Arabic Reading Research Articles

The Abbreviation in News Text on Asharq Al-Awsat Online Newspaper/ الاختصار في نصوص الجريدة الإلكترونية الشرق الأوسطالاختصار في نصوص الجريدة الإلكترونية الشرق الأوسط

An abbreviation is a new form of the word that combines two or more words representing the original word. In Arabic discourse, this is not new but still not familiar among Arabic learners. The primary purpose of this research is to find, understand, and analyze the phenomenon of abbreviation in Arabic in forms and processes contained in the al-Uula rubric in the online media of the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in March 2020. This research is library research which uses a qualitative approach with documentation techniques on data collection and data analysis techniques developed by Miles and Huberman. Based on the research 31 data were obtained for Arabic abbreviations. The results showed four types of abbreviation processes; mukhtaṣar with 10 data, al-naḥt with 1 data, and ikhtizaal with 20 data. The Abbreviation in Arabic Fusha, in particular, requires a lot of further studies to become a reference and insight that are easily accessible to Arabic readers and learners.

COVID-19 Translated Messages: Arabic Speakers’ Acceptability of Lexical Choices

Worldwide, there is an increased reliance on COVID-19-related health messages to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, it is vital to provide a well-prepared and authentic translation of English-language messages to reach culturally and linguistically diverse audiences. However, few studies, if any, focus on how non-English-speaking readers receive and linguistically accept the lexical choices in the messages translated into their language. The present study tested a sample of translated Arabic COVID-19-related texts that were obtained from the World Health Organization and Australian New South Wales Health websites. This study investigated to that extent Arabic readers would receive translated COVID-19 health messages and whether the translation would affect their preparedness to easily accept and their ability to fully comprehend the messages in terms of the used lexical items. The survey-based research also explored the translation process and methods that would best ensure the messages would reach the target audience with the least loss of meaning. The study concluded that some acceptability issues and comprehensibility failure were detected in the available translated versions as a result of improper word selection, which could be attributed to adopting a literal translation method and uncommon collocations of certain medical terminologies. Therefore, this study recommends that effective translation of COVID-19-related health messages will be achieved by adopting a two-tier translation process, preferably involving a medical specialised translator.

Contextual-Based Qiroatul Kutub Learning Using The Plickers

During the past decades, Qiroatul Kutub has been adopted as the learning model, therefore, this study is aimed to explore the development of the Qiroatul Kutub model using the Plickers application and the feasibility of it. Driven by Borg and Galls model of research and development (RnD), the researchers collected the data through documentation of 35 University students including expert assessments of learning method, materials and media. The expert validity test is based on 3 aspects of the module, learning model, and learning media using five scale analysis techniques, namely very good to very poor. From the expert validity test, an average score of 3.7 (A) was obtained, which was very good in terms of modules, learning models, and learning media, while the limited test to 32 student respondents obtained 3.8 (A) or very well from 3 aspects. Then after the revision, field testing was carried out and got an average score of 4 (A) or very good with an increase in student achievement from the pre-test and post-test results of 19.15%, indicating that the development of this learning model is very feasible to use. Drawing on the findings, this study provided an insightful finding on the adoption of Plickers application in Arabic reading skills. Thus, the teacher could incorporate this application to gain better students reading skills.

Training second-grade dyslexic students using a computerized program in Asyut, Egypt

BackgroundDyslexia is characterized by difficulties in spelling and reading. The aim of this study is to identify domains of cognitive strength and weakness of students with dyslexia and to study the effect of an especially designed computerized training program on their reading abilities. This study was conducted on 2nd-grade primary school students in Asyut city, Egypt (n = 560). Identification of students with dyslexia was done using Arabic Reading Achievement test and a newly constructed computerized Arabic Cognitive Abilities diagnostic battery for Reading (CADB-R). Training was applied using a newly constructed Computerized Cognitive abilities training battery for reading (CATB-R).ResultsThe prevalence of dyslexia was 13.9% (N = 52/373), and it was higher among girls (15.8%) than boys (11.7%). After application of the training program, there was a significant increase in post-training mean scores of CADB-R score in their total and all sub-items.ConclusionsAll struggling readers should be included in well-tailored research-based rehabilitation programs.Clinical trial registration Training Second-grade Dyslexic Students Using a Computerized Program in Assiut, Egypt (Dyslexia), NCT04642859, 12 November 2020. URL: https://register.clinicaltrials.gov/prs/app/action/Status?uid=U000495F&ts=10&sid=S000AD3G&cx=20acrp

Model NURS sebagai Alternatif Pembelajaran Keterampilan Membaca Bahasa Arab

Arabic as a second language has different characteristics for students in Indonesia. To master the competence of reading Arabic texts, students must first master the Arabic Grammar before trying to understand the text they are reading. Furthermore, learning Arabic is often considered a scourge by most students. For that reason, this article aims to describe the NURS learning model as a solution for learning Arabic reading skills. The approach used in writing this article is a qualitative descriptive approach. Data were collected through documentation techniques and analyzed using content analysis by Miles and Huberman's theory. The conclusion of this article reveals that the NURS teaching model was designed based on constructivism and humanistic theories. This concept aligns with contextual learning and teaching that integrates student life into the learning process and materials. In addition, this model also allows teachers to become facilitators so the students can explore all existing potential to achieve learning objectives.

Constructing Arabic Reading Comprehension Datasets: Arabic WikiReading and KaifLematha

Constructing Arabic Reading Comprehension Datasets: Arabic WikiReading and KaifLematha

The Correlation between students' reading skill and memorizing al-Qur'an in MTs Mu'allimin Muhammadiyah Tahfizhul Qur'an

The aim of this research is to find out the ability of the Arabic reading skill and the ability to memorize the Qur’an among the eighth grade students in MTs Muallimin Muhammadiyah Tahfizhul Qur'an Sawah Dangka. The method of this research is descriptive and the data are shown in numbers and analyzed by the statistical method. In collecting data for this research use oral test, and sample of this research is about 30 eighth grade students in MTs Muallimin Muhammadiyah Tahfizhul Qur'an Sawah Dangka. The findings of this research are; 1) as the level of Arabic reading skill in the eighth grade is "good". 2) the level of ability to memorize the Qur’an in the eighth grade is “good.” 3) There is a strong relationship between Arabic reading skill and memorizing ability of eighth grade students in MTs Muallimin Muhammadiyah Tahfizhul Qur'an Sawah Dangka. The rtabel degree of freedom at 5% is 0.361. At a significant level of 5%, it can be seen that the value of rxy is greater than the value of rtable, i.e. 0.616 > 0.361, so that in this induction the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected.

Al-Ta'āzur bayna Taʿlīm Mahārat al-Qirā'ah ladá Ṭullāb Madrasah Bayt al-Hudá al-Ibtidā'īyah wa-Taʿlīm Qirā'ah wa-Kitābah al-Qur'ān al-Karīm

One of Baitul Huda Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (elementary school) missions was to instill the habit of Qur'an reading. Thus, daily Qur'an reading activities were implemented in the school. Students who have not been able to read the Qur'an or are older than 12 years old must join the Qur'an reading - writing (BTQ) activity which uses Yanbua method. The purpose of this research is to characterize fifth-grade students' Arabic reading abilities acquired in conjunction with BTQ activities at Baitul Huda elementary school. It was expected that students who followed Yanbua method would improve their Arabic reading abilities, especially reading aloud skill. This research shows that Baitul Huda elementary school employed online and face-to-face Arabic learning methods since the COVID-19 epidemic. In addition, while the fifth graders have an excellent Arabic reading capacity, a few students read Arabic texts with a bit of stutter. Finally, the results of reading skills tests that correlate with BTQ learning indicated that 89.2 percent of students passed and 10.8 percent did not meet the minimal score, indicating that the proportion of BTQ learning positively affects students' Arabic reading ability.

The Effect Of Context On Arabic Reading Skills Among Normal And Dyslexic Students

This study describes the impact of context on reading competence in elementary school students (normal and dyslexic). Through an Experiment consisting of three modes of context in which students are tested in reading competence, where the first experiment includes the absence of context, the second experiment concerns the predictive context. The third experiment Concerning the neutral context, a sample of 20 students was represented. We relied on evaluating reading competence on two indicators: reading speed, number, and types of errors. The results showed that context affects reading proficiency, and this effect was different between dyslexic students and good readers, where context (predictive and neutral) helped improve reading skills in dyslexic students through a decrease in the number of errors and the reaction time compared to the experience of the absent context. It was the opposite result for good readers. The errors appear to be different according to the three types of context. Letter or syllable withdrawal errors were the greatest in the experience of no context. Moreover, al harakat (vowels) errors were most common in the experience of context predictive and neutral context. Contextualization errors follow this—withdrawal of letters or syllables, then lexicalizations, and decoding errors.

Developing a Multimodal Interactive Learning Environment to Enhance the Reading Comprehension of Grade 4 Students in the UAE Public Schools

The research aimed to develop and validate a Multimodality Interactive Learning Environment (MILE), in order to enhance the reading comprehension skills of Grade 4 students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) public schools. The reading comprehension skills and strategies were drawn from Davis’s (2013) model Building Comprehension Strategies, which include: making the connection, visualization, prediction and pre-prediction, asking and answering questions, inferencing, retelling and paraphrasing, and summarization. Since the international exam for Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) targets Grade 4 students, the MILE was developed pedagogically and technologically to address specific and well-selected activities for Grade 4 students to practise cognitive skills and strategies related to the intended curriculum and syllabus. The study was guided by a developmental and design-based research approach. The MILE was designed on the basis of the Four Components of the Instructional Design model (4C/ID); and it was validated in a public school in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The participants were 27 students from Grade 4. The research findings showed that the proper design of MILE to enhance Arabic reading comprehension is a combination of constructive learning, based on self-generated activities and cognitive strategies. In addition, the proposed MILE was designed for a progression of 200% among low-level committed students. The ‘retelling and paraphrasing’ skills were the easiest, whereas ‘summarisation’ was the hardest. Based on these findings, the research suggested some recommendations, in order to ensure the quality of the learning, and the assessment of the Arabic language in the UAE public schools.

Arab Scholars’ Perceptions on The Quality, Reliability, and Adequacy of Arabic Digital Content

Despite the availability of millions of information resources on the internet, the Arabic digital content represents a relatively small percentage compared with the information available in other languages. The size of Arabic content, the lack of an adequate number of Arabic databases that organize this content and make it available to the Arab reader, and the lack of novelty and originality are the main issues that feature the Arabic content on the internet. The aim of the current study is to clarify the Arab scholars’ perception regarding the quality, reliability, and suitability of Arabic digital content that is available on the internet. A quantitative approach was adopted in this study in order to answer the research questions. A questionnaire was distributed online among a sample of Arab scholars to determine the quality and reliability of the Arabic digital content. Moreover, the questionnaire tried to identify the extent to which the current Arabic digital content meets the growing information needs, to identify the Arab scholars’ uses of Arabic content, and to discover the criteria that determine the digital content suitability. The findings of this study revealed that Arab scholars believe that Arabic digital content is weak and there is a lack of originality. In addition, the results indicated that Arabic digital content on the internet does not satisfy the scholars' needs which enforce them to use English information resources to compensates for the lack of Arabic resources. The study recommended the necessity of establishing mechanisms to support Arabic digital content and increase the academic institutions' role in enhancing Arabic digital content by encouraging and supporting scholarly research in the Arabic language.

في تعلم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها في لومبوك الشرقية (Muatan Lokal) تطوير نموذج التعلم القائم على المحتوى المحلي

This article tries to find the best solution of the low reading interest of Arabic texts of students (non-native speakers) at MTs Raudhatul Azhar Masbagik Timur, which has an impact on students' ability to read Arabic texts. One of the mainly problems is that teaching materials are less relevant to the local context. Therefore, this study aims to develop a local content-based learning model that is adapted to the existing learning materials in schools. Learning materials with the theme of local content will be able to grow-up students' interest in reading Arabic texts because what is presented in the form of regional uniqueness and potential. By using the research and development method of Bord and Gall model, based on the development needs that researchers carried out, this stage was simplified into 7 stages, namely: Potential and Problems, Information Gathering, Product Design, Design Validation, Design Improvement, Product Trial, and Product Revision.
 The results of this research are in the form of teaching materials “Bacaan bahasa Arab berbasis muatan lokal untuk Madrasah Tsanawiyah kelas IX” has been validated by 2 experts, namely material experts and design experts (media). After validation, the next stage was revision based on suggestions from experts, then tested on 34 students at MTs Raudhatul Azhar Masbagik Timur with a student satisfaction test result of 83,8%. From the datas, the average pre-test is 47,79 and the post-test is 60,59. It shows that post-test biggest than pre-test. It means that there is a difference in the average student learning before and after treatment. And this study shows that the use of a local content-based learning model can improve the Arabic reading ability of class IX students of MTs Raudhatul Azhar Masbagik Timur in the 2021/2022 AD academic year.

The relationship between children’s explicit knowledge and awareness of diglossia and success in learning Arabic: a preliminary investigation

ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between children’s explicit knowledge and awareness of diglossia (EKAD) and learning Arabic in school. Additionally, this study addresses the interrelationships between EKAD and oral comprehension, lexical, phonological, and morphosyntactic awareness upon the transition to reading to learn. Thirty typicaly developing Arabic speaking fifth and sixth graders were randomly recruited (n = 18 males). The Arabic diglossic Knowledge and Awareness test (ADAT) was administered to examine the interrelationships between diglossic awareness and children’s Arabic reading and mathematical abilities. Results showed that children depicted varying diglossic knowledge and awareness with no significant effect of gender, age, or academic grade. Children’s EKAD scores significantly predicted their scores on Arabic reading and writing test but not their math scores. The contribution of EKAD was beyond that of phonological awareness. Significant corelation was also found between EKAD and phonological awareness. These results indicate that children's academic success at advanced stages of Arabic learning is related to explicit knowledge and awareness of diglossia. In turn, this provides support for the role of diglossic/bidialectal awareness as an independent emergent skill during literacy acquisition in diglossic communities and the need to incorporate it into the educational and clinical assessment of emergent literacy among diglossic communities.

The Textual Dialogue Between Adonis and Al-Niffarī in Adonis's Poem <i>“The Transformations of the Lover”</i>

This article deals with the textual dialogue between Adonis (born 1930) and al-Niffarī (died in 965 AD) in the poem, “The Transformations of the Lover,” from Adonis’s poetry collection <i>The book of Transformations and Migration in the Day and Night Regions</i> (1965) and reveals Adonis’ melting of the mystic text of al-Niffarī in his own text. First, this article discusses Adonis's discovery of al-Niffarī- the unknown Şūfī who lived in the margins of the religious and Şūfī institution in his time. Then, it examines Adonis’ introduction of al-Niffarī to the Arab reader through the articles that he published in <i>Mawāqif</i> (Attitudes) journal in 1971. A journal whose name was taken from al-Niffarī’s <i>Kitāb al-Mawāqif</i> (The Book of Spiritual Stayings) showing the relationship which connects between Adonis and al-Niffarī. The study shows the pattern of intertextuality in “The Transformations of the Lover,” where Adonis’ words are integrated with al-Niffarī’s without indicating reference. It has been noticed that in these texts the poet moves greatly away from the mystical meaning of al-Niffarī’s words, thus giving the physical and human experience dimensions that intersect with the situation described by al-Niffarī, with a clear change in the speaker and the addressee, as well as the essence of the experience. In so doing, the study concludes that Adonis was able not only to illuminate the text of al-Niffarī but also to fill it with influences that give al-Niffarī both authentic and modern depth. As a result, Adonis created a multi-dimensional and multi-semantical text that could convey his own idea or concept, related to the human being present in time and space.

The Reading Comprehension Process of Arabic Garden-Path Sentences: An Equivocal Effect

The aims of this study were two-fold: first, to investigate the effect of a heterophonic homographic initial of a sentence (HP-HG) on the reading process of beginning Arabic readers as they read for comprehension; and second, to examine the role of the correct short vowels and diacritics in resolving garden-path (GP) ambiguity. Thirty-nine native monolingual Arab male fourth- grade students aged between 9 and 10, participated in reading 31 sentences representing three reading conditions, plain, vowelized-discretized, and wrongly vowelized, using a self-paced reading software program. The results showed that the GP structure of Arabic sentences did not affect the reading process of the beginning Arabic readers, nor was their process of reading such sentences significantly improved or shortened by the disambiguating short vowels and diacritics. However, examining the means descriptively shows that on average, the GP sentences took more time for the students to read but were comprehended better than their counterparts. Different proposed explanations were suggested, and a good-enough model is a good candidate to start with. One important factor that arose in all possible interpretations for the ineffectiveness of the GP structure on the reading comprehension process of Arab children (and adults) resides in the nature of Arabic morphology by supposedly maintaining the core root of the initial HP-HG words during GP sentence processing. Assessing the same phenomenon with different populations of low-skilled Arab children and learners of Arabic as a second language is recommended because they are both accustomed to reading a vowelized-diacritized script and their mastery of Arabic morphology is assumedly developing.

The Impact of Digital Books on Reading in Arabic Orthography

Background: This study examined the effectiveness of digital books in improving reading and reading comprehension among seventh-grade Arab students who have been defined as having difficulty reading. Method:This study sampled 120 students. Sixty students studied Arabic using a digital book, and sixty students at another school studied the same material in a printed version. The students are Arabic-speakers and are considered poor readers. The study population were located at the beginning of the school year based on the results of the AMIT assessment (a tool for mapping students’ ability in reading comprehension) in order to test the effectiveness of digital books on strengthening reading skills and comprehension. This study examined students in Arabic. The students were administered a test of reading and reading comprehension using digital texts. Results: The study indicated that using digital books did indeed improve reading comprehension skills in Arabic (in all dimensions of understanding) among Arab students struggling to read. On the other hand, the use of the digital books did not seem to affect reading accuracy skills among these students. Conclusions: Learning Arabic via digital books can improve poor Arabic readers in Arabic.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Arab Peserta Didik Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Melalui Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Monopoli

This research aims to develop Arabic language learning media with monopoli qira’ah media for learning Arabic reading skills using the development model ADDIE and to find out the feasibility of the media through expert opinion, media expert and materials expert and see student responses to the media developed by researchers. The type of research used in this research is the research method of development R &amp; D (Research and Development). as for the model used is the ADDIE model with 5 stages of research, : (1) analyze, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, (5) evaluation. The data collection instrument was used in the form of a questionnaire given to media expert, materials expert to see the feasibility of the media developed by researchers. The student and teacher response questionnaires are used to see the attractiveness of the media that has been developed. From the results of this research, the researchers produced monopoli qira’ah media by using the ADDIE model. Based on the results of the assessment provided by medis experts get an average score 84,8% with very decent category. As for the results of the research given by material experts, the results obtained an average score of 84% with very decent category.the results of small group trials and large group trials to determine student responses. Small group trial obtained an average score of 84,6% with a very interesting category. While the large group trial obtained an average score 85,7% with a very kinteresting category. And the results of the teacher response get an average score of 92,3% with a very interesting category. Based on the results of research provided by media experts, material experts, student responses and teacher responses, monopoli qira’ah media developed with the ADDIE model for students at MIN at Bandar Lampung is said to be very feasible.

The Effectiveness Of The Iqra’ Wheel Game To Enhance Students’ Arabic Reading Skills At State Islamic Senior High School 1 Malang

Learning media appears to be a pivotal need for learning programs used to reach out learning objectives. This study aims to find out the application and effectiveness of the Iqra' wheel game to enhance students' Arabic reading skills. This study uses a quantitative approach with the type of experiment. The subjects used are language students of tenth grade and 2nd MIPA students of tenth grade with a sample 60 students. Methods used observation, interviews, questionnaires, tests, and documentation. Data analysis techniques used in research is validity test, reliability test, sample t-test and effectiveness test. The research findings showed that is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores. The pre-test score is quite smaller the post-test score of 84.41 &lt; 90.58. The percentage of N-Gain shows 38.23% with a quite effective category. It can be concluded that the iqra wheel game is “quite effective” in improving Arabic reading skills.

Hafez Ibrahim's translation of the monologue of the gagger in Shakespeare's Macbeth

One of the most challenging and multifaceted tasks a translator can do is translating poetry. This is because form and content in poetry have a distinct and interdependent relationship that allows the reader to experience a unique emotional reaction. Reproducing the same emotional effect on the TT reader is the most controversial aspect, resulting in the widespread assumption among scholars that poetry is untranslatable. Poetry translation needs more effort and creativity to convey the beauty and power of the style as well as the intended message of the ST. The main aim of the present study is to analyze Hafez Ibrahim's poetic translation into Arabic of the famous soliloquy of the protagonist in the scene of the dagger in Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. Employing a descriptive-analytical approach to compare the ST and TT texts, the study arrived at the conclusion that the translator was adequately successful in keeping the subject matter, the general atmosphere, and the tone of the original text. On the other hand, he chose to "Arabize" the metaphorical language of Shakespeare to make it closer to Arab readers' sensibilities.

Muyûl al-Talâmidh fî Tadrîs al-Qirâ’ah

Purpose- This study aims to reveal the spirit and motivation of learners in studying Qiro'ah, specifically the study is focused on the description of the forms of motivation of learners, factors that affect the motivation of learners in learning qiro'ah, as well as the steps taken by teachers in improving the spirit of learners in learning qiro'ah. Design/Methodology/Approach- Research is carried out with a qualitative approach, data collection techniques are observation, interview and documentation studies. This approach was chosen considering that the research data found and analyzed is natural without treatment. Findings: The results of the study are first, the spirit of learners in learning qiro'ah is very low, this is evidenced by the tasks given by Arabic teachers are not completed thoroughly by many students. Second, low motivation is influenced by internal and external factors, ineternal factors include weak ability to apply qawa'id al-lughah in reading Arabic scripts, knowledge that is less related to the urgency of reading ability, while external factors include less support from more able friends, improper media selection, methods used by teachers sometimes out of sync with learners. Third, teachers make efforts to increase reading motivation by providing reinforcement for learners related to the importance of reading skills, finding and using the right qiro'ah learning media, updating qiro'ah learning methods, increasing supervision of established tasks. Research Limitation/Implications-Researchers have not revealed anything related to the ability to read Arabic, therefore researchers and observers of Arabic learning can continue research on various aspects relevant to this study, such as studying the correlation of motivation to study qiro'ah with understanding of Arabic reading manuscripts.