Step back, see the big picture, and develop highly effective language programs.
In the workshop, we will consider a variety of interrelated and mutually reinforcing principles based on insights from research on brain plasticity, self-efficacy, identity, and strategic self-regulation. Participants will learn to build articulated learning sequences appropriate to their students’ needs and maturity in a manner that is true to the best in national and state world-language-learning standards. Discussions informed by these fundamentals will be a springboard for addressing vital subjects seldom addressed in other professional skill-development workshops.
Participants will learn through doing, in particular gaining in-depth experience with a significant challenge that all K–12 Arabic teachers face: adapting existing material to the needs of their students. Read More…
Tahera Qutbuddin will present “The Experience of Being a Muslim Woman: Spiritual, Social, and Intellectual Aspects” on Wednesday, 20 March at noon in 238 HRCB.
Qutbuddin is an associate professor of Arabic literature at the University of Chicago and previously taught at the University of Utah (2000‒2002) and Yale University (1999‒2000). Her research focuses on classical Arabic oratory and the influence of Ali b. Abi Talib on Arabic prose. Read More…
“Cultural Competence: Learning or Teaching?” will be the topic of discussion for the Inquiry Conference Keynote Speaker Ala’a Mohammad Alsarhan, former Head of Support Services for the Royal Hashemite Court on Wednesday, 6 March at noon in 238 HRCB.
Alsarhan is currently in the U.S. pursuing a master’s degree in sociology from BYU, having previously served at the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC), a highly reputable institution that serves His Majesty the King of Jordan. He held a position of great influence Read More…
Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst at the Jerusalem Post, will discuss “Peace, Politics, and Plutonium: An Insider’s Look at the Quest for Security, Democracy, and Peace in the Middle East” on Wednesday, 6 March at 10:00 a.m. in B-192 JFSB.
Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Hoffman has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents, and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera, and other news outlets. Called “The most optimistic man in Israel” by Israel Television, Read More…
“Religion versus Religiosity—Can Enemies Live together Peacefully? The Talmudic Point of View” will be the topic presented by Admiel Kosman, professor of religious and Jewish studies at the Universität Potsdam.
The lecture will be Tuesday, 5 March at 4:00 p.m. in 321 MSRB.
Kosman is also the academic director of the Abraham Geiger Reform Rabbinical Seminary Read More…
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