American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)

The American Association of Teachers of Arabic is comprised of professionals, students, institutions, and other individuals interested in Arabic language teaching, Arabic literature and Arabic linguistics. AATA aims to facilitate communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature. Meetings and programs are held in conjunction with MESA. AATA publishes Al-‘Arabiyya, a journal containing articles by AATA members and others interested in Arabic language scholarship.

President: Ahmed Idrissi Alami 
Executive Director: Mohammad T. Alhawary (734-647-0096) 
General Email: [email protected] (205-822-6800)

Membership - Annual Dues 
Regular (within North America): $50
Regular (outside North America): $65
Student (within & outside North America): $30
Supporting (within North America): $75
Supporting (outside North America): $90
Institutional (within North America): $200 
Institutional (outside North America): $215