أثر المُناظرة في تحسين مهارات التّحدّث في مادّة اللغة العربيّة لدى طالبات الصّفّ الثّامن الأساسيّ في الأُردْنّ

Afaf Hamed  Yousef

doi:10.35516/edu.v50i4.4227

Authors

Afaf Hamed Yousef Ministry of Education, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1416-3683

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/edu.v50i4.4227

Keywords:

Debate, speaking skills, Arabic language

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of debate in improving speaking skills in the Arabic language among eighth-grade female students in Jordan.

Methods: The study adopted the quasi-experimental method, which is based on data collection and statistical analysis. A pre/post-test was prepared based on standards and indicators for each of the four speaking skills (intellectual skill, linguistic skill, vocal skill, and gestural skill), after verifying their validity and reliability. The test consisted of (20) behavioral indicators, as these indicators represented the four speaking skills on a five-graded scale. The study sample consisted of (55) students from eighth-grade female students who were chosen randomly from King Abdullah II School for Excellence in Irbid, where they were chosen based on availability to facilitate communication and access. Two sections were selected from the school in the first semester at the beginning of the scholastic year (2021/2022). The first section was the experimental group consisting of (28) students, where the debate method was applied to them, and the other was the control group consisting of (27) students, where the usual method was applied to them.

Results: The findings of the study showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the four speaking skills, individually and collectively, between the performance of both study groups in favor of the experimental group.

Conclusions: The study recommended employing debate in teaching speaking skills in the Arabic language to eighth-grade students.

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