Adaptability of Sundanese People in Learning Arabic as The Third Language: A Phenomenology Study of Arabic for Military Purposes in Indonesia

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Early Arabic as Third Language; Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP); Language Adaptability

Abstract

The diversity of the mother tongues of soldiers from various ethnicities throughout Indonesia is the difference in the backgrounds of the soldiers who are members of the Indonesian Officer. This adds complexity to language acquisition. Apart from the mother tongue or regional language as a first language and Indonesian as a second language, military soldiers are now faced with Arabic as a third language, which also serves as a medium for carrying out international duties. This research aims to explain the learning of Arabic as a third language in a multilingual and multiethnic frame in Indonesian military educational institutions and to explain the Arabic language proficiency performance of military students, in facing the language differences between Sundanese as their first language. This research used a qualitative method approach through a phenomenological study. Data was obtained through observation, interviews, documentation literature study, and purposive sampling techniques at the Indonesian Army Military Education and Training Center, Cimahi, Indonesia. The findings reveal that military soldiers can adapt to various languages: mother tongue, regional language/Sundanese language, language in the area/place of assignment (accidental language acquisition), and Arabic in the learning context. Learning in the military education system involves mastery of Arabic language knowledge and skills (language skills), as well as attitudes that are appropriate in the military education system with a centralized stay in the barracks during the education.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mia Nurmala
AU  - Zakiyah Arifa
AU  - Sutaman Sutaman
AU  - Rinaldi Supriadi
AU  - Alifia Azizah
AU  - Keysha Shira Zafirah
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/28
TI  - Adaptability of Sundanese People in Learning Arabic as The Third Language: A Phenomenology Study of Arabic for Military Purposes in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 197
EP  - 209
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-438-9_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-438-9_18
ID  - Nurmala2025
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