Martin Luther Chan
Education:
B.A., English Literature, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Summa Cum Laude, 2014
M.A., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), 2014
Ph.D, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), 2019
M.A., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), 2014
Ph.D, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), 2019
Biography:
Born in Hong Kong and raised in California, I came to Kentucky in 2022. I am a linguist by training, and my main area of research interest is in Semitic languages. I am proficient in both Hebrew (Modern & Biblical) and Arabic (Modern Standard & Levantine Colloquial) and study the comparative morphology of both languages.
Currently, I teach Biblical Hebrew language courses (Levels I, II, and III) as well as other courses pertaining to Jewish Studies and the Hebrew Bible. I also regularly teach Modern Standard Arabic courses (taught with an integration of Levantine colloquial Arabic).
In addition to my native and work languages, I also speak Spanish, German, and Persian (Farsi).
Research Interests:
Hebrew and Arabic comparative linguistics
Modern Hebrew Pedagogy
Arabic-language pedagogy
Biblical Hebrew
Semitic Languages
Hebrew Bible
Courses Taught at UK
Hebrew & Arabic Language Courses
- HJS 101: Elementary Biblical Hebrew I
- Taught in 2022 as Elementary Modern Hebrew I
- HJS 102: Elementary Biblical Hebrew II
- Taught in 2023 as Elementary Modern Hebrew II
- HJS 201: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
- Taught in 2022 & 2023 as Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
- AIS 102: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
- AIS 202: Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
Content Courses
- HJS 110: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament
- HJS 324/ HIS 352: Jews in the Bible & Beyond: From Abraham to the Inquisition
Selected Publications:
Chan, Martin Luther (Accepted).Aramaic Reflexes of the Semitic ḏ̣/ ṣ̂*: A Study in Ancient Polyphony, Ugaritic Phonology & Arabic Dialectology. Journal of Semitic Studies.
Chan, Martin Luther (2024). Learning to Read in Hebrew and Arabic: Challenges and Pedagogical Approaches. Education Sciences, 2024, 14(7), 765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070765
