Arabic Language Education Textbooks

Nurturing Social-Emotional Skills and Bridging Cultural Divides through Language Learning
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-16864-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Language Education

Offering a research-driven framework for embedding Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) principles into language instruction, this unique volume fills a critical gap by investigating how Arabic language textbooks – used both as a first language for Arabic-speaking students, and as a foreign language for Hebrew-speaking students – embed and mediate social-emotional skills in students.

Despite growing international interest in SEL and its impact on students’ well-being, its integration within language education remains underexplored. Responding directly, this book critically examines how Arabic language textbooks function not only as linguistic tools but also as powerful instruments for social and emotional development, identity formation, and intercultural understanding. Using a multidisciplinary approach, as well as content and semiotic analysis, chapters critically assess how Arabic textbooks are designed for both first-language Arabic speakers and students learning Arabic as a foreign language, evaluating their effectiveness in embedding SEL principles. Chapters further investigate how narratives, illustrations, and pedagogical strategies embedded in these textbooks shape students’ understanding of diversity, coexistence, and cross-cultural communication. The book stems from the authors’ extensive research on SEL integration within language education, particularly in linguistically and culturally complex educational contexts; it will serve as a vital resource for scholars and postgraduate students seeking to advance socially responsive and inclusive education.

Ultimately highlighting the potential of language education to bridge cultural divides, cultivate social resilience, and promote inclusive learning environments, the book will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of language education, social-emotional learning, and curriculum studies. Policymakers and curriculum designers focusing on language education, SEL integration, and multicultural curricula will find this book useful.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haj Yahya, Athar Taleb

Majadly, Haifaa Sami

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Language Education as Social-Emotional Practice: Conceptual Foundations and Research Rationale

2. Social-Emotional Learning and Arabic-Language Education in Divided and Multilingual Societies

3. Social-Emotional Learning Competencies in Arabic First-Language Textbooks: Developmental Patterns and Pedagogical Implications

4. Social and Socio-Political Awareness in Arabic First-Language Textbooks: Representation and Framing

5. Social Awareness in Arabic-as-a-Foreign-Language Textbooks: Ideological Orientations and Frequency Trends

6. Pedagogical Strategies for Social Awareness in Arabic-as-a-Foreign-Language Instruction: Multivocality and Conflict Framing

7. From Emotional Inclusion to Critical Awareness: Reframing SEL in Arabic Language Education

Über Autor(innen)

Athar Taleb Haj Yahya is Senior Lecturer at the Arab Academic Institute at Beit Berl College.

Haifaa Sami Majadly is Senior Lecturer at Al-Qasemi and David Yellin Colleges of Education.