through high school. It's our second year.
Michelle
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Alison B Mcgandy <alisonmcg@rcn.com>wrote:
> Don Berger wrote:
>
>> We are exploring beginning an Arabic program. Does anyone know of
>> independent schools other than Andover, Deerfield and Roland Park that
>> currently teach Arabic. I'm particularly interested in middle schools. Thank
>> you,
>> Don
>>
>> Don Berger
>> Head of School
>> Cary Academy
>> www.caryacademy.org
>> 919-677-3873
>> A Learning Community Committed to Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration and
>> Excellence
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> An Arabic as second language teacher myself- trained at Georgetown U. Arab
> Studies, an excellent teaching resource center-- I would like to emphasize
> that finding the right teacher--not the difficulty of Arabic per se- -is the
> greatest obstacle for middle schools. Why? Because Arabic as a Second
> Language pedagogy differs considerably from they way traditional Arabic
> teachers from the region approach the language. Hence for the hiring
> institution, a tension arises between hiring a native speaker and one who
> can clearly elucidate the language for students. Only the State Dept.
> training generates teachers can consistently bridge the gap: they are
> native speakers specially trained to teach with techniques recognizable to
> students here in the U.S.
> Note that Arabic cultural centers all over the U.S. similarly struggle to
> find appropriate individuals to help keep the written language alive among
> our Arab-American children.
> Alison McGandy
> Suffolk U. /Boston
>
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La Jolla Country Day School
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