An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia

This study focuses on the teaching and learning of Arabic for Human Sciences (HS) undergraduates at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Even though English is the medium of instruction for the majority of IIUM academic programmes, Arabic has been incorporated into the curricula of Comm...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah, Zubir, Badri Najib, Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/1/Arabic_for_HS_students_at_IIUM_LWW_Conference_March_2012.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/4/Programme29_30_March_FINAL.pdf

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spelling	iium-255862015-09-04T03:14:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/ An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Zubir, Badri Najib Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham H Social Sciences (General) LB Theory and practice of education This study focuses on the teaching and learning of Arabic for Human Sciences (HS) undergraduates at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Even though English is the medium of instruction for the majority of IIUM academic programmes, Arabic has been incorporated into the curricula of Communication, English Language and Literature, History and Civilization, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology and Anthropology programmes. The incorporation of the language is a measure to effectively realize the University’s philosophy in augmenting Islamic perspective and values into contemporary and conventional curriculum. However, there is a need to evaluate the Arabic courses for HS students after having been implemented since 2001. The study investigates the nature in which Arabic is taught to students who essentially speak Malay as their mother tongue and English as a second language. The main objectives of the study are to investigate academics’ and students’ perceptions of the current courses; to test students’ retention of the language upon completing the final course; and to test the effects of selected instructional interventions in improving Arabic language learning. The study is extensive and adopts a mixed methods approach where it included surveys, a retention study and a quasi-experiment. Data collection involved a total of 355 students and 19 academics. The first phase of the study evaluated the current practice while the second compared Information and Communications Technology-based approach (ICT), Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and conventional language teaching. Arabic is believed to be an important vehicle in achieving institutional vision and mission. While the practice of learning the language will continue, the pedagogical concerns in acquiring the language merit systematic attention. The findings of the study are crucial in determining the future direction of the Arabic courses for HS students. 2012-03-29 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/1/Arabic_for_HS_students_at_IIUM_LWW_Conference_March_2012.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/4/Programme29_30_March_FINAL.pdf Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah and Zubir, Badri Najib and Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham (2012) An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia. In: Languages of the Wider World: Sustaining a Global Society, 29-30 March 2012, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) LB Theory and practice of education Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Zubir, Badri Najib Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
description	This study focuses on the teaching and learning of Arabic for Human Sciences (HS) undergraduates at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Even though English is the medium of instruction for the majority of IIUM academic programmes, Arabic has been incorporated into the curricula of Communication, English Language and Literature, History and Civilization, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology and Anthropology programmes. The incorporation of the language is a measure to effectively realize the University’s philosophy in augmenting Islamic perspective and values into contemporary and conventional curriculum. However, there is a need to evaluate the Arabic courses for HS students after having been implemented since 2001. The study investigates the nature in which Arabic is taught to students who essentially speak Malay as their mother tongue and English as a second language. The main objectives of the study are to investigate academics’ and students’ perceptions of the current courses; to test students’ retention of the language upon completing the final course; and to test the effects of selected instructional interventions in improving Arabic language learning. The study is extensive and adopts a mixed methods approach where it included surveys, a retention study and a quasi-experiment. Data collection involved a total of 355 students and 19 academics. The first phase of the study evaluated the current practice while the second compared Information and Communications Technology-based approach (ICT), Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and conventional language teaching. Arabic is believed to be an important vehicle in achieving institutional vision and mission. While the practice of learning the language will continue, the pedagogical concerns in acquiring the language merit systematic attention. The findings of the study are crucial in determining the future direction of the Arabic courses for HS students.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Zubir, Badri Najib Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham
author_facet	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Zubir, Badri Najib Md Ghalib, Mohd. Feham
author_sort	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
title	An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
title_short	An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full	An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
title_fullStr	An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia
title_sort	assessment of the arabic language programme for human sciences students at international islamic university malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/1/Arabic_for_HS_students_at_IIUM_LWW_Conference_March_2012.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/25586/4/Programme29_30_March_FINAL.pdf
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An assessment of the Arabic language programme for Human Sciences students at International Islamic University Malaysia

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