Ma teaching arabic as a foreign language in American university in cairo

The master s degree requires two years residence and covers the following areas: linguistics, second language acquisition, and methods of teaching foreign languages. Practice teaching is also required. The courses have been structured to promote research as well as to develop highly trained teachers. In addition, a number of issues related to the role of Arabic in modern society are freshly examined, such as current methods of teaching Arabic to children, reform of the writing system, grammar reform movements, and the problem of diglossia. The TAFL program seeks to inspire new approaches to these problems.

Applicants for the Master of Arts degree in TAFL should preferably hold a Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in Arabic language, Islamic studies, Middle East area studies, or a modern language, Applicants who are not specialized in Arabic language will need to Take an entrance exam to be offered by the TAFL program to show that Applicant has adequate command of Arabic to qualify for admission into the program, Applicants need to finish such courses with a GPA of 3.0 or more, Native speakers of Arabic who are holding degrees other than Arabic language or Islamic studies must demonstrate in an examination that their proficiency in Arabic is adequate for study in the program, For non-native speakers of Arabic the level of language proficiency required for admission is Superior as specified by the guidelines of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, IELTS or TOEFL scores.

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1st Apr