The Contribution of Smartphone Apps to Develop Teaching the Arabic Language “Arabic Is My Language's App” as a sample

Authors

  • Mohammed Abou Adel

    Al Ain Universit, Abu Dhabi 20000, UAE
  • Khalifa Boudjadi

    College of Arts, Arabic Language Department, Al Wasl University, Dubai 25314, UAE
  • Moustafa Mohamed Abouelnour

    Department of Arabic, College of Arts, University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah 00000, UAE
  • Mohammad Issa Alhourani

    Al Ain Universit, Abu Dhabi 20000, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i6.7408
Received: 03 October 2024 | Revised: 1 November 2024 | Accepted: 4 November 2024 | Published Online: 14 December 2024

Abstract

This paper explores the impact of Arabic Is My Language`s App in teaching the Arabic language to native speakers of Arabic in the higher education field. This is a new field required by the digital age, a period characterized by rapid technological advancements and the increasing integration of digital tools in various aspects of life, including education. This paper demonstrates how artificial intelligence can be invested in developing the educational process to align with the transformations of this digital age. The paper also aims to study the scientific methodology followed by the most critical Apps in teaching Arabic, compare its learning outcomes to the traditional way, and look for new mechanisms to improve the quality of current apps. The paper problem is evident in this era's need to advance education technically. To keep pace with the developments of the times, especially with what the world has recently witnessed in terms of the invasion of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption of the educational process, such an approach is a necessity and an urgent need. This paper adopts inductive and analytical methods to describe this new phenomenon after collecting, classifying, and evaluating relevant data to reach accurate results that open new horizons for benefiting from smartphone Apps in developing education. The study is divided into three sections. The first one defines the importance of investing artificial intelligence in developing education in general and developing Arabic language teaching in particular. The second section studies the scientific methodology for Arabic Is My Language's App, including its progression of providing information supported by interactive questions with visual and audio effects, followed by feedback. Most importantly, it includes an automatic treatment plan for users' weaknesses, as well as a detailed report about the performance of each user. The third section will reveal the various programming, cognitive, and material difficulties the academic faces in creating this educational App and how to overcome and address them.

Keywords:

Arabic; Artificial Intelligence; Educational techniques; E-Learning; Smartphone Apps

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Abou Adel, M., Boudjadi, K., Abouelnour, M. M., & Alhourani, M. I. (2024). The Contribution of Smartphone Apps to Develop Teaching the Arabic Language “Arabic Is My Language’s App” as a sample. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6(6), 1175–1190. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i6.7408

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