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Magrath, Douglas R. – IRAL, 1988
Suggests a methodology, based on the highly successful model of English-as-a-second-language (ESL) literacy training, for teaching non-Latin alphabets such as Arabic. A holistic communication approach, presenting the alphabet as a key to learning the target language, helps learners to assimilate vocabulary more rapidly. (CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Graphemes
