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Language, Culture and Curriculum Vol. 13, No. 2, 2000 Contents Special Issue The Arab World: Language and Cultural Issues Edited by Mahmoud A. Al-Khatib Introduction Abdulmoneim Mahmoud: Modern Standard Arabic vs. Non-Standard Arabic: Where Do Arab Students of EFL Transfer From? Ali S. Hasan: Learners' Perceptions of Listening Comprehension Problems Sane M. Yagi: Language Labs and Translation Booths: Simultaneous Interpretation as a Learner Task Abdullah A. Khuwaileh and Ali Al Shoumali: Writing Errors: A Study of the Writing Ability of Arab Learners of Academic English and Arabic at University Bader S. Dweik: Linguistic and Cultural Maintenance Among the Chechens of Jordan Peter G. Emery: Greeting, Congratulating and Commiserating in Omani Arabic Hassan R.S. Abd el-Jawad: A Linguistic and Sociopragmatic and Cultural Study of Swearing in Arabic Book Review Communication Across Cultures: Translation Theory and Contrastive Text Linguistics Kathryn King Multilingual Matters Ltd Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall Victoria Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 7HH, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1275-876519; Fax: +44 (0) 1275-871673 Email: kathrynMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuemultilingual-matters.com http://www.multilingual-matters.com