ArticlesCode Choice between Standard Arabic and the Saudi Dialect by Saudi Twitter Users Saeed Al Alaslaa and Mohammad T. Alhawary Languages in Conflict: Examining the Status of Standard Arabic and French in Morocco Brahim ChakraniAttitudes Towards Arabic and Foreign Elaboration DMs in Three Dialects of Arabic Abdelaadim BidaouiThe Role of Self-efficacy, Attitudes, and Orientations in Learning Arabic as a Less-commonly Taught Language: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach Tarek HermessiFunctions and Uses of Active and Passive Participial Forms in Al-'Awabi District Vernacular of Northern Oman Roberta MoranoBook ReviewsIntroduction to Spoken Standard Arabic: A Conversational Course on DVD, Part 2. Shukri B. Abed and Arwa Sawan. Reviewed by Sara Al TubulyKalima wa Nagham: A Textbook for Teaching Arabic, Volume 2. Ghazi M. Abuhakema, Nasser M. Isleem. Reviewed by Youness Mountaki Mahmud Sami Al-Barudi: Reconfiguring Society and The Self. Terri DeYoung. Reviewed by Archana PrakashThe Revolt of the Young: Essays by Tawfiq al-Hakim. Translated by Mona Radwan. Reviewed by Wanis H. ShalabyMy Torturess. By Bensalem Himmich. Translated by Roger Allen. Reviewed by Mbarek Sryfi Coming of Age in Madrid: An Oral History of Unaccompanied Moroccan Migrant Minors. Susan Plann. Reviewed by Mohamed El-Madkouri Maataoui
Al-'Arabiyya Volume 53 features five articles and six book reviews. Three of the articles contribute in many meaningful ways to Arabic sociolinguistics, one to Arabic second language learning and teaching pedagogy, and one to Arabic dialectology. The book review section contains six reviews of books whose contents and scope range from teaching the Arabic language, to literature, to translations of literary works, to oral history. These book reviews are Dris Soulaimani's first welcome contribution as book review editor.