期刊名称：International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies
印刷版ISSN：1855-3362
出版年度：2010
卷号：3
期号：2
出版社：Euro-Mediterranean University
摘要：Although Arabic is one of Israel's two o.cial languages, its statusis problematic. Israel's monocentric proclivity excludes Arabic fromeveryday use. In 1997, Arabic language studies were introduced intothe 7th–10th grade curricula as pupils' second foreign language, afterEnglish, in a program o.ering three weekly hours of instruction. In2003, however, less than 50% of all pupils in grades 7 through 10 (whoshould have taken the Arab language under the new program) actuallystudied Arabic. Various studies have shown that pupils are poorlymotivated toward Arabic studies, and harbor a negative attitude to-ward Arabic, which they perceive as the 'language of the con.ict,' alanguage with limited usefulness, and a language whose status in theglobal cultural arena is at an ebb. The field study reported here wasconducted in a comprehensive high school in an a.uent northernTel Aviv neighborhood. Its findings confirm research findings on thisissue conducted several years earlier. Findings of this study show thatpupils who elect to study Arabic have a tepid attitude toward the Ara-bic language. Pupils' parental origin and education have no significante.ect on pupils' attitudes
