Tadriis

Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 19:16
The University of Texas--Austin has created this website for Arabic teachers to gather resources about a wide variety of Arabic cultural and linguistic elements. It includes discussions of dialect and music among many others.
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Al Jazeera Learn Arabic

Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 18:39
Al Jazeera's Arabic-learning website incorporates elements of the news with basic vocabulary learning, listening and reading comprehension activities, and cultural information.
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American Egyptian Double Field Trip

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Amany Kasab, current TCLP Exchange Teacher, was awarded a CLP grant to support her efforts organizing a double field trip in New York for her U.S. students and in Cairo for her Egyptian students. Students in New York will visit the Metropolitan Museum and will have a traditional Egyptian lunch in an Egyptian restaurant. Students will explore ancient Egyptian culture and practice conversational Arabic in real life situations. Students in Egypt will visit the Egyptian Museum and interact with tourists in English.

Teaching World Languages: A Practical Guide

Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 16:24
Teaching World Languages: A Practical Guide provides insight into the teaching of world languages and is based on current best practices. Organized by topic, each chapter is a stand-alone unit that treats both principles and practices of teaching world languages, and includes examples of activities, resources, and rubrics. The Principles section addresses essential concepts in language teaching while the Practices section places emphasis on the authenticity of the resources, experiences, and activities in which learners are engaged. This guide is available in English, Chinese, and Arabic.

A Bridge between Egypt and America

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As part of a cross-cultural Critical Language Project, TCLP Teacher Tamer Elsharkawy and his students explored Alexandria, Virginia. His students shared what they learned about Alexandria, Virginia with students in Egypt and in turn, students in Egypt shared what they learned from a field trip to Alexandria, Egypt. Both groups of students practiced their target languages of Arabic and English through the project.