Perceptions of Developing Cultural Awareness of First-level High School Arabic Language Learners

Nabila Barada-Hammami is a high school Arabic teacher, a world language chair in Dearborn Public Schools, and an Arabic language instructor at Henry Ford Community College. She has served as a world language curriculum review committee member in Dearborn Public Schools since 1997. In 2012, she received the Dora Johnson Award in recognition of excellence in teaching Arabic as a world language.Ashraf Esmail is an Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at Dillard University. His research interests include urban, multicultural, and peace education, family, cultural diversity, political sociology, criminology, social problems, and deviance. He is the senior editor of the Journal of Education and Social Justice.

“Never before has the need to properly transmit Arabic language and culture to new generations of students been so critical, especially in a global, post 9-11 and diverse American society. Hammami and Esmail’s research clearly demonstrates that a holistic approach is required if we are to meet this critical need. Both Arabic and non-Arabic students will benefit if educators follow their study’s recommendations.”

• TablesFiguresPrefaceForewordChapter One—Introduction to the StudyChapter Two—Literature ReviewChapter Three—MethodologyChapter Four—ResultsChapter Five—Discussion and RecommendationsReferencesIndex