TRANSFORMASI PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DI PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM PADA ERA DIGITAL

Abstract

This study aims to explore in depth the transformation of Arabic language learning in the Islamic Education Study Program in the digital era, particularly focusing on teaching strategies, forms of learning innovation, students’ responses, as well as challenges and solutions in its implementation. This research employed a qualitative approach with a case study design. The research subjects included Arabic language lecturers, students of the Islamic Education Study Program, and academic administrators. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, classroom observations, and documentation of digital learning resources. Data analysis was conducted interactively through the stages of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that the transformation of Arabic language learning is characterized by a shift from conventional teaching methods to technology-based learning through the utilization of Learning Management Systems (LMS), educational applications, audio-visual media, and video conferencing platforms. This transformation has a positive impact on students’ learning motivation, participation, and learning autonomy, as well as enriching learning resources in more contextual and varied ways. Students showed positive responses toward digital learning, considering it more flexible, engaging, and compatible with the characteristics of digital-native learners. However, the study also reveals several challenges, including limited digital literacy among some lecturers, inadequate technological infrastructure, and unequal access to devices and internet connectivity among students. In addition, partial adaptation practices were found, where conventional teaching methods were merely transferred into digital media without sufficient pedagogical innovation. Therefore, institutional policy support, continuous professional development for lecturers, and the strengthening of technological facilities are required to ensure the effective and sustainable implementation of learning transformation. This study is expected to contribute theoretically to the development of Arabic language education research and practically to lecturers, study program administrators, and policymakers in designing innovative, adaptive, and digitally oriented Arabic language learning without neglecting Islamic values as the fundamental foundation of education.

Keywords: learning transformation, Arabic language, Islamic education, digital era, technology-based learning.

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji secara mendalam transformasi pembelajaran Bahasa Arab di Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Islam pada era digital, khususnya terkait strategi yang digunakan dosen, bentuk inovasi pembelajaran, respon mahasiswa, serta tantangan dan solusi dalam implementasinya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus. Subjek penelitian meliputi dosen pengampu mata kuliah Bahasa Arab, mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Islam, serta pengelola program studi. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi proses pembelajaran, dan studi dokumentasi terhadap perangkat pembelajaran digital. Analisis data dilakukan secara interaktif melalui tahap reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa transformasi pembelajaran Bahasa Arab ditandai dengan pergeseran dari pembelajaran konvensional menuju pembelajaran berbasis teknologi digital melalui pemanfaatan Learning Management System (LMS), aplikasi pembelajaran, media audio-visual, dan platform konferensi video. Transformasi ini berdampak positif terhadap peningkatan motivasi, partisipasi, dan kemandirian belajar mahasiswa, serta memperkaya sumber belajar yang lebih kontekstual dan variatif. Mahasiswa menunjukkan respon positif terhadap pembelajaran digital karena dinilai lebih fleksibel, menarik, dan sesuai dengan karakteristik generasi digital. Namun demikian, penelitian ini juga menemukan berbagai kendala, antara lain keterbatasan literasi digital sebagian dosen, keterbatasan infrastruktur teknologi, serta kesenjangan akses perangkat dan jaringan internet di kalangan mahasiswa. Selain itu, masih ditemukan praktik pembelajaran yang bersifat adaptasi parsial, di mana metode konvensional hanya dipindahkan ke media digital tanpa inovasi pedagogis yang optimal. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan dukungan kebijakan institusional, pelatihan berkelanjutan bagi dosen, serta penguatan sarana dan prasarana teknologi agar transformasi pembelajaran dapat berjalan secara efektif dan berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi teoretis dalam pengembangan kajian pendidikan Bahasa Arab serta kontribusi praktis bagi dosen, pengelola program studi, dan pemangku kebijakan dalam merancang pembelajaran Bahasa Arab yang inovatif, adaptif, dan berorientasi pada kebutuhan era digital tanpa mengabaikan nilai-nilai keislaman sebagai landasan utama pendidikan.

Kata Kunci: transformasi pembelajaran, Bahasa Arab, Pendidikan Agama Islam, era digital, pembelajaran berbasis teknologi.