READABILITY LEVEL OF ARABIC TEXTS FOR UPPER PRIMARY PUPILS AT AL-AMIN ISLAMIC PRIMARY SCHOOL (SRI)

Textbook has become one of the primary materials in the teaching of Arabic language in Malaysia. Studies among scholars shown that the proficiency of Arabic language among non-native students is still at a low level due to many factors including the ineffectiveness of textbooks' contents. Evaluation of a reading material takes into consideration of many aspects including the readability level, which is the difficulty level of a reading material. A quality textbook is a reading material that is easy to understand. This study discusses the readability of Arabic texts among the upper primary pupils in Al-Amin Islamic Primary School (SRI), Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. This study of readability has a role for documentation to facilitates the Ministry of Education, teachers, policymakers, textbook writers, and the related people in other fields.