EDUCATION
1966  Ph.D., University of Michigan.
1963  M.A., University of Michigan.
1959  B.A., (Honors) Baghdad University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977-Present  Professor of Arabic, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1971-1977  Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1966-1971  Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1964-1966  Teaching Fellow, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan.
1966-1971  Research Associate, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior.
1959-1962  Teacher, Jordanian Ministry of Education.

EXTRAMURAL PROFESSIONAL WORK
Associate Editor and Co-Editor of Al-'Arabiyya, Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, 1972-1982.

Guest Editor for Vol. 18 of Al-'Arabiyya, 1985.

Coordinator, Great Books of Islamic Civilization Project, 1987-present.

Editorial Board Member, Al-'Arabiyya, 1995-2000.

Editor with Dilworth Parkinson, Investigating Arabic. Linguistics, Pedagogical and Literary Studies in Honor of Ernest N. McCarus. Columbus, Ohio: Greydon Press, 1994.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Jordanian Ministry of Education Scholarship, 1955-1959.
International Institute of Education Scholarship, 1962-1963.
University of Michigan Scholarship, 1963-1966.
UM, AMOCO Good Teaching Award, 1984.
LS&A Excellence in Education Award, 1991; 1993.
Board Member, American Islamic College, 1982-1990.
Board Member, Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, 1993-present.
President, American Association of Teachers of Arabic, 1973-1974.
Spring Faculty Profile Article in LSA Magazine, 1997.
Faculty of Arts Award, University of Kuwait, 1999.
Wayne State University & American Association of Teachers of Arabic Award, 1999.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Ford Foundation Grant (to work on Arabic Syntax Project), Summer 1973.

Danforth Grant (to prepare a handbook for Graduate Teaching Assistants), 1972-1973.

University of Michigan CRLT Grant (to prepare Prorammmed Course in Modern Literary Arabic Phonology and Script), 1973-1974.

U.S.O.E. Grant (to prepare Arabic Proficiency Test), Summer of 1974.

University of Michigan Rackham Grant (to collect further data for Arabic Syntax Project), 1975.

University of Michigan CRLT Grant (to prepare instructional Audio-Visual materials for Arabic instruction), 1977-1978.

U.S.O.E. Grant (to revise Arabic Proficiency Test), Summer of 1979.

U.S.O.E. Grant (to develop an Arabic Oral Proficiency Test), 1985.

U.S.O.E. Grant (to develop Arabic Proficiency-Based tests for Arabic Instruction), 1986-87.

U.S.D.E. Grant (to develop a Model Arabic Language Teacher Training Program for teachers in secondary schools and colleges), 1986-1987.

CRLT grant to develop "Supplementary Proficiency-Based Materials" for Elementary Arabic Instruction," 1987-1988.

Fulbright-CIES Sabbatical Research Grant Award, 1988-1989 (to collect authentic Audio- Visual Material for development of Advanced Arabic courses).

Fulbright-Hays Sabbatical Research Grant Award, 1988-1989.

Rackham Recognition Award, 1989-1990.

UM CRLT Grant to develop Audio-Visual Cultural Material for Arabic Instruction, 1989-1990.

Rackham Partnership Award to develop a new course on Arab Culture, 1989-1990.

U.S.D.E. Grant (to develop a new Arabic Proficiency Test), 1990-1991.

U.S.D.E. Grant (to develop Advanced Standard Arabic Textbook), 1991-1993.

UM Business School and LSA Media Grants (to develop Arabic for Business and Communication).

Fulbright-Hays Award (to collect authentic textual and audiovisual materials for Advanced Business Arabic), 1993-1994.

U.S.D.E. Grant (to develop Advanced Business Arabic), 1994-1996.

UM Language Resource Center Grant (to develop Pilot Interactive Multimedia Application for Business Arabic), 1998.

U.S.D.E. Grant to develop Interactive Multimedia Materials for Arabic Language, Culture and Business (1998-2001).

UM Center for Advanced Research on Academic Technology grant to complete Arabic
Multimedia package (2002-2003).

U.S.D.E. Supplement grant to continue development of the Arabic Multimedia program (2002).

UM Center for Advanced Research and Academic Technologies grant to support development of the Arabic Multimedia project (2002-2003).

PUBLICATIONS
Books
(Co-Author) First Level Arabic: Elementary Literary Arabic for Secondary Schools. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1964.

(Co-Author) Word Count of Elementary Modern Literary Arabic Textbooks. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1970.

(Co-Author) Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968 (reprinted 1982).

(Co-Author) Modern Standard Arabic: Intermediate Level. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, 1974.

Handbook for Graduate Teaching Assistants and Instructional Assistants. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1973.

(Co-Author) A Programmed Course in Modern Literary Arabic Phonology and Script. Ann Arbor: Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, 1974.

(Co-Author) First Lessons in Literary Arabic. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, 1975.

Reading and Writing for Functional Literacy (and Manual). Arlington, Virginia: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1975.

(Co-Author) The Saudi Reader. Arlington, Virginia: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1976.

Arabic Proficiency Test for College Level (and Manual). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1979.

Advanced Arabic Composition Based on Literary Texts and Audio Visual Materials. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1980.

Advanced Arabic Composition, Student Guide. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1980.

Programmed Islamic-Arabic Reader Volume One (and Manual). Ann Arbor, MI: International Book Centre, 1983.

Programmed Islamic-Arabic Reader Volume Two (and Manual). Ann Arbor, MI: International Book Centre, 1983.

Arabic Proficiency Reading Comprehension Test (with Dr. Mahmoud Sieny). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1988.

Annotated Bibliography of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1988.

Arabic Proficiency Test (and Manual) Washington DC: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1993.

Supplementary Enrichment Vocabulary to Accompany Elementary Modern Standard Arabic (Preliminary Edition). Columbus, OH: Greyden Press, 1994.

Standard Achievement Tests to Accompany Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Columbus, OH: Greyden Press, 1994.

Investigating Arabic: Linguistics, Pedagogical and Literary Studies in Honor of Ernest N. McCarus (co-editor). Columbus, OH: Greydon Press, 1994.

Advanced Standard Arabic (Through Authentic Texts) Part One. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1994.

Advanced Standard Arabic (Through Authentic Audiovisual Materials) Part Two. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1994.

(With C. Stansfield and D. Kenyon) Rater Training Manual (Experimental Edition) to accompany Arabic Speaking Test (Form A). Washington D.C.: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1996.

Arabic Sounds and Letters: A Beginning Programmed Course. UM Press Distribution, 1998.

Arabic Sounds and Letters (Manual). UM Press Distribution, 1998.

Business Arabic: Language, Culture and Communication (Intermediate Level). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000.

Advanced Business Arabic: Authentic Texts and Audiovisual Materials. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000.

Annotated Bibliography of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Revised Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 2003.

Arabic for Communication: An Interactive Multimedia Program, (to be completed by August, 2003).

Articles and Book Contributions
"Contrastive Analysis of the Differences in the Prosodic Features of General American English and Colloquial Jordanian Arabic and Their Influence on Second-Language Acquisition," (Ph.D. Dissertation) in Studies in Language and Language Behavior, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, 1968.

(Co-Author), "Programmed Materials for Teaching Arabic Script," in Proceeding of the Conference on Language and Language Behavior, E.M. Zale, ed., New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1968.

"Interaction Between Prose Styles and Linguistics Developments," in Studies in Language and Language Behavior, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior, l97l.

"Individualized Instruction and the Teaching of Arabic Phonology and Script," in Michigan Oriental Studies in Honor of George G. Cameron, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, l976.

"Statistical Study of Errors Made by American Students in Written Arabic," Al-'Arabiyya, Journal of American Association of Teachers of Arabic, Vol. 9, l976.

"Functional and Semantic Developments in Negation as Used in Modern Literary Arabic Prose after World War II," Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 37, No. 3, 1978.

"Experience-Based Models for Enlivening Arabic Instruction at the Elementary Level," Al- 'Arabiyya, Vol. l0 (l & 2), l978.

"Integration of Literary Texts and Audiovisual Materials in Teaching Advanced Arabic Composition," Al-'Arabiyya, Vol. l2 (l & 2), l979.

"Fundamentals of Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers," (in Arabic) Al-Thaqafa Al- 'Arabiyya, No. ll, l979.

"The Concept of Ta'alluq in Jurjani's Dala?il al ?I'jaz" (in Arabic), Al- Thaqafa Al- 'Arabiyya, No. 8, l980.

"The Teaching Apprentice Program in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan," in MLA: Volume on The Teaching Apprentice Programs Language and Literature, J. Mirollo and J. Gibaldi, eds., New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1981.

"Arabic Proficiency Test: Implementation and Implication," Al-'Arabiyya, Vol. 16, 1983.

"Tadris al-Lugha al-'Arabiyya Li-Ghayr al-'Arab" (Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabs: Its Principles, Goals, and Methods)," Journal of the Language Center, Al-Ain: United Arab Emirates University, 1984.

"Al-Jurjani: A Pioneer of Grammatical and Linguistic Studies," Historiographia Linguistica, XII:3, 1985.

"Successful Learning Strategies for Developing Oral Skills" (In Arabic), Al-'Arabiyya, 18, 1985.

"The Role of Al-Jurjani's Concept of Ta'liq in the Development of Arabic Grammatical Theory and Linguistic Studies," Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Vol. 3, no. 1, 1986.

"A Model of Proficiency-Based Oral Achievement Testing for Elementary Arabic," Foreign Language Annals, Vol. 19, no. 4, 1986.

"Advanced Business Arabic: Application and Implications," in The Journal of Language for International Business, 2(2) 1987.

"Auditory and Instrumental Analysis of Colloquial Jordanian Arabic: An Update," in Journal of Arabic Linguistics, 20, 1989.

"Arabic Language Teacher Training: A Model Program," Al-'Arabiyya, 20, 1989.

"Tadris al-'Arabiyyah fi al-Wilayat al-Muttahidah bayna al-Taqlid wa-al-Tajdid," Al-Tarbiyah, No. 92, 1990.

"The Relation between al-Jurjani and Modern Western Linguistics," Studies in Near Eastern History and Culture in Memory of E. Abdel-Massih, The University of Michigan, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, 1990.

"Modifying EMSA Using the ACTFL Orientation," Al-'Arabiyya, 23, 1991.

"The Experiment of Designing Instructional Arabic Materials in American Universities" (In Arabic), in Proceedings of the First Annual Symposium of the Institute of Islamic & Arabic Sciences in America, Fairfax, VA: IIASA Research Center, 1994.

"The Arabic Speaking Proficiency Test and its Implementation," The Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language: Issues and Directions, Mahmoud Al-Batal, ed., Al-'Arabiyya Monograph Series, 2, 1995.

"An Introductory Course on Arabic Language and Culture and Its Practical Implications," Al- 'Arabiyya, 1997.

"Arabic Language Testing: State of the Art," Al-'Arabiyya, 32, 1999.

"Arabic Language Testing: The Michigan Experiment," in Proceedings of the Fourth and Fifth Symposia of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Fairfax, VA: IIASA Research Center, 1999.

"Technology-Assisted Mulitmedia Materials for Arabic Instruction," in Arabic Language and Culture in a Borderless World, Lafi Al-Harbi and Hani Azer, eds., Kuwait: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, 2000.

"Developing Interactive Multimedia for Arabic: Overcoming Obstacles and Meeting Challenges." (Paper in Progress).

Reviews
"al-Nahw al-'Arabi," by A. Bakir, A. Al-Muhairi and I. Nugra, Tunis: The Tunisian Publishing Company, 1974. Four volumes in Al-Nashra, 7(2) 1974.

"A Basic Course in Gulf Arabic," by Hamdi Qafisheh, Beirut: Librairie Du Liban, 1975. In Al- Nashrah, 8(1,2), 1976.

"al-Miftah li-Ta'rib al-Nahw," by Mohammad al-Kassar. Damascus, Syria: al-Maktab al'Arabi li-al-I'lan. In Al-Nashrah, 8(1,2), 1976.

"An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith," compiled by Iman Yahya ibn Sharaf ad-Din an-Nawawi and translated by Dr. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Professor Denny Johnson-Davies, Damascus, Syria: The Holy Koran Publishing House, 1976. In Muslim World League Journal, 4(7), 1977.

A "Short Reference Grammar of Gulf Arabic," by Hamdi A. Qafisheh, Tuscon: The University of Arizona Press, 1977. In Al-'Arabiyya 10(1,2), 1977.

"Al 'Arabiyya li-al-Haya: al-Kitab al-Awwal," by Nasif Mustafa and Muhyiddin Saleh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Arabic Language Institute, Riyadh University, 1979. In Al-'Arabiyya, 14(3,4), 1981.

"A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic-English)," by Hans Wehr, By J. Milton Cowan, ed., 4th ed. Wiesbaden, West Germany: Otto Harrossowitz, 1979, xvii+. In The Middle East Journal, 38(1), 1984.

Invited review of Sanaa Azmi and Belkacem Baccouche, "Conversation in Modern Standard Arabic," New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984, viii.

Review of article "Pharyngeal and Emphatic Sounds in Arabic Speech Recognition," for The Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, March 1998.

Review of article "Arabic Vocabulary Instruction," for Al-'Arabiyya, April 1998.

"Modern Arabic: An Advanced Course for Foreign Students," by Samar Attar. Lebanon, Beirut: Librairie du Liban Publishers, 1998, 639 pp. Al-'Arabiyya, 32, 1999.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Middle East Studies Association.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
American Association of Teachers of Arabic.
The Modern Language Association of America.