Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Arabic literature, Foreign Language, Isfahan, Iran
2 Isfahan University
Abstract
Over the last two decades, a significant increase has been witnessed in the number of MA and Ph.D. Thesis in the field of "Arabic Language Teaching". Therefore, the Department of Arabic Language and literature of Iranian universities felt the lack of a field independent of Arabic literature which eventually led to the proposal for language teaching. Tarbiyat Modarres University (2013), the University of Isfahan (2015), and Shiraz University (2019) responded to this need. Considering that the subjects studied by the researchers determine the direction of the scientific disciplines and their approach to some extent, to find an answer to the main question “Which aspect of Arabic language teaching has been the focus of academic research?” the present study has also tried to rely on the meta-analysis method to categorize the approach of 66 defended theses and dissertations (58 MA theses and 8 Ph.D. theses) in the aforementioned universities in terms of the content of articles and ten main topics. The results show that the majority of theses and dissertations have analyzed content and methodology 37%, educational strategies 21%, and pragmatics 13%. Neglected topics to be studied are Arabic for children and adolescents, the impact of psychological and educational issues on language skills development, test analysis, topics examining job challenges and offering solutions that pave the way for entrepreneurship for Arabic graduates and language learners at both the national and international levels.
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