RIYADH: The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language has concluded its Arabic Language Month in Indonesia, which was held in the cities of Jakarta and Malang between Jan. 7 and Feb. 3.
The initiative included a series of training programs and scientific activities, held in various educational institutions, to help develop Arabic language-teaching curricula and improve the performance of teachers.
The academy sought to teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers, while highlighting Saudi Arabia’s efforts in serving the language and its sciences around the world. It aimed to train teachers, enhance their teaching capabilities, and achieve progress in Arabic language-learning outcomes.
The academy organized a scientific competition on the subject for non-native speakers. It covered three main tracks: storytelling, recitation, and Arabic calligraphy, and 260 people from 84 Indonesian universities participated. The jury established specific criteria and conditions for each track to ensure fairness and transparency in the results.
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The initiative included a series of training programs and activities, held in various educational institutions, to help develop Arabic language- teaching curricula and improve the performance of teachers.
Three winners in each track were tested remotely in the first stage of the competition, after which they competed in person before the jury at the headquarters of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta.
The academy organized various scientific activities in Jakarta for three weeks and in Malang for one. It also conducted four training courses for teachers, focusing on developing the skills of Arabic language teachers for non-native speakers using the latest methods and strategies. In addition, it offered five training courses for learners dedicated to developing Arabic language skills.
The program included two discussion panels covering several topics, including the most important tests used; evaluating Arabic language teachers for non-native speakers; using technology in teaching Arabic; identifying the best available tools and applications; and designing modern programs and materials to teach Arabic to non-native speakers.
Two scientific symposiums were also held, focusing on Saudi Arabia’s efforts in teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers and the status of its teaching in Indonesia in terms of challenges and opportunities.
The Arabic Language Month in Indonesia underlined the academy’s strategic role in supporting all issues related to the language.
The initiative sought to teach the language to non-native speakers, extending bridges of cooperation between it and interested parties, while strengthening its mission by investing in opportunities to serve the language, preserve its integrity, support it verbally and in writing, promote its global status, raise awareness, and facilitate its teaching.
