Title :
An evaluation of Arabic language learning websites
Author :
Achour, Hadhémi ; Ben Abdesslam, Wahiba
Author_Institution :
Tunis High Sch. of Manage. (ISG Tunis), Univ. of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
As a result of ICT development and the increasingly growing use of the Internet in particular, practices of language teaching and learning are about to evolve significantly. Our study focuses on the Arabic language, and aims to explore and evaluate Arabic language learning websites. To reach these goals, we propose in a first step, to define an evaluation model, based on a set of criteria for assessing the quality of websites dedicated to teaching and learning Arabic. We subsequently apply our model on a set of Arabic sites available on the web and give an assessment of these web sites. We finally discuss their strengths and limitations.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; computer aided instruction; linguistics; natural languages; teaching; Arabic language learning Web site evaluation model; Arabic language teaching; ICT development; Internet; Web site quality; Dictionaries; Education; Internet; Materials; Navigation; Reliability; Web sites; Arabic language learning; Web-based language learning; language learning websites; learning website evaluation;
Conference_Titel :
Education and e-Learning Innovations (ICEELI), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2226-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEELI.2012.6360683