Ahlan Wa Sahlan : Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners: Instructor's Handbook, Interactive Teaching of Arabic

by Mahdi Alosh

• ISBN13: 9780300058574
• ISBN10: 0300058578
• Edition: Teacher
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-03-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(16)
Purpose	1	(1)
Approach Used in Designing Ahlan wa Sahlan	2	(2)
Rationale for Learning Arabic	4	(1)
Teaching Philosophy	5	(1)
Authenticity	6	(1)
Status of Language Pedagogy	7	(2)
The Learner	9	(4)
Learner Strategies	10	(2)
Learner Roles	12	(1)
Learner Autonomy	12	(1)
The Teacher	13	(2)
Teacher's Role	13	(1)
Teacher Characteristics	14	(1)
Teacher Control	15	(1)
Role of Culture and Literature in Raising Motivation	15	(2)
A Brief Overview of Foreign Language Approaches and Methods	17	(11)
The Nature of Foreign Language Learning	17	(1)
Theories of Language, Language Learning, and Teaching	17	(10)
Approach, Method, and Technique	18	(1)
The Grammar Translation Method	19	(1)
The Direct Method	19	(1)
The Situational Approach	20	(1)
The Audiolingual Method	20	(2)
The Communicative Approach	22	(1)
Total Physical Response	23	(1)
The Silent Way	23	(1)
Community Language Learning	24	(1)
The Natural Approach	24	(2)
Suggestopedia	26	(1)
Conclusion	27	(1)
Components, Design and Organization	28	(4)
The Instructional Package	28	(1)
The Student's Textbook	28	(1)
Goal and Objectives	29	(3)
Curricular Objectives	29	(1)
Learning Objectives	29	(1)
The Instructor's Handbook	30	(1)
Audio Tapes	30	(1)
Computer-Assisted Practice and Testing	30	(2)
Classroom Procedures	32	(11)
The Psychological, Affective Aspect	32	(1)
The Break System	32	(1)
The Procedural Aspect	33	(1)
Instructional Cycles	33	(2)
Review	33	(1)
Presentation	34	(1)
Practice	34	(1)
Application	34	(1)
Communicative Activity	35	(1)
The Information Transfer Principle	35	(1)
The Information Gap Principle	35	(1)
The Functional Principle	35	(1)
Task	36	(1)
Evaluation	36	(1)
Use of Dictation	36	(1)
Teaching the Literacy Skills	36	(1)
Teaching Reading	37	(1)
Teaching Writing	38	(5)
Form to form	39	(1)
Text to form	39	(1)
Form to text	40	(1)
Text to text	40	(3)
Assessment of Learning	43	(5)
Test Purpose	43	(1)
Achievement Tests	43	(1)
Proficiency Tests	44	(1)
Test Format	44	(1)
Subjective Tests	44	(1)
Objective Tests	44	(1)
Testing Recognition of Discrete Features	45	(1)
Testing Production of Discrete features	45	(1)
The Oral Interview	45	(1)
Evaluation	46	(2)
Formative evaluation	46	(1)
Summative Evaluation	47	(1)
Oral Presentation and Practice	48	(73)
Objectives, functions, and structures	48	(1)
Exponents	48	(1)
Presentation	48	(1)
Practice	49	(1)
Application	49	(1)
Evaluation	49	(1)
Lesson Plans	49	(1)
Lesson 1	50	(1)
Lesson 2	51	(2)
Lesson 3	53	(1)
Lesson 4	54	(5)
Drill 1	55	(1)
Drill 2	56	(1)
Drill 3	57	(1)
Drill 4	58	(1)
Lesson 5	59	(2)
Drill 5	60	(1)
Drill 6	61	(1)
Lesson 6	61	(2)
Drill 7	62	(1)
Lesson 7	63	(5)
Drill 9	64	(1)
Drill 10	65	(1)
Drill 11	66	(1)
Drill 12	67	(1)
Lesson 8	68	(2)
Drill 13	68	(1)
Drill 14	69	(1)
Drill 15	69	(1)
Lesson 9	70	(3)
Drill 16	70	(1)
Drill 17	71	(2)
Lesson 10	73	(3)
Drill 18	74	(2)
Lesson 11	76	(2)
Drill 19	77	(1)
Lesson 12	78	(2)
Drill 20	79	(1)
Lesson 13	80	(3)
Lesson 14	83	(3)
Lesson 15	86	(3)
Drill 21	87	(2)
Lesson 16	89	(2)
Drill 22	89	(1)
Drill 23	90	(1)
Lesson 17	91	(3)
Drill 24	93	(1)
Drill 25	94	(1)
Lesson 18	94	(3)
Drill 26	95	(2)
Lesson 19	97	(2)
Drill 27	97	(1)
Drill 28	98	(1)
Lesson 20	99	(2)
Lesson 21	101	(1)
Lesson 22	102	(1)
Lesson 23	103	(4)
Lesson 24	107	(2)
Lesson 25	109	(2)
Lesson 26	111	(2)
Lesson 27	113	(2)
Lesson 28	115	(2)
Lesson 29	117	(1)
Lesson 30	118	(3)
Bibliography	121	(3)
Appendix 1	124	(4)
A formative, weekly, open-ended evaluation form	124	(1)
A summative, open-ended evaluation form of materials and methodology	125	(1)
A summative, open-ended evaluation form of materials, instructor, and methodology	126	(1)
A summative evaluation form with Likert-style and open-ended items	127	(1)
Appendix 2	128	(4)
A Modified Survey of Language Learning Strategies	128	(4)
Appendix 3	132	(3)
Objectives	132	(1)
Sample Lesson Plan	133	(2)
Appendix 4	135	(1)
The ACTFL Scale	135	(1)
The Government Scale	135