Towards Cultural Proficiency in Arabic.

Al-Batal, Mahmoud

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ERIC Number: EJ380207

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Publication Date: 1988

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Towards Cultural Proficiency in Arabic.

Al-Batal, Mahmoud

Foreign Language Annals, v21 n5 p443-53 Oct 1988

Discusses the status of teaching culture in the Arabic language curriculum. Ten cultural learning objectives for students of Arabic are presented, and examples of how culture capsules and culture assimilators can be used in class are included in Appendices. Three difficulties in teaching Arabic culture are described. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Arabic, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Modern Language Curriculum, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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