English Club Usage by Santri of Baitul Hidayah Islamic Boarding School as an Act to Prevent Disruption Era (A Case Study of Pesantren Baitul Hidayah, Cimenyan, Bandung)

Abstract

This recent paper tries to examine how santri take benefit from the existence of an English Club at their school in terms of increasing their understanding of having ability in mastering a foreign language. This research is performed at an Islamic boarding school Baitul Hidayah, Cimenyan, Bandung Regency. The research is conducted through a descriptivequantitative method. The research result generally shows that santri at the Islamic boarding school are aware of the necessity of having an ability to use English as a tool to face the global world. This can be seen from their understanding through the four-basic English daily activities such as English conversation, storytelling, speech, and debates as parts of their English Club activities. Keywords—english club usage; santri; Baitul Hidayah; disruption era