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    "title": "Teacher Talk in Multidialectal Classrooms",
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    "abstract": "<p>As a diglossic language, Arabic has high and low varieties of the same language that are used in different contexts.  Arabic classrooms traditionally focus on the acquisition of the high variety, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), with the expectation that learners can pick up local dialects abroad.  This creates challenges for learners who find themselves ill-equipped to deal with everyday situations outside of the classroom. In recent years, advocates of integrated approaches have emphasized the need to teach both MSA and a dialect, whether in the same or separate classes (Al-Batal, 2018; Younes, 2014).  Yet this leads to questions about which dialect to choose, as learners and teachers may come from different dialect backgrounds or have different dialect interests.  Trentman &amp; Shiri (2020) advocate for a multidialectal approach, where learners are encouraged to develop their ability to understand multiple varieties of Arabic and the meta-linguistic awareness to make intentional choices in their production.</p>\n<p> <br>This paper focuses on teacher talk in Novice-level classrooms following a multidialectal approach.  It analyzes the teacher-led discussions of sociolinguistic variation in Arabic that occurred in these classrooms. The results identify several patterns teachers used in engaging in these discussions, such as initiating discussions based on variation in the class materials, making multidialectal and multilingual comparisons, and presenting sociolinguistic variation in a positive manner. The paper builds on this analysis to discuss pedagogical implications and opportunities for future development.  </p>",
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            "first_name": "Emma",
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            "last_name": "Trentman",
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            "institution": "University of New Mexico",
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    "date_submitted": "2025-07-18T18:18:42.941000+03:00",
    "date_accepted": "2026-04-02T02:49:55.305866+03:00",
    "date_published": "2026-05-07T23:38:35.153637+03:00",
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