Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?

The use of the target language has long been considered an important principle of second language (L2) instruction. Previous research has attempted to quantify the amount of the first language (L1) used in the classroom and has explored the purposes or functions of teachers’ ‘lapses’ into their stud...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Adnan, Mohamad Azrien, Mohamad, Shukeri, Mamat , Arifin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2014
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PJ6001 Arabic
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37140/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37140/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37140/1/drarifin_why_use_bahasa.pdf

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spelling	iium-371402018-06-25T00:38:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37140/ Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom? Mohamed Adnan, Mohamad Azrien Mohamad, Shukeri Mamat , Arifin L Education (General) LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) PJ6001 Arabic The use of the target language has long been considered an important principle of second language (L2) instruction. Previous research has attempted to quantify the amount of the first language (L1) used in the classroom and has explored the purposes or functions of teachers’ ‘lapses’ into their students’ L1. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the attitudes towards using L1 in Arabic classes among teachers of secondary school in Malaysia which consists of students speaking Bahasa as their L1. Data was collected based on the interviews of the teachers that teach Arabic language in a school. The respondents of this study were two experienced teachers. The findings indicated that L1is still used by the teachers to explain difficult concepts of grammar so that students easily understand linguistics terms, and also to translate new words to ensure that students understand unfamiliar words. IIUM Press 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37140/1/drarifin_why_use_bahasa.pdf Mohamed Adnan, Mohamad Azrien and Mohamad, Shukeri and Mamat , Arifin (2014) Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom? IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 2 (1). pp. 46-55. ISSN 2289-8085 http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/index
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description	The use of the target language has long been considered an important principle of second language (L2) instruction. Previous research has attempted to quantify the amount of the first language (L1) used in the classroom and has explored the purposes or functions of teachers’ ‘lapses’ into their students’ L1. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the attitudes towards using L1 in Arabic classes among teachers of secondary school in Malaysia which consists of students speaking Bahasa as their L1. Data was collected based on the interviews of the teachers that teach Arabic language in a school. The respondents of this study were two experienced teachers. The findings indicated that L1is still used by the teachers to explain difficult concepts of grammar so that students easily understand linguistics terms, and also to translate new words to ensure that students understand unfamiliar words.
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author	Mohamed Adnan, Mohamad Azrien Mohamad, Shukeri Mamat , Arifin
author_facet	Mohamed Adnan, Mohamad Azrien Mohamad, Shukeri Mamat , Arifin
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title	Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?
title_short	Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?
title_full	Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?
title_fullStr	Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?
title_full_unstemmed	Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?
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Why teachers use Bahasa in the Arabic language classroom?

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