Conferences
Participated in the DLIFLC Commandant’s annual off site meetings and provided valuable input, Presidio of Monterey, CA, 2008 – 2012
Organized annual school-wide conferences on Meaningful Homework and Grammar Clinics; increased student and team motivation and moral improvement, proper student counseling and reducing student attrition. Hosted Open House on LIFT (Leaders In Front Teaching) Initiative and Students’ Talent Show, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, CA, 2008 – 2012.
Attended and presented on the Arabic Dialect Program at DLIFLC at the Language Flagship Annual Meeting, University of Portland, Oregon, May 2012.
Participated in a job fair to interview, evaluate and recruit Levantine and Iraqi Arabic teachers, Dearborn, Michigan, October 2011.
Presented on the success of the Dialect Experiment at DLI to the Board of Visitors and also during the FAO (Foreign Area Officers) Summit , DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, 2011.
Attended MESA Conference and participated in a roundtable discussion on teaching MSA versus dialect and how best to develop a curriculum, San Diego, CA, 2010.
Invited to serve on the Boron Fellowship Review Panel in Washington, DC, 2010.
Attended and presented at the DELTAB (The Defense Language Testing Advisory Board) meeting in Washington, DC on the development, progress and success of the Iraqi Dialect Course, 2010.
Presented on the Arabic Curriculum at the FAO Summit, DLIFLC, 2010.
Presented to the BOV for accreditation on the Iraqi and Levantine Dialects, DLIFLC, 2010.
Attended and participated at the NSEP session at the Flagship Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA 2010.
Presented “In House Training at DLI” at the conference on foreign languages, the University of Texas, Austin, January 2010.
Presented “The Iraqi and Levantine Dialect Course: A Dean’s Perspective” at the Arabic LEARN conference in West Point, NY, 2010.
Attended ACTFL and led an impromptu session on teaching MSA versus dialect, San Diego, November 2009.
Represented DLIFLC in information exchange and lessons learned in the teaching of Arabic with DLI Washington and the Foreign Service Institute, Washington, DC, August 2009.
Served as Chairperson on DLI’s sponsored events: “Windows to the World Symposium” 2009 and “Merit Pay Panels” 2008 – 2011, DLIFLC.
Selected to represent DLIFLC at the Danish Defense Institute to initiate discussion on the teaching of MSA and Dialect for a pilot Iraqi dialect class, Denmark, December 2008.
Represented DLIFLC and met with the leadership team to assess the current curriculum and students’ proficiency in Arabic at Fort Gordon, September 2008.
Paper entitled “4+2: Reaching Higher Proficiency Levels through a Better Curriculum” accepted at the NCOLCTL Conference, NYC, Nov. 2008.
Paper entitled “Assessing Higher Performance Standards” presented at DLI Conference, Presidio of Monterey, March 2008
Paper entitled “Arabic Dialect First” presented at the Summit to Assess Dialect Proficiency, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, February 2008.
Attended 2006 MESA Conference, Boston, MA, and conducted interviews for candidates applying to Columbia University’s Arabic position, November 2006.
Attended and participated in the 2005 MESA Conference, Washington D.C. November 2005. Presented a paper entitled: “Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and the Role of the Modern Arab Poet.”
“Total Immersion Curriculum for the Advanced Levels in Arabic” with Foazi El-Barouki, DLI. A workshop presented at the North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. NYC, April 2005.
Invited to present a paper and participate in the “Oxford Round Table” discussion of a special session entitled “Global Security in the 21st Century” at Lincoln College, in the University of Oxford, England, 2006.
Invited to give a presentation and participate in the Second International Conference on Kahlil Gibran. April 2006. University of Maryland, College Park.
Attended and participated in the 2004 MESA conference, San Francisco, November 2004. Presented a paper entitled, “Beirut ’75 by Ghada al-Samman: An Autobiographical
Interpretation.” Also chaired a panel, “Dynamics of Culture in the Gulf Arab States: Part II.” And represented MEALAC at the meeting of the Center for Arab Study Abroad (CASA).
Attended the “Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics,” sponsored by the
Arabic Linguistics Society (ALS), the University of Oklahoma, March 2004
Attended ACTFL, Pennsylvania, 2003.
Attended AATA, Pennsylvania, 2003.
Attended "Foreign Languages Collaborations and the Web." Conference of the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning. The University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Invited to present a paper on the contemporary Lebanese/Arab poet, Khalil Hawi, at the Arabic Literature Seminar held in conjunction with the ACLA annual convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002.
Invited to present a paper and participate in the open discussion at the Conference of L' Academie Culturelle Arabe in Amman, Jordan, December 2002.
Attended and read a paper at the First International Conference on Kahlil Gibran at the University of Maryland, 1999.
Attended ACTFL, Monterey, CA 1989.
Attended ACLA, New York University, NY, 1982.
Attended MESA, Washington, DC, 1980.
Attended Comparative Literature Association, Chicago, IL, 1978.
Attended ACLA, Graduate Student Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1978.
Participated in the DLIFLC Commandant’s annual off site meetings and provided valuable input, Presidio of Monterey, CA, 2008 – 2012
Organized annual school-wide conferences on Meaningful Homework and Grammar Clinics; increased student and team motivation and moral improvement, proper student counseling and reducing student attrition. Hosted Open House on LIFT (Leaders In Front Teaching) Initiative and Students’ Talent Show, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, CA, 2008 – 2012.
Attended and presented on the Arabic Dialect Program at DLIFLC at the Language Flagship Annual Meeting, University of Portland, Oregon, May 2012.
Participated in a job fair to interview, evaluate and recruit Levantine and Iraqi Arabic teachers, Dearborn, Michigan, October 2011.
Presented on the success of the Dialect Experiment at DLI to the Board of Visitors and also during the FAO (Foreign Area Officers) Summit , DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, 2011.
Attended MESA Conference and participated in a roundtable discussion on teaching MSA versus dialect and how best to develop a curriculum, San Diego, CA, 2010.
Invited to serve on the Boron Fellowship Review Panel in Washington, DC, 2010.
Attended and presented at the DELTAB (The Defense Language Testing Advisory Board) meeting in Washington, DC on the development, progress and success of the Iraqi Dialect Course, 2010.
Presented on the Arabic Curriculum at the FAO Summit, DLIFLC, 2010.
Presented to the BOV for accreditation on the Iraqi and Levantine Dialects, DLIFLC, 2010.
Attended and participated at the NSEP session at the Flagship Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA 2010.
Presented “In House Training at DLI” at the conference on foreign languages, the University of Texas, Austin, January 2010.
Presented “The Iraqi and Levantine Dialect Course: A Dean’s Perspective” at the Arabic LEARN conference in West Point, NY, 2010.
Attended ACTFL and led an impromptu session on teaching MSA versus dialect, San Diego, November 2009.
Represented DLIFLC in information exchange and lessons learned in the teaching of Arabic with DLI Washington and the Foreign Service Institute, Washington, DC, August 2009.
Served as Chairperson on DLI’s sponsored events: “Windows to the World Symposium” 2009 and “Merit Pay Panels” 2008 – 2011, DLIFLC.
Selected to represent DLIFLC at the Danish Defense Institute to initiate discussion on the teaching of MSA and Dialect for a pilot Iraqi dialect class, Denmark, December 2008.
Represented DLIFLC and met with the leadership team to assess the current curriculum and students’ proficiency in Arabic at Fort Gordon, September 2008.
Paper entitled “4+2: Reaching Higher Proficiency Levels through a Better Curriculum” accepted at the NCOLCTL Conference, NYC, Nov. 2008.
Paper entitled “Assessing Higher Performance Standards” presented at DLI Conference, Presidio of Monterey, March 2008
Paper entitled “Arabic Dialect First” presented at the Summit to Assess Dialect Proficiency, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, February 2008.
Attended 2006 MESA Conference, Boston, MA, and conducted interviews for candidates applying to Columbia University’s Arabic position, November 2006.
Attended and participated in the 2005 MESA Conference, Washington D.C. November 2005. Presented a paper entitled: “Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and the Role of the Modern Arab Poet.”
“Total Immersion Curriculum for the Advanced Levels in Arabic” with Foazi El-Barouki, DLI. A workshop presented at the North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. NYC, April 2005.
Invited to present a paper and participate in the “Oxford Round Table” discussion of a special session entitled “Global Security in the 21st Century” at Lincoln College, in the University of Oxford, England, 2006.
Invited to give a presentation and participate in the Second International Conference on Kahlil Gibran. April 2006. University of Maryland, College Park.
Attended and participated in the 2004 MESA conference, San Francisco, November 2004. Presented a paper entitled, “Beirut ’75 by Ghada al-Samman: An Autobiographical
Interpretation.” Also chaired a panel, “Dynamics of Culture in the Gulf Arab States: Part II.” And represented MEALAC at the meeting of the Center for Arab Study Abroad (CASA).
Attended the “Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics,” sponsored by the
Arabic Linguistics Society (ALS), the University of Oklahoma, March 2004
Attended ACTFL, Pennsylvania, 2003.
Attended AATA, Pennsylvania, 2003.
Attended "Foreign Languages Collaborations and the Web." Conference of the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning. The University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Invited to present a paper on the contemporary Lebanese/Arab poet, Khalil Hawi, at the Arabic Literature Seminar held in conjunction with the ACLA annual convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002.
Invited to present a paper and participate in the open discussion at the Conference of L' Academie Culturelle Arabe in Amman, Jordan, December 2002.
Attended and read a paper at the First International Conference on Kahlil Gibran at the University of Maryland, 1999.
Attended ACTFL, Monterey, CA 1989.
Attended ACLA, New York University, NY, 1982.
Attended MESA, Washington, DC, 1980.
Attended Comparative Literature Association, Chicago, IL, 1978.
Attended ACLA, Graduate Student Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1978.