1 Instructed Reading and Vocabulary in Arabic as a Foreign Language: A Research Agenda Amr Rabie-Ahmed Michigan State University Ayman Mohamed Michigan State University Abstract Arabic is reported as one of the top ten languages taught in U.S. higher education institutions (Looney & Lusin, 2019; Ryding, 2018). This underscores the importance of establishing more elaborate and extensive research in Arabic second language acquisition (ASLA). Theories on input, intake, interaction, feedback, vocabulary processing, and learner cognition need to be ...
Some Reading Problems of Arab EFL Students Dr. Kamal R. Mourtaga * . : -2 . -1 -3 . -4 . The Extensive Approach to : . Reading ABSTRACT This article sheds light on the reading problems that Palestinian school and university EFL students face. After evaluating the current situation in the Gaza Strip, and collecting data on the basis of observation, a teacher questionnaire, and case studies, I classify these problems according to their causes into four: 1. Reading problems related to the misunderstanding ...
ISSN 1799-2591 Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 123-130, February 2019 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0902.01 The Limitations of Reading to Young Children in Literary Arabic: The Unspoken Struggle with Arabic Diglossia Riham Shendy World Bank, Washington DC, USA; European University Institute, Florence, Italy Abstract—This interdisciplinary paper draws on findings from academic research on Arabic language diglossia demonstrating the linguistic distance between spoken Arabic, a’amiya and written Arabic, fusHa. It extends ...
SOAS LANGUAGE CENTRE Levantine Arabic Beginners 3 Materials: (Ahlan Wa Sahlan & materials designed by the teacher) Overview of course contents Synopsis Conversation: Arabic Beginners 3 aims at providing students with communicative • Ordering a meal in a restaurant opportunities to enable them to engage in conversations in which they • Counting things express likes, agreements, things they want to do, compare and count things • Expressing feelings: hungry, thirsty through class activities with their teacher and/or peers. &bull ...
BREAK UP OF SYLLABUS 2021-2022 GRADE - KG - I SUBJECT & TEXT BOOKS TERM - 1 TERM - 2 APRIL - SEPTEMBER OCTOBER - MARCH ARABIC 6 Letters/sounds 6 Letters/sound Orals 3 Numbers 3 Numbers 2 Colours 2 Colours ENGLISH Alphabet Aa - Oo Alphabet P - Z Smart Kindergarten Phonics- Aa-Oo Alphabet p - z Fun with letters (1) Picture Reading Picture Reading Write the first letter for the Write the first letter for the picture picture ...