Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Master's Degree in Arabic Language Education University of Isfahan, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, shiraz University, Iran.
Abstract
There is no doubt that purposeful and diverse exercises hold a distinguished place in foreign language learning, as they contribute to facilitating and accelerating the language learning process. Furthermore, they pave the way for the teacher to assess the learner's linguistic proficiency and performance, while also revealing the quality of the educational content, which is a fundamental component of the curriculum. The series of books "Arabic Between Your Hands" (1435 AH) is an accredited collection for teaching Arabic worldwide, comprising four volumes and eight books that range from beginner to advanced levels, featuring a coherent structure that includes varied and purposeful exercises for understanding the content. Thomas C. Bartlett's classification (1976) is one of the most prominent classifications for educational objectives, which includes learning levels in post-text questions and content comprehension in the field of foreign language education. Based on the above, this research addresses the evaluation of the post-text exercises and activities in the "Arabic Between Your Hands" series in light of Bartlett's learning levels classification, utilizing a statistical methodology based on content analysis. The research findings indicate that this series includes various questions that assist the learner in understanding the content. It also features a logical distribution according to Bartlett's levels model, with the second volume and expressive level recording the highest statistics, while the first volume and comprehension level recorded the lowest statistics. The "Arabic Between Your Hands" series aligns perfectly with the criteria of Thomas Bartlett’s classification and is considered an effective resource for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, aiming to enhance information processing, cognitive growth, and linguistic proficiency.
Thomas C. Bartlett's classification (1976) is one of the most prominent classifications for educational objectives, which includes learning levels (expressive, reorganizational, inferential, evaluative, and comprehension) in post-text questions and content comprehension in the field of foreign language education. This framework consists of 27 subcategories stemming from these levels.
Based on the above, this research addresses the evaluation of the post-text exercises and activities in the "Arabic Between Your Hands" series in light of Bartlett's learning levels classification, utilizing a statistical methodology based on content analysis. The research community consists of all activities and exercises related to the "Arabic Between Your Hands" group, while the sample is limited to post-text exercises and activities, totaling 269 items, which were classified based on their frequency and percentage rates.
The research findings indicate that this series includes various questions that assist the learner in understanding the content. It also features a logical distribution according to Bartlett's levels model, with the second volume and expressive level recording the highest statistics, while the first volume and comprehension level .
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