ENTA-4

Connecting Research and Practice in TAFL

The University of Oslo – Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages 

In Collaboration with 

Leiden University Institute for Area Studies 

Announce 

The Fourth Conference of the European Network for Teaching Arabic (ENTA-4) 

“Connecting Research and Practice in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language” 

December 15 – 16, 2022, University of Oslo. 

Call for abstracts 

Connecting Research and Practice in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language addresses all important issues pertaining to research in Arabic language learning and teaching and its relation to the practice of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers at undergraduate and graduate levels.  The conference also examines how engaging with research affects teachers’ professional development.  It aims to bring together academics, researchers, and language instructors in Europe and beyond to share their views, empirical work and discuss the gains and challenges at the levels of AFL pedagogy, assessment, linguistics of the Arabic language, language acquisition and teacher training as they shed light on future possibilities and needs. 

The conference invites submissions of abstracts for presentations, papers, workshops and panels on the theme of the conference.

Keynote Speaker 

Professor Mahmoud Al-Batal, American University of Beirut

Activating the Theory/Practice Dialectic in Teaching Arabic to Speakers of other languages: Current Limitations and Future Prospects

Conference themes: 

The conference encourages submissions on research that has implications on teaching and learning Arabic as a foreign language, and on teaching projects that are linked to research on the following areas: 

• Action research and classroom research. 
• Language use and communication. 
• Arabic as a World Language. 
• Teacher education and training. 
• First and second language acquisition. 
• Pedagogy for native and non-native speakers. 
• (Online) curriculum and syllabus design. 
• Resources for Arabic language teachers and learners. 
• Arabic linguistics in TAFL. 
• Assessment in TAFL. 
• Best practices in TAFL. 

Organizing Committee:

• Mr. Zehad Sabry, University of Oslo, Norway.
• Dr. Hossam Ahmed, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Program Committee:

• Dr. Ashraf Abdou, University of Oxford, UK.
• Dr. Iman Alramadan, Indiana University, USA.
• Dr. Ghada Badawi, New York University, USA.
• Dr. Raghda El Essawi, American University in Cairo, Egypt.
• Professor Alaa Elgibali, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar.
• Dr. Manuela Giolfo, IULM, Italy.
• Dr. Ruba Khamam, University of Leeds, UK
• Dr. Letizia Lombezzi, University of Siena, Italy.
• Dr. Teresa Pepe, University of Oslo, Norway.
• Ms. Amira Mills, Kings College London, UK.
• Dr. Lama Nassif, Williams College, USA.
• Dr. Federico Salvaggio, University of Udine, Italy.
• Dr. Iman Soliman, American University in Cairo, Egypt.
• Dr. Rasha Soliman, University of Leeds, UK.
• Professor Zeinab Taha, American University in Cairo, Egypt.
• Dr. Liesbeth Zack, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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