Issue N° 29 – October-December 2011. Journal of the Department of English

Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Faculty of Letters, Beni Mellal, Morocco.

Editor: Khalid Chaouch.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Editorial: Speculations on the Difference of „H‟ Perspectives … 02

Pedagogical Page: „Some Literary Terms‟ … 03

Pen Circle Prize (2011/2012) … 05

The Poet‟s Corner: „Those Winter Sundays‟ by Robert Hyden … 06

„Poem‟ by William Carlos Williams … 06

Students and Would-Be Poets Attempts:

„A Beam of Hope‟ by Jaouad Markoni, S5 (2011-2012) … 07

„Truthful Delight‟ by Rachid Acim, PhD student … 08

„In our time, time is not time‟ by Mohamed Saoudi, S4 (2010-2011)… 09

Call for Papers: Occidentalism vs. Orientalism (17-18 April 2012)… 10

English Department Activities … 12

Good Initiatives … 14

My Pungent Quotations: They said about „REASON‟ ... 15

Proverbs of the Moment: Lies, Big and Small … 16

New Publications … 17

My Enigmatic Pen Circles … 18

20 Clues … 19

Crosswords N° 29... 20

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Editorial Board

Mly. Lmustapha MAMAOUI, Mohamed RAKII, Redouan SAÏDI.

Sermo in circulis

est liberior.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to

repeat it.”

George Santayana (1863-1952)

US philosopher and critic

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EDITORIAL

Speculations on the Difference of „H‟ Perspectives

Much ink has been spilt on the issue of perspectives and how they differ from one person to another and from one human group to another. The use of the Veto right in the Security Council, for instance, is a perfect example of how powerful nations and „wretched‟ peoples perceive this „right‟ from diametrically opposite perspectives… The aim of this word is not to draw on the mysteries of international relations and international law, but rather to approach the difference of perspective and its place in a different context. So let‟s try to view this issue from another perspective!

In the academic life that we all share, the basic elements which we all use, consume, exchange, and reproduce are made up of small symbols we arrange and rearrange in different combinations and which we call words, sentences and texts. However, the elements of the alphabet – any alphabet – are probably one of the fields that are most subject to speculation. Regardless of (or maybe regardful of!) psychoanalytical considerations or esoteric interpretations, the same letter is perceived from different perspectives by each person or maybe, at times, by the same person.

Let‟s for instance speculate on how the letter H may be perceived from different perspectives. To begin with, this letter in itself may evoke – for some – Hydrogen, while – for others – it‟s vitally the emblem of Heroin. For some, it‟s H vitamin, while for others, it‟s, most and foremost, the H-bomb. Then as an abstract notion, H may be perceived from a Heavenly perspective where concepts such as Hope, Harmony, Happiness, Honor, Help, and Humanity come to the mind, or it may be seen from a Hellish perspective where terms such as Hatred, Hypocrisy, Havoc and Hysteria most stifle the eyes! In this vein, the world around us is, for some, to be perceived in a ManicHaean divide between Have-s and Have-not-s, or – to use another perspective – the bipeds around us are to be perceived either as a Horde of wolfish Hooligans and Humbugs or as a Herd of thick (stupid) Hyenas, but never as simply Humans. In many cases, the perspective is either chosen from a Haggardly, self degrading Humble position or from a Haughty, Higher ivory tower. This letter is then either a crutcH to lean on in Hollow days and to Hallucinate for a Heyday that belonged to a glorious past or to a future that will never come; or it‟s (with its wooden shape) a part of the scale that would position one in the Hierarchy of autHority or to catapult one to a comfortable armcHair (with the form of H) in the Hall of fame.

To conclude from a certain perspective…, the idea is that, instead of adopting a Manichean perspective on this letter (or on any other letter) and on the world at large, it is certainly safer to perceive everything from a positive but realistic perspective. To be aware of obstacles and of the dark side of every fact can never prevent one from focusing on the full half of the glass. Isn‟t the road to success clearer from such a perspective? So, here is food for thought, and here is an opportunity to speculate on these speculations... from another perspective.

Khalid Chaouch

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Pedagogical Page

Some Literary Terms That You Really Need to Know

Allegory: An allegory is a story in which each aspect of the story has a

symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. Many fables have an allegorical

quality. For example, Aesop‟s “Ant and the Grasshopper” isn‟t merely

the story of a hardworking ant and a carefree grasshopper, but it is a story

about different approaches to living – the thrifty and the devil-may-

care…

Anachronism: The word anachronism is derived from Greek. It means

“misplaced in time.” If the actor playing Brutus in a production of Julius

Caesar forgets to take off his wristwatch, the effect will be anachronistic

(and probably comic).

Antihero: A protagonist (main character) who is markedly unheroic,

morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or displaying a number of unsavory

qualities.

Catharsis: This is a term drawn from Aristotle‟s writings on tragedy. It

refers to the “cleansing” [purifying] of emotion an audience member

experiences, having lived through the experiences presented on stage.

Connotation, Denotation: The denotation of a word is its literal

meaning. The connotations are everything else that the word suggests or

implies. For example, in the phrase the dark forest, „dark‟ denotes a

relative lack of light. The connotation is of danger, or perhaps mystery or

quietness; we‟d need more information to know for sure…

Foot: The basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry. A foot is formed by a

combination of two or three syllables, either stressed or unstressed. Foreshadowing: An event or statement in a narrative that in miniature

suggests a larger event that comes later.

Hubris: The excessive pride or ambition that leads to the main character‟s

downfall (another term from Aristotle).

Interior monologue: This is a term for novel and poetry, not dramatic

literature. It refers to writing that records the mental talking that goes on

inside a character‟s head. It is elated, but not identical to stream of

consciousness. Interior monologue tends to be coherent, as though the

character were actually talking. Stream of consciousness is looser and much

more given to fleeting mental impressions.

Metaphor: (Greek „carrying from one place to another‟) A figure of speech

in which one thing is described in terms of another. It is the basic figure in

poetry where the comparison is usually implicit; whereas in simile it is

explicit. …/…

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Plot: The plan, design, scheme or pattern of events in a play, poem or

work of fiction; and, further, the organization of incident and character in

such a way as to induce curiosity and suspense in the spectator or reader.

In the space/time continuum of plot the continual question operates in

three tenses: Why did that happen? Why is this happening? What is going

to happen next – and why? (To which may be added: And – is anything

going to happen?)

Point of View: The point of view is the perspective from which the

action of a novel (or narrative poem) is presented, whether the action is

presented by one character or from different vantage points over the

course of the novel. Related to the point of view is the narrative form that

a novel or story takes. There are a few common narrative positions: The omniscient narrator: This is a third person narrator who sees into each

character‟s mind and understands all the action going on.

The limited omniscient narrator: This is a third person narrator who only

reports what one character (usually the main character) sees, and who only reports

the thoughts of that one privileged character.

The objective, or camera eye narrator: This is a third person who only reports

on what would be visible to a camera. The objective narrator does not know what

the character is thinking unless the character speaks of it. The first person narrator: This is a narrator who is a character in the story and

tells the tale from his or her point of view. When the first person narrator is crazy, a

liar, very young, or for some reason not entirely credible, the narrator is unreliable.

The stream of consciousness technique: This method is like first person

narration but instead of the character telling the story, the author places the reader

inside the main character‟s head and makes the reader privy to [informed about] all

of the character‟s thoughts as they scroll through his/her consciousness.

Soliloquy: A speech spoken by a character alone in stage. A soliloquy is

meant to convey the impression that the audience is listening to the

character‟s thoughts. Unlike an inside, a soliloquy is not meant to imply that

the actor acknowledges the audience‟s presence.

Stock characters: Standard or clichéd character types: the drunk, the

miser, the foolish girl, etc.

Tragic flaw: In a tragedy, this is the weakness of character in an

otherwise good (or even great) individual that ultimately leads to his

demise [death or end].

Sources for this list:

McMullen Jr., Douglas, Cracking the AP English Literature. New York: Random

House, 1998, pp. 167-175.

Cuddon, J. A., The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.

London and New York: Penguin Books, 1991, pp. 542, 713.

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Pen Circle Prize

for Mellali Writers in English

(2011/2012)

Pen Circle opens the annual competition in creative

writing for all students of the Department of English. This

aims at encouraging Mellali Writers to express themselves in

English. (By the word 'Mellali' we mean students belonging

to Beni Mellal English Department, regardless of their

origin.)

Students who would like to participate in this competition

are kindly requested to submit their attempts to a member of

the Editorial Board, or to the Department secretary (Mrs.

Nadia) or to send them to the Journal email address

(pencircle@gmail.com) before December 31, 2011. As it is

the case each year, the members of the jury (professors

Redouan Saïdi, Mohamed Rakii, Mly. Lmustapha Mamaoui

and Khalid Chaouch) will take into consideration the levels

(Semesters) of the candidates so as to give equal chance to

all.

Four awards will be given to the winners, each assigned to a

Semester (Semesters 1, 3, and 5, in addition to a winner

chosen among Master Studies‟ students.)

All students are required to write an original piece of

writing not exceeding two pages: a short story, a poem, an

essay, or any form of creative writing.

The winners will receive the awards and will have their

attempts published in the next issue of Pen Circle (N° 30).

Good luck to all!

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The Poet’s Corner

This corner is devoted both to prominent figures in poetry and to ambitious students who dare

to embark in the process of creative writing. Students‟ attempts should be sent by email or

presented in legible handwriting, and submitted to a member of Pen Circle Editorial Board.

Those Winter Sundays

Sundays too my father got up early

And put his clothes on the blueblack cold,

Then with cracked hands that ached

From labor in the weekday weather made

Baked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

I‟d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking,

When the rooms were warm, he‟d call,

And slowly I would rise and dress,

Fearing the chronic angers of that house,

Speaking indifferently to him,

Who had driven out the cold

And polished my good shoes as well.

What did I know, what did I know

Of love‟s austere and lonely offices?

Robert Hyden, 1966

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Poem

The rose fades

And is renewed again

By its seed, naturally

But where

Save in the poem

Shall it go

To suffer no diminution

Of its splendor

William Carlos Williams, 1962

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Students and Would-Be Poets

A beam of hope

Bittersweet memories dwell in the atmosphere

Deep feelings of loss are what shape the stage

Half-lighted, shabby scenery is set as a background

Dim lamps on the roof, meant to spot the truth,

Are all shut off as the merciless thunder blows

Unknown footprints are on the dusty floor

It is said they belong to a pioneer director

He wished to make it come true

Diced with death till his last asset

He met his demise because of too much longing

Never got a chance to score

The torn rag they call curtain was his shroud

His hope was in a respectful funeral,

Was buried somewhere, had no tombstone

The smell of death reigns over the dull place

A tragedy was drawn

The theatre burst in applause

The camera turns to give an overview

None of the audience is there

Vacant seats watch the show

A complete silence dominates

The camera turns back to the stage

A ladder of two missing steps leans on a wall

Makes it impossible for whomever to climb

An empty armchair swings alone

Rich of solitude, waiting quite long to get a role,

Keeps moving and moving, summons its power

It sticks to life and will never resign

It‟s the moon beaming on it through a cracked wall.

Student Jaouad Markoni. Semester 5 (2011-2012)

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Students and Would-Be Poets

Truthful Delight

Came the day he climbed the old rose tree

Birds sang songs of love even handsomely free

A white cat sleeping before a half-open window

As a shield to a young pretty girl in sunset glow

Holding a blue yet fairly beautiful guitar

Not heed a knight staying up with his scimitar

A she-bird abruptly came out of the window

Gladly birds circled her like a live rainbow

The she-bird delivered some light speech

So birds smiled in delightful moderate pitch

Poor knight did not fathom what was said

Nice she-bird was but a sole consoling maid

Messenger to the lonely patient poor knight

To stay on the rose tree and meet Truthful Delight.

Rachid ACIM

PhD Student (2011-2012)

Rachid Acim is also the author of two books:

- Tune on My Guitar. A Collection of poetry published in Beni

Mellal, 2007, with an Introduction by Dr. Redouan Saidi.

- A Letter to the President of the US. A Collection of poems

written in collaboration with Maria do Céu Pires Costa and

published in Portugal. (See p. 17 on this issue of Pen Circle).

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Students and Would-Be Poets

In our time, time is not time

Just take your soul and mine.

In our time for whom the bell rings

And when will the birds sing?

Where is their lovely twitterings?

Don t read a single book just facing

Ask the old man and the boy

Did they lost their life in the sea?

May be they didn‟t t wanna live on bread and tea

When they came back they will see

All the time they lost in the sea

For the boy why he didn‟t t enjoy his infancy

Ah !the old man could live without women

Don t do that little boy find a girl or a woman

Settle down and listen the wise voice

Please, just leave that hard noise

Don t listen to the dead man

Foolishness is also human

Its time to grow up little boy

No one could live alone

Shut up and drive you are in the middle of highway

Don t read don t write just listen to Hemingway

Go to Mont Kilimanjaro and his snow

No wild life no tigers paw

They changed earths past present and now

Little drive not fast just relax and slow.

For sure you will be on time

Student Mohamed SAOUDI

S4 (2010-2011)

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Sultan Moulay Slimane University

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

English Studies Department

Beni Mellal, Morocco

The Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication (RLCC)

Occidentalism vs. Orientalism International Conference

17-18 April 2012

Call for Papers

Much has been said about Orientalism as a discourse

implementing a number of stereotypes involving the Orient; but

one of the ways of dealing with Orientalism may propose to

probe into its opposite: Occidentalism. This conference aims to

contribute to the debate about Orientalism by offering to

consider Occidentalism. In its effort to enhance dialogue

between cultures, the Research Laboratory in Culture and

Communication invites papers dealing with Occidentalism as

compared to Orientalism. The following interrogations may be

raised as a platform for debate during the conference:

- Is Occidentalism the opposite of Orientalism in its Saidian

conception?

- Is Occidentalism always already anti-Eurocentric?

- How is Occidentalism often associated with the hostile

stereotypes that fuel the hatred of the West?

- Is there such an Occidentalist discourse functioning in a way

similar to the Orientalist discourse?

- Can the examination of Occidentalism contribute to the

understanding of Orientalism?

- What contribution can such interrogations bring to the

ongoing dialogue between Orient and Occident?

A selection of papers will be published after the conference.

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Please send proposals of up to 500 words and a short

biographical résumé via e-mail (as Word 1997-2003

attachments) to the following professors on behalf of the

organizing committee:

Mohamed Rakii m_rakii_nizar@yahoo.fr

Mly Mustapha El Mamaoui m_mamaoui@yahoo.fr

The deadline for sending proposals is 31st December, 2011.

Acceptance of proposals will be sent on 15th

January, 2012.

Conference Fees: The conference fee is € 50/MAD 550. It

includes: Conference pack, coffee break refreshment, and

farewell dinner.

Accommodation

Hotel El Bassatine***A (within walking distance of the University)

(€50/ MAD550 full board per single person/per night)

Telephone +212 (0) 523 482 247

For more information, please follow the links: www.hotelsclick.com/auberges/Maroc/Beni_Mellal/48438/Hotel-

Al_Bassatine_.html

www.fr.asiarooms.com/morocco/beni_mellal/al_bassatine.html

Airports

- Menara Marrakesh Airport (3hrs drive/taxi ride to the Hotel in

Beni Mellal)

- Mohamed V Casablanca Airport (3hrs drive/taxi ride to the

Hotel in Beni Mellal)

Hotel reservations and rides from airport to Beni Mellal can be

made by the organizers upon request.

The organising committee: Moulay Lmustapha Mamaoui

Mohamed Rakii

Mohamed Sghir Syad

Cherki Karkaba

We look forward to your participation

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English Department Activities

Report on the International Conference

“Border Crossing” (Beni Mellal, 22-23 March 2011)

The Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication

(RLCC) organized an International Conference on “Border

Crossing” on March 22-23, 2011 at the Faculty of Letters and

Humanities, Beni Mellal. The panelists, who came from foreign

and national universities, approached the concept from different

perspectives, as it is clear from the titles of the different sessions of

the Conference: „Border Crossing: Theory and Methodology‟;

„Border Crossing in Fiction: Case Studies‟ (2 sessions); „Border

Crossing: Culture and Identity‟; „Border Crossing: Travel, Exile,

Immigration, Race, etc.‟

A selection of the presented papers will be considered for

publication in the next issue of Middle Ground, Journal of the

Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication.

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Report on the Study Day

“Promotion of Moroccan American Cultural Relations”

The Department of English at the Faculty of Letters and

Humanities, Beni Mellal, organized a Study Day on June 8-9, 2011

on the “Promotion of Moroccan American Cultural Relations”.

This was conducted by Dr Mark Dressnan from the University of

Illinois in the USA and Dr Jamal Koubali from the Department of

English, Beni Mellal.

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Pen Circle Activities

Pen Circle journal participated in the “Summer Camp” which was

organized by the English Access Microscholarship Program –

under the leadership of Dr Redouan Saidi – and the Moroccan

American Culture Link (MACL) in the period of June 28 to July

07, 2011 in Beni Mellal.

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السلطـان مىالي سليمـان جامعة

كلية اآلداب والعلىم اإلنسانية

شعبة اللغة اإلنجليزية وآدابها

المغرب - بني مالل

Master Program on

Studies in Literary and Cultural Encounters

The Master Unit on „Studies in Literary and Cultural

Encounters‟ has been opened at the Faculty of Letters and

Humanities in Beni Mellal for the academic year 2011-2012. It

is mainly designed to:

- contribute to the consolidation of the LMD system by

sensitizing students to its virtues and requirements without

overlooking professionalizing and easily transposable

aptitudes.

- innovate the literary and cultural curricula and open them

on new fields of knowledge, learning and research in the

context of humanities and education.

- encourage students-researchers to assimilate the utility of

the interdisciplinary thought by equipping them with the

necessary methodological tools to understand the

interrelatedness of a variety of disciplines.

- develop students‟ critical spirit and capacities of analysis

in the field of literary and cross-cultural studies and

strengthen their communicative skills…

Coordinating team of „SLCE‟ Master unit:

Professor Mly Lmustapha MAMAOUI (Master Coordinator)

Professor Mohamed Sghir SYAD

Professor Mohamed RAKII

Professor Cherki KARKABA

Professor Khalid CHAOUCH.

Sultan Moulay Slimane University

Faculty of Letters and Humanities

Department of English

Beni Mellal, Morocco

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Good Initiatives

The 4th edition of the English Access Microscholarship Program Summer Camp was organised by the Moroccan American Culture Link - under the auspices of the US Embassy, Rabat, and Dar American Casablanca, in Beni-Mellal during the period between June 27 and July 7, 2011, with extra cultural events taking place during the month of July. Almost a hundred Access students belonging to different Access Program generations participated in the event. This year’s edition was very rich and witnessed the participation of more than 20 teachers and trainers from a number of Moroccan cities including Tetouan, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Beni-Mellal and Rabat, in addition to the science experts from the United States eminent lecturers from Sultan Mly. Slimane University shared their knowledge with the participating youngsters. Special diplomatic delegations visited and participated in the Summer Camp of the Moroccan American Culture Link, including the Cultural Attaché of the US Embassy and the Cultural Attaché of the Dutch Embassy. But the jewel of the Summer Camp this year was Marsha Ivins, an outstanding US astronaut, who met and shared with the MACL Access students her space experiences as a pioneer woman astronaut in space exploration and space research.

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Visiting eight other cities of the Kingdom including Beni-Mellal, a scientific caravan was launched by the Embassy of the USA - as part of its initiative in science and technology for Moroccan youth, led by U.S. experts from California and Hawaii to share their experiences with young Moroccans. The caravan was organized in a scientific partnership with the American NGO "Grove of Hope" including the president and founder Kamal Oudrhiri, a scientist working at the Moroccan NASA and with Moroccan partners who include: SOS Children's Village Morocco (Casablanca, Ait Ourir, Al Jadida), Entraide Nationale (Oualidiya, Rabat, Fnideq), Moroccan-American Culture Link (Beni Mellal) and the Association of Parents of High School Daoud (Tetouan). Inspiring the enthusiasm for science in the hearts of young Access students of the Moroccan American Culture Link Beni-Mellal, the Caravan did indeed have a profound impact on the imagination of the young Mellali participants. In the meantime, the US science experts pertaining to the Caravan expressed their own amazement towards the positive reactions and the English language level displayed by the young participants of the Moroccan American Culture Link, Beni- Mellal.

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Pungent Quotations In this column, we present a selection of quotations by prominent figures of art,

literature, politics, history, philosophy, science, etc. Any suggestion or contribution

is cordially welcome.

They said about… REASON !!!

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable

one adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on

the unreasonable man.”

G. Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Man and Superman, IV.

“The heart has its reasons, which are quite unknown to the head.”

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662),

Pensées, IV, 277.

“I must Create a System, or be enslaved by another Man‟s;

I will not Reason and Compare; my business is to Create.”

William Blake (1757-1827),

Jerusalem, f. 10, 20.

“Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature… but he who destroys

a good book, kills reason itself...”

John Milton (1608-1674),

Areopagitica.

“His reasons are as two grains of wheat, hid in two bushels of chaff;

you shall seek all the day ere you find them; and when you have

them, they are not worth the search.”

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice, I, i, 114. “The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. The madman

is the man who has lost everything except his reason.”

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

Orthodoxy, Ch I. References: - Cohen, J. M. and M. J. Cohen, The Penguin Dictionary of Modern

Quotations. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1980.

- Cohen, J. M. and M. J. Cohen, The Penguin Dictionary of Quotations.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1983.

Selected by Khalid Chaouch.

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Proverbs of the Moment

Lies, Big and Small

Give a lie twenty-four hours’ start, and you can

never overtake it.

He that will lie, will steal.

One lie makes many.

Liars begin by imposing upon others, but end by

deceiving themselves.

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

Deceivers have full mouths and empty hands.

Half the truth is often a full lie.

In many words, a lie or two may escape.

Scottish proverbs on the subject

A Lyar should have a good memory.

A Vaunter [boaster, braggart] and a Lyar is both

one thing.

A full heart lied never.

Painters and Poets may have leave to lie.

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New Publications

Redouan Said, Jan Jaap de Ruiter, and Massimiliano Spotti, The

Teaching of Minority Languages. The Case of Arabic in Europe. Beni Mellal: Nadir Print Ltd., 2011, 125 p. The present publication, “The Teaching of Minority Languages. The Case of Arabic in Europe”, is part of the widened perspective on ethnolinguistic minority groups among linguists in Western Europe during this third millennium. It attempts to address the questions of teaching minority languages in Europe and especially in the Netherlands. In particular, the book presents the case study of teaching Arabic as a minority language for Moroccan children in the Dutch elementary schools, which accounts for its preponderance in the discussion of the European situation. Arabic is tackled from an interdisciplinary standpoint, that is, from demographic, sociolinguistic and educational perspectives. The demographic perspective focuses on the role of Arabic and its speakers in the Dutch multicultural population statistics, the sociolinguistic perspective on the vitality of Arabic as a minority language, and the educational perspective on the status of the Arabic language in Dutch education.

Congratulations, Dr. Saidi!

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Rachid Acim and Maria do Céu Pires Costa A Letter to the

President of the US.(A Collection of Poems) Chiado Editora (Portugal), 2011, 142 p.

Congratulations, Mr. Acim!

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My Enigmatic Pen Circles, N° 29 .

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Find the appropriate words to fill the vertical square diagrams (1–10) so that you

can find out the letters needed to fill the horizontal line made up of 10 circles. The

resulting words are the name of an Indian figure of „Postcolonial‟ criticism.

1- Remains of a dead human

body after burning

2- To fire with a gun

3- A citizen of Rome

4- To avoid work (through

laziness)

5- Not drunk!

6- Opposite of oneself!

7- Tomb

8- Not drunk!

9- Opposite of oneself! 10- Tomb

Clues to My Enigmatic Pen Circles, N° 28 .

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

B F S P F S A B S P C

U L T A O H P R T I R

L E R T G E L A A L E

E T Y Y Y T E D K S K

G E R O P E G E E L E

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20 Clues, n° 29 . Looking for Clues among OFFICE Terms!

The 20 clues below are hidden in the terms at the end of each line. To find them, cross off some of the letters in each term (from left to right.) Example: - Social rank … CATASTROPHE (The clue is „CASTE‟. It is obtained by crossing off the letters „TA‟ and „ROPH‟ in „CATASTROPHE‟) 1. However, …………………………………….. BULLETIN 2. Nasty..…………..………………………………… BADGE 3. Writing utensil …….…..……….…….………….. PENCIL 4. Rituals ……………………………………… PRINTERS 5. High-ranked university official……………… PROJECTOR 6. Poet …..…………………………………………. BOARD 7. Former (prefix) ..………..………………………… XEROX 8. “If you will, you ~ ” …………………………… SCANNER 9. Halt! …………...…………………...…………. DESKTOP 10. Basic food in China etc. ………...…………. BRIEFCASE 11. Islamic Org. in the USA …………...………………CHAIR 12. Not speaking ……………………...………... COMPUTER 13. Advertisements …………………………………… PADS 14. „I had‟ ….………………………………………… VIDEO 15. Basis ………………………………………...… BASKET 16. To imitate ………………………………...…… PAPERS 17. Pace ……..………………………… WASTEPAPER 18. Online book .……………………………… NOTEBOOK 19. To perceive …………..………..…………… … SCREEN 20. Member in the English parliament ………………… MAP 20 Clues to n° 28: 1. flow 2. burn 3. pal 4. gas 5. his 6. are 7. net

8. cent 9. re- 10. day 11. be 12. coo 13. say 14. alley 15. DW 16. ring

17. book 18. mad 19. be 20. KY.

Clues to ‘CROSSWORDS’ N° 28

A B C D E F G H I J K L

1 C O N T E M P O R A R Y

2 O M N I V O R O U S E

3 L C H E W Z I P N

4 O R P E N A L

5 U S U A L L Y S R O

6 R E F R A C T A B U

7 R M S H U N G E R

8 S I N T O O L U S

9 P A L I O N A S I A

10 O L D N S I R D C

11 T O R G T R E E

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CROSSWORDS (N° 29)

1- Short sleep – Online book – Arab (abbreviation). 2- Lyric poem

honouring a person or an event – Members of a household. 3- Name

given to a Moroccan (or a Maghribi) in „old‟ times – American

intelligence agency. 4- Syrian city. 5- Egyptian river – Part between

the shoulder and the wrist. 6- Preposition – The escape key on your

pc keyboard. 7- American city known as „Sin City‟ –

Advertisement. 8- Arkansas State – American – Away from (prep.)

9- American State where „Sin City‟ is the largest city! –

Independent. 10- Acid in the chromosomes in the cells of living

things – To start or set a fire. 11- Single. 12- To behold – Sensation

received by the ears.

A- Land between two borders. B- Trouble – Enclosed area

for public entertainment (plural.) C- Inhabitants of any country

(plural) – Valley. D- By way of, by means of – Old English

language. E- Extraterrestrial – That is to say – A large, confused,

harsh sound. F- Means of communications used by humans (plural.)

G- To bestow – Since. H- Find it in „GOALS‟ – The post of Abdel-

Ilah Benkirane – „I owe you‟. I- Unit of measure – Often. J- Small

picture on a computer screen (plural.) – Someone set free. K-

Fourth caliph of the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) – Between every

two Moroccan cafés there is a „…‟. L- Special houses in Marrakech

to be rented by tourists (plural.) – To leave a place.

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