QFI Podcast: All Things Arabic
Join us as we dive into the vibrant world of Arabic language education, sharing resources, interviews with experts, success stories, and discussions of hot topics in the field. Get ready to be inspired, equipped, and connected in your journey as an Arabic language enthusiast. Hosted by Caroline Sibley, teaching assistant professor of Arabic at UNC Chapel Hill, and produced by QFI, an organization committed to advancing the value of teaching and learning Arabic as a global language.
QFI Podcast: All Things Arabic
What Arabic Can Learn From Other World Languages
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What lessons can other languages provide Arabic teachers? In this episode of All Things Arabic, Ann Marie Gunter, a World Language Consultant in North Carolina, discusses how other global languages like Mandarin overcame challenges that now face Arabic language programs, and strategies to boost enrollment, from offering online classes to Seal of Biliteracy programs to building teacher capacity.
References:
- North Caroline Arabic Teachers Council: https://tarheels.live/ncatc/#:~:text=Established%20in%202021%2C%20the%20North,language%20programs%20across%20the%20state.
- North Carolina Virtual Public School: https://ncvps.org/
- Critical Needs Languages: https://exchanges.state.gov/cls
- Seal of Biliteracy: https://sealofbiliteracy.org/
- Arabic Honor Society: https://www.qfi.org/students/arabic-honor-society/
Glossary of terms:
- FLANC - Foreign Language Association of North Carolina: https://www.flanc.org/
- CLTA-NC - Chinese Language Teacher Association of North Carolina: https://cltanc.com/
