AN EXAMINATION OF THE STUDIES ON ARABIC LANGUAGE TEACHING (ALT): A BIBLIOMETRIC MAPPING ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study aims to use the bibliometric analysis method to examine the scientific articles published between 2000-2022 in the field of Arabic Language Teaching (ALT) and to visualize the obtained data with visual mapping technique. The dataset consists of 861 educational research articles indexed in the “Web of Science” database and containing the terms Arabic teaching or Arabic learning or Arabic education. Content analysis and bibliometric analysis were used in the analysis of the data. In the research, the distribution of publications by language, years, countries, journals, organizations, publications and keywords were reached. In addition, the data obtained were presented by creating visual maps with common word analysis. The results showed that the most used keywords “Arabic”, “higher education”, “Arabic language” and “bilingualism”. Most of the web of science indexed studies in the field of Arabic Language Teaching (ALT) are from the USA and Israel. The journals that publish the most papers in the field of Arabic Language Teaching (ALT) are "Reading and Writing" and "Foreign Language Annals". This study provides a guide for new studies, to identify the trends in the field of Arabic teaching and to compare the existing research on the topic.