Sharjah tablets as tonic for Arabic teaching

Government school teachers, students receive tablets with Arabic language educational package free

Sharjah is using smart technology to educate its children and instill in them a love for Arabic language.

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, launched a first-of-its-kind initiative that aims to support learning in Arabic by leveraging the latest technologies available in combination with specially designed contemporary educational programmes.

Under the programme, all students and teachers in Sharjah’s government schools will receive Tablets that have been equipped with a specially-designed Arabic language educational package completely free of charge. The package includes new and innovative educational programmes in the Arabic language and training programmes for educators.

This initiative - facilitated by Horouf Educational Publishing, a subsidiary of Kalimat Publishing Group – will be implemented over the coming five years.

The first phase, which will run in the 2013/2014 school year, will see 5,000 students and 250 teachers in kindergarten receiving Tablets.

Sheikh Sultan stressed that that human development and expanding the scientific and technological knowledge base of people, while preserving the UAE’s Arab identity and culture, will remain top priorities in the UAE. He  noted that knowledge development is a constantly evolving process  that requires a steadfast commitment to developing and adapting educational methods.

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