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eriousness of the fact that as children of their ages they should really know these common nouns but what i am saying is that it is not as gloomy as we might think it is on the surface in other words if these children get a good grounding in arabic over the next few years they will master it by the time they are teenagers they will of course need the same level of good language teaching in english too since some countries mainly outside europe save the far east are introducing english earlier and earlier into the curriculum the children therefore need to and i have said this here on this blog before master two languages and do so well it is not impossible and as long as both school and home provide the correct input the child will develop at the same pace as a monolingual child but where the input is not correct not being prescriptivist here but a certain standard of language is needed the child will fail to master language and in some cases both languages countries such as denmark and others prefer to introduce english to their children at the age of 9 there is variation with some starting at 8 whilst others wait until 11 so there are a number of models when it comes to providing children access to more than one language at the state level national language planning each is valid and each has a methodology which supports it to make it work for the children because they are after all the future of the country so each country community or education system must find a way that suits their students and please none of that copy paste business and enact it well offering support where needed the parents must make a choice in how they wish among the other millions of things they have to think about their children to learn language in the work i do we r efer to this as family language policy see also the post before this one where parents or a parent decide on the languages used within the home outside the home and how they wish to support those a great number of research is showing that the family is the centre of the well being of the child and this also includes the child s linguistic development parents if they want their children to master arabic should be prepared to practically work towards it it is not enough to buy dvds or books they must read to the child listen to the cds dvds and explain to the child and importantly talk to the child in arabic any form of arabic i came across a very interesting article in the new york times this week that explores the fight to save catalan in alghero a beautiful city north of sardinia what struck me when reading the article was what sara alivesi a journalist for the only online newspaper in catalan said that you can organize conferences publish books and do many other things but speaking is the only thing that really keeps a language alive it makes sense of course it does speaking is the only way to transmit the language any language to the next generation as we know from the language maintenance literature so if we expect young children to know nouns for everything we must ensure that we teach them well and use these words when speaking to them these things need time and consciousness at a certain level and in the situation where the language is in competition with another stronger one well the parents have to work harder parents reading with their children is a great way of helping them learn words and reinforce meanings both direct and indirect yes arabic is in a uniquely difficult situation but with careful planning and a conscious drive and motivation from parents it cannot only survive but thrive alongside english references arabizi this with others share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading fatma said 10 21 am on september 4 2016 tags family language policy language ideology language practices multilingualism what role does the family play in the transmission of arabic or do we just continue to criticise arabic teaching materials the lack of context in those materials their out datedness their difficulty and the fact that arabic is a diglossic language do we blame the internet the satellite tv for spreading the spoken varieties or the younger generation for preferring english but did we ever consider that the family the home and environment in which the child is raised and socialised in may play an important part in the child s acquisition and development of their arabic by constantly criticising every part of the child s society outside the home are we taking responsibility away from parents and family members the learning of language and its subsequent development in children as i am learning through my research does not actually depend on the outside world it depends first and foremost on the parents the choices they make what they think about the languages they speak and what type of home environment they create for their children this environment will either support or hinder the children s ability to learn language and to use it well see my paper here on the functions of multiple languages in an arabic multilingual family and in the case of multilingual families it is a space for the children to explore more than one language to learn expressions in that language and to understand the differences between their languages if we are to think really seriously about how young children of arab heritage are going to master and speak arabic in a globalised world the issues arab parents face in english majority speaking countries are similar to those parents face in some arabic speaking countries then the role the family plays must really be considered it is true that children spend so many hours in school in any given day but i always ask well what happened in the 5 7 years before they entered school what type of arabic were they exposed to and because parents know their child will then need to now learn standard arabic once they start school well what kind of preparations were made to ensure the child was ready for this the discussion must shift away from blaming the system the books or lack thereof the media and so on parents need to examine how they are deciding to help their children learn and develop the arabic language in such a fashion that they will become proficient in it be able to adjust throughout their education system until they are comfortable to use it there is nothing wrong with using english with arabic and maybe even some french and spanish but in order to arrive at such a situation individual families need to take responsibility find support systems networks and decide what they need to do in order for their children to speak arabic while researching this idea of how beliefs or what we refer to in sociolinguistics as language ideologies i was stunned that every time i interview many parents they declare their devotion to the arabic language and how they want their children to learn arabic not just for religion or culture but for important things like emotion and expressions that don t have english substitutes but then when i go along and observe these families in real time interaction i see none of their ideas implemented it is not a strange occurrence often speakers are not aware that their linguistic actions contradict their declared beliefs simply there must be an awareness of ideology about language and actual language practice taking place at home if parents want to make a difference in all the family has a role to play in the language learning of their children especially if they live in a setting where their language is not necessarily supported by all parts of their social life e g education work and media i am not saying that the school media poor language books and teaching do not influence or fail to improve the child s arabic abilities all i am saying is what about the role the family can play in all this if you have a few moments and you are a bilingual arabic speaker please kindly fill out my questionnaire more info here thank you arabizi this with others share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading fatma said 10 42 am on june 11 2016 scorching hot like the heat of the sun on stone the etymology of the word ramadan and so it s that time of year again enjoy arabizi اللغة العربية it is that time of the year again it is ramadan the month of fasting and once again i re blog here the post in which i discussed the meaning of the word previously i asked what does the actual word ramadan mean looking through lisaan al arab by ibn mandhuur i was able to appreciate the intricacy of the word how it relates to other words and more importantly how it relates to fasting and that left me amazed the word ramadan like many other arabic words based on a three letter root template is derived from r a m a d a which means to be scorching hot notice that i have made all root letters bold so we can see the root even in different derivations how hot well ibn mandhuur was specific and made sure to describe it as hot as the scorching heat on stone under view original post 679 more words arabizi this with others share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading fatma said 10 48 am on june 6 2016 tags arabic speaking bilinguals research 2 sociolinguistics 3 please take part in my survey for arabic speaking bilinguals are you an arabic speaker who also speaks other languages if so i would be very grateful if you took part in my survey for arabic speaking bilinguals it is an in depth survey that aims to understand how you as a bilingual learned your languages what you think about those languages and how you use them in your everyday life see more details here this questionnaire is very important because it is the first of its kind to ask for such detail specifically to speakers of the arabic language i piloted the questionnaire last month and it is now ready to be completed i made changes based on the suggestions offered to me by some wonderful volunteers who agreed to pilot it and spent a lot of time completing the questionnaire and filling out a detailed form with constructive feedback i have been given permission by the university of york to conduct this survey and i have all the ethical clearance required for this if you would like to take part in this questionnaire please do so through this link this can only be used once per person it has been programmed that way https york qualtrics com se sid sv_5ckzhrol1puariv note once you start the survey you have 48 hours to complete it before it permanently deletes itself thank you fatma said arabizi this with others share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading fatma said 3 39 pm on may 22 2016 tags arabic 17 khallina language maintenance 5 language teaching modern standard arabic 8 the learner is able to breathe the culture in almost every page the need for effective arabic teaching materials the importance of good teaching material in arabic cannot be overstated if future generations are going to proficiently learn and use the arabic language well it is without doubt an imperative that we have good materials and of course teachers such that can support the excellent teachers out there working hard to find resources in order to creatively teach the language what do i mean by good materials i mean books textbooks worksheets and online provisions that support student learning of this ancient majestic language who live and have grown up in a modern fast paced era that we live in today i do not need to lament again over the sorry state of some current arabic curricula especially for native arabic speakers that fills the classrooms around the world there is a clear consensus by teachers educators and policy makers that something needs to be done about these materials and i have written about these previously here on the blog in this post i put up the text of an interview i conducted with laila familiar at new york university at abu dhabi who specialises in the design and development of instructional materials for arabic as a foreign language she is project manager of khallina a website dedicated to the teaching and learning of arab culture s through open source audiovisuals she is also the editor of sayyidi wa habibi 2013 and saaq al bambuu forthcoming 2016 for learners of arabic and the translator of la tía safeyya y el monasterio 2000 a novel by egyptian author bahaa taher i was initially attracted to the website not just because of the playful title but the bringing together of culture and language learning at the same time i was intrigued because of the resources available online and the variety of material available on the website scholars in the field of anthropology child development and linguistics acknowledge that when children acquire language they also simultaneously acquire the cultural rules culture of that those language s this is known as language socialisation and is one the main frameworks i use for my research when investigating how parents and families teach and transmit arabic to the next generation see work by elinor ochs and bambi schieffelin 1984 an excellent introduction so to combine the learning of culture and that of language even at this late or rather superficial level i think may make a difference so that students better understand the relationship between arab culture and the language if conducted well this can be seen as second or secondary socialisation whereby these cultural and linguistic norms are learned after one s first language socialisation why is this a good thing the process of acquiring the language is easier if the student can have access to the culture and cultural significance s behind words and expressions with access to culture and cultural keywords phrases or concepts sometimes the vocabulary is remembered retained better as are sentence structures and the ability for the student to at least attempt speaking in the target language the language they are learning below is the interview in which i ask laila general questions some background information about khallina and then we talk about the actual teaching of arabic tell me a bit about khallina and why it was set up khallina was born from realizing that mainstream arabic textbooks do not address current arab cultural trends in a way that can keep learners engaged nowadays students constantly use the internet and watch videos online so i wanted to create a learning tool that could be attractive to students and that could be easily updated and adapted one of the things i most like about khallina is that it showcases authentic arab cultural manifestations and that videos and worksheets are constantly updated tell me about yourself and your 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