Teachers' and Students' Perceptions on the Implementation of Bilingual and Biliteracy Practices at MAN Program Keagamaan (PK) MAN 4 Islamic Boarding School

This research aimed to explore teachers' and students' perceptions toward the use of Bilingual and Biliteracy Practices among EFL Learners at MAN PK MAN 4 Islamic Boarding School, Denanyar, Jombang, East Java, Indonesia as well as the challenges that students have when implementing the regulation in MAN PK MAN 4 Islamic Boarding School. This research employed a qualitative descriptive method. The data analysis was used to examine the information gathered from observations and interviews. Three language teachers and six tenth–grade students participated in the research interview. The finding revealed a positive perception of the teachers and applying Bilingual and biliteracy helped students understand the material during the teaching–learning process and receive an education abroad. The study's findings indicated that Mufrodat (a vocabulary program) helped students increase their vocabulary to read and write in Arabic and English more quickly, while Muhadatsah (a conversation program) helped them improve their speaking abilities. Among the application's shortcomings were the students' inability to expand their vocabulary, the language section's failure to supervise their usage of the proper dhomir (pronoun) in Arabic, and the repetitive themes they offered in Muhadatsah (the conversation program). They also said the punishment had a humiliating effect on students. Furthermore, the specific difficulties students encountered in English were a lack of vocabulary, understanding of grammar, writing and pronunciation. Meanwhile, in Arabic, the difficulty faced by students was to use Arabic structures (Nahwu and Shorof). The Researcher also concluded that some students prefer to learn Arabic rather than English.