Mohamed El Naggar
Mohamed El Naggar is our exchange teacher from Egypt this year. He has been a great asset.
Steven Berbeco
Steven Berbeco, the author of Marhaba, a new curriculum for teaching Arabic to high school students flew in from Boston to do a sample lesson for my students here in Provo. After he left I asked the students what they thought about the lesson. One of them said, “He was animated.”
Genius
Self Talk as part of language study I have been priveledged to meet and interact with some great minds. I am guessing that Arabic is a draw for those minds. It is a language deep and wide enough to suit minds who need the challenge. My question this morning is: Is there room at the … Continue reading
We Pray
I have a great team teacher here from Egypt to work with. He is fantastic and my Arabic is improving every day. But, first, a story. We went over the class policies and homework today. I asked them at the end to see if they knew when their quizzes and homework are due. “So class, … Continue reading
Airport Pickup and Name Plates at Dinner
It’s been a while since I’ve had my name printed on a card locating my dinner plate. I was to sit next to our new faculty member on an exchange from Egypt. We, Provo High’s assistant principal and I, picked him up from the airport in Salt Lake, took a few pictures, and headed down … Continue reading
In Sha Allah
Knowing Arabic in Egypt makes the whole experience completely different. When the salesmen pester you about coming for a horse back ride, etc, you just say “In Sha Allah” which throws their whole culture back in their lap. They say to me, “No. Not ‘In Sha Allah’….’Akiid’.” (meaning Not ‘If God Wills’….’Be Sure.”) Or, we … Continue reading
Taraq Ibn Ziyad
Classes are very interesting. We had a literature and a media class today. The part I love is seeing the world from the eyes of the Middle East. For example: Taraq Ibn Ziyad opened Andulusia (Spain) and the Straights of Gibralter are named after him. In Arabic it’s called, “Gebel Taraq” or mountain of Taraq. … Continue reading
looking better
I didn’t want to leave my last post a downer so…good news: I’m feeling better. One of the expat families here suggested I take some medicine to get rid of bugs. So far it has worked and I’ve been feeling well for over 24 hours. Funny: When I get really tired at night, I start … Continue reading
Egypt Thoughts
I thought I would write a few of my highlights here. One of my pants got ruined so we went shopping for some clothes. Ended up connecting with a group of Egyptian girls who are roughly all the same age as us and similar situation. Now we hang out all the time. Teaching some guys how … Continue reading
aud'acious 
International Baccalaureate
Posted by bookncurls on October 12, 2009 · 1 Comment
I just returned from a weekend training from International Baccalaureate (IB). Provo High School is an International Baccalaureate World School. Some of my Arabic classes are IB hence I am learning their curriculum and strategy. I’m now ramping up courses, excited about the growing number of students who now have an option to learn on … Continue reading →
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