Cognitive Strategies: Sri Lankan Learners Prefer to Use in Arabic Composition

Dr. N.Gafoordeen
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Dr. N.Gafoordeen: Arabic and Islamic Civilization Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 9, 625-627

Abstract: Learning to write in Arabic is signified as default for learners. However, research on writing strategies in Arabic as L2 or a foreign language (AFL) is still in its early point this study examined the cognitive writing strategies employed by Sri Lankan Arabic as foreign language learners in essay composition. Six pre university stage level proficient learners from the Fathih Institute in Sri Lanka were participated in this study. They were instructed to write an essay in Arabic. The think aloud protocol, observation and retrospective interview were adapted for data collection. The results indicated that proficient learners have employed eleven types of writing strategies in different perspectives for completing the task. However, learning strategy instructions required to the competence with which the learner approaches a learning task.

Date: 2020
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