Web-based CALL for Arabic

Constraints and Challenges

Authors

  • Alessandra Corda Leiden University
  • Mieke van der Stel Leiden University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v21i3.485-495

Keywords:

Arabic, grammar training, Unicode, Web-based CALL, transcription fonts

Abstract

The first section of this paper gives a brief overview of the experiences with LAN-based CALL programs for Arabic in the past 7 years at Leiden University (The Netherlands). The second section discusses constraints and technical challenges related to the use of Web-based CALL for Arabic, focusing in particular on a new Web-based CALL application, Ellips, developed by a consortium of Dutch universities. The Ellips system has been integrated into the Arabic curriculum at Leiden University since the autumn of 2003.

Author Biographies

  • Alessandra Corda, Leiden University

    Alessandra Corda is CALL coordinator at the Faculty of Arts at Leiden University. She is particularly interested in the use of the Internet for language teaching and has published in Dutch and Italian on this subject. She was and is involved in European projects in the field of IT professional development for language teachers.

  • Mieke van der Stel, Leiden University

    Mieke van der Stel is an Arabist and IT specialist at the Faculty of Arts at Leiden University. She has been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of all Arabic CALL materials at Leiden University. At the moment she is developing Web-based CALL in Ellips.

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Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2004)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Corda, A., & van der Stel, M. (2013). Web-based CALL for Arabic: Constraints and Challenges. CALICO Journal, 21(3), 485-495. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v21i3.485-495

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