UNCG ESL Certificate
 
CUI 613 
"Linguistics for ESL Teachers"

  URL: http://www.uncg.edu/cui/courses/coleman/613/syllabus.htm

 "World Languages Webliography"

Middle East

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Phonetics
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Turkish Phonetics
Click under Turkey and #2.  This site has a complete listing of the Turkish alphabet, complete with pronunciations.
Linder, Ellen Turkish Lessons
An audio lesson in Turkish with exercises and flashcards on 
pronunciation
Martin, Beverly Arabic Language
Here is a compilation of useful phrases, expressions, and       words
from all over the Middle East and from books. This site is for beginners
interested in Arabic language and culture.

Teachionary:  Farsi Words Sets

Audio language learning tool provides definitions and translations of
commonly used Farsi words sets, including public services and body
parts.

Money, Kimberly No Title
This site contains sounds from the Arabic alphabet and the different dialects of the Arabic language.
Paxton, Nancy Georgian Grammar Script
This site contains a table of the script
used for writing Georgian, followed by a pronunciation
table and explanations.
Purvis, Debbie F. Book:  The 26 Letters
by Oscar Ogg
pp. 43-67

This book tells about the history of the Egyptian Alphabet.  There are
examples of the letter-sound-picture.

Phonology
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Hebrew Phonology
This site explains common vowel and consonant sounds in Hebrew.
Linder, Ellen The Urdu Language

Urdu is written from left to right.This site gives explanation of sounds and 
letters

Martin, Beverly
Money, Kimberly No Title
This cite provides useful ways to produce the Hebrew word sounds and useful words in Hebrew.
Paxton, Nancy The Coptic Alphabet
This site contains a click-on chart of the
Coptic alphabet with a pronunciation guide and an
example for each letter
Purvis, Debbie F. Farsi Pronunciation
This site has a pronunciation guide for the Farsi language.  It also
tells how some of the sounds are made.
Morphology
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Hebrew Morphology
Click under Verb Conjugation.  This site explains verb conjugations in Hebrew
Linder, Ellen Arabic Articles
The attachment of "al" to the beginning of a word to make a 
definite article.
Martin, Beverly Hebrew is Easy-Ivrit bkalut

This site contains pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and conjugation of
verbs for Hebrew. There is an in-depth page of  verb conjugations
teaching the endings for various tenses.

Money, Kimberly No title
This website offers an Introduction to Grammar varieties, morphology and 
writing systems in the Middle Eastern languages of Akkadian and Arabic.
Paxton, Nancy Brahui Grammar Guide

This site is a grammar guide for Brahui,
including a chart and explanation of the use of
suffixes for singular and plural nouns.

Purvis, Debbie F. Suffix Pronouns in Egyptian
This web site gives rules for using suffixes and pronouns.  It also
gives lots of examples.
Syntax
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Hebrew Syntax
Click under Hebrew Grammar.  This site explains syntax structures in Hebrew
Linder, Ellen Word Order in Egyptian
This site shows the standard word order in Egyptian
Martin, Beverly Brahui Language

An intensive web sit with much grammar and vocabulary on the site. (The
Brahui language is spoken in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and
Turkmenistan.)

Money, Kimberly No Title
This site offers resources for Middle Eastern language study and a section on the comparrison between Hebrew and Welsh syntax.
Paxton, Nancy Word Order in Egyptian
This site has rules for syntax in Egyptian
Purvis, Debbie F. Syntax and Screeve Usage
Lots of information about and examples of Georgian language.  Talks alot
about word order.  It has a vocabulary list and a sample Georgian text
with grammatical information.
Semantics
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Turkish Semantics
Click Under Turkey and #3.  This site lists simple Turkish words and their meanings.  It also has a pronunciation guide
Linder, Ellen A Short Introduction to Hindi
Examples of sentences in Hindi/ Basic greetings and responses
Martin, Beverly Azerbaijani Language

A writing sample in both Azerbaijan and English is given. Very good site
on this language.

Money, Kimberly No Title
This site helps conjugate verbs and discuss different word meanings in Arabic..
Paxton, Nancy Georgian Grammar Peculiarities
This is a list of the peculiarities of the
verbal system in Georgian
Purvis, Debbie F. Georgian Grammar
This site gives lots of information about nouns, pronouns, and other
aspects of the Georgian language.
Sociolinguistics
Name
Language Resource
Hill, Dana Brown Hebrew Sociolinguistics
This is a complete listing of  issues pertaining to the field of Socio Linguists in Israel
Linder, Ellen The Nature of Post-Islamic Change in Arabic
Theories on the development of Arabic-changes from pre-Islam to 
modern day
Martin, Beverly Aramaic

Article talks about the influence and diffusion of Aramaic and how it
began to decline in favor of Arabic at the time of the Arab conquest in
the 7th century AD. communities in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, and
Iran.
 

Money, Kimberly No Title
This website discusses sociolinguistics of the Gypsies and nomadic groups of Indian origin in the middle east and how they related to the Romanies.
Paxton, Nancy The History of the Coptic Language
A complete history of the Coptic language,
from the history of Egyptian language before Coptic
through the 20th century.
Purvis, Debbie F. Article:  "Aramaic"
Columbia Encyclopedia
Ed.6, 2000
p. 2047

This article tells the history of the writing system, the language, and
alphabet.  It is  part of the Nanito-Semitic family of languages.  It
tells abut the books of the Bible that are in Aramic dialect.