Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood

Pantelis M. Papadopoulos; Zeinab Ibrahim; Andreas Karatsolis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_12

Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood

Pantelis M. Papadopoulos^*, Zeinab Ibrahim, Andreas Karatsolis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents the use of educational games in the context of the “Arabiyyatii” research project, a three-year project funded through Qatar National Research Fund. The scope of the project is teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) to kindergarten students (5-6 years old) that are native speakers of the Qatari dialect. Part of the new curriculum envisioned in the project includes the use of simple educational games, specifically designed and developed for tabletop surface computers. The paper presents a naturalistic study design, following the activities of 18 students for a period of 9 weeks in the project. The paper presents three of the most played games by the students, along with analysis on collected data, focusing on students’ performance and attitudes towards the new curriculum. Results analysis provided an encouraging image, suggesting that the conducted activity was able to increase students’ engagement in language learning, increase their exposure to MSA, and develop their vocabulary.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	James Uhomoibhi, Maria Teresa Restivo, Susan Zvacek, Markus Helfert
Publisher	Springer
Pages	208-224
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	9783319295848
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_12
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 23 May 2015 → 25 May 2015 Conference number: 7 http://www.csedu.org/?y=2015

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	583
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015
Abbreviated title	CSEDU 2015
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	23/05/15 → 25/05/15
Internet address	http://www.csedu.org/?y=2015

Keywords

Early childhood
Educational games
Language learning
Modern standard arabic
Tabletop surface computer

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Papadopoulos, P. M., Ibrahim, Z., & Karatsolis, A. (2016). Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood. In J. Uhomoibhi, M. T. Restivo, S. Zvacek, & M. Helfert (Eds.), Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 208-224). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 583). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_12

Papadopoulos, Pantelis M. ; Ibrahim, Zeinab ; Karatsolis, Andreas. / Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood. Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers. editor / James Uhomoibhi ; Maria Teresa Restivo ; Susan Zvacek ; Markus Helfert. Springer, 2016. pp. 208-224 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Papadopoulos, PM, Ibrahim, Z & Karatsolis, A 2016, Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood. in J Uhomoibhi, MT Restivo, S Zvacek & M Helfert (eds), Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 583, Springer, pp. 208-224, 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 23/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_12

Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood. / Papadopoulos, Pantelis M.; Ibrahim, Zeinab; Karatsolis, Andreas.
Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / James Uhomoibhi; Maria Teresa Restivo; Susan Zvacek; Markus Helfert. Springer, 2016. p. 208-224 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 583).

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Papadopoulos PM, Ibrahim Z, Karatsolis A. Learning Arabic through play games on tabletop surface computers in early childhood. In Uhomoibhi J, Restivo MT, Zvacek S, Helfert M, editors, Computer Supported Education - 7th International Conference, CSEDU 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2016. p. 208-224. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29585-5_12

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