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| Title | Article: The Future of Teaching Arabic K-12 in the U.S. Public Schools |
| Body | From http://www.arabick12.org/profdev/articles.html The Future of Teaching Arabic K-12 in the U.S. Public Schools by Mrs. Wafaa Maaki of the Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan There is a new trend to teach the Arabic language in the American public schools. The immersion program at the Becker Elementary School, YALLA (Young American Learning Languages Activities), is an excellent model of teaching Arabic. The program began in 1994 and the design of the program included 50% instruction in English and 50% in Arabic. The nine-year review of the program which included classroom observation, parent and teacher surveys and interviews, and data on the students’ academic achievement in pre-kindergarten through fifth grades shows great academic results in both languages. Read the entire article at http://www.arabick12.org/profdev/articles.html#1 . |
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| Inputdate | 2007-07-08 06:40:48 |
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