The attitudes of secondary school students in Sana'a Capital City toward the subject of Arabic grammar

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the attitudes of secondary school students in Sana'a Capital City toward the subject of Arabic grammar. The study adopted a descriptive methodology. To achieve its objective, a questionnaire was designed to assess students’ attitudes toward the subject. The final version of the questionnaire consisted of 47 items distributed across three dimensions: the nature of the grammar subject, the grammar teacher, and the grammar class. The questionnaire was administered to a randomly selected sample of 288 male and female secondary school students.

The study yielded the following results:

1. 1. The overall level of students’ attitudes toward grammar was moderate, with a mean score of 1.98 and a percentage of 66%, indicating a generally positive attitude, though not at the desired level.


2. 2. There were no statistically significant differences at the 0.05 significance level in students’ attitudes toward the nature of the grammar subject and the grammar class attributed to gender.


3. 3. Statistically significant differences were found in students’ attitudes toward the grammar teacher, attributed to gender, in favor of male students.


4. No statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level were found in students’ attitudes toward the grammar subject, the grammar teacher, and the grammar class attributed to grade level