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الساتل للعلوم الإنسانية: 2518-539X
الساتل للعلوم التطبيقية: 2518-5969
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الساتل للعلوم الإنسانية: 2518-5403
الساتل للعلوم التطبيقية: 2518-5977

Libyan Teachers' Attitudes Towards Teaching The Target Culture in EFL Classrooms At Misurata University
Date Published: 2023-08-08 <> Date Received: 2023-06-12
Muna B. Almadni (كلية الآداب- جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... Culture and language have been considered to be strongly linked to each other, this comes from the fact that language is not a code free from culture. The present study aims to investigate the EFL Libyan teachers' attitudes and opinions towards the integration of the target cultural information within the teaching process. It also attempts to shed the light on the challenges that teachers think they may encounter in order to teach cultural information. On one hand, it is important to establish whether teachers contemplate teaching culture alongside with the target language, and on the other hand, to know if the knowledge of cultural references and culture related issues or aspects contributes to cultural awareness. The participants of the study are 21 lecturers who teach English as a foreign language (EFL) at the English departments in two colleges of Misurata University. Questionnaire and semi structured interviews are used to collect data. Findings show that the majority of EFL teachers hold a positive attitude towards teaching culture. Moreover the results of the interviews reveal some challenges from the teachers' opinions that may be encountered when integrating the target culture in their classrooms.


Keywords : attitude, culture teaching, cultural information, challenges.

Using Songs in Teaching English to Young Learners: Libyan Teachers' Views
Date Published: 2023-08-10 <> Date Received: 2023-03-11
Hawa M. Es-skare (كلية الآداب – جامعة مصراتة)
Kholoud K. Elmadani (كلية الآداب – جامعة مصراتة)
Malak A. Alashheb (كلية الآداب – جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... This study aimed at identifying Libyan teachers' views regarding the use of songs in teaching English to young learners, and recognizing the challenges they might encounter and how they use songs in the classes. The data were collected by distributing an online questionnaire to 65 Libyan teachers, working in a number of primary schools where English was being taught as a foreign language. The study was conducted in Misurata City in Libya, during the academic year 2021-2022. The findings showed that the majority of the teachers recognized the pedagogical value of using songs in teaching English to young learners and. However, the lack of resources, and additional effort in selecting suitable songs might cause several potential problems the teachers might concern. Moreover, the ideas that songs could be time-consuming and inappropriate in religion and culture might be challenges to them. In addition, the results revealed that Libyan teachers use several strategies when using songs in their classes. Finally, it was recommended that it was important to integrate songs in the teaching process, and use modern educational approaches to teach foreign languages to young learners.


Keywords : : using songs, English, Libyan young learners, teachers' views.

Using Translation as a Tool to Explore Libyan EFL Students' Understanding of How Questions and Negatives were Formed in Early Modern English
Date Published: 2023-08-27 <> Date Received: 2023-07-14
Aisha F. Abugharsa (كلية الآداب- جامعة مصراتة)
Asraa M. Alahjabdullah (كلية الآداب- جامعة مصراتة)
Marwa M. Alkour (كلية الآداب- جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... The study aims to investigate the syntactic problems that may face Libyan EFL students at Misurata University, because of the absence of auxiliary do in negatives and questions in works written during the Elizabethan era by Shakespeare. The participants were 33 students enrolled in the last semesters in the Department of English and the instrument used to collect data was a simple translation test in which students were asked to translate short statements quoted from some of Shakespeare's plays into Arabic language in order to evaluate students' ability to understand negative sentences and questions regardless of the absence of the do support. The findings revealed that the majority of students had sufficient ability to comprehend the different syntactic structures of Early Modern English in which periphrastic do was sometimes missed.


Keywords : Translation, EFL Students, Early Modern English, do Support.

Effets de l’intégration des TIC sur les représentations sociales des apprenants: le cas d’un cours de grammaire hybride
Date Published: 2023-09-26 <> Date Received: 2023-08-29
Wasim K. Bishawi (كلية العلوم الإنسانية والتربوية - جامعة النجاح الوطنية - فلسطين)
Louha J. Samaaneh (كلية العلوم الإنسانية والتربوية - جامعة النجاح الوطنية - فلسطين)
Yousra S. Abusharifa (كلية العلوم الإنسانية والتربوية - جامعة النجاح الوطنية - فلسطين)

Abstract... Cette étude vise à comprendre l’effet des représentations sociales sur le processus d'apprentissage et d'enseignement de la grammaire française. Ces représentations se traduisent chez l’apprenant à travers ses attitudes et comportements envers les activités et les tâches à accomplir. Par conséquent, cette étude cherche à explorer le rôle que les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) peuvent jouer dans la modification des représentations sociales des étudiants du département de français à l'Université Nationale An-Najah. Pour atteindre les objectifs de cette recherche, les chercheurs adoptent une approche quantitative en distribuant un questionnaire exhaustif à la fin du cours hybride sur une période de quatre semestres. Ce questionnaire, auquel répondent 110 étudiants, explore les perceptions liées à l'utilisation des TIC dans le développement de la motivation, de l'autonomie et de la performance des apprenants. Les résultats révèlent le rôle positif de cette modalité d’enseignement dans l’enrichissement de l’environnement pédagogique et l’accroissement d’un sentiment d’efficacité face aux difficultés classiques d’acquisition de la grammaire d’une langue étrangère.


Keywords : représentations sociales, perceptions, TIC, formation hybride, motivation, auto-efficacité, autonomie, grammaire.

Self-Monitoring, and Writing Proficiency of Academic EFL Students: Developing Learner Autonomy in Student Writing- A case study conducted at Faculty of Education, University of Misurata, Libya
Date Published: 2023-09-23 <> Date Received: 2023-08-03
Widad M. BenRaba'a (كلية التربية- جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... Thomson (1996) claims that we are born self-directed learners. Each one knows how to take charge and be in control of learning. Regarding writing, the self-monitoring (SM) technique is designed to help students apply that critical ability to their written compositions by giving learners control over the feedback they receive. Students read their writing and examine it critically, finding and correcting their own mistakes to enable teachers to provide effective feedback. Therefore, this study presents this technique as a valuable way of increasing autonomy in learning writing skills and improving writing proficiency. The focus of the study is to investigate if upper-intermediate and advanced students at University- can effectively use the SM technique and improve their writing. The results were quite different from the claim that learners can be trained to use SM in their writing effectively. The participants showed overwhelmingly unimpressive insights towards using SM, and that was due to the short-term training on how to use annotations efficiently in their compositions.


Keywords : Self-monitoring (SM), Feedback, Writing, learner autonomy, EFL students.

Investigating the Attitudes of EFL Libyan Teachers Towards The Use of Arabic in their English Classrooms in Libya: A Case Study
Date Published: 2023-10-08 <> Date Received: 2023-09-14
Amna A. Elmangoush (كلية الآداب- جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... This study aims to examine the EFL (English Foreign Language) Libyan teachers' attitudes towards the utilization of Arabic in their classrooms, and also the advantages and disadvantages of the first language use. In addition, It seeks how it may impact the students' learning abilities for language learning. For this purpose, two research questions were created for this investigation. A questionnaire was used which is adapted from Schweers (1999), to measure the attitudes of the teachers. The findings indicated that the use of Arabic is beneficial and useful for school students in Libya, and that Arabic plays a significant pedagogical and psychological roles in teaching and learning English. However, some limitations of Arabic use are desirable. Also, the findings revealed that the use of Arabic has positively affected Libyan learners. Based on this research, Libyan learners who are taught by employing Arabic in their classrooms appear to be more motivated, confident, less stressed and are becoming autonomous learners.


Keywords : Mother tongue, second language, attitudes, Arabic, English foreign language.

The propaganda media and its misleading role in spreading the dogmatic ideology of the Al-ubaidiya state in the Islamic Maghreb (296-358AH/909-968AD)
Date Published: 2023-10-10 <> Date Received: 2023-09-14
Ahmed A. Esbita (كلية التربية - جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... By the end of the third century and the beginning of the fourth century AH, the Islamic Maghreb witnessed the establishment of the first Shiite state in its geographical area from Barqa to the Far Maghreb, which is the Ismaili Shiite Ubaid state with a Rafidite thought, which the region ruled a direct rule between (296-358 AH), Its men tried to spread their doctrine in various ways, using several means, the most famous of which is the use of false propaganda media; To mislead the public; To promote their doctrine and plant it among the ranks of people; In order for them to fulfill their great dream of establishing their countries that they were calling for in the concealment stage, claiming that the imam of justice had come at the time of his return and his exit to fill the land fairly, after it was wounded by injustice; But they collided with the steadfastness and resistance of the Malikis for them, especially in Kairouan, where most of the events of the conflict between the new arrivals of the countries of the Maghreb, and scholars and scholars of the Maliki Sunnis stationed in Kairouan, in particular, who resisted the Shiite tide and its violence in ways that combined peaceful, scientific and dialectic resistance; Rather, they relied on the armed resistance in order to confront the crimes of the heinous Ubaidis against the Malikis, especially the Sunnis and Islam.


Keywords : Al-ubaidiya state, misleading media, religious propaganda, debates with the Maliki school of thought.

the impact of the slave trade on Libyan society
Date Published: 2023-10-16 <> Date Received: 2023-09-24
Saleh O. AbuAlkhir (كليّة الآداب ـ جامعة عمر المختار)

Abstract... This research explorese some of the social features and aspects left by the slave trade on the Libyan society, that trade, which was a natural consequence of the trans-Saharan caravan trade, in which Libyan lands witnessed one of its most important global markets, particularly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries AD. The research hypothesis can framed in several questions. Includin: How did the popular folkloric imagination in proverbs, customs, and traditions look at slaves? What are the social roles played by slaves in Libyan society? What are the most important social effects left by the experience of slavery on Libyan society? In other words, the research seeks to shed light on some of the effects left by era of slavery on the Libyan society, where slavery was of the general structure of the Libyan society before trade in slaves was prohibited and slavery was abolished at the beginning of the twentieth century. Among these features: how Libyan society viewed slaves, through popular proverbs, beliefs or conceptions and traditions, and the role of slaves in public life and their society, through their transfer of African cultures, customes and traditions to Libyan society. This multifaceted transfer which manifested in crafts and manual skills, in food and dress, in art, music and games, in linguistic vocabulary, and biological influences, when the African genealogy became part of the social fabric of Libyan society, well represented in some of its influential social classes in the major cities and oases. The research seeks to draw attention to the important social rôle played by the African lineage and its culture in the diverse Libyan society.


Keywords : slave trade, slavery, Libyan society, social impact.

The Increase of Some Grammatical Particles in Arabic Linguistic Structures: A descriptive Study
Date Published: 2023-10-17 <> Date Received: 2023-07-29
Omr A. Albarouni (كليّة التربية ـ جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... This research aims to trace to trace some of the grammatical particles that have been used increasingly in Arabic linguistic structures, and to Know how Arabs have deployed these particles, which have some characteristics such as the increase in sentence structure, whether its increase has an impact or not; and to scrutinize the connotations of this increase, which does not indicate more than its existence. Accordingly, this research was designed in four sections, the first of which is preliminary, the second to increase the letters starting with Hamza, and the third for the particles staring with the letter Ba to the letter Fa, and the fourth for the particles starting with Kaf to the letter waw.


Keywords : increase, grammatical particles, linguistic structures.

The character in the novel War of the Ghazala (Semiotic approach according to Philip Hamon's conception)
Date Published: 2023-10-19 <> Date Received: 2023-03-20
Marwa M. Ben khalil (كلية اللغة العربية والدراسات الإسلامية - الجامعة الأسمرية الإسلامية)

Abstract... The character is an important element in building the novel, and it is an essential element that carries out the task of the narrative actions and their flow towards their specific end, which is the central theme. The essence of the fictional work is based on the creation of fictional characters; Therefore, this research sought to study the character in the novel War of the Gazelle by Aisha Ibrahim, in an attempt to classify the characters, and clarify their roles, and the relationships between them, by extracting the main axes of the novel, which are (power, conflict, research, art, gazelle), and the degree of connection of each character with this .The axes Let us conclude by classifying the characters into pivotal and secondary characters, then identifying the hero through three criteria: controversial specification, controversial distribution, and controversial independence, and standing on the characteristics of each character and its roles through the relationships of similarity, difference, and opposition between the central characters, and between the central characters. And secondary, which helped to define the character's features in the novel at the levels of specifications and functions. In its analysis, the study relies on the semiotic method, and on the concepts of Philip Hamon in his study of the fictional character as a signifier and signifier.


Keywords : Character, Philip Hamon, War of the Gazelle, Aisha Ibrahim, Semiotic.

Factors of High Aspiration for the Preacher through Reflecting on Surah Al-Insan
Date Published: 2023-10-22 <> Date Received: 2023-11-11
Ranyah M. AL-Kainaeai (كليّة أصول الدين والدعوة ـ جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية - السعودية)

Abstract... This study examines the concept of high aspiration for the preacher and its importance, in addition to exploring the definition of Surah Al-Insane, its purpose, and occasions, along with identifying the factors of high aspiration for the preacher and its domains through reflecting on Surah Al-Insan. These domains include the realm of faith, the social realm, and the skill realm, aiming to achieve the preaching objectives of the study.
To achieve the study's objectives, an inductive approach was employed to analyze the verses of Surah Al-Insane regarding high aspiration, and an analytical approach was used to connect them to the preacher to obtain results that, God willing, benefit the field of da'wah in terms of communication and application.
Among the most important findings of this study are:
1. The virtue of contemplating the Noble Qur'an and understanding the aspects of high aspiration for the preacher in their da'wah work.
2. High aspiration in the skill of mastery enables the preacher to choose the most appropriate topics, means, and methods during the practice of da'wah profession.
3. Surah Al-Insan contains noble verses that elevate the aspiration of Muslims and specifically the preachers in various realms of faith, social interaction, and skills.


Keywords : Aspiration, high, preacher, reflection, da'wah.

Comments on Seected Grammatical Miscellaneous from AL-Anbarie's Manthur AL-Fawaid (Description and Analysis)
Date Published: 2023-10-22 <> Date Received: 2023-11-16
Abdulhakim M. Badi (كليّة الآداب ـ جامعة مصراتة)

Abstract... The research talks about an obscure book, bot its material is useful, by AL-Anbari (577AH), who wrote it at the end of his companions in response to theire, and collected in it more than two hundred issues, which carry many benfits forthose interesteb in Arabic, with references to jurisprudential rulings based on linguistic, which include: Grammar, morphology, lexicon, semantics, phonetics, and orthography.
I named my research: "Comments on Seected Grammatical Issues from AL-Anbarie's Manthur AL-Fawaid," in which I briefly described it to eight grammatical issues selected from some grammar sections, which dealt wich definitions, rules, parsing, reasoning, tools, and directing readings. One of the goals of the research is to this useful, overlooked book, introducing him and showing something of the author`s encyclopedic thought, his writing ability to summarize complex and controversial issues, and his choices of diverse issues that are compatible with beginners and advanced ones, in which he combined his authorship and teaching experience; To add benefit, istablish a rule, open horizons for learning about important issues from a linguistic and grammatical perspective, or warn against falling into corruption of meaning or weak grammatical interpretation.


Keywords : AL-Anbari, Issue, Parsing, Interpretation, Ishow quoted text.