POTENSI PENDEKATAN KOMUNIKATIF DALAM PENGAJARAN KEMAHIRAN BERTUTUR BAHASA ARAB MURID SEKOLAH RENDAH DI MALAYSIA
THE POTENTIAL OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN TEACHING ARABIC SPEAKING SKILLS TO PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN MALAYSIA
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJMOE.831091Keywords:
Bahasa Arab (Arabic Language), Kemahiran Bertutur (Speaking Skills), Kompetensi Komunikatif (Communicative Competence), KSSR, Pendekatan Komunikatif (PK) (Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Sekolah Rendah (Primary School)Abstract
Kemahiran bertutur merupakan aspek penting dalam penguasaan bahasa Arab kerana mencerminkan keupayaan murid menggunakan pengetahuan bahasa untuk tujuan komunikasi. Walaupun Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) Bahasa Arab menekankan komunikasi lisan, kajian terdahulu masih melaporkan kelemahan penguasaan kemahiran bertutur serta amalan pengajaran yang belum sepenuhnya menyediakan peluang penggunaan bahasa secara aktif. Artikel konseptual ini bertujuan menganalisis potensi Pendekatan Komunikatif (PK) sebagai pendekatan pedagogi dalam menangani faktor yang membatasi penguasaan kemahiran bertutur bahasa Arab dalam kalangan murid sekolah rendah di Malaysia serta meneliti kesesuaiannya dengan aspirasi komunikasi KSSR. Artikel ini menggunakan sorotan literatur konseptual secara naratif yang mensintesis kajian berkaitan kemahiran bertutur, pendidikan Bahasa Arab sekolah rendah, KSSR dan prinsip PK. Sintesis menunjukkan bahawa kelemahan bertutur dipengaruhi oleh faktor linguistik, afektif, pedagogi dan persekitaran yang saling berkaitan. Dari sudut konseptual, PK berpotensi memberikan respons terhadap faktor tersebut melalui integrasi unsur linguistik dengan penggunaan bahasa secara kontekstual, scaffolding, komunikasi berisiko rendah, maklum balas konstruktif, interaksi dan rundingan makna, peningkatan penglibatan murid serta perluasan peluang penggunaan bahasa. Pelaksanaannya perlu diadaptasi secara beransur-ansur mengikut tahap perkembangan dan penguasaan murid. Artikel ini menyediakan kerangka pedagogi bagi menghubungkan aspirasi komunikasi KSSR dengan amalan pengajaran serta asas konseptual untuk kajian empirikal pada masa hadapan. Kesimpulannya, PK berpotensi menyokong penggunaan bahasa Arab secara komunikatif dalam kalangan murid sekolah rendah, namun keberkesanannya dalam konteks tersebut perlu ditentukan melalui kajian empirikal.
Speaking skills constitute an important dimension of Arabic language proficiency because they reflect learners’ ability to use linguistic knowledge for communicative purposes. Although the Malaysian Primary School Standard Curriculum (KSSR) for Arabic emphasises oral communication, previous studies continue to report weaknesses in speaking proficiency and classroom practices that do not consistently provide opportunities for active language use. This conceptual article aims to analyse the potential of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) as a pedagogical approach to addressing factors that constrain Arabic speaking proficiency among Malaysian primary school pupils and to examine its alignment with the communicative aspirations of the KSSR Arabic curriculum. The article employs a narrative conceptual literature review synthesising studies on speaking skills, primary Arabic language education, the KSSR curriculum and CLT principles. The synthesis indicates that speaking difficulties are shaped by interrelated linguistic, affective, pedagogical and environmental factors. Conceptually, CLT may respond to these factors through the integration of linguistic resources with contextualised language use, scaffolding, low-stakes communication, constructive feedback, interaction and negotiation of meaning, increased learner participation and expanded opportunities for language use. Its implementation, however, needs to be progressively adapted to pupils’ developmental and proficiency levels. The article provides a pedagogical framework for linking the communicative aspirations of the KSSR curriculum with classroom practice and offers a conceptual basis for future empirical research. In conclusion, CLT has the potential to support communicative Arabic language use, although its effectiveness in Malaysian primary schools requires empirical investigation.
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