View Content #8615
| Contentid | 8615 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Conference on Government Arabic Programs |
| Body | Arabic Language and Culture Studies Toward Greater Expertise: A Conference on and for Arabic Programs in US Military Academies and Government Institutes: February 19-21, 2009 U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland Sponsors: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Language and Culture Studies Department, USNA Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, USNA International Programs Office, USNA This three day meeting of faculty and students from and concerning U.S. military and government language and cultural programs, and university programs serving government programs, will have several main foci for academic discussion and presentation, including: I. Impediments in teaching and learning of Arabic: identification, response and building strategies to overcome This topic allows the academic discussion of a variety of linguistic, cognitive, psychological, institutional and intellectual impediments which stand in the way of successful language learning and/or teaching. Discussion of challenges specific to the military and government institute classroom are most welcome, as are the results of attempts to solve any specific issues in language and culture learning and teaching in the classroom environment, and for the individual student. II. Assessment of Arabic students, classes and programs, and the benefits and limitations of feedback: putting assessment back to work in the classroom to improve overall programmatic outcomes Issues, incentives, limitations and benefits of assessment with national standards as touchstones, using comparisons among military, governmental and civilian academic programs. Where do these programs fit in preparing students for the greater world and for specific military operational, intelligence, career and diplomatic needs? III. Creative responses to the DOD framework for Regional and Cultural Expertise (October 2007) and LREC (January 2008) in Arabic Programs Arabic cultural and regional learning in Arabic programs at the military academies and governmental institutes – relationships, requirements, and intellectual, academic, military, intelligence and diplomatic implications IV. Arabic Cultural, Regional and Language learning products: Student Demonstrations and Presentations An Arabic program student competition in three categories. Students from the military academy and government institute programs will present their best Arabic 1) creative or 2) topical work, focusing on oral delivery, or 3) an academic paper in English. A committee composed of faculty drawn from all the Arabic programs represented at the conference will judge these productions. |
| Source | Arabic-L |
| Inputdate | 2008-11-23 11:21:21 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-11-23 11:21:21 |
| Expdate | 2009-02-24 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-11-24 00:00:00 |
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