35 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Vol. 33 Nomor 1 Tahun 2016 PEMANFAATAN CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING (PEMAHAMAN LINTAS BUDAYA) DALAM BAHAN AJAR NUSUS ADABIYYAH (ANALISIS TEKS SASTRA) Hasan Busri, Retno Purnama Irawati, Muchlisin Nawawi Jurusan Bahasa Arab, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, Universitas Negeri Semarang Abstract. Nusus Adabiyah (Analisis Teks Sastra) is one of the new subject in com- petence and conservation based curriculum in Arabian Education Department of FBS UNNES. Nusus Adabiyah (Analisis Teks Sastra) is given in 6 th semester as a continuity of subject Pengantar Ilmu Sastra (1 st semester) and subject Tarikh Adab or Sejarah Sastra Arab (4 th semester). Nusus Adabiyah (Analisis Teks Sas- tra) needs to be improved through the development of lesson plan and suitable materials. The implementation of Cross Cultural Understanding (CCU) in the materials will help students in learning the literature text analysis as well as im- proving their awareness in culture and analysis ability. This article analyse the students’ need of Nusus Adabiyyah material, the students’ response toward Nusus Adabiyyah material and the utilization of CCU in Nusus Adabiyyah material. Research and Development Approach is used in this study while the subject of this study is students of Arabian Eduaction which have studied Pengantar Ilmu Sastra and Tarikh Adab or Sejarah Sastra Arab in the previous semesters. Meth- od of collecting the data in this study includes test and and non-test methods: questionaire, interview, and documentation. 27 students (54%) need materials which focus on the Arabian literature work and its analysis technique. The other materials beside those two are not yet needed because students still have diffcul- ties in analysing the Arabian literature work. The learning of Nusus Adabiyah by inserting CCU makes the students become more motivated to learn, to think positively, and they are also encouraged to learn Arabian culture. Keywords: cross cultural understanding, literature text analysis, learning mate- rials PENDAHULUAN Keterampilan berbahasa asing, dalam hal ini bahasa Arab, tidak dapat dimiliki oleh seorang pembelajar dalam waktu relatif singkat tetapi diperlukan waktu yang cukup lama sesuai dengan tujuan pembelajaran yang ingin dica- pai. Membaca (maharatul qira’ah) merupa- kan satu dari keempat keterampilan berbahasa yang dapat menunjang pembelajar dalam me- mahami teks. Pemahaman teks berbahasa as- ing, terutama teks sastra Arab, menuntut pem- baca untuk tidak hanya memiliki kemampuan kebahasaan, dalam hal ini bahasa Arab, me- lainkan juga kemampuan dalam menginter-