RESOURCES
Educational Materials, Web
Resources, and Resources for Teachers.
For funding resources, see Opportunities.
EDUCATION RESOURCES:
THE EDUCATOR RESOURCE LIBRARY AT THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CENTER
MESC has a collection of videos, books, and maps featuring
subjects related to the Middle East. Browse the full listing
here. Please contact Mary
Beth Benecke, at benecke.3@osu.edu
to borrow materials.
MIDDLE EAST/JUDAICA LIBRARY
The Ohio
State University Middle East/Judaica Library is a major
research and instructional resource. Current holdings include
over 122,000 volumes in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish,
and over 8,000 volumes in translation. The Library also maintains
subscriptions to more than 580 Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and
Turkish periodicals and newspapers, including foreign language
editions. A reference collection consisting of dictionaries,
grammars, yearbooks, handbooks, bibliographies, indices, biographical
dictionaries, and reference books is also housed in the Middle
East Reading Room.
Periodical subscriptions (in all languages, includes newspapers)
414 MES (Middle East Studies)
374 JDC (Jewish Studies)
Collections
100,000 titles (MES)
60,000 titles in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish (and other miscellaneous vernacular languages)
40,000 titles in all other languages
100,000 titles JDC
60,000 titles in Hebrew and Yiddish (and other miscellaneous vernacular languages)
40,000 titles in all other languages
250 Videos
For overseas study, and intensive language study, see the opportunities
page.
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WEB
RESOURCES:
Other Middle East National Resource Centers
Columbia University, Middle
East Institute
Georgetown University,
National Resource Center on the Middle East
Georgia State University, Georgia
Middle East Studies Consortium
Emory University, Georgia
Middle East Studies Consortium
Harvard University, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies
New York University, Hagop
Kevorkian Center
Ohio State University, The
Middle East Studies Center
Princeton University, Program
in Near Eastern Studies
University of Arizona,
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies
University of California, Los Angeles, Center
for Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara,
Center for Middle East Studies
University of Chicago, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Michigan,
Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
University of Pennsylvania, Middle
East Center
University of Texas, Center
for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Utah, Middle
East Center
University of Washington, Middle
East Center
Yale University, Middle
East Studies Council
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TEACHER RESOURCES:
Courses for Educators
The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) offers several short and
long-term courses for P-12 teachers and other educators. These
include The
Summer Institute on Middle Eastern Cultures (formerly the
Summer Workshop on Middle Eastern Cultures), The Arab World
Workshop, The
Horn of Africa Workshop (in collaboration with The
Center for African Studies), lectures in the "Global
Hotspots" lecture series, and many others. For current
listings, please see the What's New page, under "Courses
for Educators", and the MESC calendar
of events. If you would like to receive updates about activities
for P-12 teachers in all world areas, please request the Office
of International Affairs P-12
Newsletter by sending an email to Jenny Spolnik-Greathouse,
Office of International Affairs P-12 Outreach, at global101@osu.edu.
Resources for Instruction and Classroom Support
Materials including commercially available lesson plans, maps,
books, and videos helpful for integrating the Middle East into
a curriculum are available in our educator resource library
(browse the selection here).
Please contact Mary Beth Benecke, at benecke.3@osu.edu
to borrow materials. We also provide outreach
services for the classroom upon request. Please contact
Catalina Hunt, at hunt.351@osu.edu,
to make a request.
TeachGlobalEd.net
An index of web sites, and other media, providing material on
different world areas, including the Middle East. Each listing
includes a brief descriptions and navigational help.
Outreach
World
Resources for educators on different world areas, including
the Middle East, including activities for teachers in your location
of the country, web resources, instructional materials, and
others.
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