A Language Program’s Hidden Infrastructure: Classroom, Power and Study Space
Kouachra’s 2022 classroom and 2023 energy records show that language teaching involves more than teachers and books.
Research articles
Research, history and culture articles about Lebanese Turkmen.
Why Turkish Classes Alone Cannot Sustain Language Transmission
Research with instructors in Lebanon highlights conversation space and intergenerational use alongside classroom materials.
Why Is the Language Both Alive and Contracting in Kouachra?
Reading the 2014 language study alongside 2024 field reporting clarifies why use differs across villages and generations.
Why Is One Migration Story Not Enough?
Communities in Akkar, the Bekaa, Tripoli and the coastal cities contain different layers of settlement and movement.
Two Perspectives for Reading Development Projects
TİKA records describe local facilities, while the AUB paper places the same activity within debates over foreign policy and influence.
Why Is Recording Folk Songs and Verses Urgent?
Field reporting suggests that some songs and verses in the Bekaa are now remembered by only a small number of older narrators.