Refugee Program in Ireland Paves the Way for English-Arabic Literacy

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QFI Podcast: All Things Arabic

Caroline Sibley and QFI

17 episodes

12 hours ago

The second episode of Season Two of QFI’s podcast, All Things Arabic, is titled "Two-Way Dialogue: Advancing Researcher–Educator Collaboration in Arabic Language Teaching." Contact information We welcome comments or suggestions. Contact us at communications@qfi.org. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Qatar Foundation International (QFI). Follow us on: Twitter | Fa...

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Refugee Program in Ireland Paves the Way for English-Arabic Literacy

QFI Podcast: All Things Arabic

42 minutes

1 year ago

Refugee Program in Ireland Paves the Way for English-Arabic Literacy

In Ireland, a unique pilot program for students from Syria provided intensive English and Arabic language lessons to help improve literacy over the summer of 2023. Many of these students had missed years of education and had poor language skills in both English and Arabic. This pilot, implemented based on findings from the SALaM Ireland research project, pioneers a path forward for boosting both mother tongue literacy and English language acquisition for refugee learners. Guests Yvonne ...