Zafer Lababidi

Zafer Lababidi is a Teaching Professor of Arabic and Assistant Director/Adviser of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Florida State University's Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (College of Arts and Sciences). He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His expertise includes Arabic phonetics/phonology, second language acquisition, and technology-enhanced language pedagogy.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research focuses on:

• L2 perception of Arabic phonology by English speakers
• Effects of orthography on phonetic processing
• Teaching methodologies for Arabic as a foreign language

Publications emphasize cross-linguistic phonetic interactions, with recent work exploring perceptual development of Arabic sounds and orthographic influences on L2 learning. No grants or awards explicitly mentioned.

Advises Middle Eastern Studies Program students and teaches courses ranging from elementary Arabic to advanced translation and cultural studies. Office hours held Mondays 1-2 PM and Tuesdays 10-11 AM.