In Malaysia, studies have shown that most Malay learners learning Arabic Language exhibit weak Arabic speaking skill despite spending years of learning the language. However, given the same learning environment and experience, some of them could be considered as good Arabic speakers as revealed by the results of Arabic Placement Test conducted by the Center of Languages and pre-Academic Development (CELPAD) of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). These learners have successfully scored band 7 and above in Arabic speaking skill test. The researchers believe that being aware of certain learning strategies in enhancing their speaking skills would help these learners to become good Arabic speakers. This assumption is based on several theories in language learning strategies which postulate that learners' success in language learning or lack of it is attributable to the various strategies which different learners bring to tasks and not solely relying on environment per say. Therefore this study attempts to understand the assumption by investigating the Arabic speaking skill learning strategies of selected Malay good Arabic speakers and Malay poor Arabic speakers at the (IIUM) within and outside the parameters of the educational settings. In addition, the research also seeks to explore the students' perception on Arabic speaking skill in terms of the importance of Arabic speaking skill for the Malay learners, the required level of Arabic speaking skill for the Malay learners and the prerequisites to become good Arabic speakers.Keywords: speaking skill, second language acquisition and language learning strategies. ElevatesSelf (courage, confidence and so on) CausesInterest to practice speaking DevelopsVarious strategies (relevant, quality and quantity) Causes Ability to speak Causes Excitement Establishes morePositive attitudes (practice, discipline, determination, motivation, creativity, diligence and so on) Results inGood Arabic speaking skill MPAS:Good Arabic speaking skill (fluency, proficiency, spontaneity and so on) RequiresSelf (courage, confidence and so on) Unable to buildLanguage (vocabulary, grammar and skill of speaking) Cause Inability to speak Kills Enthusiasm KillsPositive characteristics (practice, discipline, determination, motivation, creativity, diligence and so on) Causes

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has caused a major transformation in the education system around the world. Due to the closure of schools and other learning institutions, the teaching and learning that were once face to face are now conducted online. Sudden change of education landscape has put educators and students in harrowing time. This paper reviews literature to find out the challenges faced by educators when teaching online. The results reveal that all educators around the world are facing intrinsic challenges, such as little or no knowledge, skills and experience in the implementation of online teaching, as well as extrinsic challenges such as students having no Internet access and coverage and own no proper gadgets. It is found out that the biggest challenge faced by most local educators as compared to their counterparts in some parts of the world is their lower level of readiness in facing the transition from teaching traditionally to online.

This qualitative study aimed to diagnose the challenges facing teachers of the (A2) program for the Arabic language in developing 21st century learning skills among students of the Arabic language in Comoros high schools. The 21st century imposes an interest in acquiring students the skills that can help them solve their learning problems, prepare for work and live in this 21st century, the ability to innovate, innovate and collaborate in their practices rather than compete, and to be able to adapt to the rapid technological change and development of a modern society. This research dealt with semi-organized personal interviews from six teachers for this program in one of the islands, and the researcher interviewed them one by one. The content of the interviews was analyzed, and the topics were extracted. This research is divided into two sections. The first section deals with the effects that impede the application of 21st century learning skills among Arabic language students from the teachers' point of view. Administratively, there is a problem in the curriculum and teaching methods, weak response of students towards learning the Arabic language, while the second section deals with the suggestions of teachers on how to develop the application of skills among students of the Arabic language from the perspective of teachers which are: Raising interest in Arabic (2) Providing modern teaching aids (3) Raising students' desire towards learning Arabic. Keywords: Challenges, Secondary Teachers, (A2) Program, Learning Skills, Comoros. Keywords Challenges, Secondary Teachers, (A2) Program, Learning Skills, Comoros

This article reports on a quasi-experimental study conducted to determine the effectiveness of storytelling in enhancing students’ Arabic vocabulary acquisition and interest in the technique. The experiment was carried out with 24 Primary 6 students over a period of one and a half weeks at a well-established madrasah in Singapore.  Two instruments were used to collect data on Arabic vocabulary acquisition and student interest in storytelling, namely Wesche and Paribakht's (1996) Vocabulary Knowledge Scale and an Interest-in-Storytelling questionnaire. To address the research questions, the study used descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test  and paired samples t-test. The main observations were: i) the control group obtained a higher mastery of Arabic vocabulary after the experiment was conducted, which was due to their relatively higher academic ability; ii) the two groups had unequal ability from the very onset of the study; iii) based on Cohen’s d effect size of 3.68, the storytelling technique had a tremendous effect on the treatment group's Arabic vocabulary acquisition; and (iv) students expressed a general interest in storytelling as a means of learning Arabic vocabulary where a majority (83%) liked storytelling as a method to discover new words. The study made some recommendations on how teachers can  improve their practices of storytelling to increase students' learning of Arabic vocabulary .

The first attempt of this study is to investigate teacher efficacy construct. In so doing, this study tries to develop the extent to which the conceptualized teacher measure reproduces the data. Second, this study evaluates the adequacy of the teacher efficacy measure across teacher's place of graduation. The data were collected from adopted version of Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale administered to 252 teachers of National Religious Secondary School in Malaysia. The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the adequacy of teacher efficacy measure and found that teacher is a multidimensional construct with four underlying dimensions. The model also found to be applicable across teacher's place of graduation