The starting point of developing an app. It is in a way mini language exchange app, which allows its users to find out where they can learn or communicate in Arabic language.
2. The idea
Developing an application to promote the
beautiful Arabic culture and language
Useful to a wide range of audience, mainly:
Italians interested in learning Arabic
Italian born Arabs looking to learn their mother
tongue in a school setting
3. The Application
Bahebik is a smartphone application intended
to utilize geotagging in order to quickly and
effectively display Arabic language schools in
Milan.
In addition to that, one can use the app to
write reviews about associated schools
This app has the capability and functionality
to expand to cover a broader range of
locations, not just schools, but also occasions
where people can talk in Arabic
4. Concept: why Geotagging?
The underlying concept is the use of
geotagging to facilitate the location of Arabic
language schools
The main advantage of a geotagging
application to simple internet search: instantly
identifying whether the school location is
suitable for ones needs
5. Cons of the app
Difficulty expressing one time events
Language VS. Culture
Language VS. Religion
After being used one time, may become
obsolete
Some events dont have specified place
9. Login
Possibilities for login:
Google
Facebook
Email
Manual
Information:
Insert your level
Insert manually your
home location
10. My account
Free users vs. Centers
My places
Saved places
My groups
My photos
Settings
My progress
Find my location
Event calendar
My places Saved places
My
groups
Photos
&ratings
12. The social side of the app
The My groups option allows the
users to chat between each other,
but also to post ads in which they
can describe their level of Arabic
and what are they looking for.
This option is also suitable for
advanced Arabic speakers who can
post information about some Arabic-
speaking upcoming event
13. Settings
Range km
How many schools (3-5-
8)
Show my profile details
Post my activities on
facebook/twitter
Colours
More about customizing your
app
14. What does your phone have to say?
Memory
Background
Database files
Tags
V
S
16. Concept and idea
What is the point of this app?
The point is to get people closer to the Arabic culture and
language, to learn to communicate with the Arab minority
and to make it easier for those who are interested in
contacting with native Arab speakers.
Why is it important?
The number of members of the Arab communities has
increased as well as the use of the Arabic language
which is being spoken by over 475 thousand people,
13.1% in Italy especially in Lombardy, which means that
there is a great importance of people who would be able
to facilitate the communication between Italian the Arab
population.
18. Users
Potential users of this application could
be:
All the students who are studying Arabic
in university or have Arabic friends and
are willing to take a course
People interested in travel in an Arabic
country
People interested to work in some Arabic
company
Children from Arabic ancestry, who dont
know their native language
19. A closer look
Italian students who study Arabic in
university
Arabic language and culture centers
Native Arabic professors
Arab students
Arabic exchange events
20. Stakeholders
Entities who benefit:
Non-Arabic speakers in Milan
Arabic speakers in Milan
Arabic language schools
Arabic culture centres
Arabic businesses
21. Language exchange
By constant updating of exchange
events the app is always going to offer
something more and will never stop
being useful
22. Competitors
There are many apps which help learning
the language, but not a single one of them
is about informing about the places for
learning the language in Milan.