Dr. Tarif Bazzi is a renowned professor of Arabic Language at LAU. He earned a doctorate in Arabic Literature from the American University of Beirut. He has a long experience in teaching Arabic for Foreigners both at AUB and LAU. His attentiveness to student’s needs and sensitivity to their language acquisition process, are frequent compliments by his former students
Dr. Samar MoujaesMoujaes is an assistant professor of Arabic Language and Literature. She earned her doctorate in Arabic Studies from Sorbonne University. She has taught at LAU since 1987 and at AUB from 1986 till 1999. She has a vast experience in teaching Standard Arabic, and is a recognized figure in teaching intermediate levels of Arabic as a second language.
Mrs. Wafaa Abdelnour received her masters’ degree from Université Saint Joseph in Beirut. She has taught Arabic at LAU since 1994. She is an experienced teacher of Arabic and translation. She continues to serve on various selection and evaluation committees in her field. She is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at USJ.
Mrs. Nada Saba is an active member of Arabic language teaching communities in Lebanon. She continues to teach Arabic for foreigners on individual and group levels. Her dexterity with teaching the advanced Fosha level at SINARC this past summer was noticeable and earned her many commendations from her students.
Mrs. Maha Dimachkieh received her bachelor’s degree in Education from LAU, and she is currently working for her M.A. in the same field. She is a very active teacher of Arabic language at the Collège Protestant Français in Beirut. She is well known at SINARC for her creativity in teaching at the intermediate level.
Mrs. Rima Attieh received her B.A. from LAU and her master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from AUB. She has worked for SINARC for five years, and has a rich background in teaching Arabic for foreigners in Riyadh and Beirut. She has also worked extensively with various diplomatic cores in the region. She is also a specialist in teaching colloquial Arabic and has authored a series of listening tapes. She continues to dedicate a lot of her time to working with students and is well appreciated.
Mrs. Laure Obeid received her Bachelor of Arts from LAU in Teaching Arabic as A Foreign Language. In addition to her being a teacher of Arabic language at the International College in Beirut, she continues to teach Arabic (both classical and colloquial) for foreigners at the Extension programs of both AUB and LAU. She is currently in the process of writing her own manual for Elementary Standard Arabic.
Mrs. Wafa Kays is a teacher of Arabic as a Foreign Language at the American Community School in Beirut. She holds a master’s degree in Education from LAU, and has been teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language for the past 15 years, at ACS and AUB. She has also authored a series of “Lebanese Dialect Teaching Activities” that are very instrumental in bridging the gap between Fusha and “‘amieh.” Her dedication to making SINARC a total immersion program was evident this summer through her involvement with the program inside and outside the classroom, as she coordinated many social and cultural functions.
Mr. Khalil Makari currently a history teacher at the American Community School at Beirut, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Ithaca College. He attended graduate school at NYU in modern history of the Middle East, where he was a Teaching Assistant for Arabic (as a foreign language). He has served as an instructor at SINARC for seven years. His expertise is evident in his active involvement in developing creative materials for teaching advanced Lebanese dialect, whereby he integrates current issues into daily conversational settings
Additional highly qualified and experienced faculty and assistants trained in total-immersion, oral-proficiency methodology are recruited from within Lebanon and from the best Arabic programs around the world.