The Weaknesses of the Curriculum in the Teaching of Arabic (a Muslim Language) as a Foreign Language

Lateef Adebowale Jamiu(1),


(1) Al-Hikmah University
Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study has extensively discussed the Weaknesses of the Curriculum in the Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language. Arabic is a Muslim language. As a foreign language, Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is also the official language of more than 27 Countries. In the U.S. Arabic is the second most common language spoken by English Language Learners after Spanish. Sweden is the next most spoken mother-tongue language after Swedish. In Nigeria, the Arabic language is one of the three international languages. There is a village in Nigeria called Ngala where Arabic is their mother language. A language-based curriculum provides well-planned content information that is strategically presented to facilitate learning and enrich the language experiences of the students across all subject areas. This study aims to analyze the weaknesses of curriculum in the teaching of Arabic as a foreign language. Introduction, Definition of Curriculum by different Scholars, The Weaknesses of the Arabic language Curriculum, Ten Weaknesses in the Arabic language curriculum, Suggestions, and Conclusion while the References are illustrated.


Keywords


Arabic language; Curriculum; Foreign Language; Teaching; The weaknesses

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