I Love Arabic Teacher Book: Level 8

This is the most comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic to students in Islamic schools in the West. The author's experience living and teaching in North America influenced the curriculum, which focuses on similar letters, reading and comprehension, creative writing exercises, ordering, pronunciation, filling in the missing letter, and matching time and gender. It is used by full-time Islamic schools throughout the US and comes highly recommended, especially for children who have had previous exposure to the Arabic language. Objectives Preparing and carrying out programs and curriculums for teaching Arabic language and culture Evaluating programs designed for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers Preparing and developing measurement and evaluation tools in the field of teaching Arabic as a second or foreign language Enhancing cooperation with other institutions interested in promoting the Arabic language by offering Arabic courses abroad Features Teaches Arabic as a primary language Arabic only Vowelled letters (diacritical marks, or tashkeel) Textbook focus: listening, writing, reading, and speaking Workbook focus: exercises and games that support the textbook Evaluations follow every 5 lessons Exposes students to common terminology Illustrated dictionary plus vocabulary list Ideal for Western students; themes are heavily cultural, not necessarily Islamic A comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in full-time Islamic and public schools