IntroductionThe Arabic Teaching Profession: Current Realities and Future ChallengesMahmoud Al-Batal 1. The Teaching of Arabic in the United States: Whence and Whither?Peter F. Abboud 2. The Institutional Setting of Arabic Language Teaching: A Survey of Program Coordinators and Teachers of Arabic in U. S. Institutions of Higher LearningR. Kirk Belnap 3. Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language: Challenges of the NinetiesAlaa Elgibali and Zeinab Taha 4. Higher Level Language Skills in Arabic: Parameters and IssuesRoger Allen 5. Issues in the Teaching of the Productive Skills in ArabicMahmoud Al-Batal 6. Teaching Spontaneity in Elementary ArabicZev bar-Lev 7. The Role of Close Reading in the Elementary Arabic CurriculumMargaret Larkin 8. The Grammar Controversy: What to Teach and WhyZeinab Taha 9. Learning from Gulliver: The Teaching of "Culture" in an Advanced Arabic Language CourseSamar Attar 10. Discourse Competernce in TAFL: Skill Levels and Choice of Language Variety in the Arabic ClassroomKarin C. Ryding 11. An Integrated Curriculum for Elementary ArabicMunther A. Younes12. Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Arabic: Rationale and Research PotentialMahdi Alosh 13. Computers and Proficiency Goals: Facing FactsDilworth B. Parkinson14. Incorporating Video in Teaching ArabicAhmed Ferhadi15. The Arabic Speaking Proficiency Test and Its ImplementationRaji Rammuny Index
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. This title was distributed for the American Association of Teachers of Arabic.