DocumentCode
1842853
Title
Arab preschoolers, interactive media and early literacy development
Author
Shoukry, L. ; Sturm, C. ; Galal-Edeen, Galal H.
Author_Institution
Digital Media Eng. & Technol, German Univ. in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
fYear
2012
fDate
24-26 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
43
Lastpage
48
Abstract
This paper discusses the causes, extent and implications of the digital language divide in technologies used by young Arabic-speaking children by the example of Egyptian preschoolers. The discussion is based on two studies: A preliminary survey examining the nature of Egyptian preschoolers´ use of technology and an analytical evaluation of representative Arabic literacy developing applications available for Egyptian children compared to their English counterparts.
Keywords
Digital Divide; computer aided instruction; interactive systems; natural language processing; Arab preschoolers; Egyptian preschoolers; digital language divide; early literacy development; interactive media; representative Arabic literacy; young Arabic-speaking children; Computers; Education; Games; Internet; Media; Software; TV; educational technology; user interfaces; user-centered design;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
e-Learning and e-Technologies in Education (ICEEE), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Lodz
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1679-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICeLeTE.2012.6333404
Filename
6333404
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