عنوان

Alternative assessment in Arabic as a second language: Reading teachers' knowledge, skills, practices, and attitudes

Number

TL49293

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Alternative assessment in Arabic as a second language: Reading teachers' knowledge, skills, practices, and attitudes

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Fahad Saleh Alolayan

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Thrush, Emily

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The University of Memphis

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

131

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-68301-1

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

The University of Memphis

Text preceding or following the note

2016

Text of Note

Interest in Arabic language has rapidly increased over the last few decades because of economic and political factors, which has led to the establishment of many Arabic language programs worldwide. However, the curricula of those programs are not sufficiently rigorous to satisfy such a strong demand. When it comes to learning to read in Arabic, the ability to read aloud is still the main skill that is emphasized in the Arab world, which is an outdated view of reading because emphasis of reading instruction has moved toward the use of higher-level thinking skills rather than only focusing on correct pronunciation. Such a perspective has resulted in the need for using alternative methods of assessment and to have students involved more in the assessment process. This approach-alternative assessment-is in line with constructivism, which encourages students to actively participate in various language tasks, take more responsibility for their own learning, focus on big ideas and concepts instead of emphasizing smaller issues such as pronunciation or typing errors, and enhances their perceptions and opinions.

Educational tests & measurements; Linguistics; Foreign Language; Interviews; Polls & surveys; Data collection; Arabic as a second language; Arabic language; Reading writing relationship; American Sign Language; Reading instruction; Reading acquisition; Curriculum development; Language attitudes; Language teaching methods; Verbal tasks; Political factors; Second language teachers; Pronunciation

Subject Term

Language, literature and linguistics;Education;Alternative assessment;Second language reading;Teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages

Umar, Umar

Thrush, Emily

The University of Memphis

Call Number

1885052121; 10587533

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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