Managing Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP): A POAC Framework Analysis of Arabic for Economics Learning at an Islamic Higher Education Institution

Muhammad Fadhil Hadziq (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim malang)
Muh. Thahilal Jahidul Hasyb (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari)
Bulqis Bulqis (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim malang)
Sri Jomila Oktari (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim malang)
Muhammad Aqil Abror (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim malang)
Retnowati Satyaningrum (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak)

Kitaba : Journal of Interdisciplinary Arabic Learning
Vol 4, No 2 (2026): KITABA

This study aims to analyze the management of Arabic for Economics learning based on George R. Terry’s perspective, encompassing the functions of planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling (POAC) in the Islamic Economics Study Program at IAIN Kendari. This study employed a qualitative approach with a case study design. The participants consisted of three individuals, namely one lecturer responsible for the Arabic for Economics course and two students with different levels of Arabic proficiency. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and documentation, including the Semester Learning Plan (RPS), instructional materials, learning media, and assessment documents. Data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. The findings indicate that the four POAC functions were implemented in an integrated manner. Planning was realized through the preparation of the RPS and the selection of materials based on students’ academic needs, particularly terminology related to Islamic banking, murābaḥah, muḍārabah, zakat, and Islamic marketing. Organizing was implemented through heterogeneous grouping based on students’ Arabic proficiency, task distribution, and instructional media management. Actuating was carried out through active, communicative, and contextual learning that integrated Arabic language skills with Islamic economics content. The most notable finding is that integrating POAC with the Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP) approach enabled instructional planning to be directly translated into communicative activities based on Islamic economics terminology while accommodating differences in students’ Arabic proficiency through collaborative learning. Meanwhile, controlling was implemented through continuous monitoring, authentic assessment, feedback, and follow-up actions. Thus, POAC-based management supports contextual, collaborative, and academically oriented Arabic for Economics learning.