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Aidan Kaplan serves as an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Arabic Language Program within the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, teaching courses including Elementary Arabic (ARAB 10101), Intermediate Arabic (ARAB 20101), and Media Arabic (ARAB 20588) since 2019.
His academic background includes:
- M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago
- M.A. in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, Middlebury College
- B.A. in Linguistics, Yale University
Kaplan's research centers on Arabic linguistic variation across dialects and registers, with specific focus on translanguaging pedagogy and the works of nahḍa author Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq. He applies these insights to classroom methodology while maintaining active engagement with Arabic literary translation, including works by Zakaria Tamer.
He contributes to campus cultural life through regular performances with the University of Chicago's Middle East Music Ensemble (MEME).
