LECTURERS PERCEPTION OF FACTORS INHIBITING TEACHING OF ARABIC LANGUAGEAMONG UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE

Abstract

The study examines lecturers’ perception of lecturers of factors inhibiting teaching of Arabic Language among
Universities, in kwara state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey method was used. Population of the study is 30
Lecturers in the department of Arabic among Universities, in kwara state. All the lecturers constitute the sample
for the study. Structured questionnaire as data collection instrument. It was duly validated and its reliability
tested using Pearson-Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistical tool and the reliability score showed
0.86. Descriptive statistical tools used were frequency count, percentages, and Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
statistical tool was used for hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. SPSS version 20.0 was used for data
analysis and result. Findings shows that there is no significant difference in the lecturers’ perception of factors
inhibiting teaching of Arabic language based on educational qualifications (F-cal. = 51.361 > p-value of
0.000). The study found that there is no significant difference in the lecturers’ perception of factors inhibiting
teaching of Arabic language on the basis of experience (F-cal. = 24.347> p-value of 0.000). The study found
that there is no significant difference in the lecturers’ perception of factors inhibiting teaching of Arabic
language based on age (F-cal. = 34.121 > p-value of 0.000). Based on the findings, the study concluded that
there were no significant differences in the lecturers’ perception on the on the basis of educational
qualifications, experience and age. Based on the results, the study recommends that the universities authority
should employ more staffs of Arabic language in Universities in kwara state Nigeria. The study recommends
that university authority should provide more instructional materials in Arabic language to make it more
effective. The study also recommends that Arabic language lecturers in the universities should be more
motivated to make the teaching more effective. The universities management should provide sufficient learning
facilities for Arabic language in the universities. The universities management should provide more Arabic
language materials in the universities library. This would facilitate effective teaching of Arabic language in the
universities.