Function-Based Instruction and Critical Reading for Adult Malaysian Learners of Arabic

This study investigates the effect of a Function-Based Instructional (FBI) program on critical reading skill for a group of adult learners of Arabic at Al al-Bayt University in Jordan. The researchers proposed an FBI program and built up a pre-posttest of 12 multiple-choice items to measure the levels of critical reading for the learners. The sample of the study consisted of 56 adult Malaysian learners from the Language Center at Al al-Bayt University for the academic year 2019/2020. The researchers purposefully selected and randomly distributed the sample of the study into to two equal groups: one control group and another experimental group. The findings of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the pre-posttest of critical reading skill in favor of the experimental group due to the proposed FBI program