The Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has published the book entitled “Research Papers of the First International Conference: Language Skills in Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers – Challenges of Reality and Prospects for Development,” featuring the contributions of 47 researchers, representing 20 countries, who participated in the conference that ICESCO organized, in cooperation with Bursa State University, in Bursa, Türkiye, in February 2025.

The two-volume publication, comprising 1,050 pages, includes 40 peer-reviewed academic papers authored by experts and university professors. It is a valuable reference in Arabic language teaching and skills for non-Arabic speakers. It aims at enriching scientific research in the field of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and keeping pace with global trends in the development of curricula and teaching methods.

The new book covers the following topics:

• Successful strategies for teaching and learning language skills;
• Analysis of language skills in Arabic textbooks for non-Arabic speakers;
• Assessment of language skills;
• Modern technologies in language skills teaching;
• Problems related to language skills teaching.

ICESCO provides the book for free download on its website at: https://icesco.org/bfk1