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Integration of Interactive E-Books into Digital Pedagogy for Teaching Arabic Alphabet Online
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Ketsman (2012) conducted a mixed methods study investigating the effectiveness of technology-enhanced multimedia instruction in foreign language classrooms. The study demonstrated that implementing such instruction provided foreign language teachers with opportunities to offer successful and effective language learning, which catered to the needs of modern-day learners.
The current study utilized Design-Based Research (DBR) as its primary methodology, which involved an iterative process of data collection and e-book intervention development. The study employed a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018). The data collection process involved focus group meetings, group interviews, semi-structured individual interviews, and an online quantitative survey. The study participants comprised 45 students of Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) from five universities and eight AFL teachers representing various educational institutions.
The researcher employed two conceptual frameworks, namely Passey's (2011) Learning Elements Framework (LEF) and Venkatesh and Davis's (2003) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and the interactive e-book evaluation criteria to conduct the study and develop the interactive e-book.
The e-book design followed the "PPP" teaching approach consisting of three steps: Present, Practice, and Produce. The presentation stage included the design of widgets to assist students in recognizing and learning the alphabet. Subsequently, a set of widgets were designed for the controlled practice of the alphabet. Finally, the production stage required students to apply the alphabet learned to form words and take a quiz at the end of each unit.
The E-book widgets incorporated various interactive features, such as flashcards, split worksheets, quizzes, jigsaw puzzles, randomness, word search, crossword, and memory games, to enhance students' engagement with the Arabic language learning process. Furthermore, the E-book contained animated videos that explained the writing system for every individual letter in Arabic. Finally, the study's design principles and findings will be presented at the conference.
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