This Article Volume 4 Issue 2
First published December 2014, doi : 10.7187/GJAT722014.04.02
Publisher Kolej Universiti Islam Sultan Azlan Shah, Perak, Malaysia.
استراتيجيات تعلم المفردات العربية لدى الناطقين بغيرها:
الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا نموذجا
Arabic Vocabulary Learning Strategies Among Non-native Speakers: A Case of IIUM
Nik Hanan Mustapha, Rabiatul Aribah Muhd Isa@Omar
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the vocabulary learning strategies used by Arabic learners of the International Islamic University Malaysia. It also compares between the Arabic and non-Arabic majoring students in the use of these strategies. The sample of this study was 248 university students from different level of studies. They answered a ‘Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire’ by Pavicic Takac (2008) which consisted of three different components: Formal strategies, self-initiated independent strategies and incidental strategies. Results indicated that Arabic learners used a variety of vocabulary learning strategies with translation being the most widely employed. No statically significant difference was found between the Arabic and non-Arabic majoring students. The findings provide support for helping the students to utilize their mother tongue in a fruitful way to learn new vocabularies, as well as training both groups equally on how to use these strategies efficiently.
Keywords: Vocabulary learning; Vocabulary learning strategies; Arabic learners; Translation; Memorization
References
Ahmad, A. M., Rafizah, M. R., Mohamad, F. Y., Azaharee, A., & Abdul Rashid, M. (2009). Vocabulary learning strategies of adult ESL Learners. The English Teacher, 38: 133-145.
Al-Hasyimiyy, A. M. (2011). Istiratijiyyat ta’allum mufradat al-lughah al-‘arabiyyah li al-natiqin bighairiha: Dirasah maidaniyyah ‘ala tullab al-sanah al-ula fi kulliyah dirasah al-lughat al-raisah bijami’at al-‘ulum al-islamiyyah al-maliziyyah. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference or Arabic Linguistics and Literature, Kuala Lumpur.
Al-Shuwairekh, S. )2001). Vocabulary learning strategies used by AFL (Arabic as a foreign language) learners in Saudi Arabia. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Leeds, Leeds.
Azadeh, A., & Ghazali, M. (2011). The type of vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL students in University Putra Malaysia. English Language Teaching, 4(2): 84-90.
Azman, C. M., & Goh, Y. S. (2010). Situasi pembelajaran bahasa asing di institut pengajian tinggi: Perbandingan antara Bahasa Arab, Bahasa Mandarin dan Bahasa Perancis. Asian Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2(2): 9-20.
Catalan, R. M. J. (2003). Sex differences in L2 vocabulary learning strategies. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 13(1): 54-77.
Cheng-Chang, T., & Chang, I. C. (2009). An examination of EFL vocabulary learning strategies of students at the University of Technology of Taiwan. International Forum of Teaching & Studies, 5: 32-38.
Fahim, M., & Komijani, A. (2010). Critical thinking ability, L2 vocabulary knowledge, and L2 vocabulary learning strategies. Journal of English Studies, 1(1): 23-38.
Gu, Y., & Johnson, R. K. (1996). Vocabulary learning strategies and language learning outcomes. Language Learning, 46: 643-679.
Hair, J. E., Anderson, R. E., Tatham, R. L., & Black W. C. (1998). Multivariate data analysis. 5th edition. Prentice-Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Krejcie, R. V., & Morgan, D. W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 30: 608.
Minoo, A., & Alireza, T. (2011). The Influence of incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary strategy use on learning L2 vocabularies. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(1): 81-98.
Nation, I. S. P. (2001). Learning Vocabulary in Another Language. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Nik Farhan, M. (2011). Istiratijiyyat al-qiraah lada talabah al-lughah al-arabiyyah fi jami’ah putra al-maliziyyah wamada ta’thiriha ‘ala mustawa isti’abihim al-qiraiy. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Nik Hanan, M., Hidayatul Hasanah, Z., & Nik Farhan, M. (2012). Linguistic sources in guessing word meaning in reading Arabic text. Global Journal Al Thaqafah, 2(2): 87-94.
Noor Maulidiyah Jailani. (2005), Vocabulary learning strategies: A study of Human Sciences students of IIUM. (Unpublished master’s thesis). International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Oxford, R. L. (1990). Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. Newbury House Publishers: New York.
Oxford, R. L. (1995). Language Learning Strategies Around the World: Cross Cultural Perspectives. University of Hawaii Press: Manoa.
Pavicic Takac, V. (2008). Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition. Multilingual Matters Ltd.: England.
Schmitt, N. )2007). Current perspectives on vocabulary teaching and learning. In J. Cummins & C. Davison (Eds.), International Handbook of English Language Teaching, (pp. 827-841). Springer: New York.
Stoffer, I. (1995). University foreign language, students’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies as related to individual difference variables. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Alabama, Alabama.
Upton, T. A., & Lee-Thompson, L. C. (2001). The role of the first language in second language reading. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 23: 469-496.
Zhe, W. (2011). English vocabulary learning strategies employed by postgraduates of non-English majors. Paper presented at the AIMSEC 2nd International Conference, China.
Zhi-liang, L. (2010). A study on English vocabulary learning strategies for non-English majors in independent college. Cross Cultural Communication, 6(4): 152-164.
This study aims to investigate the vocabulary learning strategies used by Arabic learners of the International Islamic University Malaysia. It also compares between the Arabic and non-Arabic majoring students in the use of these strategies. The sample of this study was 248 university students from different level of studies. They answered a ‘Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire’ by Pavicic Takac (2008) which consisted of three different components: Formal strategies, self-initiated independent strategies and incidental strategies. Results indicated that Arabic learners used a variety of vocabulary learning strategies with translation being the most widely employed. No statically significant difference was found between the Arabic and non-Arabic majoring students. The findings provide support for helping the students to utilize their mother tongue in a fruitful way to learn new vocabularies, as well as training both groups equally on how to use these strategies efficiently.
Keywords: Vocabulary learning; Vocabulary learning strategies; Arabic learners; Translation; Memorization
References
Ahmad, A. M., Rafizah, M. R., Mohamad, F. Y., Azaharee, A., & Abdul Rashid, M. (2009). Vocabulary learning strategies of adult ESL Learners. The English Teacher, 38: 133-145.
Al-Hasyimiyy, A. M. (2011). Istiratijiyyat ta’allum mufradat al-lughah al-‘arabiyyah li al-natiqin bighairiha: Dirasah maidaniyyah ‘ala tullab al-sanah al-ula fi kulliyah dirasah al-lughat al-raisah bijami’at al-‘ulum al-islamiyyah al-maliziyyah. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference or Arabic Linguistics and Literature, Kuala Lumpur.
Al-Shuwairekh, S. )2001). Vocabulary learning strategies used by AFL (Arabic as a foreign language) learners in Saudi Arabia. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Leeds, Leeds.
Azadeh, A., & Ghazali, M. (2011). The type of vocabulary learning strategies used by ESL students in University Putra Malaysia. English Language Teaching, 4(2): 84-90.
Azman, C. M., & Goh, Y. S. (2010). Situasi pembelajaran bahasa asing di institut pengajian tinggi: Perbandingan antara Bahasa Arab, Bahasa Mandarin dan Bahasa Perancis. Asian Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2(2): 9-20.
Catalan, R. M. J. (2003). Sex differences in L2 vocabulary learning strategies. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 13(1): 54-77.
Cheng-Chang, T., & Chang, I. C. (2009). An examination of EFL vocabulary learning strategies of students at the University of Technology of Taiwan. International Forum of Teaching & Studies, 5: 32-38.
Fahim, M., & Komijani, A. (2010). Critical thinking ability, L2 vocabulary knowledge, and L2 vocabulary learning strategies. Journal of English Studies, 1(1): 23-38.
Gu, Y., & Johnson, R. K. (1996). Vocabulary learning strategies and language learning outcomes. Language Learning, 46: 643-679.
Hair, J. E., Anderson, R. E., Tatham, R. L., & Black W. C. (1998). Multivariate data analysis. 5th edition. Prentice-Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Krejcie, R. V., & Morgan, D. W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 30: 608.
Minoo, A., & Alireza, T. (2011). The Influence of incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary strategy use on learning L2 vocabularies. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(1): 81-98.
Nation, I. S. P. (2001). Learning Vocabulary in Another Language. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Nik Farhan, M. (2011). Istiratijiyyat al-qiraah lada talabah al-lughah al-arabiyyah fi jami’ah putra al-maliziyyah wamada ta’thiriha ‘ala mustawa isti’abihim al-qiraiy. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Nik Hanan, M., Hidayatul Hasanah, Z., & Nik Farhan, M. (2012). Linguistic sources in guessing word meaning in reading Arabic text. Global Journal Al Thaqafah, 2(2): 87-94.
Noor Maulidiyah Jailani. (2005), Vocabulary learning strategies: A study of Human Sciences students of IIUM. (Unpublished master’s thesis). International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Oxford, R. L. (1990). Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. Newbury House Publishers: New York.
Oxford, R. L. (1995). Language Learning Strategies Around the World: Cross Cultural Perspectives. University of Hawaii Press: Manoa.
Pavicic Takac, V. (2008). Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition. Multilingual Matters Ltd.: England.
Schmitt, N. )2007). Current perspectives on vocabulary teaching and learning. In J. Cummins & C. Davison (Eds.), International Handbook of English Language Teaching, (pp. 827-841). Springer: New York.
Stoffer, I. (1995). University foreign language, students’ choice of vocabulary learning strategies as related to individual difference variables. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Alabama, Alabama.
Upton, T. A., & Lee-Thompson, L. C. (2001). The role of the first language in second language reading. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 23: 469-496.
Zhe, W. (2011). English vocabulary learning strategies employed by postgraduates of non-English majors. Paper presented at the AIMSEC 2nd International Conference, China.
Zhi-liang, L. (2010). A study on English vocabulary learning strategies for non-English majors in independent college. Cross Cultural Communication, 6(4): 152-164.