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, and to visit our newsletter, the NELC Update.
Course Highlight
Dr. Talant Mawkanuli, Ph.D.; Indiana University, Bloomington will be teaching “Introduction and Intermediate Uighur” in Autumn 2009. These courses will focus on language acquisition and provide students with cultural and historical insights.
Uighur is a Turkic language spoken by the Uighur people in Central Asian which is administered by China. Uighur is spoken by approximately 10 million people mostly living in the far western Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Uighur is also spoken by approximately 300,000 people in Kazakhstan, and there are Uighur-speaking communities in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
Student Highlight
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Faculty congratulates the graduating class of 2008-2009!!
To be eligible for an add code for Arabic, students must complete the Autumn 2009 Arabic Waiting List Catalyst Survey. Completion of the survey puts students on a waiting list for an add code; it does not guarantee a spot in any Arabic class.
Course Highlight
Dr. Talant Mawkanuli, Ph.D.; Indiana University, Bloomington will be teaching “Introduction and Intermediate Uighur” in Autumn 2009. These courses will focus on language acquisition and provide students with cultural and historical insights.
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Faculty congratulates the graduating class of 2008-2009!!