The Effectiveness of the Peer-Learning Strategy in Teaching and Learning Arabic among Students in the Religious Secondary School of the Government of Johore

The method of learning is one of the factors that affects student achievement in the Arabic language subject. This research aims to know the necessity of learning the Arabic language with peers, to analyze the level of effectiveness when learning the Arabic language with peers, and to discover the difference in the achievement level of students who use the method of peer study or not. The site chosen to conduct this research is the Johor Government Religious High School. The researcher used the sampling method by taking 52 respondents, who are students from the region, and using the questionnaire as a tool to conduct this research. Based on the research conducted, the researcher found that the majority of students agreed that learning Arabic with their peers is also necessary after learning Arabic during teaching and learning in the classroom with the teacher. In addition, students also agree that this strategy increases their enthusiasm for learning Arabic. Hence, most students agree that the level of achievement of students who use this strategy is higher than that of students who study alone. It is clear that this strategy of peer learning is one that students can practice to learn Arabic.