Abstract:

In the last few years, the world and therefore the societies in it have been exposed to rapid and radical changes. The pandemic is one of the factors that triggered this change. At the same time, technological revolutions developing day by day make it necessary to keep up with it in every aspect of life. Undoubtedly, these radical changes have also affected the field of education and distance education has become inevitable.

Like all parts of education, Arabic language teaching has started to be given widely through distance education. Therefore, issues such as teaching strategies, curriculum planning, shaping the educational goals according to this new situation, and most importantly, the readiness of the educator have become more important than ever.

The distance education model, which has entered our lives in some way, will continue to exist in education from now on due to some of the convenience and benefits it brings. It will develop in parallel with the progress of technology. It is obvious that the instructor has an active role in this education model. As a matter of fact, the pedagogical education that the teacher received until today belonged to the face-to-face education model. For this reason, in this new education system that the teacher is exposed to, the necessity of using technological opportunities and mastering distance education skills has emerged clearly and unequivocally. On the other hand, teaching Arabic to non-native speakers brings with it some difficulties due to the nature of the language. These include the difference between the fonts and the grammatical structure and the breadth of the language's vocabulary.

In this study, we examined the qualifications and equipment that a Distance Education Educator should have in order to enable the student to gain all language skills (reading, understanding, speaking and writing). We also discussed the problems encountered and solutions. Thus, we aimed to offer Arabic language instructors proposals that will enable them to be more productive in the distance education process

Keywords:

Distance education, Arabic education, technology in education, education of the educator.