Amel Belguith

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Lecturer in Arabic
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Amel Belguith joined MELC in December 2016 with an extensive background in counseling and teaching Arabic as a foreign language. She holds a M.Ed. in School Counseling from Lewis and Clark University and is a certified Classical Quranic Arabic Instructor. With over 20 years of experience in academia, she has worked at several public and private educational institutions, developing, and fostering inclusive learning opportunities for students.

Amel teaches and develops curriculum for lower division Arabic courses. As a BLC Fellow, she has conducted field research and developed the ‘North African Colloquial Arabic’ course at UC Berkeley, which will be offered starting in Fall 2023.

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