The Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language Issues and Directions Edited by Mahmoud al-Batal $34.95 ISBN: 9780962153099 (0962153095) Book (Paperback) 6 x 9 376 pages June 2008 Quantity:

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, the issues raised in this volume remain mostly relevant today. Distributed for the American Association of Teachers of Arabic Mahmoud Al-Batal is an associate professor and director of the Arabic Flagship Program at University of Texas at Austin. He is coauthor (with Kristen Brustad and Abbas Al-Tonsi) of the Al-Kitaab Arabic textbook series. Contributors: Peter Abboud Mahmoud Al-Batal Roger Allen M. Mahdi Alosh Samar Attar Zev bar-Lev R. Kirk Belnap Alaa Elgibali Ahmed Ferhadi Margaret Larkin Dilworth B. Parkinson Raji M. Rammuny Karin C. Ryding Zeinab Taha Munther A. Younes

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