Employing recreational electronic activities in teaching listening to non-Arabic speakers

Abstract

The research topic of this article is employing recreational electronic activities in teaching listening to non-Arabic speakers by presenting a listening lesson based on recreational electronic activities. The research used the descriptive analytical method to describe and analyze the literature related to the research problem, to determine the appropriate listening skills for Arabic language learners of non-native speakers at the intermediate level, and to identify the recreational electronic activities that are used in teaching listening skills. The research used Edpuzzle’s tools with its integration into Google Classroom and activating audio plugins inside this integrated platform, so that each learner could understand knowledge and information, re-listen to sounds and structures more than once, and then answer the exercises integrated with video clips or the classroom through the virtual Google classes. This is done with appropriate feedback that is intended to emphasize listening skills.
 The research emphasized the importance of employing technology in teaching listening skills, especially recreational electronic activities, and how they can be employed procedurally by presenting its principles and steps to use it through practical procedural steps for the listening lesson, taking into account this lesson for the methods and techniques of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.