Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ485698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Fostering a Learning Community for Arabic.
Ryding, Karin Christina
Theory into Practice, v33 n1 p23-28 Win 1994
Discusses the linguistic and psychological barriers that exist for English-speaking students of Arabic. The article explains theoretical and practical issues in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and describes the implementation of four principles in the Foreign Service Institute approach. Suggests that this approach is transferrable to academic teaching. (SM)
Descriptors: Arabic, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills, Language Variation, Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Psycholinguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Standard Spoken Usage, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Written Language
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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