Achieving the Advanced Oral Proficiency in Arabic: A Case Study

Autor/in	Samimy, Keiko K.
Titel	Achieving the Advanced Oral Proficiency in Arabic: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 41 (2008) 3, S.401-414 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03304.x
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Graduate Students; Uncommonly Taught Languages; White Students; Language Proficiency; Second Language Learning; Language Teachers; Student Characteristics; Learning Strategies; Graduate Study; Language Aptitude + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Minderheitensprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung
Abstract	This article is based on a case study of a white American graduate student, Mark, who achieved "Superior" oral proficiency in Arabic according to the ACTFIi Oral Proficiency Scale. Based on multiple data sources (e.g., interviews, observation, document analysis), the study highlights Mark's multiple identities as a language learner, language instructor, and as a (non)member of a target language community. It is hoped that the study will inspire and inform language learners and educators of LOTEs (languages other than English), particularly, of LCTLs (less commonly taught languages), such as Arabic. (Contains 2 notes and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10