Student Engagement with the Arabic Language on Social Media: A Media Exposure Approach to Language Learning

Maryam, Shovi, Sutaman, Sutaman, Huda, Miftahul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-1751 and disanayake, BY (2025) Student Engagement with the Arabic Language on Social Media: A Media Exposure Approach to Language Learning. Izdihar : Journal of Arabic Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature. ISSN 2622-7371, 2622-738X

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Abstract

This research aimed to determine the type and level of engagement with Arabic-language social media among students in the Arabic Language Education Department at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University in Malang. The study employed a quantitative descriptive approach. The research population consisted of students from the Arabic Language Teaching Department, with a sample selected through purposive sampling, focusing on those who utilized social media for Arabic language learning in class. Data were collected using questionnaires featuring a Likert scale and brief interviews. The researchers employed descriptive statistical analysis to summarize and present the collected data in terms of frequencies, percentages, and means, providing an overview of students' participation in Arabic-language social networking platforms. The results of the research were as follows: (1) the students actively engage with social media for learning Arabic, their interaction is predominantly limited to grammar content created by Indonesian speakers, with minimal exposure to native Arabic media and cultural resources., and (2) the students occasionally engage with Arabic-language social media, mainly on Instagram and YouTube, but overall participation and consistency remain low. The limited and irregular exposure of students to Arabic-language media—particularly from native sources—suggests a missed opportunity in Arabic language pedagogy, where consistent engagement with authentic media could significantly enhance linguistic competence, cultural understanding, and communicative skills.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Engagement, Access, Media Exposure, Social Media, Audience, Arabic
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130214 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy > 13021409 Thuruq al-Tadris (Teaching Methods)
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Islamic Early Childhood Education
Depositing User:	Miftahul Huda
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2026 13:53

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