Juman Al Bukhari, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director of the Study Abroad Program in Jordan and Public Relations Liaison for UNG Languages

Dunlap Hall, 314B, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Linguistics, elliptical constructions, syntax, second language acquisition, Arabic as a foreign language, Arabic linguistics, Arabic syntax, dialectal variations in Arabic, English as a foreign language, leadership of academic departments, the leadership of foreign language department in the U.S. foreign languages, internationalization, study abroad programs, student mobility, the use of the virtual space to recruit international students, and other internationalization factors in the U.S. higher education institutions.

Overview

Dr. Al Bukhari is an associate professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 2016.

Her principal research focus is Arabic syntax. Her dissertation is an investigation of elliptical constructions. She has associated research interests in dialect variation in Arabic, Arabic sociophonetics, and syntax. She has extensive experience in Modern Standard Arabic teaching and Arabic Dialect teaching, with associated interests in English as a second language.

Currently, Dr. Al Bukhari is purusing her second doctorate in higher education leadership and practice (2022), and her research focus is recruiting international students, study abroad programs, student mobility, and internationalization. Her disseration title is "The Evolution of Internationalization Theory in the U.S. Institutions of Higher Education: Creating a More Internationalized Environment via the Virtual Space in Small Public Institutions.

Courses Taught

Introduction to Linguistics
Arabic Linguistics
Elementary Arabic I
Elementary Arabic II
Intermediate Arabic I
Intermediate Arabic II
Advanced Arabic I
Advanced Arabic II
Arabic Composition
Arabic Conversation
Arabic Media
History and civilization of the MENA region
Arabic-English-Arabic Translation / Interpretation

Education

Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Wisconsin, 2016
M.A., Linguistics, West Virginia University, 2012
B.A., Translation, Petra University-Amman - Jordan, 2007

Research/Special Interests

Linguistics, Syntax, Elliptical Constructions, Sociophonetics, and Technology Use in Classroom, departmental leadership of foreign languages, recruiting international students to create a more internationalized campus.

Publications

2014. (with Hamid Ouali). The Syntax of Motion Light Verbs in Jordanian Arabic and Moroccan Arabic. Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics 28 volume.

2019. Sluicing and Sprouting in Jordanian Arabic. Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics 32 volume.

2023. Multimodal glosses enhance the learning of Arabic vocabulary. The Journal of Language Learning and Technology, 27(2).

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of North Georgia (2021 - present).

Assistant Professor, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of North Georgia (2016 - 2020).

Instructor of Arabic, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, The University of Wisconsin (2012 – 2016).

Instructor of Arabic and Graduate Teaching Assistant of Arabic, World Languages, Literature and Linguistics, West Virginia University (2010 – 2012).

Fulbright Scholar, the Department of Near-Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University (2008 – 2009).

Interpreter at the United Nations (2007 - 2008)

Personal Information

Beyond linguistics, Juman has held positions at media outlets including West Virginia Radio and West Virginia TV, and has worked as an interpreter and translator for the United Nations.