The Speech of the Repetition of Rhetorical Question “Then Which of the Favours of Your Lord Will You Deny? In Surat AL Rahman (Published)
Repetition is a linguistic feature that exists in all languages, and represents different purposes, rhetorical, emphatic, or otherwise. A problematic issue arises when the rhetorical question “Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? In Surat AL Rahman repeated many times in Surat Al Rahman. This paper deals with this specific area as far as the repetition of rhetorical question “Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? Is concerned. The speech act theory (1962) was applied to investigate realization of speech The repetition of rhetorical question “Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? In Surat AL Rahman. The analytical method is used while gathering of data. The paper highlights the Qur’an’s aims and the effects of repetition in Surat Al Rahman. The paper also elucidates the purpose of the repetition in Surat Al Rahman. This paper elucidates that This verse is repeated 31 times in the surah, once after each description of Allah’s blessings and punishment as well. The speech in surah Ar-Rahman is namely repetition. The reason used of speech in surah Ar-rahman namely faith, laws of justice, man and jinn, hell and favors heaven.
Keywords: Speech, Surat AL Rahman, repetition, rhetorical question
ROLE OF VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES IN EFL LEARNERS’ WORD ATTRITION (Published)
The use of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) by foreign language (FL) learners has been described as steps taken by learners to enrich their word growth which would eventually enable them to function effectively in English. Research has shown fruitful outcomes of VLS, supporting the significant role it has in effective vocabulary learning, but whether VLS prevents English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ attrition of vocabulary knowledge has been under-researched. To help close this research gap, the current study attempted to shed more light on the role of VLS in memorisation of vocabulary, both word attrition and retention, of 41 Arabic learners of English before and after completion of a B.A. course. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to indicate patterns of VLS use. Vocabulary achievement tests were used to examine the attrition of receptive and productive knowledge of learned words. The results showed that the use of rote learning (repeating an English item with its Arabic translation) led to more attrition in receptive word knowledge, while note taking strategies (writing an English item with its synonym and definition) emerged as a positive predictor of learners’ retention in receptive and productive word knowledge. The findings have significant implications for adoption and teaching effective VLS that prevent or minimize vocabulary attrition by L2 learners.
Keywords: Attrition, Vocabulary, memory strategies, note taking, qualitative, quantitative, repetition