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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

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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 are connected

The Arabic language is written right to left

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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

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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

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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"

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Teaching Arabic OnlineTechnology Tools

Teachers Tools

Students Tools

Teaching Methods

Assessments

Assignments

Grading

ConnectingVoice Recording

Engaging

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Teachers Tools

Students Tools

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Teachers Tools

1- Learning Activities

2-Assignments

3-Assessments

4-Grading

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A-Teachers Tools

For Arabic 101, I have created 10 learn ing 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.

1- Learning Activities

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Teachers Tools- SmartPen

B-Voice Recording- PowerPoint voice recording

PowerPoint

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Smooth Draw with Tablets

Bamboo Tablets SmoothDraw website

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B-Voice Recording- Movie Maker

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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.

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Teachers Tools- Ning

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Particular Assignments

2- Assignments

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Online Quizzes

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Microsoft Word Paint Program

4-Grading

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Students Tools

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Blackboard – first page

Expectation

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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 PAINTWrite your answers, save and then Attach as a word documentUpload to blackboard

Guidelines

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Example -GuidelinesHow to do voice recordingIf you are going to have any homework that required pronunciation (Audio record), you can use the following tools: Materials MicrophoneInstructions 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: Maha Sweis- 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.

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How to install Arabic keyboard

Example -Guidelines

GO TO START SETTING CONTROL PANEL REGIONAL AND LANGUAGE OPTIONS CLICK ARABIC APPLY THEN CLICK OK, AND CLOSE IT.

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Students Tools - Connecting

Paint Program Smooth draw

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Cell Phone Paint Program/

smoothdraw

Students- Samples ( connecting)

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PowerPoint – Voice recordingYoutube- collaborate with another student

Voice Recording - Examples

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Voice Recording – Voki website

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Voice Recording- windows7

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