In Malaysia, studies have shown that most Malay learners learning Arabic Language exhibit weak Arabic speaking skill despite spending years of learning the language. However, given the same learning environment and experience, some of them could be considered as good Arabic speakers as revealed by the results of Arabic Placement Test conducted by the Center of Languages and pre-Academic Development (CELPAD) of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). These learners have successfully scored band 7 and above in Arabic speaking skill test. The researchers believe that being aware of certain learning strategies in enhancing their speaking skills would help these learners to become good Arabic speakers. This assumption is based on several theories in language learning strategies which postulate that learners' success in language learning or lack of it is attributable to the various strategies which different learners bring to tasks and not solely relying on environment per say. Therefore this study attempts to understand the assumption by investigating the Arabic speaking skill learning strategies of selected Malay good Arabic speakers and Malay poor Arabic speakers at the (IIUM) within and outside the parameters of the educational settings. In addition, the research also seeks to explore the students' perception on Arabic speaking skill in terms of the importance of Arabic speaking skill for the Malay learners, the required level of Arabic speaking skill for the Malay learners and the prerequisites to become good Arabic speakers.Keywords: speaking skill, second language acquisition and language learning strategies. ElevatesSelf (courage, confidence and so on) CausesInterest to practice speaking DevelopsVarious strategies (relevant, quality and quantity) Causes Ability to speak Causes Excitement Establishes morePositive attitudes (practice, discipline, determination, motivation, creativity, diligence and so on) Results inGood Arabic speaking skill MPAS:Good Arabic speaking skill (fluency, proficiency, spontaneity and so on) RequiresSelf (courage, confidence and so on) Unable to buildLanguage (vocabulary, grammar and skill of speaking) Cause Inability to speak Kills Enthusiasm KillsPositive characteristics (practice, discipline, determination, motivation, creativity, diligence and so on) Causes
This quantitative study discussed; Evaluating the effectiveness of training programs for faculty members in technical colleges, as the problem was evident in the insufficiency of the training programs implemented during the year, the programs are few and do not meet the needs of the trainees, and they do not take into account the global trends in the field of information technology. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs provided by the Human Resources Department at the Ministry of Labor to faculty members in light of its objectives, according to the Hammond model, and also to find out the statistically significant differences towards the training, according to the variables: the gender, Technical colleges, and trainees' years of experience. The study adopted the descriptive / evaluation approach. The study population consisted of (338) faculty members at the technical colleges, a random sample consisted of (170) members. The researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (39) statements divided into four axes. The study findings were: The training programs for faculty members have achieved the objectives with a moderate degree, where the arithmetic mean of the tool's axes as a whole is (3.18). The findings indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the use of training due to the two variables of gender and years of experience, while differences were found due to the faculty variable, in which Nizwa Technical College came first.
The first attempt of this study is to investigate teacher efficacy construct. In so doing, this study tries to develop the extent to which the conceptualized teacher measure reproduces the data. Second, this study evaluates the adequacy of the teacher efficacy measure across teacher's place of graduation. The data were collected from adopted version of Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale administered to 252 teachers of National Religious Secondary School in Malaysia. The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the adequacy of teacher efficacy measure and found that teacher is a multidimensional construct with four underlying dimensions. The model also found to be applicable across teacher's place of graduation
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