https://ejournal.uinsaid.ac.id/index.php/aec <p><strong>Proceeding AEC (Arabic Education Conference) </strong> are the selected papers that were presented in the AEC conducted at Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta Indonesia. The AEC is an annual international conference organized by the Arabic Education Departement (PBA), the Faculty of Tarbiya<strong> (FIT),</strong> Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta Indonesia in collaboration with <strong><em>ATHLA : Journal of Arabic Teaching, Linguistic, and Literature <a title="ATHLA : Journal of Arabic Teaching, Linguistic and Literature" href="https://ejournal.uinsaid.ac.id/index.php/athla/about">https://ejournal.uinsaid.ac.id/index.php/athla</a></em></strong></p> <p>The AEC is a discussion forum that scholars, researchers, teachers, lecturers, instructors, and practitioners from around the world can expose their ideas, researches and products on language teaching with the focus on Arabic language teaching, applied linguistics, Arabic literature, and education.</p> <p> </p> Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta en-US Proceeding AEC (Arabic Education Conference) 2963-4644 https://ejournal.uinsaid.ac.id/index.php/aec/article/view/11198 <p><em>This study aims to determine the relationship between the principles of constructivist theory and the steps of the direct method in teaching Arabic vocabulary at Luqman Hakim University. The study reveals that integrating the direct method, which focuses on using the language in real-life contexts, with constructivist theory, which emphasizes active learning and direct experience, leads to a significant improvement in students' mastery of Arabic vocabulary. Data were collected through observations, interviews with teachers and students, and analysis of educational documents. The research findings indicate that vocabulary instruction combining these two approaches enhances students' speaking and writing skills while deepening their understanding of language use in real-life situations. Additionally, constructivist-based activities, such as conversations with native speakers and Arabic language competitions, have a positive impact on improving students' Arabic language skills. This study also recommends increasing the use of technology in Arabic language instruction to support both the direct method and constructivist theory. Overall, this study makes a significant contribution to the development of Arabic language teaching theory by integrating active and contextualized approaches</em>.</p> Wahid Abdurrohman, Mohammad Samsul Ulum, Dewi Chamidah Copyright (c) 2025 2025-02-18 2025-02-18 3 1 1 15