Utilization of Corpus Linguistics in the Qatar Debate Book: A Study of High Frequency Words and the Structure of Arabic Debates

Abstract

Vocabulary has an important role in learning a foreign language, but students have difficulty determining what vocabulary is used in the world of debate. This research is motivated by the needs of students learning Arabic debate. The purpose of this research is to produce and describe a vocabulary list with the frequency of its use, High Frequency Words-HFW, in the Qatar debate book. The method used in this study is a quantitative method to obtain research data and a qualitative method to analyze and conclude research results. The results of the study stated that there were 8,724 types of words (different words), and 110,624 tokens (number of occurrences of words). The results of this research are needed for Arabic students, teachers, writers, and debaters, especially in Indonesia. HFW is very useful in learning foreign languages, it is proven that it can produce special lists of words and terms that can be categorized according to the structure of delivery of Arabic debates so that students can understand vocabulary that is often used in debates.