ACQUISITION OF ARABIC AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS - CONTRASTIVE STUDY PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ABUJA AS A MODEL

Acquisition of Arabic language in Nigeria and its education does not take its right from the academic study that should be, as there are not many specialized studies in teaching Arabic and gaining it as a second language in Nigerian universities, lacking this area for scientific research and serious study there, although many Nigerians are interested in Arabic for many reasons mainly religious to understand the Quran and the Sunnah. Therefore, this research presents the acquisition of the Arabic language in Nigerian society in two aspects, the first is a theoretical aspect and it presents a number of previous studies in this subject with theories of acquiring and learning the second language. The study included four international schools that teach Arabic as a foreign language • in its educational system. Educa^tor with some solutions and suggestions for the challenges faced by learners of Arabic as a foreign language in Nigeria.