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Handbook of Arabic Literacy: Insights and Perspectives

By R. Malatesha Joshi (eds.) , Elinor Saiegh-Haddad

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2014
ISBN
978-94-017-8544-0, 978-94-017-8545-7
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-8545-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9214288 bytes)
Series
Literacy Studies 9
Edition
1
Pages
422\430
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Time added
2014-04-13 05:00:00
Literacy; Arabic; Psycholinguistics; Language Educ

Description

This book provides a synopsis of recently published empirical research into the acquisition of reading and writing in Arabic. Its particular focus is on the interplay between the linguistic and orthographic structure of Arabic and the development of reading and writing/spelling. In addition, the book addresses the socio-cultural, political and educational milieu in which Arabic literacy is embedded. It enables readers to appreciate both the implications of empirical research to literacy enhancement and the challenges and limitations to the applicability of such insights in the Arabic language and literacy context. The book will advance the understanding of the full context of literacy acquisition in Arabic with the very many factors (religious, historical, linguistic etc.) that interact and will hence contribute to weakening the anglocentricity that dominates discussions of this topic.

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