scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Use of Animation in Arabic Language Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norhayati Che Hat ◽  
Mohd Fauzi Abdul Hamid ◽  
Shaferul Hafes Sha'ari ◽  
Safawati Basirah Zaid

Implementation of animation as an Arabic language teaching aid is an innovation in creating an atmosphere that can influence student achievement. This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the use of animation in Arabic language teaching and learning among diploma students at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu, Malaysia. A total of 66 diploma students were randomly selected and divided into experimental group (n = 33) and control group (n = 33). The results obtained from the data collected from pre-and post-test for each group were analyzed using t-test in SPSS version 17.0. The results showed a significant difference of (t = 8789, df = 64, p <0.05) between the achievement of the experimental group and the control group in the post test. The difference in mean score of the experimental group and the control group was 33.03. This shows that there is significant improvement in Arabic language according to the groups. The difference prove that the use of animation in learning sessions contribute to the achievement of students in the Arabic language. This study advocate the idea that animation applications can be integrated as part of language teaching aid to positively improve student achievement, classroom learning environment and student motivation. 

Author(s):  
Dang Thi Thu Huong ◽  

The current study determines the effectiveness of using task-based language instructions in teaching writing at a high school in Thai Nguyen province. The participants consist of 92 grade 10 students from Bing Yen high school, Dinh Hoa district. The study employs a mix method research design (MMR) as the plan for the research. The results of the study reveals that the results of writing performance were reported at a low level (M=3.72). The results also confirmed that the intervention worked well for the experimental group. The mean score of the pre-test (the baseline for both groups) was M=3.72. The intervention focused on TBLT instructions. After first five weeks, the means of post-test1 were M=4.96 and M=3.83 for experimental group and control group respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and post-test1 for the experimental group (M=3.72 compared to M=4.96), while the control group showed a little improvement (M=3.72 compared to M=3.83) the difference was not significant. After another five weeks, the difference in the mean scores of the experimental group were far more than the mean scores of the control group, M=5.56 and M=4.45 respectively. By the end of the fifteenth week of the intervention, the mean of post-test 3 of the experimental group reached M=6.41, the mean for control group was M=5.54. The difference of the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test revealed a significant improvement in both groups. However, the experimental group showed a greater improvement, M=6.41 and M=5.54 respectively. It can infer that the uses of TBLT writing instruction improved writing achievement greatly.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samah Mohammed Fahim El Sakka

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of explicit affective strategy instruction on the speaking performance of Freshmen English majors at Faculty of Education, Suez University, Egypt. The design of the study is a pre-post quasi experimental one. The instrument is a pre/post speaking performance test (designed by the researcher). Participants were eighty Freshmen English majors, randomly divided into two groups: a control group (N=40) and an experimental one (N=40). During the experiment, the experimental group was explicitly taught some affective strategies (lowering anxiety, encouraging yourself and monitoring emotions) while the control group was taught using the traditional method. All participants were tested using the pre/post speaking performance test before and after the intervention. The difference between the post test&rsquo;s mean scores of the control and experimental groups were calculated using Independent Samples t-test and the difference in the mean scores between the pre- and post tests of speaking performance was calculated for each group separately using Paired Samples t-test. A significant difference was found between the post test&rsquo;s mean scores of the control and the experimental groups in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the mean scores of the pre and post test of the experimental group in favor of the post test. It was concluded that participants&rsquo; level of speaking performance significantly improved after receiving the explicit affective strategy instruction.


Author(s):  
Maryam Danaye Tous ◽  
Abdorreza Tahriri ◽  
Sara Haghighi

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of instruction through debate on the male and female EFL learners’ reading comprehension, and to examine the difference between male and female EFL learners’ perception towards instructing critical thinking (CT) through debate. 88 learners, out of 120, were selected through convenience sampling method. Using a quantitative research method with experimental pre-and post-tests design, this study consisted of 44 participants in the experimental group and 44 participants in the control group. The experimental group received some treatment in the form of “the Meeting-House Debate” strategy, while the control group received no such treatment. After one month and a half treatment of experimental group, both groups participated in the post-test. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics procedures. Findings showed that the debate strategy had statistically significant effect on the students’ reading comprehension. Also, results revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female EFL learners’ perception towards instructing CT through debate. It was concluded that instructing CT skills through debate strategy resulted in better understanding of reading texts.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yetty Wirasini ◽  
Syahron Lubis

This research is concerned with applying roundtable technique writing skill in arranging sentences to form simple present tense. The aim of the research is to find out if applying roundtable technique effects on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences. The research is conducted by experimental method. The population of the research is XI students of SMA Swasta Dwi Tunggal Tanjung Morawa in 2018-2019 academic year. The sample consists of 60 students then divided into two groups, 30 students as experimental group and 30 students as control group. The experimental group is taught by applying roundtable technique and the control group without applying roundtable technique. The researcher uses writing test as instrument of the research. The test is answered by multiple choices and arranging sentences about simple present tense.The researcher analyzes the data by using the formula of t-test commonly used. After calculating and analyzing the data, it is concluded that tcalculate is higher than ttable (5,54 > 2,02). It showed that there is a significant difference. The pre test mean score of experimental is 57,16 and post test is 84,5, the difference is 27,34. The value ot tcalculate is bigger than ttable (5,54 > 2,02) degree of freedom is 58, and the level significance is 0,05. The result is that applying roundtable technique gives significant effect on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences simple presentt tense. So, It can concluded from t-test above that the hypothesis of this study is accepted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1176-1190
Author(s):  
Muhammed Sayid ÖZCAN ◽  
Serhat Bahadır Kert

In this study, the importance of vocabulary knowledge in language education and the use of mobile applications in the teaching of collocations are emphasized. The application of collocation was realized through a mobile instant messaging application. It has been determined that students use a mobile application in a word learning process to provide more meaningful learning than in classroom learning. In this study, which was applied to 54 people using experimental and controls grouped research design, the experimental group was given mobile cards and the control group was given word cards in the class. In quantitative aspect, the study aimed to see the difference between the academic achievements of both group. At the end of the process, an academic achievement test was applied to the students, and a significant difference was found between the groups in favor of the experimental group. In qualitative aspect, the students opinions was given on use of mobile applications in teaching vocabulary. Individual interviews were conducted with the students at the end of the process accordingly and these interviews were used in the evaluation of the process.   Keywords: Educational technology; language learning, mobile learning; teaching collocations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82
Author(s):  
Suci Noor Anisa Putri Rahayudianti ◽  
Andoyo Sastromiharjo ◽  
Yulianeta Yulianeta

ABSTRAKSI: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan signifikan penerapan metode “think, pair, and share” di kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol tentang kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks berita. Metode yang digunakan adalah eksperimen kuasi, dengan desain kelompok kontrol “non-equivalent”, dan sampel bertujuan terdiri dari dua kelompok: 30 siswa di kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa sebelum mendapat perlakuan, secara keseluruhan, masih kurang maksimal. Perolehan nilai pre-test di kelas eksperimen, rata-rata sebesar 41; sedangkan kelas kontrol sebesar 46.8. Pada saat post-test, kelas eksperimen mendapat nilai 80; sedangkan kelas kontrol sebesar 53.8. Kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol, dengan demikian, mengalami peningkatan. Hasil uji hipotesis pada siswa kelas VIII SMP (Sekolah Menengah Pertama) Laboratorium UPI (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) Kampus Cibiru, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan signifikan antara kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. KATA KUNCI: Pembelajaran Bahasa; Teknik Berpikir, Berpasangan, Berbagi; Teks Berita; Kemampuan Menulis Siswa.ABSTRACT: “Application of Think, Pair, and Share Learning Methods in News Text Writing Lesson”. This study aims to investigate a significant difference in the implementation of think, pair, share method in the experimental and control groups of students’ ability in writing the news text. The method used is quasi experiment, with non-equivalent control group design, and the purposive sampling was consisted of 30 students for each groups. The finding shows that before the treatment, the students’ achievements in both groups were not maximal. The pre-test score results of the experimental group was 41; while the control group was 46.8. However, the post-test results of the experimental group was 80; but the control group as 53.8. It indicates the students’ ability in writing the news text in the experimental groups improved. The hypothesis test to the students in Year VIII of SMP (Junior High School) Laboratorium School UPI (Indonesia University of Education) Cibiru Campus, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia can be concluded that there is a significant difference in ability of writing the news text between the students in the experimental and control groups.KEY WORD: Language Learning; Think, Pair, Share’s Method; News Text; Student’s Writing Competences.     About the Authors: Suci Noor Anisa Putri Rahayudianti, S.Pd. adalah Alumni Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia FPBS UPI (Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) di Bandung, lulus tahun 2017. Dr. Andoyo Sastromiharjo dan Dr. Yulianeta adalah Dosen Senior di Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia FPBS UPI di Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Alamat e-mail penulis: [email protected] Citation: Rahayudianti, Suci Noor Anisa Putri, Andoyo Sastromiharjo Yulianeta. (2018). “Penerapan Metode Pembelajaran Think, Pair, and Share dalam Pembelajaran Menulis Teks Berita” in MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan, Volume 3(1), March, pp.73-84. Bandung, Indonesia: UPI [Indonesia University of Education] Press, ISSN 2527-3868 (print) and 2503-457X (online). Article Timeline: Accepted (October 9, 2017); Revised (March 2, 2018); and Published (March 30, 2018).


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Husam Mohammed Kareem Al-Khazaali

The aim of the present study is to examine experimentally the influence of using lexical chunks on the achievement of second-year-university students of English in the writing fluency. Lexical chunks, as the composites of form, meaning and function, stored and retrieved as a whole in brain, can release the language processing burden and improve the fluency and idiomaticity of language output. To accomplish this aim, the current study attempts to provide a reply for the following question: does drawing students’ attention to the lexical chunks frequently used in different positions help in better success in EFL descriptive essay writing lessons as contrasting to the presently applied method of teaching? Also two null hypotheses are planned. The first states that there will not be a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and those of the control group in the writing performance pretest. While the second one is that there will not be a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and those of the control group in the descriptive essay writing achievement posttest. The two groups pre-test post-test experimental design was adopted. After four weeks of instruction, the findings show that there is a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in the post-test on the side of the experimental group. Accordingly, the main findings authenticated the first hypothesis of the study, but cancelled the second one. The control group gets the mean score 71.89 while the experimental group gets 76.53. This certainly implies that the use of lexical chunks as a language learning strategy gets better in students’ performance in writing fluency.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 671-678
Author(s):  
Najiba Abdullah Meyad ◽  
Samsilah Roslan ◽  
Maria Chong Abdullah ◽  
Pabiyah HajiMaming

This paper investigates the effect of Differentiated Learning Method (DLM) on students motivation towards studying the Arabic language (AL) as a foreign language in Malaysia. The participants in this study were 100 (47 males and 53 females) Malaysian form four students attending secondary school in Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS). They were selected for this study to determine the effect of DLM on their motivation towards studying AL. The pre-and post-questionnaire comparison groups design was used to determine if there were significant differences between the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught using DLM based on the Universal Design of Learning model (UDL) and Differentiated Instruction model (DI), while the control group was taught using the Teacher Centered Method (TCM). Descriptive statistics were used to determine the effect of DLM on students motivation towards studying AL. The statistical results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in the post-test between the experimental group (M=155.740, SD=12 .663) and the control group (M=145.280, SD= 14.405); t (3.856); p<.05). The experimental group was generally more motivated than the control group which proves that the DLM is an effective approach in improving students motivation towards studying the Arabic Language as a foreign language in Malaysia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1887-1900
Author(s):  
Assist. Prof. Rafid Sabah al-Tamimi, Dr. Khamael Shakir Ghanim

 This research aims to identify the impact of Daniel's model on the development of critical thinking. In order to achieve this objective, the following hypotheses are formulated: There is no statistically significant difference at the significance level (0.05) between the average differences in the post-test scores of the experimental group taught according to Daniel's model and the control group taught according to the traditional method in the measure of critical thinking.  There is no statistically significant difference at the significance level (0.05) between the average differences in the pre- and post-tests scores of the experimental group taught according to Daniel's model in the measure of critical thinking. The current research is limited to a sample of the first stage students in the department of statistics, College of Management and Economics, Baghdad University for the academic year 2019-2020. The California critical thinking test is applied in the post-test to the control group, which consisted of (47) students, and the experimental group, which consisted of (44) students. After using T-test for two independent and related samples, the results show that: There is a statistically significant difference between the average of the scores of the two research groups in favor of the experimental group. Therefore, the null hypothesis rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted that there is a statistically significant difference between the average of scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-test of critical thinking. There is a statistically significant difference between the average of scores of the experimental group students in the pre- and post-tests of the creative thinking. This refers to a development in the critical thinking among the students of the experimental group. In the light of the results, a number of conclusions, recommendations and suggestions are presented at the end of this research.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
I Gede Yoga Prastya

The research aimed at investigating the significant difference on students’ reading comprehension between students taught using Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) strategy integrated with Padlet and students taught using conventional teaching strategy. This research was quasi-experimental utilizing post-test only control group design. The population of this research was tenth-grade students in SMA Negeri 4 Singaraja. The sample of this research were 73 students consisting of 35 students from X BB 1 as experimental group and 38 students from BB 2 as control group. The sample were chosen using cluster random sampling technique. The data collection in both groups were done through post-test. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The result of descriptive statistics analysis reveals that the mean score for experimental group is higher than control group (78.03 > 73.39). Furthermore, the result of inferential statistics analysis through t-test shows that the significant value of tobserve is higher than tcritical value, which is 2.270 > 1.666 (df = 71, α = 0.05). Thus, it indicates that there is a significant difference on students’ reading comprehension between students taught using Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) strategy integrated with Padlet and students taught using conventional teaching strategy.


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