Teaching Arabic between Creativity and Standardization
VII Conference of the Fachverband Arabisch e.V. in cooperation with the Philipps University of Marburg, Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, November 6-7, 2026, Friday 3:00 PM to Saturday 5:00 PM
Registration for participation now open via fachverband.arabisch@gmail.com until Oct. 16. 2026
Conference venue and accommodation
We do not charge conference fees.
Conference Program
15:00 Opening of the Conference
Room: 00A26, Chair: Paula Röscher
15:10 - 15:30 Isabel Toral, Ruben Schenzle. Netzwerk Arabisch an Schulen, Berlin
15:30 - 15:50 Peter Konerding. Arabisch als Fremdsprache in der Sekundarstufe I und II in Hessen
15:50 - 16:10 Vicky Ziegler. Zentrum für arabische Sprache Münster
Friday, November 6th 2026
15:10 – 16.10 Latest Developments of Arabic Curricula at the Federal Level
16:10 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:45 Two parallel panels
CEFR and Certificates
Room: 00A26, Chair: Eva Youssef
16:45 - 17:15 Eckehard Schulz. Al-Arabiyya Zertifikat
17:15 - 17:45 Ghatfan Mahmoud. CIMA (für Erwachsene) und Alef (für Kinder/Jugendliche)
Literary Texts in Teaching
Room: 01A03, Chair: Nadja Aboulenein
16:45 - 17:15 Safinaz Saad. Creative Writing Practices: Authentic Literary Texts in Advanced Arabic Teaching. Abstract
17:15 - 17:45 Arturo Monaco / Fernanda Fischione. Teaching Arabic through Literature in Italy. Existing Resources and Perspectives for an A2-Level Literary Corpus. Abstract
18:30 – 19:30 Keynote by Peter Konerding “Zehn Jahre Fachverband Arabisch: Quo vadis, Arabischunterricht? ١٠ سنوات على تأسيس رابطة معلمات اللغة العربية ومعلميها. إلى أين يتجه تعليم اللغة العربية؟”
17:45 - 18:30 Break
20:00 Dinner
Saturday, November 7th 2026
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
9:00 – 10:00 Two parallel panels
Fostering the different Language Skills in Creative Ways
Room: 01A03, Chair: Hassan Wassouf
9:00 – 9:45 Sherif El-Habibi. Workshop دليل إرشادي في إعداد نص تعليمي لغير الناطقين بالعربية. Abstract
Adaptation of Authentic Materials / Curriculum development
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
14:45 - 15:30 Coffee Break and Surprise to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Fachverband Arabisch
10:30 – 12:00 Two parallel panels
Audio-Visual Material and its Adaptation
Adaptation of Authentic Materials
Room: 01A03, Chair: Eva Youssef
10:30- 11:00 Hassan Wassouf. Spiele im Unterricht. Welche und wozu?
11:00 - 11:30 Adam Pospíšil. الأقل هو الأكثر: تطوير مهارات التعبير عن أفكار غير بسيطة عن طريق وسائل لغوية محدودة. Abstract
11:30 - 12:00 Vicky Ziegler. Überwindung von Sprachhemmnissen in Konversationseinheiten: Einsatz von Ansätzen des Improvisationstheaters im immersiven Arabischunterricht. Abstract
