Research Article
A Way of Supporting Non-Arabic Speakers in Identifying Arabic Letters and Reading Arabic Script in an E-Learning System
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_15, author={Ahmed Mosa and Kakehi Katsuhiko}, title={A Way of Supporting Non-Arabic Speakers in Identifying Arabic Letters and Reading Arabic Script in an E-Learning System}, proceedings={E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training. First International Conference, eLEOT 2014, Bethesda, MD, USA, September 18-20, 2014, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={ELEOT}, year={2014}, month={12}, keywords={E-Learning Arabic learning Multimedia Roman phonetics Mirrored form}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_15} }- Ahmed Mosa
Kakehi Katsuhiko
Year: 2014
A Way of Supporting Non-Arabic Speakers in Identifying Arabic Letters and Reading Arabic Script in an E-Learning System
ELEOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_15
Abstract
This paper reports how a new e-learning system for Arabic language supports the beginners of non-Arabic speakers in identifying each Arabic letter in a word and reading/pronouncing Arabic script. In Arabic, letters forming a word are connected to each other. Each Arabic letter has three different figures according to its position in a word (beginning, middle or end). Users’ studies were conducted with 77 examinees in Japan to find which one is preferable for identifying letters of two alternatives: coloring letters or separating letters with spaces. Results showed that colored alternative is preferable. We are developing an e-learning system that incorporates the coloring way and our right-to-left phonetic to support learners in identifying and reading/pronouncing Arabic script by themselves.