Utilizing Adaptive and Intelligent Systems for Collaborative Online Learning

2016 ◽  
pp. 165-186
Author(s):  
Matin Saad Abdullah ◽  
Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Intelligent Model

The purpose of this chapter is to present an Adaptive and Intelligent model for online Qur'anic Arabic learning. The goal of this model is to make the learning process easier by extracting frequently used words and collocation in Qur'an with different contextual connotations and then applying a periodic reminding system via online. The target is to make occasional learning easier for the subscribers. The work focuses on non-native speakers of Arabic among the Muslims because it is an obligation for them to memorize and recite a part of the Qur'an during the five daily prayers. While for native Arabic speakers, it is relatively easy to understand, this approach of ours aims at achieving a level of understanding of the recited Arabic words even for the non-native users. The power of Social Media, thus Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been effectively used in this domain. A part of this project has already been implemented. Alongside the description of our base learning model, we also present the technical details and obtained results from our implemented prototype.

EFFECTS OF LISTENERS' EXPECTATIONS OF SPEAKERS' NATIVENESS: IDENTIFICATION OF PHONEMIC VOWEL LENGTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1106-1115
Author(s):  
Wael Zuraiq ◽  
Moh'd Al-Omari ◽  
Sabri Al Shboul ◽  
Anas Al Huneety ◽  
Bassil Mashaqba
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Speaking Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Minimal Pairs ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers

Purpose of the study: This study is to describe an experiment in which native Arabic listeners identified phonemic vowels in Arabic words. Native Arabic speakers from a variety of dialects and non-native Arabic speakers spoke the words. The main objective of the present study is to understand the neglected role of the native listeners in making communication successful or impeded when native listeners lack adequate information about the non-native speaker and when the top-down processing is absent. Methodology: The present study examined real Arabic minimal pairs (short versus long vowels) uttered at a regular speaking rate by both native speakers of Arabic (NSA) as a control group and non-native speakers of Arabic (NNSA) as a test group. First, we told the listeners that they would hear speakers from various countries, and we did not tell them that the stimuli had non-native words. In the subsequent part of the experiment, we told native listeners that they would hear both native speakers and non-native intermediate speakers. Main Findings: The major outcome of the present study is that listeners made slower and less correct identifications when they knew that some of the speakers were non-native. The finding of the experiment confirms the hypothesis that the processing of non-native productions is influenced by native listeners' negative expectations about non-native speakers with the absence of adequate facilitating details. Applications of this study: The study contributes to the psycholinguistic understanding of the role of the native listeners' expectations and attitudes towards non-native speakers and contributes to the understanding of the interaction between native listeners and non-native speakers. The study can help linguists in understanding the role of listeners in communication impediments within the top-down approach. Novelty/Originality of this study: This work adopts a new approach where we tested the same listeners twice, first with no information about non-native speakers and second with information that they will hear non-native speakers in the stimuli. Such an approach intends to improve our perception towards language communication within listeners' attitudes as associated with foreign speakers when information about the context of stimuli is inadequate.

scholarly journals Internal Factors within Entrepreneurs that Influence the Acceptance and Use of Social Commerce among SMEs in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azilahwati Binti Adam ◽  
Jessnor Elmy Binti Mat Jizat ◽  
Mohd Asri Bin Mohd Nor
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Business World ◽  
Business Innovation ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
New Business

<p>Current technological advances, particularly in information and communications technology (ICT) and social media have sparked a phenomenon in the business world. The existence of social commerce (s-commerce), which is a combination of e-commerce and social media, has opened up greater opportunities for SMEs in Malaysia. The use of s-commerce as a medium for marketing and buying and selling is capable of helping SMEs to increase the sales and profitability of their businesses. However, according to studies conducted by SME Corp Malaysia, the usage of e-commerce and social media is still low. Attitude and self-efficacy are variables that are often used in studies related to entrepreneurs and their intention to accept a new business innovation or technology. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify the internal factors within entrepreneurs, namely attitude and self-efficacy, which influence the acceptance and use of s-commerce among SMEs in Malaysia.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals MEMORIZING AND UNDERSTANDING THE QUR’AN IN ARABIC LANGUAGE AMONG MALAYSIAN STUDENTS OF THE AL-AZHAR INSTITUTE OF QIRAAT SHOBRA, EGYPT

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Ismail ◽  
Nurul Hudaa Hassan ◽  
Akhdiat Abd Malek ◽  
Abur Hamdi Usman
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Malaysian Students

Purpose of the study: The objective of the study was to analyze the perceptions of tahfiz students in understanding the meaning of the verses and their knowledge of the Arabic language syntax and morphology in memorizing the Qur’an. Design/methodology/approach: For this article, the study sample is comprised of 30 tahfiz students at the Azhar Institute of Qiraat in Shobra, Cairo, Egypt. They were chosen as a minimum sample of 30 population tahfiz students who had followed an Arabic Course in Malaysia. The survey method uses a Likert scale-based questionnaire which measures the levels of understanding among tahfiz students, which includes the overall mastery of Qur’anic understanding and the structure of the Arabic language’s syntax and morphology. The data were then analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics to identify the mean values of each item. Findings: The results of this study reveal that the level of understanding of Arabic grammar and morphology of the Qur’an amongst tahfiz students is high. Research Implications: This study recommends to explore the possibility of establishing a curriculum framework that gives provision for the Arabic language to be mastered by students in tahfiz institutions. Once this curriculum is implemented, the tasks of Qur’anic educators will be made easier. Social Implications: The study throws light on the integrated approach in memorizing the Qur'an will produce tahfiz students who are able to master the memorization effectively. Originality/Value: Only a very few have examined the proficiency of the Arabic language and its function to the ḥuffaz in memorizing the Qur'an effectively. Most of the issues often faced by ḥuffaz who are non-native Arabic speakers are closely related to their mastery, or lack thereof, of the Arabic language. Since memorizing the Qur’an involves proper understanding of the purpose and structure of the language, there is a need to carry out a study concerning the same.

Regulating the social media for global relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 426-433
Author(s):  
Tolulope Kayode-Adedeji
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Western Power ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Platform ◽  
Social Media Network

The emergence of information and communications technology has opened a global platform for communication, causing lots of changes especially redefining the identity of many nations across borders. The presence of western power is becoming prominent while values and general way of life are being globally defined by the western culture. There is proof that the social media in this age are driving these changes faster than imagined. Consequently, the social media poses lots of challenges on a global level because of the differences that exist especially among the cultures. There is therefore a pressing need for some forms on the social media to protect the identity of nations, ensure security across borders and prevent nation-to-nation harassment and discrimination. This paper therefore using the Blake’s prototype proposes ways to ensure social media regulations and also identifies the possible challenges that could be faced in regulating social media network. Keywords: Social media, global relationship, prototype, information and communications technology, Internet.

L2 processing of Arabic derivational morphology

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Freynik ◽  
Kira Gor ◽  
Polly O’Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Processing ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Derivational Morphology ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
European Languages ◽  
L2 Processing ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers ◽  
Complex Words

Abstract The current study examined how non-native speakers process the highly productive derivational morphology of Arabic in which, in contrast to Indo-European languages, word formation involves interleaving a root and template structure. Previous research shows that native speakers of Arabic decompose morphologically complex words in lexical processing. Using cross-modal priming, the current study shows that non-native speakers of Arabic (L1 English) also decompose derived forms such that there is priming between words that share a common root which is not due to semantic or phonological overlap. In spite of the typological distance, native English speakers organize their L2 Arabic lexicons in a manner similar to native Arabic speakers.

scholarly journals “The Words Disappeared When Faced with Real Life Situations”: Communication Difficulties of Non-Native Speakers of Arabic in the Sultanate of Oman

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Fatma Yousuf Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Colloquial Arabic ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
Authentic Life

The learning of Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) is increasing around the world. Even so, non-native speakers learners of Arabic face an array of communication difficulties. The present study is intended to explore some of the possible communication difficulties encountered by adult learners of Arabic in the Sultanate of Oman. An interpretive approach was adopted for the study, using in-depth interviewing and participants’ diaries. The findings of the study revealed that non-native Arabic speakers face four distinct difficulties when they attempt to communicate in Arabic. These difficulties are categorized as: putting thoughts into words, maintaining continuous speaking, pronunciation-related issues and applying grammar in their speech. These findings call for improved teaching programs, bridging the gap between classroom teaching activities and authentic life situations and the placing of parallel emphasis on both standard (written) Arabic and vernacular spoken Arabic in its different contextual communities. It is recommended that more studies investigating the dichotomy between colloquial Arabic varieties and standard Arabic should be undertaken.

scholarly journals Site Management and Use of Social Media by Tourism Businesses: The Case of Quebec

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Roult ◽  
Marilyne Gaudette ◽  
Denis Auger ◽  
Jean-Marc Adjizian
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The World ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
And Training

Abstract Information and communications technology (ICT) has taken centre stage in recent decades in the world of tourism. Publicity and reservation strategies, in particular, are now developed through ICT. The rise of virtual, tourist communities has messed up ways to assess tourism products. This complete renewal of ways to interact with the customer requires tourism businesses to adapt to these new communication patterns. It is with regard to this issue that this study is based. A survey of 2 393 Quebec tourism enterprises made it was possible to identify websites and use patterns of these organizations and social media. The results show that most companies are aware of the importance of ICT for the development of their activities, but some financial, human, geographical and training aspects slow down the process.

Consigned to Temporal or Permanent Oblivion?

2019 ◽  
pp. 237-270
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Human Memory ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Filter Bubbles ◽  
Blind Spots

Mass and partial forgetting in electronic hive minds (shared consciousness enabled through socio-technical spaces, social media, and information and communications technology [ICT]) is conceptualized as something gradual and organic based on the functions of human memory and accelerated in other cases, depending on the adaptive needs of the EHM. How EHMs form, the proclivity to certain attitudes, favored meta-narratives, the exposure to a wide range of ideas (vs. filter bubbles), and other aspects affect what is retained and what is forgotten. This sheds some light on how some EHMs may coordinate to maintain memory on “critical issues” and “issues of facts” and the roles of those who act as “folk” historians and commemorators and the roles of technology as affordance/enablement and constraint. This work focuses on the hard effort of maintaining collective memory in the ephemera of transient EHMs. Methods for identifying blind spots and invisible spaces in memory in EHMs are suggested, and this method is applied in a walk-through of a portion of a star-based fandom and followership-based EHM. This chapter explores some of the nature of forgetting in EHMs.

scholarly journals Determination of the Turkish Language Sounds that Arabic Native Speaker Students Experience Problems With and Proposed

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Yusuf Sülükçü
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Native Arabic Speakers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Gender Factor ◽  
Turkish Language ◽  
Practical Demonstration

The present study aimed to identify Turkish language sounds that Arabic native speakers experience pronunciation difficulties with when learning Turkish and make various suggestions on how to resolve this problem. Qualitative research method and observation technique were used in the study. The data were collected in 2016 and the second half of 2017. The study population included native Arabic speakers who learned Turkish as a foreign language in Turkey, the study sample included 20 students attending Necmettin Erbakan University Turkish Instruction Application and Research Center (KONDIL) and 15 students attending a private course. It was determined that the students experienced difficulties in pronouncing the following sounds in Turkish alphabet: "ç, e, g, ğ, h, ı, j, k, l, o, ö, p, r, s, ş, t, ü, v, z". It was also determined that it was possible to correct certain pronunciation mistakes in the above-mentioned sounds easily while correction of others took longer. It was found that the educational level of the student before learning Turkish was not effective in the pronunciation of the sounds, speaking a foreign language other than Turkish decreased the number of sounds where the students experienced problems and the gender factor had no impact on pronunciation of the sounds. It was determined that the comparison of the articulation points in the native language of the student and Turkish and practical demonstration of these articulation points and repetition of a large number of sounds resolved the problem to a great extent. It was recommended to focus more on the determined sounds in the instruction of the sounds in Turkish.

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