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Egyptian Attitudes Toward Various Arabic Vernaculars, James B. Herbolich Jan 2022

Egyptian Attitudes Toward Various Arabic Vernaculars, James B. Herbolich

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Prefixes In Urban Arabic Dialect In Gaza: A Morphological Study, Nedal Fayez El-Shorbagy Nov 2021

The Prefixes In Urban Arabic Dialect In Gaza: A Morphological Study, Nedal Fayez El-Shorbagy

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No abstract provided.


Understanding The Poem Of The Burdah In Sufi Commentaries, Rose Aslan Nov 2021

Understanding The Poem Of The Burdah In Sufi Commentaries, Rose Aslan

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No abstract provided.


A Papyrus Fragment Related To Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih’S Al-ʿIqd Al-Farīd*, Mark Muehlhaeusler Jan 2021

A Papyrus Fragment Related To Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih’S Al-ʿIqd Al-Farīd*, Mark Muehlhaeusler

Faculty Journal Articles

This article presents an edition and a translation of a papyrus fragment from the Beinecke Library at Yale (P.CtYBR inv. 2598), together with a brief commentary. This literary fragment, containing two verses of poetry, is interesting because it provides an oriental source for a text until then known only through the famous Andalusian work of Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, al-ʿIqd al-farīd; it also serves as an example of an informal mode of written transmission of Arabic poetry.


Students' Perceptions Of Interaction In A Hybrid Foreign Language (L2) Arabic Course In Light Of Their Affective Domain, Hanan Elsayed Ahmed Eltayeb Youssef Apr 2014

Students' Perceptions Of Interaction In A Hybrid Foreign Language (L2) Arabic Course In Light Of Their Affective Domain, Hanan Elsayed Ahmed Eltayeb Youssef

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract Hybrid courses were developed to maintain the advantages associated with distance learning, while solving the problem of learner-instructor interaction. This would indicate that successful learner-instructor interaction is one of the core features of this type of class which enables it to best serve the learner. To verify the above, a descriptive, qualitative case study was designed to investigate students' perceptions of interaction (student-instructor and student-student) in a hybrid foreign language Arabic course, taking into account their affective domain. The structure of the hybrid course which was investigated consisted of a videoconferencing session conducted by the main teacher, followed by …


Le Gallienne’S Paraphrase And The Limits Of Translation, Adam Talib Jan 2013

Le Gallienne’S Paraphrase And The Limits Of Translation, Adam Talib

Faculty Book Chapters

This essay shows that Richard Le Gallienne’s 1897 edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is an original literary text and that it, along with other versions of the Rubáiyát published in the same period, was a response to FitzGerald’s wildly popular translation of a few decades earlier. Le Gallienne’s paraphrased versions of Persian poetry, Khayyam and later Hafez, are linked to his close involvement with the commercial publishing industry while his primary reliance in these paraphrases on academic translations highlights the parallel trend of scholarly reaction, often corrective, to FitzGerald’s edition. By examining how Le Gallienne composed his paraphrase …


Interpersonal Metadiscourse Categories In Two Egyptian Newspapers Concerning The 2007 "Constitutional Amendments", Ahmad Abdelmoneim Jun 2009

Interpersonal Metadiscourse Categories In Two Egyptian Newspapers Concerning The 2007 "Constitutional Amendments", Ahmad Abdelmoneim

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This research-work aims at studying the use of metadiscourse markers by foreign learners of Arabic to enhance their writing skills. First there is an introduction which explains the role of metadiscourse markers in writing within the framework of the two paradigms of meaning suggested by Halliday, i.e. the textual and the interspersonal. Second two hypotheses on which the research-work is built are spelled out. The first hypothesis assumes that writers will always use the two basic paradigms of meaning suggested by Haliday as far as metadiscourse markers are concerned. The Second one postulates that foreign learners of Arabic acquire solid …


The Effect Of Negotiation Role Play On Two Sub-Skills Of Critical Thinking Of Efl University Students, Reem Mustafa Sohdy Feb 2009

The Effect Of Negotiation Role Play On Two Sub-Skills Of Critical Thinking Of Efl University Students, Reem Mustafa Sohdy

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No abstract provided.


Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad Jun 2008

Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This study is a descriptive quantitative study which examines text superstructure patterns of opinion articles written in Arabic by native Arabic-speakers. It addresses three questions: 1) What is/are the rhetorical superstructure pattern(s) of Arabic argumentative texts represented in newspaper political/social opinion articles? And what are the frequencies of these patterns? 2) Where, in these opinion articles, do Arab writers prefer to introduce their "general thesis"? And 3) What are the argument constructions and forms used by Arab writers within opinion articles? By utilizing an adapted Problem-Solution analysis pattern to answer the study’s questions, the text superstructure of 26 opinion newspaper …


The Mut`Azilī Criteria For Evaluating Prophetic Traditions With Special Reference To Usụ̄L Al-Fiqh, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman Jun 2008

The Mut`Azilī Criteria For Evaluating Prophetic Traditions With Special Reference To Usụ̄L Al-Fiqh, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Arabic Root In Guessing The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Nominals, Laila Hasan Familiar Jun 2008

The Role Of The Arabic Root In Guessing The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Nominals, Laila Hasan Familiar

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No abstract provided.


The ḤĪran School: A Canonical Controversy In Pre-Islamic Poetry, Adam Talib Jun 2008

The ḤĪran School: A Canonical Controversy In Pre-Islamic Poetry, Adam Talib

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No abstract provided.


Egypt-New York: Journeys Of Migration And Desire, Yassmin Moataz Abdelhamid Ahmed Feb 2008

Egypt-New York: Journeys Of Migration And Desire, Yassmin Moataz Abdelhamid Ahmed

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No abstract provided.


Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity In Contemporary Arabic Literature: A Comparative Study Of Sonallah Ibrahim's Al-Lajna, Mourid Barghuti's Ra'aytu Ramallah, Hoda Barakat's Hajar Al-Dahik And Ahlam Mosteghanemi's Dhakirat Al-Jasad, Nesrin Helmy Allam Feb 2008

Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity In Contemporary Arabic Literature: A Comparative Study Of Sonallah Ibrahim's Al-Lajna, Mourid Barghuti's Ra'aytu Ramallah, Hoda Barakat's Hajar Al-Dahik And Ahlam Mosteghanemi's Dhakirat Al-Jasad, Nesrin Helmy Allam

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No abstract provided.


Hija' In The Early Islamic Period, Elsa Birgitta Elmahdy Feb 2008

Hija' In The Early Islamic Period, Elsa Birgitta Elmahdy

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No abstract provided.


Post Resistance: Cyberspace And Women's Voices In The Arab World, Hanin Hassan Hanafi Nov 2007

Post Resistance: Cyberspace And Women's Voices In The Arab World, Hanin Hassan Hanafi

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No abstract provided.


Molding The Gender Schemas Of Egyptian Children: An Analysis Of Egyptian Children`S Books Since 1952, Christine Shenouda Nov 2007

Molding The Gender Schemas Of Egyptian Children: An Analysis Of Egyptian Children`S Books Since 1952, Christine Shenouda

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No abstract provided.


The Revival Of The Arabization Of Electronic Content: From Texual To Contextual, Hebatullah Samir El Gamal Jun 2007

The Revival Of The Arabization Of Electronic Content: From Texual To Contextual, Hebatullah Samir El Gamal

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No abstract provided.


Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell Feb 2007

Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell

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No abstract provided.


Cataloging Authority: The Development And Function Of The Fihrist Genre, Garrett Davidson Jun 2006

Cataloging Authority: The Development And Function Of The Fihrist Genre, Garrett Davidson

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No abstract provided.


Emphatic Sounds In Educated Cairene Arabic: What To Teach To Afl Students?, Jean N. Druel Jun 2006

Emphatic Sounds In Educated Cairene Arabic: What To Teach To Afl Students?, Jean N. Druel

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No abstract provided.


The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander Jun 2006

The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander

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No abstract provided.


Refusals In Arabic: Egyptian Native Speakers Vs. American Learners Of Arabic As A Foreign Language, Rasha M Abdel Moneim Badr Feb 2006

Refusals In Arabic: Egyptian Native Speakers Vs. American Learners Of Arabic As A Foreign Language, Rasha M Abdel Moneim Badr

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to find out what were the types of strategies employed by American learners of Arabic as a second language and Egyptian native speakers of Arabic, to perform the speech act of refusal. Also, the present study investigated the similarities and/or the f differences between the most frequent strategies employed by both groups to perform refusals; in addition to investigating the relationship between the social status of the interlocutor and the initiating acts on one hand and the strategies chosen by both groups to perform refusals on the second hand. The study was conducted using …


Contesting The Gendered Flâneuse Of The Arab Metropolis: Literary Representations Of Gender, The Body And Urban Space In Selected Urban Writings Of Salwa Bakr, Leila Aboulela And Hanan Al-Shaykh, Mona Bur Jan 2006

Contesting The Gendered Flâneuse Of The Arab Metropolis: Literary Representations Of Gender, The Body And Urban Space In Selected Urban Writings Of Salwa Bakr, Leila Aboulela And Hanan Al-Shaykh, Mona Bur

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This study attempts to identify salient motifs and critical themes relating to flânerie (street strolling) of women in the city as represented in two short stories and a novel by three Arab women- Egyptian, Sudanese, and Lebanese.


Using Multimedia In Consolidating Learners' Acquisition Of Modern Standard Arabic And Egyptian Colloquial Arabic At The Elementary Level, Ola Ahmed Moshref Jun 2005

Using Multimedia In Consolidating Learners' Acquisition Of Modern Standard Arabic And Egyptian Colloquial Arabic At The Elementary Level, Ola Ahmed Moshref

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Based on cognitive approaches to second language learning, the thesis emphasizes the correspondence between MSA and ECA, and argues for simultaneous teaching of the two varieties from basic levels onward. Development in CALL technology can effectively implement cognitive principles and realize the goals of the integrated approach in the field of TAFL. The thesis describes a software program designed for teaching beginners MSA and ECA simultaneously using idioms as a unifying conceptual element.


Arabic-Yoruba Morpho-Syntax, Tajudeen Yusuf Jun 2005

Arabic-Yoruba Morpho-Syntax, Tajudeen Yusuf

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Search For Identity Through Self-Alienation In Charles Dickens's Great Expectations And Naguib Mahfuz's Palace Of Desire, Sahar Salah El-Din El-Khatib Feb 2005

The Search For Identity Through Self-Alienation In Charles Dickens's Great Expectations And Naguib Mahfuz's Palace Of Desire, Sahar Salah El-Din El-Khatib

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Using Multimedia To Enhance Learners' Second Language Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic High Intermediate Level, Kamal Al Ekhnawy Jun 2004

Using Multimedia To Enhance Learners' Second Language Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic High Intermediate Level, Kamal Al Ekhnawy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Using Multimedia To Enhance Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic: Strategies To Enhance Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic – High Intermediate Level, Kamal Alekhnawy Apr 2004

Using Multimedia To Enhance Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic: Strategies To Enhance Reading Skills In Modern Standard Arabic – High Intermediate Level, Kamal Alekhnawy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an attempt to develop a software program designed to enhance reading skills of learners of Modern Standard Arabic at the high intermediate level. This is one of the very few attempts at creating CALL programs for Arabic learning, a medium that is in dire need of development if Arabic language teaching is to keep up with future trends in second language learning as a whole. Research was conducted on how reading skills can best be developed through traditional means as well as on how CALL programs might achieve better and faster results than those traditional means. The …


Hermann Hesse’S Peter Camenzind: A Sufi Reading, Omneya Ahmed Ali Badr Feb 2004

Hermann Hesse’S Peter Camenzind: A Sufi Reading, Omneya Ahmed Ali Badr

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.