Arab Educational Information Network

This study aims to identify the attitudes of Arabic language female teachers to non-native speakers towards using the tablet in teaching, to detect the difficulties facing them in using the tablet and to identify the benefits of using the tablet in teaching from the viewpoint of Arabic language female teachers to non-native speakers. The study was conducted in 1439 / 2018 on a sample of (13) faculty members at the Institute of Linguistics at King Saud University using descriptive survey methodology and a questionnaire for data collection. The study concluded the following main results: female teachers attitudes towards using iPad in teaching were positive and very significant through which information can be received in an entertaining and technical manner and using them relieves teachers from carrying books and papers , increases the chance of curriculum acceptance and the elimination of traditional education, contributes to the development of students’ skill in dealing with technology, and educational applications in these tablets could be employed in teaching Arabic language to non-native speakers. In detecting difficulties of using them it has become that the most prominent difficulties is represented in the preparation and technical qualification of the teacher to use these tablets , and the classroom qualification lacks much qualification to be suitable for this and its use is financially expensive. The most important benefits of using the tablet in teaching are represented in making use of them in the educational process, attracting students toward them, supporting cooperative learning among them, interaction with the teacher and scientific material and promoting students self-learning. Also, the study presented a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: the need for activating the use of tablets and their applications in schools and institutions in order to benefit from them in the educational process, the use of tablets and their applications instead of traditional education, spreading the culture of using tablet applications among students, and highlighting their benefits to them. (Published abstract)