Associate Professor of Arabic and C0-Director of the Arabic Flagship Program
Office: Howry 114
Email: asclark@olemiss.edu
Phone: 662-915-1701
Education:
Ph.D. in Education, The Ohio State University (2009)
M.A. in Arabic, The Ohio State University, Summa Cum Laude (2002)
B.A. in Arabic, The Ohio State University, Summa Cum Laude (1998)
Teaching and Research Interests:
Second Language Acquisition, Advanced Language Learning, Translation
Courses Taught:
Arabic 111: Intensive Elementary Arabic I
Arabic 112: Intensive Elementary Arabic II
Arabic 211: Intensive Intermediate Arabic I
Arabic 212: Intensive Intermediate Arabic II
Arabic 311: Intensive Arabic V
Arabic 312: Intensive Arabic VI
Arabic 313: Intermediate Syrian 1
Arabic 314: Intermediate Syrian 2
Arabic 413: Advanced Syrian 1
Arabic 414: Advanced Syrian 2
Arabic 595: Teaching Language Practicum
Recent Publications:
Books
Alosh, M. and Clark, A. (forthcoming 2020-contracted). Ahlan wa Sahlan: Letters and Sounds of the Arabic Language. 3rd edition: Yale University Press, New Haven-London.
Alosh, M., and Clark, A. (forthcoming 2020-contracted). Ahlan wa Sahlan Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners. 3rd Edition: Yale University Press, New Haven-London.
Alosh, M., and Clark, A. (forthcoming 2020-contracted). Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners. v II Third Edition: Yale University Press, New Haven-London.
Alosh, M., and Clark, A. (2013). Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners. II Second Edition: Yale University Press, New Haven-London, 2013.
Faiq, S. & Clark, A. (2011). Beyond Denotation in Translation in Arabic-English Translation. London: Sayyab Books.
Clark, A. (2011). The Crisis of Translation in the Western Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of al-Qācida Communiqués. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
Alosh, M., and Clark, A. (2009). Ahlan wa Sahlan: Letters and Sounds of the Arabic Language. Yale University Press, New Haven-London.
Alosh, M., and Clark, A. (2009). Ahlan wa Sahlan Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners. Second Edition: Yale University Press, New Haven-London, 2009.
Articles and Chapters
Clark, A., & Minami, N. (2015). “Developing Communication Skills, Cultural Sensitivity and Collaboration in an Experiential Language Village Simulation.” Foreign Language Annals 48 (2).
Clark, A. (2014). “Toward a new approach in teaching Arabic: Eliminating the Invisible Borders Placed on the L2 (naḥū ‘uslūb jadīd fī taclīm al-luḡa al- carabiyya).” Conference Proceedings (p. 1-18). The International Conference on new Trends in Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (ittijāhāt ḥadīṯa fī taclīm al-carabīyya luḡa ṯānīyya). King Saud University Publications.
Clark, A. and Burkette, A. (2011). “Introduction.” Beyond Denotation in Translation into Arabic. Sayyab Books, London.
Clark, A. (2009). “Ontological Gap: Eastern Spiritualism/Western Materialism.” Forum on Public Policy.
Awards and Honors:
College of Liberal Arts Summer Research Grant, 2012, 2013, 2016
Web Resources:
Arabic Language Flagship Program
