The Evolution of an Arabic Course: how a US military Arabic course went around the world
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The Evolution of an Arabic Course: how a US military Arabic course went around the world
In the 20th century, Arabic language material was scarce. During the Vietnam War, Reginald Hefner, had access to a language lab of the US military – and later discovered, how the Military's Arabic material was used by publishers around the world. He shares some reminiscences and anecdotes in this guest article.
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