THE INTEGRATION OF IBS ENGLISH MATERIALS INTO THE NATIONAL ENGLISH CURRICULUM

English Language Teaching in Islamic Boarding Schools (IBS) remains an issue in literature because of a lack of integration of Islamic values into the National Curriculum. This study aims to investigate teachers’ ways, barriers, and coping strategies used by the teachers to overcome the challenges in integrating IBS English materials into the National curriculum. The qualitative case study was employed through observation, interview, and documentation as data-collecting techniques. The participants were three English teachers and the principal of Ar. Rohmah IBS Putri Malang. Results revealed three ways teachers integrated IBS English materials and the National Curriculum: Hikmah, Al-Qur’an, and Story or Siroh. Meanwhile, several barriers emerged from teachers and students including English learning resources, time constraints, and students’ English proficiency. Finally, to overcome the challenges, the teachers applied some strategies. Those strategies are discussion, managing their time more effectively and efficiently, and giving special treatment and approach to students with English difficulties. These findings revealed the need for improvement of the IBS English teachers teaching quality.