ALİ TANTÂVÎ’NİN ARAPÇA EĞİTİMİNE DAİR GÖRÜŞLERİ

Ali Tantawi is a litterateur, a jurist, and an educationalist. Even though he did not publish any books dedicated into “Arabic Education”, Tantâvî was an Arabic language teacher. He authored many compelling arguments on Arabic Education in his works. He advocated a rejuvenated and restructured classical language education, and pinpointed the factors that make Arabic Language education especially difficult. In this paper, we summarize Tantawî’s position on Arabic education through his published articles. We exhibit how Tantawî criticized language training in schools, and lacking points in teaching Arabic grammar. We also show how Tantawî puts a great emphasis on reading literary works. We also include his suggestions on how to expand the usage of Arabic language. We believe that this study significantly contributes to the body of literature on Arabic Education as it summarizes and elaborates a prolific litterateur, and educationalist position on Arabic language training.