Penggunaan Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab (SPBA) dalam Kelas Berdasarkan Perbezaan Jantina dalam Kalangan Pelajar Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UnipSAS)

[The Use of Strategies for Arabic Language Learning in Class Based on Gender Differences among Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Islamic University Students]

Abstract

Strategi pembelajaran bahasa (SPB) memainkan peranan penting dalam membantu pelajar menguasai bahasa asing dengan lebih efektif. Setiap pelajar perlu mempunyai strategi pembelajaran bagi meningkatkan kemahiran berbahasa seperti mendengar, bertutur, membaca dan menulis. Walau bagaimanapun, sebahagian besar pelajar di Institut Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) terutamanya dalam aliran pengajian Islam belum menguasai kemahiran berbahasa walaupun telah mempelajari bahasa Arab sejak berada di sekolah rendah. Selain itu, punca pelajar tidak berminat terhadap pembelajaran bahasa Arab yang menyebabkan kelemahan pencapaian gred bagi subjek bahasa Arab kerana kurangnya kesedaran pelajar terhadap kepentingan penggunaan SPB. Hal ini menyebabkan pelajar tidak dapat mengetahui kesesuaian dan keberkesanan sesuatu strategi terhadap diri mereka. Justeru, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti strategi pembelajaran bahasa Arab (SPBA) di dalam kelas yang paling kerap digunakan oleh pelajar serta mengenal pasti tahap strategi pembelajaran bahasa Arab dalam kalangan pelajar Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah semasa di dalam kelas berdasarkan perbezaan jantina. Seramai 152 orang pelajar UnIPSAS terlibat dalam kajian ini. Data kajian dikumpulkan melalui instrumen soal selidik, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap penggunaan strategi pembelajaran bahasa Arab di dalam kelas berdasarkan perbezaan jantina dalam kalangan pelajar UnIPSAS adalah sederhana tinggi. Hasil analisis ujian-t pula menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan signifikan penggunaan SPBA di dalam kelas berdasarkan jantina. Selain itu, dapatan kajian menunjukkan pelajar lelaki lebih kerap menggunakan strategi pembelajaran bahasa berbanding pelajar perempuan. Implikasi kajian ini dapat membantu para pelajar dan guru dalam mempelbagaikan strategi pembelajaran bahasa di dalam kelas bagi meningkatkan tahap penguasaan pelajar terhadap bahasa Arab.

Abstract: Language learning strategies (LLS) play a crucial role in helping students master foreign languages more effectively. Every student needs to have learning strategies to enhance language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. However, many students in higher education institutions, particularly in Islamic studies, have not mastered language skills despite studying Arabic since elementary school. Additionally, a lack of interest in learning Arabic has led to poor academic performance in the subject, largely due to students' unawareness of the importance of using LLS. This results in students being unable to recognize the appropriateness and effectiveness of various strategies for themselves. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the Arabic language learning strategy (SPBA) in class that is most often used by students as well as to identify the level of Arabic language learning strategy among students of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Islamic University while in class based on gender differences. Participants in the study included 152 students from the Faculty of Islamic Studies. A questionnaire was used to gather data and descriptive methods were used for analysis. The results of the study show that the level of use of Arabic language learning strategies in the classroom based on gender differences among UnIPSAS students is moderately high. The results of the t-test analysis show that there is no significant difference in the use of SPBA in class based on gender. In addition, the findings of the study show that male students use language learning strategies more often than female students. The findings of the study emphasize the necessity for lecturers and students to maximize and vary language learning strategies in the classroom in order to promote a higher level of proficiency in Arabic.