All are invited and welcome to our January adult education program on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. (January 8 through 22), and also offered on Thursdays at 6 p.m. (January 12 through 26) when Professor Darius K. Jonathan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, and husband of Rev. Carrie Bail, will offer a three part adult education series “Aspects of Arab Culture.”
Darius was born in Amadi, state of Equatoria, southern Sudan. He received his B.A. in Social Anthropology and Arabic at the University of Khartoum, Sudan in 1973 and received his M.A. in Linguistics at University of Hawaii 1978. He served as a member of the Faculty of Arts at University of Khartoum, 1973-1976, 1978-1980 teaching Arabic as a Second Language and Introduction to Language and Linguistics. He has taught Arabic Language and Linguistics from 1979 to present as a private contractor in many different venues such as language schools and military bases. Prof. Jonathan speaks the following languages: English, Arabic, Juba Arabic, Moru, Shilluk, and Nuer. Please join us and engage in this wonderful educational opportunity.