Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners

Previous research has clearly documented that self-efficacy in language learning positively affects students’ performance in acquiring language skills. While much research has studied grammar efficacy indirectly as part of writing efficacy, none of these focuses on Arabic language learning. Consid...

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Main Authors:	Mustapha, Nik Hanan, Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research 2017
Subjects:	PJ6073 Language
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spelling	iium-611582018-07-10T18:01:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/ Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners Mustapha, Nik Hanan Mustapha, Nik Farhan PJ6073 Language Previous research has clearly documented that self-efficacy in language learning positively affects students’ performance in acquiring language skills. While much research has studied grammar efficacy indirectly as part of writing efficacy, none of these focuses on Arabic language learning. Considering the impact of self-efficacy on language learning, as well as the important role of grammar in Arabic learning, this study examines the relationship between grammar efficacy and grammar performance among students learning Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysian public universities. Specifically, it intends to determine the relationship between grammar efficacy and grammar performance among Arabic learners on three aspects: Correction of grammar errors, vocalization of words, and construction of sentences. Using a newly-developed questionnaire, 140 students majoring in Arabic language from a public university in Malaysia participated in the study. The questionnaire covers three important aspects in Arabic grammar learning: Correction of grammar errors, vocalization of words, and construction of sentences. This study showed a moderate correlation between grammar efficacy and grammar performance. Efficacy of sentence construction appeared to correlate the highest among the three aspects. Teachers’ awareness on the importance of heightening students perceived confidence in accomplishing grammar tasks will eventually promote better learning among students Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research 2017-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/1/MJSS%20V8N4%20July%202017%20Final.pdf Mustapha, Nik Hanan and Mustapha, Nik Farhan (2017) Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 8 (4). pp. 123-128. ISSN 2039-9340 E-ISSN 2039-2117 http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/9999/9632 10.1515/mjss-2017-0011
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description	Previous research has clearly documented that self-efficacy in language learning positively affects students’ performance in acquiring language skills. While much research has studied grammar efficacy indirectly as part of writing efficacy, none of these focuses on Arabic language learning. Considering the impact of self-efficacy on language learning, as well as the important role of grammar in Arabic learning, this study examines the relationship between grammar efficacy and grammar performance among students learning Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysian public universities. Specifically, it intends to determine the relationship between grammar efficacy and grammar performance among Arabic learners on three aspects: Correction of grammar errors, vocalization of words, and construction of sentences. Using a newly-developed questionnaire, 140 students majoring in Arabic language from a public university in Malaysia participated in the study. The questionnaire covers three important aspects in Arabic grammar learning: Correction of grammar errors, vocalization of words, and construction of sentences. This study showed a moderate correlation between grammar efficacy and grammar performance. Efficacy of sentence construction appeared to correlate the highest among the three aspects. Teachers’ awareness on the importance of heightening students perceived confidence in accomplishing grammar tasks will eventually promote better learning among students
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author	Mustapha, Nik Hanan Mustapha, Nik Farhan
author_facet	Mustapha, Nik Hanan Mustapha, Nik Farhan
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title	Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners
title_short	Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners
title_full	Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners
title_fullStr	Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners
title_full_unstemmed	Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners
title_sort	grammar efficacy and grammar performance: an exploratory study on arabic learners
publisher	Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61158/1/MJSS%20V8N4%20July%202017%20Final.pdf
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Grammar efficacy and grammar performance: An exploratory study on Arabic learners

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