Portfolio-based Assessment (hereafter, PBA) plays an indispensable role in language assessment. PBA represents the development of the students’ learning process outcomes, trains autonomous learning, and stimulates metacognitive awareness. Conversely, a few investigative attempts, addressed the students’ perceptions of PBA in the Indonesian EFL Context. Therefore, this study aimed to decipher the perceptions of EFL students in Indonesia on PBA use in the English subject. Empirically speaking, two female students were involved as the participants in this study. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview and analyzed with Thematic Analysis (TA) (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The findings revealed that students articulated their perceptions in three major themes, namely developing self-monitoring from the students’ learning processes, generating discipline, responsible and autonomous language learning attitudes, and mitigating perceptual mismatches among teachers and students. Pedagogically speaking, this study indicates that PBA employment can provide opportunities for students to monitor their learning progress, and enhance their self-confidence and learning motivation.

Test of Arabic  as a Foreign Language (TOAFL) is new standard of Arabic which is used by Indonesian religion ministry to measure the skill of Arabic students. TOAFL is also used by some Islamic State Universities in Indonesia in selecting the new students such as post graduate students. TOAFL is similar to TOEFL which consists of three section parts. Those are 1st Listening (Istima’), 2nd Grammar (Qowa’id), and 3rd Reading (Qiro’ah). The goal of this article are 1st to know the first history of TOAFL, 2nd to know the TOAFL test type, and 3rd to give specific recommendation for Indonesian religion ministry.Keywords: TOAFL, Islamic State Universities, Indonesian Religion Ministry

This study aims to explore the improvement of spiritual and social ethics through the learning of the Kitab kuning and Wirid Readings in Merjosari Lowokwaru Village, Malang City. This study used a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, the sampling technique used purposive sampling, the data analysis technique used is triangulation, and the research methods used are observation, documentation, and interviews. Researchers found that the Merjosari community's spiritual quality and social ethics were substantially impacted, as evaluated by the frequency, quantity, and intensity of the five daily prayers. The excitement of community members participating in the survey increases every day, indicating that the increase in social ethics is rising. Some respondents requested that the study be repeated once a week as a habit. As seen by the frequency of questions on numerous themes, the residents of Merjosari understand the content of the kitab kuning. The inhabitants of Merjosari can comprehend Ratibul Haddad's Wirid.