LINGUIST List 21.2818 Tue Jul 06 2010 Calls: Arabic, Standard, Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/Qatar Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Amal Al-Malki, The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century Message 1: The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century Date: 04-Jul-2010 From: Amal Al-Malki <aalmalkiqatar.cmu.edu> Subject: The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century Date: 09-Feb-2011 - 10-Feb-2011 Location: Doha, Qatar Contact Person: Amal Al-Malki Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://qatar.cmu.edu/1041/the-challenges-of-teaching-arabic-in-the-21st-century Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard Call Deadline: 15-Sep-2010 Meeting Description: The conference is an open forum for research on the many and varied challenges that face teachers of Arabic as first or second language. Papers will respond to the growing demand for research on the teaching and acquisition of Arabic in the Middle East and worldwide. To this end, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Qatar University welcome proposals that address the conference theme from a broad range of theoretically informed perspectives. These may include, but are not limited to, Arabic teaching pedagogies, literacy, curricular innovations, learning technologies, and assessment tools. Call for Papers Abstracts We welcome proposals in two categories: papers and panels (Please check the formatting guidelines. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15, 2010 via the online proposal form. Decisions will be relayed to authors by early October. To submit an abstract for review, please use the online submission forms: - Individual paper - Organized Panel For more information: http://qatar.cmu.edu/1051/call-for-papers Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-Jul-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.