PRESENCE OF ARABIC LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Abstract

UDK 373.3/.5:811.411.21(497.6)

In this article we discuss the reasons why study of Arabic language is not a significant part in the curriculum of primary and high schools of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the official statistics data, Arabic language is more present in high schools than in primary schools, which is due to the fact that this language is taught to two and a half thousand students in six madrassas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The text discusses a number of factors that are responsible for the lack of presence of Arabic language in primary and high schools: absence of the tradition of teaching Arabic language in the history of modern education in Bosnia and Herzegovina; lack of adequate textbooks; lack of opportunity to continue with studies of Arabic language after primary school; insufficient and inadequate support of the Embassies of Arabic countries within the framework of their cultural activities; ideological reasons; present condition of the Arab World; insufficient presence of Arabic language in television movies, serials, advertisements etc.