The Influence of Needs Analysis on Arabic Language Learn-ing for Students at Ma'had Aly As'adiyah Sengkang

Abstract

This research investigates the influence of needs analysis on Arabic language learning ef-fectiveness among students at Ma'had Aly As'adiyah Sengkang, South Sulawesi. Employ-ing a mixed-methods approach, the study involved 95 mahasantri (Islamic higher education students) selected through purposive sampling. Data collection utilized questionnaires, in-terviews, proficiency tests, and classroom observations conducted over six months. Find-ings reveal that systematic needs analysis significantly improves learning outcomes (t = 6.847, p < 0.001), with students in needs-based curriculum demonstrating 23.4% higher achievement compared to traditional approaches. The analysis identified three primary need categories: target needs (communicative competence for Islamic scholarship, 68%), learning needs (preference for integrated skills approach, 72%), and situational needs (ac-cess to authentic materials, 81%). Results indicate that curriculum alignment with identified needs enhances student motivation, engagement, and Arabic proficiency across reading, writing, speaking, and listening domains, particularly in classical text comprehension and academic discourse skills essential for advanced Islamic studies.