فاعلية استخدام أدوات الجيل الثاني للويب (Web 2.0)‎ في تطوير المهارات اللغوية في اللغة العربية بوصفها لغة أجنبية

Abstract EN

The present study aims to investigate the role web 2.0 tools can play in the enhancement of productive and receptive language skills of students of Arabic as a Foreign Language.

The study is part of an ongoing project on the integration of web 2.0 tools in teaching Arabic as a Foreign language and the attitude of the learners towards them.

The design of the study is pre-post, experimental-control group.

The sample consisted of (30) level 1 BA students: an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15), studying Arabic as a Foreign Language at the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA).

The experiment took place in the Language skills module for 12 weeks.

A technology-enhanced programme that utilizes a myriad of web 2.0 tools used in teaching the experimental group.

The control group students, however, taught using a traditional teaching methodology in a brick-and-mortar classroom and they did not receive any technology-enhanced instruction.

The study has concluded that the use of web 2.0 tools has contributed to the enhancement of the language skills and vocabulary of the students.

The findings indicated that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the language skills and vocabulary post-test in favor of the experimental group.