Abdulkareem Said Ramadan

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Abdulkareem Said Ramadan is pursuing a Ph.D. in applied linguistics with a specialization in Arabic language acquisition at the University of Damascus. He earned an M.A. in Arabic syntax and morphology and a B.A. in Arabic language at the same institution. His current research interests include sociolinguistics and foreign language education. During the academic year, Abdulkareem works at the University of Virginia teaching Arabic and coordinating the Arabic program. Since 2006 he has taught every summer at the Middlebury College Arabic School. In previous years, he was a lecturer of Arabic at Washington University in St. Louis, the French Institute for the Middle East (IFEAD), the British Council, and the Arabic Department at the University of Damascus. He also was a coordinator of the Arabic program at the Arabic Language Center at the University of Damascus where he taught Arabic as a second language. In 2004, he attended the ACTFL-sponsored Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Workshop.