Join us for a special episode of QFI’s podcast All Things Arabic podcast in celebration of World Arabic Language Day, premiering December 18, 2024! Titled Teaching Arabic in a Changing World: Perspectives from Educators, this episode is hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and f ... Show More
Jun 10
Arabic Education in Schools Across Borders: What We Now Understand About the Field
Grounded in the newly released global report of the Study of Arabic Language Programs (SALP), this episode unpacks what the SALP findings mean for classrooms, programs, policy, and the future of Arabic language education. Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2025
Motivating Arabic Learners: Strategies from Alumni and Educators
The third episode of Season Two of QFI’s podcast, All Things Arabic, is titled "Motivating Arabic Learners: Strategies from Alumni and Educators." Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic in North Carolina, this episode features Dana Slayton, an Arabic la ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2024
Teaching Arabic As a Second Language | Muntasir Al Hamad
<p>Muntasir Al Hamad joins us on the media majlis museum podcast to talk about teaching Arabic as a second language. We talk about designing language, teaching curricula, and working with students of different native languages, while tackling the nuances of amiyya, fasiha and fus ... Show More
48m 42s
Feb 2024
MEHDI BENCHAABANE | AI in Education: The Challenges & Opportunities for Schools | The afikra عفكرة podcast
<p>We sat down with Mehdi Benchaabane, director of Qatar Academy Doha, to discuss the current advantages and shortfalls of AI in the classroom. We discuss the significant questions AI has raised around educational honesty and integrity, key concerns at all levels from students, e ... Show More
55m 38s
Jul 2022
Building Cultural Awareness
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Today we are taking a slight diversion from the world of ESL teaching specifically, to look at the issue of cultural awareness, and learn a little more about this topic in a professional context.As En ... Show More
38m 41s
Dec 2023
Observing World Arabic Language Day on December 18, Why is Arabic So Unique? (18.12.2023)
Abdul Karim and Rania speak to Dr. Bilal Al-Omar, Senior Lecturer of Arabic at The Africa Institute in Sharjah, about the significance of the Arabic language.
Dr. Bilal also talks about what the institute offers in terms of programs for teaching and learning Arabic.
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15m 2s
Feb 2022
FIDA ADELY | Contemporary Arab Studies | Conversations
In this conversation, we talked to Fida Adely about her research on education, labor, development, and gender in the Arab world. Her primary research site has been Jordan, although she teaches and writes about the Arab world more broadly.Created & hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra ... Show More
33m 11s