Foreign Scholars’ Views on the Issue of the Competency-Based Approach in Teaching Arabic to Uzbek Students

Abstract

This article analyzes foreign scholars’ views on the competency-based approach in teaching Arabic to Uzbek students. The competency-based approach is considered one of the most effective directions in modern foreign language education because it focuses not only on linguistic knowledge but also on the learner’s ability to use the language in real communicative, academic, cultural, and professional contexts. In teaching Arabic, this approach is especially important due to the complex grammatical structure of Arabic, its rich lexical system, stylistic diversity, and close connection with Arab-Islamic culture. The article discusses the theoretical foundations of competency-based language teaching through the views of foreign scholars such as N. Chomsky, D. Hymes, M. Canale, M. Swain, H. Widdowson, C. Kramsch, J. C. Richards, D. Nunan, and S. Savignon. The study also explains the relevance of these theories to Arabic language education for Uzbek students. The article concludes that the competency-based approach can improve students’ linguistic, communicative, sociocultural, intercultural, discourse, strategic, and translation competencies.