Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Arabic language and Literature, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Misunderstandings are the result of students' attempts to grasp a concept; these misunderstandings are very strong, persistent, and have a robust structure that is not easily corrected, posing challenges even for the best teachers. The aim of the present study is to describe the experiences of Arabic teachers in the field of recognizing Arabic misunderstandings among high school students and the factors that cause them. The research method is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The study population of the study included teachers of high school girls and boys from different cultural, social, and economic classes in Qom province, and the samples were selected purposively until theoretical saturation was reached. The data collection method was semi-structured in-depth interviews. The content analysis method was used to analyze the information obtained from this study. Based on the research findings, 149 basic themes, 41 organizing themes, and 3 overarching themes of Arabic misunderstandings, factors that cause misunderstandings, and solutions to resolve misunderstandings were formed. The findings in the misunderstandings section included 31 translation components, verbs and their types, types of subject and object roles, predicate and predicate, prepositions and prepositional letters and their meanings, adjectives and predicates/adjectives and adverbs, pronouns, imperfective verbs, verb-like letters, and present tense. Also, 5 components in the dimension of factors of misunderstanding and 5 components in the dimension of solutions, including content, teacher, student, parents and environment, were identified. The findings of the article indicate that students' misunderstandings in Arabic can overshadow learning and to deal with it, strategic and timely planning is necessary in each of the mentioned cases.
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