Integrating critical literary frameworks into Arabic language learning: A design-based research study

Halimi, Halimi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1579-5534, Fatoni, Ahmad and Al-Dakheel, Mohammad Majed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-6808 (2026) Integrating critical literary frameworks into Arabic language learning: A design-based research study. Izdihar : Journal of Arabic Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature, 9 (2). pp. 179-192. ISSN 2622-7371, 2622-738X

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Abstract

This study aimed to develop and empirically test the Critical Literary-Based Arabic Learning (CLAL) model, which integrates reader-response theory and critical pedagogy to address the overemphasis on grammar in traditional Arabic instruction. Employing a design-based research (DBR) approach, the model was implemented with 90 undergraduate students from three distinct programs at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang: Arabic Language Education (FITK), Arabic Language and Literature (FH), and the Advanced Arabic Class (PPB). Data were collected through reading comprehension tests, writing assessments, classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews. The findings demonstrated significant improvements in students' reading comprehension (pre-test mean (M) = 58.4, post-test mean (M) = 78.9, p < .001, d = 1.78), alongside improvements in critical thinking and language production. The resulting five-stage CLAL model, comprising text exposure, personal response, critical reflection, collaborative discussion, and language production, offers Arabic educators a practical, empirically supported framework for shifting pedagogy toward interpretive, reflective, and student-centered learning.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	arabic language learning; critical literary frameworks; reader-response theory; design-based research
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 Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Halimi Zuhdy Zuhdy
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2026 15:14

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