Designing creative learning in Maharah Kitabah: Narrative inquiry on lecturers experiences

Arifa, Zakiyah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9044-8025, Al Faruq, Umar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6429-9269, Fatim, Al Lastu Nurul, Editia, Qushayyi Akbar and Malmous, Anas (2026) Designing creative learning in Maharah Kitabah: Narrative inquiry on lecturers experiences. Jurnal Al Bayan: Jurnal Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Arab, 18 (1). pp. 200-219. ISSN 2086-9282; E-ISSN 2549-1229

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Abstract

This study highlights the significance of creative learning design in Maharah Kitabah (Arabic writing skills) as an essential pedagogical approach in higher education. This research aims to explore how Arabic lecturers conceptualize and implement creative instructional designs that foster reflective, adaptive, and outcome-based learning. By employing a qualitative narrative inquiry, data were collected through written narratives, in-depth interviews, and document analysis involving four lecturers from different Islamic universities in East Java, Indonesia. The participants were selected based on their teaching experience in Maharah Kitabah, involvement in innovative instruction, and familiarity with project-based learning. The study prioritizes depth of data through multiple sources of evidence. To ensure credibility, the triangulation and member checking were carried out. The findings reveal that all lecturers shared a similar pedagogical vision-learner-centered learning integrated with Outcome-Based Education (OBE), a balanced emphasis on theory and practice, meaningful use of digital technologies, and flexible curriculum design. Despite these commonalities, variations emerged in focus and strategies: process writing and publication, project-based learning, hybrid manual-digital approaches, and digital portfolios. These creative designs demonstrate pedagogical innovation aligned with 21st-century learning demands by encouraging learner autonomy, critical thinking, and reflective engagement. However, the study acknowledges limitations in participant scope and contextual generalization. Overall, this study contributes theoretically and practically to the development of creative, humanistic, and sustainable Arabic language learning models in higher education by recommending learner-centered and project-based writing models, reflective portfolio assessment, and the integration of digital platforms to support collaborative writing, feedback, and publication in Maharah Kitabah.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	creative; Maharah Kitabah; narrative inquiry; 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 > 13021499 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Sharia and Law > Department of Al-Quran and Tafseer studies
Depositing User:	UMAR AL FARUQ
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2026 14:47

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