Arabic Language Education Textbooks: Nurturing Social-Emotional Skills and Bridging Cultural Divides through Language Learning (Routledge Research in Language Education)

Offering a research-driven framework for embedding Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) principles into language instruction, this unique volume fills a critical gap by investigating how Arabic language textbooks - used both as a first language for Arabic-speaking students, and as a foreign language for Hebrew-speaking students - embed and mediate social-emotional skills in students.Despite growing international interest in SEL and its impact on students’ well-being, its integration within language education remains underexplored.Responding directly, this book critically examines how Arabic language textbooks function not only as linguistic tools but also as powerful instruments for social and emotional development, identity formation, and intercultural understanding.Using a multidisciplinary approach, as well as content and semiotic analysis, chapters critically assess how Arabic textbooks are designed for both first-language Arabic speakers and students learning Arabic as a foreign langua