Arabic-L:PEDA:Need Contributors for a Proposed Volume on Integrated Arabic Teaching (full message)

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Date: 10 Jun 2014
From: Al-Batal, Mahmoud M <albatal at austin.utexas.edu>
Subject: Need Contributors for a Proposed Volume on Integrated Arabic
Teaching (full message)

Dear Colleagues,

Salamaat!

As you know, many Arabic programs in the US and abroad have been
integrating dialect with MSA within the same class in an effort to reflect
the sociolinguistics realities of Arabic, build more well-rounded
proficiency profiles in learners, and promote further infusion of cultural
elements in the Arabic curriculum. A number of models have been developed,
but very little research has been done on the pedagogical validity of
integration and its effects on learners' development of skills and overall
proficiency.

In an effort to bridge this gap in current TAFL-based research, I would
like to propose an edited volume that will be devoted entirely to
researching various aspects of integration, and investigating its
effectiveness for both learning and teaching . Possible areas of research
in the volume include but are not limited to the following:

* Curricular models and modes of integration
* Learners' attitudes and beliefs towards integration
* Assessment of learning within an integrated approach
* Types of speaking input provided by teachers in the integrated classroom
* Effects of integration on students' production in writing
* Effects of integration on cultural understanding
* Effects of integration on future overseas experiences
* Effects of exposing learners to multiple dialects within the curriculum

Colleagues interested in contributing to this volume are kindly asked to
provide a brief abstract (250 words) outlining their research question(s)
and the type of data they plan to utilize for their study. The abstracts
need to be e-mailed it to me at albatal at austin.utexas.edu by July 7th,
2014. Further details about the content and format of the chapters and a
timeline will be provided once a publisher has been identified.

I hope that you will consider contributing to this volume to help develop a
data-based approach to investigating integration. If you have any ideas or
would like to discuss this project further, please feel free to contact me
at the e-mail listed above.

Alf salaam wa alf shukr,
Mahmoud Al-Batal

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