Welcome to Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
The Chair of NELC is Professor Scott Noegel. Please click on the welcome message to learn more about the vitality and vision of NELC at UW. Please also feel free to read our departmental Fact Sheet.
Faculty Highlight
New Lecturer in our Arabic and Islamic Studies Program
We welcome Adil Ait Hamd as lecturer in Arabic. Adil brings to NELC a great deal of teaching and pedagogical experience in Arabic language learning. He has honed his skills in the American Language Center and Arabic Language Institute in Fez, Morocco. We are excited that he is here. In Autumn 2009, Adil will be teaching Current Debates in the Arab World (in Arabic). This course is designed for students of Arabic to engage in critical discussions around the dominant issues confronting the Arab world today. This is a valuable opportunity for students of Arabic language to use and hone their linguistic and communicational competence while gaining the cultural proficiency necessary to appreciate the complexities of Arab world.
New Lecturer in our Modern Hebrew and Israel Studies Program
We also welcome Tovi Romano as our lecturer in Modern Hebrew. Tovi comes to NELC with an extensive background in teaching and is currently completing graduate work in foreign language pedagogy (an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language, at Seattle Pacific University). We are delighted that she has joined our team. Tovi will be teaching the Hebrew 421, 422, 423 sequence this year. This is a full year of intermediate Modern Hebrew designed to improve students’ ability to read, write, speak, and understand Hebrew. In addition to the four basic skills, the intermediate level places emphasis on the structure and style of the Hebrew language and practical communication.
Event Highlight
Donald Reid, "Contested Heritage: Ancient Egypt and the Paradigm of Western Civilization," Monday, November 16, 2009 in CMU 120 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) and NELC. (Click here for a pdffile of the event flyer.)
We also welcome Tovi Romano as our lecturer in Modern Hebrew. Tovi comes to NELC with an extensive background in teaching and is currently completing graduate work in foreign language pedagogy (an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language, at Seattle Pacific University). We are delighted that she has joined our team. Tovi will be teaching the