Dr. Samira Farwaneh
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• B.A. Arabic Language and Literature, Kuwait University, 1977
• M.A. Linguistics,
  University of Iowa, 1986
• Ph.D. Arabic and Linguistics, University of Utah, 1995
Title of Dissertation Directionality Effects in Arabic Dialect Syllable Structure: A typological study of the syllable structure patterns within Moraic Phonology, highlighting the role of the Directionality Parameter in the prosodic phonology of Arabic.

Current Teaching Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, 2003- (Tenure-track)
• Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Linguistics, University of Arizona, 2003- (Non-tenure-track)

Courses Taught

University of Arizona

• Advanced Arabic, ARB 403/503-404/504
• Levantine Arabic, ARB 424a/524a-424b/524b
• Intermediate Arabic, ARB 401-402
• Language & Society in the Middle East & South Asia, NES 330 Sections 1-2H
• Introduction to Arabic Linguistics, ARB 426/526
• Independent Study, ARB 499/599

University of Utah 1986-1995

• Arabic
• Intermediate Arabic
• Writing in Modern Standard Arabic
• Conversation in Modern Standard Arabic
• Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)
• Linguistics
• Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology
• Introduction to Phonological Theory
• Introduction to Linguistics
• English Phonetics for L2
• Pedagogical Structure of English
• Introduction to Morphology
• Introduction to Syntax
• Defense Language Institute 1998-1999
• Intensive Arabic
• University of Iowa 1986
• Comprehension of Spoken English
• Conversation in English