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Function-Based Instruction And Critical Reading For Adult Malaysian Learners Of Arabic, Feras Alslaiti, Sameer Mohammad Ali Al Hirsh, Mamon Alzboun Aug 2023

Function-Based Instruction And Critical Reading For Adult Malaysian Learners Of Arabic, Feras Alslaiti, Sameer Mohammad Ali Al Hirsh, Mamon Alzboun

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

This study investigates the effect of a Function-Based Instructional (FBI) program on critical reading skill for a group of adult learners of Arabic at Al al-Bayt University in Jordan. The researchers proposed an FBI program and built up a pre-posttest of 12 multiple-choice items to measure the levels of critical reading for the learners. The sample of the study consisted of 56 adult Malaysian learners from the Language Center at Al al-Bayt University for the academic year 2019/2020. The researchers purposefully selected and randomly distributed the sample of the study into to two equal groups: one control group and another …