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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. Sugges...

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Published in:Theory into practice 1994-01, Vol.33 (1), p.23-28
Main Author: Ryding, Karin Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabic
College instruction
College Students
Communicative Approach
Critical Languages
Dialects
Foreign Service Institute VA
Higher Education
Language
Language comprehension
Language Skills
Language Variation
Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent)
Linguistics
Nonnative languages
Psycholinguistics
Regional dialects
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Standard Spoken Usage
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
Uncommonly Taught Languages
World language instruction
Written Language
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Summary: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)
ISSN:0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI:10.1080/00405849409543611