CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION
B. Specific Data
3. The data about the results of optimizing the English language program at
The optimize of language program carried out at the Ittihadul Ummah Islamic Boarding School, it must produce something of positive value for the students programmed by the language administrator.
The results of interviews with language administrators and students regarding the results of the English program at the Ittihadul Ummah Islamic Boarding School for students in their daily lives, turned out to give good results to the students. As said by the language administrator and some students.
According to imroatus shalihah in her narrative, she said;
Since the main focus in the target of this program is speaking, the result of this program is an increase in the ability of students in speaking. But basically with this program, although the target of the language administrator is speaking, in reality, this program provides benefits to students not only for communication but also useful for
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students' memory of writing, pronouncing words and of course also helping in learning English at school. formal student.116
Anekeysa also added that the results obtained from this language program are as follows;
The most visible result is that students become more courageous in speaking English in their public speaking, for example in muhadoroh events, language ambassador competitions, and also in writing short stories in madding dormitories and especially in students' daily communication.117
According to Linda Mei Anugrahfeni, the 3rd-grade wustho student said that;
The program help especially in English lessons in morning schools.
With this program, at least the students already have the provision of English. And from this program, the students became a step that was more modern for the salaf students today. This program is also useful for students in communicating in the boarding environment, especially. And to compete in competitions organized by the boarding and school.118
Meanwhile, Anista ade ayu winata said;
The benefits that can be seen are that students become brave in speaking using English, especially when they are in the scope of a boarding school, and the habit of speaking English automatically trains students in terms of pronunciation of the language and also train them to recall vocabulary. words that have been memorized for a long time so as not to be forgotten just like that or what are called memorizing.119
Irfa Fatimah said regarding the perceived results of the language program as follows:
The benefits of this program are such as the provision of foreign language skills, even though being a santri at least does not make us too old-fashioned and left behind by the demands of the times. Personally, the benefits that feel like they are getting used to using English as a
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communication language, and being able to speak English themselves seem very cool and up to date.120
Fatimah nur azzahra added:
Getting used to using English, at least it has saved students from punishment. And for the greater benefit, it is very helpful to understand English in school lessons, computers, cell phones, and important information in English.121
Based on interviews with several informants of the English language program at Pondok Ittihadul Ummah, it can be concluded that the results obtained from this language program are that students become accustomed to using English as a communication tool in the dormitory environment, and also automatically this program can improve the basic skills of students towards understanding related to English, such as improving pronunciation in speaking, writing skills, and practicing listening skills while communicating with each other between students.
The observations of the researcher in the field found that the English language program provided benefits to students as a basis for supporting students to learn English in their formal schools. Apart from that, students also find it easier to speak English than Arabic. And with this drilling strategy, students can train students in the 4 basics of learning English (speaking, reading, listening, and writing). Even the ability of students is also channeled by the existence of a language ambassador program which is carried out every 2 months.122 And madding is provided to train students in practicing writing in English.
The results of observations also show that the existence of a monthly language event is a forum for students who are competent in the field of language.
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This event is called the selection of language ambassadors and becomes an arena for the assessment of students who have foreign language competence. And the winner will be given the nickname a language ambassador. The implementation of the language ambassador event, namely santri, was given material related to the world of the boarding both about the history of the boarding, nahwu, and fiqh.
Then the students will have their turn to come forward and will be asked questions then the students are asked to answer. 123 These questions using the appropriate language according to the jury's questions.
The habit of communicating using English turns out to have an impact on getting students' pronunciation better, especially the pronunciation of language administrators, this is because the main focus of the target of this program is to improve speaking skills, so the most visible effect is speaking ability. Although the dialogue used is light and sometimes it is still not grammatically correct. 124 However, habituation, over time will improve the quality of students' abilities.
English also has a good effect on students to obey the rules of the boarding.
This is because there are penalties for language violators so that students finally choose to be orderly with the use of English. The discipline of students in English shows that there is an increase in English language skills. The punishment applied is for students who intentionally use Javanese or Indonesian, and for announcements of anyone who violates the language, it is announced on Friday night. 125 And the punishment will be carried out the next day.
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