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1) Subject:technology for language teaching response
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:Iman Aziz Soliman <halleluiah3 at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Hello Ghydase
I am glad that more people are interested in blended learning and in  
using technology to the benifit of Arabic language learning and  
teaching. You mentioned you had Wemba. What Wemba tools are you  
referring to?:
the posdcast, voice mail, pronto? live classroom, chat tool, create or  
which one exactly? I have used many of these tools and if interested I  
can share some of the activities I did integrating these tools into  
the course.
Best
Iman

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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:mimi mel <mimelko at yahoo.com>
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Dear Ghayda:

I use Wimba everyday in my Arabic classes. Please explain to me  
exactly what do you want to know about Wimba.
Thanks,
Mimi

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2)
Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:gaa011 at YAHOO.COM
Subject:technology for language teaching response

Merhab"مرحبا" Sharon

Scinicariello,


Thank you so much for your
helpful email.


I have spent some time
looking at the link you suggested. Very interesting and quite  
useful.There are
many ways technology can be used to assist in the language classroom.  
At the
moment, I am specifically interested in how technology can be used to  
help my
students improve their Arabic pronunciations. Several things come to  
mind but
here is what I am thinking about at the moment.

I'd like to be able to have
my students hear (and see?) the same dialog in two or three Arabic  
dialects, to
access to this learning aid by themselves for individual practice, and  
– if
possible- with my supervision either in class or on-line.

If this is possible perhaps
the same technology can be used for audio/visual quizzes (students  
have access
for correction) and for audio/visual homework (students have access for
submission, I have access for correction.)

Off the top of your head do
you think this is reasonable or currently available?

On a related note I have
found a very inexpensive software package called text wave converts text
in several languages including Arabic in MP3 files that are played  
through the
sound card. It is not clear if this works with Arabic script or if it  
requires
transliteration of the Arabic text into the English
alphabet.

All the bestيوما سعيدا

Ghaydaغيداء العلي

Ghayda Al Ali

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