They reviewed experiences and projects that enrich "Al-Arabiya" during the "summit" sessions
Academics: Employing technology is a necessity to enhance our beautiful language
The “Arabic Calligraphy and Modernist Patterns” session highlighted the manifestations of calligraphy and its aesthetics in various arts.
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Academics and intellectuals stressed the need to develop curricula for teaching the Arabic language in order to keep pace with the times and reach the minds of new generations, calling during the sessions of the Arabic Language Summit, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language over two days in Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, and concluded yesterday, to benefit Of modern technologies and tools to serve to enhance the presence and status of our beautiful language.
The sessions and discussions of the summit, which was organized under the title "Language and the Industry of Identity", covered many issues related to the present and future of the Dada language, and how to enhance its status among native speakers, as well as spreading it to non-native communities.
The summit was keen to anticipate the future of the Arabic language, and how to employ artificial intelligence to serve it, as confirmed by the Acting Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji, in a session entitled “The Future of the Arabic Language” - which brought him together with Professor of Computer Science at New York University Abu Dhabi Dr. Nizar Habash - that the center has worked over two years to build prestigious international and local partnerships, adding that the UAE's aspirations are great with regard to the Arabic language and interest in it, pointing to the center's focus on youth and new generations.
The Arabic Language Summit also reviewed the results of a case study report on curricula for teaching the Arabic language from the primary to secondary levels in a special session. Participants called for the development of educational and educational policies, in addition to qualifying teachers to teach the Arabic language in advanced ways.
Dr. Khalil Al-Sheikh, Director of the Department of Education and Arabic Language Research at the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, considered that schools in their current system have not succeeded in making reading a habit that students care about outside the curriculum, stressing the need to review the reasons for the weakness of students’ linguistic lexicon in the Arabic language compared to other languages and find Ways to support and develop it, which is a shared responsibility between the school and the family.
While Professor of the Arabic Language Chair at Zayed University, Dr. Hanada Taha, asked why the Arabic language is not taught in kindergarten, while English is taught as a first language, even though it is the most important stage in the formation of a child's identity.
She pointed to the need for an educational policy and training of teachers to be able to teach the language and communicate information more effectively and acceptable to students.
Professor at the American University of Beirut, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal, agreed with this opinion, adding that the biggest challenge is the lack of teachers' expertise and their ability to adapt the material to suit the students' needs.
The “Arabic Calligraphy and Modernist Patterns” session, which was held yesterday, reviewed the manifestations of Arabic calligraphy and its aesthetics in various arts, such as architecture and commercial advertisements.
An assistant professor at the College of Arts, Industries and Creativity at Zayed University, Dr. Antoine Abi Aad, spoke about Japan's experience in teaching children calligraphy and writing.
Sarah Al-Aref, Executive Director of the Creative Department at Twethered, discussed the use of calligraphy in creating identities for international and local brands.
Among the sessions that took place on the closing day of the Arabic Language Summit was the “Arabic Language in Other Worlds” session, which discussed the presence of the Arabic language in the worlds of non-native speakers, with the participation of the specialist in Nabati poetry, Marcel Korber Schock, and the head of the Literature and Creative Writing Program at New York University, Dr. Maurice Pomerantz, and Professor at the Center for Arab and African Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, Dr. Kashif Jamal, their experiences in learning, studying and practicing the Arabic language, whether at the academic level or in everyday life.
• Participants called for developing educational and educational policies, as well as qualifying teachers to teach Arabic in modern ways.
A poetic shade
The closing day schedule of the Arabic Language Summit, whose activities were closed yesterday, at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, included a poetic morning for each of the poets: the Iraqi Ali Jaafar Al-Alaq, the Tunisian Moncef Al-Wahibi, and the Sudanese Rawda Al-Hajj.
And a session on Arabic language and music.
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