Some teachers use ICT as a medium for teaching by using slide presentations. Many others use Information and communication technology (ICT)  as a teaching media to develop the students’ independent learning. The purpose of this research is to reveal: what ICT applied in teaching English in Kalimantan, how to apply ICT in teaching English in Kalimantan, and what barriers factor in developing language skills through ICT utilization in Kalimantan. This is a qualitative descriptive study that attempts to describe the use of ICT in English teaching in Kalimantan. The subjects of this study are English teachers in three provinces in Kalimantan; East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan. Some instruments were used, including: interviews, observation, and documentation. Miles and Hubberman models are used for data analysis. The results show that: first, the English teachers use ICT in English classes in Kalimantan although it is very limited, since they are only familiar to use multimedia. Meanwhile, E-Media, E-Learning, E-Library, and Web-based Communities are rarely used. Secondly, the teachers of madrasah Aliyah in English teaching in Kalimantan more often use LCD projector by using a song or film in the laptop. Third, some obstacles in the application of ICT in teaching English are the ICT equipment problem, limited internet access, lack of the utilization of applications in cellphones, and age constraints.AbstrakBeberapa guru menggunakan Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK)sebagai media untuk mengajar dengan menggunakan slide presentasi. Banyak orang lain menggunakan TIK sebagai media pengajaran untuk mengembangkan pembelajaran mandiri siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkapkan: apa TIK yang diterapkan dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris di Kalimantan, bagaimana menerapkan TIK dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris di Kalimantan, dan apa faktor penghambat dalam mengembangkan keterampilan bahasa melalui pemanfaatan TIK di Kalimantan. Ini adalah studi deskriptif kualitatif yang mencoba menggambarkan penggunaan TIK dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris di Kalimantan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah guru bahasa Inggris di tiga provinsi di Kalimantan; Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Selatan, dan Kalimantan Utara. Beberapa instrumen digunakan, termasuk: wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Model Miles dan Hubberman digunakan untuk analisis data. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa: pertama, guru bahasa Inggris menggunakan TIK di kelas bahasa Inggris di Kalimantan meskipun sangat terbatas, karena mereka hanya terbiasa menggunakan multimedia. Sementara itu, E-Media, E-Learning, E-Library, dan Komunitas berbasis web jarang digunakan. Kedua, para guru madrasah Aliyah dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris di Kalimantan lebih sering menggunakan proyektor LCD dengan menggunakan lagu atau film di laptop. Ketiga, beberapa kendala dalam penerapan TIK dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris adalah masalah peralatan TIK, akses internet yang terbatas, kurangnya pemanfaatan aplikasi dalam ponsel, dan batasan usia. How to Cite : Fauzan, U., Pimada, L. H. (2018).  ICT-Based Teaching of English at Madrasah Aliyah in Kalimantan. TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, 5(2), 193-211. doi:10.15408/tjems.v5i2.10414.

There are some language skills, one of them is writing which has the steps of learning a foreign language. Writing skill has the most difficult skill. The use of instructional media has functions to facilitate teaching and learning activities, especially in Arabic learning of Imla’ material. The flashcard is used as a medium to facilitate teaching and learning activities of Imla’ for non-Arabic students. This research aimed to describe learning of Imla’ on Arabic writing skill and describe learning implementation of Imla’ on Arabic through flashcard at the level of elementary school at Elementary School level in Samarinda. The researcher used research design of qualitative descriptive by using the research instruments of observation, interview, and documentation. The research result obtained through the data sources from the principal, vice principal of curriculum, Arabic teachers and students. To analyze the data, the researcher used Miles and Huberman’s theory through three steps of data reduction, data display, and verification. The research results were that Arabic learning based on the writing skill on the elementary level included in category of Imla’ manqul which is aimed for students to be able to recognize, know, and rewrite letters of Hijaiyah by the rules of writing and letters written separated or connected with other letters. The students were also able to recognize the meaning of what they wrote through flashcard. The use of flashcard was helpful in the Arabic teaching process, because the students were easier in understanding the meaning of each vocabulary they wrote. The students did not feel saturated in teaching and learning proses, because flashcard can be used by the students as a form of game which they usually play such as picture card. Therefore, the Arabic writing skill on the elementary level will be easier to be learnt by the students.

Electronic media is currently chosen as one of the solutions to be able to carry out educational activities in the midst of the 19th epidemic sweeping the world; even this application is also carried out for learning Arabic at MTs. level. This study aims to determine the application of electronic media in Arabic language learning, and identify obstacles faced by the students of MTs. Normal Islam Samarinda. The subject of this research is students, the data collection obtained through research instruments in the form of observation, interview, and documentation. Then the analysis of this study using the Miles and Huberman method through the process of data collection, data reduction, and drawing conclusion. The results of this study are the types of electronic media used are smartphones using learning application from social media in the form of whatsapp, google form, and google classroom. Then the obstacles faced internally are students learning styles and varied language skills, and learning motivation. While externally the obstacles come from the lack facilities, the environment that does not support, the cost of spending to support education, and extra time and energy.

This study aims to develop the learning of Arabic listening skill by using technology especially Android media which is currently in great demand by millennial generation, and to find out how effective it is. To measure the effectiveness of learning Arabic listening by using Android, this study uses an experimental-based research applied to 32 tenth graders of Natural Science (IPA) at Islamic High School (Madrasah Aliyah/MA) Nasruddin Dampit. The data collection techniques used in this study are tests, namely pre-test and post-test and distributing questionnaires. The data analysis uses the t test formula. And based on the results of research that has been done, the results obtained t count = 5.21 and t table = 2.04 with a significant level α = 0.05. Thus t arithmetic t table = 5.21 2.04 which means the learning of Arabic listening by using android in MA Nasruddin is effective.