Do you want to get the most out of the RU Global Roundtable? Then take the time to explore A Window to the Middle East. The website takes you on a tour of Middle East cultures and history via Regent's RU Global initiative:

Students from the Middle East may be uncomfortable with a close teacher/student relationship due to the large Power Distance Index. Students expect the teacher to separate themselves from students and not to approach students as a learning facilitator. Non-authoritative approaches to education may make students feel uncomfortable at first and may take some time and extra attention to help middle eastern students understand that they can approach a professor for help.

…that Arabic is spoken in 24 countries, including the Middle Eastern countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia? 

…that there are three forms of Arabic?

1. Classic, used solely for reading the Koran.
2. Modern, used in books, newscasts, and for formal communication with speakers of diverse dialects.
3. Spoken, which includes many different dialects.

Learn a few Arabic phrases in the Bedouin dialect Other useful Arabic phrases

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This Did You Know email is brought to you by the QEP Round Table Committee.   Register now for the next RU Global Roundtable, A Window to the Middle East, on February 11, 2010. The Roundtable includes a discussion about skills leaders need to succeed when working with Middle Eastern cultures.  If you’re off campus or just can’t attend, check the Regent portal after 2/18 for a link to the webcast. Register now for the RU Global Roundtable