Teaching of Arabic Language among Freshman College Students

This study conducted was to identify the effectiveness of the teaching Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) Among the Freshman College Students in the tertiary institutions in Basilan Province, Philippines. Specifically, the study sought to find out what were the possible Islamic values developed in taking up the Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) subject. The respondents of the study were the one hundred ten (110) freshmen students of the tertiary institutions in Basilan Province, Philippines, who were taking the Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) as a required subject in the degree courses. A descriptive type of research design was adopted in this study, where purposive sampling plan was employed in selecting the respondents. The findings revealed that the achievement level of tertiary institutions of Basilan Province, Philippines was below average. There was a significant difference in the achievement level in the Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) subject according to gender and ethnicity. A prototype curriculum material must be developed to have a common concepts and ideas to be taught to our students in tertiary institutions of Basilan. The female Islamic teacher, ‘guru' must teach the Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) subject for the female students and the male Islamic teacher, ‘guru' must also teach the male students. The teaching of the Arabic 101 (Elementary Arabic I) subject must be translated into the mother tongue of the students.