The Existence of Mangaji Tudang Method in Enhancing Students’ Arabic Skills at Islamic Boarding Schools

Kartini Kartini

doi:10.21093/di.v18i2.1174

Abstract

Islamic boarding schools play a significant role to run the best education to dig up knowledge for young generation. The integration of the national curriculum into Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) has become a serious concern in education system in Indonesia. Language teaching methods took a part to facilitate the language teaching and learning. This study discusses mangaji tudang method conducted in Ma’had Aly As'adiyah, Sengkang. This qualitative study discusses the method used by teachers in the Nahwu learning process. The data were collected through interview, observation, literature review and documentary. The data were analysed through coding process. The results of the study show that Mangaji Tudang carried out in Ma'had Aly As'adiyah Sengkang is a tradition of Islamic Boarding School learning models that integrates Islamic studies and Arabic language skills focusing on the integration of reading, listening, and writing skills. The most significant outcomes of the method are reading skills and mufradat (vocabulary) mastery.

Highlights

A learning model at pesantren (Islamic boarding school) has been updated, which the learning model is influenced by the reformation of the Islamic boarding school by introducing new models developed in modern society
Islamic boarding schools are known as non-classical education and the teaching models called bandongan, sorogan, and witonan, which in Bugis language called mangaji tudang or mangaji kitta
The learning system for regular classes still follow the curriculum set by the Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Religion and the pesantren curriculum, which is applied in regular classes without excluding the pesantren typical learning model and still maintaining the learning model of wetonan, sorogan and bandongan systems known as Mangaji Tudang / mangaji kitta

Summary

Introduction

The learning model in Ma’had Aly As'adiyah has applied two methods, the classical method and the Tudang Mangaji method Islamic higher education students. Learning with the Tudang Mangaji method carried out in Ma'had Aly As'adiyah is basically a learning model that is combining the sorogan, wetonan, and bandongan method, because Maha Santri (university students) learn while sitting in front of the Kyai and the students are asked to read Arabic language learning materials (read the Kitab Kuning).

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