LEARNING STRATEGIES OF ARABIC LANGUAGE VOCABULARY FOR PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ )N MALAYS)A ȋSTRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN KOSA KATA BAHASA ARAB DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR PRA UNIVERSITI DI MALAYSIA) (arun Baharudinˡ & Zawawi )smail² ˡ Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ² Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya Suggested Citation: Harun, B. & Zawawi, I. (2015). Learning Strategies Of Arabic Language Vocabulary For Pre-University Students’ )n Malaysia, Asian Social Science; Vol. 11, No. 10, 32-38. Abstrak: Aspek kosa kata merupakan aspek penting dalam pembelajaran bahasa kedua. Pengetahuan mengenai aspek kosa kata mampu memberi kesan kepada pembelajaran bahasa kedua. Pembelajaran bahasa Arab telah meletakkan matlamat agar pelajar menguasai kosa kata dari aspek saiz dan pengetahuan mengenainya. Kajian tinjauan ini dapat meneroka strategi pembelajaran kosa kata bahasa Arab yang digunakan dalam kalangan pelajar pra universiti di SMKA dan SABK di Malaysia. Ia bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap dan jenis strategi yang digunakan ketika mempelajari kosa kata bahasa Arab. Kajian ini menggunakan soal selidik berasaskan klasifikasi SPK Schmitt sebagai instrumen yang melibatkan 742 orang pelajar tingkatan enam di 15 buah SMKA dan SABK. Kajian mendapati pelajar pra universiti menggunakan SPK secara sederhana. Secara umum, pelajar menggunakan strategi keazaman dengan kekerapan paling tinggi berbanding strategi lain sedangkan strategi kognitif pula merupakan strategi yang paling kurang dioptimumkan. Terdapat 6 strategi yang digunakan secara kerap manakala terdapat 12 strategi pula digunakan secara tidak kerap. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan pelajar pra universiti cenderung menggunakan strategi yang bersifat mudah, tidak kreatif dan tidak memerlukan daya fikir yang tinggi. Situasi ini menggambar pembelajaran kosa kata bahasa Arab di Malaysia masih jauh untuk menepati objektif pembelajaran kosa kata. Abstract: Vocabulary is a vital aspect in second language learning. The knowledge and mastery of vocabulary are able to give a direct effect on learning and mastery of a second language. The learning of Arabic language in Malaysia has also put the mastery of Arabic language vocabulary as the main goal. The aim of this survey is to explore the learning strategies of Arabic language vocabulary of pre-university students in Malaysia. The objectives of this study are to (a) measure the vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) usage level of pre university students, (b) to identify the highest strategy usage for each main vocabulary learning strategy (VLS) and (c) to identify the lowest strategy usage for each main vocabulary learning strategy (VLS). Questionnaires are used as the instrument which is developed based on the Schmitt’s VLS classification ȋͳ997Ȍ. The sample involved 74ʹ students in 15 religious high school (SMKA) and government-aided religious school (SABK). The study found that pre-university students have been using vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) moderately. Generally, the students used the determination strategy with the highest frequency compared to other strategies whilst the cognitive strategy is the least optimized one. Six strategies are used regularly while 12 strategies are not used frequently. The findings show that pre-university students tend to use strategies that are simpler, not creative and do not require high level of thinking. This situation somehow has displayed that the learning of Arabic language vocabulary in Malaysia is still very far from achieving the vocabulary learning objectives.