Access a wide range of eLearning projects and initiatives to support the learning and teaching of the Arabic language.

Access the eALP

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If you access Facebook or iGoogle on a daily basis, why not learn a new Arabic word (with its pronunciation) every time you are online?

The Facebook and iGoogle widget (Arabic Audio Word of the Day) includes a new word with its audio recording for every one of the languages offered by Declan Software.

How to use it?

Click the blue play button to hear the native speaker recording of the word of the day (requires Adobe Flash Player). The word of the day will change automatically every 24 hours.

Declan Software also offers Facebook Audio Words of the Day applications for the following languages:

Japanese: http://apps.facebook.com/japanese_word/
Chinese: http://apps.facebook.com/chinese_word/
French: http://apps.facebook.com/french_word/
German: http://apps.facebook.com/german_word/
Spanish: http://apps.facebook.com/spanish/
Italian: http://apps.facebook.com/italian/
Korean: http://apps.facebook.com/korean_word/
Russian: http://apps.facebook.com/russian/

Finally, if you are serious about learning one of these languages you might be interested in Declan Software’s Foreign Language Learning Software including script and alphabet teaching software (featuring audio and animations), dictionaries and audio flashcards software that includes free access to audio wordfiles containing thousands and thousands of common words and useful phrases for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, German, Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish. Just click on the language you are interested in.

FREE trial downloads are available for all of our software.(Windows and Windows Mobile/Pocket PC)

Type of Resource

Interactive eLearning resources, eFlashcards, streamed audio

Publisher

Declan Software

Example(s) of Usage

See a demo here

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(Arabic word of the day) eFlashCard applicationin:

1. WidgetBox
2. Facebook

Declan Software (Arabic)

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Description of the eLearning Tool/Resource

Fun with Arabic.com is an interactive learning resource that teaches you Arabic in a fun and easy way.

This interactive resource will guide you through the Arabic alphabet.

You will study each Arabic letter in full detail, showing you the different forms of the letter and its pronunciation. This should provide you with enough skills to read Arabic words and short sentences. In the grammar section you’ll be introduced to Arabic vowels, verbs, personal pronouns, adjectives, numbers, forming duals and plurals, and how to ask questions. By the end of the course you will be left with a wealth of vocabulary and the ability to form short phrases.

Online website for learning Arabic language, Arabic alphabet, grammar and short phrases.

Type of Resource

Interactive eLearning resources and materials, Streamed video and audio, learning games and quizzes

Publisher

http://www.funwitharabic.com

Pedagogical Applications

Autonomous Learning,  Interactive Learning,  Multimedia Learning

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Fun with Arabic

Fun with Arabic: Learn Arabic the Fun and Easy Way [BOX SET] (CD-ROM)

Purchase CD from Amazon

Description of the eLearning Tool/Resource

What is it?

Do you need to write email, create a document,or send instant messages in Arabic? - Use the Yamli Editor to do it!

• Yamli Editor allows you to write multiple lines of text in Arabic.
• You can then copy and paste into the application of your choice.
• The editor provides you suggestions for what you are trying to type.
• If you type “Ahlan Wa Sahlan” the editor will convert it immediately into أهلا و سهلا

How to use this e-tool?

As long as you know the Arabic transliteration of your text/words, you can use this tool to write Arabic quickly and efficiently if :

• you are not familiar with using an Arabic keyboard ,
• your typing speed is not fast enough

Type of Resource

Re(Search) Tool, Writing tool, Social networking, Communication tool

Publisher

http://www.yamli.com

Example(s) of Usage

Yamli in Facebook

Add the Yamli application, and you will be able to:

• Post on your friends’ walls
• Compose messages to your friends
• Update your Facebook status

directly in Arabic!

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Yamli Editor

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Yamli for sending emails

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News reports (in Arabic) about Yamli

MBC News (May 10 2008)

Al Hurra (iTECH)

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Yamli Editor

Yamli Tutorial

Yamli for Facebook

Yamli for sending emails

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Description of the eLearning Tool/Resource

wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world’s largest, highest quality how-to manual. With your edits, we can create a free resource that helps millions of people by offering solutions to the problems of everyday life. wikiHow currently contains 42,640 articles — written, edited, and maintained primarily by volunteers. Please join us by writing on a topic not yet covered, or editing an article that someone else has started.

WikiHow’s long term vision is to make a free how-to manual available to everyone on earth. To do this, we need to build wikiHow in multiple languages. Right now, we are working hard to develop the Arabic language wikiHow. It has been launched, but we are still very much in the process of building the community and content there. Read on for ways to help out, or Be Bold and go start editing on Arabic wikiHow.

ويكي هاو هو مشروع عمل جماعي لبناء أكبر و أفضل دليل إرشادات عن كيفية عمل الأشياء. من خلال مساهمتك في العمل سنستطيع إنشاء مصدر مجاني لمساعدة الملايين من الناس من خلال توفير حلول للمشكلات التي تواجههم في حياتهم اليومية. تحتوي ويكي هاو على ٣٠ مقال مكتوب، تم تحريره و صيانته من خلال متطوعين.
نرجو أن تنضموا إلينا من خلال الكتابة عن مواضيع لم يتم تغطيتها من قبل، أو إكمال بعض المقالات التي قام الغير ببدأها.

تم إطلاق ويكي هاو العربية في بداية سنة ٢٠٠٨، لا تتردد في كتابة، ترجمة أو تعديل مقال لتنمية ويكي

How You Can Help

With any new wiki there are always lots of challenges and there is never any shortage of good ways to contribute. Below are just a few ways you can help out:

• Visit Arabic wikiHow to see what needs help at the moment.
• Translate an Article or create a new page.
• Invite friends, family and contributors to good discussion forums to participate.
• Review recent changes for recent edits that improving.
• Contact Chris H or Bashar if you would like some help getting started.

Type of Resource

Collaborative eLearning resources and materials,

Publisher

http://ar.wikihow.com/

Pedagogical Applications

Content-based Learning, Collaborative Learning, Reading comprehension, Autonomous Learning

Example(s) of Usage

Sample Arabic article :  (How to manage yout time ) كيفية إدارة وقتك

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http://ar.wikihow.com/

http://wikihow.com/

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Be part of our Social Network on Facebook. Write on our wall, share your thoughts and experiences of using eLearning in your learning and teaching of Arabic.

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The e-Arabic Toolkit is an initiative to create an online directory of elearning tools and technologies for learning and teaching the Arabic language.

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Learn over 1600 common Arabic words & phrases with Declan’s FlashCards software.

Description of the eLearning Tool/Resource

Features and Benefits

• Over 30 free audio wordfiles for download from here
• Every word includes a native speaker’s audio recording
• Flashcard review and exercises to aid memorization
• Learning-list testing technique ensures word retention
• Manually create your own custom wordfiles
• A Windows Mobile/Pocket PC version is coming soon.
• More details…

Type of Resource

Interactive eLearning tool, eFlashcards, Audio tool

Language

English & Arabic

Pedagogical Applications

Vocabulary Learning and memorisation

Declarative Learning

Pronunciation practice

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Download Declan’s Arabic FlashCards

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