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THEMATIC PROGESSION PATTERNS IN THE LEARNING MATERIALS BOOK OF AL-QIRA<’AH AR-RA<SYIDAH: SYNTAX ANALYSIS

Muhammad Yunus Anis, S.S., M.A.

Departement of Arabic Literature, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta

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ABSTRACT

The learning materials book have many significant purposes in the teaching process of Arabic Language. One of the famous learning materials in Arabic language is the book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah written by Abul-Chasan ‘Aliy-Al-Chasani. The book was published by United Kingdom Islamic Academy (2003). It has many variant of themes, especially about Arabic Language and Islamic Cultures. By reading the book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah, many students can understand deeply and interestingly about the Islamic cultures through the teaching process of Arabic Language.

This research is aimed to answer about the questions what kinds of theme that used in the learning materials book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah, the majority of patterns were analyzed based on the information focus constructions, they are theme and rheme. At the end, themes in the book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah will be analyzed based on the thematic progession patterns, and then how are that themes progressed in the text. Finally this research will describe the elements of textual cohesion in the book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah.

This paper is based on (1) theme and rheme theory of Prague School, (2) thematic progression patterns in the Arabic Language based on Sa’i>d Chasan Buchairiy, and (3) the elements of textual cohesion theory belongs to M.A.K. Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan.And the result of analysis theme and rheme construction in the book of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidahshows that both of theme and rheme were found in the sentences with verbal predicate and non verbal predicate. The elements of textual cohesion in the book of Al-Qira’ah Ar-Ras>syidah can be divided into: (1) reference, (2) substitution, (3) ellipsis, (4) conjunction, and (5) lexical cohesion. Finally, the thematic progession patterns can be found in the texts of Al-Qira>’ah Ar-Ra>syidah, those patterns such as (1) the constant theme pattern, (2) the linear theme pattern, (3) the split rheme pattern, and (4) derived themes. The thematic progression analysis pattern can help and develop the skill of student to compose the Arabic text correctly and sistematically (Parera, 2009:201).

Keywords: theme and rheme, thematic progression patterns, textual cohesion, learning materials book of Al-Qira’a>h, Ar-Ra>syidah

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