Investing Jordanian Colloquial in Teaching Classical Arabic Morphological Structure (Agent Noun as an Example)

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the common grounds between classical Arabic and Jordanian colloquial in the morphological structure in general and the agent noun in particular, trying to find out to which extent the Jordanian colloquial can be used in teaching the agent noun in classical Arabic. This seems to be possible for native speakers and speakers of other languages, who belong to Arab origins or who have lived in an Arab society to study or work and have learnt its colloquial. This investment is considered to be functional in teaching the morphological structure of Arabic, especially the agent noun, and its connotation. This study made use of analytical-descriptive methodology to uncover the common grounds between Jordanian colloquial and classical Arabic when studying the agent noun. This study also gives examples of using the agent noun in Jordanian colloquial and its equivalent in classical Arabic. This study concludes that there is much in common between Jordanian colloquial and classical Arabic in the morphological structure, especially the agent noun, which encourages more investment in the light of this common ground. This study recommends more investment in colloquial Arabic to facilitate the learning and teaching of classical Arabic with all its lingual aspects: phonetics, morphology, structure, and connotation by studying the common grounds between colloquial and classical Arabic through analytical-descriptive studies. This will facilitate the learning of Arabic for native speakers and speakers of other languages, who know colloquial Arabic, and will also bridge the barriers among the levels of performance in Arabic.