FYI: Piloting Advanced Content-based Arabic Course

Author:	Rajaa Aquil
Linguistic Field(s):	Applied Linguistics
FYI Body:	I will be teaching an advanced content-based Arabic language, culture and history through songs this Fall 2012, on August 20, 2012. This is part of a grant won by Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages to devise materials and teach advanced content based course for the less commonly taught languages. We are looking for colleagues and centers at US (only) institutes interested in piloting the course fully or partially. I am aware that the schedules have already been set for most of the Arabic courses nation wide. And I am afraid it is rather a very short notice, but I have been advertising about the course since April 2012. And I am hoping that there are some colleagues teaching Arabic who have some space in their schedules and are interested in piloting the course. We are looking for full piloting or partial piloting. Note that the course is ADVANCED. I would love to share it with all levels, but unfortunately it is not feasible at this moment. The course material is on Georgia Tech sever and is web-based. The course is designed to be covered during the 15 weeks of a semester. It covers songs from Aljahiliyya to modern times (Arab Spring). If you are not in a position to teach this course, please pass the word around and forward this email to instructors of Arabic in your institute. Those who are interested in the piloting please do email me ASAP and I will give you access to the web. Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing from you. Rajaa