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| Title | Call for Papers: Conference on and for Arabic Programs in US Military Academies and Government Institutes |
| Body | The US Naval Academy invites submissions of paper abstracts for a conference on U.S. Government Arabic Programs to be held at the U.S. Naval Academy February 19-21, 2009. The central topics of the conference are: •Impediments to the teaching and learning of Arabic •Assessment of Arabic students, classes and programs •Creative responses to the DOD framework for regional and cultural expertise In addition to these topics, we invite student demonstrations of Arabic skills and presentations of other academic and linguistic products by students of U.S. Government Arabic Studies programs. Please refer to the attachment below for detailed descriptions of conference topics and outlines for student participation. Please send proposal forms, including paper abstracts (approx. 200 words) and proposals for student demonstrations by October 25th, 2008 to: Conference on Arabic Toward Greater Expertise Clarissa Burt c/o Language and Culture Studies Department U.S. Naval Academy 589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C Annapolis, MD 21402 410 293 6353 wk 410 293 2729 fax Or email burt@usna.edu Notifications of proposal acceptances will be sent by November 30th, 2008. Please indicate in your proposal the language (Arabic or English) in which you intend to deliver your paper. We wish to encourage the use of Arabic in this conference to the furthest possible extent, but proposals for presentations in English are most welcome. Student presenters from USAFA and USMC may be housed at USNA. Other participants requiring housing will be able to book hotel rooms within walking distance of the Naval Academy. There may be funds to help defray some of the travel costs of participation for some presenters. Details of such arrangements will be discussed in conjunction with acceptance of proposals for participation. |
| Source | Arabic-L |
| Inputdate | 2008-10-05 02:07:07 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-10-05 02:07:07 |
| Expdate | 2008-10-26 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-10-06 00:00:00 |
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