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Building Sustainable Arabic Language Pro...

Caroline Sibley and QFI
About this episode

The first episode of Season Two of QFI’s podcast, All Things Arabic, explores what it takes to build and sustain successful Arabic language programs. 

Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic in North Carolina, this episode features two expert educators: 

  • Jessica Haxhi, Supervisor of World Languages in Connecticut 
  • Samir Gibrial, Arabic Educator in Delaware 

They discuss: 

  • Sustaining Arabic language programs 
  • Addressing common educational challenges 
  • Engaging communities to support new initiatives 
  • Bridging K–12 and higher education gaps 
  • Improving program continuity and student outcomes 
  • Enriching schools and fostering global readiness through Arabic education 

🎧 Watch Now — this episode is also available as a video podcast: 
➡️ https://www.qfi.org/podcast/ 

Produced by QFI to advance the value of teaching and learning Arabic as a global language.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Qatar Foundation International (QFI).

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