The effectiveness of the direct teaching method on students achievement in Arabic language in Tong Xin Ningxia College, China
Teaching methods play a vital role in the success of teaching and learning in generaland in particular, it is pertinent in teaching and learning of Arabic as a forign language. Thepurpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the direct teaching method onstudents achievement in Arabic la...
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | ara |
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2020
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| Summary: | Teaching methods play a vital role in the success of teaching and learning in generaland in particular, it is pertinent in teaching and learning of Arabic as a forign language. Thepurpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the direct teaching method onstudents achievement in Arabic language in Tong Xin Ningxia College, China. Direct teachingmethod used in this study was based on Berlitz theory. A case study methode was used as theresearch design. For the quantitative part, a total of 100 students (50 males and 50females) were selected. For the qualitative part, 9 participants were selected (9 males and2 females) were selected. For the qualitative part, 9 participants were selected. The instrumentsin this study consisted of a set of questionnaires and an interview protocol. Thequestionnaire was validated by the three experts in the field. The quantitative datawere analysed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data were analysed using thematicanalysis. The result of the quantitative analysis via questionnaire suggested that the directteaching method in Arabic was effective in enhancing the students listening and speakingskills. However, based on the interview data, the participants revealed that teachers lack ofexperience in using the direct method and students low performance in Arabic have impeded theadoption of the direct method in teaching Arabic language in the Tong Xin Ningxia College in China.The finding also showed that the learners who learned Arabic directly without using the mothertongue have an enormous effect in their Arabic performance. In addition, theparticipants asserted that there was no best teaching method but the teaching milieu andsituation dictated the appropriateness of a method used in certain conditions. In conclusion, themain finding showed that the direct method in teaching Arabic was effective in certain domains suchas enhancing the listening and speaking skills of the students. In implication, the study suggestedthat direct method could be used to enhance learners Arabic language proficiency.However, certain conditions should be fulfilled before learner can fully benefit fromdirect teaching method. |
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