Handbook for Arabic language teaching professionals in the 21st century. - Volume II

This volume draws on the collective expertise of language scholars and professional educators in a variety of sub-disciplines to provide a comprehensive treatment of teaching and research in Arabic as a second and foreign language worldwide.

Keeping a balance among theory, research and practice, coverage emphasises research; program design at the university level; philosophy and goals; content; students' needs; curricula for specific purposes; language levels; Arabic speaker competence; what language variety/varieties are taught; the role of assessment; accreditation; study abroad programmes; and various contexts of learning Arabic.