Buku Al Arabiyyah Al Muasirah karya Eckehard Schulz: studi analitis evaluatif dari aspek linguistik, psikologis, pedagogik, dan kultural

One of the problems in the world of Arabic study field is the lack of good textbooks, which also determines the success or failure of a learning process in gaining the required language competencies. This research’s purpose is to evaluate the quality and characteristic of the content of al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’āṣirah by Eckehard Schulz in both edition, printed version and e-version, from linguistic, psychological, pedagogic and cultural aspects. To answer the following question, the researcher conduct research using content analysis method, that is analyzing the Arabic language teaching materials within the book based on language expert opinion of linguistic, psychological, pedagogic, and cultural aspects. The data gathering using Rushdi Ahmad Tu’aimah’s version of coding sheet. But, because of this research’s focus is to evaluate the teaching materials from linguistic, psychological, pedagogic, and cultural aspects, then the question order inside the coding sheet is changed and costumized to the aspects. After all the data needed is collected, then given interpretation that lead to the picture of the quality of al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’āṣirah. The content’s characteristic from printed edition of al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’āṣirah are the qawa’id presentation in the beginning of dars, translation practice and translation skill test, combination of Arabic and non-arabic name, Indonesian language as introduction, the prominence of Islamic identitiy and the presentation of qirāah before hiwār. Meanwhile, the content’s characteristic from e-edition are the availability of audio teaching materials, not only for hiwar but also for qiraah text, example of sentences in qawaid, nahwu terms, new vocabulary inside the text of qiraah and hiwar, beside there are 4 dialects. The quality of the book viewed from linguistic, psychological, pedagogic, and cultural aspects is very suitable and decent to be used as Arabic language teaching material, and the only drawback is that there is no harokat and in the use of Indonesia language. To ensure better quality of Arabic teaching materials in the future, it is necessary to establish and use standarts for the preparation of teaching materials that are integrated into these four aspects in a comprehensive manner. Theoretical findings from this study is textbook on which the arrangement is based from linguistic, psychological, pedagogic, and cultural aspects can deliver learning process to achieve the expected linguistic competence.