ABSTRACT

Arabic Genre Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Assessing in Context views Modern Standard Arabic and all spoken varieties of Arabic as one system and offers genre-based instructional resources grounded in systemic functional linguistics (SFL) and genre theory.

Divided into three parts, this book explores the Theoretical and Instructional Framework, Spoken Genres, and Written Genres with chapters focusing on everyday social genres including exchanging information, chit-chat, and complaints. This book is aligned with the ACTFL framework and the instructional goals for each genre are articulated in terms of the ACTFL Can-Do Statements. Designed to support instructors of Arabic novice-intermediate learners, the chapters offer step-by-step lessons with practical classroom activities on how to make the language related to each genre explicit to students. Arabic Genre Pedagogy serves as a valuable guide and professional development resource for instructors of Arabic as a world language and for researchers of SFL-informed genre-based approach.

part I|28 pages

Theoretical and instructional framework

part II|53 pages

Spoken genres

chapter 2|16 pages

Exchange of information

Asking for/giving directions

chapter 3|20 pages

Exchange of goods and services

Encounter at a produce stand

chapter 4|15 pages

Chit-chat

part III|34 pages

Written genres

chapter 5|15 pages

Note of good wishes for an occasion

chapter 6|17 pages

Complaint

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion