Examining the Arabic language teachers’ perspective towards mobile video-based learning in Arabic language / Nurul Azni Mhd Alkasirah ...[et al.]

Supporting mobile technology use in teaching and learning has opened a new opportunity for bringing a traditional learning environment in enhancing the language learning. The focus of this study based on the perception and experiences the participants. The purposes of the study were to identify the teaching approach has been done by the Arabic teachers to improve Arabic language, as well as to examine the teachers’ opinion to develop the contents of video-based learning for Arabic language. The samples were four Arabic teachers in one of religious secondary schools in Penang, Malaysia. A thematic analysis approach was used in data analysis. The result of this study revealed that the Arabic teachers have used the varieties of teaching approach to increase Arabic language among students either mobile technology or conventional teaching. The participants agreed that the mobile video-based learning give more advantages to students in learning of Arabic. The sample size of this study was very limited and in the future the research can be conducted on mixed methods.