Mariam Babiker, PhD
Senior Lecturer of Arabic
Classics and Mediterranean Studies
Contact
Building & Room:
1822 UH
Address:
601 S Morgan St.
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About
Research Fields:
A program for teaching Arabic for specific purposes in the USA: the goals, principles & methods (Chicago city as a sample); The role of Arabicization in Enriching the Arabic language; A comparison between two linguistic systems (Arabic and English); Disliked Slang languages, Addressed by El-Siyoti; Methods of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic; Teaching Arabic for Medical purposes (2023)
Courses Taught:
- Elementary Arabic 101
- Elementary Arabic 102
- Intermediate Arabic 103
- Intermediate Arabic 104
- ARAB 201 Advanced Arabic through Literature
- ARAB 203 Arabic for Healthcare Professions and Sciences
- ARAB 299 Independent Reading
Selected Publications
2019 – “From the Proverbs Of Halanga” the book is documented in Arabic, English, and the Beja language. Proverbs were gathered by conducting interviews with locals. From a very rich and interesting culture.
Education
PhD in Education (Curriculum & methods of teaching), International University of Africa-Sudan
Master of Arts in Teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers, Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Language-Sudan
Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language and its Literature, Omdurman University-Sudan
Selected Presentations
- Challenges of Speaking Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers: Presentation for ISNA forum-Chicago, 2009
- The Necessary Elements of proficiency for teachers who teach Arabic to non-Arabic speakers: Presentation for ISNA forum-Chicago, 2008
- Ways of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers; 2012 Islamic school