A strong advocate for the modernization of Arabic Language teaching methods, Dr. Hanada Taha discusses the need for increased approachability and accessibility for today’s young learners. Dr. Hanada Taha is the Endowed Chair Professor of Arabic Language and chair of the Arabic department at Zayed University. She was previously the associate and acting dean of Bahrain Teachers College. She has worked on the concept of modernizing Arabic language teaching and learning for the past 27 years and published the Hanada Taha Arabic language arts standards, in addition to the Arabic text leveling standards. She is the senior author of Pearson’s first Arabic language curriculum for native and non-native learners. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx