intl. version magic carpet to arabia (and back!)
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Hop on my magic carpet to Arabia to learn about how to be more effective in the classroom with Saudi students.TRANSCRIPT
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Or these?
Or these?Or these?
Or these?
Or these?
Do you have any students like these?1
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How About These?
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Saudi ELLs: Optimizing Your
Classroom Experience
Carol Costello
University of Texas at San Antonio
Instructor Dept. of ESL Services
TESOL Workshop March 18, 2011
www.saudistudentteam.com
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Workshop Structure
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Background
In the Classroom
The BIG Picture
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Classical Islamic Studies + Focus GroupsBrandeis University Waltham, MA5
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Maryam, age 25
“My grandfather never saw an airplane.”6
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Ahmed, age 28
“You have such a nice little house. But where are the
servants?”
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HRH Abdullah
bin Abdul Aziz
King of Saudi
Arabia
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Ethnography of Communication
The study of communication in varying
intercultural and intracultural contexts.
(Saville-Troike, Dunn)
Knowing something about your students’
culture can increase teaching effectiveness
(Tawake)9
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Important Differences
Language
History / Conflicts
Religion
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Student Attitudes
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Let’s All Be Saudis!
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Mr. James Kelim, Director of ESL
Services, at Awards Presentation
11/2010
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What’s wrong with this picture?
A. The woman is allowing herself to be photographed.
B. She should be wearing an abaya.
C. Men and women should not be photographed together.
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What’s wrong with these pictures?
Saudi Women
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What’s Wrong with these Pictures?
A. If there are any men around, these women are acting immodestly.
B. The Religious Police can arrest the women.
C. A picture like this in the wrong hands can ruin the women’s reputation.
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Keep in Mind: Acceptable Contact
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What Happens When Saudis Come
Here?
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Communicative Methodology:
What works best in the classroom?
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A Visit to My Classroom:
Early in the semester
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Communicative Methodology?
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Mid-Semester
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Communicative Methodology Tips
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Arab Etiquette: People then Work
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A Little Arabic Helps
Marhabba = Hello
Inshallah = God willing
Al hamdu lillah = Praise be to God!
Shukran = Thank you!
Mabruk! = Congratulations!
Mumtaz = That’s excellent!
Ma ‘a lesh = Too bad! Sorry about that
Ma ‘a salaamah = Good bye
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Ask students to “do it for you”
T.E. Lawrence
“Laurence of Arabia”
“Arabs believe
in persons,
not in
institutions.”
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Build a Safe Environment for Women
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Students Want to Learn the Culture
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Use Cards to Your Advantage
Kismet = Fate
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Go Slowly at First
1st weeks
◦ Everyone chooses
own partner
3rd week
◦ Use cards to mix
women separately
from men
4th-5th weeks
◦ Use cards to mix all
of the class
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Veiled Women
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Bring Veiled Women to Life!
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Male Teachers—A New Experience34
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Respect for Teachers
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What’s the BIG Picture?
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References
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Baki, R. (2004) Gender-segregated education in Saudi Arabia: Its impact on social norms and
the Saudi labor market. In Education Policy Analysis Archives 12 (28). Retrieved
6.6.2010 from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n28/.
Cordesman, A. H. (2003) Saudi Arabia enters the twenty-first century. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Doumato, E. A. (1999) Women and work in Saudi Arabia: How flexible are Islamic margins?
In Middle East Journal 53 (4) 568-583.
Doumato, E. A. (2003) Manning the barricades: Islam according to Saudi Arabia’s school texts.
In Middle East Journal 57 (2) 230-247.
Duff, P. A. (2002). The discursive co-construction of knowledge, identity, and difference: An
ethnography of communication in the high school mainstream. In Applied Linguistics
23 (2): 289-322.
Lacey, R. (2009). Inside the kingdom. New York, NY: Viking.
Nydell, M. K. ( 2006). Understanding Arabs: A guide for modern times. Yarmouth ME: Intercultural
Press.
Saville-Troike, M. (2003) The Ethnography of Communication. Maulden, MA: Blackwell.
Seale, P. (2010) Saudi Arabia’s royal revolution. In The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 29
(4): 30-31.
Tawake, S. K. (1991) Multi-ethnic literature in the classroom: whose standards? In World Englishes
10 (2), 335-340.
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Credit and Thanks to:
Dr. Peter Sayer of the BBL Department
Mr. James Kelim, Director of ESL Svcs. /UTSA
Faculty members of ESL Department
The many Saudi students who have spent hours in focus groups with me
The wonderful students whom I have had the honor of teaching!
Dr. Jose Vazquez for his Zen slide ideas
My husband Bill for his patience and understanding
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