Abstract
Purpose – This study maps thematic stagnation and methodological conservatism in master’s theses in Arabic Language Education (PBA) at Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (2015–2021) and the intellectual dynamics of topic–method choices to inform program evaluation and policy.
Methods/Design/Approach – A descriptive design with a historical approach and a mixed-methods strategy was applied to the full corpus of 178 theses (total sampling, 2015–2021). Data were gathered via documentation/bibliographic survey of digital and physical archives and analysed using content analysis and frequency distributions (P = (F/N) × 100). The study complied with institutional research ethics and received ethics committee approval.
Findings – Six themes were identified; teaching–learning components dominate 50% (89/178) with teaching materials as the largest subtheme 22.5% (40/178). Linguistics appears consistently yet remains minor 14.6%; educational technology 7.9% increased in 2019–2021, while maharah declined 4.5%. Methods are led by R&D 27.5% (49), activity analysis 24.7% (44), literature review 17.4% (31); experiments 5.6% (10) rose in the last two years.
Originality/Value – Program-level thematic–methodological mapping pinpoints where stagnation occurs while signalling shifts (technology and experiments), guiding a move toward more explanatory, cross-level, and interdisciplinary designs grounded in a thematic lens attentive to diglossia.
Practical Implications – Three operational steps are recommended: (i) redesign the research roadmap (applied sociolinguistics, policy/curriculum evaluation, multicultural agendas); (ii) strengthen methodological capability (causal/explanatory designs, mixed methods, program evaluation) to buttress R&D; (iii) orchestrate cross-disciplinary collaborations and field partnerships.
Keywords Arabic Language Education (PBA), thesis mapping, research themes, research methods, Indonesia
Paper type Research paper
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Wahab, M. A. (2015). Peta wacana studi bahasa Arab di UIN Jakarta (analisis substansi dan metodologi skripsi mahasiswa jurusan PBA-FITK).
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Al-Gholayaini, M. (1994). Jami’ al-Durus al-’Arabiyah. Maktabah al-’Ashriyyah.
Arifa, Z., & Al Faruq, U. (2021). Mapping the Research Theme and Method: A Corpus Based to Abstract of Arabic Education Undergraduate Program. Arabiyatuna : Jurnal Bahasa Arab, 5(1), 81. https://doi.org/10.29240/jba.v5i1.2073
Azizy, Q. (2005). Strategi pengembangan akademik: Orientasi prioritas program. In A. Mahmud (Ed.), Pemikiran Islam Kontemporer Indonesia (1st ed.). Pustaka Pelajar.
Badawi, A. (1977). مناهج البحث العلمي [Manahij al-bahth al-ilmi]. Wakalah ak-Matbu’at.
Fauzi, M. I. (2021). Pemikiran pendidikan bahasa Arab dengan pendekatan integratif dalam jurnal terakreditasi nasional Sinta 2 periode IV tahun 2019 [Master’s thesis].
Ghofur, A. (2017). Dinamika Kajian Pendidikan Bahasa Arab Dalam Skripsi Mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Arab IAIN Surakarta Tahun 2010-2014. Arabiyatuna, 1(1).
Hammann, L. (2005). Self-regulation in academic writing tasks. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 17(1), 15–26.
Huang, L. S. (2010). Seeing eye to eye? The academic writing needs of graduate and undergraduate students from students’ and instructors’ perspectives. Language Teaching Research, 14(4), 517–539. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168810375372
Isa, M. T. (1963). البحث الاجتماعي مبادئه ومناهجه [Al-bahth al-ijtima’i: Mabadi’uhu wa-manahijuhu]. Maktabah Kairo.
Ismail Muhammad. (2012). Posisi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Dalam Klasifikasi Ilmu Bahasa Arab. Jurnal Ilmiah Islam Futura, xi(2), 68–78.
Kaltsum, L. U., & Amin, A. S. (2024). The development of Qur’anic thematic exegesis in Indonesia: Historical landscape and shifts of authority. Jurnal Studi Ilmu-Ilmu Al-Qur’an Dan Hadis, 25(2), 296–319. https://doi.org/10.14421/qh.v25i2.5422
Maamouri, M. (1998). Language education and human development: Arabic diglossia and its impact on the quality of education in the Arab region. In Discussion paper. International Literacy Institute, University of Pennsylvania. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED456669.pdf
Maksudin, D. (2019). Panduan penulisan tesis. Program Studi Magister (S2) PBA, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta.
Mariyono, D. (2024). Indonesian mosaic: The essential need for multicultural education. Quality Education for All, 1(1), 301–325. https://doi.org/10.1108/QEA-05-2024-0042
Setiawan, A. (2021). مجالات البحوث العلمية ومناهجها في قسم تعليم اللغة العربية للمرحلة الجامعية بجامعات جاوى الوسطى ويوكياكرتا: دراسة الحالات المتعددة في جامعة سونان كاليجاكا يوكياكرتا وجامعة علوم القرآن بوونوسوبو وجامعة سمارانج الحكومية وجامعة محمدية بيوكياكرتا [Majalat al-buhuth al-ilmiyya wa-manahijuha fi qism ta’lim al-lughah al-‘arabiyyah lil-marhalah al-jami’iyyah bi-jami’at Jawa al-Wusta wa-Yogyakarta: Dirasat al-halat al-muta’addidah fi Jami’at Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta wa-Jami’at ‘Ulum al-Qur’an Wonosobo wa-Jami’at Semarang al-hukumiyyah wa-Jami’at Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta]. UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang.
Shamsoddini Fard, A., & Aslam Raisi, M. (2023). Investigating the teaching of Arabic language based on thematic approach on students’ progress. Sociology of Education, 9(2), 487–494. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijes.2021.541983.1184
Wahab, M. A. (2015). Peta wacana studi bahasa Arab di UIN Jakarta (analisis substansi dan metodologi skripsi mahasiswa jurusan PBA-FITK).
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©️ 2025 The Author(s). Published by Global Educational Research Review.
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