Author(s)

Aisah Hasmam¹, Nik Mohd Rahimi², Nik Farhan Mustapha³, Mohd Yusri Kamarudin¹

¹Ministry of Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
²Faculty of Education, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.
³University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

Selecting words for teaching vocabulary is an important part of the teaching and learning of a language. The study aims to explore teacher approach and practice in choosing words for teaching Arabic language at the Lower Secondary Level. A qualitative single case study is used to investigate a phenomenon in the context of the actual situation. Data collection process involves interviews, classroom observation, video recording and analysis of relevant documents. A purposive sampling method is carried out for selection of participants. The findings indicate that the approach used in selecting vocabulary can be divided into five categories: i) priority; ii) frequency; iii) teaching ability; iv) coverage; and v) familiarity. In other words, it is suggested that in facilitating student comprehension and retention of target words, various criteria are considered by a teacher before choosing the teaching approach. The study also provides guidelines for choosing words to teach especially for Arabic teachers in the Lower Secondary Level.

Teaching Vocabulary, Teacher Approach, Arabic Language Teachers

Hasmam, A. , Rahimi, N. , Mustapha, N. and Kamarudin, M. (2016) Word Selection in Teaching Arabic Vocabulary for Lower Secondary Level. Creative Education, 7, 387-395. doi: 10.4236/ce.2016.73038.