Mosaic of Tongues: Multilingual Learning for the Arabic-Speaking World - Softcover

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Mosaic of Tongues explores multilingual education in Arabic-speaking communities and beyond, blending personal narratives with research to illuminate bilingual pathways, identity in the diaspora, code-switching, and innovative classroom strategies. It highlights the role of families and communities in language preservation while showcasing the cognitive, cultural, and social benefits of multilingualism. Both practical and inspiring, this volume offers educators strategies, parents guidance, researchers valuable studies, and cultural enthusiasts stories of diversity and belonging. By weaving together voices from across the globe, it envisions a more inclusive, connected future where linguistic diversity is celebrated as a source of strength and creativity.

• Foreword — Stavros Yiannouka, CEO, World Innovation Summit for Education
• Unraveling the Mosaic: A Journey into Multilingual Learning in the Arabic-speaking World — Carine Allaf, Fabrice Jaumont, Selma Talha-Jebril
• The pathway to bilingualism in the Middle East: Stories from the borderland — Majd Sarah
• Negotiating language and identity: A reflection on the self-identification of European Arabs in the diaspora — Janaan Farhat
• The social motivations for code-switching among Jordanian speakers — Issam Albdairat
• Pedagogical translanguaging in kindergarten classrooms in the UAE: Reflections on co-teaching to facilitate Arabic and English medium education in the early years — Anna Marie Dillon
• Language status and usage in multilingual Algeria — Mehdi Lazar
• Bilingualism in Arabic language training sets — Zeynep Ertürk
• Multilingualism in Northern Ireland: The challenges and opportunities of introducing Arabic in schools — Rym Akhonzada
• The role of parents and the community in preserving the Arabic language: The case of Qatar Reads — Hanieh Khataee, Fatema M. Al-Malki, Logan Cochrane
• Arabic dual immersion programs in public schools in the USA — Robert Slater, Gregg Roberts, Carine Allaf
• “Mama, are you speaking Spanish?” Experience of parents developing their children's standard and colloquial Arabic — Aishah Alfadhalah
• Unveiling the shared heritage of Arabic and Amazigh — Mohamed Foula
• Learning Arabic outside the Arab world: A language of identity that opens doors of opportunity — Sarab Al Ani
• Arabic in the digital era: Reaching a new concept of language — Hossameddine Abouzahr
• Voices of home: A multilingual journey — Marina Chamma
• The language I knew without knowing — Hakim Benbadra
• Arabic for all, why my language is taboo in France?—An interview with Nabil Wakim — Fabrice Jaumont
• The history and development of the teaching of the Arabic language to students of Arab origin in Florence and Tuscany — Haifa Alsakkaf
• Linguistic consciousness-raising: A reflection on critical thinking and mainstreaming gender vocabulary in the Arabic language — Munirah Eskander
• Mosaic of Languages: Shaping the Future of Education in the Arabic-speaking World — Carine Allaf, Fabrice Jaumont, Selma Talha-Jebril

“A must-read for educators, parents, and policymakers—this book charts a new frontier for Arabic as a global language.”
— Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Professor Emeritus of Arabic, University of Texas

“A fascinating mosaic of research and personal accounts—Arabic educators will be inspired to cultivate multilingual, compassionate citizens.”
— Dr. Laila Familiar, NYU Abu Dhabi

👉 Mosaic of Tongues is more than a book—it’s a call to embrace the transformative power of language in shaping inclusive and globally connected societies.

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