Teaching and Learning Arabic Grammar

Foundational and comprehensive, this volume provides a theoretical and practical overview of the current issues that dominate the field of teaching and learning Arabic grammar. This resource is ideal for preservice Arabic language teachers as well as Arabic language professors and researchers.

Autorentext

Kassem M. Wahba is Associate Professor of Arabic at American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Zeinab Taha is Professor and Director of the MA TAFL program in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Manuela E.B. Giolfo is Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the International University of Languages and Media (IULM) in Milan, Italy.

Inhalt

Foreword

Mohammed Sawaie

Preface

PART I

Current issues and challenges concerning the place of grammar in Arabic language instruction

1. A historical overview of Arabic grammar instruction ** Kassem M. Wahba

2. Grammar of contemporary spoken Arabic ** Manuela E.B. Giolfo

3. Modern written Arabic grammar: corpus-based description Giuliano Lancioni **** Part II

   Learners' and teachers' perspectives

4. Arabic grammar pedagogy and SLA ** Elizabeth Huntley

5. Teachers' pedagogical perception and Arabic grammar teaching: A survey-based study ** Federico Salvaggio

6. Learners' perception of Arabic grammar: a quantitative study ** Rasha K. Soliman

7. Arabic grammar materials: description and analysis Andrea Facchin **** Part III

   Arabic grammar and pedagogical considerations

8. Integrating grammar in the Arabic curricula ** Ashraf Abdou

9. Different Methods and Approaches for Teaching Arabic Grammar ** Akiko Sumi and Masato Tominaga

10. From Mechanical to Communicative Grammar Practice: Why and How
    Raghda El Essawi

11. Arabic Grammar at the Advanced Level: A Paradigm Shift Hanada Taha-Thomure and Majed Harb

12. Teaching Arabic Grammar in the Online Environment Katrien Vanpee **** Part IV

    Assessing grammar

13. Classroom grammar errors, corrective feedback and individual differences Gergana Attenassova

14. Assessing grammar: an ACTFL Perspective Mahdi Alosh

15. Teaching and Assessing Arabic grammar in the classroom: An eclectic approach Dalal Abo El Seoud