Research is providing vital information on the impact of teaching dialects alongside Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Historically, MSA was the primary form of Arabic taught and learned, but in the past 10 years the use of spoken dialects has expanded in classrooms Guests Dr. Rasha Soliman, Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Linguistics at University o ... Show More
Jun 10
Arabic Education in Schools Across Borders: What We Now Understand About the Field
Grounded in the newly released global report of the Study of Arabic Language Programs (SALP), this episode unpacks what the SALP findings mean for classrooms, programs, policy, and the future of Arabic language education. Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2025
Motivating Arabic Learners: Strategies from Alumni and Educators
The third episode of Season Two of QFI’s podcast, All Things Arabic, is titled "Motivating Arabic Learners: Strategies from Alumni and Educators." Hosted by Caroline Sibley, Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic in North Carolina, this episode features Dana Slayton, an Arabic la ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2024
Teaching Arabic As a Second Language | Muntasir Al Hamad
<p>Muntasir Al Hamad joins us on the media majlis museum podcast to talk about teaching Arabic as a second language. We talk about designing language, teaching curricula, and working with students of different native languages, while tackling the nuances of amiyya, fasiha and fus ... Show More
48m 42s
Mar 2023
CLIVE HOLES | History of Standard Arabic | Conversations
<p>Clive Holes talks about the relationship between standard and non-standard Arabic, cultural myths of the history of Arabic, and the vectors impacting the evolution of Arabic.</p><p>Clive Holes received his education from High Arcal Grammar School, Trinity Hall (Cambridge Unive ... Show More
1h 9m