Female Students' Perceptions on the Corrective Language Program for Speaking Skills at Jabal Nur Islamic Boarding High School, Paloh Lada

The researcher chose this topic because female students continued to make language errors when speaking Arabic, despite being penalized for not following the rules. To address this issue, a corrective language program was introduced to help students differentiate between correct and incorrect sentences, allowing them to speak Arabic accurately.This study aims to investigate students' perceptions of the corrective language program in enhancing speaking skills at Jabal Nur Islamic Boarding High School, Paloh Lada. The research adopts a quantitative descriptive approach through a survey study. The target population includes all 200 female high school students at Jabal Nur Paloh Lada. Using Slovin’s formula, the researcher determined a sample size of 67 female students. Data was gathered through questionnaires, with responses evaluated using a Likert scale. The results indicate that most students responded either neutrally or positively, predominantly selecting the third and fourth options on the scale. In terms of the program’s effectiveness in improving speaking skills, the findings suggest that the corrective language program is highly beneficial. It aids students in speaking Arabic correctly by broadening their vocabulary and reinforcing language concepts taught during the sessions. However, some students still struggle with incorrect language use and maintain an Arabic-Indonesian accent, mainly due to insufficient repetition of vocabulary and linguistic concepts during the corrective language sessions.