The Gaps of Students' Writing Skills in Arabic Thesis Writing

The relevance of the maharat al-Kitabah to an Arabic thesis writing is very significant. However, which was also carried out by Education Study Program students created new problems, especially in aspects related skills. This article aimed reveal gap that occurs between ideal conditions and current students' By using a convergent parallel mixed method design from Creswell, qualitative data collected through FGD with 19 at State Islamic University Imam Bonjol who completed their studies 10 semesters study period or more compared them quantitative questionnaires were distributed 50 respondents. condition mufrodat aspect 98 (51%). tarjamah 113 (60.7%). Nahwu rules present 78 (41.5%). Sharf 102 (54.3%). Of all studied, biggest aspect. results learning process analysis showed still lacking practical aspects. For this reason, it recommended continuing research focusing on improving translation skills, either conducting Classroom Action Research Experiments methods could support