Realization of Ideational Meaning through the System of Transitivity in Dialogue Texts in the Textbook Al-'Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk Volume 1
Keywords:
Al-'Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk, ?iw?r Text, Ideational Metafunctions, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Transitivity
Abstract
Dialogue (?iw?r) in Arabic textbooks not only serves as a medium for communication training but also represents human experience through linguistic choices. However, research on Al-?Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk (ABY) has focused mainly on pedagogical aspects, while studies on the construction of experiential meaning in dialogue texts through linguistic systems remain limited. This study aims to describe and interpret the realization of ideational meaning through the transitivity system in ?iw?r texts in ABY Volume 1. Using a descriptive qualitative approach and content analysis, this study examined 71 clauses from six purposively selected dialogue texts in Volumes 1A and 1B. The analysis was based on three transitivity components in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL): processes, participants, and circumstances. The results showed that material processes were dominant (40 occurrences; 56.3%), followed by relational (25; 35.2%) and mental processes (6; 8.5%), while behavioral, verbal, and existential processes were absent. The dominance of material processes and Actor participants indicates that experiences in ?iw?r are primarily constructed through human activities, while the dominance of Location circumstances situates these experiences in everyday contexts. Relational processes represent identities, attributes, circumstances, and relationships, whereas mental processes represent internal experiences such as desires and perceptions. These findings demonstrate that ?iw?r in ABY functions not only as communication practice but also as a meaning-making resource representing actions, identities, circumstances, and inner experiences through lexicogrammatical choices. The study contributes to SFL-based Arabic linguistic research and offers pedagogical implications for developing communicative, contextual, and meaningful dialogue materials.
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Zulhannan, Kesuma, G. C., Musyarrofah, U., & Andriansyah, Y. (2025). Enhancing communicative Arabic teaching: Evaluating the Al-Arabiyah bayna yadayk model. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 15(3), 318. https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2025-0100
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2026-10-21
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Ramadhani, G., Syihabuddin, S., & Supriadi, R. (2026). Realization of Ideational Meaning through the System of Transitivity in Dialogue Texts in the Textbook Al-’Arabiyyah Bayna Yadayk Volume 1. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 11(2), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v11i2.1044
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