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ARB 211 - Approaches and Methods in Teaching Arabic

Faculty of Education · Arabic Language Teaching (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Malek ABDULKADER
Instructors: Doç. Dr. Malek ABDULKADER

Course Objective

Defines the basic principles of learning and teaching and tells the aims of teaching in foreign language.

Course Content

Prepares tests to analyze language areas (grammar and vocabulary) and language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and analyzes existing tests.

Required Resources

Ta'lim el_luga Arabiyya li_gayri nnatigin biha ennazariyyetu vetabiik, Ali Ahmet Medkur and Iman Ahmed Hureydi, Cairo

Yüksek Öğretimde Arapça Eğitimi 1, Editörler: Ahmet Ali ÇANAKCI ve  Asem Hamdy Ahmed ABDELGHANY, Paley yayınları, Konya, 2020

Turugu et- Tedris el-Luga el-Arabiyye Linnatigin bi Lugaat Ukhra, Abdul Aziz Bin İbrahim el-Usayli, 2002

El- Merjéı Menaheg Ta'leem el-luga el-Arabiyye Linnatıgin bi Lugaat Ukhra, Ali Medkur, Rüşdi Ahmed Tuayme, İman Ahmed Hureydi, Kahire, 2010

Recommended Resources

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  • Merriam, S.B. (2013). Nitel Araştırma Desen ve Uygulama İçin Bir Rehber. Selahattin Turan (Çev.). Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
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  • Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, theory and practice, Ali Ahmed Madkour and Iman Ahmed Haridi, 2006

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Interpret the obtained test results and give feedback to students and become aware of different methods in the interpretation of test results.
  2. Makes an item analysis and uses the results in test writing and develops item cards for future use.
  3. Defines the notions of basic learning and teachers.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudySelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Oral ExamPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment2510
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Conceptual Map of Arabic Language Teaching Methodologies: Curriculum, Approach, Method, Techniquenon
2Traditional Methodologies and Their Applications in the Arabic LanguageTalk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
3The Situational Approach and the Audio-Visual Approach: Context and Situation-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
4The Communicative Approach (Communicative Language Teaching, CLT) and the Challenges of Arabic Language Teaching-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
5Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in Arabic Language Teaching-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
6Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and the Integrative Approach-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
7Modern Methodologies and Technology (Blended and Flipped Learning)Talk to students about what they learnt
8MidtermAra Sınav
9The historical methodology-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
10The Statistical MethodologyTalk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
11The Statistical Methodology (Applications through Linguistic Corpora and Artificial Intelligence)-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
12Contrastive analysis Methodology + Error analysis Yönetim-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
13Contrastive analysis (Applied)-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
14Error Analysis Methodology (Applied)-Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture
15FinalFinal
16FinalFinal