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The Influence of the Israel-Arab Conflict on Israeli-Jewish Students Learning Arabic as a Third Language.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1998
The attitudes of 100 Israeli-Jewish students toward learning Arabic and coexistence with Arabs within Israel were investigated, as was their evaluation of characters they read about in familiar and unfamiliar texts. The students were found to possess low instrumental and low indoors integrative motivation, but their army service motivation and…
Descriptors: Arabic, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
Toward Understanding the Second Language Learning of Arab Students in Israel and Canada: The Relationship of Attitudes and Cultural Background to Reading Comprehension.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim; Feuerverger, Grace – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Investigated the relationship between cultural background of Arab students in Canada and Israel and reading comprehension of majority and minority group stories. Findings indicate that, in terms of language education, it is essential to develop pedagogies that respond to the diversity of the social contexts in which the learners are situated. (70…
Descriptors: Arabs, Cultural Background, Data Analysis, English (Second Language)
Factors Affecting the Learning of English as a Second Language in Israel.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Explores the effects of the attitudes and culture of Israeli-Jewish English-language students on their reading comprehension. Eighth-grade students read stories in Hebrew and English and answered questions both about the stories and their own attitudes. Reveals that culturally familiar texts boost reading comprehension scores. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Background, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)