The Readibility of the Arabic Textbook for the Students of Senior High School in Indonesia Written by Zakiyah Arifah & Nadia Afidati

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Textbooks are essential parts in learning process for students and even teachers. T extbooks are considered to be the basic foundations of courses. Textbooks may not contain all aspect s needed in the teaching and learning process , but their existence as teaching sources is still paramount . This study is aimed at analyzing the readability level of an Arabic textbook for eleventh graders and identifying the factors influencing the readibility. To achieve the aim of this study, a cloze test was used to measure the level of readability of the textbook. This study is a descriptive quantitative approach . A questionnaire was also employed to identify the factors that influence the readability level of the book. This study involved 36 students of grade XI of SMA PGII ( Sekolah Menengah Atas, Pendidikan Guru Islam Indonesia or Senior High School, Indonesia Muslim Teacher Education ) 2 Bandung , West Java, Indonesia, in the school year of 2016/2017. Three passages from the book entitled “ Al - Lughah a l - Arabiyah : Bahasa Arab untuk SMA dan Sederajat ” [ Arabic Language for Senior High School and Equivalent] written by Zakiyah Arifah & Nadia Afidati (2012) were randomly chosen as a sample. The r esults of the study show that the level of readability of the book was medium with a percentage of 40.6%. This suggests that the book can be fairly easily used and understood by students and they can interact with the book. Guidance and assistance from a teacher is advisable. This medium level of readability is generally caused by the reader factor, specifically the students' reading skill . KEY WORDS: Level of Readability; Arabic Textbook; A rabic Language Teaching. About the Author s : Dr. Yayan Nurbayan is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Language and Literature Education UPI (Indonesian University of Education), Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia. Ihwan Rahman Bahtiar, M.Pd. is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Language and Art UNJ (State University of Jakarta), Jalan Rawamangun Muka, East Jakarta, Indonesia. For academic interests, the Authors are able to be contacted via e-mails address at: yayannurbayan@upi.edu and achita.weng@gmail.com Suggested Citation: Nurbayan, Yayan & Ihwan Rahman Bahtiar. (2019). “The Readibility of the Arabic Textbook for the Students of Senior High School in Indonesia Written by Zakiyah Arifah & Nadia Afidati” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies , Volume 12(1), August, pp.25-38. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI with ISSN 1979-7877 (print) and ISSN 2621-587X (online). Article Timeline: Accepted (April 21, 2019); Revised (June 22, 2019); and Published (August 31, 2019).