Introduction:

Arabic is a beautiful language that is generally considered quite difficult for English-speakers to learn. Part of that is because it varies widely depending on where it’s spoken—an Arabic speaker from Lebanon may not understand a speaker from Algeria and vice versa. However, most programs will teach you Modern Standard Arabic, or MSA. This is a standardized version of the language taught in schools all over the Arab world and will help you communicate with Arabic speakers from almost any country. MSA is also used in many governments, businesses, and journalistic practices. If you have a particular Arabic-speaking country in mind, however, you could learn the dialect as well to help you with day-to-day life while traveling and making friends. Popular dialects include Egyptian, Levantine, and North African. Courses for learning Arabic are available at colleges and universities and through online courses around the world. In 1973, Arabic became the sixth official working language of the General ­Assembly of the United Nations and its main commissions (the others being Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). In this blog, we’ll learn about how offline learning is different from online learning in the 21st century:

Online Learning

• Flexibility

The great thing about learning online is that each one of us can choose when, where, and for how long to practice. It could be five minutes during the lunch break or two hours from home.

• Possibility to speak with native speakers

 In the past, it was hard for language students to meet native speakers unless they moved, especially for uncommon languages.

• Improves responsibility

 Unlike in an academic course when it comes to online learning it is unlikely that the student needs to fulfill specific tasks in a short amount of time, which means that it is up to the student when to study and how much, this will definitely help to improve the sense of responsibility toward the subject.

Cons: 

1. Low motivation: Of course the possibility to study whenever we want can also have a side effect, if the student is not motivated enough he will probably end up not studying every day, which is one of the main goals when studying a language. 
2. Lack of a personalized path of study: When studying with a teacher it is possible to stop and improve some topics that are harder for the student, and maybe skip topics that are easily acquired, while studying on the internet does not allow the student to change the path that is already established by the app or the website that he is using.

Offline Learning

Pros:

1. During an offline study in schools and colleges, the entire class time is dedicated to teaching and learning.
2. Offline classes are also available to those who do not have proper internet connections or to those who do not have any smartphones as most of the students don’t have either of them.
3. The most important use of offline study is in dance and physical exercises as the teacher need to check the student whether they are correctly doing the exercises or not. Doing the exercises in the wrong way can lead to physical injury and will not bring about the desired result.

Cons:

1. The offline study is a little bit expensive as compared to online study due to the travel and accommodation expenses and many more, if the student is coming from a place where there is no school or institution or if they are far away.
2. Chances of searching more and finding new things out for themselves from the students are limited.
3. It is also not suitable for those who are introverts as they prefer being themselves and avoid being social or interacting with others.

• Conclusion

As nowadays new technologies are easily accessible to the young generation which can be used for more visual and interactive studies. But still, some prefer offline study over online studies as it only depends on the understanding power of students and which method they prefer the most.