Thariqah as-Sam'iyah as-Syafawiyah fi Ta'lim al-Ashwat al-'Arabi Oral Auditory Method in Teaching Arabic Sounds

Abstract

One of the challenges in learning a foreign language is learners’ inability to pronounce Arabic sounds correctly, even though these sounds play a crucial role—indeed, they are a fundamental component of every language. If a learner does not master them, they cannot master any other language skills. As for the method, it is a means of teaching sounds; it facilitates the teacher’s instruction. One of the methods used in teaching sounds is the auditory-oral method, which addresses the four language skills. In practice, this method focuses more on listening and speaking than on the other two skills. In this study, the researcher used a descriptive approach to analyze the available data in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this method.