Day Three: Tools for Practice

After spending the first two days focused on mapping the Arabic language ecosystem and sustaining learner motivation, on day three participants translated insights into actionable strategies.

They explored how research and practice can support each other moving forward.  One session consisted of a panel where educators from different countries shared their experiences teaching Arabic. Another panel focused on the updated Oxford database, which catalogues research studies published in English that investigate teaching and learning Arabic as an additional language.  Finally, participants engaged in Knowledge Exchange Carousels where they listened to overviews from teams behind five QFI-funded research projects. These sessions enabled deep conversations between researchers and educators. The inclusion of teachers in the discussion led to the sharing of personal anecdotes and classroom examples which helped humanize and ground the research.