ARABIC LANGUAGE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE FIFTH-GRADE GRAND SPEECH FINAL AT KMI GONTOR PUTRI 1
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This study investigates the development of the Arabic language curriculum through the Fifth-Grade Grand Speech Final at KMI Gontor Putri 1. The research aims to analyze how speech performance activities contribute to communicative Arabic learning, character formation, and curriculum enrichment within the pesantren educational system. This study employed a qualitative approach using a case study design. Data were collected through observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentation involving language supervisors, Arabic teachers, student committees, and speech finalists. The findings reveal that the Grand Speech Final functions as an activity-based curriculum development program integrating communicative competence, experiential learning, leadership training, and moral education. Students developed speaking fluency, rhetorical confidence, pronunciation accuracy, and public communication skills through intensive rehearsal and authentic language interaction. The activity also functioned as a hidden curriculum by embedding values of discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and ethical communication within institutional language practices. The study concludes that activity-based Arabic programs can strengthen curriculum implementation beyond formal classroom instruction and provide meaningful communicative experiences for students. This research contributes theoretically to the discourse of Arabic language curriculum development by emphasizing the integration of experiential pedagogy and communicative learning within pesantren-based education.
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