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Vocabulary learning strategies in improving speaking skill among Arabic language students at International Islamic University Malaysia via e-learning

This research aims to reveal the strategies of learning Arabic vocabulary to improve Arabic speaking skill among students at the International Islamic University Malaysia, especially for students specialised in Arabic language at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD). This research also aims to determine strategies of practicing speaking skill from the learned vocabulary among them. The research sample was selected from non-native Arabic language students from various specialisations and different levels of their Arabic Language (LQ0001) until (LQ0004), that consist of fifty-five (55) male and female students. This research conducted a closed and opened questionnaire, which consists of three components of strategies, which are formal strategies, autonomous strategies, and incidental strategies. The results of this research revealed that there are new strategies in learning vocabulary and practicing Arabic speaking skill, and the most used strategy among students is the strategy of translating Arabic words into the Malay language to understand them. Therefore, one of the strategies that were used by the students in practicing their Arabic speaking skill is practicing speaking and writing with friends and lecturers. This study confirms that students use strategies of practicing speaking with friends by applying the vocabulary they must use to improve their Arabic speaking skill.