Pedagogical Patterns of Grammatical Examples in Alfiyah Notebooks at an Indonesian Pesantren

Sulaikho, Siti, Hamid, M. Abdul and Machmudah, Umi (2026) Pedagogical Patterns of Grammatical Examples in Alfiyah Notebooks at an Indonesian Pesantren. Al-Lahjah : Jurnal Pendidikan, Bahasa Arab dan Kajian Linguistik Arab, 9 (1). pp. 1139-1148. ISSN E-ISSN: 2615-5656e

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Abstract

This study analyzes the pedagogical patterns of grammatical examples recorded in students’ Alfiyah
notebooks at an Indonesian pesantren. It responds to a gap between studies that discuss Arabic grammar
teaching in general and the limited attention given to teacher-provided examples as micro-pedagogical
input. This research employed a qualitative case study design with document analysis. The case was Special
Female Class 3A at Madrasah Muallimin Muallimat, Bahrul Ulum Pesantren, Tambakberas, Jombang,
involving 46 students from Classes 3-A1 and 3-A2 aged 16 to 17 years. The primary data consisted of
students’ Arabic grammar notebooks containing examples presented by the teacher during Alfiyah
instruction. Data were collected through documentation, repeated reading, unitization of examples, and
classification based on lexical choice, lexico-grammatical arrangement, and Qur’anic verse use. The data
were analyzed through qualitative content analysis, including coding, categorization, comparison across
notebooks, and theoretical interpretation. The findings reveal three patterns: lexical repetition across
different nahwu chapters, stable and simple lexico-grammatical arrangements in teacher-produced
examples, and Qur’anic verses that were unfamiliar to students because they did not appear in the fiqh and
hadith books studied during the same period. These patterns show that Alfiyah examples function as
controlled pedagogical input that guides grammatical attention, reduces cognitive load, and connects
grammar with authoritative texts. The study suggests that Alfiyah instruction requires staged examples that
combine stability, lexical variation, structural expansion, and intertextual explanation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Alfiyah; Arabic Grammar; Grammatical Examples; Notebook Analysis; Pedagogical Grammar
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 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130214 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy > 13021407 Tahlil al-Nushush (Text Analysis)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Umi Machmudah
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2026 09:24

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