LiNGUA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa dan Sastra
Vol 21, No 1 (2026): LiNGUA

AI-Mediated Discourse in Arabic Grammar Acquisition: Linguistic Interaction Patterns in ChatGPT-Assisted Nahwu Learning

Tamim Mulloh (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)
M. Abdul Hamid (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)
Ahmad Mubaligh (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study investigates discourse dynamics emerging when undergraduate students engage ChatGPT as an interlocutor in classical Arabic grammar (nahwu) learning, examining how such engagement alters academic discourse structure in an Islamic university. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was adopted with 34 students at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang—17 in a ChatGPT-integrated class and 17 in a conventional class. Pre- and post-tests of nahwu competence were analyzed using Paired Sample T-Test, Independent Sample T-Test, and Cohen’s d. Classroom observations and semi-structured interviews provided qualitative data, analyzed thematically. ChatGPT-assisted learners demonstrated significantly stronger grammatical gains (p 0.05; Cohen’s d = 2.9), while qualitative data revealed a clear shift from passive teacher-centered discourse toward student-driven analytical dialogue. These results illuminate how AI-mediated interaction reshapes the pragmatic and interactional conditions of second-language grammar acquisition.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

humbud

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LiNGUA Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa dan Sastra (ISSN Print: 1693-4725 and E-ISSN: 2442-3823) is a journal of Linguistics and Literature which is published twice a year in June and December by Laboratory of Information and Publication, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim ...