Using the web for critical learning of al-Qur’an’s ‎language: an ‎‎ exploratory case study

Abdullah, Matin Saad and Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan and Rahman, Muhammad Abdur (2012) Using the web for critical learning of al-Qur’an’s ‎language: an ‎‎ exploratory case study. In: World Conference on Islamic Thought 2012 (WCIT 2012), 11-12 September 2012, Ipoh, Perak. (In Press)

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Abstract

About 80 percent of the world's Muslim populations are non-native speakers of ‎Arabic language. ‎Since ‎it ‎is ‎‎obligatory for all Muslims to recite the Qur'an in ‎Arabic ‎during regular prayers, ‎an ‎‎extraordinary ‎‎social phenomenon has taken ‎place ‎in some parts of the ‎Muslim ‎world: in schools, ‎children are only taught the ‎complex phonetic rules of the ‎Arabic language ‎in ‎the ‎context of the ‎Qur'an. This has ‎given rise to a demographic segment of adult learners who are interested in a ‎‎Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) curriculum that would help them learn ‎a ‎closed set of ‎‎syntactic rules ‎and ‎‎vocabularies in the ‎context ‎of the Qur'an, so that ‎they can recall an idiomatic ‎translation in their native language while they recite or ‎listen to the Qur'an. Little research work ‎exists on the task modeling ‎and user ‎modeling for this purpose. This ‎research work explores the ‎possibilities of ‎using ‎user stereotypes in the creation of ‎task models to be used in development of a ‎‎comprehensive Computer ‎Assisted Language Learning (CALL) module. In this paper, ‎firstly‎, ‎the ‎design and initial ‎‎prototype of a ubiquitous web based ‎‎language learning ‎software is presented and ‎‎some ‎results of the user modeling are ‏shared‎. ‎Secondly‎, ‎changes made to the initial implementation based on the user ‎modeling are presented. And finally, merits and drawbacks of the new implementation ‎are shared.‎‏

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	6481/25290 (The paper is to appear as a Poster presentation paper but candidate for a journal publication)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Qur'an , E-learning, Computer Assisted Language learning, ICT, Internet
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2012 07:47
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2013 12:05
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/25290

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