Leslie McLoughlin
Author of Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Course for Beginners
About the Author
Leslie McLoughlin has been using Arabic since 1960 and has had an intimate involvement with universities teaching Arabic in Britain, in the United States and in the Arab world itself
Works by Leslie McLoughlin
A course in colloquial Arabic 2 copies
Course in Colloquial Arabic 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- McLoughlin, Leslie
- Birthdate
- 1935
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Exeter, Devon, England, UK
- Education
- St.Edward's College, Liverpool (1945-1951)
- Occupations
- University Fellow
- Organizations
- Exeter University
- Short biography
- Leslie McLoughlin first studied Arabic in 1960 at Durham University as an officer in the Royal Army Educational Corps. He then taught basic Arabic to military personnel in Aden where he met and married Christine. They moved to Lebanon in 1965 when he was appointed Director of Studies at M.E.C.A.S. THE Middle East Centre for Arab Studies.
Since then he has used Arabic constantly having visited all Arab countries except Algeria. He has interpreted for many Arab visitors to the United Kingdom and for British officials in the Arab World. For many years he has been a broadcaster on Arabic radio and television.
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Members
- 67
- Popularity
- #256,179
- Rating
- 2.8
- ISBNs
- 25
- Languages
- 2