<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the vocabulary content of Units One and Two of Book Ten in the Al-'Arabiyyah Bayna Yaday Awladina series in light of the vocabulary selection criteria proposed by Nashir Abdullah al-Ghali and Abdul Hamid Abdullah, by presenting and classifying the vocabulary and examining the extent of its conformity with those criteria. The study employed a descriptive-analytical method with a qualitative approach through content analysis and library research; data were collected through documentation and observation of the two units and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model. The findings show that the two units contain a total of 80 vocabulary items (36 in Unit One and 44 in Unit Two), dominated by nouns (54), followed by verbs (17), multi-word expressions (6), and particles (3), with varying levels of difficulty. Al-Ghali and Abdul Hamid's criteria comprise eleven principles, and the vocabulary of both units conforms to them to a high degree overall, although conformity is clearest for linguistic correctness, literal-before-figurative meaning, proximity, and the cultural principle, while ease of pronunciation/writing and lexical polysemy require more nuanced judgment. These findings carry direct pedagogical implications: teachers of Arabic as a foreign language (BIPA) can use them to flag potentially ambiguous or difficult-to-pronounce vocabulary before instruction, while curriculum designers and textbook authors can apply Al-Ghali and Abdul Hamid's criteria as an evaluative tool when preparing or reviewing similar teaching materials. The study recommends extending the analysis to the remaining units of the book and using specialized frequency dictionaries for a more precise measure of the frequency criterion.]]>
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