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Education Investment MENA 2014

Improving Arabic teaching and learning with technology

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من

وتعه

تدريس غة عبة

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Dr Samia Al Farra

International education consultant

[email protected]

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Introduction

The nature of Arabic language

The assigned weekly load/language

The importance to Arabs and Muslims

Context and rationale/ Dubai and other Emirates demography ethnic structure

DSIB report 2014 regarding Arabic teaching , learning and assessment

Challenges facing Arabic language teaching and learning in Dubai

Challenges facing usage of technologies and innovation in schools

Teaching methodology and the need for innovation in Arabic with a focus on

learning

Why technology is important in teaching Arabic for A&B students?-Success

stories

Outline



Arabic language/nature of Arabic language and importance to Arabs

and Muslims

28 alphabets and very rich in words

Writing is from right to left

Has short and long vowelsMusical: rhyming, metaphors, similes, anonyms and synonyms



تحتوي غ ر ى

28ارح

Arabic Language consists of 28 letters

نشودة حروف

NiIettp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REFt

ذهب ل طع جر

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ر غ سردت كروون ئ دت ردم

TII6uttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Bu6T86TII



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHv4Qw52omk




























How Arabic is viewed in private

international schools

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Overhauling the Delivery of Arabic

in Dubai SchoolsIn April 2012, His Highness Sheikh

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

announced an integrated strategy to establish

the U E as a global “center of excellence” for

the Arabic language.

With a heritage that dates back over 2,000

years: “Our national identity is integrally linked

to the Arabic language, which serves as an

effective medium to express our values, culture

and heritage. Promoting our mother tongue

will enable our future generations to connect

with our roots, society and values more

effectively.”

The initiatives launched as part of this

integrated strategy included the creation of

a dedicated educational facility at Zayed

University to promote Arabic education for

non-Arabic speakers, and establishing a

Faculty of Translation at the Mohammed

Bin Rashid Media College.

His Highness also announced plans to

enhance Arabic content online through the

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

Poetry, story, calligraphy and reading

competitions for school students will also

be launched.



Dubai Private Education Statistics 2013-2014

158 private schools in 2013-2014 academic year.

More than 89 of all students in Dubai now attend private schools

243,715 is the number of students in private schools in Dubai. More than 20 are

Emirati/Arab students

8.3 increase in students in Dubai since the last academic year (an increase of 18,616

students)

30,994 is the number of Emirati students in private schools in Dubai

3.2 increase in Emirati students since the last academic year (an increase of 950 Emirati

students)



Good teaching practice now dictates that ICT resources be used effectively to promote

students’ skills of enquiry and research.

In fact, although teachers now use ICT more regularly, Inspectors noticed that many students

still have insufficient access to ICT to support their education across all subjects.

Inspectors found that more

understanding of today ’s learners is needed so that schools can

make better links with technology.

It clearly achieves the aim of developing skills necessary for students to use ICT in a

responsible and discerning manner.

Inspectors observed ICT used imaginatively to discuss and debate issues around a set text

Efforts need to be enhanced to integrate ICT as a learning tool across the programmes of

study.

This can be achieved by training more teachers to be confident with technology in order to

use it in creative ways.

Status in Dubai School’s :

How do children and teachers use technology in the classroom? What Dubai’s

school inspectors have found so far



What are the challenges facing the Arabic language teaching and learning in

private schools in Dubai?

More teaching and less learning

Time given to Arabic

Scheduling of Arabic classes for Arabs and non-arabs

Phobia of utilizing technology in teaching

Lack of differentiation in content, in process and in product

nd much more ….

AsKateBullockandFelicityWikeleyargued(2004 ),“inschools,muchofthelearningismanagedforstudentsby

teachers.”Instead,studentsneedtomanagetheirown

learningsothattheycanmanagetheirownlivesafter

theyleaveschool.(BullockandWikeley,2004)



Weekly periods allocated for Arabic a and Arabic b students

ARABIC A

ARABIC B



Teaching methodology and the need for innovation

Utilizing technology in its different forms in teaching, learningand assessment.

More cooperation and collaboration with other schools are

needed.



Why technology is important in teaching Arabic?

Student can be more creative, more innovative and it would bemore relevant to their style of learning.

Constructing one owns knowledge through inquiry-Thisgeneration(natives) are more advanced than theimmigrants(teachers). The young generation workindependently taping many Arabic credible resources found onthe web.

It encourages peer teaching and problem solving.



Success Stories from Schools in Dubai



How do we integrate technology in learning?-Uptown school

No technology no learning. Students in the 21st century will not learn without stimulating them

especially in language.

In Uptown, the school started with recording and videoing to show them their improvement throughthe years so we are celebrating their successes together.

The power point was a good resource to show their own projects (stories and conversations).

Then some students they felt that power point is less than their ambitions so they searched for moreprograms to celebrate their learning same like: Go animation, Scratch and powtoon they were creatingtheir own dialogues with animation it was really a good start towards the quick development in ourlife.

Example 1: story to tell for the KG1 and KG2 from Grade 9 2013-2014.

Example 2: Writing assay from imagination so here they started to use Photoshop (A trip toCanada). 2013-2014

Example 3: Go Animation dialogue from two students in Grade 10.2014-2015

Example 4: Teacher example on Scratch a dialogue for Grade 7. 2014-2013.

Example 5: Reading video samples.

Example 6: Display posters.

Example 7: Listen to a song the environment Grade 6.



How do we integrate technology in learning?- DBS school

Language Perfect Northern Championship.-The competition is ONLINE and LIVE and students compete fromcomputers and iPod/Android apps.

-Through participating in this Championship, we are encouraging

our students to excel in the Arabic and English in order to takepart in this championship

-The best primary linguists and the Year 7 students participate.

-Winners are given iPads, skateboards and laptops which are part

of the $10,000 prize pool.



RAHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL- ABU DHABI (1 of 2)Ms. Ruba

http://learnarabicwithmee.blogspot.ae/

mypersonalBlogwhichincludesgeneralinformationtostartlearningArabic-Setsforeachgradeleveltoenhancelanguageskills.Itisdesignedforbothparentsandstudents.ItcoversvocabularyandgrammarinArabic,EnglishandTransliteration.

http://quizlet.com/ArabicB-RIS-Ruba

Quizlet– foreachgradelevelthereisgroupoftitlesbasedonstudents’unitsandlessons.ItisafunwaytolearnArabicwithdifferentactivities,gamesandtests.Thisprogrammeisaudioandvisualsupported.Itchallengesthestudents

throughvariousactivitiesandcompetition.ClassesonThursdayisabringdevicedaywhereallstudentsareallowedtojoinwiththeirdevicesandstartlearningthroughcompetitionontheappleTVscreenwherestudentsgetexcitedtoseetheresultsandtheirnamesonthescreen.Theyareallkeentowinthetopfiveplaces.IfyouwouldliketojoinmyquizletpageyoushouldlogonusingaGmailaccountthenasktojoinasetandIwillaccepttheinvitationoryoucansendmeyourGmailandIwillsendyoutheinvitationonmybehalf.

Thefollowingappsaredesignedbyapplestores.

Pic.Collage:whichisanAPPwhichcombinesaudiblepictures,textandanimationstocreatesetsoflessons’vocabulary,sentencesandparagraphsaswellasaddingthesuitablevideosfromyoutubetoitinaveryeasyandaccessiblewayspeciallywhenusingtheAppleTV.

I movie:

browseyourvideoclipsandprojects,createvideos,theaterfordifferenttopics,createandsharetrailors

and movies.














Keynote:

Itisafastwaytocreateapresentation.Itresemblesasmartboardinthesizeofyourpalm.Itcontainsmostthesmartboardfeatures.Youcansendthepresentationandshareiteasilywiththestudentsinclass.IuseitmostlywhenIaskthestudentstocompleteatasklikewritinganendforasentenceorastory.

Hopscotch:

Itisanapptocreateyourownanimationcharacterstoformastoryorsmall

presentations.Itisusedbymystudentsrelatetothedifferentunitscoveredinclass.Itisnoteasytoworkwithbutthestudentstendtolikeit.

Pages:Itisanappthatsupportstypingandphotos.Itisveryeasyforstudentstouse.Theyareabletodotheirtasksviathisappandemailitdirectlytome.Mostlyusedforendofunitsprojects.

AsIhave25studentsingrade5,Iaskthemtorecordthreereadings

forthetaughttextand

emailmethebestrecordedreading. Iuploadthedepartmentweeklycurriculumandhomeworkforallgrades(EY1UPTOG5)onArabic B homepage

usingtheGoogle features

.Allparentsandstudentshaveaccesstoitandsomeofmystudentsdownloadthehomeworkpageontheirdevicetoansweritandemailitbacktome.Thisismorefunforstudentsandmostimportantisecofriendly.

Ihavefoldersonmycomputerwiththeirnamestokeeptrackoftheirwork.

RAHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL- ABU DHABI (2 of 2)Ms. Ruba



Resources

Global technology powerhouses to present smart learning tools that will shape future of

education in the Arab world at GESS 2013 www.gessdubai.com

How Children and Teachers Use Technology in the Classroom – KHDA 2012 report.

Dubai Private Education landscape 2013-2014.

How do we integrate technology in learning? document presented by

a teacher from Uptown School , another from Dubai British school in

Dubai. A third one from Raha international school in Abu Dhabi.

Bullock, Kate, and Felicity Wikeley. WhoseLearningIsItAnyway?

Maidenhead: Open UP, 2004. Print.

http://www.gessdubai.com/



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