Implementation of online learning in the era of COVID-19 pandemic has become a global issue and had a major impact on higher education. The Movement Control Order (MCO) carried out in Malaysia has affects many higher institutions. All students especially undergraduate students who just starting their new semester has forced to stay at home while learning activities continue virtually using a various platform such as Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams considered as an excellent collaboration platform complete with useful features to enhance virtual learning environment as well for educational purposes. The main objective of this research is to explore the level of student’s readiness and behaviour towards virtual learning using Microsoft Teams. The study uses a cross-sectional survey consist of 312 undergraduate students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) from various program of study. Data were collected by using questionnaires to gain information about the students’ perception on their readiness and behaviour towards virtual learning via Microsoft Teams. By using descriptive statistical analysis, this study found that readiness among undergraduate students is at a medium high level, while student behaviour considered at a high-level despite Microsoft Teams platform is regarded as something new for the students. The finding revealed that students easily operate the platform without further training.

Interpreter is one of the important individuals in connecting patients and hospital staffs. The role also contributes to the high enrollment of medical tourists to our country. Although there is a great need for language interpreters in medical institutions, there are only a limited number of language interpreters available for employment. Accordingly, a model of language and communication services for marketing medical tourism in Malaysia is required, in keeping with the MHTC's goal of making Malaysia the world's leading global healthcare destination. The purpose of this study is to establish a model of language interpreter for medical tourism, with the intention of boosting medical tourism to Malaysia as the world's leading healthcare destination. This study implemented qualitative method. The approach used to collect the data was using a questionnaire instrument that had been given to 8 experts. The criteria in the determination of experts are these experts consist of four fields: Arabic, English, communication, and tourism Malaysian lecturers who have served more than 10 years in public universities. All the data collected were analyzed using the Fuzzy Delphi method. The findings showed that there are three main components in preparing a competent medical interpreter which are language, communication, and medical tourism. The determination of the items for each component are based on the calculated threshold value (less than 0.2) and the percentage of the expert group (more than 75%). This study showed that there are three components of the interpreter model for medical tourism in Malaysia and only 21 out of 32 items are agreed by the lectures from four fields based on expert agreement.

Kajian ringkas ini bertujuan untuk melihat persepsi pelajar tentang pengalaman mereka dalam menghadapi susasana pembelajaran ketika musim PKPP. Fokus utama kepada subjek Sorof 2 (BAL 1023) pada Semester 2 2019/2020. Sampel kajian diambil daripada pelajar KBB1 dan KBB2 daripada pelajar tahun 1, Sarjana Muda Bahasa Arab Kesusasteraan Islam seramai 45 orang. Kaedah mendapatkan maklumat ialah melalui temubual maya menggunakan aplikasi WhatsApp. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa pelajar menghadapi banyak masalah ketika melalui proses pembelajaran dalam talian terutamanya masalah talian internet dan gangguan persekitaran, termasuk suasana pembelajaran yang tidak menyokong dan tanggungjawab di rumah. Diharapkan pandemik ini tidak berterusan supaya pelajar dapat meneruskan pembelajaran secara bersemuka di samping dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan pembelajaran dalam talian selari dengan norma baharu dan Prosedur Operasi Standard (SOP) yang ditetapkan oleh kerajaan.

Pengajaran kolokasi atau kosa kata bersifat gabungan (multiword) dalam pembelajaran bahasa Arab telah mendapat perhatian ramai pengkaji bahasa dan guru sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Hal ini adalah kerana terdapat banyak kajian menunjukkan bahawa penguasaan terhadap fenomena perkataan ini memberi kesan terhadap kecekapan bahasa yang dipelajari khususnya terhadap keupayaan pelajar dalam kemahiran bertutur dan menulis. Walaubagaimanapun, penggunaan kolokasi bahasa Arab yang betul masih menjadisatu cabaran yang besar kepada pelajar, bahkan para guru juga tidak didedahkan dengan teknik dan strategi pengajaran kolokasi secara terperinci dan berkesan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan beberapa strategi pengajaran kolokasi berdasarkan Teori dan prinsip Leksikal Lewis (2000). Pendekatan Leksikal ini sangat unik dan berbeza daripada pendekatan tradisional dalam pengajaran kosa kata kerana meraikan semua ciri perkataan tanpa memerlukan seseorang itu mempunyai pengetahuan tatabahasa sebagai syarat utama dalam menguasai bahasa asing. Terdapat lima strategi utama yang diketengahkan oleh Lewis untuk diadaptasi oleh para guru antaranya seperti: pengajaran secara langsung, penggunaan kamus dan korpus bahasa, memberi pendedahan yang banyak dan berulang dan lain-lain lagi. Kajian ini juga merangkumi beberapa aktiviti cadangan yang boleh diaplikasikan oleh guru bahasa Arab dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran bagi membina kesedaran leksikal dalam kalangan pelajar.

This research aims to develop a module for Tahfiz students to learn Arabic grammar through the holy verses of the Quran in Sekolah Menengah Agama IMTIAZ, Terengganu. This research employs Richey and Klein's Design and Development Research Approach (DDR). Three phases based on this method were involved in this study. The first phase involved a needs analysis using the interview method with three tahfiz’s teachers to identify the needs of tahfiz students in learning Arabic through the Quran. In this phase, the researcher used the Discrepancy Model by McKillip as a guideline for constructing interview questions. This is followed by constructing an example module of the Arabic language through the Qur'an in the second phase. In this phase, the researcher uses the Fuzzy Delphi method by looking at the agreement of the experts in building the content of the module. Besides, Sidek's Module Development Model was chosen as a model for developing the module. This phase has resulted in a draft of an example module for learning Arabic through the Qur'an that is suitable for Tahfiz school students. The third phase involves evaluating the module's suitability and usability. In this phase, the researcher used the semi-structured interview method as an instrument for data collection, involving five tahfiz teachers. Interview questions were built based on the Discrepancy Evaluation Model by Provus .The findings from the Need Analysis Phase show that there is a need to develop a module for tahfiz students to learn Arabic grammar through the holy verses of the Quran in Sekolah Menengah Agama IMTIAZ, Terengganu. The results of the design and development phases showed that the experts reached an agreement on the elements for the module components that became a guide to the development of the module. The results of the evaluation phase showed a high level of satisfaction among teachers with the elements applied through the module.

This study aims to discuss the uslūb khabarī of the terminology shakes revealed in the Quran. The objective of the study is to identify the elements and focus of uslūb khabarī for the context of shakes (zalzalah) in the Qur’an that carry the real meaning (haqīqī) or figurative meaning (majāzī). This study is a qualitative study that uses the Ma'ani approach by Lāsyin and Halliday’s theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics the basis of the study. Content analysis methods are used to examine the text both textually and contextually. The study material is a fragment of a verse from the Qur'an that contains the terminology shakes. The findings show that there are two contexts of meaning that involve the terminology shakes in the Qur'an, namely the shakes, which refer to the earthquake, and the vibration, which refers to the human heart. In total, there are four verses of zalzalah that use the uslūb khabarī approach, which carries the real meaning (haqīqī) and figurative meaning (majāzī). The real meaning (haqīqī) is referring to the earthquake that will occur on Judgement Day, and the figurative meaning (majāzī) in another verse refers to the vibrations of the stand in the hearts of believers.

The aim of current study is to gather the opinions and the perception of teachers about the difficulty of learning collocations among students and the needs of teaching this topic to the learners of Arabic as a second language at pre-university level, as well as exploring appropriate ways to teach Arabic collocations from teacher's perspectives. Purposive sampling method was used for this study which the participants are consisted of all teachers who are teaching the Arabic language program at the Tamhidi Center, Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM). The researchers used the open-ended questionnaire to collect the required information to obtain more accurate and in-depth responses without being restricted to a specific answer. The results of this study showed that the teachers' perception and belief towards collocation's teaching were negative as the curriculum of teaching Arabic vocabulary in Malaysia Education still rely on traditional methodologies. The results of this study also found that teachers have positive attitudes towards the necessity of teaching Arabic collocation to the Arabic Second Language Learners especially at the pre-university level.

This research aims to highlight the importance of textual linguistics in teaching writing skills to non-Arabic speakers concerning informativity standard, one of Robert De Beaugrande’s textual standards by using Mgg@LexicalSEM. The research attempts to identify and analyse the needs of a sample of Arabic-speaking learners from the Islamic Science University of Malaysia and the International Islamic University Malaysia in order to limit their learning needs. Based on the sample, a model language module had been formulated, and the research will present the proposed model of the linguistic units through its application in the teaching of writing skills for non-Arabic speakers. Theoretical and practical foundations in the teaching of foreign language skills will be considered, specifically focusing on writing skills.

The main objective of this study is to develop Web-based Interactive Activities for learning Arabic collocation (arabCollotivities) and to evaluate this learning activities from a usability perspective. This web-based interactive activity aims to provide Arabic second language students in higher learning institutions a platform for learning collocation and to assist them in learning this topic independently and in a fun way. The theoretical foundation of the study was profoundly based on the theory of Lexical Theory proposed by Lewis, Theory of Multimedia Learning by Mayer, Theory of Learning Events of Gagne and the ASSURE instructional design models provided by Smaldino, Lowther & Russell. This study employed the Design and Developmental Research Approach introduced by Ritchey and Klien. Based on this approach, the study was divided into three phases. The first phase involves the survey of needs analysis conducted on 150 students who are involve in Arabic language courses as compulsory subjects at the Tamhidi Center, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia to see the needs of development these activities in their process of learning Arabic. The data was by descriptive statistics using the software Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 to find the mean value and standard deviation. In the second phase, Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) technique was exploited which involves 12 panel of experts. This technique was used to design and to determine the essential elements and requirements that should be included in the development of collocation activities based on expert’s opinions and decisions. The third phase was the usability evaluation of prototype activities involving 60 students of Shariah and Law students studying Arabic as the second language at Tamhidi Center, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia using Modified Nominal Group Technique (Modified NGT). The selection of these students is because they were the target group who will use this activity indirectly in their process of learning Arabic. The overall findings from the first phase showed that the students state that there were no exercises and activities related to collocation conducted in the classroom and materials or resources focusing on the learning of Arabic collocation are also very limited. The findings also found that students agreed that they lacked knowledge about collocation in Arabic even though, they realized the importance of this phenomenon. Therefore, study of the development of this web-based activity is required. Findings from the second phase generated the 5 main components and elemets contained therein. The main components included the objectives, content, teaching aids, strategies of information delivery and learning evaluation. Further, the findings from the third phase showed that all major areas of product usability were achieved, and the activity can be implemented after some of modification since the score percentage value of above 70% was accomplished.

This study aimed to collect experts’ opinions and consensus towards the objectives of teaching Arabic collocations. A questionnaire distributed to experts was the technique employed to garner the data. 12 professionals participated in this study, and Delphi's Method was used to analyse the data. In recent years, a great number of researchers have focused their emphases on the teaching of collocations to Arabic language learners. This is because multiple studies have shown that mastering collocational words affects one's proficiency in a second language. However, the precise use of Arabic collocation continues to be a substantial hurdle for students, to the point where it indirectly affects their competency to produce language. Additionally, educators lack direction and do not know where to begin. The study's findings demonstrated that all components of teaching objectives; knowledge, skill, and application met the fuzzy Delphi requirements, which called for a value threshold of less than 0.2 with a percentage of the experts’ group above 75%. This demonstrated that the fundamental components in determining the educational objectives contained critical components required by students according to experts’ agreements.