PROGRAM OF STUDY

Location:
Middle East Institute
1761 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

Friday, July 18, 2008
Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Tester-Training Workshop

Monday, July 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Tester-Training Workshop

July 22 - 24, 2008
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Lectures
6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Hands On Training

July 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lectures, On-Site Component Completion and Start of Distance-Learning Component

July 25, 2008 - Feb 13, 2009
Distance-Learning

REQUIRED RESOURCES (including textbooks):

These resources will be used as required readings except the Standards, which will be used as a reference.

H. D. Brown, Teaching by Principles

Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, ACTFL (resource)

M. Alosh (1997). Learner Text, and Context in Foreign Language Acquisition: An Arabic Perspective. Ohio State University: National Foreign Language Center.

Wahba, Kassem, Zeinab Taha, Liz England (2006). Handbook for Arabic Language Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Several readings in Arabic

REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

In order to be awarded a certificate of completion by MEI, a participant should:

1. Participate in at least one 3-day workshop

2. Engage in 18 hours of practical training, including 10
hours of observation, 6 hours of classroom teaching in the
target language, and 2 hours discussing the experience with
the Director, the Chairman and one or more senior teachers

3. Read all the assigned articles and chapters

4. Submit all assignments (reaction and research papers)

5. Take the oral interview