Instructed Second Language Acquisition of Arabic: Contextualized Input, Output, and Conversational Form-Focused Instruction of Agreement Asymmetries

Instructed Second Language Acquisition of Arabic examines the acquisition of agreement asymmetries in the grammatical system of Arabic as a second/foreign language through the lens of instructed second language acquisition. It explores how to improve L2 learning of Arabic using evidence-based classroom research and provides implications for teachers, curriculum designers, and textbook writers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 26 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The study of Second Language Acquisition of Arabic delves into the acquisition of agreement asymmetries in the grammatical system of Arabic as a second/foreign language through the lens of instructed second language acquisition. This comprehensive book explores effective strategies to enhance the learning of Arabic as a second language, utilizing evidence-based classroom research. It begins by examining the unique challenges faced by English learners of Arabic when acquiring four structural cases in Arabic grammar that involve agreement asymmetries. Employing the pretest–posttest design, the book investigates the impact of four classroom interventions using both quantitative and qualitative measures. These interventions incorporate form-based and meaning-based measures to assess the extent to which learners have developed explicit and implicit knowledge of these aspects of asymmetry. In the concluding chapter, the book offers focused and specific implications derived from the four studies. It provides theoretical insights that enrich discussions of instructed second language Acquisition in Arabic and other languages. Furthermore, it offers practical implications for teachers, curriculum designers, textbook writers, Arabic applied linguists, researchers of Arabic SLA, Arabic instructors (at the K–12 and college levels), and Arabic program directors and coordinators. This book is a valuable resource for Arabic applied linguists, researchers of Arabic SLA, Arabic instructors, and Arabic program directors and coordinators. Additionally, it will appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of SLA and ISLA.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367518851