TITLE:
Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Malaysia
AUTHORS:
Zaid Arafat Mohd Noor, Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik Yusoff, Irma Martiny Md. Yasim, Mohd Yusri Kamarudin
KEYWORDS:
Language Learning Strategies, Vocabulary, Foreign Language and Arabic Languages
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.7 No.3,
March
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: Arabic Language is a compulsory subject for students in National Religious Secondary School (SMKA) in Malaysia. Therefore, students need to increase Arabic vocabulary to master their language skills. This study aims to identify the level of Arabic Vocabulary Learning Strategies applied by students and to identify the level of the Arabic Vocabulary Mastery by students of National Religious Secondary School (SMKA). The study used questionnaire and a written test as an instrument of data collection. The sample of study consisted of 157 Form Four students randomly chosen from Secondary School in Malaysia. The results showed that the level of Arabic Vocabulary Learning Strategies applied by students and the level of the Arabic Vocabulary Mastery by students at Secondary School in Malaysia were at moderate level. Pedagogical implications of this study is that effective Vocabulary Learning Strategies should be exposed to the students in the learning process, so that students can use various Vocabulary Learning Strategies to enhance their Arabic Vocabulary Mastery.