At-Tafkîr al-Ibdâ’i wa Ahammiyyâtuhu ladâ Muta’allim al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah li Ghairi an-Nathiqîn Bihâ

Abstract

The current research aimed to study creative thinking among non-Arabic speaking students. Specifically, to identify the concept of creative thinking, its characteristics, importance and skills in non-Arabic speaking students, as well as to demonstrate the role of the learner of the non-spoken Arabic language in creative thinking, to identify previous theories and studies supporting creative thinking, and to make a set of recommendations on improving the teaching and learning practices of creative thinking among non-native Arabic language learners. The study was based on the method of inductive analysis, where a desk research study was conducted in creative thinking among non-Arabic speaking students in order to identify the nature of this relationship, its types, what it is and the means used to clarify it. The results of the study concluded that creative thinking is of great importance in increasing the levels of achievement and knowledge of non-Arabic speaking students, and that fluency, flexibility and originality skills are essential skills that should be available to non-Arabic speaking students. The study recommended promoting the inclusion of creative thinking skills For non-native Arabic learners, language and vocabulary in particular should be taught through communicative contexts and modes, and teachers should be trained to design Arabic language activities so that they are based on the creative thinking of learners and address their higher thinking skills.