Teaching and Learning Arabic Grammar

Foreword

Mohammed Sawaie

Preface

PART I

Current issues and challenges concerning the place of grammar in Arabic language instruction






A historical overview of Arabic grammar instruction
Kassem M. Wahba




Grammar of contemporary spoken Arabic
Manuela E.B. Giolfo




Modern written Arabic grammar: corpus-based description
Giuliano Lancioni

Part II

Learners' and teachers' perspectives




Arabic grammar pedagogy and SLA
Elizabeth Huntley




Teachers' pedagogical perception and Arabic grammar teaching: A survey-based study
Federico Salvaggio




Learners' perception of Arabic grammar: a quantitative study
Rasha K. Soliman




Arabic grammar materials: description and analysis
Andrea Facchin

Part III

Arabic grammar and pedagogical considerations




Integrating grammar in the Arabic curricula
Ashraf Abdou




Different Methods and Approaches for Teaching Arabic Grammar
Akiko Sumi and Masato Tominaga




From Mechanical to Communicative Grammar Practice: Why and How
Raghda El Essawi




Arabic Grammar at the Advanced Level: A Paradigm Shift
Hanada Taha-Thomure and Majed Harb




Teaching Arabic Grammar in the Online Environment
Katrien Vanpee

Part IV

Assessing grammar




Classroom grammar errors, corrective feedback and individual differences
Gergana Attenassova




Assessing grammar: an ACTFL Perspective
Mahdi Alosh




Teaching and Assessing Arabic grammar in the classroom: An eclectic approach

Dalal Abo El Seoud