In learning Maharah al-Istima, a lecturer at a college in Palangka Raya uses films from Youtube. Learning to listen to a foreign language cannot separated from problems, but students try to find solutions. This qualitative descriptive study aims to explore the use of films from Youtube in Maharah al-Istima's learning, listening problems and their solutions. The data were collected through observation, interview and documentation techniques, and the data were analyzed through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the lecturer used movies from Youtube offline and online by collecting, selecting, verifying credibility and evaluating the quality of the film. This activity trains students to listen to Arabic and increase their knowledge so that the results of listening of the students are good. The problems faced by students while learning to listen are the fast Arabic pronunciation, the lack of clarity in conversations and the difficulty in vocabulary. Students solve the first problem by playing back, focusing on listening or using dictionaries and other learning strategies. For the second problem, the students overcome them by focusing and understanding the context of the sentences, using a dictionary or other learning strategies. For the third problem, the solution is to train hearing, using a dictionary and reading frequently. The implication of this study is that multimedia communication can help improve the student's listening ability in both offline and online learning.

Artikel ini dilatarbelakangi dari kurangnya kesadaran akan pentingnya kesenian al-banjari dan wawasan di dalamnya. Kesenian al-banjari atau habsyi merupakan salah satu kesenian Islam yang di dalamnya melantunkan syair-syair dan pembacaan sholawat nabi yang diiringi tabuhan-tabuhan gendang atau rebana. Program inilah yang dilakukan mahasiswa KKN Tematik Sukamulya kota Palangka Raya terhadap suatu komunitas masyarakat. Tujuan dari pembinaan ini yaitu untuk melestarikan dan mengaktifkan kembali kesenian al-banjari serta pengembangan skill. Adapun metode yang digunakan yaitu service learning (SL). Melalui program ini, program pembinaan kesenian al-banjari mendapat apresiasi dari masyarakat karena kesenian al-banjari sudah lama vakum yang sebelumnya pernah dilakukan. Selama program ini berlangsung, banyak sekali hal-hal yang telah dicapai, di antaranya adalah: adanya peningkatan pemahaman dan keterampilan, penambahan dan pembaruan sarana prasana maupun peralatan al-banjari. Berdasarkan hasil program pembinaan remaja dalam pelestarian kesenian al-banjari melalui gebyar nasyid, dapat disimpulkan yaitu melestarikan dan menghidupkan kembali program atau kegiatan kesenian al-banjari, memberikan tambahan wawasan atau pengetahuan, keterampilan dan pengembangan skill dalam kesenian al-banjari, memberikan tambahan pengetahuan atau wawasan tentang kebudayaan Islam yaitu kesenian al-banjari yang di dalamnya melantukan syair-syair pujian atau sholawat, membantu dan melayani dalam menumbuhkan semangat guna melestarikan dan menguatkan kebudayaan kesenian al-banjari, serta diharapkan dapat menciptakan regenerasi. Kata Kunci: Pembinaan, Pelestarian Kesenian Al-Banjari, Gebyar Nasyid

Arabic is a foreign language whose position is considered important especially for Muslims. Learning it is sometimes difficult for most people, especially for young children who do not attend madrasa-based schools. This is the reason for the Thematic KKN FTIK IAIN Palangka Raya Students wish to form a small group to teach Arabic to them. In providing learning Arabic, the right strategy is needed so that learning becomes more interactive and not boring. Therefore, by utilizing the Sukamulya Complex side, which incidentally is a tourist area, learning activities are carried out outdoors so that the atmosphere becomes more pleasant. The method used in this activity is the method of games and demonstrations and uses a visual media-based approach in the form of objects around. The result of this activity is that they increase their enthusiasm in learning Arabic, increase their knowledge and insight regarding Arabic vocabulary, and can instill a love of nature through Arabic..

Research on WhatsApp Group as a communication medium in the learning process and the application of foreign language communication has been widely discussed by researchers. However, research on WhatsApp Group utilization as a written communication medium to learn Arabic together is still rarely studied. Therefore, this study focuses on describing the WhatsApp Group feature used to learn Arabic together in the Arabic Education Department (Pendidikan Bahasa Arab/PBA) lecturer group and analyzing the messages contained in it. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach. This study revealed several findings: the PBA lecturer group used WhatsApp for written communication using Arabic to be a medium for continuous training. Some of the topics discussed through written communication were classified into three types: first, remarks, prayers, and invitations; second, information on important academic and non-academic matters; and third, discussion about everyday life. As for the results of the analysis of the text messages written by the PBA lecturer group, it was found that the text messages written in the WhatsApp Group in terms of choosing vocabulary and sentence structure were generally correct, and there were only a few words and sentence structures that were less precise. Theoretical implications are also described in the results of this study.