EFEKTIVITAS METODE AL-HIWAR DALAM MENINGKATKAN MAHARAH AL-KALAM SISWA KELAS VII SMP MARKAZ IMAM MALIK MAKASSAR

Abstract

This study examines the effectiveness of the Al-Hiwar method in improving Maharah Al-Kalam among seventh-grade students at SMP Markaz Imam Malik Makassar. A quantitative one-group pretest-posttest design was employed with 26 students selected as the research sample. Data were collected through observation, oral pretest and posttest, and documentation. The intervention was implemented through planning, guided dialogue modelling, pair and individual dialogue practice, corrective feedback, and oral evaluation. Descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, and the Paired Samples t-Test were used for data analysis with SPSS. The mean score increased from 52.50 (SD = 9.87) in the pretest to 77.04 (SD = 8.96) in the posttest. Shapiro-Wilk results indicated normal distributions for both pretest (p = .085) and posttest (p = .094). The paired-samples test showed a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores, t(25) = -10.700, p < .001, with a mean difference of -24.54. These results indicate that the Al-Hiwar method was effective in improving students' Arabic speaking performance in the observed class. The improvement is associated with increased opportunities for direct speaking practice, repeated dialogue, peer interaction, and teacher feedback. The findings support the use of Al-Hiwar as a communicative instructional alternative for Maharah Al-Kalam, while the single-group design limits causal generalization beyond the study context.