THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING ESP (ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES) THROUGH ISLAMIC CULTURE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS

As an effort to improve the quality of human resources in the world of education, mastery of a foreign language in the higher education system was very important. English as a foreign language in Indonesia became the priority subject at all levels. The goal of this study was to find out about the importance of learning English based on Islamic culture in Indonesia with ESP (English for Specific Purposes) concepts. In this study, ESP (English for Specific Purposes) implements on Islamic culture on second-semester students of Islamic religious study at Islamic University of Al- Falah Assunniyah Kencong – Jember 2024/ 2025 academic year. The problems faced in this study were; a) the rapid advancement of technology at this time influence of western culture was very vulnerable, it became a negative impact on the younger generations b) students were lacked of Mastering English skills, c) the learning materials still on general English. By using the descriptive qualitative research method, this study will be analyzed deeply. The researcher used observation, interviews, and documentation techniques to find the optimal results. The results shown were; a) English was the top priority for foreign languages in Islamic higher education, b) The ESP concepts based on Islamic Culture appropriate in teaching the students in Islamic higher education. Hence, it can be concluded that learning English-based Islamic culture as an effort to preserve Islamic culture in Indonesia can be implemented in teaching materials for English courses in Islamic higher education