Lego Club Membership 2022
We are opening up registrations for our Arabically Lego Club once again (free for the first 50 members) Objective: "Connecting Creatively" with Arabic through everyday objects such as LEGO. Material: While it is highly recommended that the child owns some Lego blocks, we also
“Teaching Languages Online” Workshop – External Slots
The transition to online teaching and learning comes with its share of joys and challenges. If you are a language teacher, tutor, or facilitator and are struggling to incorporate interactive activities, this workshop is for you. Join our workshop to
What increases our “willingness to communicate” in Arabic?
We have all tried to communicate in Arabic, having fed, wed or led some kind of middle eastern intervention in our lives. As for the those of you who were patriotically raised in such an environment and yet could not
What determines language difficulty?
If we were to scrutinize a language based solely on its grammar structure it would not be fair. Verb conjugations, deviation from basic word order, bound morphemes, character usage are a few core dimensions that contribute towards increasing levels of
The language extinction story, can we save it?
When I started exploring the social behaviors around learning and understanding the Arabic Language, I was in living in the West. My research was focused on non native speakers of the Arabic Language. Questions on their ability, motivation and mental
Are you gritty enough to learn a new language?
Of course it takes a great deal of grit to learn a new language. Acquiring fluency needs grit. So the next question is, what is grit? It is combining passion and perseverance to attain what you wish to attain. Simple I
Linking language, motivation and dynamism
Learning a new language has never been a straight road. Yet second language learning has always been studied from a linear, static perspective. When linguistics intersected with social research, the relation between second language learning and motivation was also taken
Special Feature: In conversation with Umm Musa Barok
Do you have an interesting journey with the Arabic Language. A story to inspire and celebrate the language. We would love to hear from you. Email us at: Umm Haroun [email protected]