The course is aimed at professionals, scholars and students who work with Arabic text and would like to acquire knowledge of transliteration systems and gain or improve their practical transliteration skills under the guidance of experienced tutors.

The course is equally well suited to native and non-native speakers of Arabic.

Course Convenors:

Dr Alex Bellem is a Linguist and Arabist, and Assistant Professor at AKU-ISMC, where she leads planning for the Institute’s new Centre for the Languages of the Muslim World.

Professor G. Rex Smith is Visiting Professor in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Manchester.