What Role Does Arabic Play in Saudi EFL Classes?

ISBN-13: 9783330841857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 232 str.

Brahim Machaal

Opis

Against the commonly held belief in the Gulf countries, Arabic can be a useful pedagogical and learning tool that supports the learning of English for beginners. This book presents the findings of a research that confirms the positive role of Arabic in EFL classes in Saudi Arabia. It is hoped that pedagogues and textbook writers should find these findings informative and inspiring to to rethink the English only dogma that continues to drive many student away from their classrooms.

O autorze

Dr Machaal has been involved in education and training for a number of years. His main focus is o contribute to the the teaching of English as a foreign language. The present work probes the role of Arabic in EFL classes, which continues to be a controversial issue as the English-only approach still has supporters in the Arab world.