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Handbook of Arabic Literacy: Insights and Perspectives (Literacy Studies)
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Hardcover. Handbook of Arabic Literacy Editor(s): Saiegh-Haddad, Elinor; Joshi, R. Malatesha. Series: Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 422 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 806.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Literacy Studies
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401785440
SKU
V9789401785440
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99-15
About N/A
Elinor Saiegh-Haddad is a professor of Linguistics in the English Department of Bar-Ilan University, Israel and a consultant for the National Authority for Testing and Evaluation of the Israel Ministry of Education (RAMA) as well as the Centre for Educational Technology (CET). Her main research areas include the acquisition of reading and writing in bilingual children and in Arabic diglossia ... Read more
Reviews for Handbook of Arabic Literacy: Insights and Perspectives (Literacy Studies)
From the book reviews: “The aim of the book is to explore literacy development in Arabic from several perspectives. … This volume is a helpful guide to researchers of not only Arabic literacy and Diglossia, but also of sociolinguistics, learning disorders, and especially education. It aspires to achieve a better understanding of the consequences of the diglossic nature of ... Read more