Authors : Mohammed Abbas Neamah, Azham Hussain, Nurnasran Puteh and Osman Ghazali
Abstract: Arabic language is important to all Muslims around the world. It is a sacred language because it is the language of the Quran and Islamic sources. In Malaysia, the people have to learn Arabic language to increase their understanding on matters related to religion because their first language is not Arabic. Among Malaysians, Arabic language is perceived difficult. Recently, many researchers discovered that Arabic language education in Malaysia is unsuccessful and needs radical changes in many ways including the modern teaching aids and tools that need to be incorporated into. The current study is an attempt to design a mobile multi-media application which is named A4Kids to provide fun mobile learning of Arabic language for children in Malaysia. The requirements for the design of the mobile application are gathered from interviews and literatures. Then, a prototype was developed and tested involving real users. The results of the user evaluation on the A4Kids indicate that it is learnable, ease of use and useful for children. Additionally, it is capable to help them learn Arabic easily, directly and successfully regardless of location and time.
Mohammed Abbas Neamah, Azham Hussain, Nurnasran Puteh and Osman Ghazali, 2017. Modeling a Mobile Arabic Learning Application for Children in Malaysia. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 6569-6575.