The Influence of Language Status on Language Acquisition: Arabic in the Israeli Setting.

Brosh, Hezi

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Influence of Language Status on Language Acquisition: Arabic in the Israeli Setting.

Brosh, Hezi

Foreign Language Annals, v26 n3 p347-58 Fall 1993

Discusses the Arabic language and the motivation to acquire the language within the Israeli setting. Examination focuses on the judicial status of Arabic and its communicative functions within the community, linguistic policy of the Israeli political center and the status of Arabic within the educational system, and attitudes toward Arabic and its speakers. (Contains 59 references.) (VWL)

Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Role, Learning Motivation, Native Speakers, Official Languages, Public Policy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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