.

- Native or near native proficiency in Arabic.

- 3 years of teaching experience at the K-16 level.

- Commitment to professional growth.

- Computer literate.

- Working proficiency in English.

Attractions:

- 12 days can be done from the comfort of your home.

- A stipend of $1200 upon successful completion to cover travel, lodging and other expenses.

- Work with experts from the field including Dr. Hanada Taha-Thomure,

Mr. Ahmed Khorshid, Dr.Maria Carriera, Liz Galvin from UCLA and Mrs. Lina Kholaki.

- Network, collaborate and be in contact with like minded colleagues.

Application:

To apply please visit: www.Aldeenfoundation.org

For more information contact Dr.Hanada Taha-Thomure and Thouraya Baghdadi at: Aldeenstartalk09@aldeenfoundation

Space Limited:Hurry Up and Apply: Spaces are limited to 15 teachers only.

Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers- Innovative and Engaging Teaching Methods using primarily Arabic as Language of Instruction

04 Apr 2011 12:46 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Innovative and Engaging Teaching Methods using primarily Arabic as Language of Instruction

Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers

June 22–30, 2011, at Penn State University Park

The Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers is a federally funded professional development program for teachers of Arabic in middle school, high school, and college and university environments. Teachers of other subjects who are preparing to offer Arabic classes, graduate students planning careers that will include teaching Arabic, and experienced teachers of Arabic seeking to expand their awareness of current teaching methods are all welcome.

This blended learning program consists of an online preparation component, a nine-day on-site component at Penn State University Park (June 22–30), and an online follow-up component.

The program provides participants with information about, and practice in, innovative teaching methodologies for Modern Standard Arabic, with a focus on helping teachers remain in the target language, and use little or no English in their Arabic classroom.

For a description of the curriculum and the application process, visit www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/language-institute/startalk-teachers.html.

Participants can earn 2 to 3 college credits for completing the program. Tuition and fees for 2 credits will be paid by the academy. Participants have the option to enroll for a 3rd credit, which is not paid by the academy (cost to participants is $600 to $1,000).

On-campus room and board for the on-site workshop component of the program will be paid by the academy. Participants who prefer to make their own housing arrangements will receive an allowance of up to $600 for food and lodging during the on-campus component of the program.

Language for Language Teachers: Raising Awareness and Refreshing Knowledge

28 Mar 2011 5:11 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Language for Language Teachers:

Raising Awareness and Refreshing Knowledge

June 27 – July 1, 2011

The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Scholarships and stipends are available

Deadline for scholarship application forms: Friday April 29, 2011

Description
Led by Muhammad Eissa, Ph.D., University of Chicago.
The purpose of this one-week, 40-hour, intensive summer institute is to raise the awareness of K-16 teachers of Arabic as a foreign/second language about the challenges of using the target language in the classroom and refreshing their own knowledge of structural/grammatical rules of Arabic language. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own language knowledge and the delivery styles they apply in classroom instruction. They will examine the degree of suitability to the levels they teach and raise their own awareness of adjusting the target language use to meet the strategies of making their input comprehensible.

By the end of the institute, teachers will have a refreshed, explicit understanding of the intricacies of the simple, yet most important, linguistic features of Arabic. They will gain an understanding of how to contextualize structure in standards-based, communication-oriented classroom instruction.

Eligibility & Admission
The program will admit a total of 24 participants and it is open to K-12 and university teachers of Arabic as a foreign/second language of all grades and levels. It is open to native and non-native speakers as well as teachers with more and less formal education in the Arabic language.
This institute will especially be valuable to teachers of Arabic who have not had the opportunity to study Arabic language as a subject in college, or who have limited experience using Arabic as the target language in their classrooms.

Applicants will need to submit a C.V. and an application form. The stipends will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Program Agenda
The intensive, five-day workshop is a residential program and will be held from Monday, June 27 through Friday, July 1. It will run daily from approximately 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. More hours will be spent in the evenings to prepare homework assignments and research.

Fees
The tuition fee for attending the workshop is $250. Free tuition is available, and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Location
The institute will be held on the main campus of The George Washington University, in downtown Washington, D.C. Out-of-town participants in need of accommodation may reside at area hotels within the vicinity of the campus. On-campus housing may be an option. Instructional materials, breakfast, and coffee will be provided daily.

For more information, please contact the NCLRC (attn: Mr. Anup P. Mahajan, Executive Director) at:
E-mail:             info@nclrc.org
Telephone:      (202) 973-1086
Web:                  http://www.nclrc.org/

There are more NCLRC teacher training summer institutes you may be interested in. For more information or to register, please contact our office or visit this link: http://nclrc.org/profdev/nclrc_inst_pres/summer_inst.html

2011 STARTALK teacher training at NYU

28 Mar 2011 5:10 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

2011 STARTALK teacher training at NYU

New York University

Summer Intensive Teacher Training Program

Arabic, Dari, Persian and Turkish

June 13-24 2011

Description

This teacher-training workshop, funded by a STARTALK grant from the National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland is an intensive ten-day residential program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of school, community and college teachers of Arabic, Dari, Persian and Turkish. It creates a. Participants learn the most up-to-date student-centered, project and performance-based, standards-based teaching methodologies in a learning-by-doing environment. They are required to develop, observe and critique classroom procedures, strategies and teaching techniques. The program includes a cultural component whereby participants learn how to use the resources available in the community environment. The program is based on a state-approved course which is a part of the regular curriculum of the Master’s program in Foreign Language Teaching at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, modified for the needs of the seminar. It is offered as a credit or non-credit option.

Admission

The program will admit a total of twenty participants with language proficiency at the Advanced to Superior level on the ACTFL scale. Applicants need to submit:

a) STARTALK application form

b) C.V.

c) Filled-out questionnaire

d) A statement of purpose in English and in Arabic, Dari, Persian and Turkish.

Curriculum

The workshop will be held from 13 through June 24 from Monday through Friday. It runs for five hours daily (9:00 am -3:00 pm.) It includes nine work days and one field-trip day. Every session consists of interactive presentations of a theoretical framework by a second language acquisition specialist and of hands-on language-specific applications supervised by language specialists. The language-specific activities address communicative ways of teaching literacy skills, register use and use of authentic materials, as well as the designing of culture-based authentic and quasi-authentic activities. The participants will observe and discuss video-taped classes.

Credit and Fees

The program provides thirty contact hours of classroom instruction and twenty contact hours of field experience, equivalent to a one-semester course. Participants can elect to take it as a continuing education course or a credit-bearing one. All participants receive a final grade and a transcript from NYU. The program aims to recruit and support instructors at small colleges and departments, and community schools and organizations. It provides training and network information to members of the heritage community with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and superior or higher language skills considering a career in the language-teaching field. It is also an opportunity for practicing school teachers of South Asian/Middle Eastern descent who teach other disciplines to consider developing an additional skill in teaching their native language and eventually to pursue a foreign language teaching certificate. The continuing education course tuition is $900 plus $20 registration fee (The STARTALK grant covers $700 per person.) Credit registration information is available upon request.

Facilities

Classes are held on the NYU campus in Greenwich Village in classrooms equipped with audio-visual aides and internet-connected computers loaded with Arabic, Dari, Persian and Turkish fonts. Out-of-town participants in need of accommodation will reside at the NYU residence halls, which are conveniently located on campus. Accommodation, learning materials and textbooks, breakfast, lunch and coffee break expenses are covered by the grant.

For more information:

E-mail: startalk.nyu@nyu.edu

Tel.: 609-275-1968

Or visit: www.scps.nyu.edu/startalk

CLASSRoad/STARTALK Teacher Program-U of Maryland

28 Mar 2011 5:07 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

Are you interested in teaching Arabic?

Are you interested in improving your Arabic teaching skills?

Are you interested in learning from some of the best experts in Arabic teaching?

Are you interested in enrolling in a nationally recognized program?

If your answer is YES!

Then kick off your shoes and sign up for STARTALK 2011 Integration of Assessment in Lesson Planning for Arabic Teaching

STARTALK is a nationally recognized program of the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland

ONLINE Part I - (April 25 - May 13, 2011)

The first part is a three-week online course in which participants take a self paced online module consisting of videos, quizzes, asynchronous forum discussions that introduce various instructional strategies and methodologies about teaching Arabic as a foreign language. This is a prerequisite workshop to the Online Part II.

ONLINE Part II - (May 16 - June 3, 2011)

This second part of the workshop will have presentations by experts in the filed of Arabic teaching who will be sharing the best practices in Integration of Assessment in Lesson Planning for Arabic Teaching. The focus of this session will be on developing a lesson plan to be uploaded online which contains assessment strategies integrated into the lesson plan. Participants will engage in online discussions with their peers and our online master teacher to fine tune the lesson plan.

ONSITE Part III - (August I - August 6, 2011) *

* Dates may be subject to change

Twenty participants from the online workshop will be invited to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to participate in the third part of the program conducted by Dr. Muhammad Eissa: a one-week long onsite program, co-located with CSUSB's students' summer immersion residential program. The onsite module will focus on hands-on experience, as well as providing an opportunity for in-depth discussion of best practices in teaching Arabic as a foreign language.

Practice teaching in a real-time class room environment of Arabic language students. Generous Stipend ($300/person) plus FREE accommodations & food. University and Service Learning CREDIT available from CSUSB.

Gain valuable skills to help promote your career.

Register online today!!!

Act Fast !!!

Register/Sign-up

New CLASSRoad teacher trainee?

You will need to Register/Sign-up then email startalk@classroad.com the following documents (in PDF) in order to complete your online application:

Resume

Statement of Purpose (written in Arabic)

Returning CLASSRoad teacher trainee?

Just Login and Enroll in the 2011 workshop with the enrollment code provided.

For more information:

CLASSRroad.com/startalk

Questions?? Please call or email

Phone: (310) 845-6149

Email: startalk@classroad.com

NGCSU Foreign Service Foreign Language Academy Call for Teachers in Arabic, Chinese, & Russian

28 Mar 2011 5:06 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

NGCSU Foreign Service Foreign Language Academy Call for Teachers in Arabic, Chinese, & Russian

Attention Arabic, Chinese, and Russian Teachers:

What: Just a reminder that the deadline for teacher application for the North Georgia College & State University Foreign Language Foreign Service Academy (FSFLA) is approaching. We need outstanding, energetic, and dedicated teachers for our high school summer language academy. This is a beginning level residential program for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with no previous exposure to Arabic, Chinese or Russian.

Deadline for Teacher Application: April 1, 2011

Requirements: 1) Native or near native proficiency; 2) Successful teaching experience in the target language; 3) Willingness to utilize a teaching methodology appropriate for high schools students in an intensive, three week language camp.

Session Dates: Two cohort sessions of three week duration or 21 consecutive days. First Cohort: June 12-July1; Second Cohort: July 10-July 29

Class Ratio: 16 students to one teacher; Two counselors (cadet mentors proficient in target language) will be assigned to each cohort language group

Teacher Compensation: Free room and board provided (if desired); $1,000 per week ($6,000 total); Six days of instruction per week; Six hours a day; Additional activities and study time will be planned for evenings.

Two Field Trips Per Session: 1) Teacher directed and language specific (First Saturday); 2) A consolidated adventure trip for all students (Second Saturday)

We will need the following documents to accompany your application:

Current Curriculum Vitae or Résumé
Copy of a state issued K-12 or 6-12 Teaching Certificate in Arabic, Chinese or Russian (preferred but not mandatory)
Essay - Complete a statement describing your teaching philosophy, and the methodology you will use if selected for an intensive three week language course.

If you are interested in applying, the electronic application can be found at the FSFLA web site: http://www.northgeorgia.edu/summeracademy/

The teacher application link is located at the top of the page.

For further questions or information, please contact:

John Wilson

jwilson@northgeorgia.edu

STARTALK Teacher Development Program-Boston

28 Mar 2011 5:04 PM | Robert Ranieri (Administrator)

STARTALK Teacher Development Program-Boston - The Academy for Arabic Teachers

STARTALK Arabic Teacher Professional Development Program

Summer 2011

The Academy for Arabic Teachers is an intensive and comprehensive Arabic teacher professional development program at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The program addresses all key aspects of foreign language instruction, focusing particularly on Arabic as a Foreign Language. The Academy is funded by the highly acclaimed STARTALK program.

Program Dates:

May 15- June 10 (online coursework & 2 weeks in Boston: May 30- June 10)

Stipend:

Participants will be awarded a $500 stipend.

Eligibility:

· Current or prospective Arabic teachers

· Native, near-native, or advanced proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic

· A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required

· US citizenship or permanent residency

Application deadline: April 20, 2011

Admission is competitive and seats are limited; early application is encouraged.

For additional information or to download the application form visit www.bu.edu/aat or contact the Program Assistant Director, Amani Abu Shakra, at amani@bu.edu.