Developing an Applicable Balāgah Textbook for Arabic Language Education Students at IAIN Pekalongan

Abstract

This study aims to develop an applicable balāgah textbook for the Arabic Language Education (PBA) students of IAIN Pekalongan and to find out its test validity and application. Using the Research and Development method, the study found that the majority of students want a balāgah textbook that discusses ilm bayan (such as tasybih, majāz, and kināyah) and ilm ma'ani (such as kalam khabari, kalam insya'i, qaṣr, faṣl and waṣl, etc.). The students also want a textbook that is brief, simple, and easy to understand. Meanwhile, the test validity from some expert validators indicated a good result with an average value of 4 points considering that the balāgah textbook design in each theme contains a lot of text analysis exercises taken from al-Qur'an and Hadith to make the textbook more applicable. Next, the application of the balāgah textbook may involve several methods, i.e. the jigsaw method, the discussion method (question-answer method), and the taṭbīqi method (direct practice) by analyzing the Arabic texts