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Read, Learn and Play a Project made possible through the US Department of Education Grant

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Read, Learn and Play: Online Interactive Arabic Reading Materials provides original reading texts in the form of shareable eBooks along with virtual online practice activities. The materials are designed according to the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) method and Comprehensible Input (CI) theory. The resources are aligned to novice, intermediate and advanced ACTFL … Continue reading Read, Learn and Play a Project made possible through the US Department of Education Grant →

“Teacher Strong: Ready for Whatever Fall Throws at Us”

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Two weeks ago, the New York Council for Teachers of Arabic held it’s first virtual summer institute under the title “Teacher Strong: Ready for Whatever Fall Throws at Us”. Over three days, over 75 Arabic language educators in and outside the US attended presentations that were devoted to designing engaging synchronous sessions as well as … Continue reading “Teacher Strong: Ready for Whatever Fall Throws at Us” →

Tellecollaborative Conversation in Arabic, does it really Improve Speaking?

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  One student says : “To be honest, I was very nervous at first. But now I know I have had massive improvements in my Speaking.” But have you really? Among other aspects of students’ tellecollaboration project,  my presentation in ACTFL 2019 inspected the results obtained from mapping students’ oral performance throughout the semester, looking … Continue reading Tellecollaborative Conversation in Arabic, does it really Improve Speaking? →