The Implementation of The Literal Translation Method Through The Local Language in Teaching Reading Skills to Grade 12 Students at Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah Pasir

Vivi Armanita; Arman Husni; Nurul Mawaddah Al-Mursal

doi:10.46838/jbic.v7i1.1375

Authors

Vivi Armanita UIN Sjech M Djamil Djambek
Arman Husni UIN Sjech M Djamil Djambek
Nurul Mawaddah Al-Mursal UIN Sjech M Djamil Djambek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46838/jbic.v7i1.1375

Keywords:

Minangkabau Mediation, Literal Translation, Kitab Kuning Pedagogy, Syntactic Parsing, Islamic Education

Abstract

This study investigates the implementation, pedagogical efficacy, and contextual friction points of the Minangkabau-mediated literal translation method (Metode Terjemah Harfiyah) in teaching Arabic reading skills (Mahārah Qirā'ah) for unvocalized classical Islamic treatises (kitab kuning). Employing a qualitative descriptive field research design at Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah (MTI) Pasir in West Sumatra, data were collected through direct classroom observations, semi-structured interviews with institutional leadership, teachers, and Grade XII students, and administrative document analysis. The empirical findings reveal that instruction follows a systematic three-stage workflow: pre-instructional preparation and spiritual invocations, core execution featuring line-by-line reading drills with embedded Minangkabau grammatical signifiers (e.g., Baramulo for topic, Baalah Baramulo for predicate, Akan for direct object), and concluding summary recitations. Despite initial dialectal friction encountered by non-local students and the time-intensive nature of explicit syntactic parsing ('i'rāb), the method provides an effective cognitive bridge between abstract grammatical frameworks (Naḥw and Ṣarf) and precise textual comprehension. Academic evaluation metrics corroborate this qualitative success, showing a 100% pass rate in Theology (Tawḥīd) and a 98.4% pass rate in Morphology (Ṣarf). The study concludes that preserving and systematically scaffolding localized literal translation methods enhances analytical reading accuracy and preserves traditional Islamic scholarship.

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