Summer 2021 Student Showcase

Elementary:

Intermediate:

Noah Carr

• Watch Noah’s video about Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif:

Alexander Fischer

• Read Alexander’s final project about the connection between WWI and the current borders of the Middle East by showing the failure of the British to award independence to the Arabs that helped fight the Ottomans as well as the role of T. E. Lawrence in the gulf and his subsequent refusal of knighthood because of the British failure: Fake Borders

Mikaela Peters

• Watch Mikaela’s video on the city of Dubai below:

Lily Turner

• Read Lily’s final project where she discusses the immigration of Middle Eastern refugees and immigrants to Germany, the difficulties they faced getting accustomed to a new culture and language, and the rise of right wing parties as a result of anxiety around an increase in immigration: Refugees from the Middle East in Germany

Leah Whitmoyer

• Watch Leah’s video about agriculture in Morocco below:

Advanced:

Advanced Arabic Conference

• Click here to view the recorded conference from Salah’s class

Elementary:

Collaborative Projects

• View here posters for a couple of cities in the Persian speaking countries by Haoran Shi, Alexander Palmer, Sadaf Dastan, Sohaila Jafarian, and Anastasiya Rudenko: Infographic Brochures/Posters on the Attractions of Cities in Persian-Speaking Countries

Ariana Zandi

• Watch Ariana’s video on Shiraz, Iran:

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Haoran Shi

• Read Haoran’s story about about a Facebook software engineer’s quest to become a poet in San Francisco. After reading the poetry of Persian poet , Sa’adi, he has the realization that he doesn’t need to leave this mega-city to become a great poet himself: هوران^J story

Intermediate:

Advanced:

Anonymous

• Read this students work on an article about the current wave of migration from Afghanistan: New Wave of Immigration from Afghanistan

John Barton

• View John’s PowerPoint on the Iranian University entrance exam: Iranian University Entrance Exam Presentation

Dutton Crowley

• Read Dutton Crowley’s final project here: “Mohammad Khatami, the Dialogue of Civilizations, and the United States”

John DiCandeloro

• Read John’s essay about the history of Tajik language reform during the Soviet Union: The problem of script and language; the history of Persian in the former Soviet Union

Elementary:

Anonymous

• View this students project on a proposed plan for the “Tour of the Carpet Cities in Turkey”: Türkiye’de Halı Şehirleri Turu

Intermediate:

Collaborative Projects

• Read here about Gabriella, Morgan, Weston, and Anyssa’s home descriptions: “Where do you live?”– Writing Assignment
• Collaborative creative writing with Gabriella, Morgan, Weston, and Anyssa: “Inspired by Paintings”– Writing Assignment
• The festival poster Gabriella, Morgan, Weston, and Anyssa created: KapaRocks Festivalı
• Read the informational poster created by Gabriella, Morgan, Weston, and Anyssa: Tips for Healthy Living
• Here is the job advertisement poster Gabriella, Morgan, Weston, and Anyssa created: İş İlanı Posteri

Gabriella Chamberland

• Check out Gabriella & Anyssa’s comic strip: Türk Kültür
• Gabriella’s Learning Portfolio
• Watch Gabriella & Anyssa’s sketch video below:

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Weston Bland

• Read Weston’s film summary project here: Summary of Devrim Arabaları
• Weston’s Learning Portfolio
• Weston and Morgan’s sketch script: Röportaj script

Anyssa El-Manfaa

• Read Anyssa’s film summary project here: Summary of Dedemin İnsanları
• Anyssa’s Learning Portfolio
• Check out Gabriella & Anyssa’s comic strip: Türk Kültür
• Watch Gabriella & Anyssa’s sketch video below:

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Morgan Kincade

• Read Morgan’s film summary project here: Summary of Dedemin İnsanları
• Weston and Morgan’s sketch script: Röportaj script

Advanced:

Herman Adney

• Read Herman’s final project here: Öğrenciler nasıl yabancı dile sahib hale gelir?

Anna Miller

• Read Anna’s final project here: Yabancı Dil Öğrenme

Keegan Scott

• Read Keegan’s final project here: Yabancı Dil Öğrenme

Lydia Weber

• Read Lydia’s final project here: Yabancı Dil Öğrenmenin Faydaları