Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051300
James K. Makubuya
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051373
Adam Carey
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400057928
Maggie Nassif
possible solutions. These suggestions included techniques to make the culture accessible to students as well as overall program strategies to achieve bigger goals within a reasonable time frame. Maysa Abou Youssef started the conversation by addressing the challenges of teaching modern Arabic Literature to American students. She emphasized the need to contextualize the text. A vivid example of this issue is the scene in Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz where Mrs. Kersha is defaming her husband's lover. Mrs. Kersha follows a protocol for the act of radh. Making the students aware of what is involved in this cat fight would make them appreciate the scene and the text. Subtle gestures like a woman tearing her dress is a paralinguistic sign for the men to stay out of it. While, Samia Montasser discussed another approach to help students appreciate a different example of imagery in the language. Through the use of proverbs, Samia introduces the students to the values and beliefs of the Middle East. Maggie Nassif shared her experience in directing Arabic for Specific Purpose programs in the Middle East. Using the Wharton Arabic Summer MBA program as an example, she addressed issues such as: understanding Middle Eastern office dynamics, hierarchy, the concept of time and place, as well as the dress code in business culture in the Arab world. It is essential for students to appreciate the difference in the definition of professionalism in the region to accurately succeed in setting criteria, measuring success, and rewarding employees. In addition, Hana Kilany addressed the issue of rising enrollment and discrepancies in requirements and offerings in the different programs. Issues related to establishing Arabic K-12 and summer abroad programs will further complicate matters and widen the gap among the different students within the one program. Kirk Belnap wrapped up the discussion by proposing the creation of a Network of Excellence to concentrate efforts to achieve the desired results. In order to produce a considerable number of students at higher levels of proficiency we need to create opportunities for quality intensive study programs, both domestic and abroad. Longer summer programs, more semester and year-long programs that keep students meaningfully engaged with the language and culture arc needed. One model proposed recommends recruiting interested students into solid 1 year programs, offering a quality domestic intensive 2"-year program, then sending those who demonstrate their ability to an intensive well-designed and closely supervised abroad program for a semester and preferably a year. Such students will return to find the language finishing courses and the area studies courses that they need for their specialized fields. In order to achieve these goals there is the need for funding, assessment and training of teachers and administrators.
可能的解决方案。这些建议包括让学生能够接触到文化的技巧，以及在合理的时间框架内实现更大目标的整体计划策略。Maysa Abou Youssef首先谈到了向美国学生教授现代阿拉伯文学的挑战。她强调需要将文本置于背景中。这个问题的一个生动的例子是纳吉布·马哈福兹在米达克巷的场景，克尔沙夫人正在诽谤她丈夫的情人。克沙太太遵循着一套关于拉德行为的规定。让学生意识到猫斗的内容会让他们欣赏这个场景和课文。微妙的动作，比如一个女人撕扯她的衣服，是一个副语言信号，让男人远离它。同时，Samia Montasser讨论了另一种方法来帮助学生欣赏语言中意象的不同例子。通过使用谚语，Samia向学生们介绍了中东的价值观和信仰。玛姬·纳西夫分享了她在中东指导特殊目的阿拉伯语项目的经验。她以沃顿商学院阿拉伯夏季MBA项目为例，阐述了以下问题:了解中东的办公室动态、等级制度、时间和地点的概念，以及阿拉伯世界商业文化中的着装要求。学生们有必要了解该地区对专业的不同定义，以便准确地制定标准、衡量成功和奖励员工。此外，哈娜·基拉尼还谈到了入学率上升以及不同项目在要求和提供方面存在差异的问题。与建立阿拉伯语K-12和夏季海外项目有关的问题将使问题进一步复杂化，并扩大同一项目中不同学生之间的差距。Kirk Belnap建议创建一个卓越网络(Network of Excellence)来集中精力实现预期的结果，从而结束了讨论。为了培养数量可观、水平更高的学生，我们需要为国内外高质量的强化学习项目创造机会。更长的暑期课程，更多的学期和一年的课程，让学生有意义地接触语言和文化是必要的。其中一种模式建议将感兴趣的学生招募到坚实的1年课程中，提供高质量的国内2年强化课程，然后将那些证明自己能力的学生送到精心设计并受到密切监督的国外强化课程中学习一个学期，最好是一年。这样的学生将会回到他们的专业领域去学习语言整理课程和区域研究课程。为了实现这些目标，需要对教师和行政人员进行供资、评估和培训。
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051038
Charles Kurzman
The Middle East is deconstructing—that is, the concept of a coherent geographic entity with the label “Middle East.” A Thematic Conversation on this subject began at the 2005 MESA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., and will conclude at the 2007 meeting in Montréal. These discussions grow out of efforts in the 1990s to rethink area studies globally, spurred by programs at the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council, among others. A variety of scholars have taken up these issues with regard to the Middle East specifically over the past decade, including the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which organized this Thematic Conversation.
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/s0026318400050975
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051105
Jon E. Mandaville
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S002631840005118X
G. Solomon, Aida Latorre
{"title":"Oman: The Islamic Democratic Tradition, by Hussein Ghubash. Translated from French by Mary Turton. New York: Routledge, 2006. 252 pages, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. US$115.00 (Cloth) ISBN 0-415-375678-1","authors":"G. Solomon, Aida Latorre","doi":"10.1017/S002631840005118X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S002631840005118X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88595,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Studies Association bulletin","volume":"41 1","pages":"59 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S002631840005118X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56783016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051026
H. Sadri
In teaching Middle East Politics (MEP) courses, instructors speak of many challenges, particularly students' typical uninformed and misleading preconceived notions about the region. Based on extensive experience in teaching MEP classes, my observations suggest that using Information Fluency (IF) principles, along with the application of internet technology, significantly improves course effectiveness for both students and faculty. The following essay is based on a study of the results of teaching MEP using an IF-inspired assignment in both the face-to-face and on-line course formats. To enhance the classroom environment, I use WebCT technology to deliver, supplement, and assess my MEP classes. Along with this discussion, I have appended relevant information from the syllabus for my course, CPO 3403 Politics of the Middle East. The complete syllabus can be accessed from my website: http://www.cas.ucf.edu/politicalscience/main.php?URL=sadri.
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051087
C. M. Kortepeter
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Pub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1017/S0026318400051324
Denis J. Sullivan
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