The Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language: Issues and Directions

ISBN-13: 9780962153099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 376 str.

Mahmoud Al-Batal

Opis

In this volume leading teachers of Arabic, many of whom have written influential textbooks for advanced learners, explore the realities and challenges of teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Topics covered include the state of the Arabic teaching profession; the institutional challenges in U.S. and study-abroad programs; the teaching of various skills such as writing, reading, speaking, and listening; the varieties of Arabic and their relevance in the classroom; the uses of technology in the classroom; and testing. Published in 1995, many of the issues raised in this volume remain relevant today.Distributed for the American Association of Teachers of Arabic