Integrating Heritage Learners in the AFL Classroom
The 3rd workshop of the European Network for Teaching Arabic (ENTA-3) aims to build better understanding of the HL context and addresses possible techniques to accommodate and benefit from HLs in the AFL classroom. Prior to the workshop, participants will use provided templates to interview 1 – 2 HLs from their institutions. In the workshop, participants will reflect on the profile of their learners and possible approaches to integrating them in AFL programs. Participants will be introduced to Project-Based learning as a possible direction in addressing the needs of HLs. In pairs or small groups, participants will then create a unit/lesson plan based on the learner profile they have created.
The number of Heritage Learners of Arabic (HLs) and their linguistic and cultural profile have changed considerably over the past decade, creating an additional layer of diversity in the Arabic classroom. For example, the number of HLs who have received schooling in Arabic before moving to their new environment has increased in comparison to those who were raised up in-country, with potentially different cultural and linguistic contribution to and needs from the classroom environment than those of HLs in the previous decade.
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The workshop is held in conjunction with the with the Leiden-AUC 4th International Conference. Registration in the conference is required to participate in the workshop.