ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES

Zamri Arıfın; Ezad Azraai Jamsarı; Khaulah Rıddzwan; Muhamad Ridzuan ABDUL Latıf; Zulazhan AB. Halım

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ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES

Abstract

Attitude is the most important element in determining one’s achievements in learning the Arabic language either as a full or part-time student. This study is based on the Gardner's socio-educational model, and focuses on two types of motivational orientation, which are integrative and instrumental, and attitudes toward the learning conditions. The main purpose of this study is to identify the level of integrative orientation, attitudes toward the learning conditions and instrumental orientation among students in a Distance Learning (DL) program at the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FPI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM, The National University of Malaysia). This study used a quantitative research design. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed descriptively. A total of 170 distance learning students were selected using the simple random sampling technique. Findings show that the students possessed a high level of integrative orientation and their attitudes toward learning environment were positive. The level of instrumental orientation, on the other hand, was very high with the instrumental orientation obtaining the highest mean score. One of the implications that can be drawn from this study is that teachers and students need to take into account and emphasize integrative orientation, attitudes toward learning conditions and instrumental orientation in order to develop a positive attitude in students who aim to master the Arabic language. Other than that, educational institutions should provide support and carry out other related activities and programs in order to ensure that students consistently have positive attitudes whilst achieving excellent results in learning the Arabic language.

Keywords

Attitudes, Arabic language, instrumental, integrative, learning, Arabic language skills.

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Zamri Arıfın This is me

Ezad Azraai Jamsarı This is me

Khaulah Rıddzwan This is me

Muhamad Ridzuan ABDUL Latıf This is me

Zulazhan AB. Halım This is me

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Arıfın, Z., Jamsarı, E. A., Rıddzwan, K., Latıf, M. R. A., & Halım, Z. A. (2014). ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 15(1), 174-188. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.04949

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1.Arıfın Z, Jamsarı EA, Rıddzwan K, Latıf MRA, Halım ZA. ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES. TOJDE. 2014;15(1):174-188. doi:10.17718/tojde.04949

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Arıfın, Zamri, Ezad Azraai Jamsarı, Khaulah Rıddzwan, Muhamad Ridzuan ABDUL Latıf, and Zulazhan AB. Halım. 2014. “ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 15 (1): 174-88. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.04949.

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Arıfın Z, Jamsarı EA, Rıddzwan K, Latıf MRA, Halım ZA (March 1, 2014) ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 15 1 174–188.

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[1]Z. Arıfın, E. A. Jamsarı, K. Rıddzwan, M. R. A. Latıf, and Z. A. Halım, “ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES”, TOJDE, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 174–188, Mar. 2014, doi: 10.17718/tojde.04949.

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Arıfın, Zamri - Jamsarı, Ezad Azraai - Rıddzwan, Khaulah - Latıf, Muhamad Ridzuan ABDUL - Halım, Zulazhan AB. “ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 15/1 (March 1, 2014): 174-188. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.04949.

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1.Arıfın Z, Jamsarı EA, Rıddzwan K, Latıf MRA, Halım ZA. ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES. TOJDE. 2014;15:174–188.

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Arıfın, Zamri, et al. “ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 15, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 174-88, doi:10.17718/tojde.04949.

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1.Zamri Arıfın, Ezad Azraai Jamsarı, Khaulah Rıddzwan, Muhamad Ridzuan ABDUL Latıf, Zulazhan AB. Halım. ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES. TOJDE. 2014 Mar. 1;15(1):174-88. doi:10.17718/tojde.04949

ATTITUDES OF DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS AT UKM’S FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TOWARDS LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILL COURSES

Zamri ARIFIN Ezad Azraai JAMSARI (Corresponding Author) Khaulah RIDDZWAN Department of Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan MALAYSIA

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