The Effect of Exposure to Pegon Banten Arabic in the Manuscript of the Letter of King Angkerin on Improving Understanding of the Meaning of the Text: A Quantitative Research on Students of MTs Al-Islam Telaga Biru

Purnama Mulya Punuh; Muhammad Fitrah; Ibnu Rawandy N. Hula

Authors

Purnama Mulya Punuh IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo
Muhammad Fitrah UIN Alauddin Makassar
Ibnu Rawandy N. Hula IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo

Keywords:

Pegon Banten, Understanding the Meaning of the Text, Learning Arabic, Linguistic Exposure, Quantitative Research

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of exposure to Pegon Banten Arabic on improving the ability to understand the meaning of texts in MTs Al-Islam Telaga Biru students. The background of this research departs from the gap in literature which shows that although modern learning strategies such as cooperative learning, mind mapping, and game-based media have been extensively researched, the use of local Arabic writing variants such as Pegon Banten as a medium of linguistic exposure is still very minimally explored empirically. This study uses a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design of the one-group pretest–posttest type on 60 grade VIII students selected through purposive sampling techniques. Research instruments in the form of pretest and posttest tests were used to measure the ability to understand the meaning of the text before and after treatment. Data analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics, Shapiro–Wilk normality test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, and effect size calculation. The results showed a significant increase in posttest scores compared to pretests, with the average score increasing from 59.45 to 73.27. The Wilcoxon test yielded a value of Z = –6.742 with a significance of 0.000, indicating that the treatment had a significant effect. The effect size value of r = 0.87 indicates that the effect of exposure to Pegon Banten is in the very large category. This result proves that Pegon Banten can function as an effective linguistic bridge, helping students associate Arabic writing forms with local languages thus facilitating the process of understanding the meaning of the text. This research makes a theoretical and practical contribution, showing that the integration of local media such as Pegon Banten can be an alternative strategy in learning Arabic in MTs. Recommendations are given for teachers to integrate Pegon texts in learning in a structured manner, as well as for follow-up research to test the effectiveness of Pegon on other Arabic skills such as writing, understanding the yellow book, and mastery of vocabulary.

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