Correlation Between Level of Grammar Proficiency and Arabic Speaking Skills of Diploma Students At UITM

Abstract

Grammar proficiency is one of the important aspects of speaking skills. The disadvantage of mastering grammar is a phenomenon that often occurs in learning Arabic as a third language. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify there is a significant relationship between the level of Arabic grammar proficiency and the mastery of language language skills of diploma-level students who are taking Arabic courses as a third language at MARA University of Technology (UiTM). This study is a quantitative survey and the data is analyzed in inference. The sample of the studies involved in this study was 350 people out of a total population of 1973 students. The findings of the study obtained through the Pearson r correlation test against both variables found that there was a high correlation relationship (r =0.508). It meant that when the mastery of the students' Arabic grammar increased, the mastery of the students' speaking skills increased at the same time. The results of this study are important in explaining the relationship between the phenomena that occur in the problem of learning Arabic grammar and Arabic language skills. Therefore, further studies are suggested that the study on Arabic grammar be expanded and expanded by studying the relationship of Arabic grammar mastery on other aspects such as reading skills, writing skills or listening skills.