US embassy cable - 05DOHA1805

UNCLAS DOHA 001805 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR FSI/SLS/CTT - ILDOKO WATKINS 
TUNIS FOR FSI - TOM MOORE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AFSI, AMGT, QA 
SUBJECT: DIRECT FUNDING PROPOSAL - QATAR 
 
REF: STATE 166935 / FSINFATC 2356 
 
1. Embassy Doha requests $2,100 for curriculum materials and 
$1,900 for an instructor from FSI/Tunis to provide training for 
post's two teachers. See paragraphs 3 - 6. 
 
2. Embassy Doha's Language Program: Post's two part-time 
instructors teach Arabic to three new beginners, one continuing 
beginner, three advanced beginners, one intermediate, and four 
advanced students. Post has a language classroom with two 
computer workstations. Post Language Officer and Point of 
Contact: Pol/Econ Chief Rob Pyott: 974-488-4101 x6215; pyott 'at' 
state.gov. 
 
Curriculum Needs 
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3. Post's greatest need is in developing and providing course 
materials. Proposal One: To purchase the following books and 
associative DVD material for the language program. These are the 
materials used at FSI. Post will require a DVD player to use some 
of these resources. Amount requested is $2,100. 
 
-- Brustad, Kristin. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas.  Alif 
Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds. 
 
-- Brustad, Kristin. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas.  Answer 
Key to Alif Baa with DVDs: Introduction to Arabic Letters and 
Sounds, Second Edition. 
 
-- Brustad, Kristin. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas.  Al- 
Kitaab fii Ta allum al-Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for 
Beginning Arabic: Part One. 
 
-- Brustad, Kristin. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas.  Answer 
Key to Al-Kitaab fii Ta allum al-Arabiyya: A Textbook for 
Beginning Arabic: Part One. 
 
-- Brustad, Kristin. Al-Batal, Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas.  Al- 
Kitaab fii Ta allum al-Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: 
Part Two. 
 
--Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic: 
Part Three. 
 
-- DVD player. 
 
Development of Arabic Teaching Staff 
------------------------------------ 
 
4. Post has further needs in developing its two instructors. Both 
have years of experience teaching Arabic to foreigners and get 
good reviews from our students. But they are relatively 
unfamiliar with FSI's Arabic teaching program and could benefit 
from greater awareness of FSI's language teaching methods (for 
example, how verbs are classified at FSI), goals, and testing. 
Instructors would also greatly benefit from training on FSI 
intranet and web language teaching resources. 
 
5. Post proposes to bring one experienced language instructor 
from FSI/Tunis to Doha to train post's instructors. PLO will work 
with Tunis's nominee to design the program. Budget: $1,900 for 
travel, per diem, and lodging for two days.