Enhancing Arabic Language Proficiency through Scientific Journal Writing: Integrating Uslūb ʿIlmī in Arabic Language Education
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https://doi.org/10.55380/mahira.v5i2.1138Keywords:
rabic academic writing, uslūb ʿilmī, Arabic language education, scientific journal writing, qualitative studyAbstract
This study examines the integration of uslūb ʿilmī (scientific Arabic writing style) into Arabic language education through structured journal writing. Conducted at Universitas Islam Internasional Darullughah Wadda’wah (UII Dalwa) with 30 students from the Arabic Language Education Program, the study adopts a qualitative approach to explore how scientific writing supports linguistic proficiency and academic expression. Although students were generally familiar with Arabic due to their pesantren background, many experienced difficulties in producing coherent, formal, and analytical academic texts. Data were collected through journal assignments, interviews, and focus group discussions and analyzed thematically using Miles and Huberman’s model. The findings indicate improvements in structural clarity, lexical accuracy, and awareness of formal Arabic register, alongside increased critical thinking and metacognitive engagement. This study highlights journal-based scientific writing as a practical pedagogical strategy to bridge functional language use and formal academic discourse in non-native contexts and offers a framework for integrating genre-based instruction within Arabic for Academic Purposes (AfAP) curricula.
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