Ibtehaj Radi
This study is concerned with investigating the difficulties that face Arabic-speaking students in Islamic studies in English. There are many difficulties related to students, the course, and the environment. This paper attempts to answer the following questions: What are the difficulties that Arabic speakers face in Islamic studies in English? Are there any statistically significant differences in the difficulties that Arabic speakers face in Islamic studies in English due to the variable of gender, academic year and specialization? The results of study revealed that the level of difficulties faced by Arabic speakers in Islamic studies in English in the students’ field, the course field are low, but in the surrounding environment field is high. Also, the results of study showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the difficulties faced by Arabic speakers in Islamic studies in English due to the variable of gender, specialization and academic year.