Published date: Jun 20 2022

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 3rd International Conference on Intellectuals’ Global Responsibility (ICIGR) 2021

Pages: 604-610

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i10.11264

Tathmainnul QulubArabic Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Islamic Religion, University of Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia

Farikh Marzuqi Ammarfarikhmarzuki24@gmail.comArabic Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Islamic Religion, University of Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia

This article investigated the effect of using body language for improving Arabic vocabulary in the junior high schools of Sidoarjo, Indonesia. This study was a collaborative experimental classroom-action research performed by Arabic language teachers. The purpose of this research was to innovate Arabic learning methods to improve students’ understanding of Arabic vocabulary. The results indicated that the body language method can improve the understanding of Arabic vocabulary as concluded from the results of a post-test carried out during the study.

Keywords: body language method, mufrodat, learning Arabic

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