Muhammad Sabri Sahrir

Design and Development of Mobile EZ-Arabic.Net for Ubiquitous Learning Among Malaysian Primary School Learners from Experts’ Perspective

Ubiquitous learning, also known as u-learning is based on ubiquitous technology. The most significant role of ubiquitous computing technology in u-learning is to construct a ubiquitous learning environment, which enables anyone to learn at anyplace at any time. This article is focusing on the design and development of a mobile learning platform known as mobile EZ-Arabic.net that serves as a medium of ubiquitous learning in Arabic for Malaysian Primary school learners. The design of this mobile learning application is conducted by transformation a web-based version of EZ-Arabic.net into a mobile application that is suitable for mobile and ubiquitous learning environment. ADDIE model for mobile learning is used for the design and development of this learning platform. The objective of the research is to evaluate a mobile ubiquitous learning platform that was specifically designed for Malaysian primary school learners among subject matter experts (SMEs) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). Based on the findings of the analysis, the learning will be built with content appropriate to meet with students’ needs and syllabus. The final evaluation is also to be conducted among teachers and learners for the improvement of this mobile learning application.

The Employment of Documentary Film in Enhancing Arabic Writing Skills Among Non-Native Speakers From the Experts＇ Perspective

Nowadays, having access to authentic material for language learning, such as documentary film programs is very easy for all students and teachers around the world. The importance of this comprehensive input was emphasized by Krashen. At the same time, many studies have highlighted the linguistic, informational, and pedagogical purpose of documentary film in language skill learning. The base of the studies is the cognitive theory of multimedia learning. Accordingly, the present study has two main objectives, firstly to highlight the importance of using documentary film in enhancing the learning of Arabic as a second language (ASL) writing skill. Secondly, to analyse and discuss local experts’ views on the utilization of documentary film in the ASL classroom. For this purpose, a questionnaire was distributed among 12 experts in the field of ASL in Malaysian public universities. Their responses were collected and analysed based on closed-ended and open-ended surveys. The findings and discussion indicated that strong recommendations are given to the credit of the research question. The ASL experts recommend types of documentary films to be utilized, the category of writing skill that can be developed and the appropriate instruction technique to be used in the classroom.

Employing websites in language learning for tourism purpose among Arabic learners at the MARA Poly-Tech College (KPTM)

This paper examines the effectiveness of using websites in learning Arabic language for tourism purposes at the Department of General Studies, MARA Poly-Tech College (KPTM), Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia. This descriptive study sheds light on the issues in learning Arabic for specific purposes and analyzes the effectiveness of employing websites as the main tool in learning activities. This data was collected through a questionnaire survey and observation of the Basic Arabic Course for Tourism and Hospitality (HFA-1023) among 43 students who have registered and undergone the course for one semester in 2015. Descriptive quantitative analysis was used to analyze the data by using IBM SPSS statistical software. In general, the findings show that the use of a websites in learning the Arabic language for the purpose of tourism is effective among learners, and it provides good and proactive support for students in learning a language for specific purposes.