Types of Text in Books for Learning Arabic as a Second Language: A Document Analysis

There are several types of text that are identified as often being use in Arabic text books for second language learning. These text differ in terms of numbers and types of texts. The purpose of this study is to identify the types of text use in text books in teaching Arabic as a second language. Three text books for learning Arabic as a second language are used as the document to be analyzed. The findings of this study can serve as a guide to text book writers to diversify the types of Arabic texts in their books.