The effectiveness of learning process of Arabic language via online in Sri Lanka: An analytical study among the students of Department of Arabic, Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Abstract

The universities have a huge role to play in creating the human resources needed for the development of the country and streamlining research-related activities. Sri Lanka has been hit hardest by the recent global COVID 19 pandemic. In this context, nowadays, all educational institutes have teaching and learning process through online. Department of Arabic attached to Eastern University, Sri Lanka is implementing e-learning activities. Although online learning and teaching activities was an unavoidable feature in the COVID 19 Pandemic period, the research question is whether it is found to be effective in student learning and to what extent its directory level exists. This study tries to introduce the higher education sector in Sri Lanka, especially Eastern University, Sri Lanka and to find out the possible ways to build up and promote online teaching and learning system in Eastern University, Sri Lanka. The researcher has used the questionnaires through distributing the Google form to the students in primary data as well as he brings the library survey in the secondary sources. The study has concluded that, the online teaching and learning process in the Department of Arabic, is particularly successful. The students had advance instructions issued on organizing lectures and the lecturers have followed best culture in teaching. The lecturers could understand students’ learning need and followed good approach to ensure students participation.