Teach Middle East Magazine May-June 2018 Issue 5 Volume 5 | Page 43

A Moment with
the “Think in Arabic ©” method
and resources in teaching Arabic.
Thousands of individuals are also
using the apps.
Share two ways in which the
work that you are currently
doing positively impacts the
teaching and learning of Arabic.
Compared to English or French,
Arabic language learners do not
have enough resources - this
constitutes a major challenge.
When I thought of having an
international impact, I thought of
developing apps. I merged the
digital resources with the physical
paper, I also created a YouTube
channel to help those who cannot
download the apps.
Why is it important for today’s
students across the Middle
East, both Expats and natives to
have a good grasp of the Arabic
language?
I believe many problems happen
just because of not being able to
understand each other’s language
or culture, so having a good grasp
of Arabic will help in building
bridges between the world and
Arabs. Also, knowing the Arabic rich
culture and arts, will help students
in finding good jobs, in many fields
in the future; as journalism, political
affairs, diplomacy, trade and many
other areas, where knowledge of a
foreig