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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
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 …
Trainee Teachers’ Learning About Collective Worship In Primary Schools, Imran Mogra
Trainee Teachers’ Learning About Collective Worship In Primary Schools, Imran Mogra
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This article gives an account of a qualitative research project which investigated acts of collective worship (hereafter CW) in primary schools through non-participant observations undertaken by second year trainee teachers during one of their placements. The data were gathered from a range of schools across the West Midlands. The findings illustrate structural elements which show a lack of uniformity in terms of the venue and time. Religious leaders, classroom assistants and staff at all levels of responsibility deliver assemblies and CW. The focus of the content is diverse and includes religious and ‘secular’ material and events. Trainees learnt about the …