The Chicago Arabic Teachers Council invites you to participate in our Spring 2022 workshop, "Harnessing Authentic Materials and Technology for Engaging Media Arabic Courses" with Dr. Sonia Shiri (University of Arizona).

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST

Location: Lincoln Park High School, 2001 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL 60614

The workshop will feature practical insights on using authentic Arabic media in the classroom. A light breakfast, coffee, and lunch from Cedar Palace restaurant will be served. Attendees will receive Certificates of Participation and CPDU credits (if applicable) for participation.

*Note: This is an in-person event. We will be following City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools COVID-19 safety guidelines. If you require a remote option for accessibility purposes, please contact Krishna Kulkarni at kskulkarni@uchicago.edu.

Speaker:

Dr. Sonia Shiri is Associate Professor, Middle East Language Programs Coordinator and Director of the Arabic Flagship Program at the University of Arizona. In 2019, she became Director of the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA). Her research interests and publications focus on Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, languages in contact, study abroad, and CALL. She is a faculty member of the Second Language Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program.

Before joining MENAS, Dr. Sonia Shiri coordinated the Arabic Program at the University of California, Berkeley, taught Arabic at Oxford University where she was a Senior Fellow at St. Antony’s College, and held a Research Fellowship at the Center for Women and Gender at Stanford University. From 2009-2012, she acted as Senior Academic Director of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), overseeing curriculum development, program administration, and teacher training in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, and Oman. During 2002-2005, she served as the Academic and Outreach Coordinator for the Berkeley Language Center.

In 2007, Dr. Sonia Shiri received UC Berkeley’s Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of Graduate Student Instructors” then CALICO’s “Access to Language Education Award” in 2008. In 2017, she was a Fellow of the UA Academic Leadership Institute, was nominated in 2016 for the ACTFL Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education, and currently serves on the editorial board of the Foreign Language Annals and Critical Multilingualism Studies.

Presented with generous support from Qatar Foundation International

This workshop was made possible through support and funding from Qatar Foundation International (QFI). QFI is an educational organization committed to advancing Arabic language teaching and learning. QFI operational headquarters is in Washington, DC. QFI began operations in 2009 and is a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. To learn more about QFI please visit: www.qfi.org.