Arabic Interface Analysis Based on Cultural Markers
This research addresses the problem of culturally appropriate interface design for Arabic users, but it is incremental as it applies an existing framework to new data without novel methods.
The study analyzed Arabic website design elements to identify cultural markers influenced by cultural values, finding that Hofstede's cultural dimensions for Arab countries are partially supported by the design components, with moderate support for long-term orientation where Hofstede lacks scores.
This study examines the Arabic interface design elements that are largely influenced by the cultural values. Cultural markers are examined in websites from educational, business, and media. Cultural values analysis is based on Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions. The findings show that there are cultural markers which are largely influenced by the culture and that the Hofstede's score for Arab countries is partially supported by the website design components examined in this study. Moderate support was also found for the long term orientation, for which Hoftsede has no score.