CRITICAL DISCUSSION ARABIC LANGUAGE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AT HIGH SCHOOL IN BANDUNG
The background of this research is that there are relatively many graduates of Arabic Language Education or Arabic Literature study programs who are not compatible with their world of work. There are study program graduates who are non-educational but choose to become teachers because they have no choice. On the other hand, graduates from educational study programs choose to become non-teacher professions. This study aims to describe and analyze the curriculum of the Arabic Language and Arabic Literature Education study program at four universities; Uninus, UIN, UPI, and Unpad. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method. The data sources are taken from written documents regarding the Arabic Language Education curriculum. The results of the study show that the curriculum has an important role and attachment in the quality of graduates who are matched with the demands of the world of work. There is a Uninus Arabic Education curriculum that needs to be strengthened, which means that it is given a sufficient portion. There are also curricula or courses that need to be merged or removed. The curriculum is constantly reviewed and updated within a certain period of time considering the demands of the world are relatively fast changing. Uninus Arabic education must have scientific characteristics that other Arabic language education cannot have. Learning Arabic should be done with fun methods, strategies, and learning processes so that students' interest in Arabic grows.
Arabic language education; curriculum, quality graduates.