Developing the Communication Competencies of Non-Arabic Speakers Using Interactive Kagan Strategies

Abstract

This research aims to verify the effectiveness of Kagan Strategies in developing communicative competence for non-Arabic speakers. To achieve these goals, the researchers prepared three electronic instruments: a questionnaire, interviews, and a pre- and post-test. The researchers used a descriptive survey method and a quasi-experimental method. They took the sample from 50 secondary school students (Vision International School). Students were divided into two groups. The researchers taught the experimental group of students using Kagan's strategies and the control group of students were taught using traditional methods. Their progress was measured using an achievement test. The researchers used sets of statistical ways to arrive at her conclusions. After completing the experiment, the researchers found statistically significant differences between the average achievement of the control set and the experimental set in the achievement test of Arabic skills, grammar, and communicative competence. Using Kagan Strategies was proven more effective than the traditional way in Vision International School in Qatar.