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Teaching tools and ideas for online language courses: How I created an online Arabic language class. Maha Sweis - Dababneh , Ph.D. Moraine Valley Community College. Arabic Language has some challenging particularly for people who speak English for the following reasons:.
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Teaching tools and ideas for online language courses: How I created an online Arabic language class MahaSweis- Dababneh, Ph.D. Moraine Valley Community College
Arabic Language has some challenging particularly for people who speak English for the following reasons: The Arabic script is written in a Cursive style, Letters areconnected • The Arabic language is written right to left
Letters have slightly different shapes depending on where they take place in a word In general Arabic sounds use a wider range of mouth and throat positions than English
Further, In Arabic language we use diacritics marks, or short vowels. These are symbols or signs that are placed on or underneath a letter, to indicate that it has a different pronunciation
Arabic has very few irregular verbs and does not use "is" or "are" at all in the present tense: "the boy tall" • means "the boy is tall"
Teaching Arabic Online Engaging Technology Tools Assessments Teachers Tools Assignments Students Tools Grading Teaching Methods Connecting Voice Recording
Teachers Tools Students Tools
Teachers Tools 1- Learning Activities 2-Assignments 3-Assessments 4-Grading
1- Learning Activities A-Teachers Tools For Arabic 101, I have created 10 learning modules, which include a series of videos using “Smart Pen” technology, smart pen allowing me to record everything I say or write. Those clips are linked to course documents that students can then follow.
Smooth Draw with Tablets Bamboo Tablets SmoothDraw website
Engaging - Ning Website It is an online destination where students can submit photos, videos, homework, and blog posts Ning website allows students to be more engaged in the classroom; therefore they do not feel alone.
2- Assignments Particular Assignments
4-Grading Microsoft Word Paint Program
Blackboard – first page Expectation
Guidelines Examples- Paint Program • How to use Paint Program: • While you are on your computer Desktop • Click on START • Then click on ACCESSORIES • Then click on PAINT • Write your answers, save and then Attach as a word document • Upload to blackboard
Example -Guidelines • How to do voice recording • If you are going to have any homework that required pronunciation (Audio record), you can use the following tools: • Materials Microphone • Instructions You are going to prepare and submit only 1 voice recording in Arabic using the content that you have learned .Before you begin this assignment, I have 3 suggestions: • 1) Have your responses in front of you already prepared so you do not have several pauses in your recording, • 2) Listen to your recording a few times to make sure that you are satisfied with your responses and • 3) Check your microphone volume. • Step 1: Open PowerPoint. • Step 2: On slide 1, write: your name, Voice recording number, ARB 101-300. • Step 3: Click on Slide Show located in the tool bar and select Record Narration or • Record Slide Show. • Step 4: Click OK to begin recording your responses. • Step 5: Save your recording as, for example: MahaSweis- Voice recording 1. • Step 6: Finally, attach and submit the PowerPoint file in Blackboard- dropbox. • You also, can use different tools, such as your cell phone, record, then upload and post in Blackbord- dropbox. • You can use any other tools you are acquainted with to record your voice.
Example -Guidelines How to install Arabic keyboard GO TO START SETTING CONTROL PANEL REGIONAL AND LANGUAGE OPTIONS CLICK ARABIC APPLY THEN CLICK OK, AND CLOSE IT.
Students Tools - Connecting Paint Program Smooth draw
Students- Samples ( connecting) Cell Phone Paint Program/ smoothdraw
Voice Recording - Examples PowerPoint – Voice recording Youtube- collaborate with another student
