Dear Arabic-speaking friends,

We are excited to invite bilingual speakers of English and Arabic to participate in a unique research study aimed at analyzing conversational strategies in dialectical Arabic in different cultural contexts. This study focuses on understanding how dialect speakers interact and ask questions in various situations, which is crucial for effective cross-cultural communication. This study is approved under UTA’s IRB Protocol # 2025-0190.

Study Details:

• Purpose: To explore how speakers of Arabic dialects interact in everyday social scenarios.
• Participation: You will be asked to take part in a 30-minute role-playing exercise where you engage in conversation strategies based on hypothetical social situations.
• Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
• Duration: Approximately 30 minutes

Why Participate?

• Contribute to Research: Your participation will contribute to valuable research in the field of linguistics and cross-cultural communication.
• Enhance Communication Skills: Engage in interactive communication that may improve your conversational abilities and heritage language skills.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Female
• 18 years old or older
• Speaker of both English and a Levantine dialect of Arabic (e.g., Palestinian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian)
• Born to an Arab family in the U.S. or arrived in the U.S. by the age of 5

We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds who meet the above criteria.

How to Participate:

If you are interested in participating, please email the researcher at: [email protected]

Your involvement will make a significant impact on our research, and you will gain valuable insights into effective communication strategies among heritage speakers. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to contribute to our research and improve cross-cultural communication skills!

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics

Subject Language(s): Arabic (ara)
English (eng)

Language Family(ies): Arabic