Mohammad Alhawary

Mohammad Alhawary is Professor of Arabic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. He directs two graduate programs: the MA in Arabic for Professional Purposes (APP) and the MA in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL). His research advances empirical understanding of Arabic second language acquisition processes to inform pedagogical approaches.

Research expertise includes:

• Theoretical and applied Arabic linguistics
• Morphosyntactic development in second language learners
• Curriculum design for Arabic language programs
• Assessment methodologies for Arabic proficiency

Professor Alhawary serves as editor of the Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition and Al-‘Arabiyya journal, contributing to scholarly discourse on Arabic language pedagogy and linguistic analysis.