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Content And Instructional Strategies In Learning Arabic As A Second Language:The Impact Of A Five Cs Designed Unit On Learners’ Speaking Motivation, Ghada Ali Al-Sadoon Jan 2018

Content And Instructional Strategies In Learning Arabic As A Second Language:The Impact Of A Five Cs Designed Unit On Learners’ Speaking Motivation, Ghada Ali Al-Sadoon

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The Arabic language is one of the significant world languages; it is the official language of 21 countries. Over three million people speak Arabic as a first language in the United States and almost all of them are native-born Americans (Sehlaoui, 2008). Taha (2007) indicated that 84.5% of international students and American students felt that learning Arabic was an asset because of the linguistic and cultural aspects. Arabic as a second language does not reach the same level of popularity as other world languages (Ryding, 2013). Students choose not to study Arabic due to the complex sociolinguistic situation in the …