Dear Students,
I'm not sure what it looks like in Durham, but it's pretty bad here in Amherst. I will not risk taking the hour long drive on a day like this.I hope that you can understand. Please count on being there tomorrow. We will wrap up the presentations, then move on with a regular class.
There are only three students, who were absent yesterday, left to present. Your papers were due yesterday. Every day they're late, you will lose credit. Please find a way to email those to me as soon as possible.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Ragistration for Arabic 402
Dear students in Arabic 401:
Those of you that have not registered for Arabic 402, and would like to do so, you may go ahead. We have fixed the issue with the registrar's office, and I have given my special permission to all my students from 401 to register.
Those of you that have not registered for Arabic 402, and would like to do so, you may go ahead. We have fixed the issue with the registrar's office, and I have given my special permission to all my students from 401 to register.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Oral Presentations
اعزائي الطلاب في 401:
Please use your textbook as a guide when you write your presentation. Follow all the grammatical rules you've learned thus far, and make sure that your spelling is correct. Don't forget to use short vowels, and other markers when necessary. Practice a lot with peers and in front of a mirror :)In your at least one paragraph piece, you will tell me and the class about yourself. That can include your family, your friends, your neighbor, things you do and they do, your house, your town.....Though you're not required to memorize it, please feel free to do so. It will help your grade.
Please check the previous blog for instructions on how to prepare for class on Tuesday.
اعزائي الطلاب في 503:
Please use your textbook as a guide when you write your presentation, as if this were a take-home exam. You need to use good and correctly spelled vocabulary. Make sure you follow the grammatical rules, and use a good variety of those rules to produce a well written piece. It should be no less than a page long. Though you are not required to memorize it, you are encouraged to, and that will help your grade. You may bring cue cards if you wish. Please make me a separate copy to read along. The theme is an "experience". It could be something that happened to you, or someone else, or even something you anticipate happening.
Please visit the previous blog for instructions on how to prepare for class on Tuesday.
Please use your textbook as a guide when you write your presentation. Follow all the grammatical rules you've learned thus far, and make sure that your spelling is correct. Don't forget to use short vowels, and other markers when necessary. Practice a lot with peers and in front of a mirror :)In your at least one paragraph piece, you will tell me and the class about yourself. That can include your family, your friends, your neighbor, things you do and they do, your house, your town.....Though you're not required to memorize it, please feel free to do so. It will help your grade.
Please check the previous blog for instructions on how to prepare for class on Tuesday.
اعزائي الطلاب في 503:
Please use your textbook as a guide when you write your presentation, as if this were a take-home exam. You need to use good and correctly spelled vocabulary. Make sure you follow the grammatical rules, and use a good variety of those rules to produce a well written piece. It should be no less than a page long. Though you are not required to memorize it, you are encouraged to, and that will help your grade. You may bring cue cards if you wish. Please make me a separate copy to read along. The theme is an "experience". It could be something that happened to you, or someone else, or even something you anticipate happening.
Please visit the previous blog for instructions on how to prepare for class on Tuesday.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
For after عيد الشكر
Arabic 401:
Those of you that have Al-Kitaab; our next textbook, please bring it to class. We will start working with it all this week. Those of you that don't have it yet, we'll try to manage by making printed copies, and sharing.
Arabic 503:
I will give you the following question, in Arabic, to answer in class. Please come having prepared the answers. Please translate these questions :
1-How was your Thanksgiving, did you go home, and where is home?
2-Who came to that dinner? was it just family members, or were there friends too?
3-How many individuals were there?
4-Was the meal served as a lunch or dinner?
5-What time did you have that meal?
6-What part of the meal was your favorite?
7-What day did you return to the university?
8-Did you travel by plane or car?
Those of you that have Al-Kitaab; our next textbook, please bring it to class. We will start working with it all this week. Those of you that don't have it yet, we'll try to manage by making printed copies, and sharing.
Arabic 503:
I will give you the following question, in Arabic, to answer in class. Please come having prepared the answers. Please translate these questions :
1-How was your Thanksgiving, did you go home, and where is home?
2-Who came to that dinner? was it just family members, or were there friends too?
3-How many individuals were there?
4-Was the meal served as a lunch or dinner?
5-What time did you have that meal?
6-What part of the meal was your favorite?
7-What day did you return to the university?
8-Did you travel by plane or car?
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Today's class
اهلا يا شباب
Arabic 401:
A few of you stayed after class to talk about today's lesson. It was apparent from their questions, that they needed to go back and study the rules pertaining to the Sun letters and moon letters. It is crucial to understand this section, so that the next step of understanding همزة الوصل can be achieved.
Arabic 503:
Please study the two pages of today's lesson المضارع المنصوب, and come to class on Tuesday with questions if you have any. Also, please write down only the answers to تمرين 9 and bring them to class.
Arabic 401:
A few of you stayed after class to talk about today's lesson. It was apparent from their questions, that they needed to go back and study the rules pertaining to the Sun letters and moon letters. It is crucial to understand this section, so that the next step of understanding همزة الوصل can be achieved.
Arabic 503:
Please study the two pages of today's lesson المضارع المنصوب, and come to class on Tuesday with questions if you have any. Also, please write down only the answers to تمرين 9 and bring them to class.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Quiz on Tuesday
مرحبا اعزائي الطلاب
Arabic 401:
For your quiz, please practice writing two-word phrases while you review Drill 12 on page 118.
Did you know that the word "And" in Arabic is expressed by the letter "Waw" "و" ?
Don't forget to memorize the alphabet and number charts, just the way they are in the book.
Arabic 503:
To prepare for your quiz, practice with `تمرين 1 صفحة 169 for your vocabulary ألمفردات, and verbs الافعال from page 168. When you practice, try to conjugate the verbs.
Arabic 401:
For your quiz, please practice writing two-word phrases while you review Drill 12 on page 118.
Did you know that the word "And" in Arabic is expressed by the letter "Waw" "و" ?
Don't forget to memorize the alphabet and number charts, just the way they are in the book.
Arabic 503:
To prepare for your quiz, practice with `تمرين 1 صفحة 169 for your vocabulary ألمفردات, and verbs الافعال from page 168. When you practice, try to conjugate the verbs.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
What you can do for class onTuesday
أهلا يا طلاب في صف 401
Please come to class having memorized your alphabet chart, your number chart and your الحروف الشمسية -الحروف القمرية chart.
اهلا يا طلاب في صف 503
For those of you that are retaking the exam, please find below the instructions that were given in class:
-For the first section:
Take each sentence and translate it. Then go back and change the pronoun, going down the list to do ALL pronouns, and conjugate the verb accordingly. For the second sentence for example, you do "their" first, then change that to "his, her...". You will end up with 8 sentences for each sentence of this section.
-for the second section:
More of the same.1- Samira is the pronoun "she" Start with that and do sections A, B, C. Then go down that list, replacing "she" with ALL the other subjective pronouns, conjugating the verbs accordingly. 2- For I have a car, after you do this section, go down the list replacing the possessive pronouns, one by one, in each of the A,B, C sections.
-For the next section, "Translate", translate it first just the way it is. Go back and replace the "you, male" pronoun with All the other subjective pronouns, conjugating the verbs accordingly. Also, replace the number "5" by other numbers from 1-10, and the number "11" by any number from 11-100, and pay attention to how the word "book" changes.
If you accomplish all this, and do it CORRECTLY, you will receive a passing grade in the range of "D".
No need to do the last section, but I advice you to learn these numbers.
If you have any questions, you know how to contact me.
Best of luck.
Please come to class having memorized your alphabet chart, your number chart and your الحروف الشمسية -الحروف القمرية chart.
اهلا يا طلاب في صف 503
For those of you that are retaking the exam, please find below the instructions that were given in class:
-For the first section:
Take each sentence and translate it. Then go back and change the pronoun, going down the list to do ALL pronouns, and conjugate the verb accordingly. For the second sentence for example, you do "their" first, then change that to "his, her...". You will end up with 8 sentences for each sentence of this section.
-for the second section:
More of the same.1- Samira is the pronoun "she" Start with that and do sections A, B, C. Then go down that list, replacing "she" with ALL the other subjective pronouns, conjugating the verbs accordingly. 2- For I have a car, after you do this section, go down the list replacing the possessive pronouns, one by one, in each of the A,B, C sections.
-For the next section, "Translate", translate it first just the way it is. Go back and replace the "you, male" pronoun with All the other subjective pronouns, conjugating the verbs accordingly. Also, replace the number "5" by other numbers from 1-10, and the number "11" by any number from 11-100, and pay attention to how the word "book" changes.
If you accomplish all this, and do it CORRECTLY, you will receive a passing grade in the range of "D".
No need to do the last section, but I advice you to learn these numbers.
If you have any questions, you know how to contact me.
Best of luck.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Arabic 401 Midterm
The midterm has been rescheduled, by request from the students, to Thursday October 29.
Scholarships for intensive summer institute
2010 CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES (CLS)
Scholarship Competition Announcement
ARABIC ● AZERBAIJANI ● BANGLA/BENGALI ● CHINESE ● HINDI ● INDONESIAN
JAPANESE ● KOREAN ● PERSIAN ● PUNJABI ● RUSSIAN ● TURKISH ● URDU
Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman,
Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
www.CLScholarship.org
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming scholarship competition for overseas intensive
summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2010. The on-line application for CLS
Program awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009. The selection
process will be administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by the
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The CLS Program is administered by CAORC and
the American Councils for International Education. Please visit www.CLScholarship.org for more information regarding the
online application and selection process.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment
experiences for seven to ten weeks. Levels available for each language are as follows:
Arabic: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, or Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
Azerbaijani, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, or Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.
The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying
and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply.
Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical
language skills in their future professional careers.
Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at
the undergraduate* or graduate level. All candidates must have completed at least their first year of university-level study by
the summer of 2010. Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, sciences, social sciences and humanities are
encouraged to apply. Please see detailed eligibility requirements on our website at www.CLScholarship.org.
*Only graduate students and graduating seniors are eligible to apply to the summer 2010 Persian program.
The U.S. Department of State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap condition.
Grant Benefits: All CLS Program costs are covered for participants including: travel to and from the student's U.S. home
city and program location, a mandatory Washington, D.C. pre-departure orientation, applicable visa fees, room, board, groupbased
intensive language instruction, program-sponsored travel within country, and all entrance fees for CLS Program
cultural enhancement activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Outreach and Selection administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
Application: On-line application will be available November 9, 2009. Deadline to
apply will be December 18, 2009. Please visit our website for updates:
www.CLScholarship.org
Information meeting on Thursday November 19,at 12:40pm at MUB 233 with Andrea Turpin, a representative of this program from the US State Department.
FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES (CLS)
Scholarship Competition Announcement
ARABIC ● AZERBAIJANI ● BANGLA/BENGALI ● CHINESE ● HINDI ● INDONESIAN
JAPANESE ● KOREAN ● PERSIAN ● PUNJABI ● RUSSIAN ● TURKISH ● URDU
Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman,
Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
www.CLScholarship.org
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming scholarship competition for overseas intensive
summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2010. The on-line application for CLS
Program awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009. The selection
process will be administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by the
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The CLS Program is administered by CAORC and
the American Councils for International Education. Please visit www.CLScholarship.org for more information regarding the
online application and selection process.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment
experiences for seven to ten weeks. Levels available for each language are as follows:
Arabic: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, or Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
Azerbaijani, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, or Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.
The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying
and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply.
Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical
language skills in their future professional careers.
Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at
the undergraduate* or graduate level. All candidates must have completed at least their first year of university-level study by
the summer of 2010. Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, sciences, social sciences and humanities are
encouraged to apply. Please see detailed eligibility requirements on our website at www.CLScholarship.org.
*Only graduate students and graduating seniors are eligible to apply to the summer 2010 Persian program.
The U.S. Department of State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap condition.
Grant Benefits: All CLS Program costs are covered for participants including: travel to and from the student's U.S. home
city and program location, a mandatory Washington, D.C. pre-departure orientation, applicable visa fees, room, board, groupbased
intensive language instruction, program-sponsored travel within country, and all entrance fees for CLS Program
cultural enhancement activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Outreach and Selection administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
Application: On-line application will be available November 9, 2009. Deadline to
apply will be December 18, 2009. Please visit our website for updates:
www.CLScholarship.org
Information meeting on Thursday November 19,at 12:40pm at MUB 233 with Andrea Turpin, a representative of this program from the US State Department.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sholarships meeting
Dear students,طلابي الاعزاء
Please find below an announcement for the upcoming meeting for the critical languages scholarship.
From: Reardon, Lawrence
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:48 AM
To: 'cola.polt@lists.unh.edu'
Subject: Scholarships for critical languages meeting
Confirm: majors
Are any of you are interested in applying for a scholarship to learn a new foreign language, such as:
African languages (selected)
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic*
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Burmese
Cambodian
Cantonese
Croatian
Czech
Gan
Georgian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Japanese
Javanese
Kanarese
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lingala
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam
Mandarin
Moldovan
Mongolian
Pashto
Persian**
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Swahili
Tagalog
Tajik
Tamil
Telegu
Thai
Turkmen
Turkish
Uighur
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
The US government is providing such scholarships under the David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students. The Political Science department already has two students who have received Boren Scholarships—one who went to Japan for a semester, and the other is currently spending a year in Cairo studying Arabic. For more general information, go to: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship
The upcoming competition will be for study abroad grants in summer and fall 2010 and spring 2011. Sheila McCurdy and I will be running an information session is scheduled for Thursday, October 29 at 12:30 in Hood House 226. The campus application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is December 15, 2009. We hope to see you there – and please spread the word.
If you can’t make this meeting, come to see me ASAP during my office hours (T 11.10-12.30 Hood House; R 11.10-12.30 Horton). Or you can email.
Best,
CReardon
Lawrence C. Reardon
Hood House Professor
Department of Political Science
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824-3586
USA
Tel. 603.862.1750
Fax. 603.862.0178
Email chris.reardon@unh.edu
Please find below an announcement for the upcoming meeting for the critical languages scholarship.
From: Reardon, Lawrence
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:48 AM
To: 'cola.polt@lists.unh.edu'
Subject: Scholarships for critical languages meeting
Confirm: majors
Are any of you are interested in applying for a scholarship to learn a new foreign language, such as:
African languages (selected)
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic*
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Burmese
Cambodian
Cantonese
Croatian
Czech
Gan
Georgian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Japanese
Javanese
Kanarese
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lingala
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam
Mandarin
Moldovan
Mongolian
Pashto
Persian**
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Swahili
Tagalog
Tajik
Tamil
Telegu
Thai
Turkmen
Turkish
Uighur
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
The US government is providing such scholarships under the David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students. The Political Science department already has two students who have received Boren Scholarships—one who went to Japan for a semester, and the other is currently spending a year in Cairo studying Arabic. For more general information, go to: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship
The upcoming competition will be for study abroad grants in summer and fall 2010 and spring 2011. Sheila McCurdy and I will be running an information session is scheduled for Thursday, October 29 at 12:30 in Hood House 226. The campus application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is December 15, 2009. We hope to see you there – and please spread the word.
If you can’t make this meeting, come to see me ASAP during my office hours (T 11.10-12.30 Hood House; R 11.10-12.30 Horton). Or you can email.
Best,
CReardon
Lawrence C. Reardon
Hood House Professor
Department of Political Science
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824-3586
USA
Tel. 603.862.1750
Fax. 603.862.0178
Email chris.reardon@unh.edu
Saturday, October 24, 2009
For your Midterm
Arabic 401,
Let's stop at the end of Unit 6, for both vocabulary and spelling.
Arabic 503,
It is apparent to me from correcting your homework, that you need to go back further in your reviewing for the Midterm. Many of you will need to go back to page 57 to review الفعل المضارعand its conjugation.
Let's stop at the end of Unit 6, for both vocabulary and spelling.
Arabic 503,
It is apparent to me from correcting your homework, that you need to go back further in your reviewing for the Midterm. Many of you will need to go back to page 57 to review الفعل المضارعand its conjugation.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A gift from Alisha
Arabic 503,
Alisha was kind enough to share with you the site below. It might be a fun way to help you learn your new vocabulary. Enjoy !
http://quizlet.com/149336/al-kitaab-part-1-chapter-9-flash-cards/
Alisha was kind enough to share with you the site below. It might be a fun way to help you learn your new vocabulary. Enjoy !
http://quizlet.com/149336/al-kitaab-part-1-chapter-9-flash-cards/
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Preparation for class
Ahlan Ya Tullaab Fi Arabic 401,
I need you to go back and review "ghayn" for class on Wednesday. Read the manner of production, in addition to using the alphabet chart to watch, listen and practice saying it. Then go back to "raa" and do the same to contrast the two. Unless you do that, you will always have a problem with these and other sounds that are difficult for you to produce. We can go back and practice in class over and over, but that will never suffice.
اهلا يا طلاب في Arabic 503,
For class on Thursday,
I need you to go over تمرين 3, and familiarize yourselves with how to translate it. That way when we do it in class, we don't take too long. Make sure you know your new المفردات. We will also be doing تمرين 6 in class. In order for you to memorize the verb chart on page 149, you must know how to conjugate Kaana كان. Please go back and read that section if you don't feel very sure about it.
I need you to go back and review "ghayn" for class on Wednesday. Read the manner of production, in addition to using the alphabet chart to watch, listen and practice saying it. Then go back to "raa" and do the same to contrast the two. Unless you do that, you will always have a problem with these and other sounds that are difficult for you to produce. We can go back and practice in class over and over, but that will never suffice.
اهلا يا طلاب في Arabic 503,
For class on Thursday,
I need you to go over تمرين 3, and familiarize yourselves with how to translate it. That way when we do it in class, we don't take too long. Make sure you know your new المفردات. We will also be doing تمرين 6 in class. In order for you to memorize the verb chart on page 149, you must know how to conjugate Kaana كان. Please go back and read that section if you don't feel very sure about it.
A fun read
A'izzaa'i Al-Tullaab,
Please find below a blog site that tells about a young man's, almost daily, impressions of his visit to Egypt. Hope you enjoy it.
http://lawremzofarabia.blogspot.com/
Please find below a blog site that tells about a young man's, almost daily, impressions of his visit to Egypt. Hope you enjoy it.
http://lawremzofarabia.blogspot.com/
Friday, October 9, 2009
Study Abroad
Ahlan Yaa Shebaab,
Please find below information, that I hope will be useful in guiding you to take your first steps in planning your study abroad program.
. Here are some suggestions:
1. The first step is to attend the study abroad sessions conducted every Thursday, 1:00 in McConnell Hall RM 312 by Mr. Jeff Sherman. There is lots of preparation involved, and you’ll need to know the details…even if you are a freshman. For more information, see http://www.unh.edu/cie/studyabroad/planning.html
2. You need to check out the study abroad materials located at the Center for International Education’s library on the second floor of Hood House, which includes various academic programs in Asia.
3. There are several opportunities to finance your trip. Consider the following:
4. The Boren Scholarship http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship. Usually students apply to go in their junior year, and there is a time commitment to work with the US government. An information session at Hood House will be conducted at the end of October/beginning of November . Deadline is Feb 10, 2010.
5. A new initiative is the National Language Service Corps, which will provide jobs for students who are competent in the critical languages. For more information, see http://www.nsep.gov/corps/index.html
6. Also consider applying to the various Fulbright programs to conduct research or to teach English. For more information, go to: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/overview.html or see Sheila McCurdy at Hood House.
Please find below information, that I hope will be useful in guiding you to take your first steps in planning your study abroad program.
. Here are some suggestions:
1. The first step is to attend the study abroad sessions conducted every Thursday, 1:00 in McConnell Hall RM 312 by Mr. Jeff Sherman. There is lots of preparation involved, and you’ll need to know the details…even if you are a freshman. For more information, see http://www.unh.edu/cie/studyabroad/planning.html
2. You need to check out the study abroad materials located at the Center for International Education’s library on the second floor of Hood House, which includes various academic programs in Asia.
3. There are several opportunities to finance your trip. Consider the following:
4. The Boren Scholarship http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship. Usually students apply to go in their junior year, and there is a time commitment to work with the US government. An information session at Hood House will be conducted at the end of October/beginning of November . Deadline is Feb 10, 2010.
5. A new initiative is the National Language Service Corps, which will provide jobs for students who are competent in the critical languages. For more information, see http://www.nsep.gov/corps/index.html
6. Also consider applying to the various Fulbright programs to conduct research or to teach English. For more information, go to: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/overview.html or see Sheila McCurdy at Hood House.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Upcoming Quiz
Marhaba Ya Tullaab Fi Arabic 401,
You will have a couple of short quizzes coming up. The first one will be on Thursday October 8. This will be on your new vocabulary from page 57, on up through the end of chapter 5. The quiz after that will be on dictations drills starting with drill 10 on page 60, and all the way through chapter 5. This quiz will be on Tuesday October 13.
Ahlan Ya Tullaab Fi Arabic 503,
You have two quizzes coming up.
You will do Tamreen 17, Safha 141, and bring it to class on Thursday October 8. This will count as a take-home quiz. You will have to review the verb chart on page 130 for that. Your other quiz will be on Tuesday October 13. This will be on material from chapter 8.
You will have a couple of short quizzes coming up. The first one will be on Thursday October 8. This will be on your new vocabulary from page 57, on up through the end of chapter 5. The quiz after that will be on dictations drills starting with drill 10 on page 60, and all the way through chapter 5. This quiz will be on Tuesday October 13.
Ahlan Ya Tullaab Fi Arabic 503,
You have two quizzes coming up.
You will do Tamreen 17, Safha 141, and bring it to class on Thursday October 8. This will count as a take-home quiz. You will have to review the verb chart on page 130 for that. Your other quiz will be on Tuesday October 13. This will be on material from chapter 8.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
For Tuesday 9/22
Dear students in Arabic 401:
for your quiz, be prepared for the following:
-You will be given Mufradaat (vocab)in English and asked to give the Arabic equivalent. So learn the correct spelling please, because this will be part of your grade.
_you will be given the Mufradaat in Arabic and asked to give the meaning in English.
A'izzaa'il Tullaab Fi Arabic 503:
Please come to class having learned your charts on pages 130-131. You will be asked to make sentences with these. also, bring the core vocabulary sheet that I gave you so we can practice using the "clothes and colors" vocabulary. Please acquaint yourselves with it too.
Ilalliqaa' Fi Youm Al-Thulaathaa'
for your quiz, be prepared for the following:
-You will be given Mufradaat (vocab)in English and asked to give the Arabic equivalent. So learn the correct spelling please, because this will be part of your grade.
_you will be given the Mufradaat in Arabic and asked to give the meaning in English.
A'izzaa'il Tullaab Fi Arabic 503:
Please come to class having learned your charts on pages 130-131. You will be asked to make sentences with these. also, bring the core vocabulary sheet that I gave you so we can practice using the "clothes and colors" vocabulary. Please acquaint yourselves with it too.
Ilalliqaa' Fi Youm Al-Thulaathaa'
Saturday, September 12, 2009
News from Ruwa
Ahlan 401 students :
I finished grading your quiz, and most of you did an outstanding job. Mumtaaz !!
Ahlan yaa Tullaab Fi Arabic 503 :
When you prepare for your quiz, please pay special attention to the following :
_How to use prepositions denoting possession, with different pronouns (p.106)
_How to situate actions and states in the past, and how to conjugate Kaana (p.110)
_How to correctly ask Kem (how many), and tamreen 11,(p.114)
Hadh Sa'eed
I finished grading your quiz, and most of you did an outstanding job. Mumtaaz !!
Ahlan yaa Tullaab Fi Arabic 503 :
When you prepare for your quiz, please pay special attention to the following :
_How to use prepositions denoting possession, with different pronouns (p.106)
_How to situate actions and states in the past, and how to conjugate Kaana (p.110)
_How to correctly ask Kem (how many), and tamreen 11,(p.114)
Hadh Sa'eed
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Your Final
A'izza'i Al-Tullaab Fi Arabic 504&402,
Please bring me a copy of your clean and corrected presentation on the day of your final exam.
Shukran Jazeelan
Please bring me a copy of your clean and corrected presentation on the day of your final exam.
Shukran Jazeelan
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday May 5
Arabic 402,
There may be a nice surprise for us on Tuesday.
Arabic 504,
You may bring your presentations to class on Tuesday, and I'll be happy to help you for the first few minutes of class.
There may be a nice surprise for us on Tuesday.
Arabic 504,
You may bring your presentations to class on Tuesday, and I'll be happy to help you for the first few minutes of class.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Reminder
Ahlan Ya Tullaab Fi Arabic 402
Please remember that the written portion of your presentation is due on Thursday, April 30. It is worth 50% of your final presentation's grade. You're welcome to read it in class that day just for practice.
Also, don't forget that there will be no class on Wednesday, April 29.
Please remember that the written portion of your presentation is due on Thursday, April 30. It is worth 50% of your final presentation's grade. You're welcome to read it in class that day just for practice.
Also, don't forget that there will be no class on Wednesday, April 29.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Your next Quiz
A'izza'i Al-Tullaab,
Arabic 402:
Please prepare for an Imtihaan on Thursday April 16. It will include the Mufradaat (vocab) from Chapter 6, as well as from page 78. Also, please study the Noun-Adjective phrases and sentences on page 75, and the demonstrative phrases and sentences on page 77. Don't forget to study the days of the week.
Eid Al-FisH Sa'eed
Arabic 504:
Let's plan on having an Imtihaan on April 23 that will include Al-Mufradaat from chapter 15, along with grammatical concepts from pages 269 & 270.
Eid Al-FisH Sa'eed
Arabic 402:
Please prepare for an Imtihaan on Thursday April 16. It will include the Mufradaat (vocab) from Chapter 6, as well as from page 78. Also, please study the Noun-Adjective phrases and sentences on page 75, and the demonstrative phrases and sentences on page 77. Don't forget to study the days of the week.
Eid Al-FisH Sa'eed
Arabic 504:
Let's plan on having an Imtihaan on April 23 that will include Al-Mufradaat from chapter 15, along with grammatical concepts from pages 269 & 270.
Eid Al-FisH Sa'eed
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Fellowship
The Carsey Institute has extended the deadline for the popular John G. Winant Fellowship to April 15th.
Faculty, please share this information with your students.
Fellowship recipients receive a stipend of $3,250 for full-time summer work with a non-profit organization or government agency of their choice, and recipients are recognized for their award in university publications.
Application details can be found here or by visiting http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/winantfellowship.htm.
Questions? Please contact Amy Sterndale at the Carsey Institute at amy.sterndale@unh.edu.
Applications are due at the Carsey Institute in Huddleston Hall by 5pm on April 15. Decisions will be announced by April 30th.
Thank you.
Faculty, please share this information with your students.
Fellowship recipients receive a stipend of $3,250 for full-time summer work with a non-profit organization or government agency of their choice, and recipients are recognized for their award in university publications.
Application details can be found here or by visiting http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/winantfellowship.htm.
Questions? Please contact Amy Sterndale at the Carsey Institute at amy.sterndale@unh.edu.
Applications are due at the Carsey Institute in Huddleston Hall by 5pm on April 15. Decisions will be announced by April 30th.
Thank you.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Fulbright Scholarship
U.S. Student Fulbright Scholarship information sessions
General information
Whether for the next competition or one in a future year, exceptional students at all levels are invited to attend one of the upcoming U.S. Student Fulbright Program information sessions to learn about scholarships for post-baccalaureate study, research or English teaching abroad.
The Next Competition
To be eligible for the coming year’s competition (for grants in academic year 2010-11), applicants will need to have at least a bachelor’s degree earned by the start of the 2010 grant period -- students who are currently juniors, seniors and graduate students..
Thursday, March 26, 2009
12:30 p.m.
Hood House 203
If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please contact Fulbright advisor Sheila McCurdy at sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu.
Sheila McCurdy
Assistant Director
University of New Hampshire
Center for International Education
Hood House, 89 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
Tel: 603 862-4788
Fax: 603 862-0169
e-mail: sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu
General information
Whether for the next competition or one in a future year, exceptional students at all levels are invited to attend one of the upcoming U.S. Student Fulbright Program information sessions to learn about scholarships for post-baccalaureate study, research or English teaching abroad.
The Next Competition
To be eligible for the coming year’s competition (for grants in academic year 2010-11), applicants will need to have at least a bachelor’s degree earned by the start of the 2010 grant period -- students who are currently juniors, seniors and graduate students..
Thursday, March 26, 2009
12:30 p.m.
Hood House 203
If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please contact Fulbright advisor Sheila McCurdy at sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu.
Sheila McCurdy
Assistant Director
University of New Hampshire
Center for International Education
Hood House, 89 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
Tel: 603 862-4788
Fax: 603 862-0169
e-mail: sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Midterm Study Guide
Ahlan,
Tullaab Arabic 402:
-Please practice your possessive pronouns, so as to know how to say "his book, our school....."
-Know the fields of study in Tamreen 12, page 46.
-know how to conjugate verbs.
-know the interrogative particles , page 14, so as to know how to ask questions.
-Know your plurals.
-Learn to identify an "Idafa" relationship.
-Know how to negate a present tense.
Tullaab Arabic 504 :
-Know when a "Fa'l Mudaare'" needs to be "Marfoo', Munsoob or Majzoom" and what kind of ending it should have.
-Learn how to identufy "Jumlat Al-Sifa".
-Learn your Quantifiers and how to use them in sentences (page 195).
-Know how to change back and forth from "Jumleh Ismyyeh to Jumleh Fi'lyyeh" page 214.
-Know how to use the verbs in pages 232&234 in sentences.
Tullaab Arabic 402:
-Please practice your possessive pronouns, so as to know how to say "his book, our school....."
-Know the fields of study in Tamreen 12, page 46.
-know how to conjugate verbs.
-know the interrogative particles , page 14, so as to know how to ask questions.
-Know your plurals.
-Learn to identify an "Idafa" relationship.
-Know how to negate a present tense.
Tullaab Arabic 504 :
-Know when a "Fa'l Mudaare'" needs to be "Marfoo', Munsoob or Majzoom" and what kind of ending it should have.
-Learn how to identufy "Jumlat Al-Sifa".
-Learn your Quantifiers and how to use them in sentences (page 195).
-Know how to change back and forth from "Jumleh Ismyyeh to Jumleh Fi'lyyeh" page 214.
-Know how to use the verbs in pages 232&234 in sentences.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Quiz on Thursday March 5
Let's have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday, March 5. For Arabic 402, it will be on Al-Mufradat from both chapters 3&4. For Arabic 504, it will be on Al-Mufradat from chapter 13. This will help prepare you for your midterm on the 10th.
Good to know Arabic :)
A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his Middle East assignment.
A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs"
The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East , I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there.
But, I had a problem I didn't speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through three posters...
First poster - A man lying in the hot desert sand...totally exhausted and fainting.
Second poster - man is drinking our Cola.
Third poster- Our man is now totally refreshed.
Then these posters were pasted all over the place
"That should have worked," said the friend.
The salesman replied "I didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left"
A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs"
The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East , I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there.
But, I had a problem I didn't speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through three posters...
First poster - A man lying in the hot desert sand...totally exhausted and fainting.
Second poster - man is drinking our Cola.
Third poster- Our man is now totally refreshed.
Then these posters were pasted all over the place
"That should have worked," said the friend.
The salesman replied "I didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left"
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Midterm
Ila Tullabi Fi Arabic 402 & 504 :
Midterm exam will be on Tuesday, March 10. As you know from past experience, this exam is the only cumulative one you'll have this semester. Try to ask questions about any material you're on shaky grounds with in class and outside class as we move along, and don't wait till last minute. Your classmates will also be grateful for your questions which will serve as a review for all.
Midterm exam will be on Tuesday, March 10. As you know from past experience, this exam is the only cumulative one you'll have this semester. Try to ask questions about any material you're on shaky grounds with in class and outside class as we move along, and don't wait till last minute. Your classmates will also be grateful for your questions which will serve as a review for all.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Quiz
A'izza'i Al-Tullaab Fi Arabic 402
For your quiz on Tuesday, please practice combining subjective pronouns (p. 22) with Mufradat from the list on p. 19 and the plurals on pages 24&25, to form two-word sentences (much like what we did in class when we reviewed). Examples: I am lonely, we are students......
Hadh Sa'eed
Aizza'i Al-Tullaab Fi Arabic 504
For you quiz on Tuesday, please know the "Af'al Al-Tafdeel" chart. Also, review well all of your Tamareen (exercises).With Tamreen 11, practice filling the blanks first with Al-Mustaqbal, then with it's negation.
Hadh Sa'eed
For your quiz on Tuesday, please practice combining subjective pronouns (p. 22) with Mufradat from the list on p. 19 and the plurals on pages 24&25, to form two-word sentences (much like what we did in class when we reviewed). Examples: I am lonely, we are students......
Hadh Sa'eed
Aizza'i Al-Tullaab Fi Arabic 504
For you quiz on Tuesday, please know the "Af'al Al-Tafdeel" chart. Also, review well all of your Tamareen (exercises).With Tamreen 11, practice filling the blanks first with Al-Mustaqbal, then with it's negation.
Hadh Sa'eed
Thursday, February 12, 2009
I'm sorry !
A'izza'ee Al-Tullaab,
I regret to cancel class today, Thursday 2/12, but my sinus infection has taken a turn for the worse, and I'm beginning to run a fever. I have an appointment to see the doctor at 1:00.
402 class:
Please continue with the rest of the chapter on your own, and view the material on the DVD. When I come back, we will hopefully have an easy time with the material and not have to spend too much time on it because it will be familiar.
504 class:
Listen to both Al-Qissa (Tamreen 6)and Al-Istimaa'(Tamreen 16)and do both Tamreen 18 and 19, so that we go over them quickly in class (They're both a review).
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
I regret to cancel class today, Thursday 2/12, but my sinus infection has taken a turn for the worse, and I'm beginning to run a fever. I have an appointment to see the doctor at 1:00.
402 class:
Please continue with the rest of the chapter on your own, and view the material on the DVD. When I come back, we will hopefully have an easy time with the material and not have to spend too much time on it because it will be familiar.
504 class:
Listen to both Al-Qissa (Tamreen 6)and Al-Istimaa'(Tamreen 16)and do both Tamreen 18 and 19, so that we go over them quickly in class (They're both a review).
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Hadh Sa'eed Fil Imtihaan
A'izzaa'ee Al-Tullaab,
Don't forget to practice going back and forth with your Mufradaat from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic. Review All vocab from the chapter, and not just the list on the first page.
Don't forget to practice going back and forth with your Mufradaat from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic. Review All vocab from the chapter, and not just the list on the first page.
Friday, February 6, 2009
The International Research Opportunities Program
IROP, the International Research Opportunities Program, provides full support—travel, board, and research expenses—for students who want to learn about another country while pursuing a project—research, scholarly, or creative−abroad during the summer between their junior and senior years. The experience and the benefits for these students are truly exceptional.
The next IROP deadline is April 7, when sophomores who want an IROP grant for the summer of 2010 may submit proposals. Students should know this is the “early decision” deadline, a time when there’s less competitive than in the fall, and plan accordingly. On line at http://www.unh.edu/undergrad-research/irop.html they can find the application and lots of information about writing a successful one.
The next IROP deadline is April 7, when sophomores who want an IROP grant for the summer of 2010 may submit proposals. Students should know this is the “early decision” deadline, a time when there’s less competitive than in the fall, and plan accordingly. On line at http://www.unh.edu/undergrad-research/irop.html they can find the application and lots of information about writing a successful one.
Fulbright Scholarship
U.S. Student Fulbright Scholarship information sessions
General informationWhether for the next competition or one in a future year, exceptional students at all levels are invited to attend one of the upcoming U.S. Student Fulbright Program information sessions to learn about scholarships for post-baccalaureate study, research or English teaching abroad. The Next CompetitionTo be eligible for the coming year’s competition (for grants in academic year 2010-11), applicants will need to have at least a bachelor’s degree earned by the start of the 2010 grant period -- students who are currently juniors and above. Thursday, February 19, 200912:30 p.m. , Hood House 226Friday, February 27, 200912:00 noon, Hood House 226 If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please contact Fulbright advisor Sheila McCurdy at sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu. Sheila McCurdyAssistant DirectorUniversity of New HampshireCenter for International EducationHood House, 89 Main StreetDurham, NH 03824 Tel: 603 862-4788Fax: 603 862-0169 e-mail: sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu
General informationWhether for the next competition or one in a future year, exceptional students at all levels are invited to attend one of the upcoming U.S. Student Fulbright Program information sessions to learn about scholarships for post-baccalaureate study, research or English teaching abroad. The Next CompetitionTo be eligible for the coming year’s competition (for grants in academic year 2010-11), applicants will need to have at least a bachelor’s degree earned by the start of the 2010 grant period -- students who are currently juniors and above. Thursday, February 19, 200912:30 p.m. , Hood House 226Friday, February 27, 200912:00 noon, Hood House 226 If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please contact Fulbright advisor Sheila McCurdy at sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu. Sheila McCurdyAssistant DirectorUniversity of New HampshireCenter for International EducationHood House, 89 Main StreetDurham, NH 03824 Tel: 603 862-4788Fax: 603 862-0169 e-mail: sheila.mccurdy@unh.edu
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
I'm sorry but no classes this week
My dear students,
I'm so sorry not to be able to be with you, because I really miss you. I'm having to deal with some health issues, that I would like to put under control before I can be with you and be an effective instructor.
I ask for your patience.
All my love to you all.
I'm so sorry not to be able to be with you, because I really miss you. I'm having to deal with some health issues, that I would like to put under control before I can be with you and be an effective instructor.
I ask for your patience.
All my love to you all.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
No class today, Tuesday Jan 20
I'm sorry my dear students, but I don't feel well today. I'm very disappointed, because I was looking forward to seeing you.
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