The Use of the Activites for Delevoping Arabic Listening Skills in Teaching Arabic

The activities of Arabic listening skill has been explicitly stated in the textbook. This study was conducted to identify the use of these activities for developing Arabic listening skills in teaching Arabic from two aspects: first, the use of the textbook drills for developing Arabic listening skills and second, the use of listening instructional techniques for developing Arabic listening skills. This research used the survey method using a questionnaire and involved 70 Form Two students. The study's findings showed that the least used of the textbook drills is listening skills drills without combining with other languages skills. Meanwhile from the aspect of the use of listening instructional techniques, the findings showed that the least used of listening instructional technique is the closed book instructions. In conclusion, listening drills should be conducted separately and not combined with other languages skills as well as the closed book instruction technique should be emphasized in the Arabic language teaching.