LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE TEACHERS IN ARABIC LANGUAGE TEACHING

Competence can define as generic, basic, fundamental, and personal skills that refer to the knowledge, skills and attitudes, which is the basis of the tasks or job responsibilities entrusted across all areas. In Malaysia s education scenario, the first wave of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025, focuses on improving teachers professionalism standards, based on Standard Teachers Malaysia (SGM). In the context of Arabic language teachers, the most crucial competency is the mastery of language. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the level of knowledge among Malay teachers in aspects of Arabic grammar and to identify the grammatical difficulties among Arabic language teachers in SABK in Malaysia. The study involved 218 Malay teachers who teach the Arabic language in SABK from each zone in Peninsular Malaysia. This study is a quantitative method using the instrument from Arabic language competence test which adapted and developed based on the criteria of Arabic language teachers who have been issued and adopted by the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education, Saudi Arabia. This research instrument has been through the process of legal expertise and has been pioneered before being used in this study. The data obtained from competency test questions were analyzed using the SPSS version 25 software. The findings showed that the level of knowledge among Malay teachers in the Arabic language grammar at SABK was good with a mean percentage of 82% while the most challenging grammar faces by respondents was the title of المنصوبات . Some suggestions are presented at the end of the study to improve and enhance the level of knowledge of Malay teachers in teaching Arabic grammar at SABK as implementers of the Early Integrated Curriculum.