The Effect of Listening Skill on Speech Production Among Non-Arabic Speakers

Abstract

This research seeks to discuss the impact of listening skill and its importance on teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers, and thus the ability to produce correct words. Listening represents the first skill in learning and acquiring a language. In general, a speaker cannot produce a word or speech unless s/he has listened to linguistic vocabulary from that language over and over again. Then, after the listening process, s/he begins to imitate them, pronounce them, and use them according to his or her need, desire, and thought in accordance with the language system. The listening process must be controlled in an ideal manner, especially for those who work in teaching the language according to principles and controls that they consider effective. So that the acquisition process is progressively fruitful at every stage. The research will focus on the importance of listening to the sounds of Arabic letters in general. The letter represents a small unit for constructing the word, and this unit must be sound in its construction in order for the word to be correct in its meaning after that. If the learner possesses the skill of controlling the letter and pronouncing it according to its origin and characteristics, s/he will be able to produce words that are correct in their constructions. In particular, the research will discuss the sounds of velar letters; As it is characterized by change, simplification, and failure to achieve its natural outcome, it is the most difficult to pronounce and use among non-Arabic speakers within the limits of our knowledge.