AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World benefit from the advice of a distinguished group of Arabic language faculty at U.S. colleges and universities. The Arabic Language Advisory Board members work with Dr. Zeinab Ibrahim, AMIDEAST’s Arabic Studies Consultant, to define the proficiency-based curriculum for Arabic instruction and the expected outcomes at each level in both Modern Standard Arabic and Spoken Arabic. They also participate in the continuous assessment of the programs.  Members of the Arabic Language Advisory Board are listed below.

Mahmoud Al-Batal, University of Texas at Austin
Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania
Aida Bamia, University of Florida (retired)
Kirk Belnap, Brigham Young University
Salah-Dine Hammoud, U.S. Air Force Academy
Jerry Lampe, National Foreign Language Center (retired)
Karin Ryding, Georgetown University (retired)
Mohammed Sawaie, University of Virginia