Teaching and Learning Arabic Grammar: Theory, Practice, and Research

This book provides a theoretical and practical overview of the main current issues that dominate the field of teaching and learning Arabic grammar. Bringing together authorities on Arabic grammar from around the world, this volume covers both historical context and current practices, and provides principles, strategies, and examples of current Arabic grammar instruction across educational settings. Ideal for preservice Arabic language teachers as well as Arabic language professors and researchers, this volume addresses the most salient and controversial issues such as: what grammar to teach, how much grammar to teach, how to address grammar in content-based or communication-based classroom, and how to teach variation in grammar.