AI-Mediated discourse in Arabic grammar acquisition: Linguistic interaction patterns in CHATGPT-Assisted Nahwu learning

Mulloh, Tamim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6714-6181, Hamid, M. Abdul and Mubaligh, Ahmad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-4353 (2026) AI-Mediated discourse in Arabic grammar acquisition: Linguistic interaction patterns in CHATGPT-Assisted Nahwu learning. Lingua, 21 (1). pp. 64-77. ISSN 2442-3823

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Abstract

This study investigates discourse dynamics emerging when undergraduate students engage ChatGPT as an interlocutor in classical Arabic grammar (nahwu) learning, examining how such engagement alters academic discourse structure in an Islamic university. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was adopted with 34 students at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang—17 in a ChatGPT-integrated class and 17 in a conventional class. Pre- and post-tests of nahwu competence were analyzed using Paired Sample T-Test, Independent Sample T-Test, and Cohen’s d. Classroom observations and semi-structured interviews provided qualitative data, analyzed thematically. ChatGPT-assisted learners demonstrated significantly stronger grammatical gains (p < 0.05; Cohen’s d = 2.9), while qualitative data revealed a clear shift from passive teacher-centered discourse toward student-driven analytical dialogue. These results illuminate how AI-mediated interaction reshapes the pragmatic and interactional conditions of second-language grammar acquisition.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	AI-mediated discourse; Arabic grammar; ChatGPT; community of Inquiry; nahwu; second language acquisition
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies > 200318 Middle Eastern Languages 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies
Divisions:	Graduate Schools > Doctoral Programme > Graduate School of Arabic Language Education
Depositing User:	M. Abdul Hamid
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2026 08:56

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