1 Muhammad Jennifer & BobShort-Term Arabic as a Foreign Language Course: Principles and Learners Muhammad Jennifer & Bob

2 Overview Acknowledgment Shared video (2.10 m) ChallengesTeacher & Learner Principles Immediacy, Safety Lesson Learned

3 Warm-up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8 Recommended by Dr. David Greenwood

4 Challenges: Teacher & LearnersKnowledge needed (who, what, why) Teacher Talk (TT) Rapport Time constraints Approach: methods, desirable difficulties Institution Culture Affordances

5 Approach “They probably won’t be keenly volunteering, pushing themselves forward, all scrambling over each other to offer an answer – because each attempt in this strange new language can be odd and scary and a step in the dark. However, with encouragement and support they will have a go” ( Scrivener, 2015,p.3).

6 Eclecticism Grammar Translation: why? Native Language Equivalents for the L2 words Direct: Pronunciation Practice, Situation-based Language Audio-Lingual: Language cannot be separated from culture Silent Way: Learning occurs in time, sts to give attention to T. Deuggestopedia: Errors corrected gently Community Language Learning: T. & sts are whole persons TPR: sts to make errors, T. to be tolerant CLT:sts to express their ideas & opinions, T. facilitators

7 Principles Immediacy “The immediate success encourages the learners to begin to believe they can learn” ( Vella,2002 ,p.236). - spend time selecting the content Safety Linked to trust and respect for learners as decision makers of their learning (Vella,2002).

8 Lesson Learned Names and e-mails FamiliarisationNeeds Assessment: teacher & Learners? Sharing Suggestions

9 Challenges: Learners What were the big challenges you expected to face? Reflection on your experience Jennifer & Bob

10 References Cozolino, L. J. (2013). The social neuroscience of education: optimizing attachment and learning in the classroom / Louis Cozolino. New York; London: W.W. Norton & Co., ©2013. Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and principles in language teaching / Diane Larsen-Freeman. Oxford : Oxford University Press, Vella, J. K. (2002). Learning to listen, learning to teach : the power of dialogue in educating adults / Jane Vella. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, c2002.