The Cultural Dimensions of Children Social Stories and Their Significance in Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers : The Story of‘Tota’ as a Model

Abou ElEla, Azza Shbl Mohamed

外国語教育のフロンティア, 2025, 8, 39-54

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Title
The Cultural Dimensions of Children Social Stories and Their Significance in Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers : The Story of‘Tota’ as a Model
Creator
CreatorName
Abou ElEla, Azza Shbl Mohamed
Subject
Arabic language education
cultural dimensions
social children stories
Description
論文
Abstract
This is a study in the fields of applied linguistics and language education. It aimed to investigate the genre of children literature and its integration in language education. The study attempted to underline the significance of the cultural dimensions of children social stories in learning Arabic as a foreign language. Although the language of children social stories is literary, it possesses many linguistic features of the actual language of communication in daily life contexts. Employing the descriptive-analytical method and semiotics, this study examined the story “Tota”, written by the academic writer Abeer Anwar (2019). This story targets children at the school age, from six to eight years old, which represents the intermediate level of Arabic language education for non-native speakers. Analysis reveals the culture, customs, traditions, and values of the Arab society, in addition to the meanings of Arabic names, the functions of body language in social communication, and the implications of images, colors, and symbols in Arab culture. The study emphasized the significance of the Arab culture presented in children social stories for improving the skills of verbal and non-verbal social communication among Arabic language learners.
Publisher
大阪大学大学院人文学研究科
Graduate School of Language and Culture Osaka University
Source Title
外国語教育のフロンティア
FRONTIER OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Volume (Issue)
8
Page
39-54
Date of Issued
2025-03-31
Language
English
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/100882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/100882
PISSN
24339636
NCID
AA12818923
Access Rights
open access
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
FRONTIER OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION / Vol.8