Comparative study between gerund in English and Arabic teaching: a study at MTs Al Basyariyah Bandung

Basically, language that exist in this world are source from one language (Al Baqarah:31). There are many theories supports this assumption, especially, theory of universal or philosophical grammar. The development of population that occurs for centuries make language varies. The variety of language causes differences and specific characteristics. Therefore, it is nature, when similarities and differences occur among language. This research is aimed to describe Gerund in English and Arabic, to find out both similarities and differences (including their types, forms, functions, and positions), and also to elaborate an appropriate approach, method, and technique in teaching them. The materials that the researcher studied cover several benefits for students of state Islamic University (UIN). And other institutions where English and Arabic are learnt, teachers of English an Arabic courses, moslems who are interested in studying language in order to avoid fallacy in understanding information written in English coming from western countries, and anyone who is interested in studying a comparison between two or more languages. Operationally, this research is based on contrastive analysis. It is descriptive qualitative methods to know similarities and differences both. This comparative research finds that Gerund in English and Arabic have several similarities and differences in type, form, position, and function. Its similarities occur especially in rules related to types, forms, function, and positions of Gerund in English and Arabic. The differences happen in types, rules, structures, and forms, This research also finds that teaching Gerund in English and Arabic can be done through comparative technique. It is more beneficial, effective, and efficient based on the transfer of learning theory. Finally, this research concludes that similarities and differences that clearly occur among language are nature system of language characteristics