Date: 23 March and 24 March 2023
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Speaker: Dr Peter Konerding from the University of Münster, Germany
The Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures would like to invite University staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students to two lectures on modern Maghrebi Fiction and the challenges of teaching Arabic as a foreign language. The Lectures will be delivered by Dr Peter Konerding, an Arabist from the University of Münster in Germany.
Thursday 23 March, 16:00 – 18:00 (CHBO-409, Campus Hub): “Challenging Postcolonial Thought – Modern Maghrebi Fiction between Popular Culture and Language Ideology.”
Friday 24 March, 16:00 - 18:00 (LC116, University of Malta): “Challenges of Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages: The Case of Arabic”
Attendance is free, but registration is required. Indicate your intention to attend one or both lectures by sending an email.
Dr Peter Konerding read Arabic, Spanish and Islamic Studies in London (SOAS), Tunis (IBLV), Basel and Paris (INALCO) and completed his PhD with a thesis about Modern Arabic Fiction at Bamberg University (Germany) in 2019. Currently, the scholar coordinates the creation of the Centre for the Arabic Language at Münster University (Germany). His research and teaching focus on contemporary Arabic literature, Arabic language acquisition, and Maghrebi language practices.