Examining the Effects of Teaching Contemporary Arabic Literature through Communicative Approach

In order to make use of modern methods of teaching in the field of teaching Arabic to non- native Arab speakers، this study employed communicative approach for the teaching of contemporary Arabic literature. Thus، this study aimed at investigating the impact of using communicative approach in teaching contemporary Arabic literature on the speaking ability of Iranian university students of Arabic as a foreign language. In this experimental study، the researchers used test of speaking as an instrument. The participants in this study were 20 intermediate students studying at University of Isfahan. These 20 students were divided equally into two groups، one experimental & one control. The selection of the students was done randomly. In the experimental group، the students were taught according to communicative approach & in the control group، the traditional method was used. A pre–test was given to make sure about the homogeneity of the two groups in their speaking ability. The researchers also re-tested in two phases to monitor the development of communicative ability of the research sample in speaking. Data was analyzed by using T- test. It was found that the two groups had statistically significant differences. These differences can be related to the impact of communicative approach in improving students’ speaking skills.